-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VgNm9NaEJYsgWYNFQtgmcNM90fPpULgbk/1NUgd8aaygHhe4U0VtBvYqDB3z+eFA 6qLWbqhlTw4bs5nhP9HbOg== 0001193125-05-112436.txt : 20050523 0001193125-05-112436.hdr.sgml : 20050523 20050520190110 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-05-112436 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050519 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050523 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050520 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUGHES SUPPLY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000049029 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-HARDWARE & PLUMBING & HEATING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5070] IRS NUMBER: 590559446 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08772 FILM NUMBER: 05849467 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CORPORATE OFFICE STREET 2: ONE HUGHES WAY CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32805 BUSINESS PHONE: 4078414755 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CORPORATE OFFICE STREET 2: ONE HUGHES WAY CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32805 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): May 19, 2005

 


 

Hughes Supply, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Florida   001-08772   59-0559446

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Hughes Way, Orlando, Florida   32805
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 841-4755

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

2005 Executive Stock Plan

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hughes Supply, Inc. (“Hughes Supply”) held on May 19, 2005, the shareholders approved the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan (the “2005 Stock Plan”). The 2005 Stock Plan replaces the Hughes Supply, Inc. 1997 Executive Stock Plan, (the “1997 Stock Plan”), from which no awards will be made after the fiscal year ending January 31, 2006. The aggregate number of shares of Hughes Supply’s common stock that may be issued under the 2005 Stock Plan is 2,200,000. The 2005 Stock Plan provides for grants of options to purchase common stock, awards of restricted stock (including performance-based restricted stock), and grants of stock appreciation rights. A copy of the 2005 Stock Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

2005 Annual Incentive Plan

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hughes Supply held on May 19, 2005, the shareholders approved the material terms of the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Annual Incentive Plan (the “Annual Incentive Plan”). The Annual Incentive Plan provides for cash bonus payments to eligible executive officers based upon the achievement of pre-established and objective performance goals. The Annual Incentive Plan also provides for discretionary bonus awards. The maximum annual incentive award amount payable under the Annual Incentive Plan is 300% of base salary. A copy of the Annual Incentive Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

On February 14, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the performance goals for the annual incentive awards for Hughes Supply’s fiscal year ending January 31, 2006, under the Annual Incentive Plan for the named executive officers from its most recent proxy statement. The annual performance goals for fiscal year 2006 became effective upon the approval by the shareholders of the material terms of the Annual Incentive Plan. The incentive awards are conditioned on the following performance goals: for Thomas I. Morgan, President and Chief Executive Officer, David Bearman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Gradie Winstead, Executive Vice President – Strategic Business Development: Earnings per Share, Same-Store Sales Growth and Return on Invested Capital; for Robert A. Machaby, Senior Vice President - - Marketing and Vendor Development: Earnings per Share, Return on Invested Capital and individual Performance Objectives; for Michael L. Stanwood, Group President – Industrial PVF: Same Store Sales Growth, Return on Invested Capital and Strategic Initiatives. With the exception of Mr. Morgan, each of the named executive officers is eligible to receive an additional award based on the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer. The maximum bonus amount payable, in cash, for each respective named executive officer, is 225%, 200%, 175%, 125% and 150% of the named executive officer’s base salary, based on actual performance compared with the performance goals established by the Committee.

 

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Director Compensation

 

At the meeting of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, held May 19, 2005, the annual retainer for non-employee Directors was increased to $40,000. Each non-employee Director was granted 1,800 shares of restricted stock under the 2005 Executive Stock Plan in accordance with the Form of 2005 Director Stock Award set forth below. The attendance fee for each meeting of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors was increased to $1,000.

 

Forms of Award Documents

 

In connection with the 2005 Stock Plan and the 1997 Stock Plan, the following forms of agreements are being used for fiscal year 2006:

 

    Form of Incentive Stock Option Award under the 2005 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference;

 

    Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award under the 2005 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference;

 

    Form of Restricted Stock Award under the 2005 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference;

 

    Form of 2005 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award under the 2005 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference;

 

    Form of Incentive Stock Option Award under the 1997 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference;

 

    Form of 2005 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award under the 1997 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.8 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference; and

 

    Form of 2005 Director Stock Award under the 2005 Executive Stock Plan.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hughes Supply held on May 19, 2005, the shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of the articles of incorporation of Hughes Supply. The articles of incorporation were amended to (1) increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 and (2) remove the historical provisions of the articles of incorporation that describe the powers and purposes of Hughes Supply.

 

The amended and restated articles of incorporation became effective on May 19, 2005, and are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 3.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Hughes Supply, Inc.
Exhibit 10.1    Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan
Exhibit 10.2    Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Annual Incentive Plan
Exhibit 10.3    Form of Incentive Stock Option Award under the 2005 Executive Stock Plan
Exhibit 10.4    Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award under the 2005 Executive Stock Plan
Exhibit 10.5    Form of Restricted Stock Award under the 2005 Executive Stock Plan
Exhibit 10.6    Form of 2005 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award under the 2005 Executive Stock Plan
Exhibit 10.7    Form of 2005 Incentive Stock Option Award under the 1997 Executive Stock Plan
Exhibit 10.8    Form of 2005 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award under the 1997 Executive Stock Plan
Exhibit 10.9    Form of 2005 Director Stock Award under the 2005 Executive Stock 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.

 

Date: May 20, 2005

 

Hughes Supply, Inc.
By:  

/s/ David Bearman


    David Bearman
   

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES Amended and Restated Articles

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

 

(March 8, 2005)

 

Pursuant to Section 607.1007 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, the Articles of Incorporation of Hughes Supply, Inc., a Florida corporation, are hereby restated as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of this Corporation shall be:

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the laws of the United States and Florida.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Section A. The maximum number of shares of all classes of stock which this Corporation is authorized to issue or to have outstanding at any time shall be 210,000,000 shares, which shall be divided as follows:

 

  (1) Not more than 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock of $1.00 par value per share (which shall be designated “Common Stock”; and

 

  (2) Not more than 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of no par value per share (which shall be designated “Preferred Stock”).

 

Section B. Each holder of Common Stock shall have one vote per share of such stock held, upon the payment of the consideration fixed for the issuance of said stock, whether such payment is made in money or in property to be exchanged therefor at a reasonable valuation. Said stock shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Section C. Holders of Common Stock shall not have preemptive rights to purchase additional shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation whether or not such stock or other securities are issued for cash. Holders of securities other than Common Stock shall not have any preemptive or other right to subscribe for, or right of conversion into Common Stock, Preferred Stock, or other stock or securities of the Corporation, except such rights, if any, as may be expressly granted by the Board of Directors.

 

Section D. The designations, powers, preferences, and rights, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of the Preferred Stock shall be as follows:

 

Dividends on the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be declared and paid or set apart for payment before any dividends shall be declared and paid or set apart for payment on the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be cumulative only if and to the extent determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, as provided below. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall have preference and priority over the outstanding shares of Common Stock or payment of the amount, if any, to which shares of each outstanding series of Preferred Stock may


be entitled in accordance with the terms and rights thereof and each holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid in full such amount, or have a sum sufficient for the payment in full set aside, before any such payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock.

 

The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time and from time to time to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, with such voting powers and with such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors, and as are not stated and expressed in these Articles of Incorporation or any amendment thereto or prohibited by law, including the following:

 

  (1) The distinctive designation of such series and the number of shares which shall constitute such series, which number may be increased (except where otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in creating such series) or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by the Board of Directors; and

 

  (2) The rate or manner of payment of dividends on shares of each such series, including the dividend rate, date of declaration and payment, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and the conditions upon which and the date from which such dividends shall be cumulative; and

 

  (3) Whether the shares of such series can be redeemed, the time or times when, and the price or prices at which, shares of such series shall be redeemable, and the terms and conditions of redemption; and

 

  (4) The amount payable or shares of such series and the rights of holders of such shares in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation; and

 

  (5) The sinking fund provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares of such series; and

 

  (6) The rights, if any, of the holders of shares of such series to convert such shares into, or exchange such shares for, shares of Common Stock, or any other securities, and the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; and

 

  (7) The voting rights, if any, whether full or limited, of the shares of such series; provided, however, that the voting rights of such Preferred Stock shall not exceed one vote per share thereof and no share shall have any voting rights until the payment therefore shall have been received by the Corporation.

 

Except in respect of the particulars that may be fixed by the Board of Directors as provided above in this Article III, Section D, all shares of Preferred Stock shall be of equal rank and shall be identical, and each share of a series shall be identical in all respects with the other shares of the same series. When payment of the consideration for which shares of Preferred Stock are to be issued shall have been received by the Corporation, such shares shall be deemed to be fully paid and nonassessable.

 

The Board of Directors, pursuant to the above authorization contained in this Section D of Article III, on May 20, 1998 authorized the designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as set forth in Appendix A which is attached to and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

The amount of capital with which this Corporation shall begin business is the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

 

ARTICLE V

 

This Corporation shall have perpetual existence.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

The principal office and place of business of this Corporation shall be located at 521 West Central Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, but this Corporation may establish and maintain its principal office, or other offices, at other places in the United States of America, its Colonies or dependencies, and in any foreign country as its Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Section A. Number of Directors. The number of Directors of this Corporation shall be in the number from time to time fixed by the holders of record of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote or by the Directors in accordance with the terms and conditions of the By-Laws, but at no time shall said number of Directors be less than three.

 

Section B. Term of Directors. The Directors shall be classified with respect to the time for which they shall severally hold office by dividing them into three classes, each consisting of as near one-third of the whole number of Directors as practicable, and all Directors of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. The first such classification shall be made at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in the year 1975. At that Annual Meeting, the Directors shall be classified for staggered terms of 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively, and at each successive Annual Meeting, the successors to the class of Directors whose terms expire that year shall be elected to hold office for the term of three years, so that the term of office of one class of Directors shall expire each year. Any vacancy which shall occur in a class of Directors prior to the expiration of the term of such class may be filled by the Board of Directors for the remainder of the full term.

 

Section C. Removal of Directors. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Corporation or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of record of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote shall be required to remove Directors of the Corporation without cause.

 

Section D. Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Corporation or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of record of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote shall be required (1) to amend, modify or repeal this Article VII, (2) adopt any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation which is inconsistent with this Article VII, or (3) prior to the fixing by the Board of Directors of any right or preference of any series of Preferred Stock which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article VII.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

Stock certificates to replace lost or destroyed certificates shall be issued on such basis and according to such procedures as are from time to time provided for in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

The names and post office addresses of the first Board of Directors are as follows, and these Directors shall hold office for the first year of this Corporation’s existence, or until their successors shall be elected and qualified:

 

Russell S. Hughes    526 Grove Park Drive, Orlando, Florida
Harry C. Hughes    521 W. Central Avenue, Orlando, Florida
Romania S. Hughes    816 E. Central Avenue, Orlando, Florida

 

ARTICLE X

 

The name and post office address of each of the subscribers to these Articles of Incorporation, and the number of shares subscribed for by each are as follows:

 

Russell S. Hughes

  

526 Grove Park Drive, Orlando, Florida

   1 share

Harry S. Hughes

  

521 W. Central Avenue, Orlando, Florida

   1 share

Romania S. Hughes

  

816 E. Central Avenue, Orlando, Florida

   2 shares

 

ARTICLE XI

 

These Articles of Incorporation may be amended in the manner provided by law. Every Amendment shall be approved by the Board of Directors, proposed by them to the stockholders, and approved at the stockholders’ meeting by a majority of the stock issued and entitled to be voted unless all the Directors and all the stockholders sign a written statement manifesting their intention that a certain Amendment of these Articles of Incorporation be made.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

No plan of consolidation or merger under which the Corporation is not the surviving constituent corporation shall be deemed approved by the stockholders unless such plan of consolidation or merger shall be approved by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total number of shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote. No amendment to the Articles of Incorporation may amend or delete the requirement that two-thirds of the total number of shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote approve any plan of consolidation or merger under which the Corporation is not the surviving constituent corporation unless at a meeting duly called two-thirds of the total number of shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote shall approve such amendment or deletion of such requirement.

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

Section A. Higher Vote Required for Certain Business Combinations. In addition to any affirmative vote required by law or these Articles of Incorporation, and except as expressly provided in Section B of this Article XIII, the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Voting Stock”) shall be required for the approval or authorization of any Business Combination (as hereinafter defined).

 

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Section B. Exceptions to Higher Voting Requirement. The provisions of Section A of this Article XIII shall not be applicable to any particular Business Combination, and such Business Combination shall require only such affirmative vote as is required by law or any other Article of these Articles of Incorporation, if the Business Combination shall have been approved by a majority of the directors who are Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined) or if all of the following conditions are met:

 

  1. The aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined), as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of Common Stock in such Business Combination shall be at least equal to the higher of (i) the highest price paid for any share of Common Stock by the Interested Shareholder (as hereinafter defined) involved in the proposed Business Combination within the two-year period immediately prior to the time of the first public announcement of such proposed Business Combination (the “Announcement Date”) or in the transaction in which such person became an Interested Shareholder, whichever price is the higher; or (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of the Corporation’s Common Stock on the Announcement Date, or on the date on which the Interested Shareholder became an Interested Shareholder (the “Determination Date”), whichever is higher. The price paid for any share of Common Stock shall be the amount of cash plus the Fair Market Value of any other consideration to be received therefore, determined at the time of payment therefore.

 

  2. The consideration to be received by holders of a particular class of outstanding Voting Stock (including Common Stock) shall be in cash or in the same form as the Interested Shareholder has previously paid for shares of such class of Voting Stock with varying forms of consideration, the form of consideration for such class of Voting Stock shall be either cash or the form of consideration used to acquire the largest number of shares of such class of Voting Stock previously acquired by it. The price determined in accordance with Paragraph 1 of this Section B shall be subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares or similar event.

 

  3. After the Determination Date and prior to the consummation of such Business Combination: (i) there shall have been (a) no reduction in the annual rate of dividends paid on the Common Stock (except as necessary to reflect any subdivision of the Common Stock) and no failure to declare and pay at the regular date therefore any full dividend (whether or not cumulative) on any outstanding Preferred Stock, except as approved by a majority of the directors who are Disinterested Directors, and (b) an increase in the annual rate of dividends if necessary to reflect any reclassification (including any reverse stock split), recapitalization, reorganization or any similar transaction which has the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of stock, unless the failure so to increase such rates is approved by a majority of the directors who are Disinterested Directors; and (ii) such Interested Shareholder shall not have become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Stock without the approval of a majority of the directors who are Disinterested Directors except as part of the transaction which results in such Interested Shareholder becoming an Interested Shareholder or pursuant to a stock ownership, stock option or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries generally for the officers and/or employees of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

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  4. After the Determination Date, such Interested Shareholder shall not have received the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or any tax credits or other tax advantages provided by the Corporation, whether in anticipation of or in connection with such Business Combination or otherwise.

 

  5. A proxy or information statement describing the proposed Business Combination and complying with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder (or any subsequent provisions replacing such act, rules or regulations) shall be mailed to all stockholders of the Corporation at least 30 days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination (whether or not such proxy or information statement is required to be mailed pursuant to such act or subsequent provisions).

 

Section C. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article XIII:

 

  1. The term “Business Combination” shall mean:

 

  (i) any merger or consolidation (except a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving constituent corporation) of the Corporation or any Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) with or into (a) any Interested Shareholder, or (b) any other corporation (whether or not itself an Interested Shareholder) which is, or after such merger or consolidation would be, an Affiliate or Associate (as those terms are defined on July 1, 1985 in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of an Interested Shareholder;

 

  (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) to or with any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Shareholder of assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary having a fair market value in excess of 10% of the Fair Market Value of the total consolidated assets of the Corporation as of the end of its most recent fiscal year ending prior to the time the determination is being made;

 

  (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or a substantial part of the assets of an Interested Shareholder or an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Shareholder to the Corporation or any Subsidiary for consideration having a Fair Market Value aggregating $5,000,000 or more;

 

  (iv) the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary of any securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Shareholder other than the issuance of securities by the Corporation or any Subsidiary (a) upon the exercise of warrants or the conversion of convertible securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which are directly or indirectly owned by any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Shareholder, or (b) in connection with any stock option, stock ownership or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation or any Subsidiary generally for the officers and/or employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary;

 

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  (v) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation proposed by or on behalf of any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Shareholder; or

 

  (vi) any reclassification or recapitalization (including any reverse stock split) of the Corporation or a merger or consolidation (except a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving constituent corporation) of the Corporation with any Subsidiary or a reorganization or any other transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise involving an Interested Shareholder) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding stock of any class of equity or convertible securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly owned by an Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Shareholder.

 

  2. The term “Interested Shareholder” shall mean and include any person, corporation or other entity, which is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation.

 

  3. The term “Disinterested Director” shall mean and include each director of the Corporation who is not himself or herself the Interested Shareholder proposing the Business Combination or an Affiliate or Associate of such Interested Shareholder or an officer, director or employee of such Interested Shareholder or of an Affiliate or Associate of such Interested Shareholder.

 

  4. A person shall be a “beneficial owner” of any Voting Stock:

 

  (i) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly; or

 

  (ii) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has (a) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (b) the right to vote or to direct the vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; or

 

  (iii) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other person with which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of Voting Stock.

 

  5. For the purposes of determining whether a person is an Interested Shareholder pursuant to Paragraph 2 of this Section C, the number of shares of Voting Stock deemed to be outstanding shall include shares deemed owned through application of Paragraph 4 of this Section C but shall not include any other shares of Voting Stock which may be issuable to other persons pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.

 

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  6. The term “Fair Market Value” shall mean: (i) in the case of stock, the highest closing sale price during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of such stock on the principal United States Securities Exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on which such stock is listed, or, if such stock is not listed on any such exchange, the highest closing bid quotation with respect to a share of such stock during the 30-day period preceding the date in question on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or any system then in use, or if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on the date in question of a share of such stock as determined by a majority of the Directors who are Disinterested Directors in good faith; and (ii) in the case of stock of any class of securities not traded on any securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market or in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of such securities or property on the date in question as determined by a majority of the directors who are Disinterested Directors in good faith.

 

  7. The term “Subsidiary” shall mean any Corporation of which a majority of the voting shares is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.

 

  8. In the event of any Business Combination in which the Corporation survives, the phrase “consideration to be received” as used in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section B shall include the shares of Common Stock and/or the shares of any other class of outstanding Voting Stock retained by the holders of such shares.

 

Section D. Powers of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors acting by a majority of the directors who are Disinterested Directors shall have the power and duty to determine for the purpose of this Article XIII on the basis of information known to them after reasonable inquiry, all facts necessary to determine the applicability of the various provisions of this Article XIII including, (1) whether a person is an Interested Shareholder, (2) the number of shares of Voting Stock beneficially owned by any person, (3) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another, and (4) whether the requirements of Section B have been met with respect to any Business Combination, and the good faith determination of a majority of the directors who are Disinterested Directors shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of this Article XIII.

 

Section E. No Effect on Fiduciary Obligations. Nothing contained in this Article XIII shall be construed to relieve any Interested Shareholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.

 

Section F. Severability. In the event that any provision (or any part thereof) of this Article XIII should be determined to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions, and parts thereof, shall remain in full force and effect and enforceable against the Corporation and its shareholders, including any Interested Shareholder, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

Section G. Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Corporation or applicable law, the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes of then outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required (1) to amend, modify or repeal this Article XIII, (2) adopt any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws which is inconsistent with this Article XIII, or (3) prior to the fixing by the Board of Directors of any right or preference of any series of Preferred Stock which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article XIII.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Corporation or applicable law, (a) any special meeting of the stockholders called by a stockholder or stockholders must be called by a request in writing submitted by the holder or holders of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote, (b) the stockholders of the Corporation shall not be permitted to take action by means of written consents, and (c) the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote shall be required (i) to amend, modify or repeal this Article XIV, (ii) adopt any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation which is inconsistent with this Article XIV, or (iii) prior to the fixing by the Board of Directors of any right or preference of any series of Preferred Stock which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article XIV.

 

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APPENDIX A

TO RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

of

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

 

I. Designation and Amount

 

The shares of such new series shall be designated as “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 75,000. Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.

 

II. Dividends and Distributions

 

(A) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, and of any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “First Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (i) $1.00 or (ii) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the First Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time (a) declare a dividend on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (c) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock in a smaller number of shares, or (d) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Corporation is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such case and regardless of whether any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are then issued or outstanding, the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the


number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section II immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1.00 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.

 

(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless (i) the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the First Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of the first issuance of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, or (ii) the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall not be more than 60 calendar days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

 

III. Voting Rights

 

The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:

 

(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time (i) declare a dividend on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iii) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock in a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Corporation is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such case and regardless of whether any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are then issued or outstanding, the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of

 

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which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other articles of amendment creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Corporation.

 

(C) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights.

 

IV. Certain Restrictions

 

(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section II are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

 

(i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;

 

(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

 

(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or

 

(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

 

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(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section IV, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

V. Reacquired Shares

 

Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock any may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in any other articles of amendment creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

 

VI. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up

 

Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (A) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have received $1,000 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment; provided, however, that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (B) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In the event the Corporation shall at any time (i) declare a dividend on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iii) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock in a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Corporation is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such case and regardless of whether any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are then issued or outstanding, the aggregate amount to which each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (A) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

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VII. Consolidation, Merger, etc.

 

In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then, in each such case, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time (A) declare a dividend on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (B) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (C) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock in a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Corporation is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such case and regardless of whether any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are then issued or outstanding, the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

VIII. Redemption

 

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

 

IX. Rank

 

The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of any other class of the Corporation’s Preferred stock.

 

X. Amendment

 

The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single series.

 

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EX-10.1 3 dex101.htm 2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN 2005 Executive Stock Plan

Exhibit 10.1

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. 2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

SECTION 1. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

The name of this Plan is the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interest of the Company and its Subsidiaries through grants to Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors of Options to purchase Stock, grants of stock appreciation rights and grants of Restricted Stock, including Performance-Based Restricted Stock, in order (1) to attract and retain Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors, (2) to provide an additional incentive to Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors to work to increase the value of Stock and (3) to establish or increase Key Employees’ and Non-Employee Directors’ stake in the future of the Company which corresponds to the stake of the Company’s shareholders.

 

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

 

Each term set forth in this Section 2 shall have the meaning set forth opposite such term for purposes of this Plan and, for purposes of such definitions, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.

 

2.1 Board – means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.2 Cause – means any of the following:

 

(a) willful or gross neglect by the Key Employee of his duties;

 

(b) conviction of the Key Employee of any felony, or of any lesser crime or offense materially and adversely affecting the property, reputation or goodwill of the Company or its successors;

 

(c) any material breach by the Key Employee of the terms of an employment agreement between the Key Employee and the Company;

 

(d) willful misconduct by the Key Employee in connection with the performance of his duties;

 

(e) theft or misappropriation of business assets of the Company or of any existing or prospective customer of the Company;

 

(f) poor or inadequate work performance, which has not been cured within thirty (30) days following written notice;

 

(g) excessive tardiness;

 

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(h) violation of any securities laws as determined by the Company; or

 

(i) any other conduct detrimental to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the failure by the Key Employee to comply with the policies and procedures of the Company which may be in effect from time to time.

 

2.3 Change in Control – means the first to occur of the following events:

 

(a) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, possesses more than fifty percent (50%) of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons will not be considered a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an increase in the percentage of stock of the Company owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock of the Company for purposes of this subsection (a);

 

(b) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by the Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office; or

 

(c) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by the person or persons) assets from the Company, outside of the ordinary course of business, that have a gross fair market value equal to or more than forty percent (40%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (c), “gross fair market value” means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be treated as a Change in Control under this subsection (c):

 

(i) a transfer of assets from the Company to a shareholder of the Company (determined immediately before the asset transfer);

 

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(ii) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

 

(iii) a transfer of assets from the Company to a person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or

 

(iv) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in (iii) above.

 

2.4 Change in Control Price – means, as determined by the Board,

 

(a) the highest Fair Market Value of a share of Stock within the 60-day period immediately preceding the date of determination of the Change in Control Price by the Board (the “60-Day Period”), or

 

(b) the highest price paid or offered per share of Stock, as determined by the Board, in any bona fide transaction or bona fide offer related to the Change in Control, at any time within the 60-Day Period, or

 

(c) some lower price as the Board, in its discretion, determines to be a reasonable estimate of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock.

 

2.5 Chief Executive Officer – means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

2.6 Code – means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.7 Committee – means the Compensation Committee of the Board to which the responsibility to administer this Plan is delegated by the Board and which shall consist of at least two members of the Board all of whom are “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m).

 

2.8 Company– means Hughes Supply, Inc., a Florida company, and any successor to such corporation.

 

2.9 Disability– has the same meaning as provided in the long-term disability plan or policy maintained or, if applicable, most recently maintained, by the Company or, if applicable, any affiliate of the Company for the Grantee. If no long-term disability plan or policy was ever maintained on behalf of the Grantee or, if the determination of Disability relates to an ISO, Disability shall mean that condition described in Code Section 22(e)(3), as amended from time to time. In the event of a dispute, the determination of Disability shall be made by the Board and shall be supported by advice of a physician competent in the area to which such Disability relates.

 

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2.10 Exchange Act – means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.11 Fair Market Value – refers to the determination of value of a share of Stock. If the Stock is actively traded on any national securities exchange or any Nasdaq quotation or market system, Fair Market Value shall mean the closing price at which sales of Stock shall have been sold on the most recent trading date immediately prior to the date of determination, as reported by any such exchange or system selected by the Committee on which the shares of Stock are then traded. If the shares of Stock are not actively traded on any such exchange or system, Fair Market Value shall mean the arithmetic mean of the bid and asked prices for the shares of Stock on the most recent trading date within a reasonable period prior to the determination date as reported by such exchange or system. If there are no bid and asked prices within a reasonable period or if the shares of Stock are not traded on any exchange or system as of the determination date, Fair Market Value shall mean the fair market value of a share of Stock as determined by the Committee taking into account such facts and circumstances deemed to be material by the Committee to the value of the Stock in the hands of the Grantee; provided that, for purposes of granting awards other than ISOs, Fair Market Value of a share of Stock may be determined by the Committee by reference to the average market value determined over a period certain or as of specified dates, to a tender offer price for the shares of Stock (if settlement of an award is triggered by such an event) or to any other reasonable measure of fair market value and provided further that, for purposes of granting ISOs, Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be determined in accordance with the valuation principles described in the regulations promulgated under Code Section 422.

 

2.12 Family Member – means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of the Grantee, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Grantee’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Grantee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Grantee) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests.

 

2.13 Grantee – means a Key Employee or Non-Employee Director who receives a grant of an Option, a SAR or Restricted Stock.

 

2.14 ISO – means an option granted under this Plan to purchase Stock which is evidenced by an Option Agreement which provides that the option is intended to satisfy the requirements for an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

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2.15 Key Employee – means any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any Outside Consultant, who, in the judgment of the Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 7.1(b) or Section 8.1(b), or an authorized officer in accordance with Section 7.1(c) or 8.1(c), acting in its absolute discretion, is a key to the success of the Company or such Subsidiary.

 

2.16 Non-Employee Director – means a member of the Board who, on the date of determination, is not an employee of the Company.

 

2.17 NQO – means an option granted under this Plan to purchase Stock which is evidenced by an Option Agreement which provides that the option shall not be treated as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.18 Option – means an ISO or a NQO.

 

2.19 Option Agreement – means the written agreement or instrument which sets forth the terms of an Option granted to a Grantee under Section 7 of this Plan.

 

2.20 Option Price – means the price which shall be paid to purchase one share of Stock upon the exercise of an Option granted under this Plan.

 

2.21 Outside Consultant – means an independent contractor that regularly performs services for, provides goods to, or purchases goods or services from, the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

2.22 Parent Corporation – means any corporation which is a parent of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code.

 

2.23 Performance-Based Restricted Stock – means Stock granted to a Grantee under Section 8.2 of this Plan.

 

2.24 Plan – means this Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

2.25 Restricted Stock – means Stock granted to a Grantee under Section 8 of this Plan, including Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

2.26 Restricted Stock Agreement – means the written agreement or instrument which sets forth the terms of a Restricted Stock grant to a Grantee under Section 8 of this Plan.

 

2.27 Retirement – means a Key Employee’s termination of employment, other than a termination for Cause, after the attainment of age fifty-five (55) if the

 

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sum of the Key Employee’s age and number of years of full-time employment by the Company equals or exceeds seventy (70); provided, however, that the Committee or the Chief Executive Officer, or other officer specifically authorized by the Board, shall have the authority, but not the obligation, to treat a Key Employee’s termination of employment, other than a termination for Cause, after the attainment of age fifty-five (55) as a Retirement notwithstanding the fact that the Key Employee has not attained age fifty-five (55), or the sum of the Key Employee’s age and number of years of full-time employment by the Company does not equal or exceed seventy (70), if the Committee or Chief Executive Officer, or other authorized officer, acting in its absolute discretion determines that such action is appropriate under the circumstances.

 

2.28 Rule 16b-3 – means the exemption under Rule 16b-3 to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or any successor to such rule.

 

2.29 SAR – means a right which is granted pursuant to the terms of Section 7 of this Plan to the appreciation in the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock in excess of the SAR Share Value for such a share.

 

2.30 SAR Agreement – means the written agreement or instrument which sets forth the terms of a SAR granted to a Grantee under Section 7 of this Plan.

 

2.31 SAR Share Value – means the figure which is set forth in each SAR Agreement and which is no less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date the related SAR is granted.

 

2.32 Stock – means the One Dollar ($1.00) par value common stock of the Company.

 

2.33 Subsidiary – means any corporation which is a subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) of the Company except a corporation which has subsidiary corporation status under Section 424(e) of the Code exclusively as a result of the Company or its subsidiary holding stock in such corporation as a fiduciary with respect to any trust, estate, conservatorship, guardianship or agency.

 

2.34 Ten Percent Shareholder – means a person who owns (after taking into account the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of either the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent Corporation.

 

2.35 Vesting Date – means:

 

(a) with respect to an Option, the date on which the Option grant would become fully vested in accordance with the terms set forth in the Option Agreement pursuant to Section 7.7(a) without regard to termination of the Grantee’s employment prior to such date; or

 

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(b) with respect to Restricted Stock, the date on which the Restricted Stock would become fully vested as a result of satisfaction of the forfeiture conditions set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to Section 8.2(d) or Section 8.3(c) without regard to termination of the Grantee’s employment prior to such date.

 

SECTION 3. SHARES RESERVED UNDER PLAN

 

There shall be 2,200,000 shares of Stock reserved for use under this Plan. All such shares of Stock shall be reserved to the extent that the Company deems appropriate from authorized but unissued shares of Stock and from shares of Stock which have been reacquired by the Company. Furthermore, any shares of Stock subject to an Option which remain unissued after the cancellation, expiration or exchange of such Option and any Restricted Shares which are forfeited thereafter shall again become available for use under this Plan, but any shares of Stock used to satisfy a withholding obligation under Section 14.3 shall not again become available for use under this Plan. The exercise of a SAR or a surrender right in an Option with respect to any shares of Stock shall be treated for purposes of this Section 3 the same as the exercise of an Option for the same number of shares of Stock.

 

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE

 

The Plan shall be effective March 8, 2005, the date of the adoption of the Plan by the Board, provided the shareholders of the Company (acting at a duly called meeting of such shareholders) approve the adoption of the Plan within twelve (12) months after such date and such approval satisfies the requirements for shareholder approval under Code Section 422(b)(1) and Code Section 162(m). Any Restricted Stock, any Option, and any SAR granted under this Plan before such shareholder approval automatically shall be granted subject to such shareholder approval.

 

SECTION 5. COMMITTEE

 

This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall exercise such powers and take such action as expressly called for under this Plan and, further, the Committee shall have the power to interpret this Plan and (subject to Section 11, Section 12 and Section 13) to take such other action in the administration and operation of this Plan as the Committee deems equitable under the circumstances, which action shall be binding on the Company, on each affected Key Employee or Non-Employee Director and on each other person directly or indirectly affected by such action. The Committee shall use its best efforts to grant Options, SARs and Restricted Stock under this Plan to a

 

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Grantee which will qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, except where the Committee deems that the Company’s interests when viewed broadly will be better served by a grant which is free of the conditions required to so qualify any such grant for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

SECTION 6. ELIGIBILITY

 

Only Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible for the grant of Options, SARs or Restricted Stock under this Plan.

 

SECTION 7. OPTIONS AND SARs

 

7.1 Options.

 

(a) Authorization of Committee to Grant Options. Except as otherwise provided below in Sections 7.1(b) and (c), the Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall have the right to grant Options to Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors under this Plan from time to time to purchase shares of Stock; provided, however, the Committee shall not grant an ISO to an Outside Consultant or a Non-Employee Director. Each grant of an Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement, and each Option Agreement shall set forth whether the Option is an ISO or a NQO and shall set forth such other terms and conditions of such grant as the Committee acting in its absolute discretion deems consistent with the terms of this Plan.

 

(b) Authorization of Chief Executive Officer to Grant Options. In accordance with Applicable Law, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the right to designate Key Employees (excluding the Chief Executive Officer) to be Grantees of Options and determine the number of Options to be granted to such Key Employees; provided, however, that a resolution adopted by the Board shall specify the total number and the terms (including the exercise price, which may include a formula by which such price may be determined) of Options the Chief Executive Officer may so grant. The Chief Executive Officer shall not grant an ISO to an Outside Consultant. Each grant of an Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement, and each Option Agreement shall set forth whether the Option is an ISO or a NQO and shall set forth such other terms and conditions of such grant as the Chief Executive Officer, acting in his absolute discretion, deems consistent with the terms of this Plan and the applicable resolution adopted by the Board.

 

(c) Authorization of Officers to Grant Options. In accordance with Applicable Law, the Board may, by a resolution adopted by the Board, authorize one or more officers of the Company other than the Chief Executive Officer to designate Key Employees (excluding the officer so authorized) to be Grantees of Options and determine the number of Options to be granted to such Key Employees; provided, however, that the resolution adopted by the Board so authorizing such officer or

 

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officers of the Company shall specify the total number and the terms (including the exercise price, which may include a formula by which such price may be determined) of Options such officer or officers may so grant. An authorized officer shall not grant an ISO to an Outside Consultant. Each grant of an Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement, and each Option Agreement shall set forth whether the Option is an ISO or a NQO and shall set forth such other terms and conditions of such grant as the authorized officer or officers, acting in his or their absolute discretion, deems consistent with the terms of this Plan and the resolution adopted by the Board so authorizing such officer or officers.

 

7.2 $100,000 Limit. The aggregate Fair Market Value of ISOs granted to a Key Employee under this Plan and incentive stock options granted to such Key Employee under any other stock option plan adopted by the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent Corporation which first become exercisable in any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000; provided, however, that if the limitation is exceeded, the ISOs which cause the limitation to be exceeded will be treated as NQOs. Such Fair Market Value figure shall be determined by the Committee on the date the ISO or other incentive stock option is granted, and the Committee shall interpret and administer the limitation set forth in this Section 7.2 in accordance with Section 422(d) of the Code.

 

7.3 Share Limitation. A Key Employee or Non-Employee Director may be granted in any calendar year one or more Options, or one or more SARs, or one or more Options and SARs in any combination which, individually or in the aggregate, relate to no more than 250,000 shares of Stock.

 

7.4 Option Price. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11, the Option Price for each share of Stock subject to an Option must be set forth in the applicable Option Agreement. In no event shall the Option Price for each share of Stock subject to an ISO be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date the Option ISO is granted. With respect to each grant of an ISO to a Key Employee who is a Ten Percent Shareholder, the Option Price must not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the date the Option is granted. With respect to each grant of a NQO, the Committee is authorized to establish any Option Price, in its sole discretion. The Chief Executive Officer, or an officer who is authorized to grant a NQO in accordance with Section 7.1(c), shall establish the Option Price in accordance with the Option terms specified by the Board. The Option Price may not be amended or modified after the grant of the Option, and an Option may not be surrendered in consideration of or exchanged for a grant of a new Option having an Option Price below that of the Option which was surrendered or exchanged.

 

7.5 Payment. The Option Price shall be payable in full upon the exercise of any Option, and an Option Agreement at the discretion of the Committee, or in accordance with Section 7.1(b) for an Option granted by the Chief Executive Officer

 

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or Section 7.1(c) for an Option granted by an authorized officer, can provide for the payment of the Option Price:

 

(a) in cash or by a check acceptable to the Company,

 

(b) in Stock which has been held by the Grantee for a period acceptable to the Company and which Stock is otherwise acceptable to the Company,

 

(c) through a broker facilitated exercise procedure acceptable to the Company, or

 

(d) in any combination of the three methods described in this Section 7.5 which is acceptable to the Company.

 

Any payment made in Stock shall be treated as equal to the Fair Market Value of such Stock on the date the indicia of ownership of such Stock is delivered to the Company in a form acceptable to the Company.

 

7.6 Exercise Period. Any ISO granted to a Key Employee who is not a Ten Percent Shareholder is not exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted. Any ISO granted to a Key Employee who is a Ten Percent Shareholder is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the date the Option is granted. The term of any NQO must be specified in the applicable Option Agreement. The date an Option is granted is the date on which the Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 7.1(b), or authorized officer in accordance with Section 7.1(c), has approved the terms and conditions of the Option and has determined the recipient of the Option and the number of Shares of Stock covered by the Option.

 

7.7 Conditions to Exercise of an Option.

 

(a) Each Option granted under the Plan is exercisable by whom, at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event or events, and in such amounts as the Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 7.1(b), or an authorized officer in accordance with Section 7.1(c), shall specify in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that subsequent to the grant of an Option, the Committee, at any time before complete termination of the Option, may accelerate the time or times at which such Option may be exercised in whole or in part, including, without limitation, upon a Change in Control and may permit the Grantee or any other designated person to exercise the Option, or any portion thereof, for all or part of the remaining Option term, notwithstanding any provisions in the Option Agreement to the contrary.

 

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(b) In the event of termination of employment of a Key Employee due to Retirement prior to the Vesting Date of the Option held by such Key Employee:

 

(1) no portion of such Option will expire or terminate prior to the Vesting Date;

 

(2) on the Vesting Date, such Option will become partially vested, with the vested percentage of such Option determined by the ratio that the period from the date such Option is granted to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the date such Option is granted to the Vesting Date;

 

(3) on the Vesting Date, the portion of such Option that does not become vested in accordance with Section 7.7(b)(2) will immediately expire and terminate; and

 

(4) the portion of such Option that becomes vested in accordance with Section 7.7(b)(2) will expire, terminate and become unexercisable one (1) year after the Vesting Date.

 

7.8 Termination of an ISO. Except as otherwise provided above in Section 7.7(b), with respect to an ISO, in the event of termination of employment of a Key Employee, the Option or portion thereof held by the Key Employee which is unexercised will expire, terminate, and become unexercisable no later than the expiration of three (3) months after the date of termination of employment; provided, however, that in the case of a holder whose termination of employment is due to death or Disability, one (1) year shall be substituted for such three (3) month period. For purposes of this Section 7.8, termination of employment by the Key Employee will not be deemed to have occurred if the Key Employee is employed by another corporation (or a parent or subsidiary corporation of such other corporation) which has assumed the ISO of the Key Employee in a transaction to which Code Section 424(a) is applicable.

 

7.9 Special Provisions for Certain Substitute Options. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7, any Option issued in substitution for an option previously issued by another entity, which substitution occurs in connection with a transaction to which Code Section 424(a) is applicable, may provide for an exercise price computed in accordance with Code Section 424(a) and the regulations thereunder and may contain such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe to cause substitute Option to contain as nearly as possible the same terms and conditions (including the applicable vesting and termination provisions) as those conditions in the previously issued option being replaced thereby.

 

7.10 Nontransferability. Except to the extent the Committee deems permissible under Section 422(b) of the Code and consistent with the best interests of the Company, neither an Option granted under this Plan, and any related

 

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surrender rights, nor a SAR granted under this Plan shall be transferable by a Grantee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and such Option and any such surrender rights and any such SAR shall be exercisable during a Grantee’s lifetime only by the Grantee. [To the extent authorized by the Committee in its sole discretion, an Option granted under this Plan, and any related surrender rights, or a SAR granted under this Plan may be transferred or assigned to one or more Family Members of the Grantee, provided any such transfer or assignment is made without consideration to the Grantee. The Family Member or Family Members to whom an Option or a SAR is transferred thereafter shall be treated as the Grantee under this Plan.]

 

7.11 SARs and Surrender Rights.

 

(a) SARs. The Committee acting in its absolute discretion may grant a Key Employee or Non-Employee Director a SAR which will give the Grantee the right to the appreciation in one, or more than one, share of Stock, and any such appreciation shall be measured from the related SAR Share Value. The Committee shall have the right to make any such grant subject to such additional terms as the Committee deems appropriate, and such terms shall be set forth in the related SAR Agreement.

 

(b) Option Surrender Rights. The Committee acting in its absolute discretion also may incorporate a provision in an Option Agreement to give a Grantee the right to surrender his or her Option in whole or in part in lieu of the exercise (in whole or in part) of that Option to purchase Stock on any date that

 

(1) the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to such Option exceeds the Option Price for such Stock, and

 

(2) the Option to purchase such Stock is otherwise exercisable.

 

(c) Procedure. The exercise of a SAR or a surrender right in an Option shall be effected by the delivery of the related SAR Agreement or Option Agreement to the Committee (or to its delegate) together with a statement signed by the Grantee which specifies the number of shares of Stock as to which the Grantee, as appropriate, exercises his or her SAR or exercises his or her right to surrender his or her Option and (at the Grantee’s option) how he or she desires payment to be made with respect to such shares.

 

(d) Payment. A Grantee who exercises his or her SAR or right to surrender his or her Option shall (to the extent consistent with the exemption under Rule 16b-3) receive a payment in cash or in Stock, or in a combination of cash and Stock, equal in amount on the date such exercise is effected to: (i) the number of shares of Stock with respect to which, as applicable, the SAR or the surrender right

 

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is exercised times (ii) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on such date over, as applicable, the SAR Share Value for a share of Stock subject to the SAR or the Option Price for a share of stock subject to an Option. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee acting in its absolute discretion, the Company shall determine the form and timing of such payment, and the Company shall have the right (1) to take into account whatever factors the Company deems appropriate under the circumstances, including any written request made by the Grantee and delivered to the Company and (2) to forfeit a Grantee’s right to payment of cash in lieu of a fractional share of stock if the Company deems such forfeiture necessary in order for the surrender of his or her Option under this Section 7.11 to come within the exemption under Rule 16b-3. Any cash payment under this Section 7.11 shall be made from the Company’s general assets, and a Grantee shall be no more than a general and unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to such payment.

 

(e) Restrictions. Each SAR Agreement and each Option Agreement which incorporates a provision to allow a Grantee to surrender his or her Option shall incorporate such additional restrictions on the exercise of such SAR or surrender right as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy the conditions to the exemption under Rule 16b-3.

 

SECTION 8. RESTRICTED STOCK

 

8.1 Authorization to Grant Restricted Stock.

 

(a) Authorization of Committee to Grant Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise provided below in Sections 8.1(b) and (c), the Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall have the right to grant Restricted Stock to Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors under this Plan from time to time. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement, and each Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth the conditions, if any, which will need to be timely satisfied before the grant will be effective and the conditions, if any, under which the Grantee’s interest in the related Stock will be forfeited. The Committee may make grants of Performance-Based Restricted Stock and grants of Restricted Stock which is not Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

(b) Authorization of Chief Executive Officer to Grant Restricted Stock. In accordance with Applicable Law, the Board may, by a resolution adopted by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the right to designate Key Employees (excluding the Chief Executive Officer) to be Grantees of Restricted Stock which is not Performance-Based Restricted Stock. A resolution adopted by the Board shall specify the total number of shares and the terms of Restricted Stock the Chief Executive Officer may so grant. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement, and each Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth the conditions, if any, which will need to be timely satisfied before the grant will be effective and the conditions, if any, under which the Grantee’s interest in the related Stock will be forfeited. The Chief Executive Officer may not make grants of Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

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(c) Authorization of Officers to Grant Restricted Stock. In accordance with Applicable Law, the Board may, by a resolution adopted by the Board, authorize one or more officers of the Company to designate Key Employees (excluding the officer so authorized) to be Grantees of Restricted Stock which is not Performance-Based Restricted Stock. The resolution adopted by the Board so authorizing such officer or officers of the Company shall specify the total number of shares and the terms of Restricted Stock such officer or officers may so grant. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement, and each Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth the conditions, if any, which will need to be timely satisfied before the grant will be effective and the conditions, if any, under which the Grantee’s interest in the related Stock will be forfeited. Such officer or officers may not make grants of Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

8.2 Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

(a) Effective Date. A grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be effective as of the date the Committee certifies that the applicable conditions described in Section 8.2(c) have been timely satisfied.

 

(b) Share Limitation. No more than 250,000 shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock may be granted to a Key Employee or Non-Employee Director in any calendar year.

 

(c) Grant Conditions. The Committee, acting in its absolute discretion, may select from time to time Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors to receive grants of Performance-Based Restricted Stock in such amounts as the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, determine, subject to any limitations provided in this Plan. The Committee shall make each grant subject to the attainment of certain performance targets. The Committee shall determine the performance targets which will be applied with respect to each grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock at the time of grant, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the period of service to which the performance targets relate. The performance criteria applicable to Performance-Based Restricted Stock grants will be one or more of the following criteria: (i) Stock price; (ii) average annual growth in earnings per share; (iii) increase in shareholder value; (iv) earnings per share; (v) net income; (vi) return on assets; (vii) return on shareholders’ equity; (viii) increase in cash flow; (ix) operating profit or operating margins; (x) revenue growth of the Company; and (xi) operating expenses. The related Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth the applicable performance criteria and the deadline for satisfying the performance criteria. Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be unavailable under Section 3 for the period which begins on the date as of which such grant is made and, if a

 

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Performance-Based Restricted Stock grant fails to become effective in whole or in part under Section 8.2, such period shall end on the date of such failure (i) for the related shares of Stock subject to such grant (if the entire grant fails to become effective) or (ii) for the related shares of Stock subject to that part of the grant which fails to become effective (if only part of the grant fails to become effective). If such period ends for any such shares of Stock, such shares shall be treated under Section 3 as forfeited at the end of such period and shall again become available under Section 3.

 

(d) Forfeiture Conditions. The Committee may make each Performance-Based Restricted Stock grant (if, when and to the extent that the grant becomes effective) subject to one, or more than one, objective employment, performance or other forfeiture condition which the Committee acting in its absolute discretion deems appropriate under the circumstances for Key Employees or Non-Employee Directors generally or for a Grantee in particular, and the related Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth each such condition and the deadline for satisfying each such forfeiture condition. A Grantee’s nonforfeitable interest in the shares of Stock related to a Performance-Based Restricted Stock grant shall depend on the extent to which each such condition is timely satisfied. Each share of Stock related to a Performance-Based Restricted Stock grant shall again become available under Section 3 after such grant becomes effective if such share is forfeited as a result of a failure to timely satisfy a forfeiture condition, in which event such share of Stock shall again become available under Section 3 as of the date of such failure. A Stock certificate shall be issued (subject to the conditions, if any, described in this Section 8.2) to, or for the benefit of, the Grantee with respect to the number of shares for which a grant has become effective as soon as practicable after the date the grant becomes effective.

 

(e) In the event of termination of employment of a Key Employee due to Retirement after satisfaction of the grant conditions established pursuant to Section 8.2(c) but prior to the Vesting Date of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock granted to such Key Employee:

 

(1) no portion of such Performance-Based Restricted Stock grant will be forfeited prior to the Vesting Date;

 

(2) on the Vesting Date, such Performance-Based Restricted Stock grant will become partially vested, with the vested percentage determined by the ratio that the period from the date such Performance-Based Restricted Stock is granted to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the date such Performance-Based Restricted Stock is granted to the Vesting Date; and

 

(3) on the Vesting Date, the portion of such Performance-Based Restricted Stock that does not become vested in accordance with Section 8.2(e)(2) will be forfeited.

 

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8.3 Restricted Stock Other Than Performance-Based Restricted Stock

 

(a) Effective Date. A Restricted Stock grant which is not a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be effective (a) as of the date set by the Committee, or by the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 8.1(b), or by an authorized officer in accordance with Section 8.1(c), when the grant is made or, if the grant is made subject to one, or more than one, condition, (b) as of the date the Company determines that such conditions have been timely satisfied.

 

(b) Grant Conditions. The Committee acting in its absolute discretion, or the Chief Executive Office in accordance with Section 8.1(b), or an authorized officer in accordance with Section 8.1(c), may make the grant of Restricted Stock which is not Performance-Based Restricted Stock to a Grantee subject to the satisfaction of one, or more than one, objective employment, performance or other grant condition which the Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 8.1(b), or authorized officer in accordance with Section 8.1(c), deems appropriate under the circumstances for Key Employees or Non-Employee Directors generally or for a Grantee in particular, and the related Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth each such condition and the deadline for satisfying each such grant condition. If a Restricted Stock grant which is not a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock will become effective only upon the satisfaction of one, or more than one, condition, the related shares of Stock shall be unavailable under Section 3 for the period which begins on the date as of which such grant is made and, if a Restricted Stock grant which is not a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock fails to become effective in whole or in part under Section 8.3, such period shall end on the date of such failure (i) for the related shares of Stock subject to such grant (if the entire grant fails to become effective) or (ii) for the related shares of Stock subject to that part of the grant which fails to become effective (if only part of the grant fails to become effective). If such period ends for any such shares of Stock, such shares shall be treated under Section 3 as forfeited at the end of such period and shall again become available under Section 3.

 

(c) Forfeiture Conditions. The Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 8.1(b), or an authorized officer in accordance with Section 8.1(c), may make each grant of Restricted Stock which is not a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock (if, when and to the extent that the grant becomes effective) subject to one, or more than one, objective employment, performance or other forfeiture condition which the Committee acting in its absolute discretion, or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 8.1(b), or the authorized officer in accordance with Section 8.1(c), deems appropriate under the circumstances for Key Employees or Non-Employee Directors generally or for a Grantee in particular, and the related Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth each such condition and the deadline for satisfying each such forfeiture condition. A Grantee’s nonforfeitable interest in the shares of Stock related to a grant of Restricted Stock which is not a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall

 

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depend on the extent to which each such condition is timely satisfied. Each share of Stock related to a Restricted Stock grant which is not a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall again become available under Section 3 after such grant becomes effective if such share is forfeited as a result of a failure to timely satisfy a forfeiture condition, in which event such share of Stock shall again become available under Section 3 as of the date of such failure. A Stock certificate shall be issued (subject to the conditions, if any, described in this Section 8.3) to, or for the benefit of, the Grantee with respect to the number of shares for which a grant has become effective as soon as practicable after the date the grant becomes effective.

 

(d) In the event of termination of employment of a Key Employee due to Retirement after satisfaction of the grant conditions established pursuant to Section 8.3(b) but prior to the Vesting Date of the Restricted Stock which is not a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock granted to such Key Employee:

 

(1) no portion of such Restricted Stock grant will be forfeited prior to the Vesting Date;

 

(2) on the Vesting Date, such Restricted Stock grant will become partially vested, with the vested percentage determined by the ratio that the period from the date such Restricted Stock is granted to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the date such Restricted Stock is granted to the Vesting Date; and

 

(3) on the Vesting Date, the portion of such Restricted Stock that does not become vested in accordance with Section 8.3(d)(2) will be forfeited.

 

8.4 Dividends and Voting Rights.

 

(a) Each Restricted Stock Agreement shall state whether the Grantee shall have a right to receive any cash dividends which are paid with respect to his or her Restricted Stock after the date his or her Restricted Stock grant has become effective and before the first day that the Grantee’s interest in such stock is forfeited completely or becomes completely nonforfeitable. If a Restricted Stock Agreement provides that a Grantee has no right to receive a cash dividend when paid, such agreement shall set forth the conditions, if any, under which the Grantee will be eligible to receive one, or more than one, payment in the future to compensate the Grantee for the fact that he or she had no right to receive any cash dividends on his or her Restricted Stock when such dividends were paid. If a Restricted Stock Agreement calls for any such payments to be made, the Company shall make such payments from the Company’s general assets, and the Grantee shall be no more than a general and unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to such payments.

 

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(b) If a Stock dividend is declared on such a share of Stock after the grant is effective but before the Grantee’s interest in such Stock has been forfeited or has become nonforfeitable, such Stock dividend shall be treated as part of the grant of the related Restricted Stock, and a Grantee’s interest in such Stock dividend shall be forfeited or shall become nonforfeitable at the same time as the Stock with respect to which the Stock dividend was paid is forfeited or becomes nonforfeitable.

 

(c) If a dividend is paid other than in cash or Stock, the disposition of such dividend shall be made in accordance with such rules as the Committee shall adopt with respect to each such dividend.

 

(d) A Grantee shall have the right to vote the Stock related to his or her Restricted Stock grant after the grant is effective with respect to such Stock but before his or her interest in such Stock has been forfeited or has become nonforfeitable.

 

8.5 Satisfaction of Forfeiture Conditions. A share of Stock shall cease to be Restricted Stock at such time as a Grantee’s interest in such Stock becomes nonforfeitable under this Plan, and the certificate representing such share shall be reissued as soon as practicable thereafter without any further restrictions related to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 and shall be transferred to the Grantee.

 

8.6 Transferability. To the extent authorized by the Committee in its sole discretion, Restricted Stock granted under this Plan may be transferred or assigned to one or more Family Members of the Grantee, provided any such transfer or assignment is made without consideration to the Grantee. The Family Member or Family Members to whom Restricted Stock is transferred thereafter shall be treated as the Grantee under this Plan.

 

8.7 Deferral of Receipt of Shares. The Company may permit a Grantee to defer receipt of the delivery of shares that would otherwise be due by virtue of the grant of or the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect to Restricted Stock in accordance with such deferred compensation plans, agreements, rules and procedures established by the Company for such deferral.

 

SECTION 9. SECURITIES REGISTRATION AND ESCROW OF SHARES

 

9.1 Securities Registration. Each Option Agreement, SAR Agreement and Restricted Stock Agreement shall provide that, upon the receipt of shares of Stock as a result of the exercise of an Option (or any related surrender right) or a SAR or the satisfaction of the forfeiture conditions under a Restricted Stock Agreement, the Grantee shall, if so requested by the Company, hold such shares of Stock for investment and not with a view of resale or distribution to the public and, if so requested by the Company, shall deliver to the Company a written statement

 

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satisfactory to the Company to that effect. As for Stock issued pursuant to this Plan, the Company at its expense shall take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate to register the original issuance of such Stock to a Grantee under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any other applicable securities laws or to qualify such Stock for an exemption under any such laws prior to the issuance of such Stock to a Grantee; however, the Company shall have no obligation whatsoever to take any such action in connection with the transfer, resale or other disposition of such Stock by a Grantee.

 

9.2 Escrow of Shares. Any certificates representing the shares of Stock issued under the Plan shall be issued in the Grantee’s name, but, if the applicable Option Agreement, SAR Agreement or Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”) so provides, the shares of Stock will be held by a custodian designated by the Company (the “Custodian”). Each applicable Agreement providing for the transfer of shares of Stock to the Custodian shall appoint the Custodian as attorney-in-fact for the Grantee for the term specified in the applicable Agreement, with full power and authority in the Grantee’s name, place and stead to transfer, assign and convey to the Company any shares of Stock held by the Custodian for such Grantee, if the Grantee forfeits the shares of Stock under the terms of the applicable Agreement. During the period that the Custodian holds the shares subject to this Section, the Grantee will be entitled to all rights, except as provided in the applicable Agreement, applicable to shares of Stock not so held. Subject to Section 8.4 of this Plan, any dividends declared on shares of Stock held by the Custodian will, as provided in the applicable Agreement, be paid directly to the Grantee or, in the alternative, be retained by the Custodian or by the Company until the expiration of the term specified in the applicable Agreement and will then be delivered, together with any proceeds, with the shares of Stock to the Grantee or to the Company, as applicable.

 

SECTION 10. LIFE OF PLAN

 

No Option or SAR or Restricted Stock shall be granted under this Plan after March 7, 2015, after which this Plan otherwise thereafter shall continue in effect until all outstanding Options (and any related surrender rights) and SAR have been exercised in full or no longer are exercisable and all Restricted Stock grants under this Plan have been forfeited or the forfeiture conditions on the related Stock have been satisfied in full.

 

SECTION 11. ADJUSTMENT

 

The number of shares of Stock reserved under Section 3 of this Plan, the number of shares of Stock related to Restricted Stock grants under this Plan and any related grant conditions and forfeiture conditions, the number of shares of Stock subject to Options granted under this Plan and the Option Price of such Options and the SAR Grant Value and the number of shares of Stock related to any SAR all shall

 

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be adjusted by the Board in an equitable manner to reflect any change in the capitalization of the Company, including, but not limited to, such changes as stock dividends or stock splits. Furthermore, the Board shall have the right to adjust (in a manner which satisfies the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code) the number of shares of Stock reserved under Section 3 of this Plan, the number of shares of Stock related to Restricted Stock grants under this Plan and any related grant conditions and forfeiture conditions, the number of shares subject to Options granted under this Plan and the Option Price of such Options and the SAR Grant Value and the number of shares of Stock related to any SAR in the event of any corporate transaction described in Section 424(a) of the Code which provides for the substitution or assumption of such Options, SARs or Restricted Stock grants. If any adjustment under this Section 11 would create a fractional share of Stock or a right to acquire a fractional share of Stock, such fractional share shall be disregarded and the number of shares of Stock reserved under this Plan and the number subject to any Options or related to any SARs or Restricted Stock grants under this Plan shall be the next lower number of shares of Stock, rounding all fractions downward. An adjustment made under this Section 11 by the Board shall be conclusive and binding on all affected persons.

 

SECTION 12. CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

If there is a Change in Control and the Board determines that no adequate provision has been made as part of such Change in Control for either the assumption of the Options, SARs and Restricted Stock grants outstanding under this Plan or for the granting of comparable, substitute stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock grants,

 

(1) each outstanding Option and SAR at the direction and discretion of the Board

 

(a) may (subject to such conditions, if any, as the Board deems appropriate under the circumstances) be cancelled unilaterally by the Company in exchange for the number of whole shares of Stock (and cash in lieu of a fractional share), if any, which each Grantee would have received if on the date set by the Board he or she had exercised his or her SAR in full or if he or she had exercised a right to surrender his or her outstanding Option in full under Section 7.11 of this Plan, or

 

(b) may (subject to such conditions, if any, as the Board deems appropriate under the circumstances) be cancelled unilaterally by the Company in exchange for a cash payment equal to the Change in Control Price (reduced by the exercise price applicable to such Options or SARs), or

 

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(c) may be cancelled unilaterally by the Company if the Option Price or SAR Share Value equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on such date, and

 

(2) the grant conditions, if any, and forfeiture conditions on all outstanding Restricted Stock grants may be deemed completely satisfied on the date set by the Board.

 

SECTION 13. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

 

This Plan may be amended by the Board from time to time to the extent that the Board deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that any such amendment may be conditioned on shareholder approval if the Committee determines such approval is necessary and desirable for compliance with Section 422 of the Code or Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or with any other applicable law, rule or regulation, including requirements of any exchange or quotation system on which the Stock is listed or quoted. The Board also may suspend the granting of Options, SARs and Restricted Stock under this Plan at any time and may terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, the Company shall not have the right to modify, amend or cancel any Option, SAR or Restricted Stock granted before such suspension or termination unless (1) the Grantee consents in writing to such modification, amendment or cancellation or (2) there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a transaction described in Section 11 or Section 12 of this Plan.

 

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS

 

14.1 Shareholder Rights. No Grantee shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company as a result of the grant of an Option or a SAR under this Plan or his or her exercise of such Option or SAR pending the actual delivery of the Stock subject to such Option to such Grantee. Subject to Section 8, a Grantee’s rights as a shareholder in the shares of Stock related to a Restricted Stock grant which is effective shall be set forth in the related Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

14.2 No Contract of Employment or Service. The grant of an Option, SAR or Restricted Stock to a Grantee under this Plan shall not constitute a contract of employment or service and shall not confer on a Grantee any rights upon termination of his or her employment or service with the Company in addition to those rights, if any, expressly set forth in the Option Agreement which evidences his or her Option, the SAR Agreement which evidences his or her SAR or the Restricted Stock Agreement related to his or her Restricted Stock.

 

14.3 Withholding. The Company shall deduct from all cash distributions under the Plan any taxes required to be withheld by federal, state or local government. Whenever the Company proposes or is required to issue or transfer shares of Stock under the Plan, the Company shall have the right to require the recipient to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state

 

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and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares. A Grantee may pay the withholding tax in cash, or, if the applicable Option Agreement, SAR Agreement or Restricted Stock Agreement provides, a Grantee may elect to have the number of shares of Stock he is to receive reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of Stock which, when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock determined as of the Tax Date (defined below), is sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes arising from exercise or payment of a grant under this Plan (a “Withholding Election”). A Grantee may make a Withholding Election only if the Withholding Election is made on or prior to the date on which the amount of tax required to be withheld is determined (the “Tax Date”) by executing and delivering to the Company a properly completed notice of Withholding Election as prescribed by the Company. The Committee may in its sole discretion disapprove and give no effect to the Withholding Election.

 

14.4 Construction. This Plan shall be construed under the laws of the State of Florida, to the extent not preempted by federal law, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

 

14.5 Compliance with Code. All ISOs to be granted hereunder are intended to comply with Code Section 422, and all provisions of the Plan and all ISOs granted hereunder shall be construed in such manner as to effectuate that intent.

 

14.6 Non-alienation of Benefits. Other than as specifically provided herein, no benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge; and any attempt to do so shall be void. No such benefit shall, prior to receipt by the Grantee, be in any manner liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the Grantee.

 

14.7 Listing and Legal Compliance. The Committee may suspend the exercise or payment of any incentive granted under this Plan so long as it determines that securities exchange listing or registration or qualification under any securities laws is required in connection therewith and has not been completed on terms acceptable to the Committee.

 

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HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

By:

 

 


Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

ATTEST:

By:

 

 


Title:

 

Secretary

    [CORPORATE SEAL]

 

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EX-10.2 4 dex102.htm 2005 ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN 2005 Annual Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.2

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

2005 Annual Incentive Plan

 

1. Purpose. The purpose of the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Annual Incentive Plan is to motivate and reward short-term performance by providing cash bonus payments based upon the achievement of pre-established and objective performance goals for each fiscal year and other discretionary cash bonus payments.

 

2. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to the Plan:

 

(a) “Annual Incentive Award” means a target annual incentive award made pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

 

(b) “Award” means an Annual Incentive Award or a Discretionary Award.

 

(c) “Base Salary” means the base rate of cash compensation paid by the Company to or for the benefit of a Participant for services rendered or labor performed while a Participant in this Plan, including base pay a Participant could have received in cash in lieu of deferrals under the Hughes Supply, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan or to any cafeteria plan under Section 125 of the Code maintained by the Company.

 

(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

(e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including Treasury Regulations.

 

(f) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, which shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board, and shall consist of members of the Board who are not employees of the Corporation or any affiliate thereof and who qualify as “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(g) “Discretionary Award” means an award made pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.

 

(h) “Executive Officer” means an employee of the Company whom the Board has designated as an executive officer of the Corporation for purposes of reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.

 

(i) “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.

 

(j) “Participant” means any Executive Officers designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

 

(k) “Plan” means this Hughes Supply, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.


3. Administration of Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to select Executive Officers to participate in the Plan, to determine performance goals and the Annual Incentive Award amounts to be paid upon achievement of the performance goals, to determine other terms and conditions of Awards under the Plan, to establish and amend rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary and advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion and shall be final and binding on Executive Officers, Participants, and the Company.

 

4. Designation of Participants. Participants in the Plan shall be selected by the Committee on an annual basis from among the Executive Officers.

 

5. Annual Incentive Awards.

 

(a) Each Participant shall be eligible to receive such Annual Incentive Award, if any, for each Fiscal Year as may be payable pursuant to the performance criteria described below. The Committee shall, on an annual basis, establish an Annual Incentive Award for each Participant. Annual Incentive Awards consist of cash amounts payable upon the achievement during a Fiscal Year of specified objective performance goals. Within the first 90 days of the Fiscal Year, the Committee will establish the performance goal(s) and the amount to be paid if the performance goal(s) are achieved. The Annual Incentive Award, if any, for each Participant will be determined as a percentage of the Participant’s Base Salary, or as the sum of a percentage of the funds available for the payment of such Annual Incentive Award and a percentage of the Participant’s Base Salary up to a designated maximum percentage of the Participant’s Base Salary. The maximum Annual Incentive Award that may be awarded to a Participant for a Fiscal Year shall be 300% of the Participant’s Base Salary for such Fiscal Year.

 

(b) Participants shall have their Annual Incentive Awards, if any, determined on the basis of the degree of achievement of performance goals which shall be established by the Committee in writing and which goals shall be stated in terms of the attainment of specified levels of or percentage changes (as compared to a prior measurement period) in any one or more of the following measurements: return on sales; return on investment; department performance; stock price; average annual growth in earnings per share; increase in shareholder value; earnings per share; net income; return on assets; return on shareholders’ equity; increase in cash flow; operating profit or operating margins; revenue growth of the Company; and operating expenses. The Committee shall, for each Fiscal Year, establish the performance goal or goals from among the foregoing to apply to each Participant and a formula or matrix prescribing the extent to which such Participant’s annual incentive award shall be earned based upon the achievement of such performance goal or goals.

 

(c) Each Annual Incentive Award shall be based solely on achievement of one or more of the applicable performance goals as established by the Committee pursuant to Section 5(a) above and the Committee shall not have the discretion to increase the amount of the Annual Incentive Award. No Annual Incentive Award shall be payable except upon written certification by the Committee that the performance goals have been satisfied to a particular extent and that any other material terms and conditions precedent to payment of an Annual Incentive Award have been satisfied.


(d) Payment of any Annual Incentive Award amount to be paid to a Participant based upon the degree of attainment of the applicable performance goals shall be made at such time(s) as the Committee may in its discretion determine.

 

6. Discretionary Awards. The Committee may grant a cash award to any Participant in such amount and upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion.

 

7. Participant’s Interests. A Participant’s interest in any Awards shall at all times be reflected on the Company’s books as a general unsecured and unfunded obligation of the Company subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Plan shall not give any person any right or security interest in any asset of the Company or any fund in which any deferred payment is deemed invested. Neither the Company, the Board, nor the Committee shall be responsible for the adequacy of the general assets of the Company to discharge, or required to reserve or set aside funds for, the payment of its obligations hereunder.

 

8. Non-Alienation of Benefits; Beneficiary Designation. All rights and benefits under the Plan are personal to the Participant and neither the Plan nor any right or interest of a Participant or any other person arising under the Plan is subject to voluntary or involuntary alienation, sale, transfer, or assignment. Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall establish such procedures as it deems necessary for a Participant to designate one or more beneficiaries to whom any payment the Committee determines to make would be payable in the event of the Participant’s death.

 

9. Withholding for Taxes. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, the Company may withhold from any payment made by it under the Plan such amount or amounts as may be required for purposes of complying with any federal, state and local tax or withholding requirements.

 

10. Rights of Employees. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate a Participant’s employment at any time, or confer upon any Participant any right to continued employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

11. Determinations Final. Each determination provided for in the Plan shall be made by the Committee under such procedures as may from time to time be prescribed by the Committee and shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee. Any such determination shall be conclusive.

 

12. Adjustment of Awards. The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in the method of calculating attainment of performance goals in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Corporation or its financial statements or changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles; provided, however, that no such adjustment shall impair the rights of any Participant without his consent and that any such adjustments with respect to Annual Incentive Awards shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

13. Amendment or Termination. The Board may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan from time to time. No such termination or amendment shall alter a Participant’s right to receive a distribution as previously earned, as to which this Plan shall remain in effect following its termination until all such amounts have been paid, except as the Company may otherwise determine.

EX-10.3 5 dex103.htm FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD Form of Incentive Stock Option Award

Exhibit 10.3

 

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PURSUANT TO HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the Grant Date by and between HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. (the “Company”) and [NAME] (the “Grantee”).

 

Upon and subject to the Terms and Conditions attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the Company hereby awards as of the Grant Date to Grantee an incentive stock option (the “Option”) pursuant to the Plan, as described below, to purchase the Option Shares. In the event Grantee fails to sign and return this Agreement to the Company within 90 days after this Agreement is presented to Grantee, the Option shall be cancelled and this Agreement shall be null and void. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

 

  A. Grant Date: [DATE].

 

  B. Type of Option: Incentive Stock Option (except to the extent all or a portion of the Option is required to be treated as a non-qualified stock option pursuant to Section 4 of the Terms and Conditions attached hereto).

 

  C. Plan: Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan.

 

  D. Option Shares: All or any part of [NUMBER] shares of the Company’s common stock, $1.00 par value per share (“Common Stock”).

 

  E. Exercise Price: $[PRICE] per share of Common Stock. The Exercise Price is the Fair Market Value, determined pursuant to the Plan, of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.

 

  F. Option Period: The Option may be exercised as to all or any portion of the vested Option Shares during the Option Period, which commences on the Grant Date and, except as otherwise provided in section H. below, ends generally on the earliest of:

 

  (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date;

 

(ii)        expiration of three (3) months after the date the Grantee experiences a termination of employment for any reason other than death or Disability; or

 

  (iii) one (1) year following the date of the Grantee’s death or Disability.

 

Note that other limitations to exercising the Option, as described in the attached Terms and Conditions, may apply.

 

  G. Vesting Schedule: [SCHEDULE].

 

  H. Partial Vesting: In the event that the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any affiliate terminates due to Retirement (as hereinafter defined) prior to the date on which the Option would have become fully vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in G. above:

 

(i) the Option will become partially vested on the date on which the Option

 

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would become fully vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in G. above without regard to termination of the Grantee’s employment prior to such date (the “Partial Vesting Date”), with the vested percentage determined by the ratio that the period from the Grant Date to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the Grant Date to the Partial Vesting Date;

 

(ii) on the date of Retirement, the portion of the Option that will not become vested pursuant to this section H. will immediately expire and terminate; and

 

(iii) the portion of the Option that becomes vested pursuant to this section H. will expire, terminate and become unexercisable on the first anniversary of the Partial Vesting Date.

 

  I. Definitions Relating to Partial Vesting.

 

(1) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the termination of the Grantee’s full-time employment with the Company, other than a termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined), after the attainment of age 55 if the sum of the Grantee’s age and number of years of full-time employment with the Company equals or exceeds 70.

 

(2) For purposes of this Agreement “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

(a) willful or gross neglect by the Grantee of his duties;

 

(b) conviction of the Grantee of any felony, or of any lesser crime or offense materially and adversely affecting the property, reputation or goodwill of the Company or its successors;

 

(c) any material breach by the Grantee of the terms of an employment agreement between the Grantee and the Company;

 

(d) willful misconduct by the Grantee in connection with the performance of his duties;

 

(e) theft or misappropriation of business assets of the Company or of any existing or prospective customer of the Company;

 

(f) poor or inadequate work performance, which has not been cured within 30 days following written notice;

 

(g) excessive tardiness;

 

(h) violation of any securities laws as determined by the Company; or

 

(i) any other conduct detrimental to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the failure by the Grantee to comply with the policies and procedures of the Company which may be in effect from time to time.

 

By their signatures below, the Grantee and the Company agree that the Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Grantee has received and reviewed in their entirety this Agreement and the prospectus that summarizes the terms of the Plan, has had an opportunity to request a copy of the Plan in accordance with the procedure described in the prospectus, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement. Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed and sealed this Agreement as of the Grant Date set forth above.

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
By:  

 


    Thomas I. Morgan, President and CEO

 


[NAME OF GRANTEE]

 

 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TO THE

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

1. Exercise of Option. Subject to the provisions provided herein or in the Agreement made pursuant to the Plan, and subject to any other procedural requirements as may be established by the Company subsequent to the date of the Agreement made pursuant to the Plan:

 

(a) The Option may be exercised with respect to all or any portion of the Option Shares at any time during the Option Period by the delivery to the Company, at its principal place of business, of (i) a written notice of exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, which shall be actually delivered to the Company or its designee no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which Grantee desires to exercise all or any portion of the Option; and (ii) payment to the Company of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Option Shares being purchased (the “Purchase Price”) in the manner provided in Subsection (b); and, if applicable, (iii) payment, in accordance with Section 5, of the withholding liability arising from the exercise. Upon acceptance of such notice and receipt of payment in full of the Purchase Price and any applicable withholding liability, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate representing the Option Shares purchased.

 

(b) The Purchase Price shall be paid in full upon the exercise of an Option and no Option Shares shall be issued or delivered until full payment therefor has been made. Payment of the Purchase Price for all Option Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be made in one of the following manners:

 

(i) by cash or check acceptable to the Company;

 

(ii) by delivery to the Company of a number of shares of Common Stock which have been owned by the holder for at least six (6) months prior to the date of exercise having an aggregate Fair Market Value of not less than the product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares the Grantee intends to purchase upon the exercise of the Option on the date of delivery;

 

(iii) by receipt of the purchase price in cash from a proper broker, dealer or other creditor following delivery of instructions by the Grantee to the Secretary of the Company or his designee regarding delivery to such broker, dealer or other creditor of that number of Option Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised; or

 

(iv) any combination thereof.

 

2. Rights as Shareholder. Until the stock certificates reflecting the Option Shares accruing to the Grantee upon exercise of the Option are issued to the Grantee, the Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to such Option Shares. The Company shall make no adjustment for any dividends or distributions or other rights on or with respect to Option Shares for which the record date is prior to the issuance of that stock certificate, except as the Plan or the attached Agreement otherwise provides.

 

3. Restriction on Transfer of Option and of Option Shares. Except to the extent the Committee deems permissible under Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and consistent with the best interests of the Company, the Option evidenced hereby is nontransferable other than

 

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by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Grantee only by the Grantee (or in the event of his disability, by his personal representative) and after his death, only by his legatee or the executor of his estate.

 

4. Incentive Stock Option Status. In the event the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the applicable option grant date) of shares of Common Stock subject to options (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) that first become exercisable in favor of the Grantee during any calendar year by an amount that exceeds $100,000, then such options in excess of the limitation shall not be incentive stock options. To the extent such options include this Option, that portion of the Option that does not constitute an incentive stock option shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option and shall be subject to the remaining provisions of this Agreement and its related Terms and Conditions and any applicable provisions contained within the Plan.

 

5. Withholding. In the event the Option or any portion thereof shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option, the Grantee must satisfy his federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option. The Grantee may satisfy this withholding obligation by paying to the Company the full amount of the withholding obligation in cash or check acceptable to the Company. If the Grantee fails to make such payment of the withholding taxes to the Company within five (5) days after the exercise of the Option, the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise shall be reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of Common Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date the Option is exercised, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of withholding tax.

 

6. Changes in Capitalization.

 

(a) The number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Option and the Exercise Price of the Option shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or a combination of shares or the payment of an ordinary stock dividend in shares of such Common Stock to holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of such Common Stock outstanding effected without receipt of consideration by the Company to the extent that Grantee’s proportionate interest shall be maintained as before the occurrence of the event.

 

(b) In the event of a merger, consolidation, extraordinary dividend, reorganization or other change in the capital structure of the Company or tender offer for shares of Common Stock, the Committee may make such adjustments with respect to the Option and take such other actions as it deems necessary or appropriate to reflect such merger, consolidation, reorganization or tender offer; provided, however that if the Company shall not be the surviving entity as a result of any such event and the parties to that transaction do not provide for the substitution of the Option with option rights in the surviving entity, then the Committee may cash-out the Option based upon the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock determined as of any date within thirty (30) days immediately prior to the transaction.

 

(c) The existence of the Plan and the Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or priorities as to the Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or any part of its business or assets, or any other corporate act or proceeding. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 6 may provide, in the Committee’s discretion, for the elimination without payment therefor of any fractional shares that might otherwise be subject to the Option.

 

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7. Special Limitation on Exercise. No purported exercise of the Option shall be effective without the approval of the Committee, which may be withheld to the extent that the exercise, either individually or in the aggregate together with the exercise of other previously exercised stock options and/or offers and sales pursuant to any prior or contemplated offering of securities, would, in the sole and absolute judgment of the Committee, require the filing of a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or with the securities commission of any state. If a registration statement is not in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities law with respect to shares of Common Stock purchasable or otherwise deliverable under the Option, the Grantee (a) shall deliver to the Company, prior to the exercise of the Option or as a condition to the delivery of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option exercise, such information, representations and warranties as the Company may reasonably request in order for the Company to be able to satisfy itself that the Option Shares are being acquired in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the securities registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities laws and (b) shall agree that the shares of Common Stock so acquired will not be disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement, unless the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such disposition is exempt from such requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities law.

 

8. Legend on Stock Certificates. Certificates evidencing the Option Shares, to the extent appropriate at the time, shall have noted conspicuously on the certificates a legend intended to give all persons full notice of the existence of the conditions, restrictions, rights and obligations set forth herein and in the Plan.

 

9. Governing Laws. This Agreement and the Terms and Conditions shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida.

 

10. Successors. This Agreement and the Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee and the Company.

 

11. Notice. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the proposed recipient at the last known address of the recipient. Any party may designate any other address to which notices shall be sent by giving notice of the address to the other parties in the same manner as provided herein.

 

12. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions, and the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

 

13. Entire Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference, the Agreement and the Terms and Conditions express the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the Option.

 

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14. Violation. Any transfer, pledge, sale, assignment, or hypothecation of the Option or any portion thereof shall be a violation of the terms of the Agreement or these Terms and Conditions and shall be void and without effect.

 

15. Headings and Capitalized Terms. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing the Agreement or these Terms and Conditions. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in either the Agreement or the Terms and Conditions shall be given the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

 

16. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

17. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Option shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the commercial Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall take place in Orlando, Florida. Each party to this Agreement may select a neutral arbitrator. The selected arbitrators shall in turn appoint a third neutral arbitrator, and the three so chosen shall comprise the arbitration panel. The decision of the arbitration panel shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration panel may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

18. No Right to Continued Retention. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the award of Option Shares hereunder shall be construed as giving the Grantee the right to continued employment with the Company or any affiliate.

 

 

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EXHIBIT 1

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION TO PURCHASE

COMMON STOCK OF

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

 

Hughes Supply, Inc.

One Hughes Way

Orlando, Florida 32805

 

Attention:    Secretary
Re:    Exercise of Incentive Stock Option

 

Gentlemen:

 

Subject to acceptance hereof by Hughes Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the provisions of the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan (the “Plan”), I hereby give notice of my election to exercise the option granted to me to purchase                      shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) under the Incentive Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of [DATE] (the “Option”). The purchase shall take place as of                     ,      (the “Exercise Date”).

 

On or before the Exercise Date, I will pay the applicable purchase price as follows:

 

  ¨ by delivery of cash or a check acceptable to the Company for $                     for the full purchase price payable to the order of Hughes Supply, Inc.

 

  ¨ by delivery of cash or a check acceptable to the Company for $                     representing a portion of the purchase price with the balance to consist of shares of Common Stock that I have owned for at least six months and that are represented by a stock certificate I will surrender to the Company with my endorsement. If the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such stock certificate exceed the number to be applied against the purchase price, I understand that a new stock certificate will be issued to me reflecting the excess number of shares.

 

  ¨ by delivery of a stock certificate representing shares of Common Stock that I have owned for at least six months which I will surrender to the Company with my endorsement as payment of the purchase price. If the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such certificate exceed the number to be applied against the purchase price, I understand that a new certificate will be issued to me reflecting the excess number of shares.

 

  ¨ by delivery of the purchase price by                     , a broker, dealer or other “creditor” as defined by Regulation T issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. I hereby authorize the Company to issue a stock certificate for the number of shares indicated above in the name of said broker, dealer or other creditor or its nominee pursuant to instructions received by the Company and to deliver said stock certificate directly to that broker, dealer or other creditor (or to such other party specified in the instructions received by the Company from the broker, dealer or other creditor) upon receipt of the purchase price.


To the extent applicable, the required federal, state and local income tax withholding obligations on the exercise of the Option shall also be paid in cash or by check acceptable to the Company within five (5) days after the Exercise Date, or will be satisfied by reduction of the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the smallest number of whole shares of Common Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date the Option is exercised, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of withholding tax.

 

As soon as the stock certificate is registered in my name, please deliver it to me at the below address.

 

If the Common Stock being acquired is not registered for issuance to and resale by the Grantee pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or successor form) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), I hereby represent, warrant, covenant, and agree with the Company as follows:

 

The shares of the Common Stock being acquired by me will be acquired for my own account without the participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the Common Stock for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Common Stock and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Common Stock, nor am I aware of the existence of any distribution of the Common Stock;

 

I am not acquiring the Common Stock based upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Common Stock but rather upon an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company;

 

The Common Stock was not offered to me by means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor am I aware of any offers made to other persons by such means;

 

I am able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the Common Stock, including the risk of a complete loss of my investment therein;

 

I understand and agree that the Common Stock will be issued and sold to me without registration under any state law relating to the registration of securities for sale, and will be issued and sold in reliance on the exemptions from registration under the 1933 Act, provided by Sections 3(b) and/or 4(2) thereof and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

The Common Stock cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by me other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the 1933 Act or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;

 

The Company will be under no obligation to register the Common Stock or to comply with any exemption available for sale of the Common Stock without registration or filing, and the information or conditions necessary to permit routine sales of securities of the Company under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act are not now available and no assurance has been given that it or they will become available. The Company is under no obligation to act in any manner so as to make Rule 144 available with respect to the Common Stock;


I have and have had complete access to and the opportunity to review and make copies of all material documents related to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, contracts, financial statements, tax returns, leases, deeds and other books and records. I have examined such of these documents as I wished and am familiar with the business and affairs of the Company. I realize that the purchase of the Common Stock is a speculative investment and that any possible profit therefrom is uncertain;

 

I have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and any person acting on its behalf and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to the Company and its affairs. I have received all information and data with respect to the Company which I have requested and which I have deemed relevant in connection with the evaluation of the merits and risks of my investment in the Company;

 

I have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that I am capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and I am able to bear the economic risk of such purchase; and

 

The agreements, representations, warranties and covenants made by me herein extend to and apply to all of the Common Stock of the Company issued to me pursuant to the Agreement. Acceptance by me of the certificate representing such Common Stock shall constitute a confirmation by me that all such agreements, representations, warranties and covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.


I understand that the certificates representing the shares being purchased by me in accordance with this notice shall bear a legend referring to the foregoing covenants, representations and warranties and restrictions on transfer, and I agree that a legend to that effect may be placed on any certificate which may be issued to me as a substitute for the certificates being acquired by me in accordance with this notice. I further understand that capitalized terms used in this Notice of Exercise without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

Very truly yours,
_______________________________________
Signature
Name __________________________________
Address________________________________
______________________________________
Social Security Number_____________________
Date___________________________________

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

       
HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.        
By:_________________________________________        
Title:________________________________________        

Number of Shares

       
Exercised:____________________________________        
Number of Shares Remaining:______________________________       Date:                
EX-10.4 6 dex104.htm FORM OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award

Exhibit 10.4

 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PURSUANT TO HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the Grant Date by and between HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. (the “Company”) and [NAME] the “Grantee”).

 

Upon and subject to the Terms and Conditions attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the Company hereby awards as of the Grant Date to Grantee a non-qualified stock option (the “Option”) pursuant to the Plan, as described below, to purchase the Option Shares. In the event Grantee fails to sign and return this Agreement to the Company within 90 days after this Agreement is presented to Grantee, the Option shall be cancelled and this Agreement shall be null and void. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

 

  A. Grant Date: [DATE].

 

  B. Type of Option: Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

  C. Plan: Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan.

 

  D. Option Shares: All or any part of [NUMBER] shares of the Company’s common stock, $1.00 par value per share (“Common Stock”).

 

  E. Exercise Price: $[PRICE] per share of Common Stock. The Exercise Price is the Fair Market Value, determined pursuant to the Plan, of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.

 

  F. Option Period: The Option may be exercised as to all or any portion of the vested Option Shares during the Option Period, which commences on the Grant Date and, except as otherwise provided in Section H. below, ends generally on the earliest of (select all that apply):

 

  ¨ the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date;

 

  ¨ expiration of three (3) months after the date the Grantee experiences a termination of employment or service for any reason other than death or Disability;

 

  ¨ expiration of              after the date the Grantee experiences a termination of employment or service for any reason other than death or Disability;

 

  ¨ one (1) year following the date of the Grantee’s death or Disability;

 

  ¨                      following the date of the Grantee’s death or Disability.

 

Note that other limitations to exercising the Option, as described in the attached Terms and Conditions, may apply.

 

  G. Vesting Schedule: [SCHEDULE].

 

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  H. Partial Vesting: In the event that the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any affiliate terminates due to Retirement (as hereinafter defined) prior to the date on which the Option would have become fully vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in G. above:

 

(i) the Option will become partially vested on the date on which the Option would become fully vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in G. above without regard to termination of the Grantee’s employment prior to such date (the “Partial Vesting Date”), with the vested percentage determined by the ratio that the period from the Grant Date to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the Grant Date to the Partial Vesting Date;

 

(ii) on the date of Retirement, the portion of the Option that will not become vested pursuant to this section H. will immediately expire and terminate; and

 

(iii) the portion of the Option that becomes vested pursuant to this section H. will expire, terminate and become unexercisable on the first anniversary of the Partial Vesting Date.

 

  I. Definitions Relating to Partial Vesting.

 

(1) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the termination of the Grantee’s full-time employment with the Company, other than a termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined), after the attainment of age 55 if the sum of the Grantee’s age and number of years of full-time employment with the Company equals or exceeds 70.

 

(2) For purposes of this Agreement “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

(a) willful or gross neglect by the Grantee of his duties;

 

(b) conviction of the Grantee of any felony, or of any lesser crime or offense materially and adversely affecting the property, reputation or goodwill of the Company or its successors;

 

(c) any material breach by the Grantee of the terms of an employment agreement between the Grantee and the Company;

 

(d) willful misconduct by the Grantee in connection with the performance of his duties;

 

(e) theft or misappropriation of business assets of the Company or of any existing or prospective customer of the Company;

 

(f) poor or inadequate work performance, which has not been cured within 30 days following written notice;

 

(g) excessive tardiness;

 

(h) violation of any securities laws as determined by the Company; or

 

(i) any other conduct detrimental to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the failure by the Grantee to comply with the policies and procedures of the Company which may be in effect from time to time.

 

By their signatures below, the Grantee and the Company agree that the Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Grantee has received and reviewed in their entirety this Agreement and the prospectus that summarizes the terms of the Plan, has had an opportunity to request a copy of the Plan in accordance with the procedure described in the prospectus, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement. Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed and sealed this Agreement as of the Grant Date set forth above.

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
By:  

 


    Thomas I. Morgan, President and CEO

 

 


[NAME OF GRANTEE]

 

 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TO THE

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

1. Exercise of Option. Subject to the provisions provided herein or in the Agreement made pursuant to the Plan, and subject to any other procedural requirements as may be established by the Company subsequent to the date of the Agreement made pursuant to the Plan:

 

(a) The Option may be exercised with respect to all or any portion of the Option Shares at any time during the Option Period by the delivery to the Company, at its principal place of business, of (i) a written notice of exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, which shall be actually delivered to the Company or its designee no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which Grantee desires to exercise all or any portion of the Option; and (ii) payment to the Company of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Option Shares being purchased (the “Purchase Price”) in the manner provided in Subsection (b); and, if applicable, (iii) payment, in accordance with Section 5, of the withholding liability arising from the exercise. Upon acceptance of such notice and receipt of payment in full of the Purchase Price and any applicable withholding liability, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate representing the Option Shares purchased.

 

(b) The Purchase Price shall be paid in full upon the exercise of an Option and no Option Shares shall be issued or delivered until full payment therefor has been made. Payment of the Purchase Price for all Option Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be made in one of the following manners:

 

(i) by cash or check acceptable to the Company;

 

(ii) by delivery to the Company of a number of shares of Common Stock which have been owned by the holder for at least six (6) months prior to the date of exercise having an aggregate Fair Market Value of not less than the product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares the Grantee intends to purchase upon the exercise of the Option on the date of delivery;

 

(iii) by receipt of the purchase price in cash from a proper broker, dealer or other creditor following delivery of instructions by the Grantee to the Secretary of the Company or his designee regarding delivery to such broker, dealer or other creditor of that number of Option Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised; or

 

(iv) any combination thereof.

 

2. Rights as Shareholder. Until the stock certificates reflecting the Option Shares accruing to the Grantee upon exercise of the Option are issued to the Grantee, the Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to such Option Shares. The Company shall make no adjustment for any dividends or distributions or other rights on or with respect to Option Shares for which the record date is prior to the issuance of that stock certificate, except as the Plan or the attached Agreement otherwise provides.

 

3. Restriction on Transfer of Option and of Option Shares. Except to the extent the Committee deems permissible under Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and consistent with the best interests of the Company, the Option evidenced hereby is nontransferable other than

 

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by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Grantee only by the Grantee (or in the event of his disability, by his personal representative) and after his death, only by his legatee or the executor of his estate.

 

4. Withholding. The Grantee must satisfy his federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option. The Grantee may satisfy this withholding obligation by paying to the Company the full amount of the withholding obligation in cash or check acceptable to the Company. If the Grantee fails to make such payment of the withholding taxes to the Company within five (5) days after the exercise of the Option, the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise shall be reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of Common Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date the Option is exercised, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of withholding tax.

 

5. Changes in Capitalization.

 

(a) The number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Option and the Exercise Price of the Option shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or a combination of shares or the payment of an ordinary stock dividend in shares of such Common Stock to holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of such Common Stock outstanding effected without receipt of consideration by the Company to the extent that Grantee’s proportionate interest shall be maintained as before the occurrence of the event.

 

(b) In the event of a merger, consolidation, extraordinary dividend, reorganization or other change in the capital structure of the Company or tender offer for shares of Common Stock, the Committee may make such adjustments with respect to the Option and take such other actions as it deems necessary or appropriate to reflect such merger, consolidation, reorganization or tender offer; provided, however that if the Company shall not be the surviving entity as a result of any such event and the parties to that transaction do not provide for the substitution of the Option with option rights in the surviving entity, then the Committee may cash-out the Option based upon the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock determined as of any date within thirty (30) days immediately prior to the transaction.

 

(c) The existence of the Plan and the Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or priorities as to the Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or any part of its business or assets, or any other corporate act or proceeding. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 6 may provide, in the Committee’s discretion, for the elimination without payment therefor of any fractional shares that might otherwise be subject to the Option.

 

6. Special Limitation on Exercise. No purported exercise of the Option shall be effective without the approval of the Committee, which may be withheld to the extent that the exercise, either individually or in the aggregate together with the exercise of other previously exercised stock options and/or offers and sales pursuant to any prior or contemplated offering of securities, would, in the sole and absolute judgment of the Committee, require the filing of a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or with the securities commission of any state. If a registration statement is not in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities law with respect to shares of

 

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Common Stock purchasable or otherwise deliverable under the Option, the Grantee (a) shall deliver to the Company, prior to the exercise of the Option or as a condition to the delivery of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option exercise, such information, representations and warranties as the Company may reasonably request in order for the Company to be able to satisfy itself that the Option Shares are being acquired in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the securities registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities laws and (b) shall agree that the shares of Common Stock so acquired will not be disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement, unless the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such disposition is exempt from such requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities law.

 

7. Legend on Stock Certificates. Certificates evidencing the Option Shares, to the extent appropriate at the time, shall have noted conspicuously on the certificates a legend intended to give all persons full notice of the existence of the conditions, restrictions, rights and obligations set forth herein and in the Plan.

 

8. Governing Laws. This Agreement and the Terms and Conditions shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida.

 

9. Successors. This Agreement and the Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee and the Company.

 

10. Notice. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the proposed recipient at the last known address of the recipient. Any party may designate any other address to which notices shall be sent by giving notice of the address to the other parties in the same manner as provided herein.

 

11. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions, and the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

 

12. Entire Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference, the Agreement and the Terms and Conditions express the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the Option.

 

13. Violation. Any transfer, pledge, sale, assignment, or hypothecation of the Option or any portion thereof shall be a violation of the terms of the Agreement or these Terms and Conditions and shall be void and without effect.

 

14. Headings and Capitalized Terms. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing the Agreement or these Terms and Conditions. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in either the Agreement or the Terms and Conditions shall be given the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

 

15. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions, the party or

 

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parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

16. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Option shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the commercial Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall take place in Orlando, Florida. Each party to this Agreement may select a neutral arbitrator. The selected arbitrators shall in turn appoint a third neutral arbitrator, and the three so chosen shall comprise the arbitration panel. The decision of the arbitration panel shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration panel may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

17. No Right to Continued Retention. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the award of Option Shares hereunder shall be construed as giving the Grantee the right to continued employment with the Company or any affiliate.

 

 

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EXHIBIT 1

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION TO PURCHASE

COMMON STOCK OF

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

 

Hughes Supply, Inc.

One Hughes Way

Orlando, Florida 32805

 

Attention:

   Secretary

Re:

   Exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Option

 

Gentlemen:

 

Subject to acceptance hereof by Hughes Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the provisions of the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan (the “Plan”), I hereby give notice of my election to exercise the option granted to me to purchase                      shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) under the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of [DATE] (the “Option”). The purchase shall take place as of                     ,      (the “Exercise Date”).

 

On or before the Exercise Date, I will pay the applicable purchase price as follows:

 

  [    ] by delivery of cash or a check acceptable to the Company for $                     for the full purchase price payable to the order of Hughes Supply, Inc.

 

  [    ] by delivery of cash or a check acceptable to the Company for $                     representing a portion of the purchase price with the balance to consist of shares of Common Stock that I have owned for at least six months and that are represented by a stock certificate I will surrender to the Company with my endorsement. If the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such stock certificate exceed the number to be applied against the purchase price, I understand that a new stock certificate will be issued to me reflecting the excess number of shares.

 

  [    ] by delivery of a stock certificate representing shares of Common Stock that I have owned for at least six months which I will surrender to the Company with my endorsement as payment of the purchase price. If the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such certificate exceed the number to be applied against the purchase price, I understand that a new certificate will be issued to me reflecting the excess number of shares.

 

  [    ] by delivery of the purchase price by                     , a broker, dealer or other “creditor” as defined by Regulation T issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. I hereby authorize the Company to issue a stock certificate for the number of shares indicated above in the name of said broker, dealer or other creditor or its nominee pursuant to instructions received by the Company and to deliver said stock certificate directly to that broker, dealer or other creditor (or to such other party specified in the instructions received by the Company from the broker, dealer or other creditor) upon receipt of the purchase price.


To the extent applicable, the required federal, state and local income tax withholding obligations or the exercise of the Option shall also be paid in cash or by check acceptable to the Company within five (5) days after the Exercise Date, or will be satisfied by reduction of the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the smallest number of whole shares of Common Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date the Option is exercised, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of withholding tax.

 

As soon as the stock certificate is registered in my name, please deliver it to me at the below address.

 

If the Common Stock being acquired is not registered for issuance to and resale by the Grantee pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or successor form) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), I hereby represent, warrant, covenant, and agree with the Company as follows:

 

The shares of the Common Stock being acquired by me will be acquired for my own account without the participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the Common Stock for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Common Stock and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Common Stock, nor am I aware of the existence of any distribution of the Common Stock;

 

I am not acquiring the Common Stock based upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Common Stock but rather upon an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company;

 

The Common Stock was not offered to me by means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor am I aware of any offers made to other persons by such means;

 

I am able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the Common Stock, including the risk of a complete loss of my investment therein;


I understand and agree that the Common Stock will be issued and sold to me without registration under any state law relating to the registration of securities for sale, and will be issued and sold in reliance on the exemptions from registration under the 1933 Act, provided by Sections 3(b) and/or 4(2) thereof and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

The Common Stock cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by me other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the 1933 Act or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;

 

The Company will be under no obligation to register the Common Stock or to comply with any exemption available for sale of the Common Stock without registration or filing, and the information or conditions necessary to permit routine sales of securities of the Company under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act are not now available and no assurance has been given that it or they will become available. The Company is under no obligation to act in any manner so as to make Rule 144 available with respect to the Common Stock;

 

I have and have had complete access to and the opportunity to review and make copies of all material documents related to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, contracts, financial statements, tax returns, leases, deeds and other books and records. I have examined such of these documents as I wished and am familiar with the business and affairs of the Company. I realize that the purchase of the Common Stock is a speculative investment and that any possible profit therefrom is uncertain;

 

I have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and any person acting on its behalf and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to the Company and its affairs. I have received all information and data with respect to the Company which I have requested and which I have deemed relevant in connection with the evaluation of the merits and risks of my investment in the Company;

 

I have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that I am capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and I am able to bear the economic risk of such purchase; and

 

The agreements, representations, warranties and covenants made by me herein extend to and apply to all of the Common Stock of the Company issued to me pursuant to this Agreement. Acceptance by me of the certificate representing such Common Stock shall constitute a confirmation by me that all such agreements, representations, warranties and covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.

 

 


I understand that the certificates representing the shares being purchased by me in accordance with this notice shall bear a legend referring to the foregoing covenants, representations and warranties and restrictions on transfer, and I agree that a legend to that effect may be placed on any certificate which may be issued to me as a substitute for the certificates being acquired by me in accordance with this notice. I further understand that capitalized terms used in this Notice of Exercise without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

Very truly yours,    

_______________________________________

Signature

   
Name ____________________________________    
Address__________________________________    
__________________________________________    
Social Security Number _________________________    
Date _______________________________________    

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:    
HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.    
By:_________________________    
Title:_________________________    
Number of Shares    
Exercised:________________________    
Number of Shares Remaining: ________________   Date:                    

 

 

EX-10.5 7 dex105.htm FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD UNDER THE 2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN Form of Restricted Stock Award under the 2005 Executive Stock Plan

Exhibit 10.5

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

This RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of                      (the “Grant Date”) between HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. a Florida corporation (the “Company”) and                     , a key employee of the Company (the “Employee”).

 

Background Information

 

A. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) and shareholders of the Company previously adopted the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan (the “Plan”).

 

B. Section 8 of the Plan provides that the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall have the discretion and right to grant Restricted Stock (as defined below) to key employees of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any additional terms provided by the Committee. The Committee has made a grant of Restricted Stock to the Employee as of the Grant Date pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

C. The Employee desires to accept the grant of Restricted Stock and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. In the event the Employee fails to sign and return this Agreement to the Company within 90 days after this Agreement is presented to the Employee, the Restricted Stock shall be cancelled and this Agreement shall be null and void.

 

Agreement

 

1. Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement and the Plan, the Company hereby grants the Employee [                    ] [            ] shares of restricted, common stock of the Company (the “Restricted Stock”) as of the Grant Date.

 

2. Vesting.

 

(a) Full Vesting. The Employee’s rights and interest in the Restricted Stock shall become fully vested and non-forfeitable (and the stock shall cease being restricted) upon the occurrence of the first of the following events, provided the Employee is a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates (as hereinafter defined) at that time.

 

(i) Continued Employment for Five (5) Years Following Grant Date. The Employee shall become 100% vested if the Employee remains employed by the Company or its Affiliates for a period of five (5) years following the Grant Date.

 

(ii) Age 65. The Employee shall become 100% vested upon the attainment of age 65.

 

(iii) Death. The Employee shall become 100% vested (and the Restricted Stock shall pass to his/her beneficiaries) upon the Employee’s death.

 

(iv) Disability. The Employee shall become 100% vested if his termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates is due to the Employee’s “disability”. For purposes of this Agreement, “disability” shall have the same meaning as is provided under the Company’s group, long-term disability plan or policy then maintained by the Company or the Affiliate for whom the


Employee is employed. If no such plan or policy then exists, “disability” shall have the same meaning as in Internal Revenue Code §22(e)(3), as amended or replaced from time to time. In the event of a dispute under this provision, the determination of “disability” shall be made by the Committee, in its discretion, upon the advice of one or more physicians employed by the Committee to assist in its determination.

 

(v) Change of Control. The Employee shall become 100% vested upon a “change of control” of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a “change of control” shall mean:

 

(A) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, possesses more than 50 percent of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than 50 percent of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons will not be considered a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an increase in the percentage of stock of the Company owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock of the Company for purposes of this subsection (A);

 

(B) during any period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by the Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office; or

 

(C) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by the person or persons) assets from the Company, outside of the ordinary course of business, that have a gross fair market value equal to or more than 40 percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (C), “gross fair market value” means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be treated as a Change in Control under this subsection (C):

 

(1) a transfer of assets from the Company to a shareholder of the Company (determined immediately before the asset transfer);

 

(2) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

 

(3) a transfer of assets from the Company to a person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or

 

(4) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, at least 50 percent of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in (3) above.

 

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(b) Partial Vesting After Retirement. In the event that the Employee ceases to be a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates due to Retirement (as hereinafter defined) prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock would have become fully vested pursuant to Section 2(a):

 

(i) the Restricted Stock will become partially vested on the occurrence of the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Grant Date or one of the events described in Section 2(a)(ii) through (v), whichever occurs first (the “Partial Vesting Date”), with the vested percentage determined by the ratio that the period from the Grant Date to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the Grant Date to the Partial Vesting Date;

 

(ii) no portion of the Restricted Stock will be forfeited prior to the Partial Vesting Date; and

 

(iii) on the Partial Vesting Date, the Employee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the portion of the Restricted Stock that does not become vested pursuant to this Section 2(b).

 

(c) Definitions Relating to Partial Vesting.

 

(i) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the termination of the Employee’s full-time employment with the Company, other than a termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined), after the attainment of age 55 if the sum of the Employee’s age and number of years of full-time employment with the Company equals or exceeds 70.

 

(ii) For purposes of this Agreement “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

(A) willful or gross neglect by the Employee of his duties;

 

(B) conviction of the Employee of any felony, or of any lesser crime or offense materially and adversely affecting the property, reputation or goodwill of the Company or its successors;

 

(C) any material breach by the Employee of the terms of an employment agreement between the Employee and the Company;

 

(D) willful misconduct by the Employee in connection with the performance of his duties;

 

(E) theft or misappropriation of business assets of the Company or of any existing or prospective customer of the Company;

 

(F) poor or inadequate work performance, which has not been cured within 30 days following written notice;

 

(G) excessive tardiness;

 

(H) violation of any securities laws as determined by the Company; or

 

(I) any other conduct detrimental to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the failure by the Employee to comply with the policies and procedures of the Company which may be in effect from time to time.

 

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3. Restrictions on Transfer. Until such time as any share of Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 above, the Employee shall not have the right to make or permit to occur any transfer, pledge or hypothecation of all or any portion of the Restricted Stock, whether outright or as security, with or without consideration, voluntary or involuntary. At such time as any share of Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 above, all or any portion of the Restricted Stock may be transferred or assigned to one or more Family Members (as defined in the Plan) of the Employee, provided any such transfer or assignment is made without consideration to the Employee. Any transfer, pledge or hypothecation not made in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed null and void. See also Section 6 below.

 

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(b) above, the Employee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the Restricted Stock, including but not limited to the rights to vote and receive dividends, if he fails to remain as a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates until he becomes “vested” in his Restricted Stock. To the extent Restricted Stock is forfeited by the Employee, it shall again become available for use under the Plan.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate” means (i) an entity that directly or through another Affiliate is more than fifty percent (50%) owned by the Company, or (ii) an entity in which the Company has a “significant equity interest” as determined by the Committee.

 

4. Shares Held by Custodian. The Employee hereby authorizes and directs the Company to deliver any share certificate issued by the Company to evidence the award of Restricted Stock to the Secretary of the Company or such other officer of the Company as may be designated by the Committee (the “Share Custodian”) to be held by the Share Custodian until the Restricted Stock becomes vested in accordance with Section 2 above. When all or any portion of the Restricted Stock becomes vested, the Share Custodian shall deliver to the Employee (or his beneficiary in the event of death) a certificate representing the vested Restricted Stock (which then will be unrestricted). The Employee hereby irrevocably appoints the Share Custodian, and any successor thereto, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the Employee with full power and authority to execute any stock transfer power or other instrument necessary to transfer the Restricted Stock to the Company, or to transfer a portion of the Restricted Stock to the Employee on an unrestricted basis upon vesting, pursuant to this Agreement, in the name, place, and stead of the Employee. The term of such appointment shall commence on the Grant Date and shall continue until all the Restricted Stock becomes vested or is forfeited. During the period that the Share Custodian holds the shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Section, the Employee shall be entitled to all rights applicable to shares of common stock of the Company not so held, including the right to vote and receive dividends, but provided, however, in the event the number of shares of Restricted Stock is increased or reduced by changing par value, split-up, stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification, merger, reorganization, consolidation, or otherwise, and in the event of any distribution of common stock or other securities of the Company in respect of such shares of common stock, the Employee agrees that any certificate representing shares of such additional common stock or other securities of the Company issued as a result of any of the foregoing shall be delivered to the Share Custodian and shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement as if initially received hereunder.

 

5. Tax Payment Upon Vesting. At such time as the Employee becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 above in all or any portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, the Employee (or his/her personal representative) must satisfy his federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option. The Employee may satisfy this withholding obligation by paying to the Company the full amount of the withholding obligation in cash or check acceptable to the Company. If the Employee fails to make such payment of the withholding taxes to the Company within five (5) days after the occurrence of the vesting event (a “Vesting Date”), the Employee’s actual number of vested shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of common

 

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stock of the Company which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the common stock on the Vesting Date, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the withholding tax obligations imposed on the Company by reason of the vesting of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

6. Investment Representations. The Employee hereby represents, warrants, covenants, and agrees with the Company as follows:

 

(a) The Restricted Stock being acquired by the Employee will be acquired for the Employee’s own account without the participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the Restricted Stock for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Restricted Stock and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Restricted Stock, nor is the Employee aware of the existence of any distribution of the Restricted Stock;

 

(b) The Employee is not acquiring the Restricted Stock based upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Restricted Stock but rather upon an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company;

 

(c) The Restricted Stock was not offered to the Employee by means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor is the Employee aware of any offers made to other persons by such means;

 

(d) The Employee is able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the Restricted Stock, including the risk of a complete loss of his/her investment therein;

 

(e) The Restricted Stock cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by the Employee other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;

 

(f) The Employee has, and has had, complete access to and the opportunity to review and make copies of all material documents related to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, contracts, financial statements, tax returns, leases, deeds, and other books and records. Employee has examined such of these documents as the Employee has wished and is familiar with the business and affairs of the Company. The Employee realizes that the acquisition of the Restricted Stock is a speculative investment and that any possible profit therefrom is uncertain;

 

(g) The Employee has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and any person acting on its behalf and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to the Company and its affairs. The Employee has received all information and data with respect to the Company which the Employee has requested and which the Employee has deemed relevant in connection with the evaluation of the merits and risks of the Employee’s investment in the Company;

 

(h) The Employee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Employee is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the acquisition of the Restricted Stock hereunder and the Employee is able to bear the economic risk of such acquisition; and

 

(i) The agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made by the Employee herein extend to and apply to all of the Restricted Stock of the Company issued to the Employee pursuant to this award. Acceptance by the Employee of the certificate representing such Restricted Stock shall constitute a confirmation by the Employee that all such agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.

 

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7. No Effect on Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Employee the right to continue in the employment of the Company or effect any right which the Company may have to terminate the employment of the Employee regardless of the effect of such termination of employment on the rights of the Employee under the Plan or this Agreement.

 

8. Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the local laws of the State of Florida applicable to agreements to be executed and performed wholly within said state, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. The parties further agree that in any dispute between them relating to this Agreement, exclusive jurisdiction shall be in the trial courts located within Orange County, Florida, any objections as to jurisdiction or venue in such court being expressly waived.

 

9. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Company and Employee.

 

10. Notice. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give to the other shall be in writing, and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: to the General Counsel of the Company, or to the Company (attention of the General Counsel), at Hughes Supply, Inc., One Hughes Way, Orlando, Florida 32805, or at any other address as the Company, by notice to the Employee, may designate in writing from time to time; to the Employee, at the Employee’s address as shown on the records of the Company, or at any other address as the Employee, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.

 

11. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

 

12. Entire Agreement; Modifications to Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, this Agreement expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to such terms, restrictions and limitations. The Committee may amend or terminate any (or all) of the provisions of this Agreement at any time prior to the date on which any of the shares of Restricted Stock shall have vested with the Employee pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

13. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

 

14. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

15. Resolution of Disputes. Any determination or interpretation by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the Grant Date set forth above.

 

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HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
By:  

 


    Tom Morgan, President and CEO
EMPLOYEE:

 

 


 

 

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EX-10.6 8 dex106.htm FORM OF 2005 PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD Form of 2005 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award

Exhibit 10.6

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

This PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of                      (the “Grant Date”) between HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. a Florida corporation (the “Company”) and                     , a key employee of the Company (the “Employee”).

 

Background Information

 

A. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) and shareholders of the Company previously adopted the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan (the “Plan”).

 

B. Section 8 of the Plan provides that the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall have the discretion and right to grant Performance-Based Restricted Stock (as defined below) to key employees of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any additional terms provided by the Committee. The Committee has made a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock to the Employee as of the Grant Date pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

C. The Employee desires to accept the grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. In the event the Employee fails to sign and return this Agreement to the Company within 90 days after this Agreement is presented to the Employee, the Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be cancelled and this Agreement shall be null and void.

 

Agreement

 

1. Performance-Based Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement and the Plan, the Company hereby grants the Employee [                    ] [            ] shares of restricted, common stock of the Company (the “Performance-Based Restricted Stock”) as of the Grant Date.

 

2. Performance-Based Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 and Section 4 of this Agreement, the extent of the vesting of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be based upon the satisfaction of the performance goal specified in this Section 2 (the “Performance Goal”). The Performance Goal shall be based upon a comparison of the Total Shareholder Return (as defined below) of the Company (“Company TSR”) to the Total Shareholder Return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index (the “Index TSR”). “Total Shareholder Return” shall mean an amount equal to the total shareholder return for the (i) Company and (ii) Index TSR, as the case may be, for the three-year period ending on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Performance Period”), as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (or any other reporting service that the Committee in its discretion may designate from time to time). The portion of the Employee’s rights and interest in the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, if any, that becomes vested and non-forfeitable and ceases to be restricted on the last day of the Performance Period shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

 

Company TSR as a Percentage of Index TSR


 

Vested Percentage


120% or more   100%
116%   90%
112%   80%
108%   70%
104%   60%
100%   50%
Less than 100%   0%

 

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Any determination as to whether or not and to what extent the Performance Goal has been satisfied shall be made by the Committee in its discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons, including, but not limited to, the Company and the Employee.

 

3. Other Vesting Events.

 

(a) Change of Control. The Employee shall become 100% vested upon a “change of control” of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a “change of control” shall mean:

 

(1) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, possesses more than 50 percent of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than 50 percent of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons will not be considered a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an increase in the percentage of stock of the Company owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock of the Company for purposes of this subsection (1);

 

(2) during any period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by the Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office; or

 

(3) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by the person or persons) assets from the Company, outside of the ordinary course of business, that have a gross fair market value equal to or more than 40 percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (c), “gross fair market value” means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be treated as a Change in Control under this subsection (3):

 

(A) a transfer of assets from the Company to a shareholder of the Company (determined immediately before the asset transfer);

 

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(B) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

 

(C) a transfer of assets from the Company to a person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or

 

(D) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, at least 50 percent of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in (C) above.

 

(b) Death. The Employee shall become 100% vested (and the Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall pass to his/her beneficiaries) upon the Employee’s death.

 

(c) Disability. The Employee shall become 100% vested if his termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates is due to the Employee’s “disability”. For purposes of this Agreement, “disability” shall have the same meaning as is provided under the Company’s group, long-term disability plan or policy then maintained by the Company or the Affiliate for whom the Employee is employed. If no such plan or policy then exists, “disability” shall have the same meaning as in Internal Revenue Code §22(e)(3), as amended or replaced from time to time. In the event of a dispute under this provision, the determination of “disability” shall be made by the Committee, in its discretion, upon the advice of one or more physicians employed by the Committee to assist in its determination.

 

4. Retirement.

 

(a) Partial Vesting After Retirement. In the event that the Employee ceases to be a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates due to Retirement (as hereinafter defined) prior to the date on which the Performance-Based Restricted Stock would have become fully vested pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3:

 

(i) the Performance-Based Restricted Stock will become partially vested on the last day of the Performance Period (the “Partial Vesting Date”), with the partial vesting percentage equal to the percentage that otherwise would have been applied in accordance with Section 2 if the Employee’s Retirement had not occurred (the “Standard Percentage”) reduced to such a percentage as shall bear to the Standard Percentage the same ratio that the period from the Grant Date to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the Grant Date to the Partial Vesting Date;

 

(ii) no portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock will be forfeited prior to the Partial Vesting Date; and

 

(iii) on the Partial Vesting Date, the Employee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock that does not become vested pursuant to this Section 4(a).

 

(b) Definitions Relating to Partial Vesting.

 

(i) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the termination of the Employee’s full-time employment with the Company, other than a termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined), after the attainment of age 55 if the sum of the Employee’s age and number of years of full-time employment with the Company equals or exceeds 70.

 

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(ii) For purposes of this Agreement “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

(A) willful or gross neglect by the Employee of his duties;

 

(B) conviction of the Employee of any felony, or of any lesser crime or offense materially and adversely affecting the property, reputation or goodwill of the Company or its successors;

 

(C) any material breach by the Employee of the terms of an employment agreement between the Employee and the Company;

 

(D) willful misconduct by the Employee in connection with the performance of his duties;

 

(E) theft or misappropriation of business assets of the Company or of any existing or prospective customer of the Company;

 

(F) poor or inadequate work performance, which has not been cured within 30 days following written notice;

 

(G) excessive tardiness;

 

(H) violation of any securities laws as determined by the Company; or

 

(I) any other conduct detrimental to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the failure by the Employee to comply with the policies and procedures of the Company which may be in effect from time to time.

 

5. Restrictions on Transfer. Until such time as any share of Performance-Based Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2, Section 3 or Section 4 above, the Employee shall not have the right to make or permit to occur any transfer, pledge or hypothecation of all or any portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, whether outright or as security, with or without consideration, voluntary or involuntary. At such time as any share of Performance-Based Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2, Section 3 or Section 4 above, all or any portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock may be transferred or assigned to one or more Family Members (as defined in the Plan) of the Employee, provided any such transfer or assignment is made without consideration to the Employee. Any transfer, pledge or hypothecation not made in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed null and void. See also Section 8 below.

 

The Employee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, including but not limited to the rights to vote and receive dividends, if he fails to remain as a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates until he becomes “vested” in his Performance-Based Restricted Stock. To the extent Performance-Based Restricted Stock is forfeited by the Employee, it shall again become available for use under the Plan.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate” means (i) an entity that directly or through another Affiliate is more than fifty percent (50%) owned by the Company, or (ii) an entity in which the Company has a “significant equity interest” as determined by the Committee.

 

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6. Shares Held by Custodian. The Employee hereby authorizes and directs the Company to deliver any share certificate issued by the Company to evidence the award of Performance-Based Restricted Stock to the Secretary of the Company or such other officer of the Company as may be designated by the Committee (the “Share Custodian”) to be held by the Share Custodian until the Performance-Based Restricted Stock becomes vested in accordance with Section 2, Section 3 or Section 4 above. When all or any portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock becomes vested, the Share Custodian shall deliver to the Employee (or his beneficiary in the event of death) a certificate representing the vested Performance-Based Restricted Stock (which then will be unrestricted). The Employee hereby irrevocably appoints the Share Custodian, and any successor thereto, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the Employee with full power and authority to execute any stock transfer power or other instrument necessary to transfer the Performance-Based Restricted Stock to the Company, or to transfer a portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock to the Employee on an unrestricted basis upon vesting, pursuant to this Agreement, in the name, place, and stead of the Employee. The term of such appointment shall commence on the Grant Date and shall continue until all the Performance-Based Restricted Stock becomes vested or is forfeited. During the period that the Share Custodian holds the shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock subject to this Section, the Employee shall be entitled to all rights applicable to shares of common stock of the Company not so held, including the right to vote and receive dividends, but provided, however, in the event the number of shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock is increased or reduced by changing par value, split-up, stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification, merger, reorganization, consolidation, or otherwise, and in the event of any distribution of common stock or other securities of the Company in respect of such shares of common stock, the Employee agrees that any certificate representing shares of such additional common stock or other securities of the Company issued as a result of any of the foregoing shall be delivered to the Share Custodian and shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement as if initially received hereunder.

 

7. Tax Payment Upon Vesting. At such time as the Employee becomes vested pursuant to Section 2, Section 3 or Section 4 above in all or any portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, the Employee (or his/her personal representative) must satisfy his federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option. The Employee may satisfy this withholding obligation by paying to the Company the full amount of the withholding obligation in cash or check acceptable to the Company. If the Employee fails to make such payment of the withholding taxes to the Company within five (5) days after the occurrence of the vesting event (a “Vesting Date”), the Employee’s actual number of vested shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of common stock of the Company which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the common stock on the Vesting Date, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the withholding tax obligations imposed on the Company by reason of the vesting of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

8. Investment Representations. The Employee hereby represents, warrants, covenants, and agrees with the Company as follows:

 

(a) The Performance-Based Restricted Stock being acquired by the Employee will be acquired for the Employee’s own account without the participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the Performance-Based Restricted Stock for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, nor is the Employee aware of the existence of any distribution of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock;

 

(b) The Employee is not acquiring the Performance-Based Restricted Stock based upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Performance-Based Restricted Stock but rather upon an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company;

 

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(c) The Performance-Based Restricted Stock was not offered to the Employee by means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor is the Employee aware of any offers made to other persons by such means;

 

(d) The Employee is able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, including the risk of a complete loss of his/her investment therein;

 

(e) The Performance-Based Restricted Stock cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by the Employee other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;

 

(f) The Employee has, and has had, complete access to and the opportunity to review and make copies of all material documents related to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, contracts, financial statements, tax returns, leases, deeds, and other books and records. Employee has examined such of these documents as the Employee has wished and is familiar with the business and affairs of the Company. The Employee realizes that the acquisition of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock is a speculative investment and that any possible profit therefrom is uncertain;

 

(g) The Employee has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and any person acting on its behalf and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to the Company and its affairs. The Employee has received all information and data with respect to the Company which the Employee has requested and which the Employee has deemed relevant in connection with the evaluation of the merits and risks of the Employee’s investment in the Company;

 

(h) The Employee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Employee is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the acquisition of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock hereunder and the Employee is able to bear the economic risk of such acquisition; and

 

(i) The agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made by the Employee herein extend to and apply to all of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock of the Company issued to the Employee pursuant to this award. Acceptance by the Employee of the certificate representing such Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall constitute a confirmation by the Employee that all such agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.

 

9. No Effect on Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Employee the right to continue in the employment of the Company or effect any right which the Company may have to terminate the employment of the Employee regardless of the effect of such termination of employment on the rights of the Employee under the Plan or this Agreement.

 

10. Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the local laws of the State of Florida applicable to agreements to be executed and performed wholly within said state, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. The parties further agree that in any dispute between them relating to this Agreement, exclusive jurisdiction shall be in the trial courts located within Orange County, Florida, any objections as to jurisdiction or venue in such court being expressly waived.

 

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11. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Company and Employee.

 

12. Notice. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give to the other shall be in writing, and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: to the General Counsel of the Company, or to the Company (attention of the General Counsel), at Hughes Supply, Inc., One Hughes Way, Orlando, Florida 32805, or at any other address as the Company, by notice to the Employee, may designate in writing from time to time; to the Employee, at the Employee’s address as shown on the records of the Company, or at any other address as the Employee, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.

 

13. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

 

14. Entire Agreement; Modifications to Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, this Agreement expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to such terms, restrictions and limitations. The Committee may amend or terminate any (or all) of the provisions of this Agreement at any time prior to the date on which any of the shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall have vested with the Employee pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

15. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

 

16. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

17. Resolution of Disputes. Any determination or interpretation by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the Grant Date set forth above.

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
By:  

 


    Tom Morgan, President and CEO
EMPLOYEE:

 


 

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EX-10.7 9 dex107.htm FORM OF 2005 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD Form of 2005 Incentive Stock Option Award

Exhibit 10.7

 

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PURSUANT TO HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

1997 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the Grant Date by and between HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. (the “Company”) and [NAME] (the “Grantee”).

 

Upon and subject to the Terms and Conditions attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the Company hereby awards as of the Grant Date to Grantee an incentive stock option (the “Option”) pursuant to the Plan, as described below, to purchase the Option Shares. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

 

  A. Grant Date: [DATE].

 

  B. Type of Option: Incentive Stock Option (except to the extent all or a portion of the Option is required to be treated as a non-qualified stock option pursuant to Section 4 of the Terms and Conditions attached hereto).

 

  C. Plan: Hughes Supply, Inc. 1997 Executive Stock Plan.

 

  D. Option Shares: All or any part of [NUMBER] shares of the Company’s common stock, $1.00 par value per share (“Common Stock”).

 

  E. Exercise Price: $[PRICE] per share of Common Stock. The Exercise Price is the Fair Market Value, determined pursuant to the Plan, of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.

 

  F. Option Period: The Option may be exercised as to all or any portion of the vested Option Shares during the Option Period, which commences on the Grant Date and, except as otherwise provided in section H. below, ends generally on the earliest of:

 

(i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date;

 

(ii) expiration of three (3) months after the date the Grantee experiences a termination of employment for any reason other than death or Disability; or

 

(iii) one (1) year following the date of the Grantee’s death or Disability.

 

Note that other limitations to exercising the Option, as described in the attached Terms and Conditions, may apply.

 

  G. Vesting Schedule: [SCHEDULE].

 

  H. Partial Vesting: In the event that the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any affiliate terminates due to Retirement (as hereinafter defined) prior to the date on which the Option would have become fully vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in G. above:

 

(i) the Option will become partially vested on the date on which the Option would become fully vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in G. above without regard to termination of the Grantee’s employment prior to such date (the “Partial Vesting

 

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Date”), with the vested percentage determined by the ratio that the period from the Grant Date to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the Grant Date to the Partial Vesting Date;

 

(ii) on the date of Retirement, the portion of the Option that will not become vested pursuant to this section H. will immediately expire and terminate; and

 

(iii) the portion of the Option that becomes vested pursuant to this section H. will expire, terminate and become unexercisable on the first anniversary of the Partial Vesting Date.

 

  I. Definitions Relating to Partial Vesting.

 

(1) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the termination of the Grantee’s full-time employment with the Company, other than a termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined), after the attainment of age 55 if the sum of the Grantee’s age and number of years of full-time employment with the Company equals or exceeds 70.

 

(2) For purposes of this Agreement “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

(a) willful or gross neglect by the Grantee of his duties;

 

(b) conviction of the Grantee of any felony, or of any lesser crime or offense materially and adversely affecting the property, reputation or goodwill of the Company or its successors;

 

(c) any material breach by the Grantee of the terms of an employment agreement between the Grantee and the Company;

 

(d) willful misconduct by the Grantee in connection with the performance of his duties;

 

(e) theft or misappropriation of business assets of the Company or of any existing or prospective customer of the Company;

 

(f) poor or inadequate work performance, which has not been cured within 30 days following written notice;

 

(g) excessive tardiness;

 

(h) violation of any securities laws as determined by the Company; or

 

(i) any other conduct detrimental to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the failure by the Grantee to comply with the policies and procedures of the Company which may be in effect from time to time.

 

By their signatures below, the Grantee and the Company agree that the Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Grantee has received and reviewed in their entirety this Agreement and the prospectus that summarizes the terms of the Plan, has had an opportunity to request a copy of the Plan in accordance with the procedure described in the prospectus, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement. Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed and sealed this Agreement as of the Grant Date set forth above.

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
By:  

 


    Thomas I. Morgan, President and CEO

 

 


[NAME OF GRANTEE]

 

 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TO THE

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

1997 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

1. Exercise of Option. Subject to the provisions provided herein or in the Agreement made pursuant to the Plan, and subject to any other procedural requirements as may be established by the Company subsequent to the date of the Agreement made pursuant to the Plan:

 

(a) The Option may be exercised with respect to all or any portion of the Option Shares at any time during the Option Period by the delivery to the Company, at its principal place of business, of (i) a written notice of exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, which shall be actually delivered to the Company or its designee no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which Grantee desires to exercise all or any portion of the Option; and (ii) payment to the Company of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Option Shares being purchased (the “Purchase Price”) in the manner provided in Subsection (b); and, if applicable, (iii) payment, in accordance with Section 5, of the withholding liability arising from the exercise. Upon acceptance of such notice and receipt of payment in full of the Purchase Price and any applicable withholding liability, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate representing the Option Shares purchased.

 

(b) The Purchase Price shall be paid in full upon the exercise of an Option and no Option Shares shall be issued or delivered until full payment therefor has been made. Payment of the Purchase Price for all Option Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be made in one of the following manners:

 

(i) by cash or check acceptable to the Company;

 

(ii) by delivery to the Company of a number of shares of Common Stock which have been owned by the holder for at least six (6) months prior to the date of exercise having an aggregate Fair Market Value of not less than the product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares the Grantee intends to purchase upon the exercise of the Option on the date of delivery;

 

(iii) by receipt of the purchase price in cash from a proper broker, dealer or other creditor following delivery of instructions by the Grantee to the Secretary of the Company or his designee regarding delivery to such broker, dealer or other creditor of that number of Option Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised; or

 

(iv) any combination thereof.

 

2. Rights as Shareholder. Until the stock certificates reflecting the Option Shares accruing to the Grantee upon exercise of the Option are issued to the Grantee, the Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to such Option Shares. The Company shall make no adjustment for any dividends or distributions or other rights on or with respect to Option Shares for which the record date is prior to the issuance of that stock certificate, except as the Plan or the attached Agreement otherwise provides.

 

3. Restriction on Transfer of Option and of Option Shares. Except to the extent the Committee deems permissible under Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and consistent with the best interests of the Company, the Option evidenced hereby is nontransferable other than

 

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by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Grantee only by the Grantee (or in the event of his disability, by his personal representative) and after his death, only by his legatee or the executor of his estate.

 

4. Incentive Stock Option Status. In the event the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the applicable option grant date) of shares of Common Stock subject to options (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) that first become exercisable in favor of the Grantee during any calendar year by an amount that exceeds $100,000, then such options in excess of the limitation shall not be incentive stock options. To the extent such options include this Option, that portion of the Option that does not constitute an incentive stock option shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option and shall be subject to the remaining provisions of this Agreement and its related Terms and Conditions and any applicable provisions contained within the Plan.

 

5. Withholding. In the event the Option or any portion thereof shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option, the Grantee must satisfy his federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option. The Grantee may satisfy this withholding obligation by paying to the Company the full amount of the withholding obligation in cash or check acceptable to the Company. If the Grantee fails to make such payment of the withholding taxes to the Company within five (5) days after the exercise of the Option, the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise shall be reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of Common Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date the Option is exercised, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of withholding tax.

 

6. Changes in Capitalization.

 

(a) The number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Option and the Exercise Price of the Option shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or a combination of shares or the payment of an ordinary stock dividend in shares of such Common Stock to holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of such Common Stock outstanding effected without receipt of consideration by the Company to the extent that Grantee’s proportionate interest shall be maintained as before the occurrence of the event.

 

(b) In the event of a merger, consolidation, extraordinary dividend, reorganization or other change in the capital structure of the Company or tender offer for shares of Common Stock, the Committee may make such adjustments with respect to the Option and take such other actions as it deems necessary or appropriate to reflect such merger, consolidation, reorganization or tender offer; provided, however that if the Company shall not be the surviving entity as a result of any such event and the parties to that transaction do not provide for the substitution of the Option with option rights in the surviving entity, then the Committee may cash-out the Option based upon the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock determined as of any date within thirty (30) days immediately prior to the transaction.

 

(c) The existence of the Plan and the Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or priorities as to the Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or any part of its business or assets, or any other corporate act or proceeding. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 6 may provide, in the Committee’s discretion, for the elimination without payment therefor of any fractional shares that might otherwise be subject to the Option.

 

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7. Special Limitation on Exercise. No purported exercise of the Option shall be effective without the approval of the Committee, which may be withheld to the extent that the exercise, either individually or in the aggregate together with the exercise of other previously exercised stock options and/or offers and sales pursuant to any prior or contemplated offering of securities, would, in the sole and absolute judgment of the Committee, require the filing of a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or with the securities commission of any state. If a registration statement is not in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities law with respect to shares of Common Stock purchasable or otherwise deliverable under the Option, the Grantee (a) shall deliver to the Company, prior to the exercise of the Option or as a condition to the delivery of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option exercise, such information, representations and warranties as the Company may reasonably request in order for the Company to be able to satisfy itself that the Option Shares are being acquired in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the securities registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities laws and (b) shall agree that the shares of Common Stock so acquired will not be disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement, unless the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such disposition is exempt from such requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities law.

 

8. Legend on Stock Certificates. Certificates evidencing the Option Shares, to the extent appropriate at the time, shall have noted conspicuously on the certificates a legend intended to give all persons full notice of the existence of the conditions, restrictions, rights and obligations set forth herein and in the Plan.

 

9. Governing Laws. This Agreement and the Terms and Conditions shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida.

 

10. Successors. This Agreement and the Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee and the Company.

 

11. Notice. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the proposed recipient at the last known address of the recipient. Any party may designate any other address to which notices shall be sent by giving notice of the address to the other parties in the same manner as provided herein.

 

12. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions, and the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

 

13. Entire Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference, the Agreement and the Terms and Conditions express the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the Option.

 

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14. Violation. Any transfer, pledge, sale, assignment, or hypothecation of the Option or any portion thereof shall be a violation of the terms of the Agreement or these Terms and Conditions and shall be void and without effect.

 

15. Headings and Capitalized Terms. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing the Agreement or these Terms and Conditions. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in either the Agreement or the Terms and Conditions shall be given the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

 

16. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Agreement and these Terms and Conditions, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

17. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Option shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the commercial Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall take place in Orlando, Florida. Each party to this Agreement may select a neutral arbitrator. The selected arbitrators shall in turn appoint a third neutral arbitrator, and the three so chosen shall comprise the arbitration panel. The decision of the arbitration panel shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration panel may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

18. No Right to Continued Retention. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the award of Option Shares hereunder shall be construed as giving the Grantee the right to continued employment with the Company or any affiliate.

 

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EXHIBIT 1

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION TO PURCHASE

COMMON STOCK OF

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

 

Hughes Supply, Inc.

One Hughes Way

Orlando, Florida 32805

 

Attention:       Secretary
Re:       Exercise of Incentive Stock Option

 

Gentlemen:

 

Subject to acceptance hereof by Hughes Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the provisions of the Hughes Supply, Inc. 1997 Executive Stock Plan (the “Plan”), I hereby give notice of my election to exercise the option granted to me to purchase              shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) under the Incentive Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of [DATE] (the “Option”). The purchase shall take place as of                     ,      (the “Exercise Date”).

 

On or before the Exercise Date, I will pay the applicable purchase price as follows:

 

  ¨ by delivery of cash or a check acceptable to the Company for $___________ for the full purchase price payable to the order of Hughes Supply, Inc.

 

  ¨ by delivery of cash or a check acceptable to the Company for $___________ representing a portion of the purchase price with the balance to consist of shares of Common Stock that I have owned for at least six months and that are represented by a stock certificate I will surrender to the Company with my endorsement. If the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such stock certificate exceed the number to be applied against the purchase price, I understand that a new stock certificate will be issued to me reflecting the excess number of shares.

 

  ¨ by delivery of a stock certificate representing shares of Common Stock that I have owned for at least six months which I will surrender to the Company with my endorsement as payment of the purchase price. If the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such certificate exceed the number to be applied against the purchase price, I understand that a new certificate will be issued to me reflecting the excess number of shares.

 

  ¨ by delivery of the purchase price by _________________________, a broker, dealer or other “creditor” as defined by Regulation T issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. I hereby authorize the Company to issue a stock certificate for the number of shares indicated above in the name of said broker, dealer or other creditor or its nominee pursuant to instructions received by the Company and to deliver said stock certificate directly to that broker, dealer or other creditor (or to such other party specified in the instructions received by the Company from the broker, dealer or other creditor) upon receipt of the purchase price.


To the extent applicable, the required federal, state and local income tax withholding obligations on the exercise of the Option shall also be paid in cash or by check acceptable to the Company within five (5) days after the Exercise Date, or will be satisfied by reduction of the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the smallest number of whole shares of Common Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date the Option is exercised, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of withholding tax.

 

As soon as the stock certificate is registered in my name, please deliver it to me at the below address.

 

If the Common Stock being acquired is not registered for issuance to and resale by the Grantee pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or successor form) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), I hereby represent, warrant, covenant, and agree with the Company as follows:

 

The shares of the Common Stock being acquired by me will be acquired for my own account without the participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the Common Stock for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Common Stock and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Common Stock, nor am I aware of the existence of any distribution of the Common Stock;

 

I am not acquiring the Common Stock based upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Common Stock but rather upon an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company;

 

The Common Stock was not offered to me by means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor am I aware of any offers made to other persons by such means;

 

I am able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the Common Stock, including the risk of a complete loss of my investment therein;

 

I understand and agree that the Common Stock will be issued and sold to me without registration under any state law relating to the registration of securities for sale, and will be issued and sold in reliance on the exemptions from registration under the 1933 Act, provided by Sections 3(b) and/or 4(2) thereof and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

The Common Stock cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by me other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the 1933 Act or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;

 

The Company will be under no obligation to register the Common Stock or to comply with any exemption available for sale of the Common Stock without registration or filing, and the information or conditions necessary to permit routine sales of securities of the Company under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act are not now available and no assurance has been given that it or they will become available. The Company is under no obligation to act in any manner so as to make Rule 144 available with respect to the Common Stock;


I have and have had complete access to and the opportunity to review and make copies of all material documents related to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, contracts, financial statements, tax returns, leases, deeds and other books and records. I have examined such of these documents as I wished and am familiar with the business and affairs of the Company. I realize that the purchase of the Common Stock is a speculative investment and that any possible profit therefrom is uncertain;

 

I have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and any person acting on its behalf and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to the Company and its affairs. I have received all information and data with respect to the Company which I have requested and which I have deemed relevant in connection with the evaluation of the merits and risks of my investment in the Company;

 

I have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that I am capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and I am able to bear the economic risk of such purchase; and

 

The agreements, representations, warranties and covenants made by me herein extend to and apply to all of the Common Stock of the Company issued to me pursuant to the Agreement. Acceptance by me of the certificate representing such Common Stock shall constitute a confirmation by me that all such agreements, representations, warranties and covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.

 

 


I understand that the certificates representing the shares being purchased by me in accordance with this notice shall bear a legend referring to the foregoing covenants, representations and warranties and restrictions on transfer, and I agree that a legend to that effect may be placed on any certificate which may be issued to me as a substitute for the certificates being acquired by me in accordance with this notice. I further understand that capitalized terms used in this Notice of Exercise without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

Very truly yours,

 


Signature
Name                                                                          
Address                                                                      
__________________________________________
Social Security Number                                             
Date                     

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:    
HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.    
By:  

 


   
Title:  

 


   
Number of Shares Exercised:                                                                      
Number of Shares Remaining:   Date:                            
EX-10.8 10 dex108.htm FORM OF 2005 PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD Form of 2005 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award

Exhibit 10.8

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

This RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of                      (the “Grant Date”) between HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. a Florida corporation (the “Company”) and                     , a key employee of the Company (the “Employee”).

 

Background Information

 

A. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) and shareholders of the Company previously adopted the Hughes Supply, Inc. 1997 Executive Stock Plan, as amended and restated as of March 1, 2005 (the “Plan”).

 

B. Section 8 of the Plan provides that the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall have the discretion and right to grant Restricted Stock (as defined below) to key employees of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any additional terms provided by the Committee. The Committee has made a grant of Restricted Stock to the Employee as of the Grant Date pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

C. The Employee desires to accept the grant of Restricted Stock and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

Agreement

 

1. Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement and the Plan, the Company hereby grants the Employee [                    ] [            ] shares of restricted, common stock of the Company (the “Restricted Stock”) as of the Grant Date.

 

2. Vesting.

 

(a) Full Vesting. The Employee’s rights and interest in the Restricted Stock shall become fully vested and non-forfeitable (and the stock shall cease being restricted) upon the occurrence of the first of the following events, provided the Employee is a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates (as hereinafter defined) at that time.

 

(i) Continued Employment for Five (5) Years Following Grant Date. The Employee shall become 100% vested if the Employee remains employed by the Company or its Affiliates for a period of five (5) years following the Grant Date.

 

(ii) Age 65. The Employee shall become 100% vested upon the attainment of age 65.

 

(iii) Death. The Employee shall become 100% vested (and the Restricted Stock shall pass to his/her beneficiaries) upon the Employee’s death.

 

(iv) Disability. The Employee shall become 100% vested if his termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates is due to the Employee’s “disability”. For purposes of this Agreement, “disability” shall have the same meaning as is provided under the Company’s group,


long-term disability plan or policy then maintained by the Company or the Affiliate for whom the Employee is employed. If no such plan or policy then exists, “disability” shall have the same meaning as in Internal Revenue Code §22(e)(3), as amended or replaced from time to time. In the event of a dispute under this provision, the determination of “disability” shall be made by the Committee, in its discretion, upon the advice of one or more physicians employed by the Committee to assist in its determination.

 

(v) Change of Control. The Employee shall become 100% vested upon a “change of control” of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a “change of control” shall mean:

 

(A) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, possesses more than 50 percent of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than 50 percent of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons will not be considered a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an increase in the percentage of stock of the Company owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock of the Company for purposes of this subsection (A);

 

(B) during any period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by the Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office; or

 

(C) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by the person or persons) assets from the Company, outside of the ordinary course of business, that have a gross fair market value equal to or more than 40 percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (C), “gross fair market value” means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be treated as a Change in Control under this subsection (C):

 

(1) a transfer of assets from the Company to a shareholder of the Company (determined immediately before the asset transfer);

 

(2) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

 

(3) a transfer of assets from the Company to a person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or

 

(4) a transfer of assets from the Company to an entity, at least 50 percent of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in (3) above.

 

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(b) Partial Vesting After Retirement. In the event that the Employee ceases to be a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates due to Retirement (as hereinafter defined) prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock would have become fully vested pursuant to Section 2(a):

 

(i) the Restricted Stock will become partially vested on the occurrence of the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Grant Date or one of the events described in Section 2(a)(ii) through (v), whichever occurs first (the “Partial Vesting Date”), with the vested percentage determined by the ratio that the period from the Grant Date to the date of Retirement bears to the period from the Grant Date to the Partial Vesting Date;

 

(ii) no portion of the Restricted Stock will be forfeited prior to the Partial Vesting Date; and

 

(iii) on the Partial Vesting Date, the Employee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the portion of the Restricted Stock that does not become vested pursuant to this Section 2(b).

 

(c) Definitions Relating to Partial Vesting.

 

(i) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the termination of the Employee’s full-time employment with the Company, other than a termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined), after the attainment of age 55 if the sum of the Employee’s age and number of years of full-time employment with the Company equals or exceeds 70.

 

(ii) For purposes of this Agreement “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

(A) willful or gross neglect by the Employee of his duties;

 

(B) conviction of the Employee of any felony, or of any lesser crime or offense materially and adversely affecting the property, reputation or goodwill of the Company or its successors;

 

(C) any material breach by the Employee of the terms of an employment agreement between the Employee and the Company;

 

(D) willful misconduct by the Employee in connection with the performance of his duties;

 

(E) theft or misappropriation of business assets of the Company or of any existing or prospective customer of the Company;

 

(F) poor or inadequate work performance, which has not been cured within 30 days following written notice;

 

(G) excessive tardiness;

 

(H) violation of any securities laws as determined by the Company; or

 

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(I) any other conduct detrimental to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the failure by the Employee to comply with the policies and procedures of the Company which may be in effect from time to time.

 

3. Restrictions on Transfer. Until such time as any share of Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 above, the Employee shall not have the right to make or permit to occur any transfer, pledge or hypothecation of all or any portion of the Restricted Stock, whether outright or as security, with or without consideration, voluntary or involuntary. At such time as any share of Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 above, all or any portion of the Restricted Stock may be transferred or assigned to one or more Family Members (as defined in the Plan) of the Employee, provided any such transfer or assignment is made without consideration to the Employee. Any transfer, pledge or hypothecation not made in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed null and void. See also Section 6 below.

 

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(b) above, the Employee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the Restricted Stock, including but not limited to the rights to vote and receive dividends, if he fails to remain as a full-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates until he becomes “vested” in his Restricted Stock. To the extent Restricted Stock is forfeited by the Employee, it shall again become available for use under the Plan.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate” means (i) an entity that directly or through another Affiliate is more than fifty percent (50%) owned by the Company, or (ii) an entity in which the Company has a “significant equity interest” as determined by the Committee.

 

4. Shares Held by Custodian. The Employee hereby authorizes and directs the Company to deliver any share certificate issued by the Company to evidence the award of Restricted Stock to the Secretary of the Company or such other officer of the Company as may be designated by the Committee (the “Share Custodian”) to be held by the Share Custodian until the Restricted Stock becomes vested in accordance with Section 2 above. When all or any portion of the Restricted Stock becomes vested, the Share Custodian shall deliver to the Employee (or his beneficiary in the event of death) a certificate representing the vested Restricted Stock (which then will be unrestricted). The Employee hereby irrevocably appoints the Share Custodian, and any successor thereto, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the Employee with full power and authority to execute any stock transfer power or other instrument necessary to transfer the Restricted Stock to the Company, or to transfer a portion of the Restricted Stock to the Employee on an unrestricted basis upon vesting, pursuant to this Agreement, in the name, place, and stead of the Employee. The term of such appointment shall commence on the Grant Date and shall continue until all the Restricted Stock becomes vested or is forfeited. During the period that the Share Custodian holds the shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Section, the Employee shall be entitled to all rights applicable to shares of common stock of the Company not so held, including the right to vote and receive dividends, but provided, however, in the event the number of shares of Restricted Stock is increased or reduced by changing par value, split-up, stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification, merger, reorganization, consolidation, or otherwise, and in the event of any distribution of common stock or other securities of the Company in respect of such shares of common stock, the Employee agrees that any certificate representing shares of such additional common stock or other securities of the Company issued as a result of any of the foregoing shall be delivered to the Share Custodian and shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement as if initially received hereunder.

 

5. Tax Payment Upon Vesting. At such time as the Employee becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 above in all or any portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock, the Employee (or his/her personal representative) must satisfy his federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option. The Employee may satisfy this withholding obligation by paying to

 

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the Company the full amount of the withholding obligation in cash or check acceptable to the Company. If the Employee fails to make such payment of the withholding taxes to the Company within five (5) days after the occurrence of the vesting event (a “Vesting Date”), the Employee’s actual number of vested shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of common stock of the Company which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the common stock on the Vesting Date, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the withholding tax obligations imposed on the Company by reason of the vesting of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock.

 

6. Investment Representations. The Employee hereby represents, warrants, covenants, and agrees with the Company as follows:

 

(a) The Restricted Stock being acquired by the Employee will be acquired for the Employee’s own account without the participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the Restricted Stock for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Restricted Stock and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Restricted Stock, nor is the Employee aware of the existence of any distribution of the Restricted Stock;

 

(b) The Employee is not acquiring the Restricted Stock based upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Restricted Stock but rather upon an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company;

 

(c) The Restricted Stock was not offered to the Employee by means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor is the Employee aware of any offers made to other persons by such means;

 

(d) The Employee is able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the Restricted Stock, including the risk of a complete loss of his/her investment therein;

 

(e) The Restricted Stock cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by the Employee other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;

 

(f) The Employee has, and has had, complete access to and the opportunity to review and make copies of all material documents related to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, contracts, financial statements, tax returns, leases, deeds, and other books and records. Employee has examined such of these documents as the Employee has wished and is familiar with the business and affairs of the Company. The Employee realizes that the acquisition of the Restricted Stock is a speculative investment and that any possible profit therefrom is uncertain;

 

(g) The Employee has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and any person acting on its behalf and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to the Company and its affairs. The Employee has received all information and data with respect to the Company which the Employee has requested and which the Employee has deemed relevant in connection with the evaluation of the merits and risks of the Employee’s investment in the Company;

 

(h) The Employee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Employee is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the acquisition of the Restricted Stock hereunder and the Employee is able to bear the economic risk of such acquisition; and

 

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(i) The agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made by the Employee herein extend to and apply to all of the Restricted Stock of the Company issued to the Employee pursuant to this award. Acceptance by the Employee of the certificate representing such Restricted Stock shall constitute a confirmation by the Employee that all such agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.

 

7. No Effect on Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Employee the right to continue in the employment of the Company or effect any right which the Company may have to terminate the employment of the Employee regardless of the effect of such termination of employment on the rights of the Employee under the Plan or this Agreement.

 

8. Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the local laws of the State of Florida applicable to agreements to be executed and performed wholly within said state, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. The parties further agree that in any dispute between them relating to this Agreement, exclusive jurisdiction shall be in the trial courts located within Orange County, Florida, any objections as to jurisdiction or venue in such court being expressly waived.

 

9. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Company and Employee.

 

10. Notice. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give to the other shall be in writing, and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: to the General Counsel of the Company, or to the Company (attention of the General Counsel), at Hughes Supply, Inc., One Hughes Way, Orlando, Florida 32805, or at any other address as the Company, by notice to the Employee, may designate in writing from time to time; to the Employee, at the Employee’s address as shown on the records of the Company, or at any other address as the Employee, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.

 

11. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

 

12. Entire Agreement; Modifications to Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, this Agreement expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to such terms, restrictions and limitations. The Committee may amend or terminate any (or all) of the provisions of this Agreement at any time prior to the date on which any of the shares of Restricted Stock shall have vested with the Employee pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

13. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

 

14. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

15. Resolution of Disputes. Any determination or interpretation by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the Grant Date set forth above.

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
By:  

 


    Tom Morgan, President and CEO
EMPLOYEE:

 


 

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EX-10.9 11 dex109.htm FORM OF 2005 DIRECTOR STOCK AWARD Form of 2005 Director Stock Award

Exhibit 10.9

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

This NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of                      (the “Grant Date”) between HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. a Florida corporation (the “Company”) and                     , a non-employee director of the Company (the “Director”).

 

Background Information

 

A. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) and shareholders of the Company previously adopted the Hughes Supply, Inc. 2005 Executive Stock Plan (the “Plan”).

 

B. Section 8 of the Plan provides that the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall have the discretion and right to grant Restricted Stock (as defined below) to non-employee directors of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any additional terms provided by the Committee. The Committee has made a grant of Restricted Stock to the Director as of the Grant Date pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

C. The Director desires to accept the grant of Restricted Stock and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

Agreement

 

1. Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement and the Plan, the Company hereby grants the Director                      (            ) shares of common stock of the Company (the “Restricted Stock”) as of the Grant Date.

 

2. Vesting. Provided the Director is serving as a director of the Company on the Grant Date, the Director’s rights and interest in the Restricted Stock shall become fully vested and non-forfeitable upon the Grant Date.

 

3. Tax Payment Upon Vesting. At such time as the Director becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 above in the Restricted Stock, the Director (or his/her personal representative) must satisfy his federal, state and local, if any, withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option. The Director may satisfy this withholding obligation by paying to the Company the full amount of the withholding obligation in cash or check acceptable to the Company. If the Director fails to make such payment of the withholding taxes to the Company within five (5) days after the occurrence of the vesting event (a “Vesting Date”), the Director’s actual number of vested shares of Restricted Stock shall be reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of common stock of the Company which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the common stock on the Vesting Date, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the withholding tax obligations imposed on the Company by reason of the vesting of the Restricted Stock.

 

4. Investment Representations. The Director hereby represents, warrants, covenants, and agrees with the Company as follows:

 

(a) The Restricted Stock being acquired by the Director will be acquired for the Director’s own account without the participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the Restricted Stock for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Restricted Stock and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Restricted Stock, nor is the Director aware of the existence of any distribution of the Restricted Stock;


(b) The Director is not acquiring the Restricted Stock based upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Restricted Stock but rather upon an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company;

 

(c) The Restricted Stock was not offered to the Director by means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor is the Director aware of any offers made to other persons by such means;

 

(d) The Director is able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the Restricted Stock, including the risk of a complete loss of his/her investment therein;

 

(e) The Restricted Stock cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by the Director other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;

 

(f) The Director has, and has had, complete access to and the opportunity to review and make copies of all material documents related to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, contracts, financial statements, tax returns, leases, deeds, and other books and records. Director has examined such of these documents as the Director has wished and is familiar with the business and affairs of the Company. The Director realizes that the acquisition of the Restricted Stock is a speculative investment and that any possible profit therefrom is uncertain;

 

(g) The Director has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and any person acting on its behalf and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to the Company and its affairs. The Director has received all information and data with respect to the Company which the Director has requested and which the Director has deemed relevant in connection with the evaluation of the merits and risks of the Director’s investment in the Company;

 

(h) The Director has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Director is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the acquisition of the Restricted Stock hereunder and the Director is able to bear the economic risk of such acquisition; and

 

(i) The agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made by the Director herein extend to and apply to all of the Restricted Stock of the Company issued to the Director pursuant to this award. Acceptance by the Director of the certificate representing such Restricted Stock shall constitute a confirmation by the Director that all such agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.

 

5. No Effect on Service. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Director the right to continue in the service of the Company or affect any right which the Company may have to terminate the service of the Director regardless of the effect of such termination of service on the rights of the Director under the Plan or this Agreement.

 

6. Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the local laws of the State of Florida applicable to agreements to be executed and performed wholly within

 

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said state, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. The parties further agree that in any dispute between them relating to this Agreement, exclusive jurisdiction shall be in the trial courts located within Orange County, Florida, any objections as to jurisdiction or venue in such court being expressly waived.

 

7. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Company and Director.

 

8. Notice. Any notice that either party hereto may be required or permitted to give to the other shall be in writing, and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or to the Company (attention of the Chief Financial Officer), at Hughes Supply, Inc., 20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32801, or at any other address as the Company, by notice to the Director, may designate in writing from time to time; to the Director, at the Director’s address as set forth under his signature below, or at any other address as the Director, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.

 

9. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

 

10. Entire Agreement; Modifications to Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, this Agreement expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to such terms, restrictions and limitations. The Committee may amend or terminate any (or all) of the provisions of this Agreement at any time prior to the date on which any of the shares of Restricted Stock shall have vested with the Director pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

11. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

 

12. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

13. Resolution of Disputes. Any determination or interpretation by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the Date of Grant set forth above.

 

HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

By:

 

 


Name:

 

 


Title:

 

 


Director:

   

Address:

   

 

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