-----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, VjU2tSdFqSfY0+xcsTADu5CQRsE6Wp1zq1vKLOtL3TDUciGA5MGXHqn7AUtJ3VVt cWlSZGQmp5yG2q/SqUMtcw== 0001193125-04-103697.txt : 20040616 0001193125-04-103697.hdr.sgml : 20040616 20040616090033 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-103697 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040616 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040616 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: K2 INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000006720 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [3949] IRS NUMBER: 952077125 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-116518 FILM NUMBER: 04865276 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92009 BUSINESS PHONE: 7604941044 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORTR ROAD CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92009 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ANTHONY INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ANTHONY POOLS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720317 S-8 1 ds8.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 Registration Statement on Form S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2004

Registration No. 333-            

 


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

K2 INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   95-2077125

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

2051 Palomar Airport Road

Carlsbad, California 92009

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 


 

K2 Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

 


 

Monte H. Baier

Vice President and General Counsel

2051 Palomar Airport Road

Carlsbad, California 92009

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(760) 494-1000

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


 

Copies to:

 

Bradford P. Weirick

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

333 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 229-7000

 


 

 


Title of securities to be registered    Amount to be
registered(1)
   Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share(2)
   Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering
price(2)
   Amount of
registration
fee(3)

Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share(4)

   2,000,000    $ 15.03    $ 30,060,000    $ 3,808.61

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers additional securities that may be offered as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o).
(3) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 14, 2004, which was $15.03.
(4) Also includes associated preferred share rights to purchase shares of the Registrant’s common stock pursuant to the Registrant’s shareholder rights plan, which rights are not currently separable from the shares of common stock and are not currently exercisable.

 


 


INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

 

This Registration Statement on Form S–8 is filed by K2 Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Registrant, relating to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable to eligible persons under the K2 Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S–8 will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, referred to herein as the Commission, either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S–8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to herein as the Securities Act.

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference

 

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference, and made a part hereof:

 

  The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10–K for the period ended December 31, 2003, as amended;

 

  The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004;


  The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 5, 2004, as amended, January 12, 2004, January 21, 2004, January 23, 2004, April 20, 2004 (Items 5 and 7 only) and June 16, 2004 (Items 5 and 7 only);

 

  The description of Registrant common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on August 21, 1989, as amended, the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on August 9, 1999, and the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the Commission on February 25, 2003, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;

 

  The description of the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on August 9, 1999, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description

 

All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, referred to herein as the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto, which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

 

For purposes of this Registration Statement, any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Subject to the foregoing, all information appearing in this Registration Statement is so qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the documents incorporated by reference.

 

Item 4.   Description of Securities

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, allows a corporation to include a provision in its certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors of the corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director (a) breached his/her duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b) acted not in good faith or in knowing violation of a law, (c) authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware General Corporation Law or (d) obtained an improper personal benefit from a transaction.

 

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporate Law permits a corporation to indemnify a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed third party proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against expenses including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies (a) if such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or (b) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or


proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation is permitted to indemnify any of its directors or officers against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that the corporation shall not indemnify such person if such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. The rights granted under this section of the Delaware General Corporate Law are not exclusive of any other rights to which such person is entitled. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of such persons against any liability asserted against or incurred by such persons in any capacity as or arising out of such persons’ status as an director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation.

 

Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, among other things, that all directors who willfully or negligently approve an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption may be held liable for the full amount paid out in connection with these actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time, may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to these actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time the action occurred or immediately after the absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts. Any director against whom a claim is successfully asserted may recover contribution from any other directors who voted or concurred in the unlawful action.

 

Article 17 of the Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, includes a provision eliminating the personal liability of its officers and directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent authorized by, and subject to the limitations expressed in Delaware law. In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Article 18 of the Restated Certificate provides that: (a) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors, officers and persons serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or business entity, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law; (b) the Registrant may indemnify employees and agents of the Registrant with the same scope and effect as the indemnification provided to officers and directors; (c) the Registrant will advance amounts as required by law after the director or officer delivers to the Registrant an undertaking to repay all amounts advanced if it is determined that the director or officer is not entitled to indemnification; (d) the director or officer may bring suit against the Registrant to recover an amount if the director or officer was successful in whole or in part and the Registrant has not paid the director or officer within thirty days of receipt of the director or officer’s claim for payment; (e) the rights conferred in the Restated Certificate are not exclusive of any other right which the director or officer may have, or thereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Restated Certificate, bylaw, agreement or otherwise; and (f) the Registrant may maintain director and officer liability insurance at its own expense. As permitted by the Restated Certificate, the Registrant maintains such insurance at the Registrant’s expense to protect its directors and officers. The Registrant has also entered into customary indemnification agreements with each of its directors.

 

Item 7.   Exemption From Registration Claimed

 

Not Applicable.


Item 8.   Exhibits

 

Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit
Number


       

Exhibit


4.1*       K2 Inc. 2004 Long Term-Incentive Plan.
4.2       Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 4, 1989, filed as Exhibit (3)(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of K2 Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3       Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3(a)(ii) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of K2 Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4       Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit (3)(i) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of K2 Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5       Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on April 1, 2003 as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of K2 Inc., and incorporated herein by reference.
4.6*       Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
4.7       By-Laws of K2 Inc., as amended, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of K2 Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.8       Rights Agreement dated July 1, 1999, between K2 Inc. and Harris Trust Company, filed as Item 2, Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A filed on August 9, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
5.1*       Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1*       Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2*       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1       Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).

* Filed herewith.


Item  9.   Undertakings.

 

(1)   The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

  (a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement;

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.

 

  (b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  (c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(2)     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Carlsbad, State of California on June 15, 2004.

 

K2 INC.

By:  

/s/    Richard J. Heckmann

   

Richard J. Heckmann

Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of the Board

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Richard J. Heckmann, John J. Rangel and Monte H. Baier, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any subsequent registration statement K2 Inc. may hereafter file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file this Registration Statement, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as they, he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature


  

Title


 

Date


/s/    Richard J. Heckmann    Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)   June 15, 2004
Richard J. Heckmann       
/s/    John J. Rangel    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   June 15, 2004
John J. Rangel       


/s/    Wilford D. Godbold, Jr.            Director   June 15, 2004
Wilford D. Godbold, Jr.         
/s/    Jerry E. Goldress            Director   June 15, 2004
Jerry E. Goldress         
/s/    Robin E. Hernreich            Director   June 2, 2004
Robin E. Hernreich         
/s/    Lou L. Holtz            Director   June 15, 2004
Lou L. Holtz         
/s/    Stewart M. Kasen            Director   June 15, 2004
Stewart M. Kasen         
/s/    Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.            Director   June 15, 2004
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.         
/s/    Dan Quayle            Director   June 15, 2004
Dan Quayle         
/s/    Edward F. Ryan            Director   June 7, 2004
Edward F. Ryan         


Exhibit
Number


      

Exhibit


  4.1*      K2 Inc. 2004 Long Term-Incentive Plan.
  4.2      Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 4, 1989, filed as Exhibit (3)(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of K2 Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3      Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3(a)(ii) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of K2 Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.4      Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit (3)(i) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of K2 Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.5      Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on April 1, 2003 as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of K2 Inc., and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.6*      Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
  4.7      By-Laws of K2 Inc., as amended, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of K2 Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.8      Rights Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999, between K2 Inc. and Harris Trust Company of California, as Rights Agent, which includes thereto the Form of Rights Certificate to be distributed to holders of Rights after the Distribution, filed August 9, 1999 as Item 2, Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A of K2 Inc., and incorporated herein by reference.
  5.1*      Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1*      Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2*      Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1      Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).

* Filed herewith.
EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm 2004 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan

Exhibit 4.1

 

2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

K2 Inc.

 

As Approved by Stockholders on May 13, 2004


K2 Inc.

2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

Section 1.    Purpose; Definitions

 

The purpose of the K2 Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to enable K2 Inc. (the “Company”) to attract, retain, and reward non-employee directors, officers, managers, and key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and motivate such persons to exert their best efforts on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below

 

(a)  “Award” means an award under the Plan of Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, an Other Stock-Based Award and/or a Performance Award.

 

(b)  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(c)  “BookValue” means, as of any given date, on a per share basis (a) the Stockholders’ Equity in the Company as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year as reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, subject to such adjustments as the Committee shall specify at or after grant, divided by (b) the number of then outstanding shares of Stock as of such year-end date (as adjusted by the Committee for subsequent events).

 

(d)  “Cause” means, but is not limited to, any of the following actions: theft, dishonesty or fraud, insubordination, persistent inattention to duties or excessive absenteeism, violation of the Company’s work rules, code of conduct or policies or state or federal law, or any conduct which would disqualify the participant from entitlement to unemployment benefits. The determination of whether Cause exists shall be made in the Company’s sole discretion.

 

(e)  “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

(f)  “Committee” means the Committee referred to in Section 2 of the Plan. If at any time no Committee shall be in office, then the functions of the Committee specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board.

 

(g)  “Company” means K2 Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor corporation.

 

(h)  “Disability” means disability as determined under procedures established by the Committee for purposes of this Plan.

 

(i)  “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

(j)  “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith, the mean between the highest and lowest quoted selling price, regular way, of the Stock on the New York Stock Exchange or, if no such sale of Stock occurs on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, the fair market value of the Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith.

 

(k)  “Incentive Stock Option” means any Stock Option intended to be and designated as an incentive Stock Option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(l)  “Nonqualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

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(m)  “Other Stock-Based Award” means an award under Section 8 below that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based on, Stock.

 

(n)  “Performance Award” means an award under Section 9 below that is valued based on the level of attainment of performance objectives related to the performance measures set forth in Section 9.

 

(o)  “Person” means “person” as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act but excluding the Company and Subsidiary and any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee).

 

(p)  “Plan” means K2 Inc.’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as hereinafter amended from time to time.

 

(q)  “Restricted Stock” means an award of shares of Stock that is subject to restrictions under Section 7 below.

 

(r)  “Restricted Stock Unit” means a fixed or variable right to acquire Stock, which may or may not be subject to restriction, contingently awarded under Section 7 of the Plan.

 

(s)  “Stock” means the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company.

 

(t)  “Stock Appreciation Right” means the right to participate in an increase in the value of a share of Stock pursuant to an award granted under Section 6.

 

(u)  “Stock Option” or “Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock (including Restricted Stock, if the Committee so determines) granted pursuant to Section 5 below.

 

(v)  “Subsidiary” means a corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain) owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain, or otherwise controls one of the other corporations in the chain.

 

Section 2.    Administration

 

The Plan shall be administered by a committee of not less than two members of the Board, who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board. In selecting the members of the Committee, the Board shall take into account the requirements for the members of the Committee to be treated as “Outside Directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and “Non-Employee Directors” for purposes of Rule 16b-3, as promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The functions of the Committee specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board, if and to the extent that no Committee exists which has the authority to so administer the Plan or to the extent that the Committee is not comprised solely of Non-Employee Directors for purposes of Rule 16b-3, as promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

The Committee shall have full authority to grant, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, to non-employee directors, officers, managers, and key employees, eligible under Section 4: (i) Stock Options and Incentive Stock Options; (ii) Stock Appreciation Rights; (iii) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units; (iv) Other Stock-Based Awards; and/or (v) Performance Awards.

 

In particular the Committee shall have the authority:

 

(i)  To select the non-employee directors, officers, managers, and key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to whom Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted

 

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Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards, and/or Performance Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;

 

(ii)  To establish subplans or other arrangements not inconsistent with the Plan which the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with laws or requirements of foreign jurisdictions;

 

(iii)  To determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock Based Awards, and/or Performance Awards or any combination thereof, are to be granted hereunder to one or more eligible employees and non-employee directors;

 

(iv)  Subject to the provisions of Sections 3, 5 and 9, to determine the number of shares to be covered by each such award granted hereunder;

 

(v)  To determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, the share price and any restriction or limitation, or, subject to the minimum vesting requirements in the Plan, any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions regarding any Stock Option or other award and/or the shares of Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion);

 

(vi)  To determine whether and under what circumstances an award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be settled in cash;

 

(vii)  To determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Option grants and/or other awards under the Plan made by the Company are to be made, and operate, on a tandem basis vis-à-vis other awards under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan, or on an additive basis;

 

(viii)  To determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the participant (including providing for and determining the amount (if any) of any deemed earnings on any deferred amount during any deferral period); and

 

(ix)  To designate officers or employees of the Company or competent professional advisors to assist the Committee in the administration of the Plan, and to grant authority to such persons to execute agreements or other documents on its behalf.

 

The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter, and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto), and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

 

All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan participants.

 

Section 3.    Stock Subject to Plan

 

The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution under the Plan shall be 2,000,000 shares. Of this 2,000,000 no more than 500,000 shares of Stock in the aggregate shall be granted in the form of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Awards. No individual may receive in any calendar year Awards under the Plan relating, in the aggregate, to more than

 

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500,000 shares of Stock. Non-employee directors of the Company may receive Awards relating to up to 50,000 shares of Stock in any calendar year.

 

Subject to Section 6(b)(iv) below, if any shares of Stock that have been optioned cease to be subject to a Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option, or if any such shares of Stock that are subject to any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units award or Other Stock-Based Award granted hereunder are forfeited or any such award otherwise terminates without a payment being made to the participant in the form of Stock, such shares shall not be counted against the share limits set forth in this Section 3 and shall again be available for distribution in connection with future awards under the Plan.

 

Except as provided in Section 10, in the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, Stock dividend, large non-recurring cash dividend (as determined by the Committee), Stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the Stock, such substitution or adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number of shares subject to, and reserved for issuance under, the Plan (including any sub-limits in this Section 3), in the number and option price of shares subject to outstanding Options granted under the Plan, and in the number of shares subject to other outstanding Awards granted under the Plan as may be determined to be appropriate by the Committee, in its sole discretion, provided that the number of shares as so adjusted shall always be a whole number. Such adjusted option price shall also be used to determine the amount payable by the Company upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right.

 

Section 4.    Eligibility

 

Non-employee directors, officers, managers, and other key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth and/or profitability of the business of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries are eligible to be granted awards under the Plan.

 

Section 5.    Stock Options

 

Stock Options may be granted alone, in addition to or in tandem with other Awards granted under the Plan. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve.

 

Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options and (ii) Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

The Committee shall have the authority to grant to any optionee Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or both types of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights).

 

Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:

 

(a)  Exercise Price.    The exercise price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant but shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Stock at grant, provided however, that the exercise price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock Option that is granted in connection with a merger, stock exchange, or other

 

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acquisition as a substitute or replacement award for options held by optionees of the acquired entity may be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the time of grant.

 

(b)  Option Term.    The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted.

 

(c)  Exercisability.    Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at or after grant; provided, that Stock Options shall not be exercisable prior to the first anniversary of grant. If the Committee provides, in its sole discretion, that any Stock Option is exercisable only in installments, the Committee may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time at or after grant in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

(d)  Method of Exercise.    Subject to whatever installment exercise provisions apply under Section 5(c), Stock Options may be exercised upon vesting in whole or in part at any time during the option period, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company, or its designated representative, specifying the number of shares to be purchased.

 

Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price, either by check, note or such other instrument as the Committee may accept. As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at or after grant, payment in full or in part may also be made in the form of unrestricted Stock already owned by the optionee or in any other manner approved by the Committee.

 

No shares of Stock shall be issued until full payment therefore has been made. An optionee shall generally have the rights to dividends or other rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares subject to the Option when the optionee has given written notice of exercise, has paid in full for such shares, and, if requested, has given the representation described in Section 15(a).

 

(e)  Transferability of Options.    Unless the Committee shall permit (on such terms and conditions as it shall establish) an Option to be transferred to a member of the participant’s immediate family or to a trust or similar vehicle for the benefit of such immediate family members, no Option shall be assignable or transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and except to the extent required by law, no right or interest of any participants shall be subject to any lien, obligation or liability of the participant.

 

(f)  Termination by Death.    Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee’s employment by or service with the Company and any Subsidiary terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee. In the event of termination of employment or service by reason of death, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

 

(g)  Termination by Reason of Disability.    Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee’s employment by or service with the Company and any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised by the optionee in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee. In the event of termination of employment or service by reason of Disability, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

 

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(h)  Termination for Cause.    Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee’s employment by the Company and any Subsidiary is terminated for Cause, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate, whether or not exercisable at that time.

 

(i)  Other Termination.    Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if an optionee’s employment by or service with the Company and any Subsidiary terminates for any reason other than death or Disability, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate.

 

(j)  Incentive Stock Options.    Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of this Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be so exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code, or, without the consent of the optionee(s) affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under such Section 422.

 

Section 6.    Stock Appreciation Rights

 

(a)  Grant and Exercise.    Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted alone or in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. In the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, such rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of grant of such Stock Option.

 

The term of each Stock Appreciation Right granted independent of a Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with respect to a given Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Stock Option, subject to such provisions as the Committee may specify at grant where a Stock Appreciation Right is granted with respect to less than the full number of shares covered by a related Stock Option.

 

A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by an optionee, subject to Section 6(b), in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee for such purposes. Upon such exercise, the optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in Section 6(b). Stock Options relating to exercised Stock Appreciation Rights shall no longer be exercisable to the extent that the related Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised.

 

(b)  Terms and Conditions.    Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, including the following:

 

(i)  Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times as shall be determined by the Committee at or after grant; provided, however, that Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to Stock Options set forth in Section 5. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in conjunction with Stock Options shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 and this Section 6 of the Plan.

 

(ii)  Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, an optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash and/or shares of Stock equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of one share of Stock over the exercise price per share determined by the Committee at the time of

 

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grant multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having the right to determine the form of payment. When payment is to be made in shares, the amount and/or number of shares to be paid shall be calculated on the basis of the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date of exercise.

 

(iii)  Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in conjunction with a Stock Option under the Plan, the number of shares issued under such Stock Appreciation Right based on the value of the Stock Appreciation Right at the time of exercise shall be deemed to be issued for purposes of the share authorization set forth in Section 3 of the Plan.

 

Section 7.    Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

 

(a)  Administration.    Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3, shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units may be issued either alone or, in addition to, or in tandem with, other awards granted under the Plan and/or awards made outside of the Plan. The Committee shall determine the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units will be made, the number of shares to be awarded, the price (if any) to be paid by the recipient of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units (subject to Section 7(b)), the time or times within which such awards may be subject to forfeiture, and all other terms and conditions of the awards.

 

The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units upon the attainment of specified performance goals or such other factors as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion.

 

The provisions of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

 

(b)  Awards and Certificates.    The prospective recipient of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not have any rights with respect to such award, unless and until such recipient has complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award.

 

(i)  The purchase price for shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be set by the Committee and may be zero.

 

(ii)  Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units must be accepted within a reasonable period (or such specific period as the Committee may specify at grant) after the award date, by executing an award agreement and paying whatever price (if any) is required under Section 7(b)(i).

 

(c)  Terms and Conditions.    The shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to this Section 7 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions:

 

(i)  Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the award agreement, during a period set by the Committee commencing with the date of such award (the “Restriction Period”), the participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Plan. In no event, other than as provided in Section 7(c)(iii), shall such Restriction Period be deemed satisfied in full in less than (a) three (3) years after the date of grant, if the non-forfeitability of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is based solely on continued employment or service and the grant of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is not a form of payment of earned incentive or other performance-based compensation (“Time-Based Retention Shares”), or (b) one

 

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(1) year after the date of grant, if the non-forfeitability of Restricted Stock is also subject to the attainment of performance goals or the grant of Retention Shares is a form of payment of earned incentive or other performance-based compensation. Within these limits, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the lapse of such restrictions in pro rata installments, based on service, performance and or such other factors or criteria as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion.

 

(ii)  Except as provided in this paragraph (ii) and Section 7(c)(i), the Committee, in its sole discretion, as determined at the time of the award, may permit the participant to have, with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares, and the right to receive any cash dividends. The Committee, in its sole discretion, as determined at the time of award, may permit or require the payment of cash dividends and may permit or require such cash dividends to be deferred and, if the Committee so determines, reinvested, subject to Section 13(e), in additional Restricted Stock to the extent shares are available under Section 3, or otherwise reinvested. Pursuant to Section 3 above, Stock dividends issued with respect to Restricted Stock shall be treated as additional shares of Restricted Stock that are subject to the same restrictions and other terms and conditions that apply to the shares with respect to which such dividends are issued.

 

(iii)  Subject to the applicable provisions of the award agreement and this Section 7, upon termination of a participant’s employment or service with the Company and any Subsidiary for any reason during the Restriction Period, all shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units still subject to restriction will vest, or be forfeited, in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee at or after grant.

 

(iv)  If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units subject to such Restriction Period, certificates for an appropriate number of unrestricted shares shall be delivered to the participant promptly (unless the Committee decides pursuant to Section 2(v) to settle the award in cash).

 

Section 8.    Other Stock-Based Awards

 

(a)  Administration.    Other awards of Stock and other awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Stock (“Other Stock-Based Awards”), including, without limitation, stock purchase rights, performance shares, exchangeable securities and Stock awards or options valued by reference to Book Value or Subsidiary performance, may be granted either along with, or in addition to, or in tandem with, Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such awards shall be made, the number of shares of Stock to be awarded pursuant to such awards, and all other conditions of the awards. The Committee may also provide for the grant of Stock upon the completion of a specified performance period.

 

The provision of Other Stock-Based Awards need not be the same in respect to each recipient.

 

(b)  Terms and Conditions.    Other Stock-Based Awards made pursuant to this Section 10 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)  Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the Award agreement referred to in Section 8(b)(v) below, shares subject to Awards made under this Section 8 may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,

 

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or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable restriction, performance, or deferral period lapses.

 

(ii)  Subject to the provision of this Plan and the Award agreement and unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, the recipient of an Award under this Section 8 shall be entitled to receive, currently, or on a deferred basis, interest or dividends or interest or dividend equivalents with respect to the number of shares covered by the Award, as determined at the time of the Award by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock or otherwise reinvested.

 

(iii)  Any Award under Section 8 and any Stock covered by any such Award shall vest or be forfeited to the extent so provided in the award agreement as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided, that subject to Section 10(b)(iv) any such Other Stock-Based Award shall have a vesting requirement of at least one year.

 

(iv)  In the event of the participant’s Disability or death, or in cases of special circumstances, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive in whole or in part any or all of the remaining limitations imposed hereunder (if any) with respect to any or all of an Award under this Section 8.

 

(v)  Each Award under this Section 8 shall be confirmed by, and subject to the terms of, an agreement or other instrument by the Company and by the participant.

 

(vi)  Stock (including securities convertible into Stock) issued on a bonus basis under this Section 8 may be issued for no cash consideration.

 

Section 9.    Performance Related Awards

 

(a)  Performance Objectives.    Notwithstanding anything else contained in the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee otherwise determines at the time of grant, an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards to an employee who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, other than an award which will vest on the basis of the passage of time, shall become vested, if at all, upon the determination by the Committee that performance objectives established by the Committee have been attained, in whole or in part (a “Performance Award”). Such performance objectives shall be determined over a measurement period or periods established by the Committee and related to one or more of the following criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, division, Subsidiary or geographic region, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over the period established by the Committee, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to results from a previous period or to a designated comparison corporation or group, in each case as specified by the Committee in the Award: (i) return on assets; (ii) return on equity; (iii) total shareholder return; (iv) revenues; (v) cash flows, revenues, and/or earnings relative to other parameters; (vi) operating income; (vii) return on investment; (viii) changes in the value of the Company’s common stock; (ix) operating margin; (x) return or average net assets; (xi) change in enterprise value; and (xii) gross profit margin (each criteria is referred to as a “Qualifying Performance Criteria”). To the extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (a) asset write-downs, (b) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements, (c) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs and (e) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles

 

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Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s Annual Report to shareholders for the applicable year.

 

(b)  Interpretation.    Notwithstanding anything else in the Plan to the contrary, to the extent a Performance Award is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, the Committee shall not be entitled to exercise any discretion if the exercise of such discretion would cause such award to fail to qualify as performance-based compensation.

 

Section 10.    Change of Control Provisions

 

(a)  Result of a Change of Control Other Than a Corporate Transaction.    In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in subsection (c) below) other than a Corporate Transaction (as defined in subsection (c) below) immediately prior thereto all restrictions relating to all outstanding awards issued or granted under this Plan, including Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards and Performance Awards, shall lapse and such awards shall vest and become fully exercisable to the extent not already fully vested or fully exercisable, and each outstanding Option holder shall be given a reasonable opportunity to exercise his or her Options prior to the Change of Control, unless determined otherwise by the Committee prior to the Change of Control.

 

(b)  Result of Corporate Transaction.

 

(i)  In the event of a Corporate Transaction, immediately prior thereto all restrictions relating to all outstanding Awards issued or granted under this Plan shall vest and become fully exercisable to the extent not already fully vested or fully exercisable, with a reasonable opportunity to exercise such Awards, prior to the Corporate Transaction, unless such Awards are assumed by the successor entity in the Corporate Transaction, in which event such Awards shall not become fully vested or exercisable, but shall continue to vest (or not) in accordance with their terms. Each outstanding Award which is assumed in connection with the Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply and pertain to the number and class of securities or other property which would have been issuable, in consummation of such Corporate Transaction, to an actual holder of the same number of shares of Common Stock as are subject to such Award immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise or purchase price payable with respect to such Awards, provided the aggregate amount payable for such securities shall remain the same. In addition, the class and number of securities available for issuance under the Plan following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted.

 

(ii)  In the event that outstanding Awards are assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction as set forth in Section 10(b)(i), and a Plan participant whose Award was so assumed is subsequently involuntarily terminated from all employment by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective successors after the Corporate Transaction (other than termination as a result of Cause) within one (1) year following the Corporation Transaction, any Awards held by such Plan participant shall immediately vest in full, and shall be exercisable, as applicable, until the earlier of the close of business on the sixtieth (60th) day following such termination or the expiration of the Award in accordance with its terms.

 

(c)  Change of Control Defined.    For purposes of this Plan, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(i)  any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly

 

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acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of securities possessing more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities;

 

(ii)  there is a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members (rounded up to the next whole number) cease, by reason of one or more proxy contests for the election of Board members, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least two-thirds of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time such election or nomination was approved by the Board;

 

(iii)  a merger or consolidation occurs in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities are transferred to holders different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merger (a “Corporate Transaction”); or

 

(iv)  all or substantially all of the Company’s assets are sold or transferred other than in connection with an internal reorganization of the Company.

 

Section 11.    Amendments and Termination

 

The Board or the Committee may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan and may to the extent permitted by the Plan amend any agreement or other document evidencing an Award made under this Plan but, except as provided pursuant to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions of Section 3, no such amendment shall, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company:

 

(a)  increase the maximum number of shares of Stock for which Awards may be granted under this Plan;

 

(b)  reduce the price at which Options may be granted below the price provided for in Section 5(a);

 

(c)  reduce the option price of outstanding Options;

 

(d)  extend the term of this Plan;

 

(e)  change the class of persons eligible to receive Awards under the Plan; or

 

(f)  increase the individual maximum limits in Section 3.

 

The Board or the Committee may to the extent permitted by the Plan amend any agreement evidencing an Award made under this Plan, but no amendment or alteration shall be made which would impair the rights of any Plan participant, without such participant’s consent, under any Award theretofore granted.

 

Section 12.    Unfunded Status of Plan

 

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a participant or optionee by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such participant or optionee any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to

 

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]meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Stock or payments in lieu of or with respect to awards hereunder; provided, however, that unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of the affected participant, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan.

 

Section 13.    General Provisions

 

(a)  The Committee may require each person purchasing shares pursuant to an Option or other Award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the optionee or participant is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof. The certificates for such shares may include any legend, which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.

 

All certificates for shares of Stock or other securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

(b)  Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

(c)  The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee or director of the Company or any Subsidiary any right to continued employment or service as a director with the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees or service of a director at any time.

 

(d)  Except as the participant and the Company may otherwise agree, no later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includable in the gross income of the participant for federal income tax purposes with respect to any award under the Plan, the participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, withholding obligations may be settled with Stock, including Stock that is part of the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment of arrangements and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the participant.

 

(e)  The actual or deemed reinvestment of dividends or dividend equivalents in additional Restricted Stock (or in other types of Plan awards) at the time of any dividend payment shall only be permissible if sufficient shares of Stock are available under Section 3 for such reinvestment (taking into account then outstanding Stock Options and other Plan awards).

 

(f)  The Plan and all awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 14.    Term of Plan

 

No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of shareholder approval, but awards granted prior to such tenth (10th) anniversary may extend beyond that date.

 

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EX-4.6 3 dex46.htm CERT OF AMENDMENT OF RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Cert of Amendment of Restated Articles of Incorporation

Exhibit 4.6

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

K2 INC.

 

(Under Section 242 of the General Corporation Law)

 

It is hereby certified:

 

1. The present name of the corporation (hereafter called the “Corporation”) is K2 Inc.

 

2. The name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated is ANTHONY POOLS, INC., and the date of filing of the original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is September 15, 1959.

 

3. The provisions of the certificate of incorporation as amended and/or supplemented were restated and integrated into a single instrument entitled “Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Anthony Industries, Inc.,” filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 12, 1989.

 

4. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, is hereby further amended to effect the following amendment authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware: to increase the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, par value $1.00 per share, which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue, from sixty million (60,000,000) shares to one hundred ten million (110,000,000) shares.


5. To accomplish the foregoing amendment, the first paragraph of Article FOURTH of the Restated Certificate of incorporation of the Corporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is one hundred twenty-two million, five hundred thousand (122,500,000) shares, consisting of:

 

(a) Twelve million, five hundred thousand (12,500,00) shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share (hereafter referred to as “Preferred Stock”); and

 

(b) One hundred ten million (110,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (hereafter referred to as “Common Stock”).

 

6. The remainder of Article FOURTH shall remain unchanged.

 

7. The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware signed and attested to on May 24, 2004.

 

/s/    RICHARD J. HECKMANN         

Richard J. Heckmann
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer

 

Attest:

 

/s/    MONTE H. BAIER        

Monte H. Baier
Secretary

 

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EX-5.1 4 dex51.htm OPINION OF GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

EXHIBIT 5.1

 

June 15, 2004

 

(213) 229-7000

      C 03611-00001

 

(213) 229-7520

 

K2 Inc.

2051 Palomar Airport Road

Carlsbad, CA 92009

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8 of K2 Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to K2 Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”) with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), of 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 (the “Shares”), of the Company (the “Common Stock”), subject to issuance by the Company upon exercise of options to be granted under the Company’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, (the “Plan”).

 

We have examined the originals or certified copies of such corporate records, certificates of officers of the Company and/or public officials and such other documents and have made such other factual and legal investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinions set forth below. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.

 

Based on our examination mentioned above, subject to the assumptions stated above and relying on the statements of fact contained in the documents that we have examined, we are of the opinion that (i) the issuance by the Company of the Shares has been duly authorized and (ii) when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock.


K2 Inc.

June 15, 2004

Page 2

 

We are admitted to practice in the State of California, and are not admitted to practice in the State of Delaware. However, for the limited purposes of our opinion set forth above, we are generally familiar with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) as presently in effect and have made such inquires as we consider necessary to render this opinion with respect to a Delaware corporation. This opinion letter is limited to the current federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of California and, to the limited extent set forth above, the DGCL, as such laws presently exist and to the facts as they presently exist. We express no opinion with respect to the effect or applicability of the laws of any other jurisdiction. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion letter should the laws of such jurisdictions be changed after the date hereof by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Very truly yours,

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

EX-23.2 5 dex232.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG Consent of Ernst & Young

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) dated June 16, 2004 pertaining to the K2 Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of our report dated February 15, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of K2 Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

 

 

San Diego, California

June 11, 2004

 

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