-----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, NnSHpMI5JvzRgZHkQUVjDBPiuqHW0HHzairiIabUsOaJPFKMfrxqy86FVoCss5/N +ltKOz21qPGXgin5MbeRJQ== 0000950129-96-001203.txt : 19960614 0000950129-96-001203.hdr.sgml : 19960614 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-96-001203 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960430 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960613 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: POWELL INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000080420 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SWITCHGEAR & SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS [3613] IRS NUMBER: 880106100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06050 FILM NUMBER: 96580328 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8550 MOSLEY DR STREET 2: POST OFFICE BOX 12818 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77075 BUSINESS PHONE: 7139446900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 8550 MOSLEY DRIVE P O BOX 12818 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77075 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PROCESS SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19780926 10-Q 1 POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. - DATED 04/30/96 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark one) [X] Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended April 30, 1996 or [ ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to ---------------------- -------------------------- COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-6050 POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NEVADA 88-0106100 - ------------------------------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 8550 Mosley Drive, Houston, Texas 77075-1180 - ------------------------------------------- ------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (713) 944-6900 -------------- Indicate by "X" whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ----- ----- Common Stock, par value $.01 per share; 10,567,704 shares outstanding on April 30, 1996. 2 POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. PART I - Financial Information Item 1. Financial Statements ........................... 3 - 8 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Quarterly Results of Operations........................ 9 - 10 PART II - Other Information and Signatures ....................... 11 - 12
3 Powell Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (In Thousands, Except Share Data)
April 30, October 31, ASSETS 1996 1995 (unaudited) ----------- ----------- Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents............................................ $ 3,130 $ 3,035 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,083 and $724, respectively.................................. 50,028 32,181 Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings................... 11,635 14,725 Inventories.......................................................... 19,917 20,114 Deferred income taxes................................................ 486 1,039 Income taxes receivable.............................................. --- 718 Prepaid expenses and other current assets............................ 1,501 1,889 -------- ------- Total Current Assets............................................... 86,697 73,701 Property, plant and equipment, net..................................... 15,918 16,271 Deferred income taxes, noncurrent...................................... 1,667 1,286 Other assets........................................................... 5,457 5,624 -------- ------- Total Assets....................................................... $109,739 $96,882 ======== ======= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Accounts and income taxes payable.................................... $ 14,856 $10,843 Accrued salaries, bonuses and commissions............................ 5,106 5,387 Accrued product warranty............................................. 3,505 3,015 Other accrued expenses............................................... 3,864 3,706 Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings .................. 9,408 5,563 Current maturities of long-term debt................................. 2,813 2,813 -------- ------- Total Current Liabilities.......................................... 39,552 31,327 Long-term debt......................................................... 3,750 3,750 Deferred compensation expense.......................................... 2,079 2,006 Postretirement benefits liability...................................... 2,013 2,142 Stockholders' Equity: Preferred stock, par value $.01; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued Common stock, par value $.01; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 10,567,704 and 10,542,704, respectively, shares issued and outstanding ........... 106 105 Additional paid-in capital........................................... 5,318 5,062 Retained earnings.................................................... 60,509 56,183 Deferred compensation-ESOP........................................... (3,588) (3,693) -------- ------- Total Stockholders' Equity......................................... 62,345 57,657 -------- ------- Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity......................... $109,739 $96,882 ======== =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 3 4 Powell Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Three Months Ended April 30, ---------------------------- 1996 1995 ---------- ---------- Revenues................................................................ $53,521 $41,398 Cost of goods sold...................................................... 40,955 32,459 ---------- ---------- Gross profit............................................................ 12,566 8,939 Selling, general and administrative expenses............................ 8,404 6,616 ---------- ---------- Earnings from operations................................................ 4,162 2,323 Interest, net........................................................... 82 145 ---------- ---------- Earnings before income taxes............................................ 4,080 2,178 Income tax provision.................................................... 1,437 720 ---------- ---------- Net earnings............................................................ 2,643 1,458 ========== ========== Net earnings per common and common equivalent share..................... $ 0.25 $ 0.14 ========== ========== Weighted average number of shares outstanding........................... 10,753,695 10,534,371 ========== ==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 4 5 Powell Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Six Months Ended April 30, -------------------------- 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- Revenues................................................................ $103,090 $ 77,987 Cost of goods sold...................................................... 80,210 61,457 ----------- ----------- Gross profit............................................................ 22,880 16,530 Selling, general and administrative expenses............................ 16,060 12,952 ----------- ----------- Earnings from operations................................................ 6,820 3,578 Interest, net........................................................... 125 268 ----------- ----------- Earnings before income taxes............................................ 6,695 3,310 Income tax provision.................................................... 2,369 1,049 ----------- ----------- Net earnings............................................................ $ 4,326 $ 2,261 Net earnings per common and common equivalent share..................... $ 0.40 $ 0.21 =========== =========== Weighted average number of shares outstanding........................... 10,745,361 10,526,037 =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 5 6 Powell Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (In Thousands)
Six Months Ended April 30, ----------------------------- 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- Operating Activities: Net earnings............................................................................ $4,326 $2,261 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization......................................................... 1,974 1,710 Deferred income taxes................................................................. 172 (415) Postretirement benefits liability..................................................... (129) (48) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable................................................................. (17,847) (2,568) Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings.................................. 3,090 (3,736) Inventories......................................................................... 197 (4,402) Prepaid expenses and other current assets........................................... 388 (655) Other assets........................................................................ (88) (168) Accounts payable and income taxes payable or receivable............................. 4,731 2,700 Accrued liabilities................................................................. 367 (2,589) Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings.................................. 3,845 2,297 Deferred compensation expense....................................................... 178 345 ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by (used in) in operating activities.................................... 1,204 (5,268) ----------- ----------- Investing Activities: Purchases of property, plant, and equipment............................................. (1,366) (1,248) ----------- ----------- Net cash used in investing activities..................................................... (1,366) (1,248) ----------- ----------- Financing Activities: Exercise of stock grants................................................................ 257 156 ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by financing activities................................................. 257 156 ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...................................... 95 (6,360) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period.......................................... 3,035 7,598 ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period................................................ $3,130 $1,238 =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 6 7 Part I Item 1 POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and of cash flows. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10K. B. INVENTORY
April 30, October 31, 1996 1995 (unaudited) ------------ ----------- The components of inventory are summarized below (in thousands): Raw materials, parts and subassemblies.................................................... $13,355 $12,469 Work-in-process........................................................................... 6,562 7,645 ----------- ----------- Total inventories......................................................................... $19,917 $20,114 =========== ===========
C. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
April 30, October 31, 1996 1995 (unaudited) ------------ ----------- Property, plant and equipment is summarized below (in thousands): Land...................................................................................... $ 2,514 $ 2,514 Buildings and improvements................................................................ 14,866 14,777 Machinery and equipment................................................................... 24,724 23,889 Furniture & fixtures...................................................................... 4,090 3,910 Construction in progress.................................................................. 557 417 ----------- ----------- 46,751 45,507 Less-accumulated depreciation............................................................. (30,833) (29,236) ----------- ----------- Total property, plant and equipment, net.................................................. $15,918 $16,271 =========== ===========
7 8 Part I Item 1 D. Other Financial Information (unaudited)
Six months ended April 30, -------------------------- 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in thousands): Cash paid during the period for: Interest............................................................................. $ 357 $ 501 =========== =========== Income taxes......................................................................... $ 1,500 $ 1,620 =========== ===========
E. Production Contracts For contracts in which the percentage-of-completion method is used, costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings are reported as a current asset and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings are reported as a current liability. The components of these contracts are as follows (in thousands):
April 30, October 31, 1996 1995 (unaudited) ------------ ----------- Costs and estimated earnings......................................................... $40,937 $50,282 Progress billings.................................................................... (29,302) (35,557) ---------- ----------- Total costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings............................. $11,635 $14,725 =========== =========== Progress billings.................................................................... $65,380 $29,682 Costs and estimated earnings......................................................... (55,972) (24,119) ---------- ---------- Total billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings............................. $ 9,408 $ 5,563 =========== ===========
8 9 Part I Item 2 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES During 1990, the Company concluded a private placement of $15,000,000 in term notes, of which $6,563,000 was outstanding as of April 30, 1996. These notes are unsecured with a fixed interest rate of 10.4 percent. The notes mature through June 1997, with the next payment of $2,813,000 due in June 1996. In October 1995, the Company entered into a $15,000,000 revolving line of credit agreement with a major domestic bank. As of April 30, 1996, the Company did not have borrowings outstanding under this line. The Company's ability to satisfy its cash requirements is evaluated by analyzing key measures of liquidity applicable to the Company. The following table is a summary of the measures which are significant to management:
April 30, October 31, April 30, 1996 1995 1995 Working Capital $47,145,000 $42,374,000 $42,109,000 Current Ratio 2.19 to 1 2.35 to 1 2.38 to 1 Debt to Capitalization .10 to 1 .10 to 1 .15 to 1
The consolidated statements of cash flows show that approximately $95,000 of cash was generated during the six months ended April 30, 1996. The increases in accounts receivable requiring the use of cash was due to the increased volume of business and product shipment delays. Increases in billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings and accounts payable had a positive effect on the Company's cash flow during the quarter. The use of cash for capital expenditures during the six months of 1996 was $1,366,000 which was mainly invested in machinery and equipment. The Company's fiscal 1996 asset management program will continue to focus on the collection of receivables and reduction in inventories. The Company plans to satisfy its fiscal 1996 capital requirements and operating needs primarily with funds available in cash and cash equivalents of $3,130,000, funds generated from operating activities and funds available under its existing revolving credit line. 9 10 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table sets forth, as a percentage of revenues, certain items from the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
April 30, --------- 1996 1995 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- three months six months three months six months ended ended ended ended ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------- Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Gross Profit 23.5 22.2 21.6 21.2 Selling, general and administrative expenses 15.7 15.6 16.0 16.6 Interest, net .2 .1 .4 .4 Net earnings before income tax 7.6 6.5 5.2 4.2 Income tax provision 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.3 Net earnings 4.9 4.2 3.5 2.9
Revenues for the quarter ended April 30, 1996 were up 29 percent to $53,521,000 from $41,398,000 in the second quarter of last year. Revenues for the six months ended April 30, 1996 were up 32 percent to $103,090,000 from $77,987,000 in the first six months of last year. This increase in volume was due to higher electrical distribution equipment product line revenues which were partially offset by lower revenues from process control product lines. Gross profit, as a percentage of revenues, was 23.5 percent and 21.6 percent for the quarters ended April 30, 1996 and 1995. The gross profit percentage for the six months ended April 30, 1996 and 1995 was 22.2 percent and 21.2 percent, respectively. The higher percents in 1996 were due to changes in product mix shipped during 1996 and efficiencies due to the increased volume of activity. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues was 15.7 percent and 16 percent for the quarters ended April 30, 1996 and 1995. These percentages for the six months ended April 30, 1996 and 1995 were 15.6 percent and 16.6 percent. The change in percent reflects the effect of higher revenue volume without a corresponding increase in expenses. Interest, net is lower in 1996 than in 1995 due to the scheduled annual reduction in outstanding debt. Income tax provision The effective tax rate was 35.2 percent and 33.1 percent for the quarters ended April 30, 1996 and 1995. For the six months ended April 30, 1996 and 1995 the effective tax rate was 35.4 percent and 31.7 percent respectively. The increase was primarily due to higher foreign sales corporation credits in the previous year and the higher projected tax rate for 1996 due to an increased level of taxable income. Net earnings were $2,643,000 or $.25 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 1996, an increase of 81 percent from $1,458,000 or $.14 per share for the same period last year. For the six months ended April 30, 1996, net earnings were $4,326,000 or $.40 per share, compared with $2,261,000 or $.21 per share for the first six months of fiscal 1995, an increase of 91 percent. The increases for the two quarters of 1996 were mainly due to the higher revenue volumes. The order backlog at April 30, 1996 was $130.4 million compared to $112.6 million at October 31, 1995. 10 11 Part II OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings No material developments in litigation previously reported. ITEM 2. Changes in Securities None ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Not applicable ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders None ITEM 5. Other Information None ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K a. Exhibits 10.7 Powell Industries, Inc. Executive Severance Protection Plan dated March 15, 1996. 10.8 Powell Industries, Inc. Amendment to Employee Stock Option Plan. 27.0 Financial Data Schedule b. Reports on Form 8K None 11 12 SIGNATURES 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 thereunto duly authorized. POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. Registrant June 07, 1996 /s/ Thomas W. Powell - ------------- ---------------------------------------------- Date Thomas W. Powell President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) June 07, 1996 /s/ J. F. Ahart - ------------- ---------------------------------------------- Date J.F. Ahart Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 13 EXHIBIT INDEX 10.7 Powell Industries, Inc. Executive Severance Protection Plan dated March 15, 1996. 10.8 Powell Industries, Inc. Amendment to Employee Stock Option Plan. 27.0 Financial Data Schedule EX-10.7 2 EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PROTECTION PLAN 1 EXHIBIT 10.7 MARCH 1996 REVISED POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PROTECTION PLAN W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Powell Industries, Inc. (the "Company") has determined that, in the event the Company becomes subject to any proposed or threatened Change of Control (as defined in the Plan), the Board and the Company must be able to rely on the continued advice and support of key management personnel without concern that such personnel might be distracted by personal financial concerns and leave the employ of the Company; WHEREAS, the Board has determined that a formal executive severance protection plan should be adopted to insure stability and continuity of employment of key management personnel in the event of a proposed or threatened Change of Control; WHEREAS, it is intended that this Plan set forth the terms and conditions upon which benefits are payable to certain executives under this Plan; and WHEREAS, this Plan constitutes an employee welfare benefit plan, as that term is defined in Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"); and WHEREAS, it is intended that this Plan shall comply with the requirements of Section 402 of ERISA that an employee benefit plan be maintained pursuant to a written instrument; NOW, THEREFORE, the Company has adopted this Plan which provides as follows: 1. NAME OF PLAN: Powell Industries, Inc. Executive Severance Protection Plan (the "Plan"). 2. NAME OF ADMINISTRATOR AND PLAN FIDUCIARY: For purposes of Section 3(16) of ERISA, the Company is administrator of this Plan. Unless the Board of Directors of the Company designates a different committee, the Compensation Committee of the Company (the "Committee") is designated Plan Administrator and Fiduciary of this Plan and is charged with the general administration of this Plan. 3. FUNDING POLICY: This Plan is not separately funded by the Company, and all Plan benefits will be paid, as needed, from the general assets of the Company. 2 4. PLAN OPERATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE AS PLAN ADMINISTRATOR AND FIDUCIARY: A. THE COMMITTEE. The Committee is authorized in its sole discretion to make all rules, regulations and procedures it deems necessary or appropriate for administering this Plan within policies established by the Board of Directors of the Company, to construe its provisions, to correct its defects, and supply any omissions or reconcile any inconsistencies which may appear in this Plan, to determine all questions of eligibility and entitlement to benefits and resolve all controversies. The Board of Directors of the Company may allocate discretionary responsibilities to the Committee as Fiduciary provided it is in writing. The Board of Directors of the Company may in writing permit the Committee as Fiduciary to designate other persons to carry out discretionary responsibilities. B. CLAIMS. If an Executive believes any benefit under this Plan has been incorrectly calculated or denied, he or she may file a claim with the Committee. The Committee shall follow claims procedures substantially identical to the claims procedures in the Powell Industries, Inc. Employees Incentive Savings Plan. C. STANDARD OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMMITTEE ACTIONS. The Committee has full and absolute discretion in the exercise of its authority under this Plan, including without limitation, the authority to determine any person's right to benefits under this Plan, the correct amount and form of any benefits, the authority to decide any appeal, the authority to review and correct the actions of any prior administrative committee, and all of the rights, powers, and authorities specified in this Section 4 and this Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of law or any explicit or implicit provision of this document, any action taken or ruling or decision made by the Committee in the exercise of any of its powers and authorities under this Plan, shall be final and conclusive as to all parties, regardless of whether the Committee or one or more of its members may have an actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to the subject matter of the action, ruling, or decision. Thus, no final action, ruling, or decision of the Committee shall be subject to de novo review in any judicial proceeding and no final action, ruling, or decision of the Committee may be set aside unless it is held to have been arbitrary and capricious by a final judgment of a court having jurisdiction with respect to the issue. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR PLAN BENEFITS: The Board of Directors shall designate the executives eligible to receive benefits under this Plan (the "Executives") in the event of that Executive's termination of employment following a Change of Control as described in this Plan, and the Board shall designate whether each such Executive is eligible for benefits under Executive Benefit Group 1 or Group 2. The Board may change the benefit classification of an Executive, or add or delete names from the list, from time to time, prior to a Change of Control. The initial list of Executives and the Group designation of each is contained on Attachment A hereto. -2- 3 6. PLAN BENEFITS: The benefits payable under this Plan shall be calculated as follows:
==================================================================================================================== BENEFITS INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION TERMINATION FOR CAUSE Base Salary Group 1: 3 times the current annual Group 1 and 2: None base salary Group 2: 2 times the current annual base salary - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Incentive Under Group 1: 3 times the maximum incentive Group 1 and 2: None. Executive Incentive Plan opportunity for the current year Group 2: 2 times the maximum incentive opportunity for the current year - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Employee Benefits Group 1: Continuation of medical, Group 1 and 2: dental, and life benefits for executive and dependents for up to 3 years.* Executive would pay normal group rates None for this coverage. * These benefits cease Group 2: Continuation of medical, at the earliest to occur dental, and life benefits for executive of (i) maximum number of and dependents for up to 2 years.* None years indicated or Executive would pay normal group rates (ii) the Executive is for this coverage. covered under another plan. Group 1 and 2: COBRA coverage period, if applicable, begins after the benefits continuation period has ended. Group 1 and 2: COBRA coverage begins at termination unless Executive is terminated for gross misconduct. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFITS PROVIDED BY OTHER PLANS Qualified Retirement Group 1 and 2: All vested balances, (as Group 1 and 2: All vested Plans required by law). balances, (as required by law). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restricted Stock and Group 1 and 2: Immediate vesting at Group 1 and 2: Immediate vesting Stock Options time of change of control per Option at time of change of control per Plan. Option Plan. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-3- 4 Benefits are not payable under this Plan if an Executive's employment is terminated following the sale or disposition of any subsidiary of the Company unless that transaction is in conjunction with a Change of Control of Powell Industries, Inc. If an Executive dies during the Covered Period after his Involuntary Termination, but before the payment or provision of all benefits to which that Executive has become entitled, then (a) cash payments due under Section 7 shall be made in accordance with the terms thereof, and (2) coverage for the Executive's dependents shall continue for the applicable term provided in this Section 6. 7. PLAN PAYMENTS: Payments from this Plan will consist of the payment and provision of severance benefits by the Company out of its general assets in accordance with the terms of this Plan. Cash payments due will be paid to the Executive or his estate within 90 days of the event causing the benefit payment under this Plan. 8. PLAN AMENDMENT AND/OR TERMINATION: This Plan may be amended at the sole discretion of the Company by appropriate action by the Board of Directors of the Company, provided that this Plan may not be amended following a "Change of Control" which has occurred so as to reduce any benefits to which an Executive might become entitled under this Plan. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no amendment which adversely affects the benefits which would be payable to an Executive hereunder shall be effective if adopted within one year of an actual Change of Control. 9. COORDINATION WITH EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS: The severance benefits provided under this Plan to an Executive of the Company shall be coordinated with any severance benefits provided to such officer under any employment contract or other agreements between the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and such Executive, such that for each item of severance benefit described herein, the Executive shall be entitled to the most favorable of the benefits provided by this Plan and by the employment contract or other agreement, but the Company shall not be required under this Plan to pay or provide twice any item of severance benefit that is covered both by this Plan and by such employment contract or other agreement. Split dollar agreements, if any, between the Company and an Executive shall operate according to their terms and shall not be affected by, or affect, payments due under this Plan. 10. DEFINITIONS: The following definitions shall apply for the purposes of this Plan: "CHANGE OF CONTROL" of Powell Industries, Inc. means the date of occurrence of one or more of the following: -4- 5 (a) Any "person", including a "syndication" or "group" as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, becomes, after the effective date of this Plan, the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities which ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of the Board of Directors without the happening of any precondition or contingency ("Voting Securities"); (b) The Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation and immediately after giving effect to the merger or consolidation either (x) less than 80% of the outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving or resulting entity are then beneficially owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, or if a record date has been set to determine the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote on the merger or consolidation, the stockholders of the Company as of the record date, or (y) the Board of Directors, or similar governing body, of the surviving or resulting entity does not have as a majority of its members the persons specified in clause (c)(x) and (y) below; (c) If at any time the following do not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (or any successor entity referred to in clause (b) above): (x) persons who are directors of the Company on December 31, 1995; and (y) persons who, prior to their election as a director of the Company (or successors entity if applicable) were nominated, recommended or endorsed by the Board of Directors of the Company; (d) The Company transfers substantially all of its assets to another corporation which is a less than 80% owned subsidiary of the Company. "COVERED PERIOD" means three years from the date of occurrence of a Change of Control. "INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION" means, within the Covered Period, termination of an Executive's employment following: a) an Executive's resignation, for any reason, which is requested by the Company; b) a significant change or reduction in job duties and responsibilities without the Executive's consent including, but not limited to his position title, work location, responsibility, or authority; c) reduction in his base salary, incentive award opportunity, employee benefits, or perquisites; and d) resignation by the Executive for "good reason". "Good reason" means the failure of the Company to provide a comparable position and compensation. -5- 6 "TERMINATION FOR CAUSE" means a termination of the Executive's employment because of (a) the conviction of the Executive by a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction of any felony, (b) the conviction of the Executive by a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction for embezzlement or misappropriation of funds of the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries, (c) gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Executive which causes a material monetary injury to the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries, or (d) the Executive's continued failure to substantially perform material stated duties of his positions with the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS: A. NO ASSIGNMENT OF PROPERTY RIGHTS. Unless it is specifically required by applicable law, the interest or property rights of any Executive in this Plan or in any severance benefit to be paid pursuant to its terms, shall not be assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated, anticipated or subject to attachment, bankruptcy, garnishment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable process. Any act in violation of this section shall be void. B. NO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. This Plan is not an employment contract and nothing contained in it shall prohibit the adjustment from time to time of the terms of employment of any Executive, including his current compensation and fringe benefits to which he may otherwise be entitled. No provision in this Plan shall be construed to affect in any way the Company's right to discharge any Executive at any time and for any reason, which right is hereby reserved, subject to any separate contract with such Executive. C. INTERPRETATION. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Plan shall be governed by ERISA and, to the extent not preempted, by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to Texas rules concerning conflicts of laws. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the use of masculine terminology in this Plan shall include the feminine. D. TAX WITHHOLDING. If any Federal or state tax withholding is required with respect to an Executive's severance benefit under this Plan, the Committee shall make appropriate arrangements to withhold the required amount from the Executive's benefit payment under this Plan. E. NO OFFSET REQUIRED. An Executive shall not be required to offset benefits received under this Plan by any compensation received from future employers. F. GROSS UP. Benefits paid to an Executive pursuant to this Plan shall be "grossed-up" by the Company to cover (1) any federal excise tax due by that Executive on account of these benefit payments and (2) any federal income and employment taxes due on the federal excise tax described in this Section 11.F. -6- 7 G. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEGAL FEES. The Company shall reimburse an Executive for legal fees incurred by an Executive to enforce the terms of this Plan in an amount which does not exceed the following maximums: Executive in Group 1 $150,000 ======== Executive in Group 2 $100,000 ======== Reimbursement shall be made by the Company to the Executive within 30 days of receipt by the Company of a statement for such legal fees submitted by the Executive. 12. EXECUTION. To record the adoption of this Executive Severance Protection Plan as set forth in this document, effective as of ______________, 1996, the effective date for this Plan as approved by its Board, Powell Industries, Inc. has caused its authorized representative to affix his name hereto. POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. By ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------- Date -7- 8 ATTACHMENT A POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PROTECTION PLAN EXECUTIVE BENEFIT GROUP ------------------------------------ Group I ------------------------------------ T. Powell J.F. Ahart R. L. Mitchell R. Murphy K. Shaw A. Janas T. Burtnett G. Zeller D. Dimlich G. Auer ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Group II ------------------------------------ J. Thomas R. Rammler M. Dehart ------------------------------------ -8- EX-10.8 3 AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN 1 EXHIBIT 10.8 1992 POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- ARTICLE I Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Effective Date of Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ARTICLE II Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.1 Affiliate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.2 Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.3 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.4 Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.5 Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.6 Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.7 Disinterested Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.8 Employee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.9 Fair Market Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.10 Incentive Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.11 Maturity Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.12 Nonqualified Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.13 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.14 Option Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.15 Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.16 Reload Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.17 Restricted Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.18 Restricted Stock Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.19 Restricted Stock Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.20 Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.21 Stock Appreciation Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.22 Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.23 10% Shareholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ARTICLE III Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ARTICLE IV General Provisions Relating to Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.1 Authority to Grant Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Awards . . . . . . . 4 4.2 Dedicated Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.3 Non-Transferability of Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Awards . . . . . 5 4.4 Requirements of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.5 No Rights as Stockholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.6 Changes in the Company's Capital Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Page ---- 4.7 Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ARTICLE V Options and Reload Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5.1 Type of Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5.2 Option Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5.3 Duration of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5.4 Amount Exercisable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5.5 Exercise of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5.6 Exercise on Termination of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5.7 Reload Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5.8 Substitution Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ARTICLE VI Stock Appreciation Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6.1 Stock Appreciation Rights Included in Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6.2 Stock Appreciation Rights Not Included in Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6.3 Payment on Exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6.4 Exercise on Termination of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ARTICLE VII Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7.1 Award and Restricted Stock Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7.2 Restriction Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7.3 Exercise on Termination of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ARTICLE VIII Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ARTICLE IX Amendment or Termination of Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ARTICLE X Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 10.1 No Establishment of a Trust Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 10.2 No Employment Obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 10.3 Forfeiture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10.4 Tax Withholding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10.5 Written Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 10.6 Indemnification of the Committee and the Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 10.7 Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 10.8 Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 10.9 Other Compensation Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 10.10 Other Options or Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 10.11 Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ii 4 ARTICLE ARTICLE I PLAN 1.1 PURPOSE. This instrument amends Section 4.2 of the Plan and restates the Plan. The Plan was originally adopted as the "1989 Powell Industries, Inc. Stock Option Plan", effective March 17, 1989, and was previously amended and restated effective January 1, 1992, which amendment and restatement renamed the Plan the "1992 Powell Industries, Inc. Stock Option Plan." All Options and Awards granted prior to December 31, 1991, will remain subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan prior to the first amendment and restatement which was effective January 1, 1992, and all Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Awards issued on or after that date and prior to the effective date of this amendment and restatement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan as first amended and restated. All Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Awards issued on or after the effective date of this amendment and restatement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan as hereby amended and restated. This Plan continues to be a Plan for key employees of the Company and is intended to advance the best interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing those persons who have a substantial responsibility for the Company's growth with additional incentives and an opportunity to obtain or increase their proprietary interest in the Company, thereby encouraging them to continue their employment with the Company. 1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN. The Plan became effective on March 17, 1989 and the first amendment and restatement became effective January 1, 1992. This amendment and restatement shall become effective on January 1, 1996, if within one year of that date it shall have been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company voting in person or by proxy at a duly held stockholders' meeting, or if the provisions of the corporate charter, by-laws or applicable state law prescribes a greater degree of stockholder approval for this action, the approval by the holders of that percentage, at a duly held meeting of stockholders. No Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after March 16, 1999. ARTICLE ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS The words and phrases defined in this Article shall have the meaning set out in the definition unless the context in which any such word or phrase appears reasonably requires a broader, narrower, or different meaning. 2.1 "AFFILIATE" shall mean any parent corporation and any subsidiary corporation. The term "parent corporation" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of the action or transaction, each of the 1 5 corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain. The term "subsidiary corporation" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the action or transaction, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain. 2.2 "AWARD" shall mean an award of Restricted Stock. 2.3 "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall mean the board of directors of Powell Industries, Inc. 2.4 "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 2.5 "COMMITTEE" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, exclusive of any person who is not a Disinterested Person. 2.6 "COMPANY" shall mean Powell Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation. 2.7 "DISINTERESTED PERSON" shall mean a "disinterested person" as that term is defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 2.8 "EMPLOYEE" shall mean a person employed by the Company or an Affiliate to whom an Option, a Reload Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, or an Award is granted. 2.9 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" of the Stock as of any date shall mean (i) the average of the high and low sale prices of the Stock on that date on the principal securities exchange on which the Stock is listed; or (ii) if the Stock is not listed on a securities exchange, the average of the high and low sale prices of the Stock on that date as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System; or (iii) if the Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ National Market System, the average of the high and low bid quotations for the Stock on that date as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated; or (iv) if none of the foregoing is applicable, the average between the closing bid and ask prices per share of stock on the last preceding date on which those prices were reported or that amount as determined by the Committee. 2.10 "INCENTIVE OPTION" shall mean an Option granted under this Plan which is designated as an "Incentive Option" and satisfies the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. 2.11 "MATURITY DATE" shall mean the date the Stock Appreciation Right given in a Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement vests. 2.12 "NONQUALIFIED OPTION" shall mean an Option other than an Incentive Option. 2 6 2.13 "OPTION" shall mean an option granted under this Plan to purchase shares of Stock. 2.14 "OPTION AGREEMENT" shall mean the written agreement which sets out the terms of an Option and/or Reload Option. 2.15 "PLAN" shall mean the 1992 Powell Industries, Inc. Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as set out in this document and as it may be amended from time to time. 2.16 "RELOAD OPTION" shall mean an Option which the Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant in connection with the issuing of an Option if the exercise price of the Option is paid in whole or in part, by exchanging Stock owned by the Employee. A Reload Option shall be an Incentive Option or Nonqualified Option depending on the type of Option previously granted under the Option Agreement containing the Reload Option feature. The Reload Options will be subject to the same restrictions and provisions of the Plan as the original Option, except when specific changes are set out in the Option Agreement. 2.17 "RESTRICTED STOCK" shall mean stock awarded or purchased under a Restricted Stock Agreement entered into pursuant to this Plan. The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock shall be determined by the Committee. 2.18 "RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement between the Company and the Employee under which the Employee is awarded or may purchase Restricted Stock. 2.19 "RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean the purchase price per share of Restricted Stock subject to an Award. The Restricted Stock Purchase Price shall be determined by the Committee. It may be greater than or less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of the grant or Award. 2.20 "STOCK" shall mean the common stock of the Company, $.01 par value or, in the event that the outstanding shares of common stock are later changed into or exchanged for a different class of stock or securities of the Company or another corporation, that other stock or security. 2.21 "STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT" shall mean a right granted to an Employee under the terms of the Plan to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock as of the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the price per share of Stock specified in the Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement or Option Agreement of which it is a part. 2.22 "STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" shall mean the written agreement which sets out the terms of a Stock Appreciation Right. All of the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee. 3 7 2.23 "10% SHAREHOLDER" shall mean an individual who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Affiliate. An individual shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for his brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants; and stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation, partnership, estate, or trust, shall be considered as being owned proportionately by or for its shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries. ARTICLE ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY The individuals who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Options, Nonqualified Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Awards of Restricted Stock shall be those key employees as the Committee shall determine from time to time. However, no member of the Committee shall be eligible to receive any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award of Restricted Stock or to receive stock, stock options, or stock appreciation rights under any other plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, if receipt of it would cause the individual not to be a Disinterested Person. The Board of Directors may designate one or more individuals who shall not be eligible to receive any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award of Restricted Stock under this Plan or under other similar plans of the Company. ARTICLE ARTICLE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS, RELOAD OPTIONS, STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND AWARDS 4.1 AUTHORITY TO GRANT OPTIONS, RELOAD OPTIONS, STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND AWARDS. The Committee may grant to those key Employees as it shall from time to time determine, Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards of Restricted Stock under the terms and conditions of this Plan. Subject only to any applicable limitations set out in this Plan, the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award of Restricted Stock to be granted to an Employee shall be as determined by the Committee. 4.2 DEDICATED SHARES. The total number of shares of Stock with respect to which Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Awards may be granted under this Plan shall be 1,500,000 shares. That number of shares shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.6. The shares may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares. 4 8 In the event that any outstanding Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award shall expire or terminate for any reason or any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award is surrendered, the shares of Stock and the Stock Appreciation Rights, if any, allocable to the unexercised portion of that Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award may again be subject to an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award under this Plan. 4.3 NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS, RELOAD OPTIONS, STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND AWARDS. Options, Reload Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be transferable by the Employee otherwise than by will or under the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the Employee's lifetime, only by him. Restricted Stock shall be purchased or earned under a Restricted Stock Agreement during the Employee's lifetime, only by him. Any attempt to transfer an Award other than under the terms of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement shall terminate the Award and all rights of the Employee to that Restricted Stock. 4.4 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any Stock under any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award if issuing that Stock would constitute or result in a violation by the Employee or the Company of any provision of any law, statute, or regulation of any governmental authority. Specifically, in connection with any applicable statute or regulation relating to the registration of securities, upon exercise of any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award, the Company shall not be required to issue any Stock unless the Committee has received evidence satisfactory to it to the effect that the holder of that Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award will not transfer the Stock except in accordance with applicable law, including receipt of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that any proposed transfer complies with applicable law. The determination by the Committee on this matter shall be final, binding and conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register any Stock covered by this Plan pursuant to applicable securities laws of any country or any political subdivision. In the event the Stock issuable on exercise of an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award is not registered, the Company may imprint on the certificate evidencing the Stock any legend that counsel for the Company considers necessary or advisable to comply with applicable law. The Company shall not be obligated to take any other affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award or the issuance of shares under any of them to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. 4.5 NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. No Employee shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to Stock covered by his Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award until the date a stock certificate is issued for the Stock unless the granting agreement specifically gives him a right. 4.6 CHANGES IN THE COMPANY'S CAPITAL STRUCTURE. The existence of outstanding Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company's capital structure or its 5 9 business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Stock or its rights, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise. If the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares or other capital readjustment, the payment of a stock dividend, or other increase or reduction of the number of shares of the Stock outstanding, without receiving compensation for it in money, services or property, then (a) the number, class, and per share price of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Options or Reload Options under this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted in such a manner as to entitle an Employee to receive upon exercise of an Option, for the same aggregate cash consideration, the equivalent total number and class of shares as he would have received had he exercised his Option or Reload Option in full immediately prior to the event requiring the adjustment; and (b) the number and class of shares of Stock then reserved to be issued under the Plan shall be adjusted by substituting for the total number and class of shares of Stock then reserved, that number and class of shares of Stock that would have been received by the owner of an equal number of outstanding shares of each class of Stock as the result of the event requiring the adjustment. In addition, if the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares or other capital readjustment, the payment of a stock dividend, or other increase or reduction in the number of shares of the Stock outstanding, without receiving compensation for it in money, services or property, the Committee shall make an appropriate adjustment in the number of Stock Appreciation Rights and/or Awards created under the Plan. If the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation or if the Company is liquidated or sells or otherwise disposes of substantially all its assets while unexercised Options remain outstanding under the Plan, (a) subject to the provisions of clause (c) below, after the effective date of the merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition, as the case may be, each holder of an outstanding Option or Reload Option shall be entitled, upon exercise of the Option or Reload Option, to receive, in lieu of shares of Stock, the number and class or classes of shares of stock or other securities or property to which the holder would have been entitled if, immediately prior to the merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition, the holder had been the holder of record of a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of shares as to which the Option and Reload Option shall be so exercised; (b) the Board of Directors may waive any limitations set out in or imposed under this Plan so that all Options, from and after a date prior to the effective date of the merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition, as the case may be, specified by the Board of Directors, shall be exercisable in full; and (c) all outstanding Options may be canceled by the Board of Directors as of the effective date of any merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition, if (i) notice of cancellation shall be given to each holder of an Option and (ii) each holder of an Option shall have the right to exercise that Option and any underlying Reload Option in full (without regard to any limitations set out in or imposed under the Plan) during a period set by the Board of Directors preceding the effective date of the merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition and, if in the event all outstanding Options and Reload Options may not be exercised in full under applicable securities laws without registration of the shares of Stock issuable on 6 10 exercise of the Options or Reload Options, the Board of Directors may limit the exercise of the Options and Reload Options to the number of shares of Stock, if any, as may be issued without registration. The method of choosing which Options and Reload Options may be exercised and the number of shares of Stock for which Options and Reload Options may be exercised shall be solely within the discretion of the Board of Directors. After a merger of one or more corporations into the Company or after a consolidation of the Company and one or more corporations in which the Company shall be the surviving corporation, each Employee shall be entitled to have his Stock Appreciation Rights and/or Award appropriately adjusted based on the manner the Stock was adjusted under the terms of the agreement of merger or consolidation. If the Company is merged into or consolidated with another corporation under circumstances where the Company is not the surviving corporation, or if the Company is liquidated, or sells or otherwise disposes of substantially all of its assets to another corporation while unmatured Stock Appreciation Rights remain outstanding under the Plan, all outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights shall be cancelled as of the effective date of the merger, consolidation, liquidation or sale but payment shall be made under the Agreement prior to its cancellation as though each Stock Appreciation Right matured on the effective date of the merger, consolidation, liquidation or sale. The issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe for them, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason of it shall be made with respect to, the number, class, or price of shares of Stock then subject to outstanding Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards then subject to outstanding grants. 4.7 ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(B) OF THE CODE. No Employee shall exercise the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code without written approval of the Committee. Any Employee doing so shall forfeit all Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and/or Awards issued to him under this Plan. ARTICLE ARTICLE V OPTIONS AND RELOAD OPTIONS 5.1 TYPE OF OPTION. The Committee shall specify whether a given Option shall constitute an Incentive Option or a Nonqualified Option. 5.2 OPTION PRICE. The price at which Stock may be purchased under an Incentive Option shall not be less than the greater of (a) 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock on the date the Option is granted or (b) the aggregate par value of the shares of Stock on the date the Option is granted. The Committee in its discretion may provide that the price at 7 11 which shares of Stock may be purchased shall be more than 100% of Fair Market Value. In the case of any 10% Shareholder, the price at which shares of Stock may be purchased under an Incentive Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Incentive Option is granted. The price at which shares of Stock may be purchased under a Nonqualified Option shall be the price determined by the Committee in its discretion, so long as the price is not less than the par value of the shares of Stock on the date the Option is granted. 5.3 DURATION OF OPTIONS. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date the Option is granted. A Reload Option shall have a term which is no longer than the original term of the underlying Option unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement. In the case of a 10% Shareholder, no Incentive Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date the Incentive Option is granted. 5.4 AMOUNT EXERCISABLE. Each Option may be exercised from time to time, in whole or in part, in the manner and subject to the conditions the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Option Agreement, as long as the Option is valid and outstanding. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time an Incentive Option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which Incentive Options first become exercisable by the Optionee during any calendar year (under this Plan and any other incentive stock option plan(s) of the Company or any Affiliate) exceeds $100,000, the Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Options. 5.5 EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Options shall be exercised by the delivery of written notice to the Committee setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, together with: (a) cash, certified check, bank draft, or postal or express money order payable to the order of the Company for an amount equal to the option price of the shares, (b) Stock at the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, and/or (c) any other form of payment which is acceptable to the Committee, and specifying the address to which the certificates for the shares are to be mailed. As promptly as practicable after receipt of written notification and payment, the Company shall deliver to the Employee certificates for the number of shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised, issued in the Employee's name. If shares of Stock are used in payment, the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock tendered must be less than the Option Price of the shares being purchased and the difference must be paid by check. Delivery shall be deemed effected for all purposes when a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have deposited the certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the optionee, at the address specified by the Employee. 5.6 EXERCISE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement, Options (including Reload Options) shall terminate immediately upon severance of employment of the Employee from the Company for any reason, with or without cause, other than death, retirement for age or disability under the then established rules of the Company or severance for disability. Whether authorized leave of absence or 8 12 absence on military or government service shall constitute severance of the employment of the Employee shall be determined by the Committee at that time. If, before the expiration of an Incentive Option, the Employee shall be retired in good standing from the employ of the Company because of his age under the then established rules of the Company, the Incentive Option shall terminate on the earlier of the Option's expiration date or one day less than three months after his retirement. If before the expiration of a Nonqualified Option, the Employee shall be retired in good standing from the employ of the Company because of his age under the then established rules of the Company, the Nonqualified Option shall terminate on the earlier of the Option's expiration date or one day more than six months after his retirement. In the event of retirement for age the Employee shall have the right prior to the termination of the Option to exercise the Option, but without the right to exercise any Reload Option feature of the Option, to the extent to which he was entitled to exercise it immediately prior to his retirement unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement. If, before the expiration of an Option, the Employee shall be retired for disability under the then established rules of the Company, or severed from the employ of the Company for disability, the Option shall terminate on the earlier of the Option's expiration date or one day less than one year after the date he retired or was severed because of disability. In the event that the Employee shall be retired for disability under the then established rules of the Company or severed from the employ of the Company for disability, the Employee shall have the right prior to the termination of the Option to exercise the Option, but without the right to exercise any Reload Option feature of the Option, to the extent to which he was entitled to exercise it immediately prior to his retirement or severance of employment for disability unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement. If, before the expiration of an Option, the Employee, whether in the employ of the Company or after he has retired for age or disability or was severed for disability, dies the Option shall continue until the earlier of the Option's expiration date or one year following the date of his death. After the death of the Employee, his executors, administrators or any persons to whom his Option may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution shall have the right, at any time prior to the Option's termination, to exercise it, but without the right to exercise any Reload Option feature, to the extent to which he was entitled to exercise it immediately prior to the death unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement. In determining the employment relationship between the Company and the Employee, employment by any Affiliate shall be considered employment by the Company, as shall employment by a corporation issuing or assuming a stock option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, or by a parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the corporation issuing or assuming a stock option (and for this purpose, the phrase "corporation issuing or assuming a stock option" shall be substituted for the word "Company" in the definitions of parent corporation and subsidiary corporation in Section 2.1, and the parent- 9 13 subsidiary relationship shall be determined at the time of the corporate action described in Section 424(a) of the Code). 5.7 RELOAD OPTIONS. From time to time, the Committee may grant Reload Options to Employees. The time of grant of a Reload Option shall be the time the Employee surrenders the shares of Stock with respect to which the Reload Option is granted. The Reload Option shall be for the number of shares of Stock surrendered by the Employee as payment upon the exercise of the previously granted Option. The Reload Option shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a) the Reload Option shall be subject to the same restrictions on exercise and other Plan rules that are imposed on the underlying Option which contained the Reload Option feature; and (b) the Reload Option shall not be exercisable until the expiration of any retention holding period imposed on the disposition of any shares of Stock covered by the underlying Option which contained the Reload Option Feature unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement. 5.8 SUBSTITUTION OPTIONS. Options may be granted under this Plan from time to time in substitution for stock options held by employees of other corporations who are about to become employees of or affiliated with the Company or any Affiliate as the result of a merger or consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or any Affiliate, or the acquisition by the Company or any Affiliate of the assets of the employing corporation, or the acquisition by the Company or any Affiliate of stock of the employing corporation as the result of which it becomes an Affiliate of the Company. The terms and conditions of the substitute Options granted may vary from the terms and conditions set out in this Plan to the extent the Board of Directors, at the time of grant, may deem appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the stock options in substitution for which they are granted. ARTICLE ARTICLE VI STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 6.1 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS INCLUDED IN OPTIONS. Stock Appreciation Rights may be included in any Option granted to permit the Employee to surrender the Option or a portion of it which is then exercisable and receive in exchange an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock covered by the Option surrendered, or a portion of it, determined on the date of surrender, over the aggregate Option price of the Stock. If authorized by the Committee, an Employee may, by providing written notice to the Committee, elect to surrender all or any portion of an Option for Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights included in Options may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Stock covered by the Option surrendered exceeds the Option price of the Stock. Each of the Stock Appreciation Rights included in an Option (a) shall have a term no later than the term of the underlying Option, (b) may be for no more than 100% of the difference between the exercise price of the underlying Option and the Fair Market Value of a share of the 10 14 Stock at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, (c) is transferable only when the underlying Option is transferable, and under the same conditions, and (d) may be exercised only when the underlying Option is eligible to be exercised. The limitations set out in this paragraph may be changed by the Committee in the grant of the Option and/or Stock Appreciation Rights except when the grant is of Stock Appreciation Rights granted in connection with an Incentive Option. 6.2 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN OPTIONS. The grant to an Employee of a Stock Appreciation Right that is not a feature of an Option shall, subject to the conditions contained in the Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, entitle the Employee to an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the date that the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. The Committee shall fix the term of the Stock Appreciation Right which may not be in excess of 10 years from the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. Within the 10 year period the Committee may, in its discretion, provide that portions of the grant may mature at intervals throughout the period. 6.3 PAYMENT ON EXERCISE OF A STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT. Upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, the Committee may pay the Employee in shares of Stock valued at Fair Market Value, in cash, or partly in cash and partly in shares of Stock as the Committee determines in the exercise of its sole discretion. 6.4 EXERCISE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Any Stock Appreciation Right included in an Incentive Option shall expire because of termination of employment at the time the underlying Option expires. Any Stock Appreciation Right included in a Nonqualified Option or not included in an Option shall expire as provided for Nonqualified Options in Section 5.6 generally unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement and/or the Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement. ARTICLE ARTICLE VII AWARDS 7.1 AWARD AND RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT. Each Award granted shall be evidenced by a written Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of the date of grant of the Award and executed by the Company and the Employee. The Restricted Stock Agreement may vary any terms and conditions as the Committee determines to be appropriate, including without limitation: (a) conditions consistent with Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated under it, as the same may be amended from time to time, (b) the period during which the Award may be exercised, (c) the manner of exercising the Award, (d) the minimum number of shares of Stock for which the Award may be exercised, (e) the withholding of taxes in connection with the exercise of the Award, (f) the period during which the Restricted Stock may vest, (g) termination of Award rights upon certain events and (h) any other matters 11 15 the Committee shall determine. If any payment is required to exercise the Award, subject to any restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may include in the Restricted Stock Agreement, upon payment by the Employee of the Restricted Stock Purchase Price, the Employee shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Stock, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to it. 7.2 RESTRICTION PERIOD. No Award granted may have restrictions continuing beyond 10 years from the date of the Award. 7.3 EXERCISE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Any Award which has not been exercised or upon which restrictions have not lapsed will expire upon termination of the Employee's employment with the Company or its Affiliates unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Award. ARTICLE ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation and application of the Plan, Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards shall be subject to the determination of the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members shall be as effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting properly called and held. This Plan shall be administered in such a manner as to permit the Options granted under it which are designated to be Incentive Options to qualify as Incentive Options. In carrying out its authority under the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority and discretion, including but not limited to the following rights, powers and authorities, to: (a) determine the Employees to whom and the time or times at which Options and/or Reload Options (with or without Stock Appreciation Rights), Stock Appreciations Rights, or Awards will be made, (b) determine the number of shares and the purchase price of Stock covered in each Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award, (c) determine the terms, provisions and conditions of each Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right and Award, which need not be identical, (d) define the effect, if any, on an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award of the death, disability, retirement, or termination of employment of the Employee, 12 16 (e) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and (f) make all other determinations and take all other actions deemed necessary, appropriate, or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan. The actions of the Committee in exercising all of the rights, powers, and authorities set out in this Article and all other Articles of this Plan, when performed in good faith and in its sole judgment, shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties. ARTICLE ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN The Board of Directors may modify, revise or terminate this Plan at any time and from time to time. However, without the further approval of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock, or if the provisions of the corporate charter, by-laws or applicable state law prescribes a greater degree of stockholder approval for this action, without the degree of stockholder approval thus required, the Board of Directors may not (a) change the aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be issued under Incentive Options or under all Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards which may be issued under this Plan, (b) change the class of individuals eligible to receive Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards or (c) decrease the option price for Incentive Options below the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the time it is granted. The Board shall have the power to make any changes in the Plan and in the regulations and administrative provisions under it or in any outstanding Incentive Option as in the opinion of counsel for the Company may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to enable any Incentive Option granted under this Plan to qualify as an incentive stock option or such other stock option as may be defined under the Code so as to receive preferential federal income tax treatment. ARTICLE ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 NO ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRUST FUND. No property shall be set aside nor shall a trust fund of any kind be established to secure the rights of any Employee under this Plan. All amounts at any time attributable to Stock Appreciation Rights granted shall be solely a charge upon the Company, and all Employees shall at all times rely solely upon the general credit of the Company for the payment of any benefit which becomes payable under this Plan. 10.2 NO EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION. The granting of any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award shall not constitute an employment contract, express or implied, nor impose upon the Company or Affiliate any obligation to employ or continue to employ any 13 17 Employee. The right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment of any person shall not be diminished or affected by reason of the fact that an Option, a Reload Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, or an Award has been granted to him. 10.3 FORFEITURE. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, if the Committee finds by a majority vote after full consideration of the facts that the Employee, before or after termination of his employment with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason (a) committed or engaged in fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony, or proven dishonesty in the course of his employment by the Company or an Affiliate, which conduct damaged the Company or Affiliate, or disclosed trade secrets of the Company or an Affiliate, or (b) participated, engaged in or had a financial or other interest, whether as an employee, officer, director, consultant, contractor, shareholder, owner, or otherwise, in any commercial endeavor in the United States which is competitive with the business of the Company or an Affiliate without the written consent of the Company or Affiliate, the Employee shall forfeit all outstanding Options, Reload Options, and Stock Appreciation Rights, and all outstanding Awards which have not fully vested, including all rights related to such matters, and including all unexercised Options and/or Reload Options, and exercised Options and/or Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other elections pursuant to which the Company has not yet delivered a stock certificate, and any additional Options not yet granted pursuant to a Reload Option. Clause (b) shall not be deemed to have been violated solely by reason of the Employee's ownership of stock or securities of any publicly owned corporation, if that ownership does not result in effective control of the corporation, and if written notice of the ownership is given the Committee by the Employee within 60 days after the later of the date on which the Employee is notified of a grant of an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award under this Plan or the date on which the Employee acquires the ownership. The decision of the Committee as to the cause of the Employee's discharge, the damage done to the Company or an Affiliate, and the extent of the Employee's competitive activity shall be final. No decision of the Committee, however, shall affect the finality of the discharge of the Employee by the Company or an Affiliate in any manner. To provide the Company with an opportunity to enforce this Section, no certificate for Stock may be issued under this Plan without the certification by the Committee that no action forbidden by this provision has been raised for their determination. 10.4 TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Affiliate shall be entitled to deduct from other compensation payable to each Employee any sums required by federal, state, or local tax law to be withheld with respect to the grant or exercise of an Option, a Reload Option, a Stock Appreciation Right or an Award. In the alternative, the Company may require the Employee (or other person exercising the Option, Reload Option or Stock Appreciation Right or receiving the Award) to pay the sum directly to the employer corporation. If the Employee (or other person exercising the Option, Reload Option, the Stock Appreciation Right, or receiving the Award) is required to pay the sum directly, payment in cash or by check of such sums for taxes shall be delivered within 10 days after the date of exercise. The Company shall have no obligation upon exercise of any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or receipt of an Award until 14 18 payment has been received, unless withholding (or offset against a cash payment) as of or prior to the date of exercise is sufficient to cover all sums due with respect to that exercise. The Company shall not be obligated to advise an Employee of the existence of the tax or the amount which the employer corporation will be required to withhold. 10.5 WRITTEN AGREEMENT. Each Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right and Award shall be embodied in a written Option Agreement, Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, or Restricted Stock Agreement which shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and shall be signed by the Employee and by a member of the Committee on behalf of the Committee and the Company. The Option Agreement, Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, or Restricted Stock Agreement may contain any other provisions that the Committee in its discretion shall deem advisable. 10.6 INDEMNIFICATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. With respect to administration of the Plan, the Company shall indemnity each present and future member of the Committee and the Board of Directors against, and each member of the Committee and the Board of Directors shall be entitled without further act on his part to indemnity from the Company for, all expenses (including the amount of judgments and the amount of approved settlements made with a view to the curtailment of costs of litigation, other than amounts paid to the Company itself) reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit, or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of his being or having been a member of the Committee and/or the Board of Directors, whether or not he continues to be a member of the Committee and/or the Board of Directors at the time of incurring the expenses. However, this indemnity shall not include any expenses incurred by any member of the Committee and/or the Board of Directors (a) in respect of matters as to which he shall be finally adjudged in any action, suit or proceeding to have been guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his duty as a member of the Committee and the Board of Directors, or (b) in respect of any matter in which any settlement is effected, to an amount in excess of the amount approved by the Company on the advice of its legal counsel. In addition, no right of indemnification under this Plan shall be available to or enforceable by any member of the Committee and the Board of Directors unless, within 60 days after institution of any action, suit or proceeding, he shall have offered the Company, in writing, the opportunity to handle and defend same at its own expense. This right of indemnification shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors or administrators of each member of the Committee and the Board of Directors and shall be in addition to all other rights to which a member of the Committee and the Board of Directors may be entitled as a matter of law, contract, or otherwise. 10.7 GENDER. If the context requires, words of one gender when used in this Plan shall include the others and words used in the singular or plural shall include the other. 10.8 HEADINGS. Headings of Articles and Sections are included for convenience of reference only and do not constitute part of the Plan and shall not be used in construing the terms of the Plan. 15 19 10.9 OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other stock option, incentive or other compensation or benefit plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of incentive or other compensation for employees of the Company or any Affiliate. 10.10 OTHER OPTIONS OR AWARDS. The grant of an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award shall not confer upon the Employee the right to receive any future or other Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards under this Plan, whether or not Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards may be granted to similarly situated Employees, or the right to receive future Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards upon the same terms or conditions as previously granted. 10.11 GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed under the laws of the State of Texas and, to the extent applicable, the laws of the United States. 16 EX-27 4 FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
5 The Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Company's unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended April 30, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. 1,000 3-MOS OCT-31-1996 APR-30-1996 3,130 0 51,111 1,083 19,917 86,697 46,751 30,833 109,739 39,552 0 106 0 0 62,239 109,739 53,521 53,521 40,955 40,955 8,404 0 82 4,080 1,437 0 0 0 0 2,643 0.25 0
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