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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2004

Registration No. 333-


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


TEEKAY SHIPPING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Republic of the Marshall Islands   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

TK House
Bayside Executive Park
West Bay Street & Blake Road
Nassau
THE BAHAMAS

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

TEEKAY SHIPPING CORPORATION
AMENDED 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full title of the plans)

LAWCO OF OREGON, INC.
Perkins Coie LLP
1120 N.W. Couch Street, 10th Floor
Portland, Oregon 97209
Attention: Debra L. Bergstrom
(503) 727-2000

(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


Copies to:

DAVID S. MATHESON
DANIELLE BENDERLY
Perkins Coie LLP
1120 N.W. Couch Street, 10th Floor
Portland, Oregon 97209


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                 
Title of Securities   Number to Be   Proposed Maximum   Proposed Maximum   Amount of
to Be Registered
  Registered(1)(2)
  Offering Price
  Aggregate Offering Price
  Registration Fee(5)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, together with associated common stock purchase rights, subject to outstanding options issued under the Amended 1995 Stock Option Plan.
    1,245,402     $ 19.529 (3)   $ 24,321,455.66 (3)   $ 3,081.528  
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, together with associated common stock purchase rights, subject to outstanding options issued under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
    815,440     $ 33.688 (3)   $ 27,470,542.72 (3)   $ 3,480.518  
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, together with associated common stock purchase rights, issuable under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
    1,910,904     $ 44.445 (4)   $ 84,949,237.32 (4)   $ 10,763.068  
 
   
 
             
 
     
 
 
Total
    3,971,746             $ 136,741,235.49     $ 17,325.11  
 
   
 
             
 
     
 
 



 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

(1)   Based on shares subject to outstanding options pursuant to the Amended 1995 Stock Option Stock Plan (the “1995 Plan”) and shares subject to outstanding options or reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”), together with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to such employee benefit plans as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the registrant’s outstanding Common Stock.
 
(2)   The Registrant suspended the 1995 Plan with respect to issuances of new stock option grants thereunder, effective as of September 10, 2003, and adopted a new plan, the 2003 Plan, effective as of September 10, 2003. Pursuant to the terms of the 2003 Plan, 2,754,598 shares previously available for issuance but not issued or subject to outstanding options under the 1995 Plan may now be issued under the 2003 Plan in the future. Shares subject to outstanding options under the 1995 Plan that cease to be subject to such options in the future, other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the options to the extent they are exercised for or settled in shares, will no longer be available for issuance under the 1995 Plan but will be available for issuance under the 2003 Plan, up to an aggregate maximum of 5,153,356 shares, which includes 1,245,402 shares being registered on this Registration Statement.
 
(3)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the weighted average exercise price per share covering issued but unexercised options under the 1995 Plan and the 2003 Plan.
 
(4)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high ($45.20) and low ($43.71) sales prices for the Common Stock on October 4, 2004, as reported for such date on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
(5)   The amount of the Registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 which provides that the fee shall be $126.70 per $1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the securities proposed to be registered.

 


 

PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     This Registration Statement is filed with respect to 3,971,746 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,245,402 shares may be issued under the Amended 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”) and 2,726,344 shares may be issued under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) of Teekay Shipping Corporation (the “Registrant”). An aggregate of 16,597,142 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock were previously authorized for issuance under the 1995 Plan (as adjusted for the Registrant’s two-for-one stock split, effective May 2004), of which 12,597,142 shares were previously registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the Registration Statements on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on July 28, 2000 (Registration Number 333-42434) and on October 27, 1995. The Registrant suspended the 1995 Plan with respect to issuances of new stock option grants thereunder and adopted the 2003 Plan, effective as of September 10, 2003. Pursuant to the terms of the 2003 Plan, 2,754,598 shares previously available for issuance but not issued or subject to outstanding options under the 1995 Plan may be issued under the 2003 Plan. Shares subject to outstanding options under the 1995 Plan that cease to be subject to such options, other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the options to the extent that they are exercised for or settled in shares, will no longer be available for issuance under the 1995 Plan but will be available under the 2003 Plan, up to an aggregate maximum of 5,153,356 shares, which includes 1,245,402 shares being registered on this Registration Statement.

Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference

     The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

          (a) Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003, which contains audited financial statements of the registrant;

          (b) The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on July 10, 1995, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

          (c) All other reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), since the end of the period covered by the Annual Report on Form 20-F referenced above.

     All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.

Item 4. Description of Securities

     Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

     Not applicable.

 


 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     Teekay Shipping Corporation is a Marshall Islands corporation. The Marshall Islands Business Corporation Act (“MIBCA”) provides that a Marshall Islands corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of no contest, or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

     A Marshall Islands corporation also has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.

     To the extent that a director or officer of a Marshall Islands corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the preceding paragraphs, or in the defense of a claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in the MIBCA.

     In addition, a Marshall Islands corporation has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in such capacity whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the MIBCA.

     Section F of the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provides that to the fullest extent permitted under the MIBCA, a director of the Registrant shall not be liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Section 10.00 of the

 


 

Registrant’s Bylaws provides that any person who is made party to a proceeding by virtue of being an officer or director of the Registrant or, being or having been such a director or officer or an employee of the Registrant, serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless to the fullest extent permitted by the MIBCA against any and all expense, liability, loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually incurred or suffered by such person in connection with the proceeding.

     The Registrant maintains a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy that, subject to the limitations and exclusions stated therein, covers the Registrant’s officers and directors for certain actions or inactions that they may take or omit in their capacities as officers and directors of the Registrant.

     In addition, the Registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with some of its officers and directors. These indemnification agreements provide for indemnification of the director or officer against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except to the extent that such person is otherwise indemnified, such action, suit or proceeding arose out of such person’s intentional misconduct, knowing violation of law or out of a transaction in which such director or officer is finally judicially determined to have derived an improper personal benefit, or if it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such indemnification was not lawful.

Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed

     Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description
5.1
  Opinion of Watson, Farley & Williams regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants
 
   
23.2
  Consent of Watson, Farley & Williams (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
 
   
24.1
  Power of Attorney (see signature page)
 
   
99.1
  Teekay Shipping Corporation Amended 1995 Stock Option Plan
 
   
99.2
  Teekay Shipping Corporation 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

Item 9. Undertakings

A. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

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

          (a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

          (b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or

 


 

in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.

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

Provided, however, that paragraphs (A)(1)(a) and (A)(1)(b) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

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

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

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

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

 


 

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, on the 6th day of October, 2004.
         
  TEEKAY SHIPPING CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Bjorn Moller    
    Bjorn Moller   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Bjorn Moller and Peter Evensen, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective amendments.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on the 6th day of October, 2004.

     
Signature
  Title
/s/ Bjorn Moller

Bjorn Moller
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
 
   
/s/ Peter Evensen

Peter Evensen
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
   
/s/ C. Sean Day
C. Sean Day
  Director and Chairman of the Board
 
   
/s/ Axel Karlshoej

Axel Karlshoej
  Director and Chairman Emeritus
 
   
/s/ Bruce C. Bell
Bruce C. Bell
  Director and Secretary
 
   
/s/ Dr. Ian Blackburne
Dr. Ian Blackburne
  Director
 
   
/s/ Eileen Mercier

Eileen Mercier
  Director
 
   
/s/ Thomas Kuo-Yuen Hsu

Thomas Kuo-Yuen Hsu
  Director
 
   
/s/ Leif O. Höegh
Leif O. Höegh
  Director
 
   
/s/ Tore I. Sandvold
Tore I. Sandvold
  Director

 


 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description
5.1
  Opinion of Watson, Farley & Williams regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants
 
   
23.2
  Consent of Watson, Farley & Williams (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
 
   
24.1
  Power of Attorney (see signature page)
 
   
99.1
  Teekay Shipping Corporation Amended 1995 Stock Option Plan
 
   
99.2
  Teekay Shipping Corporation 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

 

EX-5.1 2 o14279exv5w1.htm OPINION OF WATSON, FARLEY & WILLIAMS Opinion of Watson, Farley & Williams
 

Exhibit 5.1

October 4, 2004

Teekay Shipping Corporation
TK House, Bayside Executive Park
West Bay Street and Blake Road
Nassau, Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Dear Sirs:

Teekay Shipping Corporation - Registration Statement on Form S-8

     We have acted as special counsel as to matters of the law of the Republic of The Marshall Islands (“Marshall Islands Law”) for Teekay Shipping Corporation, a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, with respect to (i) 1,245,402 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, which are currently reserved for issuance and subject to outstanding options under the Company’s 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”), and will become reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended to date (the “2003 Plan”), to the extent that such options under the 1995 Plan are cancelled or terminated without shares being issued under the 1995 Plan, (ii) 815,440 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, which are currently reserved for issuance and subject to outstanding options under the 2003 Plan and (iii) 1,910,904 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, which may be issued pursuant to the 2003 Plan.

     In so acting, we have examined originals, or copies, certified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended to date, (ii) the By-Laws of the Company, as amended to date, (iii) resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on September 10, 2003, (iv) the Registration Statement, (v) the 1995 Plan, (vi) the 2003 Plan and (vii) originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of all such corporate records of the Company, agreements and other documents, certificates of public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and other appropriate persons, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. In such examinations, we have assumed without independent investigation, (i) the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as photostatic or facsimile copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies and (ii) the accuracy of the factual representations made to us by officers and other representatives of the Company, whether evidenced by certificates or otherwise.

     This opinion is limited to the Marshall Islands law. In rendering this opinion, we have relied on opinions of counsel in the Marshall Islands rendered in transactions which we consider to be sufficiently similar to the issuance and sale contemplated by the Registration Statement in order to afford a satisfactory basis for such opinion, and upon our independent examination of the Associations Law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and our knowledge and interpretation of analogous laws of the United States.

 


 

     Based on the foregoing and having regard to legal considerations which we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that any shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued pursuant to the 1995 Plan and the 2003 Plan have been duly authorized and that, upon the execution by the proper officers of the Company and the registration by its registrar of such shares, the sale thereof by the Company in accordance with the terms of the 1995 Plan or the 2003 Plan, as the case may be, the receipt of consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the 1995 Plan or the 2003 Plan, as the case may be, such shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

     Our opinion is as of the date hereof and we have no responsibility to update this opinion for events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or as to facts relating to prior events that are subsequently brought to our attention. We disavow any undertaking to advise you of any changes in law.

     We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

     This opinion is solely for the benefit of and may be relied upon by the Company. This opinion may not be relied upon by any other person or entity without the prior written approval of the undersigned.

Very truly yours,

WATSON, FARLEY & WILLIAMS

/s/ WATSON FARLEY & WILLIAMS

 

EX-23.1 3 o14279exv23w1.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
 

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement pertaining to the Amended 1995 Stock Option Plan and 2003 Equity Incentive Plan of Teekay Shipping Corporation of our report dated February 18, 2004 (except for Note 20(b) which is as of March 15, 2004), with respect to the consolidated financial statements and the financial schedule listed in Index: Item 18 of Teekay Shipping Corporation and its subsidiaries included in the Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended December 31, 2003.

     
Vancouver, Canada,
  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
October 4, 2004
  Chartered Accountants

 

EX-99.1 4 o14279exv99w1.htm AMENDED 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN Amended 1995 Stock Option Plan
 

Exhibit 99.1

TEEKAY SHIPPING CORPORATION

1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(as amended through May 2004)

1. Purpose

1.01   The purpose of the 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide an effective long term incentive for selected key employees, directors, officers and consultants of Teekay Shipping Corporation and related companies including Teekay Shipping Limited (including its affiliates, “Teekay Shipping”), which provides management services to Teekay Shipping Corporation, to foster a greater proprietary interest in the continued success of the Company.

2. Definitions

2.01   In this Plan:

(a)   “Board” means the Board of Directors of Teekay Shipping Corporation;
 
(b)   “Company” means Teekay Shipping Corporation, or any successor corporation;
 
(c)   “Committee” means the committee of the Board charged with the responsibility of administering the Plan or, failing the designation of a committee, Committee means the Board;
 
(d)   “Consultant” means any person who acts as a consultant, advisor or independent contractor to the Company or a Participating Related or Subsidiary Company;
 
(e)   “Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of Teekay Shipping Corporation or a Participating Related or Subsidiary Company. A Director who is an Employee will be governed by the Plan as an Employee and will not be subject to any provisions which would otherwise apply to Directors. In no event will benefits under the Plan for a Director be additive to benefits for an Employee (or vice versa) who is the same person;
 
(f)   “Employee” means any person who is a full-time or permanent part-time salaried employee on the payroll of Teekay Shipping Corporation or any Participating Related or Subsidiary Company, but shall specifically exclude temporary, seasonal or contract help;
 
(g)   “Officer” means any person who is appointed as an Officer by the Board of Directors of the Company or of a Participating Related or Subsidiary company;
 
(h)   “Options” means the rights granted to an Officer, Employee, Director or Consultant to purchase Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan;
 
(i)   “Participant” means an Officer, Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted Options to purchase Shares of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Plan;

 


 

(j)   “Participating Related or Subsidiary Company” means a subsidiary of Teekay Shipping Corporation or a related company designated by the Board as having Officers, Employees, Directors or Consultants eligible under the Plan;
 
(k)   “Plan” means this 1995 Stock Option Plan of Teekay Shipping Corporation;
 
(l)   “Retirement” or “Retires” means the early or normal retirement of an Employee within the retirement policy of the Company, whether or not such Employee is a member of or entitled to benefits under any retirement plan of the Company. With respect to a Director, retirement means cessation of such person’s term as a Director upon the scheduled end of such term or earlier upon resignation;
 
(m)   “Shares” or “Stock” means common shares of Teekay Shipping Corporation;
 
(n)   “Share Appreciation Rights (SAR)” means the increase in fair market value of the common shares of Teekay Shipping Corporation from the date of grant to date of exercise; and
 
(o)   “Total Disability” means solely because of disease or injury, an Employee is deemed by a qualified physician selected by the Company to be unable to work at any occupation which the Employee is reasonably qualified to perform. In the case of a Director, total disability means solely because of disease or injury, a Director is deemed by a qualified physician selected by the Company to be unable to carry out his or her responsibilities as a Director.

3. Administration

3.01   The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

3.02   The Committee shall:

(a)   formulate guidelines and administrative provisions to implement and run he Plan;
 
(b)   decide all matters relating to the administration of the Plan including the interpretation of the terms of the Plan. Any decision of the Committee shall be conclusive unless otherwise determined by the Board;
 
(c)   design and approve any forms and agreements required to carry out the provisions of the Plan;
 
(d)   delegate to any person or persons administrative duties as the Committee considers appropriate;
 
(e)   determine the time at which Options shall be granted, the number of Shares subject to each Option, the price at which the Option may be exercised, the term during which the Option may be exercised and any restrictions which limit exercise; and
 
(f)   designate those individuals, subject to section 4.01, to whom Stock Options may be granted.

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4. Eligibility

4.01   Unless expressly excluded herein, Officers, Employees, Directors and Consultants of Teekay Shipping Corporation and Related or Subsidiary Companies shall be eligible to become Participants.

5. Shares Subject to the Plan and Duration of the Plan

5.01   The number of Shares reserved and available for Options under the Plan shall be 16,597,142 shares.
 
5.02   No increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is allowed without approval of the Board.
 
5.03   Any Shares which are subject to Options which are cancelled or forfeit shall be available for the granting of Options thereafter under the Plan.
 
5.04   The Plan shall be effective upon the Initial Public Offering of the Company and shall continue as long as Options under the Plan are available.

6. Share Appreciation Rights

6.01   In tandem with each Option granted under the Plan, the Committee may grant an equal number of Share Appreciation Rights (SAR). SAR’s are subject to the same provisions covering price, vesting, term, exercise and termination of employment as apply to the Options to which each is contingently attached.
 
6.02   The purpose of the SAR’s is to increase the flexibility of the Participant and the Company in the exercise of an Option and the administration of the Plan. The granting of an SAR in tandem with an Option is not intended to increase the compensation Participants would otherwise earn through the Plan. The exercise of either one automatically cancels the right to exercise the other.
 
6.03   Each SAR carries with it the right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company equal to the gain that would have been realized if the related Share Option had been exercised and the shares resold at fair market value on the date of exercise.
 
6.04   A Participant may elect to exercise an SAR if his or her intent is not to retain ownership of the shares being exercised. At the time of exercise the Participant is required to notify the Company of his or her intention on the prescribed form.
 
6.05   The Participant may elect to receive an SAR award in cash, Shares or any combination of the two.

7. Terms and Conditions of Options

7.01   Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement between the Company and the Participant. The agreements shall include the substance of the following provisions:

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(a)   the number of Shares for which the Options (and SAR’s [if any] granted in tandem) are granted;
 
(b)   the price at which the Options (or SAR’s) may be exercised;
 
(c)   unless otherwise specified by the Committee, 25% of the Options (or SAR’s) granted will vest and be exercisable the day following one year from the date of the grant of the Options, with a further 25% of the Options (or SAR’s) vesting and becoming exercisable the day following each subsequent year from the date of the grant;
 
(d)   an expiry date determined by the Committee which under no circumstances will be later than ten years after the grant of the Options (and SAR’s granted in tandem);
 
(e)   Options (or SAR’s) may be exercised only upon submitting written notice of exercise, accompanied by payment in full of the Option price (if the Option is being exercised). Payment on exercise of an Option may be made by the Participant in cash or certified cheque, or such other forms of payment as may be permitted by the Committee at any time prior to exercise of the Option; and
 
(f)   Options and the rights and privileges conferred by the Plan may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any Option, or of any right or privilege conferred hereby, contrary to the provisions of this Plan, or the sale or levy or any attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Committee permits, a Participant may, during the Participant’s lifetime, designate a person who may exercise the Option after the Participant’s death by giving written notice of such designation to the Committee. Such designation may be changed from time to time by a Participant by giving written notice to the Committee revoking any earlier designation and making a new designation.

7.02   If a change in the Shares of Teekay Shipping Corporation occurs by reason of subdivision, split, reverse split, stock dividend, or similar recapitalization, then an equitable adjustment shall be made by the Board for outstanding Options.

8. Effect of Liquidation, Reorganization or Acquisition

8.01   Except as provided in section 8.02, upon a merger (other than a merger of the Company in which the holders of Stock immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of Stock in the surviving corporation immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization (other than a mere re-incorporation or the creation of a holding company) or liquidation of the Company, as a result of which the shareholders of the Company receive cash, stock or other property in exchange for or in connection with their shares of Stock, any Option shall terminate, but the Participant shall have the right immediately prior to any such merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation to exercise such Participant’s option in whole or in part whether or not the vesting requirements set forth in the agreement relating to such Option have been satisfied.

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8.02   If all the shareholders of the Company receive capital stock of another corporation (“Exchange Stock”) in exchange for their shares of Stock in any transaction involving a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation or reorganization, all Options granted hereunder shall be converted into options to purchase shares of Exchange Stock unless the Company and the corporation issuing the Exchange Stock, in their sole discretion, determine that any or all such options granted hereunder shall not be converted into options to purchase shares of Exchange Stock but instead shall terminate in accordance with the provisions of section 8.01. The amount and price of converted options shall be determined by adjusting the amount and price of the Options granted hereunder in the same proportion as used for determining the number of shares of Exchange Stock the holders receive in such merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation or reorganization. Unless accelerated by the Board, the vesting schedule set forth in the Option agreement shall continue to apply to the options granted for the Exchange Stock.

8.03 (a)  A Participant shall have the right, upon and after the making of an Offer, to exercise such Participant’s Options (or related SAR’s) in whole or in part whether or not the vesting requirements set forth in the Plan or in the agreement relating to the Options (or related SAR’s) have been satisfied. In the case of Options (or related SAR’s) where such vesting requirements have not been satisfied, the exercise shall be solely for the purpose of permitting the Participant to tender the Shares received upon such exercise pursuant to the Offer.
 
  (b)  “Offer” means an offer:

(i)      made generally to the holders of the Company’s voting securities, to the Participant or to a class of security holders which include the Participant, in one or more jurisdictions to purchase directly or indirectly voting securities of the Company or
 
(ii)     which is a tender offer, exchange offer or take-over bid in any applicable jurisdiction (disregarding for that purpose any minimum percentage of shares to be acquired to constitute such offer or bid in such jurisdictions)

where the voting securities which are the subject of the Offer, together with the offeror’s then presently beneficially owned voting securities, would in the aggregate exceed 25% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company. If two or more persons, corporations or entities make offers jointly or in concert or intend to exercise jointly or in concert any voting rights attaching to the securities to be acquired, then the voting securities beneficially owned by each of them shall be included in the calculation of the percentage of the outstanding voting securities of the Company beneficially owned by each of them.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Offer does not include an Offer made by the Company, any subsidiary or related company with the approval of the Board or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company.

In this Section 8.03 and in Section 8.04, “beneficial ownership”, “beneficially owned”, and words of similar import shall have the meaning, with necessary grammatical changes, in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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(c)   The Company shall, immediately upon receipt of notice of the Offer, notify each Participant of full particulars of the Offer.
 
(d)   In lieu of or in combination with (but not in duplication of) the right set out in Section 8.03(a), a Participant shall also have the right, exercisable during the 30 (thirty) days after the Offer has been consummated by the offeror taking up and paying for Shares pursuant to the Offer, to surrender such Participant’s Options (or related SAR’s) in whole or in part to the Company (whether or not the Options (or related SAR’s) are otherwise vested at the time). The Participant shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the Shares at the time subject to such surrendered Option (or related SAR) (or surrendered portion of such Option (or related SAR)) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such Shares. Such cash distribution shall be made within five (5) days following the Option (or related SAR) surrender date. Upon receipt of such cash distribution, the Option (or related SAR) shall be cancelled with respect to the Shares subject to the surrendered Option (or related SAR) (or surrendered portion of such Option (or related SAR)) and the Participant shall cease to have any further right to acquire Shares pursuant thereto. The Option (or related SAR) shall however remain outstanding for the balance of the Shares and the Company shall issue a new agreement for those remaining Shares.
 
    “Take-Over Price” shall mean the greater of (i) the Fair Market Value per Share on the date the Option (or related SAR) is surrendered to the Company in connection with the Offer and (ii) the highest reported price per Share paid by the offeror in effecting such Offer.
 
    “Fair Market Value” per Share on any relevant date shall mean the closing selling price per Share on the date in question on the stock exchange or quotation system which is the primary market for the Shares. If there is no closing selling price for the Shares on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall mean the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists, if any, or as shall be determined by the Board based on the advice of an independent investment banker.
 
(e)   If, after consummation of the Offer by the offeror taking up and paying for Shares pursuant to the Offer, there is an Involuntary Termination of a Participant who holds Options (or related SAR’s) in respect of which Shares were not tendered or taken up and paid for pursuant to the Offer nor surrendered pursuant to Section 8.03(d), such Participant shall be entitled, notwithstanding Section 9.01, to exercise such Options (or related SAR’s) for a period of five years, or such longer period as may be determined by the Board, following Involuntary Termination, provided that such exercise may not be made after the expiration of the right to exercise such Options (or related SAR’s) for any reason other than Involuntary Termination.
 
    “Involuntary Termination” means the termination of a Participant’s service by reason of:

(i)   Participant’s involuntary dismissal or discharge for reasons other than Misconduct; or

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(ii)   Participant’s voluntary resignation following (a) a change in Participant’s position which materially reduces Participant’s level of responsibility (b) a reduction in Participant’s level of compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits or participation in any corporate performance based bonus or incentive programs) by more than 15% or (c) a relocation of Participant’s place of employment by more than 50 miles, provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected without the Participant’s consent.

    “Misconduct” shall mean the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by Participant, or unauthorized use or disclosure by Participant of confidential information or trade secretes of the Company (or any subsidiary or related company), or any intentional misconduct by Participant adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Company (or any subsidiary or related company) in a material manner. The foregoing definition shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the Company (or any subsidiary or related company) may consider as grounds for the dismissal or discharge of Participant or any other person in the service of the Company (or subsidiary or related company).

8.04 (a)  A Participant shall have the right, upon and after a Board Change or a Control Purchase, to exercise such Participant’s Options (or related SAR’s) in whole or in part whether or not the vesting requirements set forth in the Plan or in the agreement relating to the Options (or related SAR’s) have been satisfied.
 
  (b)  “Board Change” means, during any period of two consecutive years or less, persons who at the beginning of such period constituted the entire Board of Directors ceased for any reason to constitute a majority thereof unless the election or appointment, or the nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of each new Director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who were Directors at the beginning of the period.
 
  (c)  “Control Purchase” means any transaction in which any person, corporation or entity shall become the beneficial owner directly or indirectly of more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, and such person, corporation or entity shall vote any of such securities at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company in favour of a resolution passed at such meeting which was not recommended by a majority of the “Continuing Directors” (as defined in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company). If two or more persons, corporations or entities jointly or in concert beneficially own the securities or intend to exercise jointly or in concert any voting rights attaching to the securities, then the voting securities beneficially owned by each of them shall be included in the calculation of the percentage of the outstanding voting securities of the Company beneficially owned by each of them. The foregoing definition does not apply to beneficial ownership by the Company, any subsidiary or related company with the approval of the Board or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company.

8.05   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or in the agreement relating to the Options (or related SAR’s), the Board or the Committee, may, in its discretion, at any time, determine that a Participant shall have the right to exercise such Participant’s Options (or related SAR’s) in whole or in part whether or not the vesting requirements set forth in the Plan or in the agreement relating to the Options (or related SAR’s) have been satisfied; and may, in its discretion rescind

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    such determination made by it but without depriving a Participant of the benefits to which he or she would otherwise be entitled as a result of having exercised the Options (or related SAR’s) before the rescission of the determination.

9. Termination of Employment or Ceasing to be a Director

9.01   If a Participant ceases to be an Officer, Employee, Director or Consultant for any reason other than Disability, Retirement or Death, then all options not yet vested shall immediately expire on the date the Participant ceases to be an Officer, Employee, Director or Consultant and any unexercised Options which are vested pursuant to the provisions of section 7.01(c) must be exercised in accordance with terms of the granting of the Options except that such exercise shall be, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, on or before the earlier of the expiration of 90 days immediately following the date of ceasing to be an Officer, Employee, Director or Consultant or the expiration date of such Options pursuant to section 7.01(d), and thereafter any Options not exercised shall expire.
 
9.02   If a Participant Retires or becomes Totally Disabled after the granting of the Options, all vesting periods set forth in section 7.01(c) will be waived and the Options will be exercisable at any time up to the earlier of five years from the date of Retirement or Disability or the expiration dates of such Options in accordance with the terms of the granting of the Options, and thereafter any Options not exercised shall expire.
 
9.03   If a Participant dies during active service following the granting of Options, all vesting periods set forth in section 7.01(c) will be waived and such Options will expire two years from the date of death or the expiration of the Options, whichever is earlier, and thereafter all Options expire.

10. Amendment and Termination

10.01   The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part provided that no amendment, suspension or termination shall adversely affect the vested rights of any Participant without the consent of such Participant.
 
10.02   Any amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall be communicated to all participants within thirty (30) days of such amendment, suspension or termination.
 
10.03   No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may contravene the requirements of any securities commission, stock exchange, or regulatory body of any jurisdiction to which the Plan or Teekay Shipping Corporation is now or may hereafter be subject to.

11. General

11.01   This Plan and any agreement entered into pursuant to section 7 hereof shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
 
11.02   If any provision in this Plan is void, the remaining provisions shall be binding as though the void parts were deleted.
 
11.03   Participation in the Plan does not confer upon the Officer, Employee, Director or Consultant any right to continued employment (Employee), status as a Director (Director), or appointment as an Officer or Consultant. Participation in the Plan does not create any rights or privileges of a

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    shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares issuable upon exercise of any Option unless and until such Option has been exercised.
 
11.04   For the purposes of the Plan, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing the male gender include the female gender and vice versa.

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EX-99.2 5 o14279exv99w2.htm 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 2003 Equity Incentive Plan
 

Exhibit 99.2

TEEKAY SHIPPING CORPORATION

2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the Teekay Shipping Corporation 2003 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of Teekay Shipping Corporation and its Related Companies by providing them the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and to link their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

As used in the Plan,

“Acquired Entity” means any entity acquired by the Company or a Related Company or with which the Company or a Related Company merges or combines.

“Acquisition Price” means the higher of (a) the highest reported sales price, regular way, of a share of Common Stock in any transaction reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or other national exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or on Nasdaq during the 60-day period prior to and including the date of a Company Transaction or Change in Control or (b) if the Company Transaction or Change in Control is the result of a tender or exchange offer or a negotiated acquisition of the Company’s Common Stock, the highest price per share of Common Stock paid in such tender or exchange offer or acquisition. To the extent that the consideration paid in any such transaction described above consists all or in part of securities or other noncash consideration, the value of such securities or other noncash consideration shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

“Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Stock Unit, Performance Stock, Performance Unit, dividend equivalent, cash-based award or other incentive payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock as may be designated by the Committee from time to time.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Cause,unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means dishonesty, fraud, serious misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, or conduct prohibited by criminal law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

“Change in Control,unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted, means the happening of any of the following events:

(a) an acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (an “Entity”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of common stock of

 


 

the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”), excluding, however, the following (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege where the security being so converted was not acquired directly from the Company by the party exercising the conversion privilege, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Related Company, or (iv) a Related Party Transaction; or

(b) a change in the composition of the Board during any two-year period such that the individuals who, as of the beginning of such two-year period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of the two-year period, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, however, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or in connection with an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an Entity other than the Board shall not be considered a member of the Incumbent Board.

“Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

“Company” means Teekay Shipping Corporation, a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation.

“Company Transaction,unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means consummation of:

(a) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other company or other entity;

(b) a sale in one transaction or a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose of at least 50% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, or

(c) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Where a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose is deemed to be a Company Transaction, the date of such Company Transaction shall be the date on which the last of such transactions is consummated.

“Disability,unless otherwise defined by the Committee or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable to perform his or her material duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity, in each case as determined by the Company’s chief

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human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.

“Eligible Person” means any person eligible to receive an Award as set forth in Section 5.

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

“Fair Market Value” means the average of the high and low trading prices for the Common Stock on any given date during regular trading, or if not trading on that date, such price on the last preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded, unless determined otherwise by the Committee using such methods or procedures as it may establish, including an average of trading days not to exceed 30 days from the Grant Date.

“Good Reason,unless otherwise defined by the Committee or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means the Participant’s voluntary resignation following any of the following events or conditions and the failure of the Successor Company to cure such event or condition within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Participant: (a) a change in the Participant’s position which materially reduces the Participant’s level of responsibility; (b) a reduction in the Participant’s level of compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits or participation in any corporate performance based bonus or incentive programs) by more than 15%; or (c) a relocation of the Participant’s place of employment by more than 50 miles; provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected without the Participant’s consent.

“Grant Date” means the later of (a) the date on which the Committee completes the corporate action authorizing the grant of an Award or such later date specified by the Committee or (b) the date on which all conditions precedent to the Award have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.

“Option” means a right to purchase shares of Common Stock granted under Section 7.

“Participant” means any Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted.

“Performance Stock” means an Award granted under Section 10.1.

“Performance Unit” means an Award granted under Section 10.2.

“Plan” means the Teekay Shipping Corporation 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.

“Related Company” means any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company.

“Related Party Transaction” means a Company Transaction pursuant to which:

(a) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who are the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Company Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the company resulting from such

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Company Transaction (including a company or other entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries (a “Parent Company”)) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Company Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities;

(b) no Entity (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or a Related Company, the company resulting from such Company Transaction or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether clause (a) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Company Transaction, such Parent Company) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the company resulting from such Company Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors unless such ownership resulted solely from ownership of securities of the Company prior to the Company Transaction; and

(c) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will immediately after the consummation of the Company Transaction constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the company resulting from such Company Transaction (or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether clause (a) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Company Transaction, of the Parent Company).

“Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 9, the rights of ownership of which may be subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee.

“Retirement,unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means “Retirement” as defined for purposes of the Plan by the Committee or the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, if not so defined, means Termination of Service on or after the date the Participant reaches the Company’s normal retirement age.

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

“Stock Appreciation Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

“Stock Unit” means an Award granted under Section 9 denominated in units of Common Stock.

“Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines.

“Successor Company” means the surviving company, the successor company or the Parent Company, as applicable, in connection with a Company Transaction.

“Termination of Service” means a termination of employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason of death, Disability or Retirement. Any question as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service for the purposes of an Award and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or by the Committee with respect to directors and executive officers, whose determination shall be conclusive and

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binding. Transfer of a Participant’s employment or service relationship between the Company and any Related Company shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of an Award. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to occur if the Participant’s employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related Company.

“Vesting Commencement Date” means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Committee as the date from which the Option begins to vest for purposes of Section 7.4.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by a committee or committees (which term includes subcommittees) appointed by, and consisting of two or more members of, the Board, or if no such committee has been appointed, by the Board. All references in the Plan to the “Committee” shall be, as applicable, to the Committee appointed by the Board pursuant to this Section 3.1, to the Board, if no committee has been appointed, or to any other committee or any officer to whom the Board or the Committee has delegated authority to administer the Plan. Members of the Committee shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Board or the Committee may authorize one or more officers of the Company to grant Awards to designated classes of Eligible Persons, within limits specifically prescribed by the Board or the Committee; provided, however, that no such officer shall have or obtain authority to grant Awards to himself or herself.

3.2 Administration and Interpretation by Committee

Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (a) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (b) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (c) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; (d) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (e) approve the forms of agreements for use under the Plan; (f) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property, or canceled or suspended; (g) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (h) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award or agreement entered into under the Plan; (i) establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (j) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company’s officers as it so determines; and (k) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.

Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant, any shareholder and any Eligible Person. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions and fix the time and place of its meetings.

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SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1 Authorized Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 13.1, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be the total number of authorized shares (i) reserved for issuance under the Company’s 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “Prior Plan”), but not issued or subject to outstanding awards on the Effective Date, and (ii) any shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan on such date that cease to be subject to such awards (other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the awards to the extent they are exercised for or settled in shares), up to an aggregate maximum of 10,684,138 shares, which shares shall cease, as of such date, to be available for grant and issuance under the Prior Plan, but shall be available for issuance under the Plan.

Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company.

4.2 Share Usage

(a) Shares of Common Stock covered by an Award shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant. If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled prior to the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award or (ii) covered by an Award that is settled in cash shall be available for Awards under the Plan. The number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested into additional shares or credited as additional Restricted Stock, Stock Units, Performance Stock or Performance Units.

(b) The Committee shall have the authority to grant Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company.

(c) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan. In the event that an Acquired Entity has shares available for awards or grants under one or more preexisting plans not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, then, to the extent determined by the Board or the Committee, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such preexisting plans (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to holders of common stock of the entities who are parties to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of such preexisting plans, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employees or nonemployee directors of the Company or a Related Company prior to such acquisition or combination. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. In the event that a written agreement between the Company and an Acquired Entity pursuant to which a merger or consolidation is completed is approved by the Board and said agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity,

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said terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Committee without any further action by the Committee and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Participants.

SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY

An Award may be granted to any employee, officer or director of the Company or a Related Company whom the Committee from time to time selects. An Award may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services rendered to the Company or any Related Company that (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital-raising transaction and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

SECTION 6. AWARDS

6.1 Form, Grant and Settlement of Awards

The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other type of Award. Any Award settlement may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine.

6.2 Evidence of Awards

Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written (including electronic) instrument that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Committee shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

6.3 Vesting of Awards

The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant’s working less than full-time shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors or executive officers, by the Committee or the Board, whose determination shall be final.

6.4 Deferrals

The Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of any Award. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, which may include the grant of additional Awards or provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits to deferred share unit equivalents.

SECTION 7. OPTIONS

7.1 Grant of Options

The Committee may grant Options.

7.2 Option Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be as determined by the Committee.

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7.3 Term of Options

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Option shall be as established for that Option by the Committee or, if not so established, shall be ten years from the Grant Date.

7.4 Exercise of Options

The Committee shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall vest and become exercisable according to the following schedule, which may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time:

     
Period of Participant’s Continuous    
Employment or Service With the Company    
or Its Related Companies From the Vesting   Portion of Total Option
Commencement Date   That Is Vested and Exercisable
After 1 year
  1/3
 
   
After each additional year of continuous service completed thereafter
  An additional 1/3
 
   
After 3 years
  100%

To the extent an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery to the Company of a properly executed option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Committee, accompanied by payment in full as described in Section 7.5. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Committee.

7.5 Payment of Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue the shares being purchased and must be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Committee for that purchase, which forms may include:

(a) cash;

(b) check or wire transfer;

(c) tendering (either actually or, if the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant for at least six months (or any shorter period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial

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reporting purposes) that on the day prior to the exercise date have a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;

(d) if the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to the extent permitted by law, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage firm designated by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or

(e) such other consideration as the Committee may permit.

7.6 Post-Termination Exercise

The Committee shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall be exercisable according to the following terms and conditions, which may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time:

(a) Any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on such date.

(b) Any portion of an Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on the earliest to occur of

               (i) if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for reasons other than Cause, Retirement, Disability or death, the date that is three months after such Termination of Service;

               (ii) if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs by reason of Retirement or Disability, the five-year anniversary of such Termination of Service;

               (iii) if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs by reason of death, the two-year anniversary of such Termination of Service; and

               (iv) the last day of the maximum term of the Option (the “Option Expiration Date”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant dies after his or her Termination of Service but while an Option is otherwise exercisable, the portion of the Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of such Termination of Service shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (y) the Option Expiration Date and (z) the two-year anniversary of the date of death, unless the Committee determines otherwise.

Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for Cause, all Options granted to the Participant shall automatically expire upon first notification to the Participant of such termination, unless the Committee determines otherwise. If a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant shall be terminated for Cause, all the Participant’s rights under any Option shall likewise be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after a Participant’s Termination of Service, any Option then held by the Participant may be immediately terminated by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

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(c) A Participant’s change in status from an employee to a consultant, advisor or independent contractor or a change in status from a consultant, advisor or independent contractor to an employee shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of this Section 7.6.

SECTION 8. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

8.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights

The Committee may grant share appreciation rights (“Stock Appreciation Rights” or “SARs”) to Participants at any time. An SAR may be granted in tandem with an Option or alone (“freestanding”). The grant price of a tandem SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Option, and the grant price of a freestanding SAR shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date. An SAR may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for such term as the Committee determines in its sole discretion; provided, however, that, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the SAR, the term of a freestanding SAR shall be as established for that SAR by the Committee or, if not so established, shall be ten years, and in the case of a tandem SAR, (a) the term shall not exceed the term of the related Option and (b) the tandem SAR may be exercised for all or part of the shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option, except that the tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.

8.2 Payment of SAR Amount

Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Committee as set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, the payment upon exercise of an SAR may be in cash, in shares of equivalent value, in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion.

SECTION 9. RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS

9.1 Grant of Restricted Stock and Stock Units

The Committee may grant Restricted Stock and Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any (which may be based on continuous service with the Company or a Related Company or the achievement of any performance criteria, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion), which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award.

9.2 Issuance of Shares; Settlement of Awards

Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and restrictions of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Committee, and subject to the provisions of Section 11, (a) the shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Awards, in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards shall be paid to the Participant in cash.

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9.3 Dividends and Distributions

Participants holding shares of Restricted Stock or Stock Units may, if the Committee so determines, be credited with dividends paid with respect to the underlying shares or dividend equivalents while they are so held in a manner determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may apply any restrictions to the dividends or dividend equivalents that the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

9.4 Waiver of Restrictions

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Stock Unit under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

SECTION 10. PERFORMANCE STOCK AND PERFORMANCE UNITS

10.1 Grant of Performance Stock

The Committee may grant Awards of Performance Stock and designate the Participants to whom Performance Stock is to be awarded and determine the number of shares of Performance Stock, the length of the performance period and the other terms and conditions of each such Award. Each Award of Performance Stock shall entitle the Participant to a payment in the form of Common Stock, cash or a combination, as the Committee may determine, upon the attainment of performance goals and other terms and conditions specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding the satisfaction of any performance goals, the number of shares to be issued or the amount of cash to be paid under an Award of Performance Stock may be adjusted on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

10.2 Grant of Performance Units

The Committee may grant Awards of Performance Units and designate the Participants to whom Performance Units are to be awarded and determine the number of Performance Units, the length of the performance period and the terms and conditions of each such Award. Each Award of Performance Units shall entitle the Participant to a payment in the form of Common Stock, cash or a combination, as the Committee may determine, upon the attainment of performance goals and other terms and conditions specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding the satisfaction of any performance goals, the number of shares to be issued or the amount of cash to be paid under an Award of Performance Units may be adjusted on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

SECTION 11. WITHHOLDING

The Company may require a Participant to pay to the Company the amount of (a) any taxes that the Company is required by applicable law to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award (“tax withholding obligations”) and (b) any amounts due from the Participant to the Company or to any Related Company (“other obligations”). The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock or otherwise settle an Award under the Plan until such tax withholding obligations and other obligations are satisfied.

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The Committee may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the Participant’s tax withholding obligations and other obligations by (a) paying cash to the Company, (b) having the Company withhold an amount from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant, (c) having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested in the case of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations, or (d) surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations. The value of the shares so withheld may not exceed the employer’s minimum required tax withholding rate, and the value of the shares so tendered may not exceed such rate to the extent the Participant has owned the tendered shares for less than six months, if such limitation is necessary to avoid a charge to the Company for financial reporting purposes.

SECTION 12. ASSIGNABILITY

No Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose) or transferred by a Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent the Participant designates one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Award may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or transfer an Award; provided, however, that any Award so assigned or transferred shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Award.

SECTION 13. ADJUSTMENTS

13.1 Adjustment of Shares

In the event, at any time or from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to shareholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company’s corporate or capital structure results in (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or any other company or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or any other company being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Committee shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities available for issuance under the Plan; and (ii) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefor.

The determination by the Committee as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services rendered, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Awards. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Company Transaction or Change in Control shall not be governed by this Section 13.1 but shall be governed by Sections 13.2 and 13.3, respectively.

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13.2 Dissolution or Liquidation

To the extent not previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the extent a forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable to an Award has not been waived by the Committee, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation.

13.3 Company Transaction; Change in Control

13.3.1 Effect of a Company Transaction That Is Not a Change in Control or a Related Party Transaction. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of grant with respect to a particular Award, in the event of a Company Transaction that is not a Change in Control or a Related Party Transaction:

(a) All outstanding Awards, other than Performance Stock and Performance Units, shall become fully and immediately exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations shall lapse immediately prior to the Company Transaction, unless such Awards are converted, assumed, or replaced by the Successor Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may instead provide that a Participant’s outstanding Options shall terminate upon consummation of such Company Transaction and that each such Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (a) the Acquisition Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Options or SARs (whether or not then exercisable) exceeds (b) the aggregate exercise price for such Options or SARs.

For the purposes of this Section 13.3.1, an Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the Company Transaction the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Common Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Company Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Company Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Company Transaction is not solely common stock of the Successor Company, the Committee may, with the consent of the Successor Company, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Company substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Company Transaction. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.

(b) All Performance Stock or Performance Units earned and outstanding as of the date the Company Transaction is determined to have occurred shall be payable in full in accordance with the payout schedule pursuant to the Award agreement. Any remaining Performance Stock or Performance Units (including any applicable performance period) for which the payout level has not been determined shall be prorated at the target payout level up to and including the date of such Company Transaction and shall be payable in full in accordance with the payout schedule pursuant to the Award agreement.

Any existing deferrals or other restrictions shall remain in effect. If the Participant’s employment is terminated without Cause following the Company Transaction, any Awards remaining to be paid will be paid in accordance with the employment termination provision of the Award agreement. If the

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Participant’s employment is terminated for Good Reason following the Company Transaction, any Awards remaining to be paid will be paid in accordance with the payout schedule pursuant to the Award agreement.

13.3.2 Effect of a Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of grant with respect to a particular Award, in the event of a Change in Control:

(a) any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date such Change in Control is determined to have occurred, and which are not then exercisable and vested, shall become fully exercisable and vested to the full extent of the original grant;

(b) any restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to any Restricted Stock or Stock Units shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock or Stock Units shall become free of all restrictions and limitations and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant;

(c) all Performance Stock and Performance Units shall be considered to be earned and payable in full, and any deferral or other restriction shall lapse and such Performance Stock and Performance Units shall be immediately settled or distributed; and

(d) any restrictions and deferral limitations and other conditions applicable to any other Awards shall lapse, and such other Awards shall become free of all restrictions, limitations or conditions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant.

13.3.3 Change in Control Cash-Out. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, during the 60-day period from and after a Change in Control (the “Exercise Period”), if the Committee shall so determine at, or at any time after, the time of grant, a Participant holding an Option or SAR shall have the right, whether or not the Option or SAR is fully exercisable and in lieu of the payment of the purchase price for the shares of Common Stock being purchased under the Option, and by giving notice to the Company, to elect (within the Exercise Period) to surrender all or part of the Option or SAR to the Company and to receive cash, within 30 days of such notice, in an amount equal to the amount by which the Acquisition Price per share of Common Stock on the date of such election shall exceed the exercise price per share of Common Stock under the Option or SAR multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock granted under the Option or SAR as to which the right granted under this Section 13.3.3 shall have been exercised.

13.3.4 Acceleration and Exercise Following a Company Transaction. If following a Change in Control or a Company Transaction that is not a Related Party Transaction, a Participant’s employment is subsequently terminated without Cause or for Good Reason within 24 months of the Change in Control or Company Transaction, any such Awards (other than Performance Awards) that remain unvested shall become fully and immediately exercisable upon the date of the Participant’s termination, all applicable deferral and restriction limitations shall lapse, and an Award that is an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right shall remain exercisable until the later of the date five years after the date of such termination and the date the Award would have expired by its terms if the Participant’s employment had not been terminated.

13.4 Further Adjustment of Awards

Subject to Sections 13.2 and 13.3, the Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change of control of the

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Company, as defined by the Committee, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Committee may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Committee may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change of control that is the reason for such action.

13.5 No Limitations

The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Company’s right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

13.6 Fractional Shares

In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.

SECTION 14. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

14.1 Amendment, Suspension or Termination

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, shareholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan. Subject to Section 14.3, the Board may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively.

14.2 Term of the Plan

Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Plan shall terminate ten years from the Effective Date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plan’s terms and conditions.

14.3 Consent of Participant

The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 13 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

SECTION 15. GENERAL

15.1 No Individual Rights

No individual or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan.

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Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

15.2 Issuance of Shares

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made.

As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an Award under the Plan, the Company may require (a) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being purchased or received only for the Participant’s own account and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares and (b) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with the federal, state and foreign securities laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred, unless an opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration. The Committee may also require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares.

To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

15.3 Indemnification

Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board, or a committee appointed by the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Section 3 shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding against such person; provided, however, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on such person’s own

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behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability or expense is a result of such person’s own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute.

The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person may be entitled under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or of any power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless.

15.4 No Rights as a Shareholder

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, no Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award denominated in units shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a shareholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award.

15.5 Global Participants

The Committee shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of any countries in which the Company or any Related Company may operate, to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries, to comply with applicable laws and to meet the objectives of the Plan.

15.6 No Trust or Fund

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

15.7 Successors

All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all the business and/or assets of the Company.

15.8 Severability

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Committee’s determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

15.9 Choice of Law

The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

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SECTION 16. EFFECTIVE DATE

The effective date (the “Effective Date”) is the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board.

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