EXHIBIT 10(C)
WYMAN PARK BANCORPORATION, INC.
1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Plan Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term
interests of the Corporation and its stockholders by providing a means for
attracting and retaining directors, advisory directors, directors emeriti,
officers and employees of the Corporation and its Affiliates. It is intended
that designated Options granted pursuant to the provisions of this Plan to
persons employed by the Corporation or its Affiliates will qualify as Incentive
Stock Options. Options granted to persons who are not employees will be
Non-Qualified Stock Options.
2. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to the Plan:
"Affiliate" - means any "parent corporation" or "subsidiary corporation" of
the Corporation, as such terms are defined in Section 424(e) and (f),
respectively, of the Code.
"Association" - means Wyman Park Federal Savings & Loan Association and any
successor entity.
"Award" - means the grant of an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-Qualified
Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Limited Stock Appreciation Right or
any combination thereof, as provided in the Plan.
"Code" - means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Committee" - means the Committee of the Board of Directors referred to in
Section 3 hereof.
"Continuous Service" - means the absence of any interruption or termination
of service as a director, advisory director, director emeritus, officer or
employee of the Corporation or an Affiliate, except that when used with respect
to persons granted an Incentive Stock Option means the absence of any
interruption or termination of service as an Employee of the Corporation or an
Affiliate. Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick
leave, military leave or any other leave of absence approved by the Corporation
or any Affiliate or in the case of transfers between payroll locations of the
Corporation or between the Corporation, its Affiliates or its successor. With
respect to any advisory director or director emeritus, continuous service shall
mean the availability to perform such functions as may be required of such
persons.
"Corporation" - means Wyman Park Bancorporation, Inc.
"Disability" - means any physical or mental impairment which qualifies a
director, advisory director, director emeritus, officer or employee for
disability benefits under any applicable long-term disability plan maintained by
the Association or an Affiliate, or, if no such plan applies, which
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renders such employee or director, in the judgment of the Committee, unable to
perform his customary duties and responsibilities.
"Early Retirement" -- means retirement from employment with or as a
director, advisory director, or emeritus director of the Corporation prior to
the Participant either (i) having reached the age of 62 or (ii) having
maintained Continuous Service for at least three years.
"Employee" - means any person, including an officer or director, who is
employed by the Corporation or any Affiliate.
"ERISA" - means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
"Exercise Price" - means (i) in the case of an Option, the price per Share
at which the Shares subject to such Option may be purchased upon exercise of
such Option and (ii) in the case of a Right, the price per Share (other than the
Market Value per Share on the date of exercise and the Offer Price per Share as
defined in Section 10 hereof) which, upon grant, the Committee determines shall
be utilized in calculating the aggregate value which a Participant shall be
entitled to receive pursuant to Sections 9, 10 or 12 hereof upon exercise of
such Right.
"Incentive Stock Option" - means an option to purchase Shares granted by
the Committee pursuant to Section 6 hereof which is subject to the limitations
and restrictions of Section 8 hereof and is intended to qualify under Section
422(b) of the Code.
"Limited Stock Appreciation Right" - means a stock appreciation right with
respect to Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to Sections 6 and 10 hereof.
"Market Value" - means the average of the high and low quoted sales price
on the date in question (or, if there is no reported sale on such date, on the
last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) of a Share on the
Composite Tape for the New York Stock Exchange-Listed Stocks, or, if on such
date the Shares are not quoted on the Composite Tape, on the New York Stock
Exchange, or, if the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on such
Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on which the Shares are listed or admitted
to trading, or, if the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such
exchange, the mean between the closing high bid and low asked quotations with
respect to a Share on such date on the Nasdaq Stock Market, or any similar
system then in use, or, if no such quotations are available, the fair market
value on such date of a Share as the Committee shall determine.
"Non-Employee Director" - means a director who (a) is not currently an
officer or employee of the Corporation; (b) is not a former employee of the
Corporation who receives compensation for prior services (other than from a
tax-qualified retirement plan); (c) has not been an officer of the Corporation;
(d) does not receive renumeration from the Corporation in any capacity other
than as a director; and (e) does not possess an interest in any other
transactions or is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure
would be required under Item 404(a) or (b) of Regulation S-K.
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"Non-Qualified Stock Option" - means an option to purchase Shares granted
by the Committee pursuant to Section 6 hereof, which is not intended to qualify
under Section 422(b) of the Code.
"Normal Retirement" -- means retirement from employment with or as a
director, advisory director, or emeritus director of the Corporation after the
Participant has (i) reached the age of 65 and (ii) maintained Continuous Service
for at least three years.
"Option" - means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
"Participant" - means any director, advisory director, director emeritus,
officer or employee of the Corporation or any Affiliate who is selected by the
Committee to receive an Award or who is granted an Award.
"Plan" - means the 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of the Corporation.
"Related" - means (i) in the case of a Right, a Right which is granted in
connection with, and to the extent exercisable, in whole or in part, in lieu of,
an Option or another Right and (ii) in the case of an Option, an Option with
respect to which and to the extent a Right is exercisable, in whole or in part,
in lieu thereof has been granted.
"Right" - means a Limited Stock Appreciation Right or a Stock Appreciation
Right.
"Shares" - means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Corporation.
"Stock Appreciation Right" - means a stock appreciation right with respect
to Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to Sections 6 and 9 hereof.
3. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee consisting
of two or more members, each of whom shall be a Non-Employee Director. The
members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. Except as limited by the express provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have sole and complete authority and discretion to (i) select
Participants and grant Awards; (ii) determine the number of Shares to be subject
to types of Awards generally, as well as to individual Awards granted under the
Plan; (iii) determine the terms and conditions upon which Awards shall be
granted under the Plan; (iv) prescribe the form and terms of instruments
evidencing such grants; and (v) establish from time to time regulations for the
administration of the Plan, interpret the Plan, and make all determinations
deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a
majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or
acts approved in writing by a ma jority of the Committee without a meeting,
shall be acts of the Committee.
4. Participation in Committee Awards. The Committee may select from time to
time Participants in the Plan from those directors (including advisory directors
and directors emeriti),
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officers and employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates who, in the opinion
of the Committee, have the capacity for contributing to the successful
performance of the Corporation or its Affiliates.
5. Shares Subject to Plan. Subject to adjustment by the operation of
Section 11 hereof, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may
be made under the Plan is 101,171 of the common shares of the Corporation. The
Shares with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan may be either
authorized and unissued shares or issued shares heretofore or hereafter
reacquired and held as treasury shares. Shares which are subject to Related
Rights and Related Options shall be counted only once in determining whether the
maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under the
Plan has been exceeded. An Award shall not be considered to have been made under
the Plan with respect to any Option or Right which terminates and new Awards may
be granted under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to which such
termination has occurred.
6. General Terms and Conditions of Options and Rights. The Committee shall
have full and complete authority and discretion except as expressly limited by
the Plan, to grant Options and/or Rights and to provide the terms and conditions
(which need not be identical among Participants) thereof. In particular, the
Committee shall prescribe the following terms and conditions: (i) the Exercise
Price of any Option or Right, which shall not be less than the Market Value per
Share at the date of grant of such Option or Right, (ii) the number of Shares
subject to, and the expiration date of, any Option or Right, which expiration
date shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant, (iii) the manner, time
and rate (cumulative or otherwise) of exercise of such Option or Right, and (iv)
the restrictions, if any, to be placed upon such Option or Right or upon Shares
which may be issued upon exercise of such Option or Right. The Committee may, as
a condition of granting any Option or Right, require that a Participant agree
not to thereafter exercise one or more Options or Rights previously granted to
such Participant. No individual shall be granted Awards in any calendar year
with respect to more than 25,292 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 11.
At the time of any Award, the Participant shall enter into an agreement
with the Corporation in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to the terms
and conditions of the Award and such other matters as the Committee, in its sole
discretion, shall determine (the "Option Agreement").
7. Exercise of Options or Rights.
(a) Except as provided herein, an Option or Right granted under the Plan shall
be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant to whom such Option
or Right was granted only by such Participant and, except as provided in
paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 7, no such Option or Right may be
exercised unless at the time such Participant exercises such Option or
Right, such Participant has maintained Continuous Service since the date of
grant of such Option or Right.
(b) To exercise an Option or Right under the Plan, the Participant to whom such
Option or Right was granted shall give written notice to the Corporation in
form satisfactory to the Committee (and, if partial exercises have been
permitted by the Committee, by specifying the number of Shares with respect
to which such Participant elects to exercise such Option or Right) together
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with full payment of the Exercise Price, if any and to the extent required.
The date of exercise shall be the date on which such notice is received by
the Corporation. Payment, if any is required, shall be made either (i) in
cash (including check, bank draft or money order) or (ii) by delivering (A)
Shares already owned by the Participant and having a fair market value
equal to the applicable Exercise Price, such fair market value to be
determined in such appropriate manner as may be provided by the Committee
or as may be required in order to comply with or to conform to requirements
of any applicable laws or regulations, or (B) a combination of cash and
such Shares.
(c) If a Participant to whom an Option or Right was granted shall cease to
maintain Continuous Service for any reason other than termination for
cause, such Participant may, but only within the period of three months
immediately succeeding such cessation of Continuous Service and in no event
after the expiration date of such Option or Right, exercise such Option or
Right to the extent that such Participant was entitled to exercise such
Option or Right at the date of such cessation, provided, however, that such
right of exercise after cessation of Continuous Service shall not be
available to a Participant if the Committee otherwise determines and so
provides in the applicable instrument or instruments evidencing the grant
of such Option or Right. If a Participant to whom an Option or Right was
granted shall cease to maintain Continuous Service by reason of death,
Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, or Disability then, unless the
Committee shall have otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the
grant of an Option or Right, all Options and Rights granted and not fully
exercisable shall become exercisable in full upon the happening of such
event and shall remain so exercisable (i) in the event of death for the
period described in paragraph (d) of this Section 7 and (ii) in the event
of Normal Retirement, Early Retirement or Disability, for a period of three
months following such date. If the Continuous Service of a Participant to
whom an Option or Right was granted by the Corporation is terminated for
cause, all rights under any Option or Right of such Participant shall
expire immediately upon the giving to the Participant of notice of such
termination.
(d) In the event of the death of a Participant while in the Continuous Service
of the Corporation or an Affiliate or within the three-month period
referred to in paragraph (c) of this Section 7, the person to whom any
Option or Right held by the Participant at the time of his death is
transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or in the case
of an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order, as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA or the
rules thereunder may, but only to the extent such Participant was entitled
to exercise such Option or Right as set forth in paragraph (c) of this
Section 7, exercise such Option or Right at any time within a period of one
year succeeding the date of death of such Participant, but in no event
later than ten years from the date of grant of such Option or Right.
Following the death of any Participant to whom an Option was granted under
the Plan, irrespective of whether any Related Right shall have theretofore
been granted to the Participant or whether the person entitled to exercise
such Related Right desires to do so, the Committee may, as an alternative
means of settlement of such Option, elect to pay to the person to whom such
Option is transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
or in the case of an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant
to a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in the Code or Title I
of ERISA or the rules
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thereunder, the amount by which the Market Value per Share on the date of
exercise of such Option shall exceed the Exercise Price of such Option,
multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which such Option is
properly exercised. Any such settlement of an Option shall be considered an
exercise of such Option for all purposes of the Plan.
8. Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Participants who are Employees. Any provision of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, (i) no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted more than ten
years from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board of Di rectors of the
Corporation and no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten
years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted, (ii) the Exercise
Price of any Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than the Market Value per
Share on the date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option, (iii) any Incentive
Stock Option shall not be transferable by the Participant to whom such Incentive
Stock Option is granted other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and shall be exercisable during such Participant's lifetime only
by such Participant, (iv) no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any
individual who, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock
possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Corporation or any Affiliate unless the Exercise Price
of such Incentive Stock Option is at least 110 percent of the Market Value per
Share at the date of grant and such Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable
after the expiration of five years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is
granted, and (v) the aggregate Market Value (determined as of the time any
Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant in any
calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.
9. Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right shall, upon its
exercise, entitle the Participant to whom such Stock Appreciation Right was
granted to receive a number of Shares or cash or combination thereof, as the
Committee in its discretion shall determine, the aggregate value of which (i.e.,
the sum of the amount of cash and/or Market Value of such Shares on date of
exercise) shall equal (as nearly as possible, it being understood that the
Corporation shall not issue any fractional shares) the amount by which the
Market Value per Share on the date of such exercise shall exceed the Exercise
Price of such Stock Appreciation Right, multiplied by the number of Shares with
respect of which such Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. A
Stock Appreciation Right may be Related to an Option or may be granted
independently of any Option as the Committee shall from time to time in each
case determine. At the time of grant of an Option the Committee shall determine
whether and to what extent a Related Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted
with respect thereto; provided, however, and notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan, that if the Related Option is an Incentive Stock Option, the
Related Stock Appreciation Right shall satisfy all the restrictions and
limitations of Section 8 hereof as if such Related Stock Appreciation Right were
an Incentive Stock Option and as if other rights which are Related to In centive
Stock Options were Incentive Stock Options. In the case of a Related Option,
such Related Option shall cease to be exercisable to the extent of the Shares
with respect to which the Related Stock Appreciation Right was exercised. Upon
the exercise or termination of a Related Option, any Related Stock Appreciation
Right shall terminate to the extent of the Shares with respect to which the
Related Option was exercised or terminated.
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10. Limited Stock Appreciation Rights. At the time of grant of an Option or
Stock Appreciation Right to any Participant, the Committee shall have full and
complete authority and discretion to also grant to such Participant a Limited
Stock Appreciation Right which is Related to such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right; provided, however and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
that if the Related Option is an Incentive Stock Option, the Related Limited
Stock Appreciation Right shall satisfy all the restrictions and limitations of
Section 8 hereof as if such Related Limited Stock Appreciation Right were an
Incentive Stock Option and as if all other Rights which are Related to Incentive
Stock Options were Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan, a Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only during
the period beginning on the first day following the date of expiration of any
"offer" (as such term is hereinafter defined) and ending on the forty-fifth day
following such date.
A Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall, upon its exercise, entitle the
Participant to whom such Limited Stock Appreciation Right was granted to receive
an amount of cash equal to the amount by which the "Offer Price per Share" (as
such term is hereinafter defined) or the Market Value on the date of such
exercise, as shall have been provided by the Committee in its discretion at the
time of grant, shall exceed the Exercise Price of such Limited Stock
Appreciation Right, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which
such Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. Upon the
exercise of a Limited Stock Appreciation Right, any Related Option and/or
Related Stock Appreciation Right shall cease to be exercisable to the extent of
the Shares with respect to which such Limited Stock Appreciation Right was
exercised. Upon the exercise or termination of a Related Option or Related Stock
Appreciation Right, any Related Li mited Stock Appreciation Right shall
terminate to the extent of the Shares with respect to which such Related Option
or Related Stock Appreciation Right was exercised or terminated.
For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Offer" shall mean any tender
offer or exchange offer for Shares other than one made by the Corporation,
provided that the corporation, person or other entity making the offer acquires
pursuant to such offer either (i) 25% of the Shares outstanding immediately
prior to the commencement of such offer or (ii) a number of Shares which,
together with all other Shares acquired in any tender offer or exchange offer
(other than one made by the Corporation) which expired within sixty days of the
expiration date of the offer in question, equals 25% of the Shares outstanding
immediately prior to the commencement of the offer in question. The term "Offer
Price per Share" as used in this Section 10 shall mean the highest price per
Share paid in any Offer which Offer is in effect any time during the period
beginning on the sixtieth day prior to the date on which a Limited Stock
Appreciation Right is exercised and ending on the date on which such Limited
Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. Any securities or property which are part
or all of the consideration paid for Shares in the Offer shall be valued in
determining the Offer Price per Share at the higher of (A) the valuation placed
on such securities or property by the corporation, person or other entity making
such Offer or (B) the valuation placed on such securities or property by the
Committee.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any change
in the outstanding Shares subsequent to the effective date of the Plan by reason
of any reorganization, re capitalization, stock split, stock dividend, cash
distribution in excess of normal dividend levels, combination or exchange of
Shares, merger, consolidation or any change in the corporate structure
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or Shares of the Corporation, the maximum aggregate number, class and Exercise
Price of shares as to which Awards may be granted under the Plan and the number
and class of Shares with respect to which Awards theretofore have been granted
under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose
determination shall be conclusive.
12. Effect of Merger. In the event of any merger, consolidation or
combination of the Corporation (other than a merger, consolidation or
combination in which the Corporation is the continuing entity and which does not
result in the outstanding Shares being converted into or exchanged for different
securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to a
plan or agreement the terms of which are binding upon all stockholders of the
Corporation (except to the extent that dissenting stockholders may be entitled,
under statutory provisions or provisions contained in the certificate of
incorporation, to receive the appraised or fair value of their holdings), any
Participant to whom an Option or Right has been granted shall have the right
(subject to the pro visions of the Plan and any limitation applicable to such
Option or Right), thereafter and during the term of each such Option or Right,
to receive upon exercise of any such Option or Right an amount equal to the
excess of the fair market value on the date of such exercise of the securities,
cash or other property, or combination thereof, receivable upon such merger,
consolidation or combination in respect of a Share over the Exercise Price of
such Right or Option, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which
such Option or Right shall have been exercised. Such amount may be payable fully
in cash, fully in one or more of the kind or kinds of property payable in such
merger, consolidation or combination, or partly in cash and partly in one or
more of such kind or kinds of property, all in the discretion of the Committee.
13. Effect of Change in Control. Each of the events specified in the
following clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 13 shall be deemed a "change
of control": (i) any third person, including a "group" as defined in Section
13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall become the
beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation with respect to which 25% or more
of the total number of votes for the election of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation may be cast, (ii) as a result of, or in connection with, any cash
tender offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested
election, or combination of the foregoing, the persons who were directors of the
Corporation shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of
the Corporation, or (iii) the stockholders of the Corporation shall approve an
agreement providing either for a transaction in which the Corporation will cease
to be an independent publicly-owned corporation or for a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation. Upon a
change in control, unless the Committee shall have otherwise provided in the
applicable Option Agreement, all Options and Stock Appreciation rights
theretofore granted and not fully exercisable shall become exercisable in
accordance with their terms; provided, however, that no Option or Stock
Appreciation Right which has previously been exercised or otherwise terminated
shall become exercisable.
14. Assignments and Transfers. No Award nor any right or interest of a
Participant under the Plan in any instrument evidencing any Award under the Plan
may be assigned, encumbered or transferred except, in the event of the death of
a Participant, by will or the laws of descent and distribution or in the case of
Awards other than Incentive Stock Options pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order, as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA or the rules
thereunder.
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15. Employee Rights Under the Plan. No director, advisory director,
director emeritus, officer or employee shall have a right to be selected as a
Participant nor, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant
and no director, advisory director, director emeritus, officer, employee or
other person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan
or under any other incentive or similar plan of the Corporation or any
Affiliate. Neither the Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed
as giving any Employee any right to be retained in the employ of the Corporation
or any Affiliate.
16. Delivery and Registration of Stock. The Corporation's obligation to
deliver Shares with respect to an Award shall, if the Committee so requests, be
conditioned upon the receipt of a representation as to the investment intention
of the Participant to whom such Shares are to be delivered, in such form as the
Committee shall determine to be necessary or advisable to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 or any other Federal, state or local
securities legislation or regulation. It may be provided that any representation
requirement shall become inoperative upon a registration of the Shares or other
action eliminating the necessity of such representation under such Securities
Act or other securities legislation. The Corporation shall not be required to
deliver any Shares under the Plan prior to (i) the admission of such Shares to
listing on any stock exchange on which Shares may then be listed, and (ii) the
completion of such regis tration or other qualification of such Shares under any
state or Federal law, rule or regulation, as the Committee shall determine to be
necessary or advisable.
This Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Any provision of the Plan which is inconsistent with said
Rule shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be inoperative and shall not
affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Plan.
17. Withholding Tax. The Corporation shall have the right to deduct from
all amounts paid in cash with respect to the exercise of a Right under the Plan
any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such cash payments.
Where a Participant or other person is entitled to receive Shares pursuant to
the exercise of an Option or Right pursuant to the Plan, the Corporation shall
have the right to require the Participant or such other person to pay the
Corporation the amount of any taxes which the Corporation is required to
withhold with respect to such Shares, and may, in its sole discretion, withhold
sufficient Shares to cover the amount of taxes which the Corporation is required
to withhold. No discretion or choice shall be conferred upon any Participant
with respect to the form, timing or method of any such tax withholding.
18. Amendment or Termination. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may
amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, but no
amendment shall be made without approval of the stockholders of the Corporation
which shall (i) materially increase the aggregate number of Shares with respect
to which Awards may be made under the Plan, (ii) materially increase the
aggregate number of Shares which may be subject to Awards to Participants who
are not Employees, or (iii) change the class of persons eligible to participate
in the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment, suspension or
termination shall impair the rights of any Participant, without his consent, in
any Award theretofore made pursuant to the Plan.
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19. Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon
its ratification by stockholders of the Corporation. It shall continue in effect
for a term of ten years unless sooner terminated under Section 18 hereof.
20. Initial Grants. By, and simultaneously with, ratification of this Plan
by the Corporation's stockholders, each member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation at the time of the stockholders ratification of the Plan who is not
an Employee, is hereby granted a ten year, NonQualified Stock Option to purchase
5,058 Shares of the Corporation's common stock at an Exercise Price per Share
equal to the Market Value of the Corporation's common stock on the date of grant
of the Option. Each such Option shall be evidenced by a Non-Qualified Stock
Option agreement in a form approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
and shall be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of this Plan,
which are controlling.
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