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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1998.
REGISTRATION NO.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933
MASCO CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 38-1794485
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
21001 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
MASCO CORPORATION 1991 LONG TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
JOHN R. LEEKLEY
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
MASCO CORPORATION
21001 VAN BORN ROAD
TAYLOR, MICHIGAN 48180
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(313) 274-7400
(Telephone no., including area code, of agent for service)
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. [X]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
Securities to be Amount to Offering Price Aggregate of Amount of
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Common Stock (Par 10,000,000(1)(2) $ 25 31/32 $259,687,500 $78,693.00
Value $1.00 Per Share)
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(1) This Registration Statement registers additional shares of the
Registrant's common stock issuable pursuant to the same plan for which
Registration Statement No. 33-42229 is currently effective. A
registration fee of $45,250 was paid on August 9, 1991 with the
original filing to register 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock
(16,000,000 following the July 10, 1998 100 percent split of such
shares). Accordingly, pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the
registration fee is being paid with respect to the additional
securities only.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement also covers such
indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may be
issuable by reason of the antidilution provisions of the Incentive Plan
in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) and based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange - Composite
Tape on September 25, 1998 as reported in The Wall Street Journal.
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INTRODUCTION
On August 12, 1991, Masco Corporation (the "Company" or
"Registrant") filed Registration Statement No. 33-42229 on Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement"), registering 8,000,000 shares of the
common stock, par value $1.00, (the "Common Stock") of the Registrant
for issuance under the Masco Corporation 1991 Long Term Stock Incentive
Plan (the "Plan"). The contents of Registration Statement No. 33-42229
are incorporated herein by reference. Effective April 23, 1997, the
Company's shareholders approved certain changes in the plan and on July
10, 1998 the Registrant effected a 2-for-1 split of the Common Stock by
making 100 percent stock distribution to shareholders of record on June
19, 1998 thereby doubling the shares previously registered hereunder to
16,000,000. By this Registration Statement, the Registrant increases
the number of shares registered under the Plan to 26,000,000.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
*4.a Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
and amendments thereto.
4.b Bylaws of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by
reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1993.
*5 Opinion of John R. Leekley.
*23.a Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relating to
the financial statements and financial statement
schedules of the Company.
*23.b Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relating to
the financial statements and financial statement
schedule of MascoTech, Inc.
*23.c Consent of John R. Leekley, which is included as
part of Exhibit 5.
*24 Power of Attorney, included on the Signatures page
of this Registration Statement on Form S-8.
*99 Masco Corporation 1991 Long Term Stock Incentive
Plan (restated July 10, 1998).
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*Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
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 Taylor and the State of Michigan on this 28 day of
September, 1998.
MASCO CORPORATION
By /s/ RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN
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Richard A. Manoogian
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Richard A. Manoogian and Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.,
and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or his or their
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
/s/ RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN Chairman of the Board September 28, 1998
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Richard A. Manoogian
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER:
/s/ RICHARD G. MOSTELLER Senior Vice President- Finance September 28, 1998
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Richard G. Mosteller
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/s/ ROBERT B. ROSOWSKI Vice President- Controller and Treasurer September 28, 1998
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Robert B. Rosowski
/s/ RAYMOND F. KENNEDY President and Chief September 28, 1998
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Raymond F. Kennedy and Director
/s/ JOSEPH L. HUDSON, JR. Director September 28, 1998
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Joseph L. Hudson, Jr.
/s/ VERNE G. ISTOCK Director September 28, 1998
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Verne G. Istock
/s/ MARY ANN KREY Director September 28, 1998
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Mary Ann Krey
/s/ WAYNE B. LYON Director September 28, 1998
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Wayne B. Lyon
/s/ JOHN A. MORGAN Director September 28, 1998
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John A. Morgan
/s/ ARMAN SIMONE Director September 28, 1998
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Arman Simone
/s/ PETER W. STROH Director September 28, 1998
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Peter W. Stroh
/s/ THOMAS G. DENOMME Director September 28, 1998
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Thomas G. Denomme
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT NUMBERED
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*4.a Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and
amendments thereto.
4.b Bylaws of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by reference
to the Exhibits filed with the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993.
*5 Opinion of John R. Leekley.
*23.a Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules of
the Company.
*23.b Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of
MascoTech, Inc.
*23.c Consent of John R. Leekley, which is included as part of
Exhibit 5.
*24 Power of Attorney, included on the Signatures page of this
Registration Statement on Form S-8.
*99 Masco Corporation 1991 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan
(restated July 10, 1998).
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EXHIBIT 4.a
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
MASCO CORPORATION
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MASCO CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The name of the corporation is MASCO CORPORATION. The date of filing
its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State was June
15, 1962.
2. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation only restates and
integrates and does not further amend the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation of this corporation as heretofore amended or supplemented and
there is no discrepancy between those provisions and the provisions of this
Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
3. The text of the Certificate of Incorporation as amended or
supplemented heretofore is hereby restated without further amendments or changes
to read as herein set forth in full:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is
MASCO CORPORATION.
SECOND: Its registered office in the State of Delaware is located at
the Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle. The name and address
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of its registered agent is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
THIRD: The nature of the business, or objects or purposes to be
transacted, promoted or carried on are: To engage in any lawful act or activity
for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is four hundred one million (401,000,000) shares.
Four hundred million (400,000,000) of such shares shall consist of
common shares, par value one dollar ($1.00) per share, and one million
(1,000,000) of such shares shall consist of preferred shares, par value one
dollar ($1.00) per share.
The designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:
A. Each share of common stock shall be equal in all respects
to all other shares of such stock, and each share of outstanding common
stock is entitled to one vote.
B. Each share of preferred stock shall have or not have voting
rights as determined by the Board of Directors prior to issuance.
Dividends on all outstanding shares of preferred stock must be
declared and paid, or set aside for payment, before any dividends can
be declared and paid, or set aside for payment, on the shares of common
stock with respect to the same dividend period.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the
holders of the preferred stock shall be entitled, before any assets of
the Corporation shall be distributed among or paid over to the holders
of the common stock, to an amount per share to be determined before
issuance by the Board of Directors, together with a sum of money
equivalent to the amount of any dividends declared thereon and
remaining unpaid at the date of such liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation. After the making of such payments to the
holders of the preferred stock, the remaining assets of the Corporation
shall be distributed among the
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holders of the common stock alone, according to the number of shares
held by each. If, upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the
assets of the Corporation distributable as aforesaid among the holders
of the preferred stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to
them of said amount, the entire assets shall be distributed ratably
among the holders of the preferred stock.
The Board of Directors shall have authority to divide the
shares of preferred stock into series and fix, from time to time,
before issuance, the number of shares to be included in any series and
the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of all
shares of such series. The authority of the Board of Directors with
respect to each series shall include the determination of any or all of
the following, and the shares of each series may vary from the shares
of any other in the following respects: (a) the number of shares
constituting such series and the designation thereof to distinguish the
shares of such series from the shares of all other series; (b) the rate
of dividend, cumulative or noncumulative, and the extent of further
participation in dividend distribution, if any; (c) the prices at which
issued (at not less than par) and the terms and conditions upon which
the shares may be redeemable by the Corporation; (d) sinking fund
provisions for the redemption or purchase of shares; (e) the voting
rights; and (f) the terms and conditions upon which the shares are
convertible into other classes of stock of the Corporation, if such
shares are to be convertible.
C. No holder of any class of stock issued by this Corporation
shall be entitled to pre-emptive rights.
FIFTH: The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
SIXTH: The private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to
the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.
SEVENTH: (a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors consisting of not less
than five nor more than twelve directors, the exact number of directors to be
determined from time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a
majority of the entire Board of Directors. The directors shall be divided into
three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall
consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the
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total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. At the
1988 Annual Meeting of stockholders, Class I directors shall be elected for a
one-year term, Class II directors for a two-year term and Class III directors
for a three-year term. At each succeeding Annual Meeting of stockholders
beginning in 1989, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at
that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term. If the number of
directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the
classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal
as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy
resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall
coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease
in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director. A
director shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which his
term expires and until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify,
subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement or removal from
office. Except as otherwise required by law, any vacancy on the Board of
Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors shall be
filled only by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, provided
that a quorum is present, and any other vacancy occurring in the Board of
Directors shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office,
even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director
elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of
directors shall serve for the remaining term of his predecessor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more
classes or series of preferred stock or any other class of stock issued by the
Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect
directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of
office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be
governed by the terms of the Certificate of Designation with respect to such
stock, such directors so elected shall not be divided into classes pursuant to
this Article SEVENTH, and the number of such directors shall not be counted in
determining the maximum number of directors permitted under the foregoing
provisions of this Article SEVENTH, in each case unless expressly provided by
such terms.
(b) Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board
of Directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of
directors. Any stockholder entitled to vote in the
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election of directors, however, may nominate one or more persons for election as
director only if written notice of such stockholder's intent to make such
nomination or nominations has been given either by personal delivery or by
United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation not
later than (i) with respect to an election to be held at an Annual Meeting of
stockholders, 45 days in advance of the date on which the Corporation's proxy
statement was released to stockholders in connection with the previous year's
Annual Meeting of stockholders and (ii) with respect to an election to be held
at a special meeting of stockholders for the election of directors, the close of
business on the seventh day following the day on which notice of such meeting is
first given to stockholders. Each such notice shall include: (A) the name and
address of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination or nominations and
of the person or persons to be nominated; (B) a representation that the
stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to
nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (C) a description of all
arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each nominee and any
other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the
nomination or nominations is or are to be made by the stockholder; (D) such
other information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would
have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the
proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission if the nominee had been
nominated by the Board of Directors; and (E) the written consent of each nominee
to serve as a director of the Corporation if elected. The chairman of any
meeting of stockholders may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person
if not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of
Incorporation or the by-laws (and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser
percentage may be specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the
by-laws), and in addition to any affirmative vote required by law, the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the
outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, voting together
as a single class, shall be required to amend, adopt in this Certificate of
Incorporation or in the by-laws any provision inconsistent with, or repeal this
Article SEVENTH.
EIGHTH: Any action required or permitted to be taken by the
stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called
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annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent
in writing by any such holders. Except as otherwise required by law, special
meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairman
of the Board, the President or a majority of the Board of Directors, subject to
the rights of holders of any one or more classes or series of preferred stock or
any other class of stock issued by the Corporation which shall have the right,
voting separately by class or series, to elect directors. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws (and
notwithstanding that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws), and in addition to any affirmative
vote required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the
voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to
vote, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, adopt in
this Certificate of Incorporation or in the by-laws any provision inconsistent
with, or repeal this Article EIGHTH.
NINTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by
statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized:
To make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation.
To authorize and cause to be executed mortgages and liens upon the real
and personal property of the Corporation.
To set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for
dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and to abolish any such
reserve in the manner in which it was created.
By resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, to designate one
or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more of the Directors of
the Corporation, which, to the extent provided in the resolution or in the
by-laws of the Corporation, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board
of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation,
and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which
may require it. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as
may be stated in the by-laws of the Corporation or as may be determined from
time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
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When and as authorized by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock issued and outstanding having voting power given at a
stockholders' meeting duly called for that purpose, to sell, lease or exchange
all of the property and assets of the Corporation, including its good will and
its corporate franchises, upon such terms and conditions and for such
consideration, which may be in whole or in part shares of stock in, and/or other
securities of, any other corporation or corporations, as its Board of Directors
shall deem expedient and for the best interests of the Corporation.
TENTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this
Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this
Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary
way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof, or on the
application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under
the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of
the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of
stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such
manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing
three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the
stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be,
agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this
Corporation as consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said
compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by
the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the
creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of
stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this
Corporation.
ELEVENTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held outside the State of
Delaware, if the by-laws so provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept
(subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of
Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the
Board of Directors or in the by-laws of the Corporation. Elections of Directors
need not be by ballot unless the by-laws of the Corporation shall so provide.
TWELFTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or
repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation, in the
manner now or hereafter prescribed by
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statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject
to this reservation.
THIRTEENTH: 1. The affirmative vote of the holders of 95% of all shares
of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in elections of directors,
considered for the purposes of this Article THIRTEENTH as one class, shall be
required for the adoption or authorization of a business combination (as
hereinafter defined) with any other entity (as hereinafter defined) if, as of
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice thereof
and to vote thereon, such other entity is the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote in elections of directors considered for the purposes of this
Article THIRTEENTH as one class; provided that such 95% voting requirement shall
not be applicable if:
(a) The cash, or fair market value of other consideration, to be
received per share by common stockholders of the Corporation in such business
combination bears the same or a greater percentage relationship to the market
price of the Corporation's common stock immediately prior to the announcement of
such business combination as the highest per share price (including brokerage
commissions and soliciting dealers' fees) which such other entity has
theretofore paid for any of the shares of the Corporation's common stock already
owned by it bears to the market price of the common stock of the Corporation
immediately prior to the commencement of acquisition of the Corporation's common
stock by such other entity;
(b) The cash, or fair market value of other consideration, to be
received per share by common stockholders of the Corporation in such business
combination (i) is not less than the highest per share price (including
brokerage commissions and soliciting dealers' fees) paid by such other entity in
acquiring any of its holdings of the Corporation's common stock, and (ii) is not
less than the earnings per share of common stock of the Corporation for the four
full consecutive fiscal quarters immediately preceding the record date for
solicitation of votes on such business combination, multiplied by the then
price/earnings multiple (if any) of such other entity as customarily computed
and reported in the financial community;
(c) After such other entity has acquired a 30% interest and prior to
the consummation of such business combination: (i) such other entity shall have
taken steps to ensure that the Corpora-
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tion's Board of Directors included at all times representation by continuing
director(s) (as hereinafter defined) proportionate to the stockholdings of the
Corporation's public common stockholders not affiliated with such other entity
(with a continuing director to occupy any resulting fractional board position);
(ii) there shall have been no reduction in the rate of dividends payable on the
Corporation's common stock except as necessary to insure that a quarterly
dividend payment does not exceed 5% of the net income of the Corporation for the
four full consecutive fiscal quarters immediately preceding the declaration date
of such dividend, or except as may have been approved by a unanimous vote of the
directors; (iii) such other entity shall not have acquired any newly issued
shares of stock, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation (except upon
conversion of convertible securities acquired by it prior to obtaining a 30%
interest or as a result of a pro rata stock dividend or stock split); and (iv)
such other entity shall not have acquired any additional shares of the
Corporation's outstanding common stock or securities convertible into common
stock except as a part of the transaction which results in such other entity
acquiring its 30% interest;
(d) Such other entity shall not have (i) received the benefit, directly
or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder) of any loans, advances,
guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or tax credits of or
provided by the Corporation, or (ii) made any major change in the Corporation's
business or equity capital structure without the unanimous approval of the
directors, in either case prior to the consummation of such business
combination; and
(e) A proxy statement responsive to the requirements of the United
States securities laws shall be mailed to all common stockholders of the
Corporation for the purpose of soliciting stockholder approval of such
business combination and shall contain on its first page thereof, in a prominent
place, any recommendations as to the advisability (or inadvisability) of the
business combination which the continuing directors, or any of them, may choose
to state and, if deemed advisable by a majority of the continuing directors, an
opinion of a reputable investment banking firm as to the fairness (or not) of
the terms of such business combination, from the point of view of the remaining
public stockholders of the Corporation (such investment banking firm to be
selected by a majority of the continuing directors and to be paid a reasonable
fee for their services by the Corporation upon receipt of such opinion).
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The provisions of this Article THIRTEENTH shall also apply to a
business combination with any other entity which at any time has been the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the outstanding
shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in elections of directors
considered for the purposes of this Article THIRTEENTH as one class,
notwithstanding the fact that such other entity has reduced its shareholdings
below 30% if, as of the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote on to the business combination, such other
entity is an "affiliate" of the Corporation (as hereinafter defined).
2. As used in this Article THIRTEENTH, (a) the term "other entity"
shall include any corporation, person or other entity and any other entity with
which it or its "affiliate" or "associate" (as defined below) has any agreement,
arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of stock of the Corporation, or which is
its "affiliate" or "associate" as those terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in
effect on March 31, 1981, together with the successors and assigns of such
persons in any transaction or series of transactions not involving a public
offering of the Corporation's stock within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933; (b) an other entity shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any
shares of stock of the Corporation which the other entity (as defined above) has
the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or
upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; (c) the
outstanding shares of any class of stock of the Corporation shall include shares
deemed owned through application of clause (b) above but shall not include any
other shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, or upon exercise
of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; (d) the term "business
combination" shall include any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with
or into any other entity, or the sale or lease of all or any substantial part of
the assets of the Corporation to, or any sale or lease to the Corporation or any
subsidiary thereof in exchange for securities of the Corporation of any assets
(except assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than $5,000,000) of
any other entity; (e) the term "continuing director" shall mean a person who was
a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation elected by stockholders
prior to the time that such other entity acquired in excess of 10% of the stock
of the Corporation entitled to vote in
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the election of directors, or a person recommended to succeed a continuing
director by a majority of continuing directors; and (f) for the purposes of
subparagraphs l(a) and (b) of this Article THIRTEENTH the term "other
consideration to be received" shall mean, in addition to other consideration
received, if any, capital stock of the Corporation retained by its existing
public stockholders in the event of a business combination with such other
entity in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation.
3. A majority of the continuing directors shall have the power and duty
to determine for the purposes of this Article THIRTEENTH on the basis of
information known to them whether (a) such other entity beneficially owns 30% or
more of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in
elections of directors; (b) an other entity is an "affiliate" or "associate" (as
defined above) of another; (c) an other entity has an agreement, arrangement or
understanding with another; or (d) the assets being acquired by the Corporation,
or any subsidiary thereof, have an aggregate fair market value of less than
$5,000,000.
4. No amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation
shall amend or repeal any of the provisions of this Article THIRTEENTH, unless
the amendment effecting such amendment or repeal shall receive the affirmative
vote of the holders of 95% of all shares of stock of the corporation entitled to
vote in elections of directors, considered for the purposes of this Article
THIRTEENTH as one class; provided that this paragraph 4 shall not apply to, and
such 95% vote shall not be required for, any amendment or repeal unanimously
recommended to the stockholders by the Board of Directors of the Corporation if
all of such directors are persons who would be eligible to serve as "continuing
directors" within the meaning of paragraph 2 of this Article THIRTEENTH.
5. Nothing contained in this Article THIRTEENTH shall be construed to
relieve any other entity from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
FOURTEENTH: A director of this Corporation shall not be personally
liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the Delaware
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General Corporation Law, or (d) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law
hereafter is amended to authorize the further limitation or elimination of the
liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation, in
addition to the limitation on liability provided herein, shall be limited to the
fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
Any repeal or modification of this Article FOURTEENTH shall not increase the
liability of any director of this Corporation for any act or occurrence taking
place prior to such repeal or modification, or otherwise adversely affect any
right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of
such repeal or modification.
FIFTEENTH: 1. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened
to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or employee of the
Corporation, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an
official capacity as a director, officer or employee or in any other capacity
while serving as a director, officer, or employee, shall be indemnified and held
harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in
the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits
the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law
permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all
expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered
by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue
as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or employee and shall
inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors and administrators. The
Corporation shall indemnify a director, officer or employee in connection with
an action, suit or proceeding (other than an action, suit or proceeding to
enforce indemnification rights provided for herein or elsewhere) initiated by
such director, officer or employee only if such action, suit or proceeding was
authorized by the Board of Directors. The right to indemnification conferred in
this Paragraph 1 shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be
paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any action, suit or
proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the
Delaware General Corporation Law requires, the payment of such
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expenses incurred by a director or officer in such person's capacity as a
director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is
rendered by such person) in advance of the final disposition of an action, suit
or proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an
undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts
so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from
which there is no further right to appeal that such director or officer is not
entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article FIFTEENTH or
otherwise.
2. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by
the Board of Directors, provide indemnification and the advancement of expenses,
to any agent of the Corporation and to any person (other than directors,
officers and employees of the Corporation, who shall be entitled to
indemnification under Paragraph 1 above) who is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation
or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to such extent
and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to be appropriate
and permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
3. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses
conferred in this Article FIFTEENTH shall not be exclusive of any other right
which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of
the Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws of the Corporation, agreement, vote
of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
4. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the
Board of Directors in accordance with Section 245 of the General Corporation Law
of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said MASCO CORPORATION has caused its
corporate seal to be affixed and this Certificate to be signed by Richard A.
Manoogian, its Chairman of the Board, and
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attested by Gerald Bright, its Secretary, this 25th day of May, 1988.
MASCO CORPORATION
BY /s/ Richard A. Manoogian
----------------------------
Richard A. Manoogian
Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
/s/ Gerald Bright
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Gerald Bright
Secretary
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STATE OF MICHIGAN )
)
COUNTY OF WAYNE )
I, , a notary public, do hereby certify
that on this day of May, 1988, personally appeared before me Richard A.
Manoogian, who, being by me first duly sworn, declared that he is the Chairman
of the Board of Masco Corporation, that he signed the foregoing document as the
act and deed of said corporation, and that the statements therein contained are
true.
/s/ Terry Lynn Przybylo
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Wayne County, Michigan
My commission expires:
Terry Lynn Przybylo
Notary Public Wayne County, MI
My Commission Expires Feb. 20, 1991
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CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
OF
WASTE KING, INC.
INTO
MASCO CORPORATION
Masco Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by
virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"),
certifies that:
FIRST: The name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent
corporations is as follows:
State of
Name Incorporation
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Masco Corporation ("Masco") Delaware
Waste King, Inc. ("Waste King") Delaware
SECOND: An Agreement of Merger between Masco and Waste King with
respect to the merger of Waste King into Masco (the "Merger"), has been
approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the
constituent corporations in accordance with Section 251 of the GCL.
THIRD: That the name of the surviving corporation of the Merger is
Masco Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
FOURTH: That the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Masco, which
is the surviving corporation, shall continue in full force and effect as the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation.
FIFTH: The executed Agreement is on file at the principal place of
business of the surviving corporation, 21001 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan
48180.
SIXTH: A copy of the Agreement will be furnished by the surviving
corporation, on request and without cost, to any stockholder of the constituent
corporations.
SEVENTH: This Certificate of Merger shall be effective as of January 1,
1993.
MASCO CORPORATION
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By /s/ Richard G. Mosteller
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Richard G. Mosteller
Senior Vice President - Finance
ATTEST:
By /s/ Gerald Bright
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Gerald Bright
Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES A PARTICIPATING CUMULATIVE
PREFERRED STOCK
OF
MASCO CORPORATION
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware
We, Richard G. Mosteller, Senior Vice President - Finance, and
Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr., Vice President and Secretary, of Masco Corporation, a
corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware ("Delaware Law"), in accordance with the provisions thereof,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
That pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of
Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of
Directors on December 6, 1995, adopted the following resolution creating a
series of Preferred Stock in the amount and having the designation, voting
powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special
rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as follows:
Section 1. Designation and Number of Shares. The shares of
such series shall be designated as "Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred
Stock" (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), and the number of shares constituting
such series shall be 175,106. Such number of shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors;
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provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus
the number of shares issuable upon exercise or conversion of outstanding rights,
options or other securities issued by the Corporation.
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Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(A) The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of
funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable on February
15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year (each such date being
referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of any share or
fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded
to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1.00 and (b) subject to the
provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per
share amount of all cash dividends or other distributions and 1,000 times the
aggregate per share amount of all non-cash dividends or other distributions
(other than (i) a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share, of the Corporation (the "Common Stock") or (ii) a subdivision of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise)), declared
on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the
first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.
If the Corporation shall at any time after December 6, 1995 (the "Rights
Declaration Date") pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common
Stock or effect a subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of
shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event
under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such
amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is
the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
such event.
(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution
on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) above immediately
after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than as
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence of paragraph (A));
provided that if no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the
Common Stock during the period between any
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Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date (or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, the
period between the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series
A Preferred Stock and such first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date), a dividend of
$1.00 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on
such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Series A
Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is on or before the
record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case
dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date
of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a date after the record
date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and on or before such Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends shall begin to accrue and be
cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid
dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on shares of Series A
Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the
time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a
share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of
Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or
distribution declared thereon, which record date shall not be more than 60 days
prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
Section 3. Voting Rights. In addition to any other voting
rights required by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall
have the following voting rights:
(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set
forth, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof
to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the
Corporation. If the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration
Date pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or
effect a subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
(by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes
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per share to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled
immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by
a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such
event.
(B) Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock
shall vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders of the Corporation.
(C) (i) If at any time dividends on any Series A Preferred
Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to six quarterly dividends thereon,
the occurrence of such contingency shall mark the beginning of a period (herein
called a "default period") which shall extend until such time when all accrued
and unpaid dividends for all previous quarterly dividend periods and for the
current quarterly dividend period on all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then
outstanding shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment. During
each default period, all holders of Preferred Stock and any other series of
Preferred Stock then entitled as a class to elect directors, voting together as
a single class, irrespective of series, shall have the right to elect two
Directors.
(ii) During any default period, such voting right of the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock may be exercised initially at a special
meeting called pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of this Section 3(C) or at any
annual meeting of stockholders, and thereafter at annual meetings of
stockholders, provided that neither such voting right nor the right of the
holders of any other series of Preferred Stock, if any, to increase, in certain
cases, the authorized number of Directors shall be exercised unless the holders
of 10% in number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding shall be present in
person or by proxy. The absence of a quorum of holders of Common Stock shall not
affect the exercise by holders of Preferred Stock of such voting right. At any
meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock shall exercise such voting right
initially during an existing default period, they shall have the right, voting
as a class, to elect Directors to fill such vacancies, if any, in the Board of
Directors as may then exist up to two Directors or, if such right is exercised
at an annual
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meeting, to elect two Directors. If the number which may be so elected at any
special meeting does not amount to the required number, the holders of the
Preferred Stock shall have the right to make such increase in the number of
Directors as shall be necessary to permit the election by them of the required
number. After the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have exercised their
right to elect Directors in any default period and during the continuance of
such period, the number of Directors shall not be increased or decreased except
by vote of the holders of Preferred Stock as herein provided or pursuant to the
rights of any equity securities ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series
A Preferred Stock.
(iii) Unless the holders of Preferred Stock shall, during an
existing default period, have previously exercised their right to elect
Directors, the Board of Directors may order, or any stockholder or stockholders
owning in the aggregate not less than 10% of the total number of shares of
Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective of series, may request, the calling of
special meeting of holders of Preferred Stock, which meeting shall thereupon be
called by the President, a Vice President or the Secretary of the Corporation.
Notice of such meeting and of any annual meeting at which holders of Preferred
Stock are entitled to vote pursuant to this paragraph (C)(iii) shall be given to
each holder of record of Preferred Stock by mailing a copy of such notice to him
at his last address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. Such
meeting shall be called for a time not earlier than 20 days and not later than
60 days after such order or request or in default of the calling of such meeting
within 60 days after such order or request, such meeting may be called on
similar notice by any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate not
less than 10% of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding,
irrespective of series. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph
(C)(iii), no such special meeting shall be called during the period within 60
days immediately preceding the date fixed for the next annual meeting of
stockholders.
(iv) In any default period, the holders of Common Stock, and other
classes of stock of the Corporation if applicable, shall continue to be entitled
to elect the whole number of Directors until the holders of Preferred Stock
shall have exercised their right to elect two Directors voting as a class, after
the exercise of which right (x) the Directors so elected by the holders of
Preferred Stock shall continue in office until their successors
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shall have been elected by such holders or until the expiration of the default
period, and (y) any vacancy in the Board of Directors may (except as provided in
paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3) be filled by vote of a majority of the
remaining Directors theretofore elected by the holders of the class of stock
which elected the Director whose office shall have become vacant. References in
this paragraph (C) to Directors elected by the holders of a particular class of
stock shall include Directors elected by such Directors to fill vacancies as
provided in clause (y) of the foregoing sentence.
(v) Immediately upon the expiration of a default period, (x)
the right of the holders of Preferred Stock as a class to elect Directors shall
cease, (y) the term of any Directors elected by the holders of Preferred Stock
as a class shall terminate, and (z) the number of Directors shall be such number
as may be provided for in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(C)(ii) of this Section 3 (such number being subject, however, to change
thereafter in any manner provided by law or in the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws). Any vacancies in the Board of Directors effected by the provisions
of clauses (y) and (z) in the preceding sentence may be filled by a majority of
the remaining Directors.
(D) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall
not be amended in any manner (whether by merger or otherwise) so as to adversely
affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock
without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class.
(E) Except as otherwise provided herein, holders of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights, and their consent shall not
be required for taking any corporate action.
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or
distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2
are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and
distributions, whether or not declared, on outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
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(i) declare or pay dividends on, or make any other
distributions on, any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to
dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series
A Preferred Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends on, or make any other
distributions on, any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to
dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the
Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A
Preferred Stock and all such other parity stock on which dividends are
payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the
holders of all such shares are then entitled;
(iii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for value any
shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred
Stock; provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for
shares of stock of the Corporation ranking junior (as to dividends and
upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred
Stock; or
(iv) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for value any
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a
parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance
with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined
by the Board of Directors) to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock
and all such other parity stock upon such terms as the Board of
Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates
and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and
classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and
equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for value any shares of stock of
the Corporation unless the Corporation could,
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under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares
at such time and in such manner.
Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred
Stock redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner
whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof.
All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued
shares of Preferred Stock without designation as to series and may be reissued
as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or
resolutions of the Board of Directors as permitted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or as otherwise permitted under Delaware Law.
Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall
be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to
dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A
Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have received $1.00 per share, plus an amount equal to
accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared,
to the date of such payment; provided that the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share,
subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000
times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of Common
Stock, or (2) to the holders of stock ranking on a parity (either as to
dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A
Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred
Stock and all such other parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to
which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation,
dissolution or winding up. If the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights
Declaration Date pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common
Stock or effect a subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of
shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to
such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be
adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common
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Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is
the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
such event.
Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. If the Corporation
shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in
which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock
or securities, cash or any other property, then in any such case the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged for or
changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment
hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock,
securities, cash or any other property, as the case may be, into which or for
which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. If the Corporation
shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date pay any dividend on Common
Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or effect a subdivision or combination
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise)
into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such
case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange
or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying
such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to such event.
Section 8. No Redemption. The Series A Preferred Stock shall
not be redeemable.
Section 9. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank
junior (as to dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution and winding up) to all
other series of the Corporation's preferred stock except any series that
specifically provides that such series shall rank junior to the Series A
Preferred Stock.
Section 10. Fractional Shares. Series A Preferred Stock may be
issued in fractions of a share which shall entitle the holder, in proportion to
such holder's fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends,
participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of
holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed and subscribed this
Certificate this 12th day of December, 1995.
/s/ Richard G. Mosteller
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Richard G. Mosteller
Senior Vice President - Finance
Masco Corporation
Attest:
/s/ Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.
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Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.
Vice President and Secretary
Masco Corporation
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CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
OF
LA GARD, INC.
INTO
MASCO CORPORATION
MASCO Corporation, a coropration organized and existing under and by
virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"),
certifies that:
FIRST: The name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent
corporations are as follows:
State of
Name Incorporation
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La Gard, Inc. ("La Gard") California
MASCO Corporation ("Masco") Delaware
SECOND: An Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated February 21, 1997
(the "Agreement"), among Masco, La Gard and the Shareholders of La Gard, with
respect to, among other things, the merger of La Gard into Masco (the "Merger"),
has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the
constituent corporations in accordance with the requirements of Section 252 of
the GCL.
THIRD: That the name of the surviving corporation of the Merger is
Masco Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
FOURTH: That the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Masco
Corporation, a Delaware corporation which is surviving the merger, shall be the
Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation.
FIFTH: The executed Agreement is on file at the principal place of
business of the surviving corporation 21001 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan
48180.
SIXTH: A copy of the Agreement will be furnished by the surviving
corporation, on request and without cost, to any stockholder of Masco and La
Gard.
SEVENTH: The authorized capital stock of LaGard, Inc., the foreign
corporation which is a party to the merger is 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
no par value, of which 134,000 shares are issued, outstanding and owned by the
Stockholders.
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EIGHTH: The Merger has been approved by the Shareholders of LaGard,
Inc.
This Certificate of Merger shall be effective as of filing with the
Secretary of State of Delaware.
MASCO CORPORATION
By /s/ Richard G. Mosteller
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Richard G. Mosteller
Vice President
ATTEST:
By /s/ Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.
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Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.
Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
OF
TEXWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC.
INTO
MASCO CORPORATION
Masco Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by
virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"),
certifies that:
FIRST: The name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent
corporations are as follows:
State of
Name Incorporation
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Texwood Industries, Inc. Texas
Masco Corporation Delaware
SECOND: An Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated July 24, 1997
(the "Agreement") among Masco Corporation, Texwood Industries, Inc. and the
shareholders of Texwood Industries, Inc., with respect to, among other things,
the merger of Texwood Industries, Inc. into Masco Corporation (the "Merger"),
has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the
constituent corporations in accordance with the requirements of Section 252 of
the GCL.
THIRD: That the name of the surviving corporation of the Merger is
Masco Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
FOURTH: That the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Masco
Corporation, a Delaware corporation which is surviving the merger, shall be the
Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation.
FIFTH: The executed Agreement is on file at the principal place of
business of the surviving corporation, the address of which is 21001 Van Born
Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180.
SIXTH: A copy of the Agreement will be furnished by the surviving
corporation, on request and without cost, to any stockholder of either
constituent corporation.
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SEVENTH: The authorized capital stock of Texwood Industries, Inc., the
foreign corporation which is a party to the Merger, is 100,000 shares of common
stock, $1 par value.
EIGHTH: The Merger shall become effective upon filing the Certificate
of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware and the Articles of Merger
with the Secretary of State of Texas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Masco Corporation has caused this Certificate of
Merger to be signed by a Vice President and attested by its Secretary this 25th
day of July, 1997.
MASCO CORPORATION
By /s/ John R. Leekley
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John R. Leekley
Senior Vice President
ATTEST:
By /s/ Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.
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Eugene A. Gargaro,Jr.
Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF MASCO CORPORATION
MASCO CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), does hereby certify:
FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Company, by consent
resolution dated April 20, 1998, adopted a resolution declaring advisable and
proposing for stockholder approval an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation as follows:
The first two paragraphs of ARTICLE FOURTH shall be amended to read as
follows:
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is nine hundred one million (901,000,000)
shares.
Nine hundred million (900,000,000) of such shares shall
consist of common shares, par value one dollar ($1.00) per share, and
one million (1,000,000) of such shares shall consist of preferred
shares, par value one dollar ($1.00) per share.
SECOND: That the amendment to ARTICLE FOURTH of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation was approved by a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote thereon in accordance with
Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MASCO CORPORATION has caused its seal to be affixed
and the Certificate to be signed by Richard A. Manoogian, its Chairman of the
Board, and attested by Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr., its Secretary, this 20th day of
May, 1998.
MASCO CORPORATION
[Corporate Seal] By: /s/RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN
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Richard A. Manoogian,
Chairman of the Board
Attest:
By: /s/ EUGENE A. GARGARO, JR.
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Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr., Secretary
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
) ss.
COUNTY OF WAYNE )
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I, Maxine E. Crandall, a Notary Public do hereby certify that on this
20th day of May, 1998, personally appeared before me Richard A. Manoogian, who
being by me first duly sworn, declared that he is the Chairman of the Board of
Masco Corporation, that he signed the foregoing document as the act and deed of
said corporation, and that the statements therein contained are true.
My commission expires:10-19-2000 /s/ Maxine E. Crandall
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Maxine E. Crandall
Notary Public, Wayne County, MI
My Commission Expires Oct. 19, 2000
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EXHIBIT 5
September 25, 1998
Masco Corporation
21001 Van Born Road
Taylor, MI 48180
RE: MASCO CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
1991 LONG TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Dear Sirs:
I am acting as your counsel in connection with the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, registering
an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value (the
"Shares"), of Masco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which
may be issued pursuant to the terms of the Company's 1991 Long Term Stock
Incentive Plan.
I, or attorneys on my staff who report to me, have examined and am
familiar with originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my
satisfaction, of such documents and corporate records as I have deemed necessary
or advisable for the purpose of this opinion. Based upon the foregoing, I am of
the opinion that:
(1) The Company has been duly incorporated and is a validly existing
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with
corporate power under such laws to issue the Shares; and
(2) The issuance of the Shares under the Plan has been duly authorized
by appropriate corporate action and the Shares, when issued pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
assuming that the exercise price of stock options is not less than par value and
that prior to awarding shares of restricted stock there is a determination by
the Company's Board of Directors that the Company has received consideration
having a value not less than the par value of the shares awarded.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8.
Very truly yours,
/s/John R. Leekley
John R. Leekley
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
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EXHIBIT 23.a
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 and related prospectus of our report dated February 13,
1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Masco Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997
and 1996 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997,
which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Masco Corporation
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
September 25, 1998
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EXHIBIT 23.b
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 and related prospectus of our report dated February 17,
1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of MascoTech, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997
and 1996 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997,
which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Masco Corporation
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
September 25, 1998
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EXHIBIT 99
MASCO CORPORATION
1991 LONG TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Restated July 10, 1998)
SECTION 1. PURPOSES
The purposes of the 1991 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") are to
encourage selected employees of and consultants to Masco Corporation (the
"Company") and its Affiliates to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company
in order to create an increased incentive to contribute to the Company's future
success and prosperity, and enhance the ability of the Company and its
Affiliates to attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals upon whom
the sustained progress, growth and profitability of the Company depend, thus
enhancing the value of the Company for the benefit of its stockholders.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
(a) "Affiliate" shall mean any entity in which the Company's direct or
indirect equity interest is at least twenty percent, and any other entity in
which the Company has a significant direct or indirect equity interest, whether
more or less than twenty percent, as determined by the Committee.
(b) "Award" shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted
Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent or Other
Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.
(c) "Award Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract or other
instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan.
(d) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.
(e) "Committee" shall mean a committee of the Company's directors
designated by the Board of Directors to administer the Plan and composed of not
less than two directors, each of whom is a "non-employee director" within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3.
(f) "Dividend Equivalent" shall mean any right granted under Section 6(e)
of the Plan.
(g) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(h) "Incentive Stock Option" shall mean an Option granted under Section
6(a) of the Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code, or any successor provision thereto.
(i) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" shall mean an Option granted under Section
6(a) of the Plan that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
(j) "Option" shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock
Option.
(k) "Other Stock-Based Award" shall mean any right granted under Section
6(f) of the Plan.
(l) "Participant" shall mean an employee of or consultant to the Company or
any Affiliate designated to be granted an Award under the Plan.
(m) "Performance Award" shall mean any right granted under Section 6(d) of
the Plan.
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(n) "Restricted Period" shall mean the period of time during which Awards
of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to restrictions.
(o) "Restricted Stock" shall mean any Share granted under Section 6(c) of
the Plan.
(p) "Restricted Stock Unit" shall mean any right granted under Section 6(c)
of the Plan that is denominated in Shares.
(q) "Rule 16b-3" shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation.
(r) "Section 16" shall mean Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the rules and
regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, or
any successor provision, rule or regulation.
(s) "Shares" shall mean the Company's common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, and such other securities or property as may become the subject of
Awards, or become subject to Awards, pursuant to an adjustment made under
Section 4(c) of the Plan.
(t) "Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean any right granted under Section
6(b) of the Plan.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION
The Committee shall administer the Plan, and subject to the terms of the
Plan and applicable law, the Committee's authority shall include without
limitation the power to:
(i) designate Participants;
(ii) determine the types of Awards to be granted;
(iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by Awards and
any payments, rights or other matters to be calculated in connection
therewith;
(iv) determine the terms and conditions of Awards and amend the
terms and conditions of outstanding Awards;
(v) determine how, whether, to what extent, and under what
circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other
securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited or
suspended;
(vi) determine how, whether, to what extent, and under what
circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other
property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be
deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof
or of the Committee;
(vii) determine the methods or procedures for establishing the
fair market value of any property (including, without limitation, any
Shares or other securities) transferred, exchanged, given or received
with respect to the Plan or any Award;
(viii) prescribe and amend the forms of Award Agreements and other
instruments required under or advisable with respect to the Plan;
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(ix) designate Options granted to key employees of the Company or
its subsidiaries as Incentive Stock Options;
(x) interpret and administer the Plan, Award Agreements, Awards
and any contract, document, instrument or agreement relating thereto;
(xi) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations
and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the
administration of the Plan;
(xii) decide all questions and settle all controversies and
disputes which may arise in connection with the Plan, Award Agreements
and Awards;
(xiii) delegate to directors of the Company the authority to
designate Participants and grant Awards, and to amend Awards granted to
Participants;
(xiv) make any other determination and take any other action that
the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the interpretation,
application and administration of the Plan, Award Agreements and
Awards.
All designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under
or with respect to the Plan, Award Agreements or any Award shall be within the
sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon all persons, including the Company, Affiliates,
Participants, beneficiaries of Awards and stockholders of the Company.
SECTION 4. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS
(a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c):
(i) Initial Authorization. There shall be 16,000,000 Shares
initially available for issuance under the Plan.
(ii) Acquired Shares. In addition to the amount set forth above,
up to 16,000,000 Shares acquired by the Company subsequent to the 1997
Annual Meeting of Stockholders as full or partial payment for the
exercise price for an Option or any other stock option granted by the
Company, or acquired by the Company, in open market transactions or
otherwise, in connection with the Plan or any Award hereunder or any
other employee stock option or restricted stock issued by the Company
may thereafter be included in the Shares available for Awards. If any
Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are forfeited,
or if an Award expires, terminates or is cancelled, then the Shares
covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of
Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares
available under the Plan by reason of such Award, to the extent of any
such forfeiture, expiration, termination or cancellation, may
thereafter be available for further granting of Awards and included as
acquired Shares for purposes of the preceding sentence.
(iii) Shares Under Prior Plans. In addition to the amounts set
forth above, shares remaining available for issuance upon any
termination of authority to make further awards under both the
Company's 1988 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan and its 1988 Stock
Option Plan shall thereafter be available for issuance hereunder.
(iv) Accounting for Awards. For purposes of this Section 4,
(A) if an Award (other than a Dividend Equivalent) is
denominated in Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award,
or to which such Award relates, shall be counted on the date of
grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares
available for granting Awards under the Plan to the extent
determinable on such date and insofar as the number of Shares is
not then determinable under procedures
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adopted by the Committee consistent with the purposes of the Plan;
and
(B) Dividend Equivalents and Awards not denominated in Shares
shall be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available
for granting Awards under the Plan in such amount and at such time
as the Committee shall determine under procedures adopted by the
Committee consistent with the purposes of the Plan;
provided, however, that Awards that operate in tandem with (whether granted
simultaneously with or at a different time from), or that are substituted for,
other Awards or restricted stock awards or stock options granted under any other
plan of the Company may be counted or not counted under procedures adopted by
the Committee in order to avoid double counting. Any Shares that are delivered
by the Company or its Affiliates, and any Awards that are granted by, or become
obligations of, the Company, through the assumption by the Company of, or in
substitution for, outstanding restricted stock awards or stock options
previously granted by an acquired company shall not, except in the case of
Awards granted to Participants who are directors or officers of the Company for
purposes of Section 16, be counted against the Shares available for granting
Awards under the Plan.
(v) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares delivered
pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized but
unissued Shares or of Shares reacquired by the Company, including but not
limited to Shares purchased on the open market.
(b) Individual Stock-Based Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4(c), no Participant may receive Options or Stock Appreciation Rights
under the Plan in any calendar year that relate to more than 2,000,000 Shares in
the aggregate; provided, however, that such number may be increased with respect
to any Participant by any Shares available for grant to such Participant in
accordance with this Paragraph 4(b) in any prior years that were not granted in
such prior year beginning on or after January 1, 1997. No provision of this
Paragraph 4(b) shall be construed as limiting the amount of any other
stock-based or cash-based Award which may be granted to any Participant.
(c) Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of any dividend or other distribution
(whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property),
change in the capital or shares of capital stock, recapitalization, stock split,
reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the
Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other
securities of the Company or extraordinary transaction or event which affects
the Shares, then the Committee shall have the authority to make such adjustment,
if any, in such manner as it deems appropriate, in (i) the number and type of
Shares (or other securities or property) which thereafter may be made the
subject of Awards, (ii) outstanding Awards including without limitation the
number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject thereto, and
(iii) the grant, purchase or exercise price with respect to outstanding Awards
and, if deemed appropriate, make provision for cash payments to the holders of
outstanding Awards; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any
Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.
SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY
Any employee of or consultant to the Company or any Affiliate, including
any officer of the Company (who may also be a director, any person who serves
only as a director of the Company and any consultant to the Company or an
Affiliate who is also a director of the Company and who is not rendering
services pursuant to a written agreement with the entity in question), as may be
selected from time to time by the Committee or by the directors to whom
authority may be delegated pursuant to Section 3 hereof in its or their
discretion, is eligible to be designated a Participant.
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SECTION 6. AWARDS
(a) Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants.
(i) Committee Determinations. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
the Committee shall determine:
(A) the purchase price per Share under each Option, provided,
however, that such price shall be not less than 100% of the fair
market value of the Shares underlying such Option on the date of
grant;
(B) the term of each Option; and
(C) the time or times at which an Option may be exercised, in
whole or in part, the method or methods by which and the form or
forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards
or other property, or any combination thereof, having a fair
market value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise
price) in which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto
may be made or deemed to have been made. The terms of any
Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all
respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or any
successor provision thereto, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may impose such
conditions or restrictions on any Option as it deems appropriate.
(ii) Other Terms. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee:
(A) A Participant electing to exercise an Option shall give
written notice to the Company, as may be specified by the
Committee, of exercise of the Option and the number of Shares
elected for exercise, such notice to be accompanied by such
instruments or documents as may be required by the Committee, and
shall tender the purchase price of the Shares elected for
exercise.
(B) At the time of exercise of an Option payment in full in
cash or in Shares (that have been held by the Participant for at
least six months) or any combination thereof, at the option of the
Participant, shall be made for all Shares then being purchased.
(C) The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Shares
unless and until:
(I) if the class of Shares at the time is listed upon
any stock exchange, the Shares to be issued have been listed,
or authorized to be added to the list upon official notice of
issuance, upon such exchange, and
(II) in the opinion of the Company's counsel there
has been compliance with applicable law in connection with the
issuance and delivery of Shares and such issuance shall have
been approved by the Company's counsel.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
may require from the Participant such investment representation or
such agreement, if any, as the Company's counsel may consider
necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 as
then in effect, and may require that the Participant agree that
any sale of the Shares will be made only in such manner as shall
be in accordance with law and that the Participant will notify the
Company of any intent to make any disposition of the Shares
whether by sale, gift or otherwise. The Participant shall take any
action reasonably requested by the Company in such connection. A
Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder only as and
when Shares have been actually issued to the Participant pursuant
to the Plan.
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(D) If the employment of or consulting arrangement with a
Participant terminates for any reason (including termination by
reason of the fact that an entity is no longer an Affiliate) other
than the Participant's death, the Participant may thereafter
exercise the Option as provided below, except that the Committee
may terminate the unexercised portion of the Option concurrently
with or at any time following termination of the employment or
consulting arrangement (including termination of employment upon a
change of status from employee to consultant) if it shall
determine that the Participant has engaged in any activity
detrimental to the interests of the Company or an Affiliate. If
such termination is voluntary on the part of the Participant, the
Option may be exercised only within ten days after the date of
termination. If such termination is involuntary on the part of the
Participant, if an employee retires on or after normal retirement
date or if the employment or consulting relationship is terminated
by reason of permanent and total disability, the Option may be
exercised within three months after the date of termination or
retirement. For purposes of this Paragraph (D), a Participant's
employment or consulting arrangement shall not be considered
terminated (i) in the case of approved sick leave or other bona
fide leave of absence (not to exceed one year), (ii) in the case
of a transfer of employment or the consulting arrangement among
the Company and Affiliates, or (iii) by virtue of a change of
status from employee to consultant or from consultant to employee,
except as provided above.
(E) If a Participant dies at a time when entitled to exercise
an Option, then at any time or times within one year after death
such Option may be exercised, as to all or any of the Shares which
the Participant was entitled to purchase immediately prior to
death. The Company may decline to deliver Shares to a designated
beneficiary until it receives indemnity against claims of third
parties satisfactory to the Company. Except as so exercised such
Option shall expire at the end of such period.
(F) An Option may be exercised only if and to the extent such
Option was exercisable at the date of termination of employment or
the consulting arrangement, and an Option may not be exercised at
a time when the Option would not have been exercisable had the
employment or consulting arrangement continued.
(iii) Restoration Options. The Committee may grant a Participant
the right to receive a restoration Option with respect to an Option or
any other stock option granted by the Company. Unless the Committee
shall otherwise determine, a restoration Option shall provide that the
underlying option must be exercised while the Participant is an
employee of or consultant to the Company or an Affiliate and the number
of Shares which are subject to a restoration Option shall not exceed
the number of whole Shares exchanged in payment for the exercise of the
original option.
(b) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock
Appreciation Rights to Participants. Subject to the terms of the Plan, a Stock
Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a
right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (i) the fair market value
of one Share on the date of exercise or, if the Committee shall so determine in
the case of any such right other than one related to any Incentive Stock Option,
at any time during a specified period before or after the date of exercise over
(ii) the grant price of the right as specified by the Committee. Subject to the
terms of the Plan, the Committee shall determine the grant price, term, methods
of exercise and settlement and any other terms and conditions of any Stock
Appreciation Right and may impose such conditions or restrictions on the
exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate.
(c) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(i) Issuance. The Committee is authorized to grant to Participants
Awards of Restricted Stock, which shall consist of Shares, and
Restricted Stock Units which shall give the Participant the right to
receive cash, other securities, other Awards or other property, in each
case subject to the termination of the Restricted Period determined by
the Committee.
(ii) Restrictions. The Restricted Period may differ among
Participants and may have different expiration dates with respect to
portions of Shares covered by the same Award. Subject to the terms of
the Plan,
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Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall have such
restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without
limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the
right to receive any dividend or other right or property), which
restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or
times, in installments or otherwise. Unless the Committee shall
otherwise determine, any Shares or other securities distributed with
respect to Restricted Stock or which a Participant is otherwise
entitled to receive by reason of such Shares shall be subject to the
restrictions contained in the applicable Award Agreement. Subject to
the aforementioned restrictions and the provisions of the Plan,
Participants shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect
to Shares of Restricted Stock.
(iii) Registration. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be
evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate,
including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of
stock certificates.
(iv) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee:
(A) If the employment of or consulting arrangement with a
Participant terminates for any reason (including termination by
reason of the fact that any entity is no longer an Affiliate),
other than the Participant's death or permanent and total
disability or, in the case of an employee, retirement on or after
normal retirement date, all Shares of Restricted Stock theretofore
awarded to the Participant which are still subject to restrictions
shall upon such termination of employment or the consulting
relationship be forfeited and transferred back to the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or Paragraph (C) below, if a
Participant continues to hold an Award of Restricted Stock
following termination of the employment or consulting arrangement
(including retirement and termination of employment upon a change
of status from employee to consultant), the Shares of Restricted
Stock which remain subject to restrictions shall nonetheless be
forfeited and transferred back to the Company if the Committee at
any time thereafter determines that the Participant has engaged in
any activity detrimental to the interests of the Company or an
Affiliate. For purposes of this Paragraph (A), a Participant's
employment or consulting arrangement shall not be considered
terminated (i) in the case of approved sick leave or other bona
fide leave of absence (not to exceed one year), (ii) in the case
of a transfer of employment or the consulting arrangement among
the Company and Affiliates, or (iii) by virtue of a change of
status from employee to consultant or from consultant to employee,
except as provided above.
(B) If a Participant ceases to be employed or retained by the
Company or an Affiliate by reason of death or permanent and total
disability or if following retirement a Participant continues to
have rights under an Award of Restricted Stock and thereafter
dies, the restrictions contained in the Award shall lapse with
respect to such Restricted Stock.
(C) If an employee ceases to be employed by the Company or an
Affiliate by reason of retirement on or after normal retirement
date, the restrictions contained in the Award of Restricted Stock
shall continue to lapse in the same manner as though employment
had not terminated.
(D) At the expiration of the Restricted Period as to Shares
covered by an Award of Restricted Stock, the Company shall deliver
the Shares as to which the Restricted Period has expired, as
follows:
(1) if an assignment to a trust has been made in
accordance with Section 6(g)(iv)(B)(2)(c), to such trust; or
(2) if the Restricted Period has expired by reason of
death and a beneficiary has been designated in form approved
by the Company, to the beneficiary so designated; or
(3) in all other cases, to the Participant or the legal
representative of the Participant's estate.
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(d) Performance Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance
Awards to Participants. Subject to the terms of the Plan, a Performance Award
granted under the Plan (i) may be denominated or payable in cash, Shares
(including, without limitation, Restricted Stock), other securities, other
Awards, or other property and (ii) shall confer on the holder thereof rights
valued as determined by the Committee and payable to, or exercisable by, the
holder of the Performance Award, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of
such performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall
establish. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the performance goals to be
achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period,
the amount of any Performance Award granted, the amount of any payment or
transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award and other terms and
conditions shall be determined by the Committee.
(e) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant to
Participants Awards under which the holders thereof shall be entitled to receive
payments equivalent to dividends or interest with respect to a number of Shares
determined by the Committee, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if
any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or otherwise
reinvested. Subject to the terms of the Plan, such Awards may have such terms
and conditions as the Committee shall determine.
(f) Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant to
Participants such other Awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in
whole or in part by reference to or otherwise based on or related to Shares
(including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares), as are
deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan,
provided, however, that such grants to persons who are subject to Section 16
must comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares or
other securities delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this
Section 6(f) shall be purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by
such method or methods and in such form or forms, including, without limitation,
cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property or any
combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine.
(g) General.
(i) No Cash Consideration for Awards. Awards may be granted for no cash
consideration or for such minimal cash consideration as may be required by
applicable law.
(ii) Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together. Awards may, in the
discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in
tandem with or in substitution for any other Award or any award granted
under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in
addition to or in tandem with other Awards or in addition to or in tandem
with awards granted under another plan of the Company or any Affiliate, may
be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant
of such other Awards or awards.
(iii) Forms of Payment Under Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and of any applicable Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by
the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise, or payment of an
Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine,
including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other
Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, and may be made in a
single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in
each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the
Committee. Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation,
provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on
installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend
Equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments.
(iv) Limits on Transfer of Awards.
(A) Except as the Committee may otherwise determine, no Award
or right under any Award may be sold, encumbered, pledged, alienated,
attached, assigned or transferred in any manner and any attempt to do any
of the foregoing shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (A) above:
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(1) An Option may be transferred:
(a) to a beneficiary designated by the Participant in
writing on a form approved by the Committee;
(b) by will or the applicable laws of descent and
distribution to the personal representative, executor or
administrator of the Participant's estate; or
(c) to a revocable grantor trust established by the
Participant for the sole benefit of the Participant during
the Participant's life, and under the terms of which the
Participant is and remains the sole trustee until death or
physical or mental incapacity. Such assignment shall be
effected by a written instrument in form and content
satisfactory to the Committee, and the Participant shall
deliver to the Committee a true copy of the agreement or
other document evidencing such trust. If in the judgment
of the Committee the trust to which a Participant may
attempt to assign rights under such an Award does not meet
the criteria of a trust to which an assignment is
permitted by the terms hereof, or if after assignment,
because of amendment, by force of law or any other reason
such trust no longer meets such criteria, such attempted
assignment shall be void and may be disregarded by the
Committee and the Company and all rights to any such
Options shall revert to and remain solely in the
Participant. Notwithstanding a qualified assignment, the
Participant, and not the trust to which rights under such
an Option may be as signed, for the purpose of determining
compensation arising by reason of the Option shall
continue to be considered an employee or consultant, as
the case may be, of the Company or an Affiliate, but such
trust and the Participant shall be bound by all of the
terms and conditions of the Award Agreement and this Plan.
Shares issued in the name of and delivered to such trust
shall be conclusively considered issuance and delivery to
the Participant.
(2) A Participant may assign or transfer rights under an
Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units:
(a) to a beneficiary designated by the Participant in
writing on a form approved by the Committee;
(b) by will or the applicable laws of descent and
distribution to the personal representative, executor or
administrator of the Participant's estate; or
(c) to a revocable grantor trust established by the
Participant for the sole benefit of the Participant during the
Participant's life, and under the terms of which the
Participant is and remains the sole trustee until death or
physical or mental incapacity. Such assignment shall be
effected by a written instrument in form and content
satisfactory to the Committee, and the Participant shall
deliver to the Committee a true copy of the agreement or other
document evidencing such trust. If in the judgment of the
Committee the trust to which a Participant may attempt to
assign rights under such an Award does not meet the criteria
of a trust to which an assignment is permitted by the terms
hereof, or if after assignment, because of amendment, by force
of law or any other reason such trust no longer meets such
criteria, such attempted assignment shall be void and may be
disregarded by the Committee and the Company and all rights to
any such Awards shall revert to and remain solely in the
Participant. Notwithstanding a qualified assignment, the
Participant, and not the trust to which rights under such an
Award may be assigned, for the purpose of determining
compensation arising by reason of the Award shall continue to
be considered an employee or consultant, as the case may be,
of the Company or an Affiliate, but such trust and the
Participant shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions
of the Award Agreement and this Plan. Shares issued in the
name of and delivered to such trust shall be conclusively
considered issuance and delivery to the Participant.
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(3) The Committee shall not permit directors or officers of
the Company for purposes of Section 16 to transfer or assign
Awards except as permitted under Rule 16b-3.
(C) The Committee, the Company and its officers, agents and
employees may rely upon any beneficiary designation, assignment or
other instrument of transfer, copies of trust agreements and any other
documents delivered to them by or on behalf of the Participant which
they believe genuine and any action taken by them in reliance thereon
shall be conclusive and binding upon the Participant, the personal
representatives of the Participant's estate and all persons asserting a
claim based on an Award. The delivery by a Participant of a beneficiary
designation, or an assignment of rights under an Award as permitted
hereunder, shall constitute the Participant's irrevocable undertaking
to hold the Committee, the Company and its officers, agents and
employees harmless against claims, including any cost or expense
incurred in defending against claims, of any person (including the
Participant) which may be asserted or alleged to be based on an Award
subject to a beneficiary designation or an assignment. In addition, the
Company may decline to deliver Shares to a beneficiary until it
receives indemnity against claims of third parties satisfactory to the
Company.
(v) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other securities
delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be
subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may
deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations and other requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such
Shares or other securities are then listed and any applicable Federal or state
securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on
any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
(vi) Change in Control. (A) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this
Plan or instruments evidencing Awards granted hereunder, upon a Change in
Control of the Company (as hereinafter defined) the vesting of all rights of
Participants under outstanding Awards shall be accelerated and all restrictions
thereon shall terminate in order that Participants may fully realize the
benefits thereunder. Such acceleration shall include, without limitation, the
immediate exercisability in full of all Options and the termination of
restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Further, in
addition to the Committee's authority set forth in Section 4(c), the Committee,
as constituted before such Change in Control, is authorized, and has sole
discretion, as to any Award, either at the time such Award is made hereunder or
any time thereafter, to take any one or more of the following actions: (i)
provide for the purchase of any such Award, upon the Participant's request, for
an amount of cash equal to the amount that could have been attained upon the
exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant's rights had such Award
been currently exercisable or payable; (ii) make such adjustment to any such
Award then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change
in Control; and (iii) cause any such Award then outstanding to be assumed, or
new rights substituted therefor, by the acquiring or surviving corporation after
such Change in Control.
(B) With respect to any Award granted hereunder prior to December
6, 1995, a Change in Control shall occur if:
(1) any "person" or "group of persons" as such terms are used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than
pursuant to a transaction or agreement previously approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company, directly or indirectly
purchases or otherwise becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) or has the right to acquire
such beneficial ownership
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(whether or not such right is exercisable immediately, with the
passage of time, or subject to any condition) of voting securities
representing 25 percent or more of the combined voting power of
all outstanding voting securities of the Company; or
(2) during any period of twenty-four consecutive calendar
months, the individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the Company's Board of Directors, and any new directors
whose election by such Board or nomination for election by
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
members of such Board who were either directors on such Board at
the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election as directors was previously so approved, for any reason
cease to constitute at least a majority of the members thereof.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B), with
respect to Awards granted hereunder on or after December 6, 1995, a
Change in Control shall occur only if the event described in this
subparagraph (C) shall have occurred. With respect to any other Award
granted prior thereto, a Change in Control shall occur if any of the
events described in subparagraphs (B) or (C) shall have occurred,
unless the holder of any such Award shall have consented to the
application of this subparagraph (C) in lieu of the foregoing
subparagraph (B). A Change in Control for purposes of this subparagraph
(C) shall occur if, during any period of twenty-four consecutive
calendar months, the individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the Company's Board of Directors, and any new directors
(other than Excluded Directors, as hereinafter defined), whose election
by such Board or nomination for election by stockholders was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of such Board who were
either directors on such Board at the beginning of the period or whose
election or nomination for election as directors was previously so
approved, for any reason cease to constitute at least a majority of the
members thereof. For purposes hereof, "Excluded Directors" are
directors whose election by the Board or approval by the Board for
stockholder election occurred within one year of any "person" or "group
of persons", as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act, commencing a tender offer for, or becoming the beneficial
owner of, voting securities representing 25 percent or more of the
combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the
Company, other than pursuant to a tender offer approved by the Board
prior to its commencement or pursuant to stock acquisitions approved by
the Board prior to their representing 25 percent or more of such
combined voting power.
(D) (1) In the event that subsequent to a Change in Control it
is determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for
the benefit of a Participant, whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this Plan or otherwise, other
than any payment pursuant to this subparagraph (D) (a "Payment"), would
be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any
interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax,
together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then such Participant
shall be entitled to receive from the Company, within 15 days following
the determination described in (2) below, an additional payment
("Excise Tax Adjustment Payment") in an amount such that after payment
by such Participant of all applicable Federal, state and local taxes
(computed at the maximum marginal rates and including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise
Tax, imposed upon the Excise Tax Adjustment Payment, such Participant
retains an amount of the Excise Tax Adjustment Payment equal to the
Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments.
(2) All determinations required to be made under this Section
6(g)(vi)(D), including whether an Excise Tax Adjustment Payment is
required and the amount of such Excise Tax Adjustment Payment, shall be
made by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or such other national accounting
firm as the Company, or, subsequent to a Change in Control, the Company
and the Participant jointly, may designate, for purposes of the Excise
Tax, which shall provide detailed supporting calculations to the
Company and the affected Participant within 15 business days of the
date of the applicable Payment. Except as hereinafter provided, any
determination by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or such other national
accounting firm, shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant.
As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of
the Code that may exist at the time of the initial determination
hereunder, it is possible that (x) certain Excise
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Tax Adjustment Payments will not have been made by the Company which
should have been made (an "Underpayment"), or (y) certain Excise Tax
Adjustment Payments will have been made which should not have been made
(an "Overpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be
made hereunder. In the event of an Underpayment, such Underpayment
shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the
affected Participant. In the event that the Participant discovers that
an Overpayment shall have occurred, the amount thereof shall be
promptly repaid to the Company.
(3) This Section 6(g)(vi)(D) shall not apply to any Award (x)
that was granted prior to February 17, 1993 and (y) the holder of which
is an executive officer of the Company, as determined under the
Exchange Act.
(vii) Cash Settlement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or of any
Award Agreement to the contrary, any Award outstanding hereunder may at any time
be cancelled in the Committee's sole discretion upon payment of the value of
such Award to the holder thereof in cash or in another Award hereunder, such
value to be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
SECTION 7. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise
expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan:
(a) Amendments to the Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company may amend
the Plan and the Board of Directors or the Committee may amend any outstanding
Award; provided, however, that (i) no Plan amendment shall be effective until
approved by stockholders of the Company insofar as stockholder approval thereof
is required in order for the Plan to continue to satisfy the conditions of Rule
16b-3, and (ii) without the consent of affected Participants no amendment of the
Plan or of any Award may impair the rights of Participants under outstanding
Awards, and (iii) no Option may be amended to reduce its initial exercise price
other than in connection with an event described in Section 4(c) hereof.
(b) Waivers. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under any Award
theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, without the consent of any
Participant.
(c) Adjustments of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or
Nonrecurring Events. The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in
the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition
of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events
described in Section 4(c) hereof) affecting the Company, any Affiliate, or the
financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in
applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee
determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits to be made available under the
Plan.
(d) Correction of Defects, Omissions, and Inconsistencies. The Committee may
correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the
Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to
effectuate the Plan.
SECTION 8. GENeRAL PROVISIONS
(a) No Rights to Awards. No Participant or other person shall have any claim
to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for
uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards
under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards of the same type and the
determination of the Committee to grant a waiver or modification of any Award
and the terms and conditions thereof need not be the same with respect to each
Participant.
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(b) Withholding. The Company or any Affiliate shall be authorized to withhold
from any Award granted or any payment due or transfer made under any Award or
under the Plan the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or
other property) of withholding taxes due in respect of an Award, its exercise or
any payment or transfer under such Award or under the Plan and to take such
other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or Affiliate to
satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.
(c) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the
Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in
effect other or additional compensation arrangements, including the grant of
options and other stock-based awards, and such arrangements may be either
generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
(d) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as
giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or
any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a
Participant from employment, free from any liability, or any claim under the
Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement
or other written agreement with the Participant.
(e) Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any
rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of Michigan and applicable Federal law.
(f) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or
is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to
any person or Award, 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 determination of the Committee, 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.
(g) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or
be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary
relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other
person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from
the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no
greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any
Affiliate.
(h) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether
cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu
of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights
thereto shall be cancelled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.
(i) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan
solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be
deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of
the Plan or any provision thereof.
SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN
The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its approval by the Company's
stockholders.
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