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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 1994
Registration No. 33-________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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NASH-FINCH COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 41-0431960
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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7600 France Avenue South
P.O. Box 355
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-0355
(612) 832-0534
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal
executive offices)
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NASH-FINCH COMPANY
1994 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
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NORMAN R. SOLAND, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY
AND GENERAL COUNSEL
NASH-FINCH COMPANY
7600 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH
P.O. BOX 355
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55440-0355
(612) 832-0534
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
Immediately upon the filing of this Registration Statement
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Title of maximum maximum Amount of
securities to be Amount to be offering price aggregate registration
registered registered (1) per share(2) offering price(2) fee
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Common Stock,
par value $1.66-2/3
per share. . . . . 645,296 shares $17 $10,970,032 $3,785
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(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate number of
additional shares as may be issuable as a result of anti-dilution
provisions described herein.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Such calculation is based on the average between the high and low
reported sales prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on July 5, 1994 on
the national over-the-counter market, as reported by the NASDAQ National
Market System.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(1) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 1994
(File No. 0-785) (2) all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), since January 1, 1994; (3) the description of the Company's Common Stock
contained in its Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-785); and (4) the
description of the common stock purchase rights contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 0-785).
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all shares of Common Stock offered pursuant to this
Registration Statement have been sold or that deregisters all shares of Common
Stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
The description of the Company's Common Stock, and the common stock
purchase rights attached thereto, to be offered pursuant to this Registration
Statement have been incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
as described in Item 3 of this Part II.
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware Corporation Law provides generally that a
person sued as a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation may be
indemnified by the corporation in nonderivative suits for expenses (including
attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement if such person
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his
conduct was unlawful. Indemnification of expenses (including attorney's fees) is
authorized in stockholder derivative suits where such person acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interest of the corporation and so long as he had not been found liable to the
corporation. Even in this latter instance, the court may determine that in view
of all the circumstances such person is entitled to indemnification for such
expenses as the court deemed proper. Section 145 contains detailed terms
regarding such right of indemnification and reference is made thereto for a
complete statement of such indemnification rights.
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Article XV of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to
the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty by such director as a director; provided, however, that personal liability
shall not be eliminated or limited to the extent provided by applicable law (i)
for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of
the General Corporation Law of Delaware, dealing with the unlawful payment of
dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or (iv) for any
transaction in which the director received an improper personal benefit. In
addition, the personal liability of directors is further limited to the fullest
extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended from
time to time.
Article V of the Company's Restated Bylaws, as amended (the "Bylaws"),
provides that directors, officers and employees, past or present, of the
Company, and persons serving as such of another corporation or entity at the
request of the Company, shall be indemnified by the Company against reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit
or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which such person may be involved by reason
of any action taken or not taken in such person's capacity as a director,
officer or employee of the Company, provided that such person acted in good
faith in what was reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
Company, and, with respect to criminal proceedings, reasonably believed that
such conduct was lawful. Article V of the Bylaws further provides that
directors, officers and employees will be indemnified to the fullest extent
permitted by Delaware law.
The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance, including a
reimbursement policy in favor of the Company. The Company has also entered into
indemnification agreements with each of its directors providing such directors
with indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation
Law of Delaware.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
No securities are to be reoffered or resold pursuant to this Registration
Statement.
Item 8. EXHIBITS.
4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 28, 1985 (File No. 0-785)).
4.2 Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective May 29, 1986
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 4, 1986 (File No.
0-785)).
4.3 Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective May 15, 1987
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-14871)).
4.4 Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1983 (File No. 0-785)).
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4.5 Amendment to Bylaws, effective November 12, 1985 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 28, 1985 (File No. 0-785)).
4.6 Amendment to Bylaws, effective May 13, 1986 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 19.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended October 4, 1986 (File No. 0-785)).
4.7 Amendment to Bylaws, effective May 12, 1987 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.9 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
33-14871)).
4.8 Specimen Form of the Company's Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 30, 1989 File No. 0-785)).
5.1 Opinion and Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly (filed herewith).
10.1 Nash-Finch Company 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith).
23.1 Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick, Independent Certified Public Accountants
(filed herewith).
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on page 6 of this Registration Statement).
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, except as to
certain insurance policies, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on June 30, 1994.
NASH-FINCH COMPANY
By:/s/Norman R. Soland
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Norman R. Soland
Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Harold B. Finch, Jr. and Norman R. Soland and
each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or 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, each acting alone, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on June 30, 1994
in the capacities indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/Harold B. Finch, Jr. Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
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Harold B. Finch, Jr.
/s/Alfred N. Flaten, Jr. President, Chief Operating Officer and
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Alfred N. Flaten, Jr.
/s/Robert F. Nash Vice President, Treasurer (Principal Financial
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Robert F. Nash
/s/Lawrence A. Wojtasiak Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
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Lawrence A. Wojtasiak
/s/Carole F. Bitter Director
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Carole F. Bitter
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/s/Richard A. Fisher Director
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Richard A. Fisher
/s/Allister P. Graham Director
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Allister P. Graham
/s/John H. Grunewald Director
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John H. Grunewald
/s/Richard G. Lareau Director
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Richard G. Lareau
/s/Russell N. Mammel Director
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Russell N. Mammel
/s/Donald R. Miller Director
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Donald R. Miller
/s/Jerome O. Rodysill Director
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Jerome O. Rodysill
/s/Arthur C. Wangaard, Jr. Director
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Arthur C. Wangaard, Jr.
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[KPMG Peat Marwick - Letterhead]
Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
Nash Finch Company:
We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference.
KPMG Peat Marwick
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 8, 1994
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
4.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of
the Company (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 28, 1985 (File No. 0-785)).
4.2 Amendment to Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, effective May 29, 1986
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1
to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 4,
1986 (File No. 0-785)).
4.3 Amendment to Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, effective May 15, 1987
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5
to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (File No. 33-14871)).
4.4 Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1983 (File No. 0-785)).
4.5 Amendment to Bylaws, effective November 12,
1985 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 28, 1985 (File
No. 0-785)).
4.6 Amendment to Bylaws, effective May 13, 1986
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.2 to the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October 4, 1986 (File No. 0-785)).
4.7 Amendment to Bylaws, effective May 12, 1987
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 33-14871)).
4.8 Specimen Form of the Company's Common Stock
Certificate (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 30, 1989 (File No. 0-785)).
5.1 Opinion and Consent of Oppenheimer
Wolff & Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . . Filed herewith, page ____.
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10.1 Nash-Finch Company 1994 Stock
Incentive Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filed herewith, page ____.
23.1 Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick, Independent
Certified Public Accountants . . . . . . Filed herewith, page ____.
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on page 6 of this
Registration Statement).
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EXHIBIT 5.1
July 7, 1994
Nash Finch Company
7600 France Avenue South
P.O. Box 355
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-0355
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
1994 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Nash Finch Company, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), in connection with the registration by the Company of 645,296 shares
of its Common Stock, $1.66 2/3 par value (the "Shares"), pursuant to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the Company's 1994 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "1994 Plan"), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 8, 1994 (the "Registration Statement").
In acting as counsel for the Company and arriving at the opinions expressed
below, we have examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company,
agreements and other instruments, certificates of officers and representatives
of the Company, certificates of public officials and other documents as we have
deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed herein.
In connection with our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the authenticity of all documents tendered to us as originals, the
legal capacity of natural persons and the conformity to original documents of
all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations set
forth herein, it is our opinion that:
1. The Company has the corporate authority to issue the Shares in the
manner and under the terms set forth in the Registration Statement.
2. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and
paid for in accordance with the 1994 Plan referred to in the
Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
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We express no opinion with respect to laws other than the General Corporate Laws
of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States of America,
and we assume no responsibility as to the applicability thereto, or the effect
thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and to its use as part of the Registration Statement.
We are furnishing this opinion to the Company solely for its benefit in
connection with the Registration Statement as described above. It is not to be
used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose.
Very truly yours,
OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY
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EXHIBIT 10.1
NASH FINCH COMPANY
1994 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF PLAN.
The purpose of the Nash Finch Company 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") is to advance the interests of Nash Finch Company (the "Company") and
its shareholders by enabling the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and
retain persons of ability to perform services for the Company and its
Subsidiaries by providing an incentive to such individuals through equity
participation in the Company and by rewarding such individuals who contribute to
the achievement by the Company of its economic objectives.
2. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms will have the meanings set forth below, unless the
context clearly otherwise requires:
2.1 "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.2 "BROKER EXERCISE NOTICE" means a written notice pursuant to which a
Participant, upon exercise of an Option, irrevocably instructs a broker or
dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares or loan a sufficient amount of
money to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of the Option and/or any
related withholding tax obligations and remit such sums to the Company and
directs the Company to deliver stock certificates to be issued upon such
exercise directly to such broker or dealer.
2.3 "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means an event described in Section 11.1 of the
Plan.
2.4 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.5 "COMMITTEE" means the group of individuals administering the Plan, as
provided in Section 3 of the Plan.
2.6 "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, $1.66 2/3 par
value per share, or the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities
into which such Common Stock may be changed in accordance with Section 4.3 of
the Plan.
2.7 "DISABILITY" means the disability of the Participant such as would
entitle the Participant to receive disability income benefits pursuant to the
long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary then covering the
Participant or, if no such plan exists or is applicable to the Participant, the
permanent and total disability of the Participant within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Code.
2.8 "ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS" means all full-time, salaried employees
(including, without limitation, officers and directors who are also employees)
of the Company or any Subsidiary.
2.9 "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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2.10 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to the Common Stock, as of any
date (or, if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as of the next
preceding date on which there was such a trade or quote), the mean between the
reported high and low sale prices of the Common Stock as reported on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) National
Market System, or any exchange on which the Common Stock is listed.
2.11 "INCENTIVE AWARD" means an Option, Restricted Stock Award or
Performance Unit granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to the Plan.
2.12 "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Common Stock
granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan that
qualifies as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.
2.13 "NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Common Stock
granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan that does not
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
2.14 "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock
Option.
2.15 "PARTICIPANT" means an Eligible Recipient who receives one or more
Incentive Awards under the Plan.
2.16 "PERFORMANCE UNIT" means a right granted to an Eligible Recipient
pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan to receive a payment from the Company, in the
form of stock, cash or a combination of both, upon the achievement of
established performance goals.
2.17 "PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED SHARES" means shares of Common Stock that are
already owned by the Participant or, with respect to any Incentive Award, that
are to be issued upon the grant, exercise or vesting of such Incentive Award.
2.18 "RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD" means an award of Common Stock granted to an
Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan that is subject to the
restrictions on transferability and the risk of forfeiture imposed by the
provisions of such Section 7.
2.19 "RETIREMENT" means termination of employment or service pursuant to
and in accordance with the regular (or, if approved by the Board for purposes of
the Plan, early) retirement/pension plan or practice of the Company or
Subsidiary then covering the Participant.
2.20 "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.21 "SUBSIDIARY" means any entity that is directly or indirectly
controlled by the Company or any entity in which the Company has a significant
equity interest, as determined by the Committee.
2.22 "TAX DATE" means the date any withholding tax obligation arises under
the Code for a Participant with respect to an Incentive Award.
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3. PLAN ADMINISTRATION.
3.1 THE COMMITTEE. So long as the Company has a class of its equity
securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan will be
administered by a committee (the "Committee") consisting solely of not less than
two members of the Board who are "disinterested persons" within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the extent consistent with corporate law,
the Committee may delegate to any officers of the Company the duties, power and
authority of the Committee under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or
limitations as the Committee may establish; provided, however, that only the
Committee may exercise such duties, power and authority with respect to Eligible
Recipients who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Each
determination, interpretation or other action made or taken by the Committee
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be conclusive and binding for all
purposes and on all persons, and no member of the Committee will be liable for
any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any
Incentive Award granted under the Plan.
3.2 AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE.
(a) In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee will have the authority to determine all provisions of Incentive
Awards as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable and as consistent
with the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, the following:
(i) the Eligible Recipients to be selected as Participants; (ii) the nature
and extent of the Incentive Awards to be made to each Participant
(including the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each
Incentive Award, any exercise price, the manner in which Incentive Awards
will vest or become exercisable and whether Incentive Awards will be
granted in tandem with other Incentive Awards) and the form of written
agreement, if any, evidencing such Incentive Award; (iii) the time or times
when Incentive Awards will be granted; (iv) the duration of each Incentive
Award; and (v) the restrictions and other conditions to which the payment
or vesting of Incentive Awards may be subject. In addition, the Committee
will have the authority under the Plan in its sole discretion to pay the
economic value of any Incentive Award in the form of Common Stock, cash, or
any combination of both.
(b) The Committee will have the authority under the Plan to amend or
modify the terms of any outstanding Incentive Award in any manner,
including, without limitation, the authority to modify the number of shares
or other terms and conditions of an Incentive Award, extend the term of an
Incentive Award, accelerate the exercisability or vesting or otherwise
terminate any restrictions relating to an Incentive Award, accept the
surrender of any outstanding Incentive Award or, to the extent not
previously exercised or vested, authorize the grant of new Incentive Awards
in substitution for surrendered Incentive Awards; provided, however that
the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then in effect
and that any Participant adversely affected by such amended or modified
terms has consented to such amendment or modification. No amendment or
modification to an Incentive Award, however, whether pursuant to this
Section 3.2 or any other provisions of the Plan, will be deemed to be a
regrant of such Incentive Award for purposes of this Plan.
(c) In the event of (i) any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
split, combination of shares, rights offering,
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extraordinary dividend or divestiture (including a spin-off) or any other
change in corporate structure or shares, (ii) any purchase, acquisition,
sale or disposition of a significant amount of assets or a significant
business, (iii) any change in accounting principles or practices, or
(iv) any other similar change, in each case with respect to the Company or
any other entity whose performance is relevant to the grant or vesting of
an Incentive Award, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving
corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the
surviving corporation) may, without the consent of any affected
Participant, amend or modify the vesting criteria of any outstanding
Incentive Award that is based in whole or in part on the financial
performance of the Company (or any Subsidiary or division thereof) or such
other entity so as equitably to reflect such event, with the desired result
that the criteria for evaluating such financial performance of the Company
or such other entity will be substantially the same (in the sole discretion
of the Committee or the board of directors of the surviving corporation)
following such event as prior to such event; provided, however, that the
amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then in effect.
4. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR ISSUANCE.
4.1 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE. Subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 4.3 of the Plan, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that
will be available for issuance under the Plan will be the sum of (a) 400,000
shares of Common Stock, and (b) any shares of Common Stock that, as of the date
the Plan is approved by the Company's stockholders, are then available for
issuance under the Company's 1988 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, which shall be
terminated upon stockholder approval of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no more than 300,000 shares of Common Stock may be cumulatively available for
issuance under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Awards which are not Options,
subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of the Plan. The maximum number
of shares authorized and reserved may be increased from time to time by approval
of the Board and, if required pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act,
Section 422 of the Code, or the rules of any securities exchange or the NASD,
the shareholders of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan
to the contrary, no Participant in the Plan may be granted, during the term of
the Plan, any Options or other Incentive Awards with a value based solely on an
increase in the value of the Common Stock after the date of grant, relating to
more than an aggregate of 10% of the total number of shares of Common Stock
reserved under the Plan.
4.2 ACCOUNTING FOR INCENTIVE AWARDS. Shares of Common Stock that are
issued under the Plan or that are subject to outstanding Incentive Awards will
be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining
available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock that are
subject to an Incentive Award that lapses, expires, is forfeited or for any
reason is terminated unexercised or unvested and any shares of Common Stock that
are subject to an Incentive Award that is settled or paid in cash or any form
other than shares of Common Stock will automatically again become available for
issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock that constitute the
forfeited portion of a Restricted Stock Award, however, will not become
available for further issuance under the Plan.
4.3 ADJUSTMENTS TO SHARES AND INCENTIVE AWARDS. In the event of any
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights
offering, divestiture or extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any
other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee
(or, if the
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Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of
directors of the surviving corporation) will make appropriate adjustment (which
determination will be conclusive) as to the number and kind of securities
available for issuance under the Plan and, in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the rights of Participants, the number, kind and, where
applicable, exercise price of securities subject to outstanding Incentive
Awards.
5. PARTICIPATION.
Participants in the Plan will be those Eligible Recipients who, in the
judgment of the Committee, have contributed, are contributing or are expected to
contribute to the achievement of economic objectives of the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Eligible Recipients may be granted from time to time one or more
Incentive Awards, singly or in combination or in tandem with other Incentive
Awards, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Incentive
Awards will be deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant
resolution of the Committee, which date will be the date of any related
agreement with the Participant.
6. OPTIONS.
6.1 GRANT. An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Options under
the Plan, and such Options will be subject to such terms and conditions,
consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may designate whether an Option
is to be considered an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock Option.
6.2 EXERCISE PRICE. The per share price to be paid by a Participant upon
exercise of an Option will be determined by the Committee in its discretion at
the time of the Option grant, provided that such price will not be less than
100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant
(110% of the Fair Market Value if, at the time an Incentive Stock Option is
granted, the Participant owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent
or subsidiary corporation of the Company).
6.3 EXERCISABILITY AND DURATION. An Option will become exercisable at such
times and in such installments as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Option may be
exercisable after 10 years from its date of grant.
6.4 PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. The total purchase price of the shares to
be purchased upon exercise of an Option will be paid entirely in cash (including
check, bank draft or money order); provided, however, that the Committee, in its
sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established by the Committee, may
allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by tender of a Broker
Exercise Notice, Previously Acquired Shares, a promissory note (on terms
acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion) or by a combination of such
methods.
6.5 MANNER OF EXERCISE. An Option may be exercised by a Participant in
whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained in the
Plan and in the agreement evidencing such Option, by delivery in person, by
facsimile or electronic transmission or through the mail of written notice of
exercise to the Company (Attention: Secretary) at its principal executive office
in Minneapolis, Minnesota and by paying in full the total exercise price for the
shares of Common Stock to be purchased in accordance with Section 6.4 of the
Plan.
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6.6 AGGREGATE LIMITATION OF STOCK SUBJECT TO INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. To
the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an
Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to
which incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code)
are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year
(under the Plan and any other incentive stock option plans of the Company or any
subsidiary or parent corporation of the Company) exceeds $100,000 (or such other
amount as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time), such excess Options
will be treated as Non-Statutory Stock Options. The determination will be made
by taking Incentive Stock Options into account in the order in which they were
granted. If such excess only applies to a portion of an Incentive Stock Option,
the Committee, in its discretion, will designate which shares will be treated as
shares to be acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.
7. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS.
7.1 GRANT. An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Restricted
Stock Awards under the Plan, and such Restricted Stock Awards will be subject to
such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as
may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may
impose such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of
the Plan, to the vesting of such Restricted Stock Awards as it deems
appropriate, including, without limitation, that the Participant remain in the
continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a certain period
or that the Participant or the Company (or any Subsidiary or division thereof)
satisfy certain performance goals or criteria.
7.2 RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER; TRANSFERABILITY. Except as provided in
Sections 7.1, 7.3 and 12.3 of the Plan, a Participant will have all voting,
dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to shares of Common Stock
issued to the Participant as a Restricted Stock Award under this Section 7 upon
the Participant becoming the holder of record of such shares as if such
Participant were a holder of record of shares of unrestricted Common Stock.
7.3 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS. Unless the Committee determines otherwise
in its sole discretion (either in the agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock
Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of the Restricted
Stock Award), any dividends or distributions (including regular quarterly cash
dividends) paid with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested
portion of a Restricted Stock Award will be subject to the same restrictions as
the shares to which such dividends or distributions relate. In the event the
Committee determines not to pay such dividends or distributions currently, the
Committee will determine in its sole discretion whether any interest will be
paid on such dividends or distributions. In addition, the Committee in its sole
discretion may require such dividends and distributions to be reinvested (and in
such case the Participants consent to such reinvestment) in shares of Common
Stock that will be subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which such
dividends or distributions relate.
7.4 ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. To enforce the restrictions referred to
in this Section 7, the Committee may place a legend on the stock certificates
referring to such restrictions and may require the Participant, until the
restrictions have lapsed, to keep the stock certificates, together with duly
endorsed stock powers, in the custody of the Company or its transfer agent or to
maintain evidence of stock ownership, together with duly endorsed stock powers,
in a certificateless book-entry stock account with the Company's transfer agent.
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8. PERFORMANCE UNITS.
8.1 GRANT. An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Performance
Units under the Plan, and such Performance Units will be subject to such terms
and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may impose
such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Plan, to the vesting of such Performance Units as it deems appropriate,
including, without limitation, that the Participant remain in the continuous
employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary for a certain period or that
the Participant or the Company (or any Subsidiary or division thereof) satisfy
certain performance goals or criteria. The Committee will have the sole
discretion to determine the form in which payment of the economic value of
vested Performance Units will be made to the Participant (i.e., Common Stock,
cash or any combination thereof), and to the extent shares of Common Stock are
issued, whether such shares will be subject to any transferability restrictions.
8.2 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Committee shall determine in its sole
discretion whether to credit a Participant's Performance Units for dividend
equivalents representing dividends or distributions (including cash dividends as
distributions) paid with respect to shares of Common Stock during the period
such Performance Units are outstanding.
9. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SERVICE.
9.1 TERMINATION DUE TO DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT. In the event a
Participant's employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries
is terminated by reason of death, Disability or Retirement;
(a) All outstanding Options then held by the Participant will become
immediately exercisable in full and will remain exercisable for a period of
one year after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date
of any such Option);
(b) All outstanding Restricted Stock Awards and Performance Units
then held by the Participant will terminate, vest and/or continue to vest
in the manner determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement
evidencing such Restricted Stock Awards and/or Performance Units.
9.2 TERMINATION FOR REASONS OTHER THAN DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT. In
the event a Participant's employment or other service is terminated with the
Company and all Subsidiaries for any reason other than death, Disability or
Retirement, or a Participant is in the employ or service of a Subsidiary and the
Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company (unless the Participant
continues in the employ or service of the Company or another Subsidiary), all
rights of the Participant under the Plan and any agreements evidencing an
Incentive Award will immediately terminate without notice of any kind, and no
Options then held by the Participant will thereafter be exercisable, all
Restricted Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested will
be terminated and forfeited, and all Performance Units then held by the
Participant will terminate, vest and/or continue to vest in the manner
determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement evidencing such
Performance Units.
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9.3 MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION. Notwithstanding the other
provisions of this Section 9, upon a Participant's termination of employment or
other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion (which may be exercised at any time on or after the date of
grant, including following such termination), cause Options then held by such
Participant to become or continue to become exercisable and/or remain
exercisable following such termination of employment or service and Restricted
Stock Awards and Performance Units then held by such Participant to vest and/or
continue to vest or become free of transfer restrictions, as the case may be,
following such termination of employment or service, in each case in the manner
determined by the Committee; provided, however, that no Option may remain
exercisable beyond its expiration date.
9.4 BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY OR NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS. Notwithstanding
anything in this Plan to the contrary, in the event that a Participant
materially breaches the terms of any confidentiality or non-compete agreement
entered into with the Company or any Subsidiary, whether such breach occurs
before or after termination of such Participant's employment or other service
with the Company or any Subsidiary, the Committee in its sole discretion may
immediately terminate all rights of the Participant under the Plan and any
agreements evidencing an Incentive Award then held by the Participant without
notice of any kind.
9.5 DATE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SERVICE. Unless the
Committee otherwise determines in its sole discretion, a Participant's
employment or other service will, for purposes of the Plan, be deemed to have
terminated on the date recorded on the personnel or other records of the Company
or the Subsidiary for which the Participant provides employment or other
service.
10. PAYMENT OF WITHHOLDING TAXES.
10.1 GENERAL RULES. The Company is entitled to (a) withhold and deduct from
future wages of the Participant (or from other amounts that may be due and owing
to the Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary), or make other arrangements
for the collection of, all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any and
all federal, state and local withholding and employment-related tax requirements
attributable to an Incentive Award, including, without limitation, the grant,
exercise or vesting of, or payment of dividends with respect to, an Incentive
Award or a disqualifying disposition of stock received upon exercise of an
Incentive Stock Option, or (b) require the Participant promptly to remit the
amount of such withholding to the Company before taking any action, including
issuing any shares of Common Stock, with respect to an Incentive Award.
10.2 SPECIAL RULES. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and upon
terms and conditions established by the Committee, permit or require a
Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding or employment-
related tax obligation described in Section 10.1 of the Plan by electing to
tender Previously Acquired Shares, a Broker Exercise Notice or a promissory note
(on terms acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion), or by a
combination of such methods.
11. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
11.1 CHANGE IN CONTROL. For purposes of this Section 11.1, a "Change in
Control" of the Company will mean the following:
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(a) the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, directly or
indirectly, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (in
one transaction or in a series of related transactions) to any Person (as
defined in Section 11.3 below).
(b) the approval by the shareholders of the Company of any plan or
proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(c) a merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party if the
shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the effective date of such
merger or consolidation have "beneficial ownership" (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act), immediately following the effective date of
such merger or consolidation, of securities of the surviving corporation
representing (i) 50% or more, but not more than 80%, of the combined voting
power of the surviving corporation's then outstanding securities ordinarily
having the right to vote at elections of directors, unless such merger or
consolidation has been approved in advance by the Incumbent Directors (as
defined in Section 11.2 below), or (ii) less than 50% of the combined
voting power of the surviving corporation's then outstanding securities
ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors (regardless
of any approval by the Incumbent Directors);
(d) any person becomes after the effective date of the Plan the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of (i) 20% or more, but not 50% or more, of the
combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities ordinarily
having the right to vote at elections of directors, unless the transaction
resulting in such ownership has been approved in advance by the Incumbent
Directors, or (ii) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the
Company's outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at
elections of directors (regardless of any approval by the Incumbent
Directors);
(e) the Incumbent Directors cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board; or
(f) a change in control of the Company of a nature that would be
required to be reported pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting
requirements.
11.2 INCUMBENT DIRECTORS. For purposes of this Section 11, "Incumbent
Directors" of the Company means any individuals who are members of the Board on
the effective date of the Plan and any individual who subsequently becomes a
member of the Board whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
comprising the Board on the effective date of the Plan (either by specific vote
or by approval of the Company's proxy statement in which such individual is
named as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination).
11.3 PERSON. For purposes of this Section 11, "Person" includes any
individual, corporation, partnership, group, association or other "person," as
such term is defined in Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than (i) the
Company; (ii) any corporation at least a majority of whose securities having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company; (iii) any other entity in which the Company, by
virtue of a direct or indirect ownership interest, has the right to elect a
majority of the members of the entity's governing
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body; or (iv) any benefit plan sponsored by the Company, a corporation described
in clause (ii) or an entity described in clause (iii).
11.4 ACCELERATION OF VESTING. Without limiting the authority of the
Committee under Section 3.2 of the Plan, if a Change in Control of the Company
occurs, then, if approved by the Committee in its sole discretion either in the
agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or at any time
after the grant of an Incentive Award, (a) all outstanding Options then held by
the Participant will become immediately exercisable in full and will remain
exercisable for the remainder of their terms, regardless of whether the
Participant to whom such Options have been granted remains in the employ or
service of the Company or any Subsidiary; (b) all outstanding Restricted Stock
Awards then held by the Participant will become immediately fully vested and
non-forfeitable; and (c) all outstanding Performance Units then held by the
Participant will vest and/or continue to vest in the manner determined by the
Committee and set forth in the agreement evidencing such Performance Units.
11.5 CASH PAYMENT FOR OPTIONS. If a Change in Control of the Company
occurs, then the Committee, in its sole discretion, either in an agreement
evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or at any time after the
grant of an Incentive Award, and without the consent of any Participant effected
thereby, may determine that some or all Participants holding outstanding Options
will receive, with respect to some or all of the shares of Common Stock subject
to such Options, as of the effective date of any such Change in Control of the
Company, cash in an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of such
shares immediately prior to the effective date of such Change in Control of the
Company over the exercise price per share of such Options.
11.6 LIMITATION ON CHANGE IN CONTROL PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding anything in
Section 11.4 or 11.5 of the Plan to the contrary, if, with respect to a
Participant, the acceleration of the vesting of an Incentive Award as provided
in Section 11.4 or the payment of cash in exchange for all or part of an
Incentive Award as provided in Section 11.5 (which acceleration or payment could
be deemed a "payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code),
together with any other payments which such Participant has the right to receive
from the Company or any corporation that is a member of an "affiliated group"
(as defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to Section 1504(b) of
the Code) of which the Company is a member, would constitute a "parachute
payment" (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the payments to
such Participant pursuant to Section 11.4 or 11.5 will be reduced to the largest
amount as will result in no portion of such payments being subject to the excise
tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if such
Participant is subject to a separate agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary
which specifically provides that payments attributable to one or more forms of
employee stock incentives or to payments made in lieu of employee stock
incentives will not reduce any other payments under such agreement, even if it
would constitute an excess parachute payment, or provides that the Participant
will have the discretion to determine which payments will be reduced in order to
avoid an excess parachute payment, then the limitations of this Section 11.6
will, to that extent, not apply.
12. RIGHTS OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS; TRANSFERABILITY.
12.1 EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Nothing in the Plan will interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the
employment or service of any Eligible Recipient or Participant at any time, nor
confer upon any Eligible Recipient or Participant any right to continue in the
employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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12.2 RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. As a holder of Incentive Awards (other than
Restricted Stock Awards), a Participant will have no rights as a shareholder
unless and until such Incentive Awards are exercised for, or the Incentive
Awards are paid in the form of, shares of Common Stock and the Participant
becomes the holder of record of such shares. Except as otherwise provided in the
Plan, no adjustment will be made for dividends or distributions with respect to
such Incentive Awards as to which there is a record date preceding the date the
Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares, except as the Committee
may determine in its discretion.
12.3 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. Except pursuant to testamentary will or the
laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise expressly permitted by the
Plan, no right or interest of any Participant in an Incentive Award prior to the
exercise or vesting of such Incentive Award will be assignable or transferable,
or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of the Participant, either
voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or
otherwise. A Participant will, however, be entitled to designate a beneficiary
to receive an Incentive Award upon such Participant's death, and in the event of
a Participant's death, payment of any amounts due under the Plan will be made
to, and exercise of any Options (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9
of the Plan) may be made by, the Participant's legal representatives, heirs and
legatees.
12.4 NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN. Nothing contained in the Plan is intended
to modify or rescind any previously approved compensation plans or programs of
the Company or create any limitations on the power or authority of the Board to
adopt such additional or other compensation arrangements as the Board may deem
necessary or desirable.
13. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreements entered
into pursuant to the Plan, the Company will not be required to issue any shares
of Common Stock under this Plan, and a Participant may not sell, assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to
Incentive Awards granted under the Plan, unless (a) there is in effect with
respect to such shares a registration statement under the Securities Act and any
applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration under
the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, and (b) there has been
obtained any other consent, approval or permit from any other regulatory body
which the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable. The
Company may condition such issuance, sale or transfer upon the receipt of any
representations or agreements from the parties involved, and the placement of
any legends on certificates representing shares of Common Stock, as may be
deemed necessary or advisable by the Company in order to comply with such
securities law or other restrictions.
14. PLAN AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any
time, and may amend the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may
deem advisable in order that Incentive Awards under the Plan will conform to any
change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the Board may
deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no
amendments to the Plan will be effective without approval of the shareholders of
the Company if shareholder approval of the amendment is then required pursuant
to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, Section 422 or 162(m) of the Code or the
rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. No termination,
suspension or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any outstanding
Incentive Award without the consent of the affected Participant; provided,
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however, that this sentence will not impair the right of the Committee to take
whatever action it deems appropriate under Sections 3.2(c), 4.3 and 11 of the
Plan.
15. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan is effective as of February 22, 1994, the date it was adopted by
the Board. The Plan will terminate at midnight on February 22, 2004, and may be
terminated prior to such time to by Board action, and no Incentive Award will be
granted after such termination. Incentive Awards outstanding upon termination of
the Plan may continue to be exercised, or become free of restrictions, in
accordance with their terms.
16. MISCELLANEOUS
16.1 GOVERNING LAW. The validity, construction, interpretation,
administration and effect of the Plan and any rules, regulations and actions
relating to the Plan will be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance
with the laws of the State of Minnesota.
16.2 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Plan will be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the
Participants.
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