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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 1998
Registration No. 333-
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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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RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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GEORGIA 58-1498312
(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization) 8215 ROSWELL ROAD
BUILDING 200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30350
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1997 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
PHILIP J. HICKEY, JR.
RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
8215 ROSWELL ROAD
BUILDING 200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30350
(770) 399-9595
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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COPY TO:
WILLIAM H. AVERY
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
ONE ATLANTIC CENTER
1201 WEST PEACHTREE STREET
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309-3424
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF AMOUNT TO BE PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING REGISTRATION
BE REGISTERED SHARE 1 PRICE FEE
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Common Stock, no par value 750,000 $9.53125 $7,148,437.50 $2,108.79
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(1) Based on the average of the high and low price of shares of the Common
Stock of the Registrant reported on the NASDAQ National Market System on
October 5, 1998, pursuant to Rule 457, paragraphs (h) and (i).
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents constituting Part I of this registration statement will
be sent or given to participants in the registrant's (hereinafter the "Company"
or the "Registrant") RARE Hospitality International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
(the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 28, 1997.
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since the end
of the fiscal year covered by the document incorporated pursuant to (a) above.
(c) The description of any class of securities to be offered
which is contained in a registration statement filed under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
the filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
The legality of the issuance of the securities being registered has
been passed upon for the Company by the law firm of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel
for the Company.
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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, as amended, and indemnification
agreements between the Company and each of its officers and directors, the
Company is obligated to indemnify each of its directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by law with respect to all liability and loss suffered
and reasonable expense incurred by such person in any action, suit or
proceeding in which such person was or is made or threatened to be made a party
or is otherwise involved by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of the Company. The Company is also obligated to pay the
reasonable expenses of the directors and officers incurred in defending such
proceeding if the indemnified party agrees to repay all amounts advanced if it
is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.
In addition, the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, provide that the Company's directors shall not be
liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of a
director's fiduciary duty as a director to the Company and its shareholders
except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not
permitted under the Georgia Business Corporation Code. This provision in the
Articles of Incorporation does not eliminate the duty of care, and in
appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available under Georgia law. In addition,
each director continues to be subject to liability for monetary damages for
misappropriation of any corporate opportunity in violation of the director's
duties, for acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct, for knowing
violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the
director, and for distributions (including payment of dividends or stock
repurchases or redemptions) that are unlawful under Georgia law. The provision
does not affect a director's responsibilities under any other law, such as the
federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
The Company maintains an insurance policy covering directors and
officers under which the insurer agrees to pay, subject to certain exclusions,
for any claim made against the directors and officers of the Company for a
wrongful act that they may become legally obligated to pay or for which the
Company is required to indemnify the directors or officers. The Company
believes that its Articles of Incorporation and By-law provisions and
indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified
persons as directors and officers.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.*
4(a). Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of
the Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997).
4(b). Bylaws of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 28, 1997).
4(c). RARE Hospitality International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive
Plan.
4(d). Amendment No. 1 to the RARE Hospitality International, Inc. 1997
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
5. Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP regarding the legality of the
securities being registered.
23(a). Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
23(b). Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
24. Power of Attorney (included on the signature page contained on
page II-6).
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* Exhibits are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
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, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement; and
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(iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change in such information in the
registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above 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 Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act 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 issuer 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 and 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 provisions described in Item 6 of
this Part II, or otherwise, 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.
(Signatures on the following page)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant, RARE Hospitality International, Inc., 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 Atlanta,
State of Georgia, on this 8th day of October, 1998.
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
Registrant
By: /s/ Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
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Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
By: /s/ W. Douglas Benn
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W. Douglas Benn
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
(Continued on next page)
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know All Men By These Presents, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints PHILIP J. HICKEY, JR., and W. DOUGLAS
BENN, or either of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 or necessary to be done, 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, or any of
them, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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/s/ George W. McKerrow, Jr. Chairman and Director October 8, 1998
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George W. McKerrow, Jr.
/s/ Philip J. Hickey, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Director October 8, 1998
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Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
/s/ George W. McKerrow, Sr. Director October 8, 1998
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George W. McKerrow, Sr.
/s/ Edward P. Grace, III Director October 8, 1998
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Edward P. Grace, III
/s/ Ronald W. San Martin Director October 8, 1998
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Ronald W. San Martin
/s/ John G. Pawly Director October 8, 1998
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John G. Pawly
/s/ Don L. Chapman Director October 8, 1998
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Don L. Chapman
/s/ Lewis H. Jordan Director October 8, 1998
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Lewis H. Jordan
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Registration No. 333-______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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EXHIBITS FILED WITH
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
8215 ROSWELL ROAD
BUILDING 200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30350
(770) 399-9595
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NUMBER* DESCRIPTION
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4(c) RARE Hospitality International, Inc. 1997 Long-
Term Incentive Plan.
4(d) Amendment No. 1 to the RARE Hospitality
International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive
Plan.
5 Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP regarding the
legality of the securities being registered.
23(a) Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in
Exhibit 5).
23(b) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
24 Power of Attorney (contained on page II-6).
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*Exhibits are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
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EXHIBIT 4(C)
RARE Hospitality International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
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RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1997 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the success, and
enhance the value, of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. (the "Corporation"),
by linking the personal interests of its employees, officers, directors,
consultants and advisors to those of Corporation shareholders and by providing
its employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors with an incentive
for outstanding performance. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility
to the Corporation in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services
of employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors upon whose judgment,
interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Corporation's
operation is largely dependent. Accordingly, the Plan permits the grant of
incentive awards from time to time to selected employees, officers, directors,
consultants and advisors.
ARTICLE 2
EFFECTIVE DATE
2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall be effective as of the date upon
which it shall be approved by the Board. However, the Plan shall be submitted to
the shareholders of the Corporation for approval within 12 months of the Board's
approval thereof. No Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan may be
exercised prior to approval of the Plan by the shareholders and if the
shareholders fail to approve the Plan within 12 months of the Board's approval
thereof, any Incentive Stock Options previously granted hereunder shall be
automatically converted to Non-Qualified Stock Options without any further act.
In the discretion of the Committee, Awards may be made to Covered Employees
which are intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation under
Code Section 162(m). Any such Awards shall be contingent upon the shareholders
having approved the Plan.
ARTICLE 3
DEFINITIONS
3.1 DEFINITIONS. When a word or phrase appears in this Plan with the
initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence,
the word or phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to it in this
Section or in Section 1.1 unless a clearly different meaning is required by the
context. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Award" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted
Stock Award, Performance Share Award, Dividend Equivalent Award, or
Other Stock-Based
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Award, or any other right or interest relating to Stock or cash,
granted to a Participant under the Plan.
(b) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement, contract, or
other instrument or document evidencing an Award.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(d) "Change in Control" means and includes each of the following:
(1) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) (a
"Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 25% or more of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the "Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities");
provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (1), the
following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control:
(i) any acquisition by a Person who is on the Effective Date the
beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Outstanding Corporation
Voting Securities, (ii) any acquisition by the Corporation, (iii)
any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any corporation
controlled by the Corporation, or (iv) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (3) of this definition;
(2) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the
Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date
whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation's
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered
as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board,
but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial
assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
election contest with respect to the election or removal of
directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
(3) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange
or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (a "Business
Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business
Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business
Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than
50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
of the
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corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including,
without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such
transaction owns the Corporation or all or substantially all of
the Corporation's assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the
Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities, and (ii) no Person
(excluding any corporation resulting from such Business
Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the
Corporation or such corporation resulting from such Business
Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or
more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation except to the extent that such
ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at
least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members
of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such
Business Combination; or
(4) approval by the shareholders of the Corporation of a
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.
(e) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.
(f) "Committee" means the committee of the Board described in
Article 4.
(g) "Corporation" means RARE Hospitality International, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation.
(h) "Covered Employee" means a covered employee as defined in
Code Section 162(m)(3).
(i) "Disability" shall mean any illness or other physical or
mental condition of a Participant that renders the Participant incapable of
performing his customary and usual duties for the Corporation, or any medically
determinable illness or other physical or mental condition resulting from a
bodily injury, disease or mental disorder which, in the judgment of the
Committee, is permanent and continuous in nature. The Committee may require such
medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and
permanency of the Participant's condition.
(j) "Dividend Equivalent" means a right granted to a Participant
under Article 11.
(k) "Effective Date" has the meaning assigned such term in Section
2.1.
(l) "Fair Market Value", on any date, means (i) if the Stock is
listed on a securities exchange or is traded over the Nasdaq National Market,
the closing sales price
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on such exchange or over such system on such date or, in the absence of reported
sales on such date, the closing sales price on the immediately preceding date on
which sales were reported, or (ii) if the Stock is not listed on a securities
exchange or traded over the Nasdaq National Market, the mean between the bid and
offered prices as quoted by Nasdaq for such date, provided that if it is
determined that the fair market value is not properly reflected by such Nasdaq
quotations, Fair Market Value will be determined by such other method as the
Committee determines in good faith to be reasonable.
(m) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is intended to
meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision
thereto.
(n) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not an
Incentive Stock Option.
(o) "Option" means a right granted to a Participant under Article
7 of the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price during specified time
periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified
Stock Option.
(p) "Other Stock-Based Award" means a right, granted to a
Participant under Article 12, that relates to or is valued by reference to Stock
or other Awards relating to Stock.
(r) "Parent" means a corporation which beneficially owns a
majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power of the Corporation. For
Incentive Stock Options, the term shall have the same meaning as set forth in
Code Section 424(e).
(q) "Participant" means a person who, as an employee, officer,
director, consultant or advisor of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary,
has been granted an Award under the Plan.
(o) "Performance Share" means a right granted to a Participant
under Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards, the payment of which
is contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the
Committee.
(p) "Plan" means the RARE Hospitality International, Inc. 1997
Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
(q) "Restricted Stock Award" means Stock granted to a Participant
under Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of
forfeiture.
(r) "Retirement" means a Participant's termination of employment
with the Corporation, Parent or Subsidiary after attaining any normal or early
retirement age specified in any pension, profit sharing or other retirement
program sponsored by the Corporation, or, in the event of the inapplicability
thereof with respect to the person in question, as determined by the Committee
in its reasonable judgment.
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(s) "Stock" means the no par value common stock of the
Corporation and such other securities of the Corporation as may be
substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 14.
(t) "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a right granted
to a Participant under Article 8 to receive a payment equal to the
difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the
date of exercise of the SAR over the grant price of the SAR, all as
determined pursuant to Article 8.
(u) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership or other entity of which 50% or more the
outstanding voting stock, voting power, general partnership interest,
or membership interest is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by
the Corporation. For Incentive Stock Options, the term shall have the
meaning set forth in Code Section 424(f).
(v) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
from time to time.
(w) "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time.
ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION
4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation
Committee of the Board or, at the discretion of the Board from time to time, by
the Board. The Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board who
are (i) "outside directors" as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) "non-employee directors" as
such term is defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the 1934 Act
or any successor provision. During any time that the Board is acting as
administrator of the Plan, it shall have all the powers of the Committee
hereunder, and any reference herein to the Committee (other than in this Section
4.1) shall include the Board.
4.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. For purposes of administering the Plan,
the following rules of procedure shall govern the Committee. A majority of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved
unanimously in writing by the members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting,
shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is
entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information
furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Corporation or
any Parent or Subsidiary, the Corporation's independent certified public
accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional
retained by the Corporation to assist in the administration of the Plan.
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4.3 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. The Committee has the exclusive power,
authority and discretion to:
(a) Designate Participants;
(b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each
Participant;
(c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of
shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;
(d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under
the Plan, including but not limited to, the exercise price, grant
price, or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award,
any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on
the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof,
based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole
discretion determines;
(e) Accelerate the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any
outstanding Award, based in each case on such considerations as the
Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(f) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what
circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an
Award may be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or
an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;
(g) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be
identical for each Participant;
(h) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection
with an Award;
(i) Establish, adopt or revise any rules and regulations as it may
deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;
(j) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be
required under the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or
advisable to administer the Plan; and
(k) Amend the Plan or any Award Agreement as provided herein.
4.4. DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee's interpretation of the Plan, any
Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and
determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and
conclusive on all parties.
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ARTICLE 5
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
5.1. NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
14.1, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for Awards
or which may be used to provide a basis of measurement for or to determine the
value of an Award (such as with a Stock Appreciation Right or Performance Share
Award) shall be 500,000, no more than 20% of which shall be Restricted Stock
Awards.
5.2. LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that an Award is canceled,
terminates, expires or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the
Award will again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and
shares subject to SARs or other Awards settled in cash will be available for the
grant of an Award under the Plan.
5.3. STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may
consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock
or Stock purchased on the open market.
5.4. LIMITATION ON AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to
the contrary, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more
Options and/or SARs that may be granted during any one calendar year under the
Plan to any one Covered Employee shall be 250,000. The maximum fair market value
of any Awards (other than Options and SARs) that may be received by a Covered
Employee (less any consideration paid by the Participant for such Award) during
any one calendar year under the Plan shall be $1,000,000.
ARTICLE 6
ELIGIBILITY
6.1. GENERAL. Awards may be granted only to individuals who are
employees, officers, directors, consultants or advisors of the Corporation or a
Parent or Subsidiary.
ARTICLE 7
STOCK OPTIONS
7.1. GENERAL. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:
(a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock under an
Option shall be determined by the Committee.
(b) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Committee shall
determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in
whole or in part. The Committee also shall determine the performance or
other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of
an Option may be exercised. The Committee may waive any exercise
provisions at any time in whole or in part based upon factors as the
Committee
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may determine in its sole discretion so that the Option becomes
exercisable at an earlier date.
(c) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by which
the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment,
including, without limitation, cash, shares of Stock, or other property
(including "cashless exercise" arrangements), and the methods by which
shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to
Participants. Without limiting the power and discretion conferred on
the Committee pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Committee may, in
the exercise of its discretion, but need not, allow a Participant to
pay the Option price by directing the Corporation to withhold from the
shares of Stock that would otherwise be issued upon exercise of the
Option that number of shares having a Fair Market Value on the exercise
date equal to the Option price, all as determined pursuant to rules and
procedures established by the Committee.
(d) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Options shall be evidenced by a written
Award Agreement between the Corporation and the Participant. The Award
Agreement shall include such provisions as may be specified by the
Committee.
7.2. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The terms of any Incentive Stock Options
granted under the Plan must comply with the following additional rules:
(a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock shall be
set by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any
Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as
of the date of the grant.
(b) EXERCISE. In no event may any Incentive Stock Option be
exercisable for more than ten years from the date of its grant.
(c) LAPSE OF OPTION. An Incentive Stock Option shall lapse under
the earliest of the following circumstances; provided, however, that
the Committee may, prior to the lapse of the Incentive Stock Option
under the circumstances described in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) below,
provide in writing that the Option will extend until a later date, but
if the Option is exercised after the dates specified in paragraphs (3),
(4) and (5) above, it will automatically become a Non-Qualified Stock
Option:
(1) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse as of the option
expiration date set forth in the Award Agreement.
(2) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse ten years after it
is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the Award Agreement.
(3) If the Participant terminates employment for any reason
other than as provided in paragraph (4) or (5) below, the
Incentive Stock Option shall lapse, unless it is previously
exercised, three months after the Participant's termination of
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employment; provided, however, that if the Participant's employment is
terminated by the Corporation for cause or by the Participant without
the consent of the Corporation, the Incentive Stock Option shall (to
the extent not previously exercised) lapse immediately.
(4) If the Participant terminates employment by reason of his
Disability, the Incentive Stock Option shall lapse, unless it is
previously exercised, one year after the Participant's termination of
employment.
(5) If the Participant dies while employed, or during the
three-month period described in paragraph (3) or during the one-year
period described in paragraph (4) and before the Option otherwise
lapses, the Option shall lapse one year after the Participant's death.
Upon the Participant's death, any exercisable Incentive Stock Options
may be exercised by the Participant's beneficiary.
Unless the exercisability of the Incentive Stock Option is accelerated
as provided in Article 13, if a Participant exercises an Option after
termination of employment, the Option may be exercised only with respect to the
shares that were otherwise vested on the Participant's termination of
employment.
(d) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares of Stock with respect
to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any
calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00.
(e) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted
to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten
percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary unless the exercise price per share of
such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of Stock at the
date of grant and the Option expires no later than five years after the date of
grant.
(f) EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No Award of an Incentive
Stock Option may be made pursuant to the Plan after the day immediately prior to
the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.
(g) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. During a Participant's lifetime, an
Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant or, in the case
of the Participant's Disability, by the Participant's guardian or legal
representative.
(h) DIRECTORS. The Committee may not grant an Incentive Stock
Option to a non-employee director. The Committee may grant an Incentive Stock
Option to a director who is also an employee of the Corporation or Parent or
Subsidiary, but only in that individual's position as an employee and not as a
director.
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ARTICLE 8
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
8.1. GRANT OF SARs. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:
(a) RIGHT TO PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation
Right, the Participant to whom it is granted has the right to receive
the excess, if any, of:
(1) The Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of
exercise; over
(2) The grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as
determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair
Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of grant in the
case of any SAR related to an Incentive Stock Option.
(b) OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The terms, methods of exercise,
methods of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, and
any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be
determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award and
shall be reflected in the Award Agreement.
ARTICLE 9
PERFORMANCE SHARES
9.1. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee is authorized to grant
Performance Shares to Participants on such terms and conditions as may be
selected by the Committee. The Committee shall have the complete discretion to
determine the number of Performance Shares granted to each Participant. All
Awards of Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.
9.2. RIGHT TO PAYMENT. A grant of Performance Shares gives the
Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to, or
exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Shares are granted, in
whole or in part, as the Committee shall establish at grant or thereafter. The
Committee shall set performance goals and other terms or conditions to payment
of the Performance Shares in its discretion which, depending on the extent to
which they are met, will determine the number and value of Performance Shares
that will be paid to the Participant.
9.3. OTHER TERMS. Performance Shares may be payable in cash, Stock, or
other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined by the
Committee and reflected in the Award Agreement.
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ARTICLE 10
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
10.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to make
Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts and subject to such
terms and conditions as may be selected by the Committee. All Awards of
Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
10.2. ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall be subject to
such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may
impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote
Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock).
These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under
such circumstances, in such installments, upon the satisfaction of performance
goals or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the
Award or thereafter.
10.3. FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at
the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment
during the applicable restriction period or upon failure to satisfy a
performance goal during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that
is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and reacquired by the
Corporation; provided, however, that the Committee may provide in any Award
Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted
Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting
from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in
part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.
10.4. CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock granted under
the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If
certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name
of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to
the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.
ARTICLE 11 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
11.1 GRANT OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Committee is authorized to
grant Dividend Equivalents to Participants subject to such terms and conditions
as may be selected by the Committee. Dividend Equivalents shall entitle the
Participant to receive payments equal to dividends with respect to all or a
portion of the number of shares of Stock subject to an Option Award or SAR
Award, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may provide that Dividend
Equivalents be paid or distributed when accrued or be deemed to have been
reinvested in additional shares of Stock, or otherwise reinvested.
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ARTICLE 12
OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
12.1. GRANT OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Committee is authorized,
subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other
Awards that are payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or
otherwise based on or related to shares of Stock, as deemed by the Committee to
be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including without limitation shares
of Stock awarded purely as a "bonus" and not subject to any restrictions or
conditions, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights
convertible or exchangeable into shares of Stock, and Awards valued by reference
to book value of shares of Stock or the value of securities of or the
performance of specified Parents or Subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine
the terms and conditions of such Awards.
ARTICLE 13
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
13.1. STAND-ALONE, TANDEM, AND SUBSTITUTE AWARDS. Awards granted under
the Plan 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 granted
under the Plan. If an Award is granted in substitution for another Award, the
Committee may require the surrender of such other Award in consideration of the
grant of the new Award. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other
Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the
grant of such other Awards.
13.2. EXCHANGE PROVISIONS. The Committee may at any time offer to
exchange or buy out any previously granted Award for a payment in cash, Stock,
or another Award (subject to Section 14.1), based on the terms and conditions
the Committee determines and communicates to the Participant at the time the
offer is made.
13.3. TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be for the period as
determined by the Committee, provided that in no event shall the term of any
Incentive Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with the
Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its grant
(or, if Section 7.2(e) applies, five years from the date of its grant).
13.4. FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the Plan and
any applicable law or Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the
Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of an Award may
be made in such form as the Committee determines at or after the time of grant,
including without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or
any combination, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in
installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance with
rules adopted by, and at the discretion of, the Committee.
13.5. LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right or interest of a Participant in any
unexercised or restricted Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to
or in favor of any party
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other than the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any
lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party other than
the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary. No unexercised or restricted Award
shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution or, except in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, pursuant to a domestic relations order that would satisfy Section
414(p)(1)(A) of the Code if such Section applied to an Award under the Plan;
provided, however, that the Committee may (but need not) permit other transfers
where the Committee concludes that such transferability (i) does not result in
accelerated taxation, (ii) does not cause any Option intended to be an incentive
stock option to fail to be described in Code Section 422(b), and (iii) is
otherwise appropriate and desirable, taking into account any state or federal
tax or securities laws applicable to transferable Awards.
13.6 BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 13.5, a Participant may,
in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise
the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to
any Award upon the Participant's death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal
representative, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to
all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the
Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise
provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Committee. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the
Participant, payment shall be made to the Participant's estate. Subject to the
foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant
at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Committee.
13.7. STOCK CERTIFICATES. All Stock certificates delivered under the
Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the
Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal or state
securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or
traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference
restrictions applicable to the Stock.
13.8. ACCELERATION UPON CERTAIN EVENTS. Upon the occurrence of a Change
in Control or in the event of the occurrence of any circumstance, transaction or
event not constituting a Change in Control but which the Board of Directors
deems to be, or to be reasonably likely to lead to, an effective change in
control of the Corporation of a nature that would be required to be reported in
response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of the 1934 Act, the Committee may in its
sole discretion declare all outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and
other Awards in the nature of rights that may be exercised to be fully
exercisable, and/or all restrictions on all outstanding Awards to have lapsed,
in each case as of such date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
declare, which may be on or before the consummation of such transaction or
event. To the extent that this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to
exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section 7.2(d), the excess Options
shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
13.9. ACCELERATION FOR ANY OTHER REASON. Regardless of whether an event
has occurred as described in Section 13.8 above, the Committee may in its sole
discretion at
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any time determine that all or a portion of a Participant's Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the nature of rights that may be
exercised shall become fully or partially exercisable, and/or that all or a part
of the restrictions on all or a portion of the outstanding Awards shall lapse,
in each case as of such date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
declare. The Committee may discriminate among Participants and among Awards
granted to a Participant in exercising its discretion pursuant to this Section
13.9.
13.10 EFFECT OF ACCELERATION. If an Award is accelerated under Section
13.8, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide (i) that the Award will
expire after a designated period of time after such acceleration to the extent
not then exercised, (ii) that the Award will be settled in cash rather than
Stock, (iii) that the Award will be assumed by another party to the transaction
giving rise to the acceleration or otherwise be equitably converted in
connection with such transaction, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing. The
Committee's determination need not be uniform and may be different for different
Participants whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.
13.11. PERFORMANCE GOALS. The Committee may determine that any Award
granted pursuant to this Plan to a Participant (including, but not limited to,
Participants who are Covered Employees) shall be determined solely on the basis
of (a) the achievement by the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of a
specified target return, or target growth in return, on equity or assets, (b)
the Corporation's, Parent's or Subsidiary's stock price, (c) the achievement by
a business unit of the Corporation, Parent or Subsidiary of a specified target,
or target growth in, net income or earnings per share, or (d) any combination of
the goals set forth in (a) through (c) above. Furthermore, the Committee
reserves the right for any reason to reduce (but not increase) any Award,
notwithstanding the achievement of a specified goal. If an Award is made on such
basis, the Committee shall establish goals prior to the beginning of the period
for which such performance goal relates (or such later date as may be permitted
under Code Section 162(m) or the regulations thereunder). Any payment of an
Award granted with performance goals shall be conditioned on the written
certification of the Committee in each case that the performance goals and any
other material conditions were satisfied.
13.12. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Whether military,
government or other service or other leave of absence shall constitute a
termination of employment or service in any other capacity shall be determined
in each case by the Committee at its discretion, and any determination by the
Committee shall be final and conclusive. A termination of employment or service
in any other capacity shall not occur in a circumstance in which a Participant
transfers from the Corporation to one of its Parents or Subsidiaries, transfers
from a Parent or Subsidiary to the Corporation, or transfers from one Parent or
Subsidiary to another Parent or Subsidiary.
13.13. LOAN PROVISIONS. With the consent of the Committee, the
Corporation may make, guarantee or arrange for a loan or loans to a Participant
with respect to the exercise of any Option granted under this Plan and/or with
respect to the payment of the purchase price, if any, of any Award granted
hereunder and/or with respect to the payment by the Participant of any or all
federal and/or state income taxes due on account of the granting or exercise of
any Award
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hereunder. The Committee shall have full authority to decide whether to make a
loan or loans hereunder and to determine the amount, terms and provisions of any
such loan or loans, including the interest rate to be charged in respect of any
such loan or loans, whether the loan or loans are to be made with or without
recourse against the borrower, the terms on which the loan is to be repaid and
the conditions, if any, under which the loan or loans may be forgiven.
ARTICLE 14
CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
14.1. GENERAL. In the event a share dividend is declared upon the
Stock, the shares of Stock then subject to each Award shall be increased
proportionately without any change in the aggregate purchase price therefor. In
the event the Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for a different number or
class of shares of stock or securities of the Corporation or of another
corporation or other entity, whether through reorganization, recapitalization,
stock split-up, combination of shares, merger or consolidation, there shall be
substituted for each such share of Stock then subject to each Award the number
and class of shares or other securities into which each outstanding share of
Stock shall be so changed or for which it shall be so exchanged, all without any
change in the aggregate purchase price for the shares or other securities then
subject to each Award.
ARTICLE 15
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
15.1. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. The Board or the
Committee may, at any time and from time to time, amend, modify or terminate the
Plan without stockholder approval; provided, however, that the Board or
Committee may condition any amendment or modification on the approval of
shareholders of the Corporation if such approval is necessary or deemed
advisable with respect to tax, securities or other applicable laws, policies or
regulations.
15.2 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. At any time and from time to time, the
Committee may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award without approval
of the Participant; provided, however, that such amendment, modification or
termination shall not, without the Participant's consent, reduce or diminish the
value of such Award determined as if the Award had been exercised, vested,
cashed in or otherwise settled on the date of such amendment or termination. No
termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect any
Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the
Participant.
ARTICLE 16
GENERAL PROVISIONS
16.1. NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant or employee, officer,
director, consultant or advisor shall have any claim to be granted any Award
under the Plan, and neither the Corporation nor the Committee is obligated to
treat Participants and employees, officers, directors, consultants or advisors
uniformly.
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16.2. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No Award gives the Participant any of the
rights of a stockholder of the Corporation unless and until shares of Stock are
in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.
16.3. WITHHOLDING. The Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary shall
have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant
to remit to the Corporation, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and
local taxes (including the Participant's FICA obligation) required by law to be
withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan. With
respect to withholding required upon any taxable event under the Plan, the
Committee may, at the time the Award is granted or thereafter, require that any
such withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding
shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to
the amount to be withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with such
procedures as the Committee establishes.
16.4. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTORSHIP OR SERVICE IN OTHER
CAPACITY. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary to
terminate any Participant's employment or status as an officer, director,
consultant or advisor at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to
continue as an employee, officer, director, consultant or advisor of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary.
l6.5. UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an
"unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained
in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that
are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation or any Parent or
Subsidiary.
16.6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment under the Plan shall
be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement,
savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or benefit plan of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary unless provided otherwise in such other
plan.
16.7. EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne
by the Corporation and its Parents or Subsidiaries.
16.8. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections in
the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any
conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall
control.
16.9. GENDER AND NUMBER. Except where otherwise indicated by the
context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the
plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.
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16.10. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued
and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be
given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be
eliminated by rounding up.
16.11. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the
Corporation to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to
all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government
agencies as may be required. The Corporation shall be under no obligation to
register under the 1933 Act, any of the shares of Stock paid under the Plan. If
the shares paid under the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from
registration under the 1933 Act, the Corporation may restrict the transfer of
such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of
any such exemption.
16.12. GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not governed by federal law, the
Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed
by the laws of the State of Georgia.
16.13 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. Each Award Agreement may contain such
other terms and conditions as the Committee may determine; provided that such
other terms and conditions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Plan.
The foregoing is hereby acknowledged as being the RARE Hospitality
International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan as adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation on October 13, 1997.
RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ George W. McKerrow, Jr.
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George W. McKerrow, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 4(D)
Amendment No. 1 to the RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1997 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this "Amendment") to the RARE Hospitality
International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is made this 20th
day of March, 1998.
The Board of Directors of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. (the
"Company") has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders to increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock
subject to the Plan to a total of 750,000 shares.
The Board of Directors intends that the amendment to the Plan provided
in this Amendment No. 1 shall be submitted to the shareholders of the Company
for approval within one year from the date of adoption of this Amendment by the
Board of Directors..
1.
Section 5.1 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting Section
5.1 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 5.1 to read
as follows:
"5.1. NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 14.1, the aggregate number of shares of Stock
reserved and available for Awards or which may be used to
provide a basis of measurement for or to determine the value
of an Award (such as with a Stock Appreciation Right or
Performance Share Award) shall be 750,000, no more than 20%
of which shall be Restricted Stock Awards."
2.
Except as expressly amended hereby, the terms of the Plan shall be and
remain unamended and the Plan as amended shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be
executed by its duly authorized representative on the day and year first above
written.
RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
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Its: President and Chief Operating Officer
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EXHIBIT 5
Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP regarding the legality of
the securities being registered.
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ALSTON & BIRD LLP
One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
404-881-7000
Fax: 404-881-7777
www.alston.com
William H. Avery Direct Dial (404) 881-7646
October 8, 1998
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
8215 Roswell Road, Building 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
Gentlemen:
This opinion is given in connection with the filing by RARE
Hospitality International, Inc. ("the Company") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") in connection
with the registration of up to 750,000 shares (the "Shares") of the no par
value Common Stock of the Company (the "Common Stock") that may be sold or
issued upon the grant or exercise of awards pursuant to the RARE Hospitality
International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). This Opinion
Letter is pursuant to Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K.
We have examined such corporate records and documents as we deemed
relevant and necessary to enable us to give the opinion set forth herein,
including the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and
Bylaws of the Company, as amended, and resolutions of the Board of Directors of
the Company authorizing the Plan and authorizing amendments to the Plan.
In conducting our examination we assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of
all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, and the
authenticity of the originals of such documents.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when
sold or issued upon the grant or exercise of awards pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, will be duly authorized,
legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable under the Georgia Business
Corporation Code as in effect on this date.
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We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement.
Sincerely yours,
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
By: /s/ William H. Avery
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William H. Avery
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EXHIBIT 23(B)
Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. of our report dated
February 27, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of RARE
Hospitality International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 28, 1997 and
December 29, 1996, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 28, 1997, which report appears in the December 28, 1997,
annual report on Form 10-K of RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
/s/KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
October 5, 1998
