Utah
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87-0401551
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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1.
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The following nominees for Director were elected. Each person elected will serve until the next annual meeting
of shareholders or until such person’s successor is elected and qualified.
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Nominee
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Number of Votes Cast For
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Number of Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Anne H. Chow
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9,431,283
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439,676
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2,213,869
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Clayton M. Christensen
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9,840,630
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30,329
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2,213,869
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Michael Fung
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9,835,059
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35,900
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2,213,869
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Dennis G. Heiner
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9,659,884
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211,075
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2,213,869
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Donald J. McNamara
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9,839,900
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31,059
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2,213,869
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Joel C. Peterson
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9,839,900
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31,059
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2,213,869
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E. Kay Stepp
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9,661,909
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209,050
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2,213,869
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Robert A. Whitman
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9,748,874
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122,085
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2,213,869
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2.
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The advisory vote for the approval of executive compensation as described and presented in the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis of the Company’s Proxy Statement was approved with 9,612,029 votes in favor; 258,440 votes against; and 490 abstentions. The number of broker non-votes was 2,213,869.
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3.
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The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2019 was approved with 12,057,494 votes cast in favor; 467 votes against; and 26,867 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes for this proposal.
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4.
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The Franklin Covey Co. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved
with 9,595,550 votes in favor; 273,911 votes against; and 1,498 abstentions. The number of broker non-votes totaled 2,213,869.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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10.1 |
Franklin Covey Co. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan
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FRANKLIN COVEY CO.
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Date:
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January 25, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Stephen D. Young
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Stephen D. Young
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Chief Financial Officer
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(i)
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a change in control required to be reported pursuant to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act;
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(ii)
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a change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer than fifty percent of the incumbent Directors are Directors
who either (i) had been directors of the Company 24 months prior to such change or (ii) were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Directors who had been Directors of the
Company 24 months prior to such change and who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination;
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(iii)
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any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to
vote at elections of Directors (the “Base Capital Stock”); provided, however, that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of
securities of any person resulting solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person’s ownership of securities, shall be disregarded until such person
increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such person’s beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company; or
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(iv)
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The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person or the sale, transfer, or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to one or more other persons in a single transaction or series of related transactions that requires the approval of the Company’s shareholders, whether for such transaction
or the issuance of securities in such transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless in connection with such Business Combination
securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the survivor’s or acquiror’s outstanding securities (or the securities of any parent thereof) are held by a person or persons who held securities possessing more
than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities (“Company Voting Securities”) immediately prior to
such Business Combination and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to such Business
Combination.
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(i)
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700,000 Shares, plus
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(ii)
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any Shares subject to any outstanding award under the Prior Stock Plans that, after November 30, 2018, are not purchased or are
forfeited or reacquired by the Company, or otherwise not delivered to the Participant due to termination or cancellation of such award, subject to the share counting provisions of Section 4(b) below, less
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(iii)
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any Shares subject to any award issued under the Prior Stock Plans after November 30, 2018. On and after shareholder approval of
this Plan, no awards shall be granted under the Prior Stock Plans, but all outstanding awards previously granted under the Prior Stock Plans shall remain outstanding and subject to the terms of the Prior Stock Plans.
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(i)
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Shares Added Back to Reserve. Subject
to the limitations in (ii) below, if any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are not purchased or are forfeited or are reacquired by the Company, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares
available under the Plan with respect to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture, reacquisition by the Company, termination or cancellation, shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan.
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(ii)
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Shares Not Added Back to Reserve.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in (i) above, the following Shares will not again become available for issuance under the Plan: (A) any Shares which would have been issued upon any exercise of an Option but for the fact that the
exercise price was paid by a “net exercise” pursuant to Section 6(a)(iii)(B) or any Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of an Option;
(B) any Shares withheld by the Company or Shares tendered to satisfy any tax withholding obligation; (C) Shares covered by a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right issued under the Plan that are not issued in connection with settlement in
Shares upon exercise; or (D) Shares that are repurchased by the Company using Option exercise proceeds.
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(iii)
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Cash-Only Awards. Awards that do not
entitle the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.
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(iv)
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Substitute Awards Relating to Acquired Entities.
Shares issued under Awards granted in substitution for awards previously granted by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards
under the Plan.
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(i)
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Limitation for Employees and Officers.
No Eligible Person who is an employee or officer may be granted any Award or Awards denominated in Shares for more than 250,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 4(c) of the Plan), in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
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(ii)
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Limitation for Consultants, Independent Contractors
and Advisors. No Eligible Person who is a consultant, independent contractor or advisor may be granted any Award or Awards denominated in Shares for more than 250,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 4(c) of the Plan), in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
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(iii)
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Limitation of Awards Granted to Non-Employee
Directors. No Director who is not also an employee of the Company or an Affiliate may be granted any Award or Awards denominated in Shares that exceed in the aggregate $125,000 (such value computed as of the date of grant
in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) in any fiscal year. The foregoing limit shall not apply to any Award made pursuant to any election by the Director to receive an Award in lieu of all or a portion of annual and
committee retainers and annual meeting fees.
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(i)
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Exercise Price. The purchase price per
Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option; provided, however, that the Committee may designate a purchase price below Fair Market Value on the date of grant if the Option is granted in substitution for a stock option previously granted
by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate.
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(ii)
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Option Term. The term of each Option
shall be fixed by the Committee at the time but shall not be longer than 10 years from the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide in the terms of an Option (either at grant or by subsequent modification)
that, to the extent consistent with Section 409A, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) (i) the exercise of the Option is prohibited by applicable law or (ii) Shares may
not be purchased or sold by certain employees or directors of the Company due to the “black-out period” of a Company policy or a “lock-up” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term of the
Option shall be extended for a period of not more than thirty (30) days following the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement.
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(iii)
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Time and Method of Exercise. Subject to
Section 6(a)(iii)(B), the Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part and the method or
methods by which, and the form or forms, including, but not limited to, cash, Shares (actually or by attestation), other securities, other Awards or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise
date equal to the applicable exercise price, in which, payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made.
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(A)
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Promissory Notes. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Committee may not accept a promissory note as consideration.
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(B)
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Net Exercises. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, the Participant may, in his or her discretion, exercise an Option by requesting that the Company deliver to the Participant a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of
exercise) equal to the excess, if positive, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the Option being exercised on the date of exercise, over the exercise price of the Option for such Shares.
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(iv)
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Incentive Stock Options.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the following additional provisions shall apply to the grant of stock options which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options:
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(A)
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The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under all Incentive Stock Options under the Plan shall be 700,000 Shares.
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(B)
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The Committee will not grant Incentive Stock Options in which the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option
is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan and all other plans of the Company and its Affiliates) shall exceed
$100,000.
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(C)
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All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within ten years from the earlier of the date on which this Plan was adopted by the
Board or the date this Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company.
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(D)
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Unless sooner exercised, all Incentive Stock Options shall expire and no longer be exercisable no later than 10 years after the
date of grant; provided, however,
that in the case of a grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a Participant who, at the time such Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company or of its Affiliates, such Incentive Stock Option shall expire and no longer be exercisable no later than five years from the date of grant.
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(E)
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The purchase price per Share for an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the
date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that, in the case of the grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a Participant who, at the time such Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of its Affiliates, the purchase price per Share purchasable under an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share
on the date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option.
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(F)
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Any Incentive Stock Option authorized under the Plan shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable, but
shall in all events be consistent with and contain all provisions required in order to qualify the Option as an Incentive Stock Option.
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(i)
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Restrictions. Shares of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, any limitation on the right to receive any property with respect thereto), which restrictions
may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise as the Committee may deem appropriate. For purposes of clarity and without limiting the Committee’s general authority under Section 3(a), vesting of such Awards may, at the Committee’s discretion, be conditioned upon the Participant’s completion of a minimum period
of service with the Company or an Affiliate, or upon the achievement of one or more performance goals established by the Committee, or upon any combination of service-based and performance-based conditions. As provided in Section 6(e)(ix) below, the holders of Restricted Stock will not have any voting, dividend, or other rights until the Restricted Stock
restrictions lapse or are waived. The holders of Restricted Stock Units shall have no voting rights and shall have no dividend rights until the applicable restrictions lapse or are waived.
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(ii)
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Issuance and Delivery of Shares. Any
Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be issued at the time such Awards are granted and may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book‑entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or
certificates, which certificate or certificates shall be held by the Company or held in nominee name by the stock transfer agent or brokerage service selected by the Company to provide such services for the Plan. Such certificate or
certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. Shares representing Restricted Stock that are no longer subject to
restrictions shall be delivered (including by updating the book‑entry registration) to the Participant promptly after the applicable restrictions lapse or are waived. In the case of Restricted Stock Units, no Shares shall be issued at
the time such Awards are granted. Upon the lapse or waiver of restrictions and the restricted period relating to Restricted Stock Units evidencing the right to receive Shares, such Shares shall be issued and delivered to the holder of
the Restricted Stock Units.
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(i)
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Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together.
Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with or in substitution for any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in
addition to or in tandem with other Awards or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such
other Awards or awards.
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(ii)
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Forms of Payment under Awards. Subject
to the terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee shall
determine (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities (but excluding promissory notes), other Awards or other property or any combination thereof), and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments or on
a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment
or deferred payments.
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(iii)
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Limits on Transfer of Awards. No Award
(other than fully vested and unrestricted Shares issued pursuant to any Award) and no right under any such Award shall be transferable by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and no Award (other
than fully vested and unrestricted Shares issued pursuant to any Award) or right under any such Award may be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance thereof
shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may permit the transfer of an Award other than a fully vested and unrestricted Share to family members, provided that such
permitted transfer shall be for no value and in accordance with the rules of Form S-8. The Committee may also establish procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a person or persons, as beneficiary or
beneficiaries, to exercise the rights of the Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award in the event of the Participant’s death.
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(iv)
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Restrictions; Securities Exchange Listing.
All Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, applicable federal or state securities laws
and regulatory requirements, and the Committee may cause appropriate entries to be made with respect to, or legends to be placed on the certificates for, such Shares or other securities to reflect such restrictions. The Company shall not
be required to deliver any Shares or other securities covered by an Award unless and until the requirements of any federal or state securities or other laws, rules or regulations (including the rules of any securities exchange) as may be
determined by the Company to be applicable are satisfied.
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(v)
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Prohibition on Option and Stock Appreciation Right
Repricing. Except as provided in Section 4(c) hereof, the Committee may not, without prior approval of the Company’s shareholders,
seek to effect any re-pricing of any previously granted, “underwater” Option or Stock Appreciation Right by: (i) amending or modifying the terms of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to lower the exercise price; (ii) canceling the
underwater Option or Stock Appreciation Right and granting either (A) replacement Options or Stock Appreciation Rights having a lower exercise price; or (B) Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Stock-Based Award in exchange;
or (iii) cancelling or repurchasing the underwater Option or Stock Appreciation Right for cash or other securities. An Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be deemed to be “underwater” at any time when the Fair Market Value of the
Shares covered by such Award is less than the exercise price of the Award.
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(vi)
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Minimum Vesting. Except as provided in
(A) below, no Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, or Other‑Stock Based Award shall be granted with terms providing for a lapse of any vesting obligations earlier than a date that is at least one-year
following the date of grant (or, in the case of vesting based upon performance-based objectives, vesting restrictions cannot lapse earlier than the one-year anniversary measured from the commencement of the period over which performance
is evaluated).
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(A)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a maximum of five percent (5%) of the aggregate number of Shares available for issuance under this
Plan may be issued as Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or other Stock‑Based Awards that do not comply with the applicable one‑year minimum vesting requirements set forth above.
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(B)
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For purposes of counting Shares against the five percent (5%) limitation, the Share counting rules under Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of the Plan apply.
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(C)
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Nothing in this Section 6 shall limit the authority of the Committee to provide for the acceleration of the exercisability of any
Award or the lapse of any restrictions relating to any Award except where expressly limited in Section 6(e)(viii).
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(vii)
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Section 409A Provisions.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that constitutes “deferred compensation” to a Participant under Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder is
otherwise payable or distributable to a Participant under the Plan or any Award Agreement solely by reason of the occurrence of a change in control event or due to the Participant’s disability or “separation from service” (as such term is
defined under Section 409A), such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such change
in control event, disability or separation from service meet the definition of a change in control event, disability, or separation from service, as the case may be, in Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable proposed or final
regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short‑term deferral exemption or otherwise. Any payment or distribution that otherwise would
be made to a Participant who is a Specified Employee (as determined by the Committee in good faith) on account of separation from service may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of the Specified Employee’s
separation from service (or if earlier, upon the Specified Employee’s death) unless the payment or distribution is exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short‑term deferral exemption or otherwise.
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(viii)
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Acceleration of Vesting or Exercisability.
No Award Agreement shall accelerate time-based vesting of any Award solely in connection with any corporate transaction as described in Section 7(b);
provided, that an Award Agreement may accelerate time-based vesting for events occurring in connection with a corporate transaction
that are materially adverse to the Participant (e.g., termination without cause, resignation for good reason, death or disability, as
such terms are determined by the Committee). The Committee may, pursuant to its general authority under Section 3(a), waive the foregoing
limitation and accelerate time-based vesting under an Award, but only upon the consummation of (or effective immediately prior to the consummation of, provided that the consummation subsequently occurs) a corporate transaction that
qualifies as a Change in Control where the definitive agreement among the parties to the Change in Control contemplates that the Award will be cancelled in exchange for an immediate right to cash in accordance with Section 7(b)(i). The foregoing limitation shall not be construed to limit the Committee’s ability to modify performance vesting conditions (as opposed
to time-based vesting provisions) in connection with a corporate transaction.
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(ix)
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Dividend Rights. Except as provided in
Section 4(c)(with respect to equitable adjustments), the holders of Awards shall have no voting rights and shall have no dividend or equivalent
rights (including no right to accrue dividends or dividend equivalent amounts that become payable upon vesting, lapse of restrictions, or settlement of an Award). In the event of any non-regular dividend or similar equitable adjustment
to an Award under Section 4(c), such dividend or other adjustment amount shall be subject to the same vesting and other restrictions as apply to
the underlying Award Shares. The foregoing limitations shall not apply to fully vested, unrestricted Shares issued under any Award.
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(i)
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unless the New York Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange that is applicable to the Company requires otherwise, amend the
eligibility for, and limitations or conditions imposed upon, participation in the Plan;
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(ii)
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amend any terms relating to the granting or exercise of Awards, including but not limited to terms relating to the amount and
payment of the exercise price, or the vesting, expiration, assignment or adjustment of Awards, or otherwise waive any conditions of or rights of the Company under any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively;
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(iii)
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make changes that are necessary or desirable to comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies of any applicable
governmental entity or stock exchange (including amendments to Awards necessary or desirable to maximize any available tax deduction or to avoid any adverse tax results, and no action taken to comply with such tax provision shall be
deemed to impair or otherwise adversely alter or impair the rights of any holder of an Award or beneficiary thereof); or
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(iv)
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amend any terms relating to the administration of the Plan, including the terms of any administrative guidelines or other rules
related to the Plan.
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(i)
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require shareholder approval under the rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange
or any other securities exchange that is applicable to the Company;
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(ii)
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increase the number of shares authorized under the Plan as specified in Section 4(a) of the Plan;
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(iii)
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increase the number of shares or value subject to the limitations contained in Section 4(d) of the Plan;
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(iv)
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permit repricing of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, which is currently prohibited by Section 6(e)(v) of the Plan;
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(v)
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permit the award of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights at a price less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date
of grant of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, contrary to the provisions of Section 6(a)(i) and Section 6(b) of the Plan; or
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(vi)
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increase the maximum term permitted for Options and Stock Appreciation Rights as specified in Section 6(a)(ii) and Section 6(b).
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(i)
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either (A) termination of the Award, whether or not vested, in exchange for an amount of cash and/or other property, if any, equal
to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of the Award or realization of the Participant’s rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if, as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described in this Section 7(b)(i)(A), the Committee or the Board determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of the Award or
realization of the Participant’s rights, then the Award may be terminated by the Company without any payment) or (B) the replacement of the Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee or the Board, in its sole
discretion;
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(ii)
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that the Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for
by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices;
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(iii)
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that, subject to the limitation in Section
6(e)(viii), the Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all Shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable Award Agreement; or
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(iv)
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that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after a date certain in the future, which may be the effective date of
the event.
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