Effect of Certain Changes. The number of Restricted Shares subject to the Grant shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee in the event of any changes in the shares of Common Stock set forth in this Section 4(d)(1). (1) In the event that any dividend or other distribution is declared (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other property), or there occurs any recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange or other similar corporate transaction or event, the Committee shall appropriately adjust the number of Restricted Shares subject to the Grant. (2) Upon occurrence of an Acceleration Event (as defined below), all restrictions then outstanding with respect to the Restricted Stock Award shall automatically expire and be of no further force and effect. An “Acceleration Event” shall occur if: (A) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than any person who on the date hereof is a director or officer of the Corporation, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation, or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities; (B) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Corporation to effect a transaction described in clause (A) or (C) of this Section 4(d)(2) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; (C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other entity other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (D) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets. (3) In the event of a change in the Common Stock of the Corporation as presently constituted which is limited to a change of all of its authorized shares with par value into the same number of shares with a different par value or without par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the Common Stock within the meaning of these Standard Terms and Conditions. (4) The foregoing adjustments shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. (5) Except as hereinbefore expressly provided in this Section 4(d), the Grantee shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or by reason of any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation or spin-off of assets or stock of another corporation; and any issue by the Corporation of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award. The grant of the Restricted Stock Award pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement and these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structures or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or part of its business or assets.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Anntaylor Stores Corp)
Effect of Certain Changes. The number of Restricted Shares subject to the Grant shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee in the event of (a) If there is any changes change in the shares of Common Stock through the declaration of extraordinary cash dividends, stock dividends, recapitalization, stock splits, or combinations or exchanges of such shares, or other similar transactions, the number of shares of Common Stock available for awards (both the maximum number of shares issuable under the Plan as a whole and the maximum number of shares issuable on a per-employee basis, each as set forth in this Section 4(d)(15 hereof), the number of such shares covered by outstanding awards, the Performance Goals, and the price per share of Options or SARs shall be proportionately adjusted by the Committee to reflect such change in the issued shares of Common Stock; provided, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated; and provided, further, that, with respect to Incentive Stock Options, such adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code.
(1b) In the event that any dividend of the dissolution or other distribution is declared (whether liquidation of the Company; in the form event of cashany corporate separation or division, Common Stockincluding but not limited to, split-up, split-off or other property), or there occurs any recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange ; or in the event of other similar corporate transaction or eventtransactions, the Committee shall appropriately adjust the number of Restricted Shares subject to the Grant.may, in its sole discretion, provide that either:
(2i) Upon occurrence the Grantee of any award hereunder shall have the right to exercise an Acceleration Event Option (at its then Option Price) and receive such property, cash, securities, or any combination thereof upon such exercise as defined below), all restrictions then outstanding would have been received with respect to the Restricted number of shares of Common Stock Award for which such Option might have been exercised immediately prior to such dissolution, liquidation, or corporate separation or division; or
(ii) each Option shall automatically expire terminate as of a date to be fixed by the Committee and that written notice of the date so fixed shall be given to each Grantee, who shall have the right, within such period as may be specified by the Committee preceding such termination, to exercise all or part of no further force and effectsuch Option. An “Acceleration Event” In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, any award then outstanding shall be assumed or an equivalent award shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless such successor corporation does not agree to assume the award or to substitute an equivalent award, as determined in the discretion of the Committee, in which case the Committee shall, in lieu of such assumption or substitution, provide for the realization of such outstanding awards in the manner set forth in Section 11(b)(i) or 11(b)(ii) above.
(c) If, while any awards remain outstanding under the Plan, any of the following events shall occur if:(which events shall constitute a “Change in Control” of the Company):
(Ai) the “beneficial ownership”, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of securities representing more than a majority of the combined voting power of the Company are acquired by any “person” (as such term is used defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), Act (other than any person who on (A) the date hereof is a director or officer of the CorporationCompany, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the CorporationCompany, or (C) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders shareholders of the Corporation Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, is or becomes Company); or
(ii) the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under closing of a definitive agreement approved by the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities shareholders of the Corporation representing 20% Company to merge or more of consolidate the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities;
Company with or into another company (B) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Corporation to effect a transaction described in clause (A) or (C) of this Section 4(d)(2) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
(C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other entity other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 80% a majority of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
(D) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation ), or an agreement for the sale to sell or disposition by the Corporation otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, or the Corporation’s assets.liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(3iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period were members of the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof (unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period); then from and after the date on which any such Change in Control shall have occurred (the “Acceleration Date”), any Option, SAR, and share of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to this Plan shall be exercisable or otherwise nonforfeitable in full, as applicable, whether or not otherwise exercisable or forfeitable. Following the Acceleration Date, (i) the Committee shall, in the case of a merger, consolidation, or sale or disposition of assets, promptly make an appropriate adjustment to the number and class of shares of Common Stock available for awards, and to the amount and kind of shares or other securities or property receivable upon exercise or other realization of any outstanding awards after the effective date of such transaction, and, if applicable, the price thereof, and (ii) the Committee may in its discretion (unless proscribed with respect to certain Grantees), permit the cancellation of outstanding Options, SARs, and Restricted Stock in exchange for a cash payment in an amount equal to the Spread. The term "Spread" as used herein shall mean an amount equal to the product computed by multiplying (i) the excess of (A) the highest Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock during the sixty-day period preceding the Acceleration Date over (B) the Option Price per share of Common Stock at which such Option, SAR, or Restricted Stock is exercisable, by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option, SAR, or Restricted Stock is being exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to any Incentive Stock Option (or an SAR relating to an Incentive Stock Option), the Grantee may not receive a cash payment in excess of the maximum amount that will enable such option to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option
(d) In the event of a change in the Common Stock of the Corporation Company as presently constituted which that is limited to a change of all of its authorized shares with par value of Common Stock into the same number of shares with a different par value or without par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the Common Stock within the meaning of these Standard Terms and Conditionsthe Plan.
(4) The foregoing adjustments shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(5e) Except as hereinbefore herein before expressly provided in this Section 4(d)11, the Grantee of an award hereunder shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or by reason of any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation or spin-off of assets or stock of another corporationcompany; and any issue by the Corporation Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Awardan award. The grant of the Restricted Stock Award an award pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement and these Standard Terms and Conditions Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structures or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate liquidate, or sell, or transfer all or part of its business or assetsassets or engage in any similar transactions.
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Effect of Certain Changes. The number of Restricted Shares subject to the Grant shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee in the event of (a) If there is any changes change in the shares of Common Stock through the declaration of extraordinary cash dividends, stock dividends, recapitalization, stock splits, or combinations or exchanges of such shares, or other similar transactions, the number of shares of Common Stock available for awards (both the maximum number of shares issuable under the Plan as a whole and the maximum number of shares issuable on a per-employee basis, each as set forth in this Section 4(d)(15 hereof), the number of such shares covered by outstanding awards, the Performance Goals, and the price per share of Options or SARs shall be proportionately adjusted by the Committee to reflect such change in the issued shares of Common Stock; provided, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated; and provided, further, that, with respect to Incentive Stock Options, such adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code.
(1b) In the event that any dividend of the dissolution or other distribution is declared (whether liquidation of the Company; in the form event of cashany corporate separation or division, Common Stockincluding but not limited to, split-up, split-off or other property), or there occurs any recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange ; or in the event of other similar corporate transaction or eventtransactions, the Committee shall appropriately adjust the number of Restricted Shares subject to the Grant.may, in its sole discretion, provide that either:
(2i) Upon occurrence the Grantee of any award hereunder shall have the right to exercise an Acceleration Event Option (at its then Option Price) and receive such property, cash, securities, or any combination thereof upon such exercise as defined below), all restrictions then outstanding would have been received with respect to the Restricted number of shares of Common Stock Award for which such Option might have been exercised immediately prior to such dissolution, liquidation, or corporate separation or division; or
(ii) each Option shall automatically expire terminate as of a date to be fixed by the Committee and that written notice of the date so fixed shall be given to each Grantee, who shall have the right, within such period as may be specified by the Committee preceding such termination, to exercise all or part of no further force and effectsuch Option. An “Acceleration Event” In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, any award then outstanding shall be assumed or an equivalent award shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless such successor corporation does not agree to assume the award or to substitute an equivalent award, as determined in the discretion of the Committee, in which case the Committee shall, in lieu of such assumption or substitution, provide for the realization of such outstanding awards in the manner set forth in Section 11(b)(i) or 11(b)(ii) above.
(c) If, while any awards remain outstanding under the Plan, any of the following events shall occur if:(which events shall constitute a “Change in Control” of the Company):
(Ai) the “beneficial ownership”, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of securities representing more than a majority of the combined voting power of the Company are acquired by any “person” (as such term is used defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), Act (other than any person who on (A) the date hereof is a director or officer of the CorporationCompany, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the CorporationCompany, or (C) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders shareholders of the Corporation Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, is or becomes Company); or
(ii) the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under closing of a definitive agreement approved by the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities shareholders of the Corporation representing 20% Company to merge or more of consolidate the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities;
Company with or into another company (B) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Corporation to effect a transaction described in clause (A) or (C) of this Section 4(d)(2) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
(C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other entity other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 80% a majority of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
(D) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation ), or an agreement for the sale to sell or disposition by the Corporation otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, or the Corporation’s liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period were members of the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof (unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period); then from and after the date on which any such Change in Control shall have occurred (the “Acceleration Date”), any Option, SAR, and share of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to this Plan shall be exercisable or otherwise nonforfeitable in full, as applicable, whether or not otherwise exercisable or forfeitable. Following the Acceleration Date, (i) the Committee shall, in the case of a merger, consolidation, or sale or disposition of assets, promptly make an appropriate adjustment to the number and class of shares of Common Stock available for awards, and to the amount and kind of shares or other securities or property receivable upon exercise or other realization of any outstanding awards after the effective date of such transaction, and, if applicable, the price thereof, and (ii) the Committee may in its discretion (unless proscribed with respect to certain Grantees), permit the cancellation of outstanding Options, SARs, and Restricted Stock in exchange for a cash payment in an amount equal to the Spread. The term "Spread" as used herein shall mean an amount equal to the product computed by multiplying (i) the excess of (A) the highest Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock during the sixty-day period preceding the Acceleration Date over (B) the Option Price per share of Common Stock at which such Option, SAR, or Restricted Stock is exercisable, by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option, SAR, or Restricted Stock is being exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to any Incentive Stock Option (or an SAR relating to an Incentive Stock Option), the Grantee may not receive a cash payment in excess of the maximum amount that will enable such option to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, and (ii) if any award is considered to be a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the permissible actions of the Committee set forth in this Section 11(c) shall apply to such award only to the extent that its application would not result in the imposition of any tax or interest, or the inclusion of any amount in income, under Section 409A of the Code. Implementation of the provisions of this Section 11(c) shall be conditioned upon consummation of the Change in Control.
(3d) In the event of a change in the Common Stock of the Corporation Company as presently constituted which that is limited to a change of all of its authorized shares with par value of Common Stock into the same number of shares with a different par value or without par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the Common Stock within the meaning of these Standard Terms and Conditionsthe Plan.
(4) The foregoing adjustments shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(5e) Except as hereinbefore herein before expressly provided in this Section 4(d)11, the Grantee of an award hereunder shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or by reason of any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation or spin-off of assets or stock of another corporationcompany; and any issue by the Corporation Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Awardan award. The grant of the Restricted Stock Award an award pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement and these Standard Terms and Conditions Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structures or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate liquidate, or sell, or transfer all or part of its business or assetsassets or engage in any similar transactions.
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Effect of Certain Changes. The number of Restricted Shares subject to the Grant shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee in the event of any changes in the shares of Common Stock set forth in this Section 4(d)(1).
(1) In the event that any dividend or other distribution is declared (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other property), or there occurs any recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange or other similar corporate transaction or event, the Committee shall appropriately adjust adjust, (i) the number and kind of Restricted Shares subject shares of stock which may thereafter be issued in connection with Options hereunder, (ii) the number and kind of shares of stock or other property issued or issuable in respect of outstanding Options, and (iii) the exercise price, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or purchase price relating to the Grantany award. Any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded.
(2) Upon occurrence of If an Acceleration Event (as defined below)) shall occur while unexercisable Options remain outstanding under the Standard Terms and Conditions, all restrictions then outstanding with respect to the Restricted Stock Award such Options not theretofor exercisable by their terms shall automatically expire and be of no further force and effectbecome exercisable in full. An “Acceleration Event” shall occur if:
(A) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than any person who on the date hereof is a director or officer of the Corporation, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation, or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities;
(B) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Corporation to effect a transaction described in clause (A) or (C) of this Section 4(d)(24(f)(2) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
(C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other entity other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
(D) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets. Following the Acceleration Event, the Committee may provide for the cancellation of all Options then outstanding. Upon such cancellation, the Corporation shall make, in exchange for each such Option, a payment either in (i) cash; (ii) shares of the successor entity; or (iii) some combination of cash or shares thereof, at the discretion of the Committee, and in each case in an amount per share subject to such Option equal to the difference between the per share exercise price of such Option and the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of the Acceleration Event.
(3) In the event of a change in the Common Stock of the Corporation as presently constituted which is limited to a change of all of its authorized shares with par value into the same number of shares with a different par value or without par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the Common Stock within the meaning of these Standard Terms and Conditions.
(4) The foregoing adjustments shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(5) Except as hereinbefore expressly provided in this Section 4(d4(f), the Grantee Option Holder shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or by reason of any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation or spin-off of assets or stock of another corporation; and any issue by the Corporation of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock AwardOption. The grant of the Restricted Stock Award an Option pursuant to the Restricted Stock Option Agreement and these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structures or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or part of its business or assets.
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Sources: Non Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Anntaylor Stores Corp)