ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.
UNIT OPTION PLAN AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated December 16, 1997 between Alliance Capital Management L.P.
(the "Partnership") and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. (the "Employee"), an employee of
the Partnership or a subsidiary of the Partnership.
The Option Committee (the "Administrator") of the Board of Directors of
Alliance Capital Management Corporation, the general partner of the Partnership
(the "Board"), pursuant to the Alliance Capital Management L.P. Unit Option
Plan, a copy of which has been delivered to the Employee (the "Plan"), granted
to the Employee an option to purchase units representing assignments of
beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in the Partnership (the
"Units") as hereinafter set forth, and authorized the execution and delivery of
this Agreement.
In accordance with that grant, and as a condition thereto, the Partnership
and the Employee agree as follows:
1. GRANT OF OPTION. Subject to and under the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Employee is the owner of an option
(the "Option") to purchase from the Partnership the number of Units set forth in
Section 1 of Exhibit A attached hereto at the per Unit price set forth in
Section 2 of Exhibit A.
2. TERM AND EXERCISE SCHEDULE. This Option shall not be exercisable to
any extent prior to December 16, 1998 or after December 16, 2007 (the
"Expiration Date"). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Plan, the Employee shall be entitled to exercise the Option prior to the
Expiration Date and to purchase Units hereunder in accordance with the schedule
set forth in Section 3 of Exhibit A.
The right to exercise this Option shall be cumulative so that to the extent
this Option is not exercised when it becomes initially exercisable with respect
to any Units, it shall be exercisable with respect to such Units at any time
thereafter until the Expiration Date and any Units subject to this Option which
have not then been purchased may not, thereafter, be purchased hereunder. A
Unit shall be considered to have been purchased on or before the Expiration Date
if the Partnership has been given notice of the purchase pursuant to Sections 3
and 13, and the Partnership has actually received payment for the Unit on or
before the Expiration Date.
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3. NOTICE OF EXERCISE, PAYMENT AND CERTIFICATE. Exercise of this Option,
in whole or in part, shall be by delivery of a written notice to the Partnership
pursuant to Section 13 which specifies the number of Units being purchased and
is accompanied by payment therefor in cash. Promptly after receipt of such
notice and purchase price, the Partnership shall deliver to the person
exercising the Option a certificate for the number of Units purchased. Units to
be issued upon the exercise of this Option may be either authorized and unissued
Units or Units which have been reacquired by the Partnership.
4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. This Option may be exercised only while
the Employee is a full-time employee of the Partnership, except as follows:
(a) DISABILITY. If the Employee's employment with the Partnership
terminates because of Disability, the Employee (or his personal
representative) shall have the right to exercise this Option, to the extent
that the Employee was entitled to do so on the date of termination of his
employment, for a period which ends not later than the earlier of (i) three
months after such termination, and (ii) the Expiration Date. "Disability"
shall mean a determination by the Administrator that the Employee is
physically or mentally incapacitated and has been unable for a period of
six consecutive months to perform the duties for which he was responsible
immediately before the onset of his incapacity. In order to assist the
Administrator in making a determination as to the Disability of the
Employee for purposes of this paragraph (a), the Employee shall, as
reasonably requested by the Administrator, (A) make himself available for
medical examinations by one or more physicians chosen by the Administrator
and approved by the Employee, whose approval shall not unreasonably be
withheld, and (B) grant the Administrator and any such physicians access to
all relevant medical information concerning him, arrange to furnish copies
of medical records to them, and use his best efforts to cause his own
physicians to be available to discuss his health with them.
(b) DEATH. If the Employee dies (i) while in the employ of the
Partnership, or (ii) within one month after termination of his employment
with the Partnership because of Disability (as determined in accordance
with paragraph (a) above), or (iii) within one month after the Partnership
terminates his employment for any reason other than for Cause (as
determined in accordance with paragraph (c) below), this Option may be
exercised, to the extent that the Employee was entitled to do so on the
date of his death, by the person or persons to whom the Option shall have
been transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, for a
period which ends not later than the earlier of (A) six months from the
date of the Employee's death, and (B) the Expiration Date.
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(c) OTHER TERMINATION. If the Partnership terminates the Employee's
employment for any reason other than death, Disability or for Cause, the
Employee shall have the right to exercise this Option, to the extent that
he was entitled to do so on the date of the termination of his employment,
for a period which ends not later than the earlier of (i) three months
after such termination, and (ii) the Expiration Date. "Cause" shall mean
(A) the Employee's continuing willful failure to perform his duties as an
employee (other than as a result of his total or partial incapacity due to
physical or mental illness), (B) gross negligence or malfeasance in the
performance of the Employee's duties, (C) a finding by a court or other
governmental body with proper jurisdiction that an act or acts by the
Employee constitutes (1) a felony under the laws of the United States or
any state thereof (or, if the Employee's place of employment is outside of
the United States, a serious crime under the laws of the foreign
jurisdiction where he is employed, which crime if committed in the United
States would be a felony under the laws of the United States or the laws of
New York), or (2) a violation of federal or state securities law (or, if
the Employee's place of employment is outside of the United States, of
federal, state or foreign securities law) by reason of which finding of
violation described in this clause (2) the Board determines in good faith
that the continued employment of the Employee by the Partnership would be
seriously detrimental to the Partnership and its business, (D) in the
absence of such a finding by a court or other governmental body with proper
jurisdiction, such a determination in good faith by the Board by reason of
such act or acts constituting such a felony, serious crime or violation, or
(E) any breach by the Employee of any obligation of confidentiality or
non-competition to the Partnership.
For purposes of this Agreement, employment by a subsidiary of the
Partnership shall be deemed to be employment by the Partnership. A "subsidiary"
of the Partnership shall be any corporation or other entity of which the
Partnership and/or its subsidiaries (a) have sufficient voting power (not
depending on the happening of a contingency) to elect at least a majority of its
board of directors, or (b) otherwise have the power to direct or cause the
direction of its management and policies.
5. NON-TRANSFERABILITY. This Option is not transferable other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution and, except as otherwise provided
in Section 4, during the lifetime of the Employee this Option is exercisable
only by the Employee.
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6. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. This Option shall not confer upon
the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Partnership or interfere
in any way with the right of the Partnership to terminate the employment of the
Employee at any time for any reason.
7. PAYMENT OF WITHHOLDING TAX. (a) In the event that the Partnership
determines that any federal, state or local tax or any other charge is required
by law to be withheld with respect to the exercise of this Option, the Employee
shall promptly pay to the Partnership or a subsidiary specified by the
Partnership, on at least seven business days' notice from the Partnership, an
amount equal to such withholding tax or charge or (b) if the Employee does not
promptly so pay the entire amount of such withholding tax or charge in
accordance with such notice, or make arrangements satisfactory to the
Partnership regarding payment thereof, the Partnership or any subsidiary of the
Partnership may withhold the remaining amount thereof from any amount due the
Employee from the Partnership or the subsidiary.
8. DILUTION AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. The existence of this Option shall
not impair the right of the Partnership or its partners to, among other things,
conduct, make or effect any change in the Partnership's business, any issuance
of debt obligations or other securities by the Partnership, any grant of options
with respect to an interest in the Partnership or any adjustment,
recapitalization or other change in the partnership interests of the Partnership
(including, without limitation, any distribution, subdivision, or combination of
limited partnership interests), or any incorporation of the Partnership. In the
event of such a change in the partnership interests of the Partnership, the
Board shall make such adjustments to this or Option, including the purchase
price specified in Section 1, as it deems appropriate and equitable. In the
event of incorporation of the Partnership, the Board shall make such
arrangements as it deems appropriate and equitable with respect to this Option
for the Employee to purchase stock in the resulting corporation in place of the
Units subject to this Option. Any such adjustment or arrangement may provide
for the elimination of any fractional Unit or shares of stock which might
otherwise become subject to this Option. Any decision by the Board under this
Section shall be final and binding upon the Employee.
9. RIGHTS AS AN OWNER OF A UNIT. The Employee (or a transferee of this
Option pursuant to Section 4) shall have no rights as an owner of a Unit with
respect to any Unit covered by this Option until he becomes the holder of record
of such Unit, which shall be deemed to occur at the time that notice of purchase
is given and payment in full is received by the Partnership under Section 3 and
13. By such actions, the Employee (or such transferee) shall be deemed to have
consented to, and agreed to
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be bound by, all other terms, conditions, rights and obligations set forth in
the then current Agreement of Limited Partnership (As Amended and Restated) of
the Partnership. Except as provided in Section 8, no adjustment shall be made
with respect to any Unit for any distribution for which the record date is prior
to the date on which the Employee becomes the holder of record of the Unit,
regardless of whether the distribution is ordinary or extraordinary, in cash,
securities or other property, or of any other rights.
10. ADMINISTRATOR. If at any time there shall be no Option Committee of
the Board, the Board shall be the Administrator.
11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
12. INTERPRETATION. The Employee accepts this Option subject to all the
terms and provisions of the Plan, which shall control in the event of any
conflict between any provision of the Plan and this Agreement, and accepts as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board or
the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan and/or this
Agreement.
13. NOTICES. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when
deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed,
in the case of the Partnership, to the Secretary of Alliance Capital Management
Corporation at 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or if the
Partnership should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in
the case of the Employee, to his last permanent address as shown on the
Partnership's records, subject to the right of either party to designate some
other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of
this Section.
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14. SECTIONS AND HEADINGS. All section references in this Agreement are
to sections hereof for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the
meaning of any provision of this Agreement.
ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.
By Alliance Capital Management
Corporation, General Partner
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
6580G
EXHIBIT A TO UNIT OPTION PLAN AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 16, 1997
BETWEEN ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. AND XXXXX X. XXXXXX, XX.
1. The number of Units that the Employee is entitled to purchase pursuant
to the Option granted under this Agreement is 10,000.
2. The per Unit price to purchase Units pursuant to the Option granted
under this Agreement is $36.9375 per Unit.
3. Percentage of Units With Respect to
Which the Option First Becomes
Exercisable on the Date Indicated
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1. December 16, 1998 20%
2. December 16, 1999 20%
3. December 16, 2000 20%
4. December 16, 2001 20%
5. December 16, 2002 20%
6580G (Options)
