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EXHIBIT 10.2
AMRESCO CAPITAL TRUST
1998 SHARE OPTION AND AWARD PLAN
AMRESCO CAPITAL TRUST, a Texas real estate investment trust (the
"Company"), hereby adopts the following 1998 Share Option and Award Plan (the
"Plan").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and AMREIT Managers, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Manager"), have entered into a Management Agreement of even
date herewith pursuant to which the Manager will manage the day-to-day
operations of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to encourage high levels of performance by
the Manager and those individuals who are key to the success of the Company, to
attract new individuals who are highly motivated and who will contribute to the
success of the Company and to encourage such individuals to remain as trust
managers, officers and/or employees of the Manager, the Company and its
subsidiaries by increasing their proprietary interest in the Company's growth
and success; and
WHEREAS, to further these goals, the Company has formulated this 1998
Share Option and Award Plan to authorize the granting of incentive awards
through grants of share options ("Options") and Restricted Share Awards (as
hereinafter defined) to the Manager and those individuals whose judgment,
initiative and efforts are responsible for the success of the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby constitutes and adopts the following
Plan and agrees to the following provisions:
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
1.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to assist the Company in
motivating the Manager by aligning the interests of the Manager with those of
the Company's shareholders, and attracting and retaining selected individuals to
serve as trust managers, officers and employees of the Manager and the Company
who will contribute to the Company's success and to achieve long-term objectives
which will inure to the benefit of all shareholders of the Company through the
additional incentive inherent in the ownership of the Company's common shares of
beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"). Options granted
under the Plan will be either "incentive stock options" intended to qualify as
such under the provisions of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as from time to time amended (the "Code"), or
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"nonqualified stock options." For purposes of the Plan, the term "subsidiary"
shall mean "subsidiary corporation," as such term is defined in Section 424(f)
of the Code, and "affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). For
purposes of the Plan, the term "Award" shall mean a grant of an Option or a
Restricted Share Award.
ARTICLE 2
SHARES SUBJECT TO AWARDS
2.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to the adjustment provisions of SECTION
6.9 hereof, the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under Awards
under the Plan, whether pursuant to Options or Restricted Share Awards, shall
not exceed, at any time, an amount equal to 15% of the outstanding Shares at
such time. The aggregate number of "incentive stock options" which may be
granted under the Plan is 1,000,000. No Awards to purchase fractional Shares
shall be granted or issued under the Plan.
2.2 SHARES SUBJECT TO TERMINATED AWARDS. The Shares covered by any
unexercised portions of terminated Options granted under Article 4, Shares
forfeited as provided in SECTION 5.3(a) and Shares subject to any Awards which
are otherwise surrendered by the Participant (as hereinafter defined) without
receiving any payment or other benefit with respect thereto may again be subject
to new Awards under the Plan. In the event the purchase price of an Option is
paid in whole or in part through the delivery of Shares, the number of Shares
issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option shall not again be
available for the grant of Awards under the Plan.
2.3 CHARACTER OF SHARES. Shares delivered under the Plan may be
authorized and unissued Shares or Shares acquired by the Company, or both.
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ARTICLE 3
ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATION
3.1 AWARDS TO EMPLOYEES AND TRUST MANAGERS.
(a) Persons (or entities) who are eligible to receive Options
under Article 4 hereof ("Optionees") or Restricted Share Awards under
Article 5 hereof, (in either case, a "Participant") include (i) the
Manager, and (ii) such officers, employees and Trust Managers
(hereinafter defined) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, or of the Manager as the Board of Trust Managers of the
Company (the "Board") or the Committee (hereinafter defined) shall
select from time to time. The Board's or the Committee's designation of
an Optionee or Participant in any year shall not require the Board or
the Committee to designate such Optionee or Participant to receive
Awards or grants in any other year. The designation of an Optionee or
Participant to receive Awards or grants under one portion of the Plan
shall not require the Committee to include such Optionee or Participant
under other portions of the Plan.
(b) No Option which is intended to qualify as an "incentive
stock option" may be granted to any officer, employee or Trust Manager
who, at the time of such grant, owns, directly or indirectly (within
the meaning of sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the Code), shares
possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting
power of all classes of shares of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, unless at the time of such grant, (i) the
option price is fixed at not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value
(as defined below) of the Shares subject to such Option, determined on
the date of the grant, and (ii) the exercise of such Option is
prohibited by its terms after the expiration of five (5) years from the
date such Option is granted.
3.2 ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the
"Committee") consisting of the compensation committee of the Board, or
such other Trust Managers as may be appointed from time to time by the
Board, provided that the Committee will consist of not fewer than two
Trust Managers each of whom will be (i) a "Non-Employee Director"
within the meaning of and to the extent required by Rule 16b-3 (or any
successor rule) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), (ii) an "outside director" as required pursuant to
Section 162(m) of the Code and such regulations as may be promulgated
thereunder, and (iii) an Independent Trust Manager, as defined in the
Bylaws of the Company.
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(b) The Committee is authorized, subject to the provisions of
the Plan, to establish such rules and regulations as it may deem
appropriate for the conduct of meetings and proper administration of
the Plan. All actions of the Committee shall be taken by majority vote
of its members.
(c) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board or the
Committee shall have authority, in its sole discretion, to interpret
the provisions of the Plan and, subject to the requirements of
applicable law, including Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, to prescribe,
amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to it as it may deem
necessary or advisable. All decisions made by the Board or the
Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its
shareholders, Trust Managers, officers, employees, Optionees and
Participants.
ARTICLE 4
OPTIONS
4.1 GRANT OF OPTIONS. The Board or the Committee shall determine,
within the limitations of the Plan, the Participants to whom Options are to be
granted under the Plan, the number of Shares that may be purchased under each
such Option and the option price, and shall designate such Options at the time
of the grant as either "incentive stock options" or "nonqualified stock
options;" provided, however, that (i) the aggregate number of "incentive stock
options" that may be granted under the Plan is 1,000,000, and (ii) Options
granted to the Manager, employees of the Manager or to any other non-employee of
the Company may only be "nonqualified stock options."
All Options granted pursuant to this Article 4 shall be authorized by
the Board or the Committee and shall be evidenced in writing by share option
agreements ("Share Option Agreements") in such form and containing such terms
and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall determine which are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, and, with respect to any Share
Option Agreement granting Options which are intended to qualify as "incentive
stock options," are not inconsistent with Section 422 of the Code. Granting an
Option pursuant to the Plan shall impose no obligation on the recipient to
exercise such option. Any individual who is granted an Option pursuant to this
Article 4 may hold more than one Option granted pursuant to such Articles at the
same time and may hold both "incentive stock options" and "nonqualified stock
options" at the same time. To the extent that any Option does not qualify as an
"incentive stock option" (whether because of its provisions, the time or manner
of its exercise or otherwise) such Option or the portion thereof which does not
so qualify shall constitute a separate "nonqualified stock option."
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4.2 OPTION PRICE. Subject to SECTION 3.1(B), the option price per each
Share purchasable under any "incentive stock option" granted pursuant to this
Article 4 shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter
defined) of such Share on the date of the grant of such Option. The option price
per share of each Share purchasable under any "nonqualified stock option"
granted pursuant to this Article 4 shall be such amount as the Board or the
Committee shall determine at the time of the grant of such Option.
4.3 OPTION EXERCISE LOANS. The Board or the Committee may determine
that an Optionee may pay all or a portion of the purchase price of Shares being
purchased by an Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Option through a loan
made by the Company to the Optionee (an "Option Exercise Loan") as set forth in
this Article 4.
4.4 TERMS OF OPTION EXERCISE LOANS.
(a) Option Exercise Loan. Each Option Exercise Loan shall be
evidenced by a promissory note of the Optionee. The term of the Option
Exercise Loan shall be a period not to exceed ten years, as determined
by the Board or the Committee, and the proceeds of the Option Exercise
Loan shall be used exclusively by the Optionee for purchase of Shares
from the Company at a purchase price equal to the option price set
forth in the Optionee's Share Option Agreement.
(b) Interest on Option Exercise Loan. An Option Exercise Loan
shall bear interest at such rate as the Committee shall determine (but
not in excess of the maximum rate permissible under applicable law),
payable in a manner and at such times as the Committee shall determine.
Those terms and provisions as the Board or the Committee shall
determine shall be incorporated into the promissory note evidencing the
Option Exercise Loan.
4.5 SECURITY FOR OPTION EXERCISE LOAN.
(a) Stock Power and Pledge. Option Exercise Loans granted to
Optionees shall be secured by a pledge of the Shares acquired pursuant
to the exercise of the Option. Such pledge shall be evidenced by a
pledge agreement (an "Option Exercise Pledge Agreement") containing
such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall
determine. Option Exercise Loans may be recourse, or partially recourse
or non-recourse with respect to an Optionee, as the Board or the
Committee shall determine. The share certificates for the Shares
purchased by an Optionee with an Option Exercise Loan shall be issued
in the Optionee's name, but shall be held by the Company as security
for repayment of the Optionee's Option Exercise Loan together with a
stock power executed in blank
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by the Optionee (the execution and delivery of which by the Optionee
shall be a condition to the issuance of the Shares). The Optionee shall
be entitled to exercise all rights applicable to such Shares,
including, but not limited to, the right to vote such Shares and the
right to receive dividends and other distributions made with respect to
such Shares.
(b) Release and Delivery of Share Certificates During the Term
of the Option Exercise Loan. On each anniversary date of an Option
Exercise Loan, the Company may release and deliver to each Optionee
certificates for Shares purchased by an Optionee with an Option
Exercise Loan, in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the
Board or the Committee shall determine, which shall be set forth in the
Option Exercise Pledge Agreement.
(c) Release and Delivery of Share Certificates Upon Repayment
of the Option Exercise Loan. The Company shall release and deliver to
each Optionee certificates for the Shares purchased by the Optionee
with an Option Exercise Loan and then held by the Company at such time
as the Optionee has paid or otherwise satisfied in full the balance of
the Option Exercise Loan and any accrued but unpaid interest thereon.
In the event the balance of the Option Exercise Loan is not repaid,
forgiven or satisfied on (i) the date repayment of the Option Exercise
Loan is due (whether in accordance with its term, by reason of
acceleration or otherwise), or (ii) such later date as the Board or the
Committee, in its discretion, shall provide for repayment or
satisfaction, the Company shall foreclose upon, retain or sell those
Shares then held by the Company in accordance with the Option Exercise
Pledge Agreement.
4.6 TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
(a) Forgiveness of Option Exercise Loans. In the event of an
Optionee's termination of service by reason of death, Disability (as
hereinafter defined) or by the Company without "cause", or in the event
of a "change of control", the Board or the Committee shall have the
right (but shall not be required) to forgive all or any portion of the
remaining unpaid principal amount of any Option Exercise Loan
outstanding to such Optionee in whole or in part as of the date of such
occurrence; provided that, in the event of death or Disability, the
Company is able to obtain key man life insurance or other insurance
coverage to satisfy or offset the amount of such forgiven indebtedness.
"Change of control" and "cause" shall have the respective meanings as
set forth in the promissory note evidencing the Option Exercise Loan.
(b) Acceleration of Option Exercise Loans. In the event of the
termination of an Optionee's service by the Optionee without "good
reason" (as
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defined in the promissory note evidencing the Option Exercise Loan) or
by the Company with "cause", the Optionee shall repay to the Company
the entire balance of the Option Exercise Loan and any accrued but
unpaid interest thereon, which amounts shall become immediately due and
payable on the thirtieth (30th) day following the date of such
termination.
4.7 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. No Shares purchased by an Optionee with
an Option Exercise Loan may be pledged (other than to the Company pursuant to
SECTION 4.5 above), sold, assigned or transferred (other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution) until the repayment in full of all principal
and accrued interest due and payable with respect to the Option Exercise Loan.
4.8 OTHER PROVISIONS. Options granted pursuant to this Article 4 shall
be made in accordance with the terms and provisions of Article 6 hereof and any
other applicable terms and provisions of the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
RESTRICTED AWARDS
5.1 RESTRICTED SHARE AWARDS.
(a) Grants of Restricted Share Awards. A grant of Xxxxxx made
pursuant to this Article 5 is referred to as a "Restricted Share
Award." The Board or the Committee may grant to any Participant an
amount of Shares in such manner, and subject to such terms and
conditions relating to vesting, forfeitability and restrictions on
delivery and transfer (whether based on performance standards, periods
of service or otherwise) as the Committee shall establish (such Shares
referred to herein as "Restricted Shares"). The terms of any Restricted
Share Award granted under this Plan shall be set forth in a written
agreement (a "Restricted Share Agreement") which shall contain
provisions determined by the Board or the Committee and not
inconsistent with this Plan. The provisions of Restricted Share Awards
need not be the same for each Participant receiving such Awards.
(b) Issuance of Restricted Shares. As soon as practicable on
or after the date of grant of a Restricted Share Award by the Board or
the Committee, the Company shall cause to be transferred on the books
of the Company Shares, registered in the name of the Participant,
evidencing the Restricted Shares covered by the Award, but subject to
forfeiture to the Company retroactive to the date of grant, if a
Restricted Share Agreement delivered to the Participant by the Company
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with respect to the Restricted Shares covered by the Award is not duly
executed by the Participant and timely returned to the Company. All
Restricted Shares covered by Awards under this Article 5 shall be
subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions contained in the Plan
and the Restricted Share Agreement entered into by and between the
Company and the Participant. Until the lapse or release of all
restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Shares, the share
certificates representing such Restricted Shares may, in the discretion
of the Committee, be held in custody by the Company or its designee and
shall bear a restrictive legend describing the applicable restrictions,
terms and conditions.
(c) Shareholder Rights. Beginning on the date of grant of any
Restricted Share Award and subject to execution of the Restricted Share
Agreement as provided in SECTIONS 5.1(A) and (B), the Participant shall
become a shareholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject
to the Restricted Share Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a
shareholder, including, but not limited to, the right to vote such
Shares and the right to receive distributions made with respect to such
Shares; provided, however, that any Shares distributed as a dividend or
otherwise with respect to any Restricted Shares as to which the
restrictions have not yet lapsed shall be subject to the same
restrictions as such Restricted Shares.
(d) Restriction on Transferability. Except as may be agreed in
writing by the Company, no Restricted Shares may be assigned or
transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution), pledged or sold prior to lapse or release of the
restrictions applicable thereto.
(e) Delivery of Shares Upon Release of Restrictions. With
respect to any Restricted Shares, upon expiration or earlier
termination of the forfeiture period without a forfeiture and the
satisfaction of or release from any other conditions prescribed by the
Board or the Committee, the restrictions applicable to such Restricted
Shares shall lapse. As promptly as administratively feasible
thereafter, subject to the requirements of SECTION 8.1, the Company
shall deliver to the Participant or, in case of the Participant's
death, to the Participant's beneficiary, one or more stock certificates
for the appropriate number of Shares, free of all such restrictions,
except for any restrictions that may be imposed by law.
5.2 ISSUANCE OF RESTRICTED SHARES IN LIEU OF TRUST MANAGER FEES. The
Board or the Committee may award to any Trust Manager who is not also an
employee of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company (an
"Independent Trust Manager") all or any portion of the fees payable to such
Independent Trust Manager in Restricted Shares having a Fair Market Value equal
to such value as may be set by the Board or the Committee. Such Restricted
Shares may be issued to any Independent
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Trust Manager as of the date the Trust Manager fees would otherwise be payable
in cash or as soon thereafter as practicable. Such issuance of Restricted Shares
shall be made upon such terms, conditions and procedures as the Board or the
Committee may establish from time to time.
5.3 TERMS OF RESTRICTED SHARES.
(a) Forfeiture of Restricted Shares. Subject to SECTION
5.3(B), all Restricted Shares shall be forfeited and returned to the
Company and all rights of the Participant with respect to such
Restricted Shares shall terminate unless the Participant satisfies the
requirements of the Restricted Share Agreement which may include
requirements for continuation of service, performance, etc. The
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the forfeiture
period (which may, but need not, lapse in installments) and any other
terms and conditions applicable with respect to any Restricted Share
Award.
(b) Waiver of Forfeiture Period. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Article 5 to the contrary, the Board or the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture period and any other
conditions set forth in any Restricted Share Agreement under
appropriate circumstances (which may include the death, disability or
retirement of the Participant, or a material change in circumstances
arising after the date of an Award) and subject to such terms and
conditions (including forfeiture of a proportionate number of the
Restricted Shares) as the Board or the Committee shall deem
appropriate.
ARTICLE 6
GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
6.1 OPTION PERIOD. Subject to SECTION 3.1(B), the period for which an
Option is exercisable shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date such Option
is granted. After the Option is granted, the option period may not be reduced.
6.2 FAIR MARKET VALUE. If the Shares are listed or admitted to trading
on a securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act, the "Fair Market
Value" of a Share as of a specified date shall mean the average of the high and
low price of the shares for the day immediately preceding the date as of which
Fair Market Value is being determined (or if there was no reported sale on such
date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) as
reported on the principal securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or
admitted to trading. If the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any
such exchange but are listed as a national market security on NASDAQ,
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traded in the over-the-counter market or listed or traded on any similar system
then in use, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the average of the high
and low sales price for the day immediately preceding the date as of which the
Fair Market Value is being determined (or if there was no reported sale on such
date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) as
reported on such system. If the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on
any such exchange, are not listed as a national market security on NASDAQ and
are not traded in the over-the-counter market or listed or traded on any similar
system then in use, but are quoted on NASDAQ or any similar system then in use,
the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the average of the closing high bid
and low asked quotations on such system for the Shares on the date in question.
If the Shares are not publicly traded, Fair Market Value shall be determined by
the Board or the Committee in its sole discretion using appropriate criteria. An
Award shall be considered granted on the date the Board or the Committee acts to
grant the Award or such later date as the Board or the Committee shall specify.
6.3 EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Options granted under the Plan shall be
exercised by the Optionee thereof (or by his or her executors, administrators,
guardian or legal representative, as provided in SECTIONS 6.6 and 6.7 hereof) as
to all or part of the Shares covered thereby, by the giving of written notice of
exercise to the Company, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased,
accompanied by payment of the full purchase price for the Shares being
purchased. Full payment of such purchase price shall be made within five (5)
business days following the date of exercise and shall be made (i) in cash or by
certified check or bank check, (ii) with the consent of the Board or the
Committee, by delivery of a promissory note in favor of the Company upon such
terms and conditions as determined by the Board or the Committee, (iii) with the
consent of Board or the Committee, by tendering previously acquired Shares
(valued at its Fair Market Value, as determined by the Board or the Committee as
of the date of tender), or (iv) with the consent of the Board or the Committee,
any combination of (i), (ii) and (iii); provided, however, that payment may not
be pursuant to (iii) above unless the Optionee shall have owned the Shares being
tendered in payment for a period of at least six months prior to the date of
exercise of the Option. Such notice of exercise, accompanied by such payment,
shall be delivered to the Company at its principal business office or such other
office as the Committee may from time to time direct, and shall be in such form,
containing such further provisions consistent with the provisions of the Plan,
as the Board or the Committee may from time to time prescribe. In no event may
any Option granted hereunder be exercised for a fraction of a Share. The Company
shall effect the transfer of Shares purchased pursuant to an Option as soon as
practicable, and, within a reasonable time thereafter, such transfer shall be
evidenced on the books of the Company. No person exercising an Option shall have
any of the rights of a holder of Shares subject to an Option until certificates
for such Shares shall have been issued following the exercise of such Option. No
adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record
date is prior to the date of such issuance.
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6.4 NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. No Option shall be assignable or
transferable by the Optionee, other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and may be exercised during the life of the Optionee only by the
Optionee or his duly appointed guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any other provisions contained in this Plan, a nonqualified
Share Option Agreement may provide that the Optionee may transfer the option and
all rights and privileges evidenced by the Share Option Agreement to (i) members
of Optionee's immediate family (i.e., Optionee's spouse, or the children,
grandchildren or parents of Optionee or Optionee's spouse) (any such person
referred to herein as a "Family Member"), (ii) one or more trusts for the
benefit of any Family Member, and (iii) any partnership whose only partners are
Family Members (any person or entity referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii)
above being a "Permitted Transferee"), provided that (a) no consideration may be
paid for the transfer of the option or other rights or privileges evidenced by
the Share Option Agreement and (b) any Permitted Transferee who is the
transferee of any Option will remain subject to all conditions (including the
transfer restrictions) which were applicable to the Option and the rights and
privileges evidenced by the Plan and the Share Option Agreement prior to the
transfer to such Permitted Transferee.
6.5 TERMINATION OF SERVICE. If the service of an Optionee is terminated
for any reason other than (1) Disability (as hereinafter defined) of the
Optionee, (2) death of the Optionee, or (3) for cause (as defined in the
applicable Share Option Award Agreement or, if not so defined, as determined by
the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion), an Option (whether or not
exercisable on the date of such termination) shall be exercisable by the
Optionee at any time prior to the expiration of the Option or, in the case of an
Option which is an "incentive stock option", within three (3) months after the
date of such termination of service, whichever is the shorter period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, with respect to Share Options intended
to qualify as "incentive stock options," in the event such Options are not
exercised by the Optionee within three (3) months after termination of service
in accordance with this SECTION 6.5, a Share Option Agreement may provide that
the Optionee may still exercise his Option at any time prior to the expiration
of the Option, but such Option shall be deemed to be a "nonqualified stock
option."
6.6 DEATH. If the Optionee dies while employed by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates or during his term as a Trust Manager of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as the case may be, any
Option(s) granted to him not previously expired or exercised shall, to the
extent exercisable on the date of death, be exercisable by the estate of such
Optionee or by any person who acquired such Option by bequest or inheritance, at
any time within one year after the death of the Optionee, unless earlier
terminated pursuant to its terms; provided, however, that if the term of such
Option would expire by its terms within six months after the Optionee's death,
the term of such Option shall be extended until six months after the Optionee's
death; provided
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further, that in no instance may the term of the Option, as so extended, exceed
the maximum term set forth in SECTION 3.1(B) or 6.1 above.
6.7 DISABILITY. If an Optionee's service is terminated by reason of
the Optionee's Disability, an Option (whether or not exercisable on the date of
the Optionee's termination of service by reason of Disability) shall be
exercisable by the Optionee at any time prior to the expiration of the Option
or, in the case of an Option which is an "incentive stock option", within twelve
(12) months after the date of such termination of service, whichever is the
shorter period. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, with respect to
"incentive stock options", in the event such Options are not exercised by the
Optionee within twelve (12) months after the date of termination of service in
accordance with this SECTION 6.7, a Share Option Agreement may provide that the
Optionee may still exercise his Option at any time prior to the expiration of
the Option, but such Option shall be deemed to be a "nonqualified stock option."
As used herein, the term "Disability" shall have the meaning set forth in the
applicable Share Option Agreement or Restricted Share Agreement (each such type
of agreement being hereinafter sometimes referred to as an "Award Agreement"),
or, if not so defined therein, shall mean the determination by the Board or the
Committee, upon the advice of an independent qualified physician, that the
Participant has become physically or mentally incapable of performing his or her
duties and such disability has disabled the Participant for a consecutive period
of one-hundred and eighty (180) days. The determination of whether or not an
Optionee's service is terminated by reason of Disability shall be in the sole
and absolute discretion of the Board or the Committee.
6.8 AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN. The Board or the Committee
may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall
deem advisable, subject to any requirement for shareholder approval imposed by
applicable law or any rule of any stock exchange or quotation system on which
Shares are listed or quoted; provided that neither the Board nor the Committee
may amend the Plan in any manner that would result in noncompliance with Rule
16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any applicable law; and further provided that
neither the Board nor the Committee may, without the approval of the Company's
shareholders, amend the Plan to (a) increase the number of Shares that may be
the subject of Awards under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to SECTION
6.9 hereof), (b) reduce the minimum option price specified by SECTION 3.1(B)
hereof, (c) increase the maximum permissible term of any Option specified by
SECTIONS 3.1(B) and 6.1 hereof, or (d) remove responsibility for administering
the Plan from the Board or the Committee. In addition, no amendments to, or
termination of, the Plan shall in any way impair the rights of an Optionee or a
Participant under any Award previously granted without such Optionee's or
Participant's consent.
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6.9 ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. In the event that a
dividend payable in Shares of the Company or a share split shall be hereinafter
declared upon the Shares of the Company, the number of Shares then subject to
any Award hereunder and the number of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
the Plan but not yet covered by an Award shall be adjusted by adding to each
such Share the number of shares which would be distributable thereon if such
Share had been outstanding on the date fixed for determining the shareholders
entitled to receive such share dividend or share split. In the event that the
outstanding Shares of the Company shall be changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares of beneficial interest or other securities of
the Company or of another corporation, whether through reorganization,
recapitalization, share split, combination of shares, merger, consolidation,
combination, spin-off, repurchase or exchange of Shares then there shall be
substituted for each Share subject to any such Award and for each Share reserved
for issuance pursuant to the Plan but not yet covered by an Award, the number
and kind of shares of beneficial interest or other securities into which each
outstanding Common Share shall be so changed or for which each such Share shall
be exchanged. In the event there shall be any change, other than as specified
above in this SECTION 6.9, in the number or kind of outstanding Shares of the
Company or of any shares of beneficial interest or other securities into which
Shares shall have been changed or for which they shall have been exchanged, then
if the Board or the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine that such
change equitably requires an adjustment in the number or kind of Shares
theretofore reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan but not yet covered by an
Award and of the Shares then subject to an Award or Awards, such adjustment
shall be made by the Committee and shall be effective and binding for all
purposes of the Plan and of each Award Agreement. In the case of any such
substitution or adjustment as provided for in this Section, the option or
purchase price in each Award Agreement for each Share covered thereby prior to
such substitution or adjustment will be the option or purchase price for all
shares of beneficial interest or other securities which shall have been
substituted for such Share or to which such adjustment provided for in this
SECTION 6.9 shall be made, in accordance with Section 424(a) of the Code. No
adjustment or substitution provided for in this SECTION 6.9 shall require the
Company pursuant to any Award Agreement to sell a fractional Share, and the
total substitution or adjustment with respect to each Award Agreement shall be
limited accordingly.
6.10 ACCELERATION. A "Change in Control" for purposes of this Plan
shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any "person" or
"group" of persons, as such terms are used in Sections 13 and 14 of the Exchange
Act, other than any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company, becomes the
"beneficial owners," as such term is used in Section 13 of the Exchange Act, of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the Shares issued and outstanding immediately
prior to such acquisition; (ii) any Shares are purchased pursuant to a tender or
exchange offer other than an offer by the Company; or (iii) the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company or the consummation of any merger
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or consolidation of the Company or any sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of its assets, if the shareholders of the Company immediately
before such transaction own, immediately after consummation of such transaction,
equity securities (other than Options and other rights to acquire equity
securities) possessing less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the
surviving or acquiring corporation.
(a) Change in Control With Provision Being Made
Therefor. If provision be made in writing in connection with a
Change in Control for the assumption and continuance of any Award
granted under the Plan, or the substitution for such Award of a
new option or other security covering the shares of the successor
employer corporation, with appropriate adjustment as to number and
kind of shares and prices, the Award granted under the Plan, or
the new Award substituted therefor, as the case may be, shall
continue in the manner and under the terms provided.
(b) Change in Control Without Provision Being Made
Therefor. In the event provision is not made in connection with a
Change in Control for the continuance and assumption of any Award
granted under the Plan or for the substitution of any Award
covering the shares of the successor employer corporation, then,
subject to the $100,000 annual limitation with respect to
"incentive stock options", the holder of any such Award shall be
entitled, prior to the effective date of any such Change in
Control, to purchase the full number of shares not previously
exercised under such Award, without regard to the periods of
exercisability of such Award established by the Committee and set
forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award if (and only
if) such Award has not at that time expired or been terminated and
any other requirements for purchase or exercise set forth in the
Award Agreement have been satisfied, failing which purchase, any
unexercised portion of the Option shall continue to be exercisable
during the remaining term thereof, except as otherwise provided in
the Award Agreement granting the Award.
(c) Binding Decision. All adjustments under this Section
shall be made by the Committee, whose determination as to what
adjustments shall be made and the extent thereof, shall be final,
binding and conclusive for all purposes of the Plan and of each
Award Agreement.
6.11 QUALIFICATION OF THE PLAN. This Plan is not intended to be, and
shall not be, qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
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ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company shall notify an Optionee or
Participant of any income tax withholding requirements arising as a result of
the grant of any Award, exercise of an Option or any other event occurring
pursuant to this Plan. The Company shall have the right to withhold from such
Optionee or Participant such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to
otherwise require the Optionee or Participant to pay such withholding taxes. If
the Optionee or Participant shall fail to make such tax payments as are
required, the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates shall, to the extent
permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of
any kind otherwise due to such Optionee or Participant or to take such other
action as may be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations.
7.2 RIGHT OF DISCHARGE RESERVED. Nothing in the Plan nor the grant of
an Award hereunder shall confer upon the Manager or any officer, employee, Trust
Manager or other individual the right to continue in the employment or service
of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or affect any right
that the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company may have to
terminate the employment or service of (or to demote or to exclude from future
Awards under the Plan) any such officer, employee, Trust Manager or other
individual at any time for any reason. Except as specifically provided by the
Committee, the Company shall not be liable for the loss of existing or potential
profit from an Award granted in the event of termination of an employment or
other relationship even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of
the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company to the officer,
employee or Trust Manager.
7.3 NATURE OF PAYMENTS. All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in
consideration of services performed for the Company or any subsidiary or
affiliate of the Company. Any income or gain realized pursuant to Awards under
the Plan constitutes a special incentive payment to the Optionee or Participant
and shall not be taken into account, to the extent permissible under applicable
law, as compensation for purposes of any of the employee benefit plans of the
Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company except as may be
determined by the Committee or by the Trust Managers or directors of the
applicable subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.
7.4 INDEMNIFICATION OF COMMITTEE. The Company shall indemnify each
present and future member of the Committee against, and each member of the
Committee shall be entitled to indemnity from the Company in connection with
actions brought against any such member by reason of such member serving on the
Committee
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in accordance with the provisions of the Company's Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust (as currently in effect from time to time).
7.5 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful
or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, such unlawfulness,
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of the Plan
or part thereof, each of which remain in full force and effect. If the making of
any payment or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan shall
be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such unlawfulness,
invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent any other payment or benefit
from being made or provided under the Plan, and if the making of any payment in
full or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan in full would
be unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, then such unlawfulness,
invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent such payment or benefit from
being made or provided in part, to the extent that it would not be unlawful,
invalid or unenforceable, and the maximum payment or benefit that would not be
unlawful, invalid or unenforceable shall be made or provided under the Plan.
7.6 GENDER AND NUMBER. In construing the Plan, any masculine
terminology herein shall also include the feminine, and the definition of any
term herein in the singular shall also include the plural, except when otherwise
indicated by the context.
7.7 GOVERNING LAW. The Plan and all determinations made and actions
taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the laws
of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas and
construed accordingly and the Plan shall be deemed to be performable in Dallas
County, Texas.
7.8 TERMINATION OF PLAN. Awards may be granted under the Plan at any
time and from time to time on or prior to April 20, 2008, on which date the Plan
will expire except as to Awards then outstanding under the Plan. Such
outstanding Awards shall remain in effect until they have been exercised or
terminated, or have expired.
7.9 CAPTIONS. The captions in this Plan are for convenience of
reference only, and are not intended to narrow, limit or affect the substance or
interpretation of the provisions contained herein.
7.10 EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of the Plan shall be April
20, 1998.
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