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EXHIBIT 10.12
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CHEMED CORPORATION
1999 LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
MAY 17, 1999
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CHEMED CORPORATION
1999 LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSES: The purposes of this Plan are (a) to secure for the
Corporation the benefits of incentives inherent in ownership of Capital Stock by
Employees, (b) to encourage Employees to increase their interest in the future
growth and prosperity of the Corporation and to stimulate and sustain
constructive and imaginative thinking by Employees, (c) to further the
identification of interest of employees of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
with the interests of the Corporation's stockholders, (d) to induce the
employment or continued employment of Employees and (e) to enable the
Corporation to compete with other organizations offering similar or other
incentives in obtaining and retaining the services of employees.
2. DEFINITIONS: Unless otherwise required by the context, the following
terms when used in this Plan shall have the meanings set forth in this Section
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Board of Directors of the Corporation.
CAPITAL STOCK: The Capital Stock of the Corporation, par value
$l.00 per share, or such other class of shares or other securities as may be
applicable pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.
CORPORATION: Chemed Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
FAIR MARKET VALUE: As applied to any date, the mean between
the high and low sales prices of a share of Capital Stock on the principal stock
exchange on which the Corporation is listed, or, if it is not so listed, the
mean between the bid and the ask prices of a share of Capital Stock in the
over-the-counter market as reported by the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System on such date or, if no such sales or prices
were made or quoted on such date, on the next preceding date on which there were
sales or quotes of Capital Stock on such exchange or market, as the case may be;
provided, however, that, if the Capital Stock is not so listed or quoted, Fair
Market Value shall be determined in accordance with the method approved by the
Compensation/Incentive Committee, and, provided further, if any of the foregoing
methods of determining Fair Market Value shall not be consistent with the
regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate at the time
applicable to a Stock Incentive of the type involved, Fair Market Value in the
case of such Stock Incentive shall be determined in
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accordance with such regulations and shall mean the value as so determined.
COMPENSATION/INCENTIVE COMMITTEE: The Compensation/Incentive
Committee designated to administer this Plan pursuant to the provisions of
Section 10.
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION: Bonuses, extra and other compensation
payable in addition to a salary or other base amount, whether contingent or
discretionary or required to be paid pursuant to an agreement, resolution or
arrangement, and whether payable currently or on a deferred basis, in cash,
Capital Stock or other property, awarded by the Corporation or a Subsidiary
prior or subsequent to the date of the approval and adoption of this Plan by the
stockholders of the Corporation.
EMPLOYEE: An employee of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary
who in the opinion of the Compensation/Incentive Committee can contribute
significantly to the growth and successful operations of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary. The grant of a Stock Incentive to an employee by the Compensation/
Incentive Committee shall be deemed a determination by the
Compensation/Incentive Committee that such employee is an Employee. For the
purposes of this Plan, a director or officer of the Corporation or of a
Subsidiary shall not be deemed an Employee.
OPTION: An option to purchase shares of Capital Stock.
PERFORMANCE UNIT: A unit representing a share of Capital
Stock, subject to a Stock Award, the issuance, transfer or retention of which is
contingent, in whole or in part, upon attainment of a specified performance
objective or objectives, including, without limitation, objectives determined by
reference to or changes in (a) the Fair Market Value, book value or earnings per
share of Capital Stock, or (b) sales and revenues, income, profits and losses,
return on capital employed, or net worth of the Corporation (on a consolidated
or unconsolidated basis) or of any one or more of its groups, divisions,
Subsidiaries or departments, or (c) a combination of two or more of the
foregoing factors.
PLAN: The 1999 Long-Term Employee Incentive Plan herein set
forth as the same may from time to time be amended.
STOCK AWARD: An issuance or transfer of shares of Capital
Stock at the time the Stock Incentive is granted or as soon thereafter as
practicable, or an undertaking to issue or transfer such shares in the future,
including, without
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limitation, such an issuance, transfer or undertaking with respect to
Performance Units.
STOCK INCENTIVE: A stock incentive granted under this Plan in
one of the forms provided for in Section 3.
SUBSIDIARY: A corporation or other form of business
association of which shares (or other ownership interests) having 50% or more of
the voting power are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
Corporation.
3. GRANTS OF STOCK INCENTIVES:
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the
Compensation/Incentive Committee may at any time, or from time to time, grant
Stock Incentives under this Plan to, and only to, Employees.
(b) Stock Incentives may be granted in the following forms:
(i) a Stock Award, or
(ii) an Option, or
(iii) a combination of a Stock Award and an
Option.
4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN:
(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) and (d) of this
Section 4 and of Section 8, the aggregate number of shares of Capital Stock
which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Incentives granted under
this Plan shall not exceed 250,000 shares; provided, however, that the maximum
aggregate number of shares of Capital Stock which may be issued or transferred
pursuant to Stock Incentives in the form of Stock Awards, shall not exceed
135,000 shares.
(b) Authorized but unissued shares of Capital Stock and shares
of Capital Stock held in the treasury, whether acquired by the Corporation
specifically for use under this Plan or otherwise, may be used, as the
Compensation/Incentive Committee may from time to time determine, for purposes
of this Plan, provided, however, that any shares acquired or held by the
Corporation for the purposes of this Plan shall, unless and until transferred to
an Employee in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Stock Incentive, be
and at all times remain treasury shares of the Corporation, irrespective of
whether such shares are entered in a special account for purposes of this Plan,
and shall be available for any corporate purpose.
(c) If any shares of Capital Stock subject to a Stock
Incentive shall not be issued or transferred and shall cease to
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be issuable or transferable because of the termination, in whole or in part, of
such Stock Incentive or for any other reason, or if any such shares shall, after
issuance or transfer, be reacquired by the Corporation or a Subsidiary because
of an Employee's failure to comply with the terms and conditions of a Stock
Incentive, the shares not so issued or transferred, or the shares so reacquired
by the Corporation or a Subsidiary shall no longer be charged against any of the
limitations provided for in paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 4 and may
again be made subject to Stock Incentives.
5. STOCK AWARDS: Stock Incentives in the form of Stock Awards shall be
subject to the following provisions:
(a) A Stock Award shall be granted only in payment of
Incentive Compensation that has been earned or as Incentive Compensation to be
earned, including, without limitation, Incentive Compensation awarded
concurrently with or prior to the grant of the Stock Award.
(b) For the purposes of this Plan, in determining the value of
a Stock Award, all shares of Capital Stock subject to such Stock Award shall be
valued at not less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of such shares on
the date such Stock Award is granted, regardless of whether or when such shares
are issued or transferred to the Employee and whether or not such shares are
subject to restrictions which affect their value.
(c) Shares of Capital Stock subject to a Stock Award may be
issued or transferred to the Employee at the time the Stock Award is granted, or
at any time subsequent thereto, or in installments from time to time, as the
Compensation/Incentive Committee shall determine. In the event that any such
issuance or transfer shall not be made to the Employee at the time the Stock
Award is granted, the Compensation/Incentive Committee may provide for payment
to such Employee, either in cash or in shares of Capital Stock from time to time
or at the time or times such shares shall be issued or transferred to such
Employee, of amounts not exceeding the dividends which would have been payable
to such Employee in respect of such shares (as adjusted under Section 8) if they
had been issued or transferred to such Employee at the time such Stock Award was
granted. Any amount payable in shares of Capital Stock under the terms of a
Stock Award may, at the discretion of the Corporation, be paid in cash, on each
date on which delivery of shares would otherwise have been made, in an amount
equal to the Fair Market Value on such date of the shares which would otherwise
have been delivered.
(d) A Stock Award shall be subject to such terms and
conditions, including, without limitation, restrictions on sale
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or other disposition of the Stock Award or of the shares issued or transferred
pursuant to such Stock Award, as the Compensation/Incentive Committee may
determine; provided, however, that upon the issuance or transfer of shares
pursuant to a Stock Award, the recipient shall, with respect to such shares, be
and become a stockholder of the Corporation fully entitled to receive dividends,
to vote and to exercise all other rights of a stockholder except to the extent
otherwise provided in the Stock Award. Each Stock Award shall be evidenced by a
written instrument in such form as the Compensation/Incentive Committee shall
determine, provided the Stock Award is consistent with this Plan and
incorporates it by reference.
6. OPTIONS: Stock Incentives in the form of Options shall be subject to
the following provisions:
(a) The maximum aggregate number of Stock Incentives in the
form of Options which may be granted to an individual Employee in any calendar
year shall not exceed 25,000 Options.
(b) Upon the exercise of an Option, the purchase price shall
be paid in cash or, if so provided in the Option or in a resolution adopted by
the Compensation/Incentive Committee(and subject to such terms and conditions as
are specified in the Option or by the Compensation/Incentive Committee), in
shares of Capital Stock or in a combination of cash and such shares. Shares of
Capital Stock thus delivered shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the
date of exercise. Subject to the provisions of Section 8, the purchase price per
share shall be not less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Capital Stock on the date the Option is granted.
(c) Each Option shall be exercisable in full or in part six
months after the date the Option is granted, or may become exercisable in one or
more installments and at such time or times, as the Compensation/Incentive
Committee shall determine. Unless otherwise provided in the Option, an Option,
to the extent it is or becomes exercisable, may be exercised at any time in
whole or in part until the expiration or termination of the Option. Any term or
provision in any outstanding Option specifying when the Option is exercisable or
that it be exercisable in installments may be modified at any time during the
life of the Option by the Compensation/Incentive Committee, provided, however,
no such modification of an outstanding Option shall, without the consent of the
optionee, adversely affect any Option theretofore granted to him. An Option will
become immediately exercisable in full if at any time during the term of the
Option the Corporation obtains actual knowledge that any of the following events
has occurred, irrespective of the applicability of any limitation on the number
of shares then exercisable under the Option: (1) any person within the meaning
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of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934
Act"), other than the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, has become the
beneficial owner, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act, of 30
percent or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then
outstanding voting securities; (2) the expiration of a tender offer or exchange
offer, other than an offer by the Corporation, pursuant to which 20 percent or
more of the shares of the Corporation's Capital Stock have been purchased; (3)
the stockholders of the Corporation have approved (i) an agreement to merge or
consolidate with or into another corporation and the Corporation is not the
surviving corporation or (ii) an agreement to sell or otherwise dispose of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (including a plan of
liquidation); or (4) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who
at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the nomination for the
election by the Corporation's stockholders of each new director was approved by
a vote of at least one-half of the persons who were directors at the beginning
of the two-year period.
(d) Each Option shall be exercisable during the life of the
optionee only by him or a transferee or assignee permitted by paragraph (g) of
this Section (6) and, after his death, only by his estate or by a person who
acquired the right to exercise the Option pursuant to one of the provisions of
paragraph (g) of this Section (6). An Option, to the extent that it shall not
have been exercised, shall terminate when the optionee ceases to be an employee
of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, unless he ceases to be an employee because
of his resignation with the consent of the Compensation/Incentive Committee
(which consent may be given before or after resignation), or by reason of his
death, incapacity or retirement under a retirement plan of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary. Except as provided in the next sentence, if the optionee ceases to
be an employee by reason of such resignation, the Option shall terminate three
months after he ceases to be an employee. If the optionee ceases to be an
employee by reason of such death, incapacity or retirement, or if he should die
during the three-month period referred to in the preceding sentence, the Option
shall terminate fifteen months after he ceases to be an employee. Where an
Option is exercised more than three months after the optionee ceased to be an
employee, the Option may be exercised only to the extent it could have been
exercised three months after he ceased to be an employee. A leave of absence for
military or governmental service or for other purposes shall not, if approved by
the Compensation/Incentive Committee, be deemed a termination of employment
within the meaning of this paragraph (d); provided, however, that an Option may
not be exercised during any such leave of absence. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this paragraph (d) or any other provision of this Plan, no Option
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shall be exercisable after expiration of the term for which the Option was
granted, which shall in no event exceed ten years. Where an Option is granted
for a term of less than ten years, the Compensation/Incentive Committee, may, at
any time prior to the expiration of the Option, extend its term for a period
ending not later than ten years from the date the Option was granted.
(e) Options shall be granted for such lawful consideration as
the Compensation/Incentive Committee shall determine.
(f) Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary may directly or
indirectly lend any money to any person for the purpose of assisting him to
purchase or carry shares of Capital Stock issued or transferred upon the
exercise of an Option.
(g) No Option nor any right thereunder may be assigned or
transferred by the optionee except:
(i) by will or the laws of descent and
distribution;
(ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
order as defined by the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or by the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or the rules thereunder;
(iii) by an optionee who, at the time of the
transfer, is not subject to the provisions
of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, provided such
transfer is to, or for the benefit of
(including but not limited to trusts for the
benefit of), the optionee's spouse or lineal
descendants of the optionee's parents; or
(iv) by an optionee who, at the time of the
transfer, is subject to the provisions of
Section 16 of the 1934 Act, to the extent,
if any, such transfer would be permitted
under Securities and Exchange Commission
Rule 16b-3 or any successor rule thereto, as
such rule or any successor rule thereto may
be in effect at the time of the transfer.
If so provided in the Option or if so authorized by the
Compensation/Incentive Committee and subject to such terms and conditions as are
specified in the Option or by the Compensation/Incentive Committee, the
Corporation may, upon or without the request of the holder of the Option and at
any time or from time to time, cancel all or a portion of the Option then
subject to exercise and either (i) pay the holder an amount of money equal to
the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value, at such time or times, of the
shares subject to the portion of the
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Option so canceled over the aggregate purchase price of such shares, or (ii)
issue or transfer shares of Capital Stock to the holder with a Fair Market
Value, at such time or times, equal to such excess.
(h) Each Option shall be evidenced by a written instrument,
which shall contain such terms and conditions, and shall be in such form, as the
Compensation/Incentive Committee may determine, provided the Option is
consistent with this Plan and incorporates it by reference. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, an Option, if so granted by the Compensation/Incentive
Committee, may include restrictions and limitations in addition to those
provided for in this Plan.
(i) Any federal, state or local withholding taxes payable by
an optionee or awardee upon the exercise of an Option or upon the removal of
restrictions of a Stock Award shall be paid in cash or in such other form as the
Compensation/Incentive Committee may authorize from time to time, including the
surrender of shares of Capital Stock or the withholding of shares of Capital
Stock to be issued to the optionee or awardee. All such shares so surrendered or
withheld shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the date such are surrendered
to the Corporation or authorized to be withheld.
7. COMBINATIONS OF STOCK AWARDS AND OPTIONS: Stock Incentives
authorized by paragraph (b)(iii) of Section 3 in the form of combinations of
Stock Awards and Options shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) A Stock Incentive may be a combination of any form of
Stock Award with any form of Option; provided, however, that the terms and
conditions of such Stock Incentive pertaining to a Stock Award are consistent
with Section 5 and the terms and conditions of such Stock Incentive pertaining
to an Option are consistent with Section 6.
(b) Such combination Stock Incentive shall be subject to such
other terms and conditions as the Compensation/Incentive Committee may
determine, including, without limitation, a provision terminating in whole or in
part a portion thereof upon the exercise in whole or in part of another portion
thereof. Such combination Stock Incentive shall be evidenced by a written
instrument in such form as the Compensation/Incentive Committee shall determine,
provided it is consistent with this Plan and incorporates it by reference.
8. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS: In the event that any recapitalization, or
reclassification, split-up or consolidation of shares of Capital Stock shall be
effected, or the outstanding shares of Capital Stock are, in connection with a
merger or
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consolidation of the Corporation or a sale by the Corporation of all or a part
of its assets, exchanged for a different number or class of shares of stock or
other securities of the Corporation or for shares of the stock or other
securities of any other corporation, or a record date for determination of
holders of Capital Stock entitled to receive a dividend payable in Capital Stock
shall occur (a) the number and class of shares or other securities that may be
issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Incentives, (b) the number and class of
shares or other securities which have not been issued or transferred under
outstanding Stock Incentives, (c) the purchase price to be paid per share or
other security under outstanding Options, and (d) the price to be paid per share
or other security by the Corporation or a Subsidiary for shares or other
securities issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Incentives which are subject
to a right of the Corporation or a Subsidiary to reacquire such shares or other
securities, shall in each case be equitably adjusted.
9. TERM: This Plan shall be deemed adopted and shall become effective
on May 17, 1999. No Stock Incentives shall be granted under this Plan after May
17, 2009.
10. ADMINISTRATION:
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the
Compensation/Incentive Committee, which shall consist of no fewer than three
persons designated by the Board of Directors. Grants of Stock Incentives may be
granted by the Compensation/Incentive Committee either in or without
consultation with employees, but, anything in this Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Compensation/Incentive Committee shall have full authority
to act in the matter of selection of all Employees and in determining the number
of Stock Incentives to be granted to them.
(b) The Compensation/Incentive Committee may establish such
rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as it
deems necessary to determine eligibility to participate in this Plan and for the
proper administration of this Plan, and may amend or revoke any rule or
regulation so established. The Compensation/Incentive Committee may make such
determinations and interpretations under or in connection with this Plan as it
deems necessary or advisable. All such rules, regulations, determinations and
interpretations shall be binding and conclusive upon the Corporation, its
Subsidiaries, its stockholders and all employees, and upon their respective
legal representatives, beneficiaries, successors and assigns and upon all other
persons claiming under or through any of them.
(c) Members of the Board of Directors and members of the
Compensation/Incentive Committee acting under this Plan shall
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be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the advice of counsel and shall
incur no liability except for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
performance of their duties.
11. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
(a) Nothing in this Plan nor in any instrument executed
pursuant hereto shall confer upon any employee any right to continue in the
employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, or shall affect the right of the
Corporation or of a Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any employee with
or without cause.
(b) No shares of Capital Stock shall be issued or transferred
pursuant to a Stock Incentive unless and until all legal requirements applicable
to the issuance or transfer of such shares, in the opinion of counsel to the
Corporation, have been complied with. In connection with any such issuance or
transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the
Corporation, give assurances, satisfactory to counsel to the Corporation, that
the shares are being acquired for investment and not with a view to resale or
distribution thereof and assurances in respect of such other matters as the
Corporation or a Subsidiary may deem desirable to assure compliance with all
applicable legal requirements.
(c) No employee (individually or as a member of a group), and
no beneficiary or other person claiming under or through him, shall have any
right, title or interest in or to any shares of Capital Stock allocated or
reserved for the purposes of this Plan or subject to any Stock Incentive except
as to such shares of Capital Stock, if any, as shall have been issued or
transferred to him.
(d) The Corporation or a Subsidiary may, with the approval of
the Compensation/Incentive Committee, enter into an agreement or other
commitment to grant a Stock Incentive in the future to a person who is or will
be an Employee at the time of grant, and, notwithstanding any other provision of
this Plan, any such agreement or commitment shall not be deemed the grant of a
Stock Incentive until the date on which the Company takes action to implement
such agreement or commitment.
(e) In the case of a grant of a Stock Incentive to an employee
of a Subsidiary, such grant may, if the Compensation/Incentive Committee so
directs, be implemented by the Corporation issuing or transferring the shares,
if any, covered by the Stock Incentive to the Subsidiary, for such lawful
consideration as the Compensation/Incentive Committee may specify, upon the
condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the shares to the
employee in accordance with the terms of the Stock Incentive specified by the
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Compensation/Incentive Committee pursuant to the provisions of this Plan.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such Stock Incentive may be issued
by and in the name of the Subsidiary and shall be deemed granted on the date it
is approved by the Compensation/Incentive Committee, on the date it is delivered
by the Subsidiary or on such other date between said two dates, as the
Compensation/Incentive Committee shall specify.
(f) The Corporation or a Subsidiary may make such provisions
as it may deem appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the
Corporation or a Subsidiary determines it is required to withhold in connection
with any Stock Incentive.
(g) Nothing in this Plan is intended to be a substitute for,
or shall preclude or limit the establishment or continuation of, any other plan,
practice or arrangement for the payment of compensation or fringe benefits to
employees generally, or to any class or group of employees, which the
Corporation or any Subsidiary or other affiliate now has or may hereafter
lawfully put into effect, including, without limitation, any retirement,
pension, group insurance, stock purchase, stock bonus or stock option plan.
12. AMENDMENTS AND DISCONTINUANCE:
(a) This Plan may be amended by the Board of Directors upon
the recommendation of the Compensation/Incentive Committee, provided that,
without the approval of the stockholders of the Corporation, no amendment shall
be made which (i) increases the aggregate number of shares of Capital Stock that
may be issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Incentives as provided in
paragraph (a) of Section 4, (ii) increases the maximum aggregate number of Stock
Incentives, in the form of Options, which may be granted to an individual
employee as provided in paragraph (a) of Section 6, (iii) withdraws the
administration of this Plan from the Compensation/Incentive Committee, (iv)
permits any person who is not at the time an Employee of the Corporation or of a
Subsidiary to be granted a Stock Incentive, (v) permits any Option to be
exercised more than ten years after the date it is granted, (vi) amends Section
9 to extend the date set forth therein or (vii) amends this Section 12.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section 12, the
Board of Directors may amend the Plan to take into account changes in applicable
securities laws, federal income tax laws and other applicable laws. Should the
provisions of Rule 16b-3, or any successor rule, under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 be amended, the Board of Directors may amend the Plan in accordance
therewith.
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(c) The Board of Directors may by resolution adopted by a
majority of the entire Board of Directors discontinue this Plan.
(d) No amendment or discontinuance of this Plan by the Board
of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation shall, without the consent
of the employee, adversely affect any Stock Incentive theretofore granted to
him.
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