Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Restricted Stock Unit Grant AgreementRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 8th, 2024 • Genco Shipping & Trading LTD • Deep sea foreign transportation of freight • New York
Contract Type FiledMay 8th, 2024 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT, made as of February 21, 2024, between GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED (the “Company”) and Jesper Christensen (the “Participant”).
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT Form PB – ROIC – rev. 2023Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 8th, 2023 • Overseas Shipholding Group Inc • Deep sea foreign transportation of freight • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMay 8th, 2023 Company Industry JurisdictionWHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. 2019 Incentive Compensation Plan for Management (the “Plan”) to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing the employees and consultants of the Company with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company and with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company; and
SABRE CORPORATION 2022 DIRECTOR EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN FORM OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT (ANNUAL GRANT)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • August 3rd, 2023 • Sabre Corp • Services-computer programming, data processing, etc. • Delaware
Contract Type FiledAugust 3rd, 2023 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT, including any special terms and conditions in the appendix attached hereto (the “Agreement”), is made as of this ###GRANT_DATE### between Sabre Corporation (the “Company”) and ###PARTICIPANT_NAME### (the “Participant”).
Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement for Non-Employee DirectorsRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • June 19th, 2020 • Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJune 19th, 2020 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS GRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of __________ (the “Grant Date”), is entered into by and between Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and __________ (the “Participant”).
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 23rd, 2017 • Visteon Corp • Motor vehicle parts & accessories • Delaware
Contract Type FiledFebruary 23rd, 2017 Company Industry JurisdictionVisteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), subject to the terms of the Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Amended Plan”) and this Agreement, hereby grants to Sachin Lawande (the “Participant”), restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) as further described herein.
Annual Grant Agreement – February 2023 United States Steel Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement United States Steel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (herein called the “Corporation”), grants to...Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • April 28th, 2023 • United States Steel Corp • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Pennsylvania
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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant AgreementRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • June 19th, 2020 • Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJune 19th, 2020 Company Industry JurisdictionThis Grant Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of ____________ (the “Grant Date”), is entered into by and between Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ____________ (the “Participant”).
Re: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.: Restricted Stock Unit (Time Vested) Officer Grant AgreementRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 4th, 2022 • Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. • Trucking (no local) • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMay 4th, 2022 Company Industry JurisdictionThe Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) has awarded you, as of the date of this letter (the “Grant Date”), a Restricted Stock Unit grant (the “Grant”). The Grant entitles you to receive a maximum of shares of the Company’s voting Class A common stock (the “Stock”), par value $0.01 per share (the “Stock Award”), to be issued when and as provided by this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (this “Agreement”). This Grant is made pursuant to the authority of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). This Grant is made subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. In this Agreement, the Company is sometimes referred to as “we” or “us,” and includes any subsidiaries of the Company in which the Company holds an equity or voting interest of fifty percent (50%) or more. Terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Plan have th
Restricted Stock Unit Continuous Vesting Grant AgreementRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 29th, 2024 • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/ • Tires & inner tubes
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SABRE CORPORATION 2019 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 8th, 2020 • Sabre Corp • Services-computer programming, data processing, etc. • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMay 8th, 2020 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT, including any special terms and conditions in the appendix attached hereto (the “Agreement”), is made as of this ###GRANT DATE### between Sabre Corporation (the “Company”) and ###PARTICIPANT NAME### (the “Participant”).
Restricted Stock Unit Grant AgreementRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 24th, 2023 • Fifth Third Bancorp • State commercial banks • Ohio
Contract Type FiledFebruary 24th, 2023 Company Industry JurisdictionThis Restricted Stock Unit Grant will vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the Grant Date (“Anniversary Date(s)”) subject to achievement of Performance Goals. If Performance Goals are not met for the fiscal year ended immediately prior to an Anniversary Date, then the annual installment of the grant that otherwise was scheduled to vest on that Anniversary Date, as well as any other unvested installments, may be forfeited at the discretion of the Committee. Details regarding the Performance Goals and their impact on forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units are contained in the Overview.
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION 2007 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 9th, 2013 • American Greetings Corp • Greeting cards • Ohio
Contract Type FiledMay 9th, 2013 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the Grant Date stated above, is delivered by American Greetings Corporation (the “Company” or “American Greetings”) to the individual director of the Company (the “Grantee”) identified in the notice of restricted stock unit award grant (the “Notice of Grant”) delivered to Grantee.
A BIOJECT EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT RS-XXXXRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • April 17th, 2007 • Bioject Medical Technologies Inc • Surgical & medical instruments & apparatus • Oregon
Contract Type FiledApril 17th, 2007 Company Industry JurisdictionThis BIOJECT RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF GRANT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the 7th day of December, 2006 (the “Effective Date”). Capitalized Terms used in this Agreement, if not otherwise defined, have the meanings given them in the Restated 1992 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended September 13, 2001 and March 13, 2003 (the “Plan”).
SYNOPSYS, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE AND AWARD AGREEMENT (2006 EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 17th, 2017 • Synopsys Inc • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
Contract Type FiledFebruary 17th, 2017 Company Industry JurisdictionSynopsys, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Company’s 2006 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby awards to Participant a Restricted Stock Unit Award covering the number of restricted stock units (the “Restricted Stock Units”) set forth below (the “Award”). This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement (including any special terms and conditions for your country in the Appendix hereto, the “Agreement”) and the Plan, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.
EX-10.6 5 dex106.htm RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT ANNUAL GRANT FORM AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 5th, 2020 • Pennsylvania
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020 JurisdictionTHIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
Award No. *** INTUIT INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN GRANT AGREEMENT Restricted Stock Unit (Service-Based Vesting)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • August 31st, 2020 • Intuit Inc • Services-prepackaged software
Contract Type FiledAugust 31st, 2020 Company IndustryIntuit Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Intuit” or the “Company”), hereby grants you a restricted stock unit award (“Award”) pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock” or “Shares”). The number of Shares that are subject to the Award and may be earned by you (“Number of Shares”) is set forth below. All capitalized terms in this Grant Agreement (“Agreement”) that are not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan. This Agreement shall include any appendices, addenda or consents attached hereto or otherwise associated herewith. This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. This Agreement is not meant to interpret, extend, or change the Plan in any way, or to represent the full terms of the Plan. If there is any discrepancy, conflict or omission between this Agreement an
EX-10.1 2 d915016dex101.htm HBAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT Employee Name: Participant Name Number of Restricted Stock Units Subject to Grant: Shares Granted Date of Grant: February 17, 2015 Closing...Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 5th, 2020 • Ohio
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020 JurisdictionTHIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the date in the box above labeled “Date of Grant” by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, a Maryland corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), and is hereby communicated to the employee named in the box above (the “Employee”). Undefined capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”).
McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (February 27, 2019)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • March 5th, 2019 • McDermott International Inc • Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)
Contract Type FiledMarch 5th, 2019 Company IndustryThe Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott” or the “Company”) has selected you to receive a grant of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) under the [2016 McDermott International, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan][the Chicago Bridge & Iron 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective February 27, 2019] (the “Plan”), on February 27, 2019 (the “Date of Grant”). The provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference.
REPLIMUNE GROUP, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 16th, 2024 • Replimune Group, Inc. • Biological products, (no disgnostic substances) • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMay 16th, 2024 Company Industry JurisdictionParticipant: %%FIRST_NAME%-% %%LAST_NAME%-% Date of Grant: %%OPTION_DATE,'Month DD, YYYY'%-% Restricted Units Granted: %%TOTAL_SHARES_GRANTED,'999,999,999'%-%
VISTEON CORPORATION 2020 INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 18th, 2021 • Visteon Corp • Motor vehicle parts & accessories • Delaware
Contract Type FiledFebruary 18th, 2021 Company Industry JurisdictionVisteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), subject to the terms of the Visteon Corporation 2020 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this Agreement, hereby grants to [Director Name] (the “Participant”), restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) as further described herein.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 24th, 2023 • World Fuel Services Corp • Wholesale-petroleum & petroleum products (no bulk stations) • Florida
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RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT (RSU) GRANT AGREEMENT (2012)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • March 15th, 2012 • MDC Partners Inc • Services-advertising agencies • New York
Contract Type FiledMarch 15th, 2012 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT, made as of February 14, 2012 (the “Grant Date”), between MDC Partners Inc., a Canadian corporation (the “Corporation”), and _______ (the “Grantee”), an employee of the Corporation.
Cigna Corporation Cigna Stock Unit Plan: Restricted Stock Unit Grant AgreementRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 2nd, 2019 • Cigna Corp • Hospital & medical service plans • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMay 2nd, 2019 Company Industry JurisdictionCigna Corporation (“Cigna”) has granted you the number of restricted stock units of Cigna set forth below in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (“Restricted Stock Unit Grant” or “Grant”) under the Cigna Stock Unit Plan (“Plan”). The date of your Restricted Stock Unit Grant (“Grant Date”) and the dates on which your Grant is scheduled to vest (“Vesting Dates”) are also indicated below. The award is subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Terms and Conditions below.
EX-10.2 3 dex102.htm FY11-13 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT SARA LEE CORPORATION RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE AND AGREEMENT FY 11-13 LTRSU [INSERT PARTICIPANT NAME]Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 5th, 2020 • Illinois
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020 JurisdictionThis Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Grant Notice and Agreement, made this August 26, 2010 (“Award Date”), by Sara Lee Corporation, a Maryland corporation ( the “Company”) to you is evidence of an award made under the Sara Lee Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan (“Plan”) which is incorporated into this “Grant Notice and Agreement” by reference. A copy of the Plan and the FY11-13 LTRSU Program Description (“Program Description”) have been provided to you and are also available from the Sara Lee Corporate Compensation Department.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • August 6th, 2024 • Twin Disc Inc • General industrial machinery & equipment
Contract Type FiledAugust 6th, 2024 Company IndustryTHIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), by and between TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED (the “Company”) and ______________________ (the “Employee”), is dated this 1st day of August, 2024 to memorialize an award of restricted stock units of even date herewith.
VISTEON CORPORATION 2020 INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 20th, 2024 • Visteon Corp • Motor vehicle parts & accessories • Delaware
Contract Type FiledFebruary 20th, 2024 Company Industry JurisdictionVisteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), subject to the terms of the Visteon Corporation 2020 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this restricted stock unit agreement (this “Agreement”), hereby grants to Participant Name, Global ID Employee ID, (the “Participant”), restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) as further described herein. For purposes of this Agreement, “Employer” means the entity (the Company or a Subsidiary) that employs the Participant. All capitalized words not defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.
THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • April 30th, 2009 • United States Steel Corp • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Pennsylvania
Contract Type FiledApril 30th, 2009 Company Industry JurisdictionUnited States Steel Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, herein called the Corporation, grants to the undersigned employee of the employing company identified below (the “Grantee”) the number of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) set forth below, each of which is a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent in value of one share of the class of common stock of the Corporation set forth below:
SABRE CORPORATION FORM OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • August 10th, 2020 • Sabre Corp • Services-computer programming, data processing, etc. • Delaware
Contract Type FiledAugust 10th, 2020 Company Industry JurisdictionWHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Sabre Corporation 2019 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing the employees and non-employee directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, who are largely responsible for the management, growth, and protection of the business of the Company, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates;
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 25th, 2014 • Allergan Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
Contract Type FiledFebruary 25th, 2014 Company Industry JurisdictionPursuant to the Allergan, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), Allergan, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the non-employee director listed below (“Participant”) the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth below (the “Restricted Stock Units” or “Units”). The Restricted Stock Units are subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Agreement (this “Grant Agreement”), in the Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Terms”), in the Country-Specific Terms, if any, for Participant’s country attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Country-Specific Terms”) and in the Plan attached hereto as Exhibit C, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Agreement.
INTUIT INC. 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN GRANT AGREEMENT Restricted Stock Unit (Performance-Based Vesting)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • September 12th, 2008 • Intuit Inc • Services-prepackaged software
Contract Type FiledSeptember 12th, 2008 Company IndustryIntuit Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants you a restricted stock unit award (“Award”) pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), for the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”) set forth below. All capitalized terms in this Grant Agreement (“Agreement”) that are not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan. This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. This Agreement is not meant to interpret, extend, or change the Plan in any way, or to represent the full terms of the Plan. If there is any discrepancy, conflict or omission between this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall apply.
EXHIBIT 99.2 CON-WAY INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, granted on the 7th day of February, 2011 ("Grant Date"), by Con-way Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called "Company") to Recipient. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the...Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 10th, 2011 • Con-Way Inc. • Trucking (no local) • Delaware
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RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC. EMPLOYMENT INDUCEMENT AWARD RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • December 8th, 2022 • Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc • Retail-eating places • Delaware
Contract Type FiledDecember 8th, 2022 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) between RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC. (the “Company”) and Sarah Mussetter (“Grantee”) is dated effective December 8, 2022 (the “Date of Grant”).
SYNOPSYS, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE AND AWARD AGREEMENT (2006 EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN)Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • April 14th, 2023 • Synopsys Inc • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
Contract Type FiledApril 14th, 2023 Company Industry JurisdictionSynopsys, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Company’s 2006 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby awards to you as Participant a Restricted Stock Unit Award covering the number of restricted stock units (the “Restricted Stock Units”) set forth below (the “Award”). This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement (including any special terms and conditions for your country in the Appendix hereto, the “Agreement”) and the Plan, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.
EX-10.29 2 dex1029.htm FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT - SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • May 5th, 2020 • Pennsylvania
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020 JurisdictionThis RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of (the “Grant Date”), is delivered by Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) to (the “Grantee”).
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENTRestricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement • February 22nd, 2016 • Under Armour, Inc. • Apparel & other finishd prods of fabrics & similar matl • Maryland
Contract Type FiledFebruary 22nd, 2016 Company Industry JurisdictionWHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Second Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long‑Term Incentive Plan as amended (the “Plan”), which has been delivered or made available to Grantee, to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing the Company’s key employees and others with an appropriate incentive to encourage them to continue in the employ of the Company and to improve the growth and profitability of the Company; and