AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY __, 2004.
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 76-0542208
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
1800 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 500
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
CURT L. WARNOCK
1800 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 500
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027
(713) 860-1500
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
AMOUNT MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
TO BE OFFERING PRICE OFFERING REGISTRATION
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED (1) PER SHARE (2) PRICE (2) FEE
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Common Stock $.01 Par Value Per Share 1,000,000 Shares $10.35 $10,350,000 $1,311.35
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(1) The number of Shares of Common Stock registered herein is subject to
adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon
the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the
New York Stock Exchange on January 26, 2004 as reported in the Wall Street
Journal on January 27, 2004.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Note to part
I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Integrated
Electrical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), solely to register additional
securities. In accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Company
hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Company's registration
statement on Form S-8 (333-31608) relating to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
as amended.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number Description
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5.1* Opinion of Andrews & Kurth, LLP as to the legality of the shares
being registered.
23.1* Consent of Andrews & Kurth, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2* Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.
24.1 Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in
Part II of this Registration Statement).
99.1* Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, as amended and restated.
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*filed herewith
SIGNATURES
THE REGISTRANT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Integrated
Electrical Services, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas on January 22,
2004.
INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ HERBERT R. ALLEN, President, Chief
Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and
directors of INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Herbert R, Allen, William W. Reynolds, Curt L. Warnock,
or either of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and
on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign, execute and file this Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and any or all amendments (including, without limitation,
post-effective amendments), with all exhibits and any and all documents required
to be filed with respect thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any regulatory authority, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to
effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as he himself might or
could do, if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES
INDICATED ON JANUARY 22, 2004.
Signature Title
/s/ C. BYRON SNYDER
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C. Byron Snyder Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ HERBERT R. ALLEN
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Herbert R. Allen President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/ RONALD P. BADIE
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Ronald P. Badie Director
/s/ RICHARD L. CHINA
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Richard L. China Director
/s/ DONALD PAUL HODEL
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Donald Paul Hodel Director
/s/ DAVID A. MILLER
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David A. Miller Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer (Principal Accounting
Officer)
/s/ WILLIAM W. REYNOLDS
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William W. Reynolds Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer
/s/ ALAN R. SIELBECK
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Alan R. Sielbeck Director
/s/ DONALD C. TRAUSCHT
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Donald C. Trauscht Director
/s/ JAMES D. WOODS
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James D. Woods Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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5.1* Opinion of Andrews & Kurth, LLP as to the legality of the
shares being registered.
23.1* Consent of Andrews & Kurth, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2* Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.
24.1 Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained
in Part II of this Registration Statement).
99.1* Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, as amended and restated.
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*filed herewith
Exhibit 5.1
[ANDREWS & KURTH, L.L.P. LETTERHEAD]
January 27, 2004
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.
1800 West Loop South
Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77027
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and
filing of the registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"),
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to
the proposed offering by the Company of up to 1,000,000 shares (the "Shares") of
the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"),
which are subject to issuance by the Company under the Integrated Electrical
Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan").
We have examined originals or copies of (i) the Plan, (ii) the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, (iii) the Bylaws of
the Company as in effect on the date hereof, (iv) certain resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the Company certified to us to be true and correct by the
Company's Secretary and (v) such other documents and records as we have deemed
necessary and relevant for purposes hereof. We have relied upon certificates of
public officials and officers of the Company as to certain matters of fact
relating to this opinion and have made such investigations of law as we have
deemed necessary and relevant as a basis hereof. We have not independently
verified any factual matter relating to this opinion.
We have assumed and have not verified (i) the genuineness of all
signatures on all documents that we have examined, (ii) the legal capacity of
all natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as
originals and (iv) the conformity to the authentic originals of all documents
supplied to us as certified or photostatic or faxed copies.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations and
assumptions set forth herein, and having due regard for such legal
considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that (i) the issuance
of the Shares in accordance with the Registration Statement has been duly
authorized by the Company and (ii) the Shares, when thereafter issued against
payment therefore as required under the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable.
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.
January 27, 2004
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The foregoing opinion is based on and is limited to the corporate laws
of the State of Delaware and we render no opinion with respect to the laws of
any other jurisdiction.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we
are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Securities Act or the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/S/ ANDREWS & KURTH, L.L.P.
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in thus registration statement of our report dated October 31, 2003
included in Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2003, and to all references to our Firm included in this Form S-8
Registration Statement.
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Houston, Texas
January 26, 2004
Exhibit 99.1
INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2004)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions...........................................................1
2. Purpose of the Plan...................................................2
3. Shares Reserved for the Plan..........................................3
4. Administration of the Plan............................................3
5. Eligibility to Participate in the Plan................................3
6. Option Periods........................................................4
7. Election to Participate in the Plan...................................4
8. Payroll Deductions....................................................4
9. Grant of Options......................................................5
10. Exercise of Options...................................................5
11. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.................................5
12. Transferability.......................................................6
13. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization............................6
14. Amendment of the Plan.................................................7
15. Termination of the Plan...............................................7
16. Notices...............................................................7
17. Stockholder Approval..................................................7
18. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares....................................7
INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. hereby amends and restates the
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan")
effective as of January 1, 2004. The terms of the Plan as hereby amended are as
set forth below:
1. Definitions.
As used in the Plan the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
(a) "Account" means a ledger account established by the Company for a
Participant and credited with the Participant's contributions under the Plan.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d) "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan.
(e) "Company" means Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor.
(f) "Company Stock" means the common stock, $0.01 par value, of the
Company.
(g) "Continuous Employment" means the absence of any interruption or
termination of service as an Eligible Employee. However, Continuous Employment
shall not be considered interrupted in the case of an authorized leave of
absence, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or
upon the expiration of such leave reemployment is guaranteed by contract or
statute.
(h) "Eligible Compensation" means, with respect to a Participant, the
total Form W-2 compensation paid to the Participant by the Participating
Companies during the Option Period, including any elective salary deferral
contributions made therefrom by the Participant pursuant to Code Sections 125,
129, 132(f)(4) or 401(k), but excluding any pay received after the Participant
ceases to be an employee.
(i) "Eligible Employee" means an employee of the Participating
Companies who is customarily employed for at least 20 hours per week and more
than five months in a calendar year. An Eligible Employee's status shall
continue during an authorized leave of absence, provided such leave is not
expected to (or does not) result in a termination in his Continuous Employment.
(j) "Enrollment Date" means the first day of each Option Period.
(k) "Exercise Date" means the last day of each Option Period.
(l) "Exercise Price" means the price per share of the Company Stock
offered in a given Option Period, which shall be 85% of the Fair Market Value of
a share of the Company Stock on the first trading day of the Option Period or
the Exercise Date for such Option Period, whichever is lower.
(m) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to shares of Company Stock,
the closing price of a share quoted on the Composite Tape, or if the shares are
not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal United States
securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act on which such stock is
listed, or if the shares are not listed on any such stock exchange, the highest
closing bid quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
Automated Quotations System or any successor system then in use on the
applicable date, or, if none are available on such day, on the next preceding
day for which they are available. If no such quotations are available, the fair
market value on the applicable date of a share as determined in good faith by
the Committee. In the event the shares are not publicly traded at the time a
determination of its fair market value is required to be made hereunder, the
determination of fair market value shall be made in good faith by the Committee.
Fair Market Value shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13.
(n) "Option Period" means each January 1 through June 30 and each July
1 through December 31; provided, however, upon termination of the Plan other
than on a December 31, the final Option Period shall be the shorter period
ending on such termination date.
(o) "Participant" means an Eligible Employee who has elected to
participate in the Plan by filing an enrollment agreement with the Company as
provided in Section 7 below.
(p) "Participating Companies" means the Company and each present and
future Subsidiary which the Committee, in its sole discretion, designates as a
Participating Company.
(q) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, domestic or foreign, of which
the Company owns, directly or indirectly, not less than 50% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock or other equity interests and that
otherwise qualifies as a "subsidiary corporation" within the meaning of Section
424(f) of the Code or any successor thereto, and shall include any limited
liability company or partnership which is 100% owned directly or indirectly by
the Company and either is disregarded as an entity for federal tax purposes or
has elected to be taxed as a corporation.
2. Purpose of the Plan.
The purpose of the Plan is to provide an incentive for present and
future Eligible Employees of the Participating Companies to acquire a
proprietary interest (or increase an existing proprietary interest) in the
Company through the purchase of Company Stock. It is the intention of the
Company that the Plan qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section
423 of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be administered,
interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of that
section of the Code.
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3. Shares Reserved for the Plan.
There shall be reserved for issuance and purchase by Participants under
the Plan an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Company Stock, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 13 below. Shares of Company Stock subject to
the Plan may be newly issued shares, treasury shares, shares purchased in the
open market or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Board in
its discretion. If and to the extent that any option to purchase shares of
Company Stock shall not be exercised for any reason or if such right to purchase
shares shall terminate as provided herein, the shares that have not been so
purchased hereunder shall again become available for the purposes of the Plan
unless the Plan shall have been terminated.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed by, and
which shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board. The Committee shall have the
authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the administration of the Plan, to correct any defect or
rectify any omission in the Plan or to reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan
or any option, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for
the administration of the Plan, all of which actions and determinations shall be
final, conclusive and binding on all persons. The act or determination of a
majority of the members of the Committee shall be deemed to be the act or
determination of the Committee.
(b) The Committee may request advice or assistance or employ such other
persons as it in its discretion deems necessary or appropriate for the proper
administration of the Plan.
(c) All Eligible Employees granted options under the Plan shall have
the same rights and privileges; however, the Plan will not fail to satisfy this
requirement merely because the amount of Company Stock which may be purchased by
any Eligible Employee is determined on the basis of a uniform relationship to
the Eligible Compensation of Eligible Employees.
(d) All expenses of administering the Plan shall be paid by the
Participating Companies.
(e) A separate Account will be maintained for each Participant in the
Plan. Statements of Accounts will be given to Participants promptly following
each Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll
deductions, the per share Exercise Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance in the Participant's Account, if any.
5. Eligibility to Participate in the Plan.
Each Eligible Employee who is employed by a Participating Company on an
Enrollment Date and has completed a period of Continuous Employment of at least
60 days ending as of such Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in
the Plan for the Option Period beginning on that Enrollment Date subject to the
further provisions of the Plan.
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6. Option Periods.
The Plan shall consist of consecutive Option Periods beginning on
January 1, 2004 and continuing until the Plan is terminated.
7. Election to Participate in the Plan.
(a) Each Eligible Employee who satisfies the eligibility requirements
as of the Enrollment Date for the applicable Option Period may elect to
participate in the Plan for such Option Period by completing an enrollment
agreement in the form (written or electronic) provided by the Company (or its
designee) and filing such enrollment agreement with the Company (or its
designee) prior to the applicable Enrollment Date.
(b) Payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first
payroll date following the Participant's Enrollment Date and shall continue
until (i) changed or terminated by the Participant as provided below, (ii) the
termination of the Plan, or (iii) the Participant ceases to be an Eligible
Employee, whichever occurs first.
(c) A Participant's election shall remain in effect for each successive
Option Period unless the Participant changes or terminates such election prior
to the beginning of the Option Period in accordance with the procedures
established by the Committee.
8. Payroll Deductions.
(a) All Participant contributions to the Plan shall be made by payroll
deductions only. At the time a Participant files the enrollment agreement with
respect to an Option Period, the Participant shall authorize payroll deductions
to be made on each payroll date during the Option Period in an amount equal to a
designated number of whole dollars per week, but not less than $5.00 per week,
in the case of a Participant who is paid weekly, $10 per bi-weekly pay period,
in the case of a Participant who is paid bi-weekly, or $11.00 per semi-monthly
pay period, in the case of a Participant who is paid semi-monthly; provided,
however, with respect to a Participant making a minimum contribution each pay
period, the last payroll deduction in the Option Period shall be reduced, if and
to the extent as necessary, so that the maximum aggregate amount of minimum
contributions that may be made for that Option Period is the same for all
Participants, whether on a weekly, bi-weekly or semi-monthly pay period. Subject
to the limitation set forth in Section 9(b), there shall be no maximum amount of
payroll deduction which a Participant may authorize each periodic pay period.
Such authorization shall be in writing and on such forms as provided by the
Committee.
(b) All payroll deductions made for a Participant may be deposited in
the Company's general corporate account and shall be credited to the
Participant's Account under the Plan. No interest shall accrue or be credited
with respect to the payroll deductions of a Participant under the Plan. A
Participant may not make any additional payments into such Account. Pending
application of the Accounts, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to,
segregate the payroll deductions.
(c) Except as provided in Section 11, a Participant may not change his
current contribution election during an Option Period.
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9. Grant of Options.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3 and 9(b) hereof,
each Participant shall be granted an option on the Enrollment Date to purchase
on the Exercise Date for such Option Period (at the Exercise Price for such
Option Period) a number of whole shares of the Company Stock determined by
dividing such Participant's payroll deductions accumulated during the Option
Period by the Exercise Price for such Option Period.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no
Participant shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if, immediately after
the grant, such Participant (or any other person whose stock would be attributed
to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or
hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any
Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) which permits such Participant's rights to
purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its
Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of the Fair Market Value
of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar
year in which such option is outstanding at any time. Further, subject to
Section 13, the maximum number of shares that can be purchased during an Option
Period by any Participant shall be that number of shares equal to the $12,500
divided by the Fair Market Value of the stock on the date the option is granted
for such Option Period, but not to exceed 12,500 shares.
10. Exercise of Options.
Unless a Participant withdraws or is deemed to have withdrawn from the
Plan during an Option Period as provided in Section 11, the Participant's option
for the purchase of shares for an Option Period will be exercised automatically
on the Exercise Date for such Option Period, and the maximum number of whole
shares subject to the option will be purchased for the Participant at the
applicable Exercise Price with the accumulated payroll deductions then credited
to the Participant's Account. The certificates for such purchased shares shall
be issued by the Company as soon as reasonably practical following the Exercise
Date. Any amounts remaining credited to an Account after being applied as
provided in the preceding sentence shall continue to be credited to the Account
for the next Option Period, unless the Participant requests in writing the
return of such remainder prior to the beginning of such Option Period.
11. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.
(a) A Participant may withdraw all, but not less than all, of the
payroll deductions credited to the Participant's Account under the Plan at any
time prior to an Exercise Date by giving proper notice (written or electronic)
to the Company. All of the Participant's payroll deductions credited to the
Participant's Account will be paid to him promptly after receipt of the
Participant's notice of withdrawal, the Participant's participation in the Plan
will be terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares
will be made. Payroll deductions will not resume on behalf of a Participant who
has withdrawn from the Plan unless proper notice (written or electronic) is
delivered to the Company within the enrollment period preceding the commencement
of a new Option Period directing the Company to resume payroll deductions and
the former Participant is at that time an Eligible Employee.
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(b) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee prior
to the Exercise Date of an Option Period for any reason other than retirement on
or after reaching age 65, disability under a Company long-term disability plan,
Social Security or other determination made by the Committee on a
nondiscriminatory basis, or death, the payroll deductions credited to the
Participant's Account will be automatically returned to the Participant and the
Participant's options to purchase shares under the Plan will be automatically
terminated for such Option Period.
(c) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee during
an Option Period due to his retirement on or after reaching age 65, his
disability under a Company long-term disability plan, Social Security or other
determination made by the Committee on a nondiscriminatory basis, or his death,
no further contributions may be made to the Participant's Account, and the
balance of his Account at such time shall be applied to exercise his options at
the end of that Option Period as provided in Section 10, unless prior to such
Exercise Date the Participant (or beneficiary, as the case may be) elects by
proper notice (written or electronic) to the Company to receive a return in cash
of all amounts then credited to the Participant's Account in cancellation of the
options to purchase shares under the Plan.
(d) A Participant's withdrawal during an Option Period will not affect
the Participant's eligibility to participate in a succeeding Option Period.
12. Transferability.
Options to purchase Company Stock granted under the Plan are not
transferable by a Participant (other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution) and are exercisable only by the Participant.
13. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.
(a) If the outstanding shares of Company Stock are increased or
decreased, or are changed into or are exchanged for a different number or kind
of shares, as a result of one or more reorganizations, restructurings,
recapitalizations, reclassifications, stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock
dividends or the like, upon authorization of the Committee, appropriate
adjustments may be made in the number and/or kind of shares, and the per share
option price thereof, which may be issued in the aggregate and to any
Participant upon exercise of options granted under the Plan.
(b) In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, the Option Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation
of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Committee. In the
event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each
option under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation, unless the Committee determines, in the exercise of its
sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the
Participant shall have the right to exercise the option as to all of the
optioned stock, including shares as to which the option would not otherwise be
exercisable. If the Committee makes an option fully exercisable in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the
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event of a merger or sale of assets, the Committee shall notify the Participant
that the option shall be fully exercisable for a stated period, which shall not
be less than 10 days from the date of such notice, and the option will terminate
upon the expiration of such period.
(c) In all cases, the Committee shall have full discretion to exercise
any of the powers and authority provided under this Section 13, and the
Committee's actions hereunder shall be final and binding on all Participants. No
fractional shares of stock shall be issued under the Plan pursuant to any
adjustment authorized under the provisions of this Section 13.
14. Amendment of the Plan.
The Board or the Committee may at any time, or from time to time, amend
the Plan in any respect; provided, however, that the Plan may not be amended in
any way that will cause rights issued under the Plan to fail to meet the
requirements for employee stock purchase plans as defined in Section 423 of the
Code or any successor thereto, including, without limitation, stockholder
approval if required.
15. Termination of the Plan.
The Plan and all rights of Eligible Employees hereunder shall
terminate:
(a) on the Exercise Date that Participants become entitled to
purchase a number of shares greater than the number of reserved shares
remaining available for purchase under the Plan; or
(b) at any time, at the discretion of the Board.
In the event that the Plan terminates under circumstances described in Section
15(a) above, reserved shares remaining as of the termination date shall be sold
to Participants on a pro rata basis based on their Account balances and any
amounts remaining in their Accounts returned to the Participants.
16. Notices.
All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company
under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given
when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the
person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
17. Stockholder Approval.
The Plan as hereby amended and restated as of January 1, 2004 shall be
subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company. If such stockholder
approval is not obtained at the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company, this Plan amendment and restatement shall not be effective and the
terms of the Plan as in effect prior to this amendment and restatement shall
continue in effect without interruption or change.
18. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
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(a) The Plan, the grant and exercise of options to purchase shares of
Company Stock under the Plan, and the Company's obligation to sell and deliver
shares upon the exercise of options to purchase shares shall be subject to all
applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations, and to such
approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may, in the opinion of
counsel for the Company, be required. In the event the Company is required to
obtain from any commission or agency authority to issue any stock certificate,
the inability of the Company to obtain from any such commission or agency
authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance
of any such certificate will relieve the Company from liability to any
Participant, except to return to him the amount of the balance in his account.
(b) The Company may make such provisions as it deems appropriate for
withholding of amounts that the Company determines it is required to withhold
pursuant to applicable tax laws in connection with the purchase or sale by a
Participant of any Company Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Company may
require a Participant to satisfy any relevant tax requirements before
authorizing any issuance of Company Stock to such Participant.
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