Exhibit
10.2
1993
Director Option Plan as Amended Through May 13, 2003.
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN
1. Purposes of
the Plan. The purposes of
this Director Stock Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel
for service as Outside Directors (as defined herein) of the Company, to provide
additional incentive to the Outside Directors of the Company to serve as
Directors, and to encourage their continued service on the Board. To achieve these objectives, the Plan (i)
provides for the automatic grant to Outside Directors of options to purchase
the Companys Common Stock upon their becoming Directors and annually
thereafter and (ii) provides a means for Outside Directors to elect to receive
a portion of their fees for service on the Board in the form of Common Stock or
options to purchase Common Stock.
All options granted
hereunder shall be non-statutory stock options.
2. Applicability of May 2002 Amendments. Options granted on or prior to May 16,
2002 shall not be subject to Section 11(f) of the Plan. Options granted subsequent to May 16,
2002 shall be subject to Section 11(f) of the Plan.
3. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Annual
Retainer shall mean the amount which an Outside Director will be entitled to
receive for serving as a Director during a fiscal year, but shall not include
reimbursement for expenses or fees with respect to any other services provided
to the Company.
(b) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d) Common
Stock
means the Common Stock of the Company.
(e) Company
means Monaco Coach Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
(f) Continuous
Status as
a Director means the absence of any interruption or termination of
service as a Director.
(g) Director
means a member of the Board.
(h) Employee
means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a Directors fee by the Company shall not be sufficient
in and of itself to constitute employment by the Company.
(i) Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(j) Fair Market
Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
(i) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the National Market System of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation (NASDAQ)
System, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the closing
sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as
quoted on such system or exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of
trading in Common Stock) on the date of grant, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable;
(ii) If
the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on the National Market
System thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common
Stock shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock
on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Board deems reliable, or;
(iii) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(k) Fixed Option means a stock option granted
pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.
(l) Option
means a Fixed Option or a Retainer Option.
(m) Optioned
Stock means the Common Stock subject to an Option.
(n) Optionee
means an Outside Director who receives an Option.
(o) Outside
Director means a Director who is not an Employee.
(p) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code.
(q) Per Share Option Value shall mean the
value of one Share of the Optioned Stock subject to a Retainer Option. For so
long as the Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic
value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, the Per
Share Option Value shall be calculated using the valuation method prescribed by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation, and used in the footnotes to the Companys audited
financial statements that it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, if the Company at any time begins
to treat stock options as an expense on its books and records, the Per Share
Option Value shall be calculated in accordance with the valuation method used
by the Company when valuing stock options to determine the compensation expense
that it records in the financial statements that it files with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
(r) Plan
means this Director Stock Plan, as amended.
(s) Retainer Option means an option to
purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.
(t) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 of
the Plan.
(u) Retirement means a Director who
voluntarily resigns from the Board on or after age sixty-two (62) and such
Director has at least five (5) years of service on the Companys Board of
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Directors
at the date of retirement; provided, that, the Administrator, notwithstanding
the foregoing, has the discretion to determine when a Director retires so long
as such determination is not less favorable than provided for in the foregoing
definition.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
4. Stock
Subject to the Plan. Subject
to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of
Shares which may be optioned and/or sold under the Plan is 352,500 Shares (the
Pool) of Common Stock. The Shares may
be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option should
expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in
full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan
shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan.
5. Administration
of the Plan.
(a) Administrator. Except as otherwise required herein, the
Plan shall be administered by the Board.
(b) Powers of
the Board. Subject to the
provisions and restrictions of the Plan, the Board shall have the authority, in
its discretion: (i) to determine, upon review of relevant information and in
accordance with Section 3(j) of the Plan, the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock; (ii) to interpret the Plan; (iii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules
and regulations relating to the Plan; (iv) to authorize any person to execute
on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant of an
Option previously granted hereunder; and (v) to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
(c) Effect of
Boards Decision. All
decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board shall be final.
6. Procedure
for Fixed Option Grants. All
grants of Fixed Options to Outside Directors under this Plan shall be automatic
and non-discretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the
following provisions:
(a) No
person shall have any discretion to select which Outside Directors shall be
granted Fixed Options or to determine the number of Shares to be covered by
Fixed Options granted to Outside Directors.
(b) Each
Outside Director shall be automatically granted an initial Fixed Option to
purchase eight thousand (8,000) Shares (the First Option) on the date which
such person first becomes a Director, whether through election by the
stockholders of the Company or appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy.
(c) Each
Outside Director shall be automatically granted a subsequent Fixed Option to
purchase four thousand (4,000) Shares (a Subsequent Option) on
September 30 of each year after the date of the First Option grant,
provided such Outside Director shall have served on the Board for at least six
months prior to the date of the Subsequent Option grant and remains an Outside
Director on such date.
(d) The
terms of a First Option granted hereunder shall be as follows:
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(i) the
term of the First Option shall be ten (10) years.
(ii) the
First Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a
Director of the Company, except as set forth in Section 11 hereof.
(iii) the
exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant of the First Option.
(iv) the
First Option shall become exercisable in installments cumulatively as to twenty
percent (20%) of the Shares subject to the First Option one (1) year from its
date of grant and as to twenty percent (20%) each year thereafter if, on each
such date, the Optionee has maintained his Continuous Status as a Director.
(e) The
terms of a Subsequent Option granted hereunder shall be as follows:
(i) the
term of the Subsequent Option shall be ten (10) years.
(ii) the
Subsequent Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains
a Director of the Company, except as set forth in Section 11 hereof.
(iii) the
exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant of the Subsequent Option.
(iv) the
Subsequent Option shall become exercisable as to one hundred percent (100%) of
the Shares subject to the Subsequent Option five (5) years from its date of
grant if, on such date, the Optionee has maintained his Continuous Status as a
Director.
7. Procedure
for Election to receive Securities in Lieu of Cash Retainer.
(a) Compensation
Alternatives.
(i) Each
Outside Director who, in any fiscal year of the Company, delivers to the
Company written notice of an irrevocable election concerning the Annual
Retainer to be earned in the next fiscal year of the Company, will be entitled
to select one of the following alternative means of payment for the value of
his Annual Retainer in the next fiscal year of the Company:
(1) an
amount between ten percent (10%) and fifty percent (50%) of the value of his or
her Annual Retainer (in increments of 10% of the Annual Retainer) in the form
of Common Stock (a Common Stock Payment) and the balance in cash (a Cash
Payment); or
(2) an
amount between ten percent (10%) and fifty percent (50%) of the value of his or
her Annual Retainer (in increments of 10% of the Annual Retainer) in the form
of an option to purchase shares of Common Stock (a Retainer Option) and the
balance in a Cash Payment.
(ii) If
any Outside Director fails to notify the Secretary of the Company in writing
prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year of the Company of his desired
means to receive payment of the Annual Retainer for the next fiscal year, then
he shall be deemed to have elected the entire value of the Annual Retainer in
cash.
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(b) Common Stock Payment.
(i) Date of Payment. The Shares constituting any Common Stock Payment shall be issued
automatically on the first business day following the last day of each fiscal
quarter for the applicable year (a Stock Grant Date). Each award of a Common Stock Payment shall
be evidenced by an agreement which shall reflect the terms and conditions of
the Common Stock Payment and such additional terms and conditions as may be
determined by the Board of a committee thereof.
(ii) Number of Shares Subject to Common Stock Payment. The total number of Shares included in each
Common Stock Payment shall be determined by dividing (A) the amount of the
quarterly installment of the Annual Retainer that is to be paid in stock by (B)
the Fair Market Value of one Share on the applicable Stock Grant Date.
Any payment for a
fractional share automatically shall be paid in cash based upon the Fair Market
Value on the Grant Date of such fractional share.
(c) Option Payment.
(i) Date of Payment. The Retainer Option shall be granted automatically on the first
business day of the applicable fiscal year in which an Outside Director has
elected to receive a Retainer Option (the Option Grant Date).
(ii) Number of Shares Subject to Option. The number of Shares to be subject to any
Retainer Option granted shall be equal to that portion of the Annual Retainer
that the Outside Director elected to receive in the form of an Option divided
by the Per Share Option Value on the Option Grant Date.
(iii) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price of a Retainer Option granted
pursuant to this Section 7 shall equal the Fair Market Value of one Share on
the Option Grant Date.
(iv) Vesting.
A Retainer Option shall become exercisable for one fourth (1/4th)
of the Optioned Stock on the last day of each quarter during the applicable
year (a Vesting Date) so long as the Outside Director is serving as a member
of the Board on the Vesting Date.
(v) Term.
The term of a Retainer Option shall be ten (10) years.
(vi) Exercisability. A Retainer Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside
Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in
Section 11 hereof.
(d) Interim Period. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, an Outside
Director may elect to receive between ten percent (10%) and fifty percent (50%)
of the value of his or her last two quarterly installments of the Annual
Retainer for 2003 (in increments of 10% of the Annual Retainer) in the form of
a Common Stock Payment or a Retainer Option if the Outside Director delivers to
the Company written notice of an irrevocable election concerning such portion
of the 2003 Annual Retainer prior to July 1, 2003.
(i) Interim Period Common Stock Payment. If an Outside Director elects to receive a
Common Stock Payment pursuant to this Section 7(d), a Common Stock Payment
shall be made on the first business day following the last day of the third and
fourth quarters of 2003. The number of
shares subject to such a Common Stock Payment shall be determined in accordance
with Section 7(b) hereof.
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(ii) Interim Period Retainer Option. If an Outside Director elects to receive a
Retainer Option pursuant to this Section 7(d), the Retainer Option shall be
granted on July 1, 2003. The
number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Retainer Option and the per
Share exercise price and other terms of such Retainer Option shall be
determined in accordance with Section 7(c), however, with respect to such
Retainer Option, the Option Grant Date shall be July 1, 2003. In addition, a Retainer Option granted
pursuant to this Section 7(d) shall become exercisable for one half (1/2) of
the Optioned Stock on the last day of each of the last two quarters of 2003 so
long as the Outside Director is serving as a member of the Board on such dates.
8. Eligibility. Options and Common Stock Payments may be
granted only to Outside Directors. All
Fixed Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the terms set
forth in Section 6 hereof.
The Plan shall not confer
upon any Outside Director any right with respect to continuation of service as
a Director or nomination to serve as a Director, nor shall it interfere in any
way with any rights which the Director or the Company may have to terminate his
or her directorship at any time.
9. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the
earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the
stockholders of the Company as described in Section 19 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect until
March 1, 2012 unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.
10. Form of
Consideration. The
consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an
Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Board and
may consist entirely of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) promissory note, (iv) other
shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option,
have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of
surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to
the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be
exercised, (v) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with
such other documentation as the Board and the broker, if applicable, shall
require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the
sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, (vi) any combination
of the foregoing methods of payment, or (vii) such other consideration and
method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under
applicable law.
11. Exercise of
Option.
(a) Procedure
for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times
as are set forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
An Option may not be
exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed
to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the
Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to
exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the
Option is exercised has been received by the Company. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of
payment allowable under Section 10 of the Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the
books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of
the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive
dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the
Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. A share certificate or electronic
notification of share ownership for the number of Shares so acquired shall be
issued or provided to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the
Option. No adjustment will be made for
a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the
stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.
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Exercise of an Option in
any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter
may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option,
by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(b) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to Outside Directors must
comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act or any successor thereto and shall contain such additional conditions or
restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption
from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.
(c) Termination
of Continuous Status as a Director.
In the event an Optionees Continuous Status as a Director terminates
(other than upon the Optionees death, total and permanent disability (as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or Retirement), the Optionee may
exercise his or her Option, but only within three (3) months from the date of
such termination, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise it at the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration of its ten (10) year term).
To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option
at the date of such termination, and to the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
(d) Disability
of Optionee. In the event
Optionees Continuous Status as a Director terminates as a result of total and
permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), any Fixed
Options granted to such Optionee shall become vested and exercisable for the
full number of Shares covered by the Fixed Option and any Retainer Option shall
be exercisable to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the
Retainer Option at the date of disability.
The Optionee may exercise his or her Option, at any time within twelve
(12) months from the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of
Grant). If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert
to the Plan.
(e) Death of
Optionee. In the event of
the death of an Optionee, any Fixed Option shall become vested and exercisable
for the full number of Shares covered by the Fixed Option and any Retainer
Option shall be exercisable to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise the Retainer Option at the time of death. The Option held by the Optionee at the time of death may be
exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death by
the Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance. In no
event shall an Option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of the
Option, as set forth in the Option agreement.
If, after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the
right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the
Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the
Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(f) Retirement of Optionee. In the event of an Optionees Retirement
while a Director, any Fixed Option shall become vested and exercisable for the
full number of Shares covered by the Fixed Option and any Retainer Option shall
be exercisable to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the
Retainer Option at the time of Retirement.
Any Option held by the Optionee at the time of Retirement may be
exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of
Retirement. In no event shall an Option
be exercised later than the expiration of the term of the Option, as set forth
in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that (i) this subsection (f) shall
not apply to grants made on or before May 16, 2002, and (ii) this
subsection (f) shall apply to grants made on or after May 17, 2002. If the Option is not so exercised within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by
such Option shall revert to the Plan.
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12. Non-Transferability
of Options. The Option may
not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in
any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.
13. Adjustments
Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger, Asset Sale or Change of
Control.
(a) Changes in
Capitalization. Subject to
any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares
covered by each outstanding Option and the number of Shares which have been
authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been
granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration
of an Option, as well as the price per Share covered by each such outstanding
Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any
other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without
receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of
any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been
effected without receipt of consideration. Such adjustment shall be made by
the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly
provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of Shares subject to an Option. In
addition, a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company shall not result in an adjustment to the number of shares granted to
Outside Directors pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) and Section 5(b)(iii) of the
Plan subsequent to such stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or other increase or
decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event
of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, to the extent that
an Option has not been previously exercised, it will terminate immediately
prior to the consummation of such proposed action. The Board may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such
instances, declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by the
Board and give each Optionee the right to exercise his or her Option as to all
or any part of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option
would not otherwise be exercisable.
(c) Merger or
Asset Sale. In the event of
a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall
be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
does not agree to assume the Option or to substitute an equivalent option, the
Board shall, in lieu of such assumption or substitution, provide for the
Optionee to have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned
Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Board makes an Option fully
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee that the Option shall be
fully exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such
notice, and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the
Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets,
the option or right confers the right to purchase, for each Share of Optioned
Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets,
the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each
Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were
offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if
such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets was
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not solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Board may, with
the consent of the successor corporation and the participant, provide for the
consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share of
Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the
successor corporation or its Parent equal in Fair Market Value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of
assets.
14. Amendment
and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment
and Termination. Except as
set forth in Section 5, the Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or
discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension, or
discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Optionee
under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In addition, to the extent necessary and
desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any other
applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval of
any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
(b) Effect of
Amendment or Termination.
Any such amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options
already granted and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if
this Plan had not been amended or terminated.
15. Time of
Granting Options. The date
of grant of an Option shall, for all purposes, be the date determined in
accordance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
Notice of the determination shall be given to each Outside Director to
whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such
grant.
16. Conditions
Upon Issuance of Shares.
Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless
the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares
pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including,
without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act,
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws, and
the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be
listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company
with respect to such compliance.
As a condition to the
exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising such
Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the
Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present
intention to sell or distribute such Shares, if, in the opinion of counsel for
the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned
relevant provisions of law.
Inability of the Company
to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which
authority is deemed by the Companys counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which
such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
17. Reservation
of Shares. The Company,
during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such
number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the
Plan.
18. Option
Agreements. Options shall be
evidenced by written option agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.
19. Stockholder
Approval. Continuance of the
Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company at or
prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders held subsequent to the
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granting
of an Option hereunder. Such
stockholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under
applicable state and federal law.
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