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| (i) | consider and vote upon a proposal to elect four Class II directors, for a term of three years; | ||||
| (ii) | consider and vote upon a proposal to ratify the appointment of AngioDynamics’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021; | ||||
| (iii) | consider and vote upon a “Say-on-Pay” advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of AngioDynamics’ named executive officers; | ||||
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consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the AngioDynamics, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan;
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consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the amended AngioDynamics, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 3,500,000 to 4,000,000; and
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transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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To vote upon a proposal to elect four Class II directors, for a term of three years;
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To ratify the appointment of AngioDynamics’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021;
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To vote upon a “Say-on-Pay” advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of AngioDynamics’ named executive officers;
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To vote upon a proposal to approve the AngioDynamics, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan;
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To vote upon a proposal to approve the amended AngioDynamics, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 3,500,000 to 4,000,000; and
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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| Proxy Statement | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 1 | ||||||||||
| General Information About the Meeting | 1 | ||||||||||
| PROPOSAL I - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | |||||||||||
| Nominees | 6 | ||||||||||
| Recommendation of the Board of Directors | 8 | ||||||||||
| Other Directors | 9 | ||||||||||
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | |||||||||||
| MEETINGS AND BOARD COMMITTEES | |||||||||||
| OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES | |||||||||||
| Equity Compensation Plan Information | 18 | ||||||||||
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | |||||||||||
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 20 | ||||||||||
| Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2020 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2020 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2020 Year-End | 35 | ||||||||||
| Option Exercises and Stock Vested for Fiscal Year 2020 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Estimates of Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control | 37 | ||||||||||
| CEO Pay Ratio | 38 | ||||||||||
| Director Compensation Table | 39 | ||||||||||
| PROPOSAL 2 - RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | |||||||||||
| Recommendation of the Board of Directors | 40 | ||||||||||
| AUDIT MATTERS | |||||||||||
| Audit Committee Report | 41 | ||||||||||
| Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 42 | ||||||||||
| Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 42 | ||||||||||
| PROPOSAL 3 - ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | |||||||||||
| Adoption of Proposal 3 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Recommendation of the Board of Directors | 44 | ||||||||||
| PROPOSAL 4 - APPROVAL OF THE ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN | |||||||||||
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Summary Description of the 2020 Plan
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46 | ||||||||||
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Summary of Federal Income Tax Consequences under the 2020 Plan
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48 | ||||||||||
| Recommendation of the Board of Directors | 50 | ||||||||||
| PROPOSAL 5 - AMENDMENT OF THE ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN | |||||||||||
| Summary Description of the ESPP Plan (as amended) | 51 | ||||||||||
| Summary of Federal Income Tax Consequences under the 2020 Plan | 53 | ||||||||||
| Recommendation of the Board of Directors | 53 | ||||||||||
| CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | |||||||||||
| DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS | |||||||||||
| ANNUAL REPORT | |||||||||||
| SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS | |||||||||||
| OTHER MATTERS | |||||||||||
| APPENDIX A | 59 | ||||||||||
| APPENDIX B | 74 | ||||||||||
| Committee Memberships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Age | Director Since | Independent | B | AC | CC | NCCGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eileen O. Auen | 57 | 2016 | Y | M | C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard W. Donnelly | 59 | 2004 | Y | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin J. Gould | 66 | 2010 | Y | M | M | M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesley E. Johnson, Jr. | 62 | 2007 | Y | M | M | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karen A. Licitra | 60 | 2019 | Y | M | M | M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis S. Meteny | 67 | 2004 | Y | M | C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Stern Reed | 60 | 2016 | Y | M | M | M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael E. Tarnoff | 51 | 2019 | Y | M | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James C. Clemmer | 56 | 2016 | N | M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AC | Audit Committee | B | Board of Directors | ||||||||
| CC | Compensation Committee | C | Chair | ||||||||
| NCCGC | Nominating, Compliance and Corporate Governance Committee | M | Member | ||||||||
| EILEEN O. AUEN | Director since 2016 | |||||||
| Former Executive Chairman |
age 57
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| Helios | ||||||||
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Ms. Auen most recently served as Executive Chairman of Helios, a $1 billion healthcare services firm formed by the merger of PMSI and Progressive Medical in 2013. Prior roles include Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PMSI, Head of Healthcare Management at Aetna, and Chief Executive Officer of APS Healthcare. She currently provides consulting services to the healthcare industry through Deep Run Consulting, a firm she founded. Ms. Auen earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Towson University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia School of Business. Ms. Auen currently serves as the Lead Director for ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI). She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Medstar Union Memorial Hospital and Tufts Health Plan.
Ms. Auen is the Chairperson of our Compensation Committee.
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Director Qualifications:
Ms. Auen’s extensive experience in the health care industry, including at PMSI, Aetna, APS Healthcare and Tufts Health Plan, provides the Company with significant management experience in the areas of finance, accounting, business operations, management, risk oversight, executive decision making and corporate governance.
In addition, Ms. Auen’s experience in the healthcare payment environment provides reliable perspectives to our Board.
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| JAMES C. CLEMMER | Director since 2016 | |||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
age 56
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| AngioDynamics, Inc. | ||||||||
| Mr. Clemmer joined AngioDynamics in April 2016 as our President and CEO. Prior to joining AngioDynamics, Mr. Clemmer served as President of the Medical Supplies segment at Covidien plc from September 2006 to January 2015. In this role, Mr. Clemmer directed the strategic and day-to-day operations for global business divisions that collectively manufactured 23 different product categories. In addition, he managed global manufacturing, research and development, operational excellence, business development and all other functions associated with the Medical Supplies business. Prior to his role at Covidien, Mr. Clemmer served as Group President at Kendall Healthcare from July 2004 to September 2006, where he managed the US business across five divisions and built the strategic plan for the Medical Supplies segment before it was spun off from Tyco. Mr. Clemmer served as interim president at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts from August 2015 until March 1, 2016. Mr. Clemmer is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Mr. Clemmer previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Lantheus Medical Imaging. | ||||||||
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Director Qualifications:
Through his position as our CEO and his tenure at Covidien, Mr. Clemmer brings leadership, extensive executive and operational experience, strategic expertise and a deep knowledge of the medical device industry to the Board. Mr. Clemmer’s service as a Director and CEO of AngioDynamics creates a critical link between management and the Board, enabling the Board to perform its oversight function with the benefits of management’s perspectives on the business.
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| HOWARD W. DONNELLY | Director since 2004 | |||||||
| Former President and CEO |
age 59
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| BlueFin Medical, LLC | ||||||||
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From 2017-2019, Mr. Donnelly was President and CEO of Bluefin Medical, a firm focused on the regional anesthesia market. In 2019 Bluefin Medical’s technology was acquired by a private European medical technology company. From 2005 to March 2018, Mr. Donnelly was President of Concert Medical LLC, a manufacturer of interventional medical devices. Concert Medical was acquired by Theragenics in March 2018. From 2010 to 2016, Mr. Donnelly was President and CEO of HydroCision Inc., a company focused on spine surgery and the pain management market. Mr. Donnelly is currently on the Board of Directors HydroCision, Inc. From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Donnelly was a director and member of the audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees of Vital Signs, Inc. From 1999 to 2002, he was President of Level 1, Inc., a medical device manufacturer and subsidiary of Smiths Group. From 1990 to 1999, Mr. Donnelly was employed at Pfizer, Inc., with his last position as Vice President, Business Planning and Development for Pfizer’s Medical Technology Group from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Donnelly holds a B.S. and an M.B.A. from Bryant College.
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Director Qualifications:
Mr. Donnelly brings extensive industry experience as a result of his tenures at Pfizer, Level 1, Concert Medical and HydroCision. Mr. Donnelly provides the Board with valuable business, leadership and management insight, particularly in the areas of manufacturing and business combinations.
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| JAN STERN REED | Director since 2016 | |||||||
| Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
age 60
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| Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ms. Reed was most recently Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., a global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise with annual revenues in excess of $115 billion. Prior to this role, Ms. Reed served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Solo Cup Company, and Associate General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer at Baxter International Inc. Ms. Reed earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in Psychology from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law. Ms. Reed also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL). Ms. Reed is a member of our Audit Committee and Nominating, Compliance and Corporate Governance Committee. | ||||||||
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Director Qualifications:
Ms. Reed provides the Board of Directors with global executive leadership in legal, corporate governance, risk management, health care regulatory and compliance, manufacturing and strategic business matters as well as extensive experience with acquisitions and employee development.
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| WESLEY E. JOHNSON, JR. | Director since 2007 | |||||||
| Former Divisional Vice-President and General Manager |
age 62
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Abbott Laboratories
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From February 2013 through November 2019, Mr. Johnson served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Admittance Technologies, Inc., a medical device company. From February 2008 to May 2012, Mr. Johnson served as President, CEO and Director of Cardiokinetix, Inc., a developer of medical devices for the treatment of congestive heart failure. From October 2005 to February 2008, Mr. Johnson served as General Manager of Abbott Spine, S.A., a division of Abbott Laboratories. From June 2003 to October 2005, Mr. Johnson served as Division Vice President, Finance for Abbott Spine, a division of Abbott Laboratories. From May 1999 to June 2003, he served as Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer for Spinal Concepts. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Johnson served as a member of the Board of RITA Medical Systems, Inc. and Chairman of its Audit Committee and has served as a director of Minimus Spine, Inc., a private medical device company since May 2012. Mr. Johnson holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M University and became a certified public accountant in 1981. Mr. Johnson is chairman of our Nominating, Compliance and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of our Audit Committee.
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Director Qualifications:
Mr. Johnson’s service as CFO for Spinal Concepts, General Manager and Division Vice President for Abbott Laboratories and CEO of Cardiokinetix provides valuable business, leadership and management experience, particularly with respect to the numerous financial, business and strategic issues faced by a diversified medical device company. In addition, Mr. Johnson's experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers and his positions as a public company CFO of Urologix, Inc. and Orthofix, Inc. (formerly American Medical Electronics, Inc.) provides valuable financial and accounting experience for his position on the Audit Committee.
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| Karen A. Licitra | Director since 2019 | |||||||
| Former Corporate Vice President for Worldwide Government Affairs and Policy |
age 60
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| Johnson and Johnson | ||||||||
| Ms. Licitra was appointed to fill a vacancy on our Board of Directors on July 17, 2019. From January 2014 through August 2015, Ms. Licitra served as Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Government Affairs & Policy at Johnson & Johnson, a medical devices, pharmaceutical, and consumer packaged goods manufacturer. From December 2011 to December 2013, Ms. Licitra served as the Worldwide Chairman, Global Medical Solutions at Johnson & Johnson. From July 2002 to November 2011, she served as the Company Group Chairman and Worldwide Franchise Chairman at Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson medical device company. From January 2001 to June 2002, she served as the President of Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Ms. Licitra currently serves on the Board of Directors of Si-Bone, Inc., medical device company focusing on a minimally invasive surgical implant system to treat sacroiliac joint dysfunction, and previously served on the Board of Directors of Novadaq Technologies Inc., a provider of proven comprehensive fluorescence imaging solutions, until the company was acquired by Stryker Corporation in 2017. Ms. Licitra received a B.S. in Commerce from Rider College. Ms. Licitra is a member of our Audit Committee and our Compensation Committee. | ||||||||
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Director Qualifications:
Ms. Licitra’s service as an executive in various roles at Johnson and Johnson provides valuable business and industry experience, leadership and insight, particularly with respect to the global, industry and strategic issues faced by a diversified medical device manufacturer.
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| KEVIN J. GOULD | Director since 2010 | |||||||
| Former Chief Operating Officer |
age 66
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| Tyco Healthcare | ||||||||
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From 1991 to 2007, Mr. Gould held various management positions for the Kendall Company, which later became Tyco Healthcare, a division of Tyco International, Ltd., serving as COO of Tyco Healthcare from 2005 to 2007 and as President, North America, from 2000 to 2005. Tyco Healthcare became a public company in 2007 and is now known as Covidien. Mr. Gould served on the Board of Trustees of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts. Mr. Gould holds a B.A. from St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, New Hampshire and an M.B.A. from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts. Mr. Gould is member of our Compensation Committee and our Nominating, Compliance and Corporate Governance Committees.
On August 11, 2020, Kevin J. Gould notified the Board that he intends to retire from the Board, effective upon the occurrence of the Annual Meeting.
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Director Qualifications:
Mr. Gould’s service as COO and President, North America of Tyco Healthcare provides our Board with valuable business, leadership and management experience, particularly with respect to the numerous operational, financial, business and strategic issues faced by a growing, diversified medical device company.
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| DENNIS S. METENY | Director since 2004 | |||||||
| Director |
age 67
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| Blue Water Growth LLC | ||||||||
| Since January 2014, Mr. Meteny has been a director of Blue Water Growth LLC, a global business consulting firm with services including mergers and acquisitions, private capital solutions, product distribution, outsourcing, and a wide variety of business advisory services for its Western and Asian clients. From 2006 to January 2014, Mr. Meteny was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cygnus Manufacturing Company LLC, a privately held manufacturer of medical devices, health and safety components, and high precision transportation, aerospace and industrial products. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Meteny was an Executive-in-Residence at the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, a strategic economic development initiative of the University of Pittsburgh Health System, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, the State of Pennsylvania and local foundations. From 2001 to 2003, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of TissueInformatics, Inc., a privately held company engaged in the medical imaging business. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Meteny was a business consultant to various technology companies. Prior to that, Mr. Meteny spent 15 years in several executive-level positions, including as President and Chief Executive Officer, from 1994 to 1999, of Respironics, Inc. a cardio-pulmonary medical device company. Mr. Meteny holds a B.S. Degree in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Meteny is the Chairman of our Audit Committee. | ||||||||
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Director Qualifications:
Mr. Meteny’s service as CFO, COO and CEO of Respironics, COO of TissueInformatics and CEO of Cygnus Manufacturing Company, provides our Board with valuable business, leadership and management experience, including leading a large, diverse healthcare company, giving him a keen understanding of the numerous operational and strategic issues facing a diversified medical device company such as AngioDynamics. In addition, as noted above, Mr. Meteny is the Chairman of our Audit Committee and is designated as a “financial expert” as a result of his extensive financial and accounting background with Ernst & Young and his position as CFO of Respironics.
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| MICHAEL E. TARNOFF, MD | Director since 2019 | |||||||
| Chair, Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief |
age 51
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| Tufts Medical Center | ||||||||
| Since June 2019, Dr. Tarnoff has been Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Tarnoff has been a surgeon at Tufts since 2001. Dr. Tarnoff was Chief Medical Officer at Medtronic from January 2015 through August 2019. From 2008 until its acquisition by Medtronic in 2015, Dr. Tarnoff served as the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs at Covidien plc. Dr. Tarnoff received a BA in psychology from Washington University in St Louis, and received an MD from and completed his residency in General Surgery at the University and Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Tarnoff also completed a fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Tarnoff is a member of our Nominating, Compliance and Corporate Governance Committee. | ||||||||
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Director Qualifications:
Through his extensive experience as a surgeon and his roles in hospital administration, Dr. Tarnoff provides the Board of Directors with deep, expert knowledge in patient care and the United States health care system.
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| Significant Shareholders | |||||||||||
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Number of Shares of Common Stock Owned as of August 31, 2020
(a)
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% of Outstanding Shares |
Of Number of Shares Beneficially Owned, Number that May be Acquired Within 60 Days of August 31, 2020
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| 5% Owners | |||||||||||
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BlackRock, Inc.
55 East 52
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Street
New York, NY 10022
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6,311,717
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16.8 | % | — | |||||||
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Victory Capital Management Inc.
4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144
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4,588,283
(c)
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12.2 | % | — | |||||||
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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Palisades West, Building One 6300 Bee Cave Road Austin, TX, 78746 |
3,127,874
(d)
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8.3 | % | — | |||||||
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The Vanguard Group
100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern, PA 19355 |
2,370,699
(e)
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6.3 | % | — | |||||||
| Beneficial Ownership of Management | |||||||||||
| Non-Employee Directors | |||||||||||
| Eileen O. Auen | 40,090 | * | 18,750 | ||||||||
| Howard W. Donnelly | 86,239 | * | 10,693 | ||||||||
| Kevin J. Gould | 72,874 | * | 10,693 | ||||||||
| Wesley E. Johnson, Jr. | 71,947 | * | 10,693 | ||||||||
| Karen A. Licitra | 7,057 | * | — | ||||||||
| Dennis S. Meteny | 93,491 | * | 10,693 | ||||||||
| Jan Stern Reed | 40,406 | * | 18,750 | ||||||||
| Michael C. Tarnoff, MD | — | * | — | ||||||||
| Named Executive Officers | |||||||||||
| James C. Clemmer | 554,436 | * | 381,681 | ||||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | 103,110 | * | 61,299 | ||||||||
| Scott Centea | 34,705 | * | 12,000 | ||||||||
| David D. Helsel | 41,479 | * | 35,736 | ||||||||
| Michael C. Greiner | — | * | — | ||||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | — | * | — | ||||||||
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All directors and executive officers as a group (18 persons)
(f)
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1,459,071 | 3.8 | % | 831,534 | |||||||
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Under those rules, although not outstanding, shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of August 31, 2020 and restricted stock units that will vest within 60 days of August 31, 2020 are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding the securities for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person
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| (b) |
Share ownership information based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed by BlackRock, Inc. on February 4, 2020. According to the Schedule 13G/A, Blackrock, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 6,223,434 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 6,311,717 shares.
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| (c) |
Share ownership information based upon a Schedule 13G filed by Victory Capital Management Inc. on January 29, 2020. According to the Schedule 13G, Victory Capital Management Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 4,523,983 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 4,588,283 shares. According to the Schedule 13G, the clients of Victory Capital Management Inc., including investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and separately managed accounts, have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the class of securities reported herein. No client has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5% of such class except the Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity Fund an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which has an interest of 10.41% of the class.
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| (d) |
Share ownership information is based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP on February 12, 2020. According to the Schedule 13G/A, Dimensional Fund Advisors serves as investment adviser to four investment companies and serves as investment manager to certain other commingled group trusts and separate accounts (collectively, the “Funds”). In its role as investment adviser, neither Dimensional Fund Advisors nor its subsidiaries possess voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuers that are owned by the Funds, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds. Dimensional Fund Advisors disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities. To the knowledge of Dimensional Fund Advisors, none of the Funds individually own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Funds have sole voting power with respect to 3,027,572 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 3,127,874 shares.
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| (e) |
Share ownership information is based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed by the Vanguard Group on February 12, 2020. According to the Schedule 13G/A, the Vanguard Group has sole voting power with respect to 34,761 shares, shared voting power with respect to 3,113 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 2,336,725 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 33,974 shares. According to the 13G/A, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company ("VFTC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc., is the beneficial owner of 30,861 shares or .08% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company as a result of its serving as investment manager of collective trust accounts. According to the 13 G/A Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. ("VIA"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc., is the beneficial owner of 7,013 shares or .01% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company as a result of its serving as investment manager of Australian investment offerings.
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| (f) |
Includes all of the persons identified as non-employee directors and named executive officers Mr. Chad Campbell, SVP and GM-Vascular Access, Mr. Benjamin Davis, SVP Business Development, Mr. Warren Nighan, SVP RA/QA, Ms. Bronfen-Moore, SVP HR and Ms. Kimberly Seabury, SVP IT.
Mr. Campbell owns 116,796 shares of common stock, including 102,787 shares that may be acquired within 60 days of August 31, 2020.
Mr. Davis owns 92,265 shares of common stock, including 79,092 shares that may be acquired within 60 days of August 31, 2020.
Mr. Nighan owns 63,732 shares of common stock, including 56,768 shares that may be acquired within 60 days of August 31, 2020.
Ms. Seabury owns 40,444 shares of common stock, including 21,899 shares that may be acquired within 60 days of August 31, 2020.
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(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
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|||||||||
|
Plan Category
|
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(2)
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)
(3)
|
||||||||
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
2,476,795
(1)
|
$17.44 | 1,319,903 | ||||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
200,000
(4)
|
$12.14 | None | ||||||||
| Total | 2,676,795 | $16.89 | 1,319,903 | ||||||||
| (1) | Includes (i) 1,738,753 stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $17.44, (ii) 464,921 restricted stock units, and (iii) 273,121 performance share units. | ||||
| (2) | Because there is no exercise price associated with restricted stock units and performance share units, such equity awards are not included in the calculation of the weighted-average exercise price shown here. | ||||
| (3) | Reflects the number of securities remaining available for future issuance under the AngioDynamics, Inc. 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan, as amended. | ||||
| (4) | Includes 200,000 stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $12.14. On April 1, 2016, the Company entered into an employment agreement with James C. Clemmer to secure his service as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. As part of his employment agreement, the Company granted Mr. Clemmer 250,000 performance share awards, 200,000 options at an exercise price of $12.14, and 50,000 restricted stock units. The awards were granted as an inducement material to Mr. Clemmer’s entering into employment with the Company, within the meaning of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635. | ||||
|
Executive Officer
|
Title
|
||||
| James C. Clemmer | President and CEO | ||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | Executive Vice President and CFO | ||||
|
Scott Centea
|
Senior Vice President and GM of Global Vascular Interventions and Therapies and Peripheral Artery Disease | ||||
|
David D. Helsel
|
Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Research and Development | ||||
| Michael C. Greiner | Former Executive Vice President and CFO | ||||
| Brent J. Boucher | Former Senior Vice President and GM of Oncology | ||||
| 1) | Reassessed the list of peer companies to be used in compensation benchmarking analysis. Meridian focused on publicly-traded medical device companies with revenues of approximately 33% – 300% our current revenue. The result of the analysis was the following updated peer group of 19 companies with our revenue positioned at approximately the median of the group at the time of selection. | ||||
| ABIOMED, Inc. | Cardiovascular Systems, Inc | Globus Medical Inc. | Nevro Corp. | ||||||||
| Accuray Incorporated | CONMED Corporation | K2M Group Holdings, Inc. | NxStage Medical, Inc. | ||||||||
| AtriCure, Inc. | CryoLife, Inc. | Lantheus Holdings, Inc. | Orthofix Medical Inc. | ||||||||
| Avanos Medical, Inc. | Endologix, Inc. | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | Penumbra, Inc. | ||||||||
| Glaukos Corporation | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. | RTI Surgical, Inc. | |||||||||
| 2) | Compiled information, including analyzing and selecting peer companies, analyzing our historical and current compensation practices and philosophies, and determining comparable positions and job descriptions, with the assistance of the Compensation Committee and other key contributors. | ||||
| 3) | Performed a proxy review using peer group data and other industry specific surveys to analyze base salary, total cash compensation, and long-term incentives paid to executives and summarized its findings in the form of a competitive pay analysis to inform fiscal year 2020 target compensation. | ||||
| 4) |
Presented recommendations for comprehensive executive plan strategy and pay structure for the next fiscal year, including base salary levels, design of the annual bonus program, design of long-term incentive programs and amount and allocation of short-term and long-term incentive compensation components.
|
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Name
|
Fiscal 2019 Base Salary
|
Fiscal 2020 Base Salary
|
Percentage Increase
|
Fiscal 2021 Base Salary
|
Percentage Increase | ||||||||||||
| James C. Clemmer | $700,000 | $720,000 | 3% | $720,000 | — | ||||||||||||
|
Stephen A. Trowbridge
(1)
|
$337,000 | $400,000 | 19% | $400,000 | — | ||||||||||||
|
Scott Centea
(2)
|
$242,050 | $275,000 | 14% | $275,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| David D. Helsel | $341,000 | $352,000 | 3% | $352,000 | — | ||||||||||||
|
Michael C. Greiner
(3)
|
$422,000 | $440,000 | 4% | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
|
Brent J. Boucher
(4)
|
$314,150 | $327,000 | 4% | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| (1) |
Mr. Trowbridge served as our Senior Vice President and General Counsel during our fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. Mr. Trowbridge’s base salary for fiscal year 2020 was $360,000. On October 23, 2019, Mr. Trowbridge was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer and on February 5, 2020, Mr. Trowbridge was appointed EVP, CFO and interim General Counsel.
On November 18, 2019, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved, effective as of November 1, 2019, an additional $15,000 per month in compensation above Mr. Trowbridge’s current annual base salary of $360,000 for his service as interim Chief Financial Officer, for the period from November 1, 2019 through February 5, 2020.
As of February 5, Mr. Trowbridge’s base salary was $400,000.
|
||||
| (2) |
Mr. Centea was promoted to Senior Vice President of Global Vascular Interventions and Therapies and Peripheral Artery Disease on November 1, 2019.
|
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| (3) |
On October 16, 2019, the Company and Mr. Greiner mutually agreed that he would not continue in his role as EVP and CFO, effective as of October 23, 2019. Mr. Greiner departed the Company on December 31, 2019.
|
||||
| (4) |
On July 10, 2020, the position of SVP, GM of Oncology was eliminated and Mr. Boucher left the Company.
|
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|
Name
|
Target as a Percentage of Base Salary
|
Actual Payout as a Percentage of Base Salary
|
Total Amount Paid
|
||||||||
| James C. Clemmer | 100% | 80% | $576,000 | ||||||||
|
Stephen A. Trowbridge
(1)
|
60% | 48% | $194,000 | ||||||||
|
Scott Centea
(2)
|
50% | 32% | $84,943 | ||||||||
|
David D. Helsel
|
50% | 40% | $140,800 | ||||||||
|
Michael C. Greiner
(3)
|
65% | — | N/A | ||||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | 50% | 40% | $130,800 | ||||||||
| (1) |
Mr. Trowbridge was named interim CFO on October 23, 2019 and EVP and CFO on February 5, 2020. Mr. Trowbridge’s short-term incentive compensation payout was determined as a pro rata payment using his target percentage of 50% of base salary for the period up to October 23, 2019 and using the target percentage of 60% of his salary for the period from October 23, 2019 through May 31, 2020.
|
||||
| (2) |
Mr. Centea was promoted to Senior Vice President of Global Vascular Interventions and Therapies and Peripheral Artery Disease on November 1, 2019. Mr. Centea’s short term incentive compensation payout was determined as a pro rata payment using his target percentage of 25% of base salary for the period up to November 1, 2019 and using the target percentage of 50% of his salary for the period from November 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020.
|
||||
| (3) |
Mr. Greiner left the Company on December 31, 2019 and was not eligible for any annual cash incentive payment.
|
||||
| Abbott Laboratories | Glaukos Corporation | NovoCure Limited | ||||||
| Abiomed Inc. | Globus Medical, Inc. | NuVasive, Inc. | ||||||
| Accuray Inc. | Hologic, Inc. | Orthofix Medical Inc. | ||||||
| ArtiCure, Inc. | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | Penumbra, Inc. | ||||||
| Baxter International Inc. | Inogen, Inc. | ResMed Inc. | ||||||
| Becton, Dickinson & Company | Insulet Corporation | Steris Corporation | ||||||
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Integer Holdings Corporation | Stryker Corporation | ||||||
| Cantel Medical Corp. | Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corporation | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | ||||||
| Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Teleflex Incorporated | ||||||
| Conmed Corporation | Invacare Corporation | Varex Imaging Corporation | ||||||
| CryoLife, Inc. | LivaNova PLC | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | ||||||
| Danaher Corporation | Masimo Corporation | Wright Medical Group, N.V. | ||||||
| Dexcom, Inc. | Medtronic plc | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp | Natus Medical Incorporated | |||||||
| Envista Holdings Corporation | Nevro Corp. | |||||||
| Executive Officer | Number of Options | ||||
| James C. Clemmer | 83,967 | ||||
|
Stephen A. Trowbridge
(1)
|
13,975 | ||||
|
Scott Centea
(2)
|
— | ||||
|
David D. Helsel
|
11,615 | ||||
| Michael C. Greiner | 25,621 | ||||
| Brent J. Boucher | 10,790 | ||||
| (1) |
In addition to the options granted on July 17, 2019, Mr. Trowbridge received 18,204 options based on the Black-Scholes valuation as of February 3, 2020 as a result of his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
|
||||
| (2) |
Mr. Centea received 50,000 options based on the Black-Scholes valuation as of October 31, 2019 as a result of his promotion to Senior Vice President of Global Vascular Interventions and Therapies and Peripheral Artery Disease.
|
||||
| Executive Officer | Number of Restricted Stock Units | ||||
| James C. Clemmer | 25,104 | ||||
|
Stephen A. Trowbridge
(1)
|
4,178 | ||||
|
Scott Centea
(2)
|
3,993 | ||||
|
David D. Helsel
|
3,473 | ||||
| Michael C. Greiner | 7,660 | ||||
| Brent J. Boucher | 3,226 | ||||
| (1) |
In addition to the options granted on July 17, 2019, Mr. Trowbridge received 5,376 restricted stock units based on the closing price for our common stock as of February 3, 2020 as a result of his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
|
||||
| (2) |
In addition to the options granted on July 17, 2019, Mr. Centea received 10,000 restricted stock units based on the closing price for our common stock as of October 31, 2019 as a result of his promotion to Senior Vice President of Global Vascular Interventions and Therapies and Peripheral Artery Disease.
|
||||
| Executive Officer | Target Number of Performance Shares | ||||
| James C. Clemmer | 50,139 | ||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | 8,357 | ||||
| Scott Centea | — | ||||
|
David D. Helsel
|
6,945 | ||||
| Michael C. Greiner | 15,320 | ||||
| Brent J. Boucher | 6,452 | ||||
|
Name and Principal Position
|
Fiscal Year
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus ($)
|
Stock Awards ($)
(1)
|
Option Awards ($)
(2)
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)
(3)
|
All Other Compensation ($)
(4)
|
Total ($)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
James C. Clemmer
|
2020 | 716,164 | — | 1,245,695 | 540,596 | 576,000 | — | 38,176 | 3,116,631 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| President, CEO | 2019 | 686,575 | — | 1,198,199 | 365,238 | 714,000 | — | 37,478 | 3,001,490 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 643,269 | — | 1,418,527 | 366,586 | 273,000 | — | 41,239 | 2,742,621 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | 2020 | 401,448 | — | 281,360 | 164,727 | 194,000 | — | 34,104 | 1,075,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| EVP, CFO | 2019 | 333,888 | — | 323,652 | 98,655 | 154,683 | — | 30,521 | 941,399 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 323,342 | — | 237,874 | 61,476 | 61,751 | — | 34,173 | 718,616 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Centea | 2020 | 261,747 | — | 239,009 | 230,710 | 84,943 | — | 24,959 | 841,368 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SVP and GM, Peripheral Vascular | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
David D. Helsel
|
2020 | 349,835 | — | 172,455 | 74,780 | 140,800 | — | 31,486 | 769,356 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SVP, Global Operations and R&D | 2019 | 333,945 | — | 337,236 | 102,796 | 156,519 | — | 27,766 | 958,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 133,481 | — | 410,300 | 252,110 | 24,846 | — | 6,092 | 826,829 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Michael C. Greiner
(5)
|
2020 | 270,750 | — | 380,396 | 164,953 | — | — | 462,668 | 1,278,767 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former EVP, CFO | 2019 | 418,989 | — | 479,286 | 146,092 | 279,786 | — | 31,212 | 1,355,365 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 399,231 | — | 397,676 | 102,769 | 111,930 | — | 31,431 | 1,043,037 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Brent J. Boucher
(6)
|
2020 | 324,529 | — | 160,203 | 69,468 | 130,800 | — | 31,526 | 716,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former SVP, Oncology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) |
Stock Awards:
The stock awards column represents aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock unit awards and performance share awards granted in the respective fiscal year as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. Accordingly, the grant date fair value of restricted stock units was determined by multiplying the number of restricted stock units by the closing stock price on the date of grant, while the grant date fair value of performance share awards was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. The assumptions used in the valuation of stock-based awards are discussed in Note 14 to our Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. The table below shows the grant date fair value of the performance share awards included in the stock awards column for each year, and the maximum grant date value assuming that the highest level of performance conditions was achieved:
|
||||
| Performance Shares | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Grant Date | Grant Date Fair Value | Maximum Grant Date Value | ||||||||||||||
| James C. Clemmer | 10/16/2019 | $ | 704,954 | $ | 1,409,908 | ||||||||||||
| 7/18/2018 | $ | 999,926 | $ | 1,999,852 | |||||||||||||
| 7/26/2017 | $ | 1,052,905 | $ | 2,105,810 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | 10/16/2019 | $ | 117,499 | $ | 234,998 | ||||||||||||
| 7/18/2018 | $ | 270,087 | $ | 540,174 | |||||||||||||
| 7/26/2017 | $ | 176,556 | $ | 353,112 | |||||||||||||
| Michael C. Greiner | 10/16/2019 | $ | 215,399 | $ | 430,798 | ||||||||||||
| 7/18/2018 | $ | 399,993 | $ | 799,986 | |||||||||||||
| 7/26/2017 | $ | 295,182 | $ | 590,364 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Centea | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||
| David D. Helsel | 10/16/2019 | $ | 97,547 | $ | 195,094 | ||||||||||||
| 7/18/2018 | $ | 281,449 | $ | 562,898 | |||||||||||||
| 7/26/2017 | $ | 238,300 | $ | 476,600 | |||||||||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | 10/16/2019 | $ | 90,715 | $ | 181,430 | ||||||||||||
| (2) |
Option Awards:
The option awards column represents the aggregate grant date fair value of stock option awards granted in the respective fiscal year as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The assumptions used in the valuation of stock-based awards are discussed in Note 14 to our Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.
|
||||
| (3) | For each of the Named Executive Officers, the amounts reported in Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation include the payments under our fiscal year 2020 annual cash incentive program, as described above under “Annual Cash Incentives.” | ||||
| (4) | For each of the Named Executive Officers, the amounts reported in All Other Compensation include amounts we contributed as matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan, car allowance and reimbursement for relocation expenses in connection with commencement of employment and are provided in the table below: | ||||
| Name | Fiscal Year | 401(k) Match ($) | Car Allowance ($) | Relocation ($) | Severance ($) | Total All Other Compensation ($) | ||||||||||||||
| James C. Clemmer | 2020 | 20,176 | 18,000 | — | — | 38,176 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 19,478 | 18,000 | — | — | 37,478 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 23,239 | 18,000 | — | — | 41,239 | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | 2020 | 19,704 | 14,400 | — | — | 34,104 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 16,121 | 14,400 | — | — | 30,521 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 16,506 | 17,667 | — | — | 34,173 | |||||||||||||||
| Scott Centea | 2020 | 17,150 | 7,809 | — | — | 24,959 | ||||||||||||||
| David D. Helsel | 2020 | 17,086 | 14,400 | — | — | 31,486 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 8,650 | 14,400 | 4,716 | — | 27,766 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | — | 6,092 | — | — | 6,092 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael C. Greiner | 2020 | 6,080 | 8,972 | — | 447,616 | 462,668 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 16,812 | 14,400 | — | — | 31,212 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 17,031 | 14,400 | — | — | 31,431 | |||||||||||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | 2020 | 17,126 | 14,400 | — | — | 31,526 | ||||||||||||||
| (5) |
On October 16, 2019, Mr. Greiner notified the Company that he would leave the Company effective December 31, 2019 in order to pursue other opportunities.
|
||||
| (6) | On July 10, 2020, the position of SVP, GM of Oncology was eliminated and Mr. Boucher left the Company. | ||||
|
Name
|
Grant Date
(2)
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(1)
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards
|
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units
(#)
|
All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#)
(4)
|
Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards
($/Sh)
|
Grant Date Fair Market Value of Stock and Option Awards
($)
(5)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Threshold
($)
(3)
|
Target ($)
|
Maximum ($)
|
Threshold (#)
|
Target
(#)
|
Maximum (#)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James C. Clemmer | — | 72,000 | 720,000 | 1,440,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/16/2019 | — | — | — | 25,070 | 50,139 | 100,278 | — | — | — | 704,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25,104 | — | — | 540,740 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83,967 | 21.54 | 540,596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | — | 24,000 | 240,000 | 480,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/16/2019 | — | — | — | 4,178.5 | 8,357 | 16,714 | — | — | — | 117,499 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,178 | — | — | 89,994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13,975 | 21.54 | 89,974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/3/2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,376 | — | — | 73,866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/3/2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18,204 | 13.74 | 74,753 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Centea | — | 13,750 | 137,500 | 275,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/16/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,993 | — | — | 86,009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/31/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,000 | — | — | 153,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/31/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50,000 | 15.30 | 230,710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David D. Helsel | — | 17,600 | 176,000 | 352,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/16/2019 | — | — | — | 3,473 | 6,945 | 13,890 | — | — | — | 97,647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,473 | — | — | 74,808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,615 | 21.54 | 74,780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael C. Greiner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/16/2019 | — | — | — | 7,660 | 15,320 | 30,640 | — | — | — | 215,399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,660 | — | — | 164,996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25,621 | 21.54 | 164,953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | — | 16,350 | 163,500 | 327,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/16/2019 | — | — | — | 3,226 | 6,452 | 12,904 | — | — | — | 90,715 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,226 | — | — | 69,488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,790 | 21.54 | 69,468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) |
The amounts shown under “Estimated Future Payouts under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards” represent the threshold, target, and maximum amounts payable under our fiscal year 2020 annual cash incentive program, as described above under “Annual Cash Incentives.”
|
||||
| (2) |
Grant Date pertains to the grant date of fiscal year 2020 stock option, restricted stock unit, and performance share awards.
|
||||
| (3) | Threshold represents the minimum amount earned if one of the financial metrics under the plan on which 20% of the bonus is based were achieved at the minimum level needed for any payment. | ||||
| (4) | In accordance with the terms of the 2004 Plan, these options were granted at 100% of the closing market price on the date of grant, or if such date was not a trading day, the average of the high and low sale prices of our common stock on the most recent prior trading day. These options have a ten-year term. Generally, all options become exercisable as to 25% of the shares on each of the first four anniversary dates of the date of grant. | ||||
| (5) |
Represents grant-date fair value based on FASB ASC 718 for fiscal year 2020 equity grants. The assumptions used in the valuation of stock-based awards are discussed in Note 14 to our Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.
|
||||
|
Option Awards
(1)
|
Stock Awards
(2)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
|
Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
|
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|
Name
|
Option Grant Date |
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
Option Exercise Price
($)
|
Option Expiration Date
|
Grant Date |
Number
(#)
(3)
|
Market Value
($)
|
Grant Date |
Number (#)
(4)
|
Market or Payout Value ($)
|
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| James C. Clemmer | 4/4/16 | 200,000 | — | 12.14 | 4/4/23 | 7/27/16 | 5,298 | 54,093 | 7/26/17 | 44,184 | 451,119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/27/16 | 55,982 | 18,660 | 16.59 | 7/27/23 | 7/26/17 | 11,046 | 112,780 | 7/18/18 | 34,938 | 356,717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/26/17 | 38,814 | 38,813 | 16.55 | 7/26/27 | 7/18/18 | 13,102 | 133,771 | 10/16/19 | 50,139 | 511,919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/18/18 | 13,913 | 41,738 | 20.93 | 7/18/28 | 7/17/19 | 25,104 | 256,312 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/19 | — | 83,967 | 21.54 | 7/17/29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | 8/6/13 | 17,470 | — | 11.92 | 8/6/20 | 7/27/16 | 862 | 8,801 | 7/26/17 | 7,409 | 75,646 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/25/14 | 13,625 | — | 14.07 | 7/25/21 | 7/26/17 | 1,853 | 18,919 | 7/18/18 | 9,437 | 96,352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/22/15 | 14,758 | — | 15.95 | 7/22/22 | 7/18/18 | 3,540 | 36,143 | 10/16/19 | 8,357 | 85,325 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/27/16 | 9,107 | 3,035 | 16.59 | 7/27/23 | 7/17/19 | 4,178 | 42,657 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/26/17 | 6,510 | 6,508 | 16.55 | 7/26/27 | 2/3/20 | 5,376 | 54,889 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/18/18 | 3,758 | 11,274 | 20.93 | 7/18/28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/19 | — | 13,975 | 21.54 | 7/17/29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/3/20 | — | 18,204 | 13.74 | 2/3/30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Centea | 10/29/14 | 12,000 | — | 16.77 | 10/29/21 | 7/27/16 | 750 | 7,658 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/31/19 | — | 50,000 | 15.30 | 10/31/29 | 7/26/17 | 2,201 | 22,472 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | 7/18/18 | 3,046 | 31,100 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | 7/17/19 | 3,993 | 40,769 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | 10/31/19 | 10,000 | 102,100 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David D. Helsel | 12/18/17 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 17.20 | 12/18/27 | 12/18/17 | 5,000 | 51,050 | 12/18/17 | 10,000 | 102,100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/18/18 | 3,916 | 11,747 | 20.93 | 7/18/28 | 7/18/18 | 3,688 | 37,654 | 7/18/18 | 9,834 | 100,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/19 | — | 11,615 | 21.54 | 7/17/29 | 7/17/19 | 3,473 | 35,459 | 10/16/19 | 6,945 | 70,908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael C. Greiner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | 1/17/18 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 16.38 | 1/17/28 | 1/17/18 | 2,500 | 25,525 | 7/18/18 | 9,048 | 92,380 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/12/18 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 16.13 | 2/12/28 | 2/12/18 | 2,500 | 25,525 | 10/16/19 | 6,452 | 65,875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/18/18 | 3,603 | 10,809 | 20.93 | 7/18/28 | 7/18/18 | 3,393 | 34,643 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/17/19 | — | 10,790 | 21.54 | 7/17/29 | 7/17/19 | 3,226 | 32,937 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Stock options vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries following the grant date. | ||||
| (2) |
The value of restricted stock units and performance share awards is determined using the closing price of our common stock on May 29, 2020 (the last trading day in fiscal year 2020) of $10.21.
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| (3) | Restricted stock units vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries following the grant date. | ||||
| (4) | Performance share awards vest on the three-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to achievement of performance metrics. The performance share awards in this table reflect the target number of shares that were granted. | ||||
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
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|
Name
|
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)
|
Value Realized on Exercise
($)
|
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting
(#)
|
Value Realized on Vesting
($)
|
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| James C. Clemmer | — | — | 227,688 | 4,784,053 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | — | — | 7,628 | 163,480 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Centea | — | — | 3,865 | 81,894 | |||||||||||||||||||
| David D. Helsel | — | — | 3,728 | 65,364 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michael C. Greiner | — | — | 16,194 | 343,151 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | — | — | 3,631 | 59,932 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Severance Amount | Prorated Bonus |
Accelerated Vesting of Stock Options
(1)
|
Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Share Vesting
(2)
|
Total
(3)
|
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| James C. Clemmer | |||||||||||||||||
| Termination without Cause | $ | 720,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 720,000 | |||||||
| Death | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 990,025 | $ | 990,025 | |||||||
| Disability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 990,025 | $ | 990,025 | |||||||
| Retirement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 743,590 | $ | 743,590 | |||||||
| Change in Control (No Termination) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| Change in Control + Qualified Termination | $ | 1,800,000 | $ | 576,000 | $ | — | $ | 1,876,710 | $ | 4,252,710 | |||||||
| Stephen A. Trowbridge | |||||||||||||||||
| Termination without Cause | $ | 400,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 400,000 | |||||||
| Death | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 197,635 | $ | 197,635 | |||||||
| Disability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 197,635 | $ | 197,635 | |||||||
| Retirement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 146,916 | $ | 146,916 | |||||||
| Change in Control (No Termination) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| Change in Control + Qualified Termination | $ | 800,000 | $ | 194,000 | $ | — | $ | 418,733 | $ | 1,412,733 | |||||||
| Scott Centea | |||||||||||||||||
| Termination without Cause | $ | 275,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 275,000 | |||||||
| Death | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 60,893 | $ | 60,893 | |||||||
| Disability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 60,893 | $ | 60,893 | |||||||
| Retirement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| Change in Control (No Termination) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| Change in Control + Qualified Termination | $ | 550,000 | $ | 84,943 | $ | — | $ | 204,098 | $ | 839,041 | |||||||
| David D. Helsel | |||||||||||||||||
| Termination without Cause | $ | 352,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 352,000 | |||||||
| Death | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 212,882 | $ | 212,882 | |||||||
| Disability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 212,882 | $ | 212,882 | |||||||
| Retirement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 157,394 | $ | 157,394 | |||||||
| Change in Control (No Termination) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| Change in Control + Qualified Termination | $ | 704,000 | $ | 140,800 | $ | — | $ | 397,577 | $ | 1,242,377 | |||||||
| Brent J. Boucher | |||||||||||||||||
| Termination without Cause | $ | 327,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 327,000 | |||||||
| Death | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 121,051 | $ | 121,051 | |||||||
| Disability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 121,051 | $ | 121,051 | |||||||
| Retirement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 69,264 | $ | 69,264 | |||||||
| Change in Control (No Termination) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| Change in Control + Qualified Termination | $ | 654,000 | $ | 130,800 | $ | — | $ | 276,885 | $ | 1,061,685 | |||||||
| (1) |
Amounts in the “Accelerated Vesting of Stock Options” column represent the value of the number of each named executive officer’s in-the-money stock option awards that would have been eligible for accelerated or continued vesting upon a termination and/or change in control occurring on May 31, 2020, calculated by multiplying the number of shares underlying such in-the-money unvested stock options held by each named executive officer by the difference between that option’s exercise price and $10.21 (the closing price of our common stock on May 31, 2020, as reported on Nasdaq). See the discussion above under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control-Equity Acceleration under the 2004 Plan” for a description of the applicable vesting provisions.
|
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| (2) |
Amounts in the “Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Share Vesting” column represent the value of the number of each named executive officer’s restricted stock units and performance share awards that would have been eligible for accelerated or continued vesting upon a termination and/or change in control occurring on May 31, 2020, calculated by multiplying the number of such restricted stock units and target number of performance share awards by $10.21 (the closing price of our common stock on May 31, 2019, as reported on Nasdaq), with proration in the applicable circumstances. See the discussion above under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control-Equity Acceleration under the 2004 Plan” for a description of the applicable vesting provisions.
|
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| (3) | The totals shown here do not take into account the application of any “best-after-tax” cutback that may apply if an executive’s payments would otherwise be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||||
|
Name
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
|
Stock Awards
($)
(1)
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||
| Howard W. Donnelly | 110,000 | 152,008 | 262,008 | ||||||||
|
Jeffrey G. Gold
(2)
|
27,146 | 152,008 | 179,154 | ||||||||
| Kevin J. Gould | 67,500 | 152,008 | 219,508 | ||||||||
| Wesley E. Johnson, Jr. | 76,000 | 152,008 | 228,008 | ||||||||
| Dennis S. Meteny | 80,000 | 152,008 | 232,008 | ||||||||
| Eileen Auen | 72,500 | 152,008 | 224,508 | ||||||||
| Jan Stern Reed | 70,000 | 152,008 | 222,008 | ||||||||
|
Karen Licitra
(3)
|
58,122 | 152,008 | 210,130 | ||||||||
|
Michael Tarnoff
(3)
|
37,726 | — | 37,726 | ||||||||
| (1) | Represents grant-date fair value based on FASB ASC 718. As of May 31, 2020, (i) each non-employee director (other than Mr. Tarnoff) held 7,057 unvested restricted stock units and (ii) Ms. Auen and Ms. Stern Reed held 6,250 unvested stock options. | ||||
| (2) | Mr. Gold retired from our Board effective October 15, 2019. | ||||
| (3) | Ms. Licitra was appointed to our Board effective July 18, 2019. | ||||
| (4) | Mr. Tarnoff was appointed to our Board effective October 15, 2019. | ||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Audit Fees - Deloitte & Touche LLP | $ | 1,405 | $ | 1,293 | |||||||
| Audit Fees - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | — | 9 | |||||||||
| Tax Fees - Deloitte & Touche LLP | 28 | 30 | |||||||||
| Other Fees - Deloitte & Touche LLP | 67 | 2 | |||||||||
| $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,334 | ||||||||
| 1. |
Audit
services include audit work performed on the financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, as well as work that generally only the independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, including comfort letters, statutory audits, and discussions surrounding the proper application of financial accounting and/or reporting standards.
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| 2. |
Audit-Related
services are for assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by the independent registered public accounting firm, including due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions and special procedures required to meet certain regulatory requirements.
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| 3. |
Tax
services include all services, except those services specifically related to the audit of the financial statements, performed by the independent registered public accounting firm’s tax personnel, including tax analysis, assisting with coordination of execution of tax related activities, primarily in the area of corporate tax planning, supporting other tax-related regulatory requirements and tax compliance and reporting.
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| 4. |
Other Fees
are those associated with services not captured in the other categories. We generally do not request such services from the independent registered public accounting firm.
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| Fiscal Year |
Awards Granted
(1)
|
Diluted Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
(2)
|
Burn Rate | ||||||||
| 2020 | 929,604 | 37,961,224 | 2.4% | ||||||||
| 2019 | 762,025 | 37,484,573 | 2.0% | ||||||||
| 2018 | 953,025 | 37,074,797 | 2.6% | ||||||||
| (1) |
Includes stock options, restricted stock units, and performance unit awards (assuming performance is achieved at the target level).
|
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| (2) |
As stated in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020.
|
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| (a) | “Affiliate” means an affiliate as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. | ||||||||||
| (b) | “Award” means an award granted under this Plan in one of the forms provided for in Section 3(a). | ||||||||||
| (c) |
“Award Agreement” means a written instrument signed by an officer of the Company and setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award granted under the Plan.
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| (d) |
“Beneficiary” means a person or entity (including but not limited to a trust or estate), designated in writing by a Service Provider or other rightful holder of an Award, on such forms and in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, to whom such Service Provider’s or other rightful holder’s rights under the Plan shall pass in the event of the death of such Service Provider or other rightful holder. In the event that the person or entity so designated is not living or in existence at the time of the death of the Service Provider or other rightful holder of the Award, or in the event that no such person or entity has been so designated, the “Beneficiary” shall mean the legal representative of the estate of the Service Provider or other rightful holder, or the person or entity to whom the Service Provider’s or other rightful holder’s rights with respect to the Award pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
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| (e) |
“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
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| (f) |
“Cause” means, unless otherwise provided in an applicable Award Agreement, (x) if a Service Provider is a party to a written employment, severance, consulting, or other service agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that contains a definition of “Cause” (or term of similar meaning), then “Cause” as so therein defined, and (y) if a Service Provider is not party to such an agreement, then (i) such Service Provider has willfully failed to perform the Service Provider’s duties with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than because of the Service Provider’s death or disability); (ii) the engaging by the Service Provider in misconduct which is injurious to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise; (iii) the Service Provider’s commission of (a) a felony or (b) a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or moral turpitude; or (iv) the Service Provider’s material violation of any written policy of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries applicable to the Service Provider or material breach of a written agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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| (g) |
“Change in Control” means that any of the following events has occurred:
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| (i) |
any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing more than 40% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (A) of paragraph (iii) below; or
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| (ii) |
the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors serving on the Board: individuals who, at the beginning of any period of two consecutive years or less (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose appointment, election, or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or
the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors serving on the Board: individuals who, at the beginning of any period of two consecutive years or less (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose appointment, election, or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or
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| (iii) |
there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any Subsidiary with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, at least 60% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing more than 40% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or
|
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| (iv) |
the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least 60% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.
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| (A) |
the term “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act;
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| (B) |
the term “Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the Plan is effective as provided in Section 11 hereof; and
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| (C) |
the term “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (1) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (2) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (3) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (4) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.
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| (h) |
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. References to a particular section of the Code shall include references to any related Treasury Regulations and to successor provisions of the Code.
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| (i) |
“Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer the Plan pursuant to the provisions of Section 12(a) below.
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| (j) |
“Common Stock” means common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share.
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| (k) |
“Company” means AngioDynamics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, except for purposes of determining under Section 2(g) hereof whether or not a Change in Control has occurred, shall include its successors.
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| (l) |
“Employee” means any person who is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on a full-time or part-time basis, including an officer or director if he is so employed.
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| (m) |
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
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| (n) |
“Fair Market Value” with respect to a share of Common Stock on a particular date means as follows:
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| (i) |
The mean between the high and low sale prices of a share of Common Stock on such date, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use with regard to the Common Stock or, if on such date the Common Stock is publicly traded but not quoted by any such system, the mean of the closing bid and asked prices of a share of Common Stock on such date as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Common Stock; or
|
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| (ii) |
If in (i) above, there were no sales on such date reported as provided above, the respective prices on the most recent prior day on which a sale was so reported.
|
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| (o) |
“Good Reason” means, unless otherwise provided in an applicable Award Agreement, (x) if a Service Provider is a party to a written employment, severance, consulting, or other service agreement with the Company or its Subsidiaries that contains a definition of “Good Reason” (or term of similar meaning), then “Good Reason” as so therein defined, and (y) if a Service Provider is not party to such an agreement, then the occurrence of any of the following without the Service Provider’s prior written consent: (i) a material reduction in the Service Provider’s base salary or target annual bonus; (ii) a material and substantial adverse diminution in the Participant’s duties or responsibilities]; (iii) the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s material breach of a written agreement to which it is a party with the Service Provider; or (iv) the relocation of the Service Provider’s principal place of employment to a location which increases the Service Provider’s one-way commuting distance by more than fifty (50) miles;
provided
,
however
, that (1) the Service Provider provides the Company with written notice of the circumstances giving rise to Good Reason within thirty (30) days of their occurrence, (2) the Company fails to cure such circumstances within thirty (30) days following receipt of such written notice, and (3) the Service Provider terminates his or her service within thirty (30) days following expiration of such cure period.
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| (p) |
“Incentive Stock Option” means an option, including an Option as the context may require, intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
|
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| (q) |
“Linked Stock Appreciation Rights” means Stock Appreciation Rights that are linked to all or any part of an Option, subject to and in accordance with Section 7 and the other applicable provisions of the Plan.
|
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| (r) |
“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an option, including an Option as the context may require, which is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
|
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| (s) |
“Option” means an option granted under this Plan to purchase shares of Common Stock. Options may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.
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| (t) |
“Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award that is not an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Unit that is granted under Section 8 of the Plan and is (i) payable by delivery of Common Stock and/or (ii) measured by reference to the value of Common Stock.
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| (u) |
“Plan” means this AngioDynamics, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
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| (v) |
“Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock which are issued to a Service Provider in accordance with Section 5 and the other applicable provisions of the Plan subject to restrictions and/or forfeiture provisions specified by the Committee.
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| (w) |
“Restricted Stock Unit” means an unsecured and unfunded promise to issue or deliver shares of Common Stock, cash, other securities, or other property to a Service Provider at a future time or times subject to and in accordance with Section 5 below and the other applicable provisions of the Plan if certain terms and conditions specified by the Committee are satisfied.
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| (x) |
“Service Provider” means a person who renders, has rendered, or who the Committee expects to render services that benefit or will benefit the Company or a Subsidiary, in the capacity of employee, director, independent contractor, agent, advisor, consultant, representative, or otherwise, and includes but is not limited to (i) Employees, (ii) personal service corporations, limited liability companies, and similar entities through which any such person renders, has rendered, or is expected to render such services, and (iii) members of the Board who are not Employees.
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| (y) |
“Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted subject to and in accordance with Section 7 and the other applicable provisions of the Plan.
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| (z) |
“Subsidiary” means a corporation or other form of entity or business association of which shares (or other ownership interests) having more than 50% of the voting power are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company;
provided
,
however
, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary (as defined by the preceding clause) which is also a “subsidiary corporation” as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
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| (a) |
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may at any time, and from time to time, grant the following types of awards to any Service Provider:
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| (i) |
Restricted Stock;
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| (ii) |
Restricted Stock Units;
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| (iii) |
Options;
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| (iv) |
Stock Appreciation Rights; and
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| (v) |
Other Stock-Based Awards.
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| (b) |
After an Award has been granted,
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| (i) |
the Committee may waive any term or condition thereof that could have been excluded from such Award when it was granted, and
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| (ii) |
may amend any Award after it has been granted to include (or exclude) any provision which could have been included in (or excluded from) such Award when it was granted, subject to the written consent of the affected participant, if such amendment would result in less favorable terms applying to such participant, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such waiver or amendment.
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| (c) |
The Committee may (but need not) grant any Award linked to another Award, including, without limitation, Options linked to Stock Appreciation Rights. Linked Awards may be granted as either alternatives or supplements to one another. The terms and conditions of any such linked Awards shall be determined by the Committee, subject to the provisions of the Plan.
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| (d) |
No Service Provider shall acquire any rights in or to or with respect to any Award unless and until an Award Agreement is delivered to him and returned to the designated Company representative executed by the Service Provider within the time, if any, prescribed therefore by the Committee or its delegate (which execution and delivery may be in electronic form or through electronic procedures established by the Committee). Any such Award Agreement shall not be inconsistent with this Plan and shall incorporate this Plan by reference. Executing and returning such Award Agreement to the Company shall constitute the Service Provider’s irrevocable agreement to and acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Award set forth in such Award Agreement and of the Plan applicable to such Award.
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| (e) |
The Plan is intended to enable the Committee to grant Options that qualify for the tax treatment applicable to incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code, as well as Options and other Awards that do not qualify for such tax treatment. Any provision of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, the Plan shall be interpreted, administered, and construed to enable the Committee to grant Options that qualify for the tax treatment applicable to incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code as well as Options and other Awards that do not qualify for such tax treatment, and any provision of the Plan that cannot be so interpreted, administered, or construed shall to that extent be disregarded.
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| (f) |
Any Award shall have a minimum restriction or vesting period, as applicable, of one year from the date of grant; provided, however, that the Committee may provide for earlier vesting upon a Service Provider’s termination of employment or service by reason of death or disability. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, 5% of the total number of shares available for allotment and issuance, transfer, or delivery under the Plan (the “Excepted Shares”) shall not be subject to the minimum restriction or vesting period, as applicable, described in the preceding sentence, it being understood that an Award may be granted to members of the Board who are not Employees on or promptly following the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in a given year that vests upon the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in the following year that occurs at least fifty (50) weeks following such preceding meeting without counting against such minimum restriction or vesting period limitation or as an “Excepted Share.”
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| (a) |
Subject to Sections 4(c) and Section 10,
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| (i) |
the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to Awards is 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock. Not more than 100% of such maximum aggregate number of shares may be issued pursuant to Options that are Incentive Stock Options; and
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| (ii) |
no member of the Board who is not an Employee may be granted, in any calendar year, Awards under this Plan with a grant date fair value (determined in accordance with GAAP) of greater than $500,000. Any Award granted to a Service Provider while he or she was an Employee, or while he or she was a consultant but not a member of the Board, will not count for purposes of the limitations under this Section 4(a)(ii). If, after any Award is earned or exercised, the issuance or transfer of shares of Common Stock or money is deferred, any amounts equivalent to dividends or other earnings during the deferral period (including shares which may be distributed in payment of any such amounts) shall be disregarded in applying the limitation set forth above in clause (ii) of this Section 4(a). If, in connection with an acquisition of another company or all or part of the assets of another company by the Company or a Subsidiary, or in connection with a merger or other combination of another company with the Company or a Subsidiary, the Company either (A) assumes stock options or other stock incentive obligations of such other company, or (B) grants stock options or other stock incentives in substitution for stock options or other stock incentive obligations of such other company, then none of the shares of Common Stock that are issuable or transferable pursuant to such stock options or other stock incentives that are assumed or granted in substitution by the Company shall be charged against the limitations set forth in this Section 4(a).
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| (b) | Shares which may be issued pursuant to Awards may be authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, or shares of Common Stock held in the treasury, whether acquired by the Company specifically for use under this Plan or otherwise, as the Committee may from time to time determine; provided, however, that any shares acquired or held by the Company for the purposes of this Plan shall, unless and until issued to a Service Provider or other rightful holder of an Award in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Award, be and at all times remain treasury shares of the Company, 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) |
The maximum aggregate number of shares set forth in Section 4(a)(i) above shall be charged only for the number of shares which are actually issued under the Plan; if any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award shall not be issued to a Service Provider and shall cease to be issuable to a Service Provider because of the termination, expiration, forfeiture, or cancellation, in whole or in part, of such Award or the settlement of such Award in cash or for any other reason, or if any such shares shall, after issuance, be reacquired by the Company because of a Service Provider’s failure to comply with the terms and conditions of an Award, the shares not so issued, or the shares so reacquired by the Company, as the case may be, shall no longer be charged against the limitations provided for in Section 4(a)(i) above and may again be made subject to Awards; provided, however, that (x) any shares of Common Stock withheld or tendered in payment of any applicable exercise price, grant price, strike price, or taxes relating to any Award, or (y) repurchased by the Company using proceeds from exercise of an Option, shall be deemed to constitute shares issued under the Plan and shall not again be available for Awards under the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the gross number of Shares underlying a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right shall reduce the limit set forth in Section 4(a)(i) above when such Stock Appreciation Right is settled in shares of Common Stock.
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| (a) |
Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate registered in the name of the participant to be issued or shall cause share(s) of Common Stock to be registered in the name of the participant and held in book-entry form subject to the Company’s directions and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than issued to the participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable, and (ii) the appropriate stock power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a participant shall fail to execute and deliver (in a manner permitted by the Committee) an Award Agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and blank stock power within the amount of time specified by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5 and the applicable Award Agreement, a participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to shares of Restricted Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Restricted Stock and receive dividends in respect of such Restricted Stock, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 13(a). To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any stock certificates issued to the participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the participant to such shares and as a stockholder with respect thereto shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. A participant shall have no rights or privileges as a stockholder as to Restricted Stock Units.
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| (b) |
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall vest, and any applicable restrictions shall lapse, in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee, including, without limitation, upon satisfaction of any continued employment or service conditions, performance conditions (which may be, without limitation, objective, subjective, based on Company-wide or individual metrics, or any combination thereof), and/or other terms and conditions specified by the Committee; provided, however, that notwithstanding any such dates or events, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting of any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit or the lapsing of any applicable restrictions at any time and for any reason. Unless otherwise provided under the Plan or by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of a Service Provider’s termination of employment or service for any reason prior to the time that such participant’s Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, have vested, (i) all vesting with respect to such participant’s Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, shall cease and (ii) unvested shares of Restricted Stock and unvested Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, shall be forfeited to the Company by the participant for no consideration as of the date of such termination.
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| (c) |
Upon the vesting or lapsing of restrictions applicable to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration the Company shall issue to the participant or the participant’s beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate (or, if applicable, a notice evidencing a book-entry notation) evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which such restrictions have expired (rounded down to the nearest full share).
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| (d) |
Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the vesting of any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall issue to the participant or the participant’s beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock (or other securities or other property, as applicable) for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit;
provided
,
however
, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (i) pay cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock in lieu of issuing only shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units or (ii) defer the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock, as the case may be) beyond the applicable vesting date if such extension would not cause adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code. If a cash payment is made in lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock as of the date on which such Restricted Stock Units vested.
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| (e) |
Each certificate, if any, or book entry representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan, if any, shall bear a legend or book entry notation substantially in the form of the following, in addition to any other information the Company deems appropriate, until the lapse of all restrictions with respect to such shares of Common Stock:
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| (a) |
Subject to the provisions of Section 10, the purchase price (or exercise price) per share of each Option granted under the Plan (other than substitute Awards described in Section 4(a)) shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided, that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to any Employee who, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of his employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, such purchase price (or exercise price) shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted).
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| (b) |
The purchase price (or exercise price) of shares subject to an Option may be paid in whole or in part (i) in money, (ii) by bank-certified, cashier’s, or personal check subject to collection, (iii) if so provided in the applicable Award Agreement and, subject to compliance with Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any other applicable law or regulation (including of any applicable securities exchanges on which the Common Stock is quoted or traded) and further subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may impose, by delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker (which may be in electronic form or through electronic procedures established by the Committee) to sell immediately some or all of the shares acquired by exercise of the option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount of sale proceeds (or, in lieu of or pending a sale, loan proceeds) sufficient to pay the purchase price (or exercise price), or (iv) if so provided in the applicable Award Agreement and subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified therein, in shares of Common Stock which have been owned by the optionee for at least six months or which were acquired on the open market and which are surrendered to the Company actually or by attestation. Shares of Common Stock thus surrendered shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.
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| (c) |
Each Option may be exercisable in full at the time of grant or may become exercisable in one or more installments and at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee may determine. Without limiting the foregoing, an Option may (but need not) provide by its terms that it will become exercisable in whole or in part upon the completion of specified periods of any continued employment or service conditions, performance conditions (which may be, without limitation, objective, subjective, based on Company-wide or individual metrics, or any combination thereof), and/or other terms and conditions specified by the Committee. The Committee may at any time accelerate the date on which an Option becomes exercisable, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such acceleration. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the Option, an Option, to the extent it becomes exercisable, may be exercised at any time in whole or in part until the expiration or termination of the Option. In addition, unless otherwise provided under the Plan or by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of a Service Provider’s termination of employment or service for any reason prior to the time that such participant’s Options have vested, (i) all vesting with respect to such participant’s Options shall cease and (ii) unvested Options shall be forfeited to the Company by the participant for no consideration as of the date of such termination.
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| (d) |
Subject to Section 13(b) below, each Option shall be exercisable during the life of the optionee only by him or his guardian or legal representative, and after death only by his Beneficiary. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, (i) no Option shall be exercisable after the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Option was granted; provided, that if a Nonqualified Stock Option would expire at a time when trading in the shares of Common Stock is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or Company-imposed “blackout period”), then the term of such Nonqualified Stock Option shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition, and (ii) no Incentive Stock Option which is granted to any optionee who, at the time such Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of his employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, shall be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such Option is granted. If an Option is granted for a term of less than ten years, the Committee may, at any time prior to the expiration of the Option, extend its term for a period ending not later than on the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Option was granted, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such extension. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(d), the Committee may (but need not) provide for an Option to be exercisable after termination of the Service Provider’s employment or other service for any period and subject to any terms and conditions that the Committee may determine.
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| (e) |
An Option may, but need not, be granted as an Incentive Stock Option;
provided
, that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the option is granted) of the stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be exercisable for the first time by any Employee during any calendar year (under all plans, including this Plan, of his employer corporation and its parent and subsidiary corporations) shall not exceed $100,000 unless the Code is amended to allow a higher dollar amount. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Nonqualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.
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| (f) |
Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be issued to the person exercising the Option as soon as practicable after the Option is properly exercised, subject to compliance with all applicable law and regulation (including of any applicable securities exchanges on which the Common Stock is quoted or traded).
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| (g) |
The Committee shall not have the authority to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options, except as permitted by Section 10 below (relating to adjustments for changes in capitalization and similar adjustments).
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| (h) |
No option shall be exercisable unless and until the Company (i) obtains the approval of all regulatory bodies whose approval the Company may deem necessary or desirable, and (ii) complies with all legal requirements deemed applicable by the Company.
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| (i) |
An Option shall be considered exercised if and when written notice, signed by the person exercising the Option and stating the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, is received by the designated representative of the Company on a properly completed form approved for this purpose by the Committee (which may be in electronic form or through electronic procedures established by the Committee), accompanied by full payment of the Option exercise price in one or more of the forms authorized in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option and described in Section 6(b) above for the number of shares to be purchased. No Option may at any time be exercised with respect to a fractional share unless the Award Agreement evidencing such Option expressly provides otherwise.
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| (j) |
Each optionee awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date the optionee makes a disqualifying disposition of any share of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such share of Common Stock before the later of (i) the date that is two years after the grant date of the Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) the date that is one year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, retain possession, as agent for the applicable optionee, of any share of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such optionee as to the sale of such share of Common Stock.
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| (a) |
Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted under the Plan may be linked to all or any part of an Option (“Linked Stock Appreciation Rights”), or may be granted without any linkage to an Option (“Free-Standing Stock Appreciation Rights”). Linked Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted on the date of grant of the related Option or on any date thereafter, as the Committee may determine. The strike price (or exercise price) of each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan (other than substitute Awards described in Section 4(a)) shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date such Stock Appreciation Right is granted. In the case of Linked Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted as an alternative to the related Option, the strike price (or exercise price) shall be the price at which shares may be purchased under the related Option.
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| (b) |
Linked Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either as an alternative or a supplement to the Option to which they are linked (the “related” Option). Linked Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted as an alternative to the related Option may only be exercised when the related Option is exercisable, and at no time may a number of such Linked Stock Appreciation Rights be exercised that exceeds the number of shares with respect to which the related Option is then exercisable. Upon exercise of Linked Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted as an alternative to an Option, the holder shall be entitled to receive the amount determined pursuant to Section 7(e) below. Exercise of each such Linked Stock Appreciation Right shall cancel the related Option with respect to one share of Common Stock purchasable under the Option. Linked Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted as a supplement to the related Option shall entitle the holder to receive the amount determined pursuant to Section 7(e) below if and when the holder purchases shares under the related Option or at any subsequent time specified in the Award Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Rights.
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| (c) |
Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercisable in full at the time of grant or may become exercisable in one or more installments and at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee may determine. Without limiting the foregoing, Stock Appreciation Rights may (but need not) provide by their terms that they will become exercisable in whole or in part upon the completion of specified periods of any continued employment or service conditions, performance conditions (which may be, without limitation, objective, subjective, based on Company-wide or individual metrics, or any combination thereof), and/or other terms and conditions specified by the Committee. The Committee may at any time accelerate the date on which Stock Appreciation Rights become exercisable, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such acceleration. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or the Award Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Appreciation Rights, to the extent they become exercisable, may be exercised at any time in whole or in part until they expire or terminate. In addition, unless otherwise provided under the Plan or by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of a Service Provider’s termination of employment or service for any reason prior to the time that such participant’s Stock Appreciation Rights have vested, (i) all vesting with respect to such participant’s Stock Appreciation Rights shall cease and (ii) unvested Stock Appreciation Rights shall be forfeited to the Company by the participant for no consideration as of the date of such termination
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| (d) |
No Free-Standing Stock Appreciation Rights or Linked Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted as a supplement to the related Option shall be exercisable after the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Stock Appreciation Rights were granted (provided, that if such Stock Appreciation Right would expire at a time when trading in the shares of Common Stock is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or Company-imposed “blackout period”), then the term of such Stock Appreciation Right shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition) and no Linked Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted as an alternative to the related Option shall be exercisable after the related Option ceases to be exercisable. If the Committee grants Stock Appreciation Rights for a lesser term than that permitted by the preceding sentence, the Committee may, at any time prior to expiration of the Stock Appreciation Rights, extend their term to the maximum term permitted by the preceding sentence, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such extension. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(d), the Committee may (but need not) provide for Stock Appreciation Rights to be exercisable after termination of the Service Provider’s employment or other service for any period and subject to any terms and conditions that the Committee may determine.
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| (e) |
Upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive cash, a number of shares of Common Stock that have a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Rights, other securities, or other property, or a combination of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property valued at Fair Market Value on such date, as the Committee may determine, equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of such exercise exceeds the strike price (or exercise price) of the Stock Appreciation Rights, multiplied by the number of Stock Appreciation Rights exercised;
provided
, that in no event shall a fractional share be issued unless the Award Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Rights expressly provides otherwise.
Upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive cash, a number of shares of Common Stock that have a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Rights, other securities, or other property, or a combination of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property valued at Fair Market Value on such date, as the Committee may determine, equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of such exercise exceeds the strike price (or exercise price) of the Stock Appreciation Rights, multiplied by the number of Stock Appreciation Rights exercised;
provided
, that in no event shall a fractional share be issued unless the Award Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Rights expressly provides otherwise.
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| (f) |
Subject to Section 13(b) below, Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable during the life of the Service Provider only by him or his guardian or legal representative, and after death only by his Beneficiary.
|
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| (g) |
The Committee shall not have the authority to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights, except as permitted by Section 10 below (relating to adjustments for changes in capitalization and similar adjustments).
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| (a) |
Upon a Change in Control, a Service Provider’s then-outstanding Awards, other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, that are not subject to Section 9.3 and are not vested, shall become fully vested (with any performance conditions, if applicable, deemed satisfied at the “target” level) and shall be settled in cash, Shares (or securities of the successor entity), or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, within thirty (30) days following such Change in Control (except to the extent that settlement of the Award must be made pursuant to its original schedule in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code).
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| (b) |
Upon a Change in Control, a Service Provider’s then-outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not subject to Section 9.3 and are not vested shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable over the exercise period set forth in the applicable Award Agreement (with any performance conditions, if applicable, deemed satisfied at the “target” level).
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Committee may elect to cancel such outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights and pay the Service Provider an amount of cash, Shares (or securities of the successor entity), or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee (less normal withholding taxes), within thirty (30) days following such Change in Control (except to the extent that settlement of the Award must be made pursuant to its original schedule in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code), with a value (as determined by the Committee) equal to the excess of (i) the value, as determined by the Committee, of the consideration (including cash) received by the holder of a Share as a result of the Change in Control (or if the Company’s shareholders do not receive any consideration as a result of the Change in Control, the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately prior to the Change in Control) over (ii) the exercise price of such Options or the strike price (or exercise price) of such Stock Appreciation Rights, multiplied by the number of Shares subject to each such Award in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable. No payment shall be made to a Service Provider for any Option or Stock Appreciation Right if the exercise price or strike price for such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, respectively, exceeds the value, as determined by the Committee, of the consideration (including cash) received by the holder of a Share as a result of the Change in Control (or if the Company’s shareholders do not receive any consideration as a result of the Change in Control, the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately prior to the Change in Control).
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| (a) |
Another award provided to a Service Provider to replace an Award under this Plan shall meet the conditions of this Section 9.3 (and hence qualify as a Replacement Award) if: (i) it is of the same type as the Replaced Award (or, if it is of a different type as the Replaced Award (such as a deferred cash equivalent award) and, the Committee, as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control, finds such type acceptable); (ii) it has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award; (iii) it relates to publicly traded equity securities listed on a U.S. national securities exchange of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control, except in the case of a Replacement Award granted in the form of a deferred cash equivalent award; (iv) its terms and conditions comply with Section 9.3(b); and (v) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the Service Provider than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied. The determination of whether the conditions of this Section 9.3(a) are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may determine the value of Awards and Replacement Awards that are Options or Stock Appreciation Rights by reference to either their intrinsic value or their fair value in each case in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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| (b) |
If at any time within three (3) months preceding, or at any time following, a Change in Control, a Service Provider incurs an involuntary termination of service without Cause or a voluntary termination of service for Good Reason, then all Replacement Awards held by the Participant shall become fully vested and free of restrictions and, (i) in the case of Replacement Awards in the form of stock options or stock appreciation rights shall be fully exercisable for the full remaining term of the stock options or stock appreciation rights, as applicable (calculated without regard to such termination of service), (ii) any performance conditions applicable to such Replacement Awards shall be deemed to be satisfied at the “target” level, and (iii) any such Replacement Awards
(other than stock options or stock appreciation rights) shall be paid or settled upon or within thirty (30) days of such termination of service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Replacement Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, payment or settlement of such Replacement Award shall be made pursuant to its original schedule if and to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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| (a) |
The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Board as appointed from time to time by the Board; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may exercise all authority granted to the Committee under the Plan (and when so exercising, all references to the “Committee” hereunder shall also be deemed to refer to the Board). Any such actions by the Board or the applicable committee thereof shall be subject to the applicable rules of the securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted.
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| (b) |
The Committee may establish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as it may deem necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, and may amend or revoke any rule or regulation so established. The Committee shall, subject to the provisions of the Plan, have full power and discretion to interpret, administer, and construe the Plan and any Award Agreement issued hereunder and full and final authority to make all determinations and decisions thereunder, including, without limitation, the authority and discretion to (i) determine the persons who are Service Providers and select the Service Providers who are to participate in the Plan, (ii) determine when Awards shall be granted, (iii) determine the number of shares and/or amount of money to be made subject to each Award, (iv) determine the type or types of Awards to grant, (v) determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including the purchase price, exercise price, or strike price, in the case of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, and whether specific Awards shall be linked to one another and if so whether they shall be alternative to or supplement one another, (vi) determine the vesting and exercisability terms of any Award granted under the Plan, which may include, without limitation, satisfaction or completion of specified periods of any continued employment or service or performance conditions (which may be, without limitation, objective, subjective, based on Company-wide or individual metrics, or any combination thereof), (vii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in, or exercised for, cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (viii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards, or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the participant or of the Committee; (ix) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in, and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any Award Agreement or other instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan, and (x) make any adjustments or determinations pursuant to Sections 9 and 10 of the Plan. The interpretation by the Committee of the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement or other instrument issued thereunder, and its administration thereof, and all action taken by the Committee, shall be final, binding, and conclusive on the Company, its shareholders, Subsidiaries, all participants, and Service Providers, and upon their respective Beneficiaries, successors, and assigns, and upon all other persons claiming under or through any of them. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.
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| (c) |
No member of the Board, the Committee, or any employee or agent of any member of the Company or its Subsidiaries (each such Person, an “Indemnifiable Person”) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder (unless constituting fraud or a willful criminal act or omission). Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit, or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken or determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, and the Company shall advance to such Indemnifiable Person any such expenses promptly upon written request (which request shall include an undertaking by the Indemnifiable Person to repay the amount of such advance if it shall ultimately be determined, as provided below, that the Indemnifiable Person is not entitled to be indemnified); provided, that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit, or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts, omissions, or determinations of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Person’s fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of or otherwise supersede any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as a matter of law, under an individual indemnification agreement or contract, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold such Indemnifiable Persons harmless.
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| (a) |
The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that an Award may accrue dividends, dividend equivalents, or similar payments, payable in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards, or other property, on a current or deferred basis, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, payment directly to the holder of such Award, withholding of such amounts by the Company subject to vesting of the Award or reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock, or other Awards. Without limiting the foregoing, any dividend otherwise payable in respect of any share of Restricted Stock that remains subject to vesting conditions at the time of payment of such dividend shall be retained by the Company, remain subject to the same vesting conditions as the share of Restricted Stock to which the dividend relates, and shall be delivered (without interest) to the participant within 15 days following the date on which such restrictions on such Restricted Stock lapse (and the right to any such accumulated dividends shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of the Restricted Stock to which such dividends relate). To the extent provided in an Award Agreement, the holder of an outstanding Award (other than Restricted Stock) shall be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments (upon the payment by the Company of dividends on shares of Common Stock) either in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends (and interest may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be credited on the amount of cash dividend equivalents at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee), which accumulated dividend equivalents (and interest thereon, if applicable) shall be payable at the same time as the underlying Award is settled following the date on which such Award vests (or at the time required to comply with Section 409A of the Code), and if such Award is forfeited, the participant shall have no right to such dividend equivalent payments (or interest thereon, if applicable).
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| (b) |
No Award shall be transferable by the Service Provider or other rightful holder of such Award other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary or as expressly permitted by the Committee.
No Award shall be transferable by the Service Provider or other rightful holder of such Award other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary or as expressly permitted by the Committee.
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| (c) |
Nothing in this Plan or in any Award Agreement or other instrument executed pursuant hereto shall confer upon any person any right to continue in the employment or other service of the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall affect the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment or other service of any person at any time with or without cause.
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| (d) |
No shares of Common Stock shall be issued or transferred pursuant to an Award unless and until all requirements of applicable law or regulation (including of any applicable securities exchanges on which the Common Stock is quoted or traded) applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares have been satisfied. Any such issuance or transfer shall be contingent upon the person acquiring the shares giving the Company any assurances the Company may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements.
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| (e) |
No person (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 Common Stock (i) allocated, or (ii) reserved for the purposes of this Plan, or (iii) subject to any Award, except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to him. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each participant and may be made selectively among participants, whether or not such participants are similarly situated.
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| (f) |
The Company and its Subsidiaries may make such provisions as they may deem appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which they determine they are required to withhold in connection with any Award. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may, subject to such terms and conditions as it may impose, permit or require any tax obligation arising in connection with any Award or the grant, exercise, vesting, distribution, or payment of any Award, up to the maximum applicable federal, state, and local withholding, income, employment, other applicable taxes, including payroll taxes, to be satisfied in whole or in part, with or without the consent of the Service Provider or other rightful holder of the Award, by having the Company withhold all or any part of the shares of Common Stock that vest or would otherwise be issued or distributed at such time. Any shares so withheld shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of such withholding.
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| (g) |
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, it is intended that the provisions of the Plan comply with (or are otherwise exempt from) Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Each participant in the Plan is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or in respect of such participant in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such participant (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. With respect to any Award that is considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, references in the Plan or any Award Agreement to “termination of employment” (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each of the payments that may be made in respect of any Award granted under the Plan is designated as a separate payment. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if a participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, no payments in respect of any Awards that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code and which would otherwise be payable upon the participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) shall be made to such participant prior to the date that is six months after the date of such participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the participant’s death. Following any applicable six-month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum (without interest) on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A of the Code that is also a business day.
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| (h) |
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 directors, officers, employees, consultants, or Service Providers generally, or to any class or group of such persons, which the Company or any Subsidiary now has or may hereafter lawfully put into effect, including, without limitation, any incentive compensation, retirement, pension, group insurance, stock purchase, stock bonus, or stock option plan. A Service Provider may be granted an Award whether or not he is eligible to receive similar or dissimilar incentive compensation under any other plan or arrangement of the Company.
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| (i) |
The Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock or to pay money in respect of any Award shall be subject to the condition that such issuance or payment would not impair the Company’s capital or constitute a breach of or cause the Company to be in violation of any covenant, warranty, or representation in any credit agreement to which the Company or its Subsidiaries are a party.
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| (j) |
By accepting any benefits under the Plan, each Service Provider, and each person claiming under or through him, shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all provisions of the Plan and any action or decision under the Plan by the Company, its agents and employees, and the Board of Directors and the Committee.
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| (k) |
The validity, construction, interpretation, and administration of the Plan and of any determinations or decisions made thereunder, and the rights of all persons having or claiming to have any interest therein or thereunder, shall be governed by, and determined exclusively in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, but without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the period within which any action arising under or in connection with the Plan must be commenced, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof, irrespective of the place where the act or omission complained of took place and of the residence of any party to such action and irrespective of the place where the action may be brought. A Service Provider’s acceptance of any Award shall constitute his irrevocable and unconditional waiver of the right to a jury trial in any action or proceeding concerning the Award, the Plan, or any rights or obligations of the Service Provider or the Company under or with respect to the Award or the Plan.
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| (l) |
If an Award has been granted to a Service Provider and the Committee later determines that the financial results of the Company used to determine the amount of that Award, or any payment under that Award, whether to the participant or the participant’s Beneficiary, are materially restated and that such participant engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct with respect to the inputs to, or determination of, such financial results, the Company will seek repayment or recovery of the Award, as the Committee in its sole discretion determines is reasonable and appropriate, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan. In addition, the Committee may provide that any Service Provider and/or any Award, including any shares subject to or issued under an Award, is subject to any other recovery, recoupment, clawback, and/or other forfeiture policy maintained by the Company from time to time.
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| (m) |
The use of the masculine gender shall also include within its meaning the feminine. The use of the singular shall include within its meaning the plural and vice versa.
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| (n) |
By participating in the Plan or accepting any rights granted under it, each participant consents to the collection and processing of personal data relating to the participant so that the Company and its Subsidiaries can fulfill their obligations and exercise their rights under the Plan and generally administer and manage the Plan. This data will include, but may not be limited to, data about participation in the Plan and shares offered or received, purchased, or sold under the Plan from time to time and other appropriate financial and other data (such as the date on which the Awards were granted) about the participant and the participant’s participation in the Plan.
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| (o) |
Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a participant or other person, on the other hand. No provision of the Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company be obligated to maintain separate bank accounts, books, records, or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other service providers under general law.
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| (p) |
If any provision of the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any participant or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, participant, or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
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| (q) |
The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation, or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.
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| (r) |
The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other securities, other property, or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile, or other employee programs) that a participant then owes to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award is “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code in respect of an outstanding Award.
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| (s) |
The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
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| (a) |
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of AngioDynamics.
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| (b) |
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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| (c) |
“Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, $.01 par value, of AngioDynamics.
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| (d) |
“Company” shall mean AngioDynamics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any Designated Subsidiary of the Company.
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| (e) |
“Compensation” shall mean all cash compensation received by an Employee from the Company or a Designated Subsidiary and includable in the Employee’s gross income for federal income tax purposes, other than any taxable reimbursements. By way of illustration, but not limitation, “Compensation” shall include regular compensation such as salary, wages, overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, commissions, and incentive compensation, but shall exclude relocation reimbursements, expense reimbursements, tuition or other reimbursements, and income realized as a result of participation in any stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary.
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| (f) | “Designated Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan. | ||||||||||
| (g) |
“Employee” shall mean any individual who is treated as a common law employee of the Company for payroll and employment tax purposes. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company, except that where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed by either statute or contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the 91st day of such leave.
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| (h) | “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market for the last market trading day on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable. In absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board. | ||||||||||
| (i) |
“Offering Commencement Date” shall mean the first day of each Offering Period.
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| (j) |
‘Offering Period’ shall mean a period of approximately 26 weeks during which funds may be accumulated under the Plan for the purchase of Common Stock, commencing and ending as follows:
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| (i) |
Commencing on the first Trading Day following the last day of the Company’s first fiscal quarter and ending on the last trading day of the Company’s third fiscal quarter;
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| (ii) |
Commencing on the first Trading Day following the end of the Company’s third fiscal quarter and ending on the last trading day of the Company’s first fiscal quarter;
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| (k) |
“Participant” shall mean an eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan.
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| (l) |
“Plan” shall mean this AngioDynamics Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended from time to time.
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| (m) |
“Purchase Date” shall mean the last day of each Purchase Period.
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| (n) |
“Purchase Period” shall mean a period of approximately 26 weeks commencing and ending as follows:
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| (i) |
Commencing on the first Trading Day following the last day of the Company’s first fiscal quarter and ending on the last trading day of the Company’s third fiscal quarter;
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| (ii) |
Commencing on the first Trading Day following the end of the Company’s third fiscal quarter and ending on the last trading day of the Company’s first fiscal quarter;
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| (o) | “Purchase Price” shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Commencement Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower provided, however, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Board pursuant to Section 15 of this Plan. | ||||||||||
| (p) |
“Reserves” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan, but not yet purchased by Participants.
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| (q) |
“Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or another Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.
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| (r) | “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges and the Nasdaq System are open for trading. | ||||||||||
| (a) |
is an employee;
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| (b) |
has been employed by the Company in a full-time capacity for at least 3 months, with a customary working schedule of 20 or more hours per week and more than five months in a calendar year; and
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| (c) |
does not own 5% or more of the total combined value or voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or its subsidiaries.
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| (a) |
All subscriptions must be for full shares.
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| (b) |
The maximum contribution that may be subscribed for on a Purchase Date shall not exceed $9,000.
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| (c) |
As specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, an Employee may be granted purchase rights under the Plan only if such purchase rights, together with any other rights granted under all employee stock purchase plans of AngioDynamics or its subsidiaries, do not permit such Employee’s rights to purchase stock worth more than $25,000 (determined based on the Fair Market Value of such stock on the first day of the Offering Period(s) for each calendar year in which the Offering Period(s) is in effect.
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| (a) |
Prior to the beginning of each Offering Period, eligible Employees must indicate if they are going to participate in the Plan.
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| (b) |
A Participant shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each payday during the Offering Period in an amount not less than one (1%) and not more than fifteen (15%) percent (or such greater percentage as the Board may establish from time to time before an Offering Date) of such Participant’s Compensation on each payday during the Offering Period. All payroll deductions withheld from a Participant’s Compensation shall be credited to his or her account under the Plan. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.
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| (c) |
A Participant may not participate in more than one Offering Period at a time.
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| (d) |
A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 8, or, on one occasion only during a Purchase Period may increase or decrease the rate of his or her contributions with respect to that Purchase Period by completing and filing with the Company new enrollment documents authorizing a change in payroll deduction rate. The change in rate shall be effective as of the beginning of the next payroll period following the date of filing of the new enrollment documents, if the documents are completed at least three business days prior to such date and, if not, as of the beginning of the next succeeding payroll period.
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| (e) |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 5(b) herein, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be decreased during any Offering Period. In such event, payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant’s enrollment documents at the beginning of the next Offering Period, unless terminated by the Participant.
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| (f) |
At the time Common Stock is purchased by a Participant pursuant to the Plan, or at the time some or all of the Company’s Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, arising upon the exercise of the Participant’s purchase rights or the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s Compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations related to the Participant’s tax obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Employee that may be available to it.
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| (a) |
A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to a Purchase Date on which purchase rights are exercised, but before delivery to such Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death before exercise of the purchase rights.
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| (b) |
Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any time with written notice. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant or, if to the best of the Company’s knowledge no such executor or administrator has been appointed, the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the Participants’ spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent, or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.
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| (a) |
Changes in Capitalization
. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of shares each Participant may purchase per Purchase Period, as well as the class and/or price per share of Common Stock which has not yet been purchased pursuant to the Plan, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock 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 shares of Common Stock 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 and binding on all parties. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or of 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 of Common Stock.
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Dissolution or Liquidation.
In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Purchase Date (the “New Purchase Date”), and shall terminate immediately before the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The New Purchase Date shall be before the date of the Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Board shall notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days before the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that the Participant’s purchase rights shall be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless before such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 8 hereof.
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Merger or Asset Sale.
In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, the Plan shall be assumed, or an equivalent plan substituted, by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume the Plan or substitute an equivalent Plan, the Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Purchase Date (the “New Purchase Date”). The New Purchase Date shall be before the date of the Company’s proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days before the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that the Participant’s purchase rights shall be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless before such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 8 hereof.
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The Board may at any time, and from time-to-time, terminate, modify or amend the Plan in any respect, except that if at any time the approval of the shareholders of AngioDynamics is required as to such modification or amendment under (i) Section 423 of the Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, or (ii) under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provisions (“Rule 16b-3”), or (iii) under applicable listing requirements, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment without such approval.
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The Board shall have the right to amend or modify the terms and provisions of the Plan and of any purchase rights previously granted under the Plan to the extent necessary to ensure the continued qualification of the Plan under Section 423 of the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder and, if applicable, Rule 16b-3.
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All eligible Employees will have the same purchase rights and privileges under the Plan.
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The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Executive Vice President, CFO of the Company will be charged with day-to-day administration of the Plan, subject to the direction of the Board. The interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan and the adoption of rules and regulations for administering the Plan shall be made by the Board. Determinations made by the Board with respect to any matter or provision contained in the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Company and all participants in the Plan, their heirs and legal representatives.
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Subscriptions, notices and actions under the Plan will be on such forms as AngioDynamics may provide.
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No fractional shares may be subscribed for and no fractional shares or scrip will be issued or sold.
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The provisions of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without resort to that state’s conflicts of law rules.
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This Plan and the purchase rights granted pursuant to the Plan shall not confer upon an Employee any right to continued employment with the Company, nor shall it interfere, in any way, with the right of the Company to modify the Employee’s compensation, duties and responsibilities, or the Company’s authority to terminate the Employee’s employment.
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| (g) | This Plan shall not confer upon an Employee any rights as an owner of shares of Common Stock until the Employee exercises purchase rights granted pursuant to the Plan. | ||||||||||
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* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
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