(bb) “Performance Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Plan.
(cc) “Performance Share” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Plan of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of Shares, which value may be paid to the Recipient upon achievement of such performance goals as the Administrator may establish.
(dd) “Performance Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(d) of the Plan of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of Shares, which value may be paid to the Recipient upon achievement of such performance goals as the Administrator may establish.
(ee) “Plan” has the meaning set forth above in this Section 1 of the Plan.
(ab) “Recipient” means an Employee, former Employee, Consultant, former Consultant, Director or former Director who holds an outstanding Award.
(ac) “Reprice” means the reduction of the exercise price of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights previously awarded, and, at any time when the exercise price of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is above the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, the cancellation and re-grant or the exchange of such outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights for either cash or a new Award with a lower (or no) exercise price.
(ad) “Restricted Stock” means Shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to a grant of an Award or Restricted Stock Purchase Right under Section 4 of the Plan.
(ae) “Restricted Stock Purchase Right” means the right to purchase Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
(af) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a notional account established pursuant to an Award granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan that is (i) valued solely by reference to shares of Common Stock, (ii) subject to restrictions specified in the Award Agreement, and (iii) payable in Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof. The Restricted Stock Unit awarded to the Recipient will vest according to time-based or performance-based criteria specified in the Award Agreement.
(ag) “Retirement” means an Employee’s retirement from active employment with the Company or any Affiliate as determined under a pension plan of the Company or any Affiliate applicable to the Employee; or the Employee’s termination of employment at or after age 55 under circumstances that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems equivalent to retirement.
(ah) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation, or statue fulfilling the same or a similar function.
(ai) “Section 162(m) Exception” means the exception on “applicable employee remuneration” under Section 162(m) of the Code for “qualified performance-based compensation.”
(aj) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(ak) “Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Plan.
(al) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan.
(am) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(an) “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any Affiliate combines.
Section 2
Shares Subject to the Plan
(a) Shares Available for Issuance. Subject to the provisions of Section 9 of the Plan, the aggregate maximum number of Shares available for grants of Awards under the Plan is 10,000,000 Shares. Awards