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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Powell Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification
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8550 MOSLEY RD
HOUSTON, TX 77075-1180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Patrick L. McDonald
President and Chief Executive Officer
Powell Industries, Inc.
8550 Mosley Rd.
Houston, TX 77075-1180
(713) 944-6900
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With Copies to:
Ross D. Margraves, Jr., Esq.
Winstead PC
100 JPMorgan Chase Tower
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 651-2773
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed maximum |
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Proposed maximum |
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Title of securities |
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Amount to be |
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offering price |
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aggregate offering |
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Amount of |
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to be registered |
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registered (1) |
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per share (2) |
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price (2) |
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registration fee |
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1992 Stock Option Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (3) |
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90,067 |
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32.125 |
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2,893,402 |
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207 |
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2006 Equity Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (4) |
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647,412 |
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32.125 |
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20,798,110 |
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1,483 |
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Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (5) |
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66,379 |
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32.125 |
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2,132,425 |
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153 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416, this registration statement also covers an indeterminable number of
additional shares of the registrants common stock which may become issuable under the Powell
Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and the Powell Industries, Inc. Non-Employee
Director Restricted Stock Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock
split, combination of shares or any other similar increase or decrease in the number of the
registrants common shares issued and outstanding. |
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Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for purposes of calculating amount of
registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of
Powell Industries, Inc., as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on December 16, 2010. |
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All of the shares being registered with respect to this plan relate to shares issuable upon
unexercised options granted under such plan. |
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The shares being registered with respect to this plan include (1) 112,879 shares related to
previously granted restricted stock awards and RSU awards that have not yet vested and (2)
534,533 shares remaining available for issuance under this plan. |
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All of the shares being registered with respect to this plan relate to shares available for
issuance under such plan. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this Registration Statement) registers shares of
our common stock underlying stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted
stock units, performance awards, dividend equivalent rights and other awards that have been or may
be issued to our employees and directors under the Powell Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan. In addition, this Registration Statement registers additional securities relating to the
Powell Industries, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan. The stockholders of the Registrant previously
approved an amendment to the Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock to be issued
under the Plan by 600,000 shares, from 2,100,000 shares to 2,700,000 shares. The Registrant
granted options to purchase 90,067 shares of common stock above the original number of 2,100,000 in
June 2005 and has since made no additional grants under such plan. All of such options remain
unexercised. Finally, this Registration Statement registers common stock available for issuance
under the Powell Industries, Inc. Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
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The information specified in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the Commission) as permitted by the Note to Part I of Form S-8. This
information will be sent or given to participants as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). These document(s) and the documents incorporated
by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. |
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
We hereby incorporate by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents
previously filed by us with the Commission except to the extent that any information contained in
such filings is deemed furnished in accordance with Commission rules, including, but not limited
to, information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K including
related exhibits:
(1) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, filed
with the Commission on December 8, 2010; and
(2) the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form
8-A/A filed with the Commission on November 1, 2004, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part hereof.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation, under specified
circumstances, to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents against expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and
reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by third
parties by reason of the fact that they were or are directors, officers, employees or agents of the
corporation, if such directors, officers, employees or agents acted in good faith and in a manner
they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe their conduct was unlawful.
In a derivative action, i.e., an action by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may
be made only for expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
directors, officers, employees or agents in connection with the defense or settlement of an action
or suit, and only with respect to a matter as to which they shall have acted in good faith and in a
manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable to the
corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that the defendant directors, officers, employees or agents are
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of
liability. To the extent a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any such action, suit or proceeding
referred to above, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law also permits a corporation to advance
expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding prior to the final disposition
thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by
the corporation. Such expenses may also be advanced to former directors and officers or other
employees and agents as the corporation deems appropriate. Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law further provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by
Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which the indemnified party may be
entitled; that indemnification provided by Section 145 shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee
or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such persons heirs, executors and administrators; and
that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such
person in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section
145.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a certificate of
incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director; provided, that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director:
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for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; |
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under Section 174 (relating to liability for unlawful acquisitions or redemptions of,
or dividends on, capital stock) of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or |
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for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
Our certificate of incorporation provides that we shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
the Delaware General Corporation Law, indemnify our directors and officers and contains provisions
permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Our bylaws provide that:
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we are required to indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents, subject
to limited exceptions; |
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we are required to advance expenses, as incurred, to our directors and officers in
connection with a legal proceeding, subject to limited exceptions; and |
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we may advance expenses, as incurred, to other employees and agents in connection
with a legal proceeding. |
The indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our directors and officers for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act.
The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, our
certificate of incorporation and our bylaws referred to above and are qualified in their entirety
by reference thereto.
We maintain a policy of directors and officers liability insurance that insures our
directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in certain
circumstances.
We have also entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers. These
agreements provide rights that are consistent with but more detailed than those provided under
Delaware law and our bylaws. The indemnification agreements are not intended to deny or otherwise
limit third-party derivative suits against us or our directors or officers, but if a director or
officer is entitled to indemnity or contribution under the indemnification agreement, the financial
burden of the third-party suit would be borne by us, and we would not benefit from derivative
recoveries against the director or officer. Such recoveries would accrue to the benefit of us but
would be offset by our obligations to the director or officer under the indemnification agreement.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
Item 9. Undertakings.
We hereby undertake:
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement: |
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act; |
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective
Registration Statement; and |
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement; |
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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference to the Registration
Statement. |
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. |
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. |
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrants
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to the directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person
of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by final adjudication of such
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas on December 21, 2010.
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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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/s/ Patrick L. McDonald
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Patrick L. McDonald |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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KNOW ALL THESE MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Patrick L. McDonald and Don R. Madison, and each of them, either one of
whom may act without joinder of the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any or all pre- and post-effective amendments to this registration
statement, whether on Form S-8 or otherwise, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or the substitute or substitutes of any
or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director |
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(Patrick L. McDonald) |
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Don R. Madison
(Don R. Madison)
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
and Administrative Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Thomas W. Powell
(Thomas W. Powell)
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Chairman of the Board
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Joseph L. Becherer
(Joseph L. Becherer)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Eugene L. Butler
(Eugene L. Butler)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ James F. Clark
(James F. Clark)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Christopher E. Cragg
(Christopher E. Cragg)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Bonnie V. Hancock
(Bonnie V. Hancock)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Stephen W. Seale, Jr.
(Stephen W. Seale, Jr.)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Robert C. Tranchon
(Robert C. Tranchon)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ Ronald J. Wolny
(Ronald J. Wolny)
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description of Exhibit |
4.1
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Certificate of Incorporation of Powell Industries, Inc. (filed as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Form 8-A/A filed November 1, 2004
and incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.2
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By-laws of Powell Industries, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the
Registrants Form 8-A/A filed November 1, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference). |
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Opinion of Winstead PC. |
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*10.1
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Powell Industries, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended. |
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*10.2
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Powell Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. |
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*10.3
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Powell Industries, Inc. Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan. |
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Consent of Winstead PC (contained in Exhibit 5). |
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*23.2
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page). |
exv5
Exhibit 5
December 21, 2010
Board of Directors
Powell Industries, Inc.
8550 Mosley Drive
Houston, Texas 77075
Members of the Board of Directors:
We have acted as counsel to Powell Industries, Inc. (the Company) in connection with the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement) to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of the proposed offer and sale of up to (i) 647,412 shares
(the 2006 Plan Shares) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Common Stock), of the
Company to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Powell Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan (the 2006 Plan), (ii) 90,067 shares (the 1992 Plan Shares) of Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to unexercised options granted pursuant to the Powell Industries, Inc. 1992 Stock Option
Plan (the 1992 Plan) and (iii) 66,379 shares (together with the 2006 Plan Shares and the 1992
Plan Shares, the Shares) of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Powell Industries, Inc.
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (together with the 2006 Plan and the 1992 Plan, the
Plans).
We have examined the Registration Statement, the Plans, the minute books and other corporate
records of the Company, and such other instruments and documents as we have deemed necessary or
appropriate for the purposes of the opinions expressed herein. For the purposes of expressing the
opinion set forth below, we have assumed: (i) the genuineness of all signatures and documents; (ii)
the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals; (iii) the conformity to the
originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; (iv) the correctness and accuracy of all
facts set forth in the documents referred to in this opinion letter; and (v) the due authorization,
execution, and delivery of and the validity and binding effect of all documents.
Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and other statements set
forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of
the respective Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We express no opinion as to the law of any jurisdiction other than the Delaware General
Corporation Law. The reference and limitation to Delaware General Corporation Law includes the
statutory provisions and all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported
judicial decisions interpreting these laws. We express no opinion as to any matter other than as
set forth herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied herefrom. The opinion expressed herein
is given as of this date, and we do not undertake to supplement this opinion with respect to any
events or changes occurring subsequent to the date of this letter.
Powell Industries, Inc.
December 21, 2010
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is
required under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/
WINSTEAD PC
exv10w1
Exhibit 10.1
1992 POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. PLAN |
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1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN |
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ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS |
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2.1 AFFILIATE |
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2.3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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2.5 COMMITTEE |
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2.6 COMPANY |
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2.7 DISINTERESTED PERSON |
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2.8 EMPLOYEE |
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2.9 FAIR MARKET VALUE |
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2.10 INCENTIVE OPTION |
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2.11 MATURITY DATE |
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2.12 NONQUALIFIED OPTION |
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2.13 OPTION |
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2.14 OPTION AGREEMENT |
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2.15 PLAN |
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2.16 RELOAD OPTION |
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2.17 RESTRICTED STOCK |
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2.18 RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT |
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2.19 RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE PRICE |
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2.20 STOCK |
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2.21 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT |
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2.22 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT |
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2.23 10% SHAREHOLDER |
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ARTICLE III. ELIGIBILITY |
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ARTICLE I. PLAN
1.1 PURPOSE. This instrument amends Section 4.2 of the Plan and restates the Plan. The
Plan was originally adopted as the 1989 Powell Industries, Inc. Stock Option Plan, effective
March 17, 1989, and was previously amended and restated effective January 1, 1992, which amendment
and restatement renamed the Plan the 1992 Powell Industries, Inc. Stock Option Plan. All Options
and Awards granted prior to December 31, 1991, will remain subject to all of the terms and
conditions of the Plan prior to the first amendment and restatement which was effective January 1,
1992, and all Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Awards issued on or after
that date and prior to the effective date of this amendment and restatement will be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan as first amended and restated. All Options, Reload Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, and Awards issued on or after the effective date of this amendment and
restatement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan as hereby amended and restated.
This Plan continues to be a Plan for key employees of the Company and is intended to advance the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing those persons who have a
substantial responsibility for the Companys growth with additional incentives and an opportunity
to obtain or increase their proprietary interest in the Company, thereby encouraging them to
continue their
employment with the Company.
1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN. The Plan became effective on March 17, 1989 and the first
amendment and restatement became effective January 1, 1992. This amendment and restatement shall
become effective on January 1, 1996, if within one year of that date it shall have been approved by
the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company voting
in person or by proxy at a duly held stockholders meeting, or if the provisions of the corporate
charter, by-laws or applicable state law prescribes a greater degree of stockholder approval for
this action, the approval by the holders of that percentage, at a duly held meeting of
stockholders. No Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award shall be granted
pursuant to the Plan after March 16, 1999.
ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
The words and phrases defined in this Article shall have the meaning set out in the definition
unless the context in which any such word or phrase appears reasonably requires a broader,
narrower, or different meaning.
2.1 AFFILIATE shall mean any parent corporation and any subsidiary corporation. The
term parent corporation means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of the action or transaction, each of the
corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50 percent or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain. The term
subsidiary corporation means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the action or transaction, each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing
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50 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in the chain.
2.2 AWARD shall mean an award of Restricted Stock.
2.3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS shall mean the board of directors of Powell Industries, Inc.
2.4 CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.5 COMMITTEE shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, exclusive
of any person who is not a Disinterested Person.
2.6 COMPANY shall mean Powell Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
2.7 DISINTERESTED PERSON shall mean a disinterested person as that term is defined in
Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2.8 EMPLOYEE shall mean a person employed by the Company or an Affiliate to whom an
Option, a Reload Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, or an Award is granted.
2.9 FAIR MARKET VALUE of the Stock as of any date shall mean (i) the average of the high
and low sale prices of the Stock on that date on the principal securities exchange on which the
Stock is listed; or (ii) if the Stock is not listed on a securities exchange, the average of the
high and low sale prices of the Stock on that date as reported on the NASDAQ National Market
System; or (iii) if the Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ National Market System, the average of
the high and low bid quotations for the Stock on that date as reported by the National Quotation
Bureau Incorporated; or (iv) if none of the foregoing is applicable, the average between the
closing bid and ask prices per share of stock on the last preceding date on which those prices were
reported or that amount as determined by the Committee.
2.10 INCENTIVE OPTION shall mean an Option granted under this Plan which is designated as
an Incentive Option and satisfies the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
2.11 MATURITY DATE shall mean the date the Stock Appreciation Right given in a Stock
Appreciation Rights Agreement vests.
2.12 NONQUALIFIED OPTION shall mean an Option other than an Incentive Option.
2.13 OPTION shall mean an option granted under this Plan to purchase shares of Stock.
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2.14 OPTION AGREEMENT shall mean the written agreement which sets out the terms of an
Option and/or Reload Option.
2.15 PLAN shall mean the 1992 Powell Industries, Inc. Stock Option Plan, as amended and
restated as set out in this document and as it may be amended from time to time.
2.16 RELOAD OPTION shall mean an Option which the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
grant in connection with the issuing of an Option if the exercise price of the Option is paid in
whole or in part, by exchanging Stock owned by the Employee. A Reload Option shall be an Incentive
Option or Nonqualified Option depending on the type of Option previously granted under the Option
Agreement containing the Reload Option feature. The Reload Options will be subject to the same
restrictions and provisions of the Plan as the original Option, except when specific changes are
set out in the Option Agreement.
2.17 RESTRICTED STOCK shall mean stock awarded or purchased under a Restricted Stock
Agreement entered into pursuant to this Plan. The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock
shall be determined by the Committee.
2.18 RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT shall mean the agreement between the Company and the
Employee under which the Employee is awarded or may purchase Restricted Stock.
2.19 RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE PRICE shall mean the purchase price per share of
Restricted Stock subject to an Award. The Restricted Stock Purchase Price shall be determined by
the Committee. It may be greater than or less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date
of the grant or Award.
2.20 STOCK shall mean the common stock of the Company, $.01 par value or, in the event
that the outstanding shares of common stock are later changed into or exchanged for a different
class of stock or securities of the Company or another corporation, that other stock or security.
2.21 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT shall mean a right granted to an Employee under the terms
of the Plan to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock
as of the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the price per share of Stock
specified in the Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement or Option Agreement of which it is a part.
2.22 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT shall mean the written
agreement which sets out the terms of a Stock Appreciation Right. All of the terms and conditions
of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee.
2.23 10% SHAREHOLDER shall mean an individual who, at the time the Option is granted,
owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
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power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Affiliate. An individual shall be
considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for his brothers and sisters
(whether by the whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants; and stock owned,
directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation, partnership, estate, or
trust, shall be considered as being owned proportionately by or for its shareholders, partners, or
beneficiaries.
ARTICLE III. ELIGIBILITY. The individuals who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Options,
Nonqualified Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Awards of Restricted Stock
shall be those key employees as the Committee shall determine from time to time. However, no
member of the Committee shall be eligible to receive any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation
Right or Award of Restricted Stock or to receive stock, stock options, or stock appreciation rights
under any other plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, if receipt of it would cause the
individual not to be a Disinterested Person. The Board of Directors may designate one or more
individuals who shall not be eligible to receive any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation
Right, or Award of Restricted Stock under this Plan or under other similar plans of the Company.
ARTICLE IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS, RELOAD OPTIONS, STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND
AWARDS
4.1 AUTHORITY TO GRANT OPTIONS, RELOAD OPTIONS, STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND AWARDS. The
Committee may grant to those key Employees as it shall from time to time determine, Options, Reload
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards of Restricted Stock under the terms and conditions of
this Plan. Subject only to any applicable limitations set out in this Plan, the number of shares
of Stock to be covered by any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award of
Restricted Stock to be granted to an Employee shall be as determined by the Committee.
4.2 DEDICATED SHARES. The total number of shares of Stock with respect to which Options,
Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Awards may be granted under this Plan shall be
2,700,000 shares. That number of shares shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4.6. The shares may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares. In
the event that any outstanding Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award shall
expire or terminate for any reason or any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award
is surrendered, the shares of Stock and the Stock Appreciation Rights, if any, allocable to the
unexercised portion of that Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or
Award may again be subject to an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award under
this Plan.
4.3 NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS, RELOAD OPTIONS, STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND AWARDS. Options, Reload Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be
transferable by the Employee otherwise than by will or
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under the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the Employees
lifetime, only by him. Restricted Stock shall be purchased or earned under a Restricted Stock
Agreement during the Employees lifetime, only by him. Any attempt to transfer an Award other than
under the terms of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement shall terminate the Award and all
rights of the Employee to that Restricted Stock.
4.4 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any Stock
under any Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award if issuing that Stock would
constitute or result in a violation by the Employee or the Company of any provision of any law,
statute, or regulation of any governmental authority. Specifically, in connection with any
applicable statute or regulation relating to the registration of securities, upon exercise of any
Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award, the Company shall not be required to
issue any Stock unless the Committee has received evidence satisfactory to it to the effect that
the holder of that Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award will not transfer the
Stock except in accordance with applicable law, including receipt of an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that any proposed transfer complies with applicable law.
The determination by the Committee on this matter shall be final, binding and conclusive. The
Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register any Stock covered by this Plan
pursuant to applicable securities laws of any country or any political subdivision. In the event
the Stock issuable on exercise of an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award is
not registered, the Company may imprint on the certificate evidencing the Stock any legend that
counsel for the Company
considers necessary or advisable to comply with applicable law. The Company shall not be obligated
to take any other affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of an Option, Reload Option,
Stock Appreciation Right or Award or the issuance of shares under any of them to comply with any
law or regulation of any governmental authority.
4.5 NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. No Employee shall have any rights as a stockholder with
respect to Stock covered by his Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Award until the
date a stock certificate is issued for the Stock unless the granting agreement specifically gives
him a right.
4.6 CHANGES IN THE COMPANYS CAPITAL STRUCTURE. The existence of outstanding Options,
Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power
of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations,
reorganizations or other changes in the Companys capital structure or its business, or any merger
or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference
stock ahead of or affecting the Stock or its rights, or the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other
corporate
act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
If the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares or other capital
readjustment, the payment of a stock dividend, or other increase or reduction of
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the number of shares of the Stock outstanding, without receiving compensation for it in money,
services or property, then (a) the number, class, and per share price of shares of Stock subject to
outstanding Options or Reload Options under this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted in such
a manner as to entitle an Employee to receive upon exercise of an Option, for the same aggregate
cash consideration, the equivalent total number and class of shares as he would have received had
he exercised his Option or
Reload Option in full immediately prior to the event requiring the adjustment; and (b) the number
and class of shares of Stock then reserved to be issued under the Plan shall be adjusted by
substituting for the total number and class of shares of Stock then reserved, that number and class
of shares of Stock that would have been received by the owner of an equal number of outstanding
shares of each class of Stock as the result of the event requiring the adjustment. In addition, if
the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares or other capital readjustment,
the payment of a stock dividend, or other increase or reduction in the number of shares of the
Stock outstanding, without
receiving compensation for it in money, services or property, the Committee shall make an
appropriate adjustment in the number of Stock Appreciation Rights and/or Awards created under the
Plan.
If the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation or if the Company is
liquidated or sells or otherwise disposes of substantially all its assets while unexercised Options
remain outstanding under the Plan, (a) subject to the provisions of clause (c) below, after the
effective date of the merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition, as the case
may be, each holder of an outstanding Option or Reload Option shall be entitled, upon exercise of
the Option or Reload Option, to receive, in lieu of shares of Stock, the number and class or
classes of shares of stock or other securities or property to which the holder would have been
entitled if, immediately prior to the merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other
disposition, the holder had been the holder of record of a number of shares of Stock equal to the
number of shares as to which the Option and Reload Option shall be so exercised; (b) the Board of
Directors may waive any limitations set out in or imposed under this Plan so that all Options, from
and after a date prior to the effective date of the merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or
other disposition, as the case may be, specified by the Board of Directors, shall be exercisable in
full; and (c) all outstanding Options may be canceled by the Board of Directors as of the effective
date of any merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition, if (i) notice of
cancellation shall be given to each holder of an Option and (ii) each holder of an Option shall
have the right to exercise that Option and any underlying Reload Option in full (without regard to
any limitations set out in or imposed under the Plan) during a period set by the Board of Directors
preceding the effective date of the
merger, consolidation, liquidation, sale or other disposition and, if in the event all outstanding
Options and Reload Options may not be exercised in full under applicable securities laws without
registration of the shares of Stock issuable on exercise of the Options or Reload Options, the
Board of Directors may limit the exercise of the Options and Reload Options to the number of shares
of Stock, if any, as may be issued without registration. The method of choosing which Options and
Reload Options may be exercised and the number of shares of Stock for which Options and Reload
Options may be exercised shall be solely within the discretion of the Board of Directors.
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After a merger of one or more corporations into the Company or after a consolidation of the
Company and one or more corporations in which the Company shall be the surviving corporation, each
Employee shall be entitled to have his Stock Appreciation Rights and/or Award appropriately
adjusted based on the manner the Stock was adjusted under the terms of the agreement of merger or
consolidation. If the Company is merged into or consolidated with another corporation under
circumstances where the Company is not the surviving corporation, or if the Company is liquidated,
or sells or otherwise disposes of substantially all of its assets to another corporation while
unmatured Stock Appreciation Rights remain outstanding under the Plan, all outstanding Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be cancelled as of the effective date of the merger, consolidation,
liquidation or sale but payment shall be made under the Agreement prior to its cancellation as
though each Stock Appreciation Right matured on the effective date of the merger, consolidation,
liquidation or sale.
The issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into
shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services either upon direct
sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe for them, or upon conversion of shares
or obligations of the Company convertible into shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason of it shall be made with respect to, the number, class, or price of shares of
Stock then subject to outstanding Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards then
subject to outstanding grants.
4.7 ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(B) OF THE CODE. No Employee shall exercise the election
permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code without written approval of the Committee. Any Employee
doing so shall forfeit all Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and/or Awards issued
to him under this Plan.
ARTICLE V. OPTIONS AND RELOAD OPTIONS
5.1 TYPE OF OPTION. The Committee shall specify whether a given Option shall constitute
an Incentive Option or a Nonqualified Option.
5.2 OPTION PRICE. The price at which Stock may be purchased under an Incentive Option
shall not be less than the greater of (a) 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock on
the date the Option is granted or (b) the aggregate par value of the shares of Stock on the date
the Option is granted. The Committee in its discretion may provide that the price at which shares
of Stock may be purchased shall be more than 100% of Fair Market Value. In the case of any 10%
Shareholder, the price at which shares of Stock may be purchased under an Incentive Option shall
not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Incentive Option is
granted.
The price at which shares of Stock may be purchased under a Nonqualified Option shall be the
price determined by the Committee in its discretion, so long as the price is not less than the par
value of the shares of Stock on the date the Option is granted.
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5.3 DURATION OF OPTIONS. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years
from the date the Option is granted. A Reload Option shall have a term which is no longer than the
original term of the underlying Option unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option
Agreement. In the case of a 10% Shareholder, no Incentive Option shall be exercisable after the
expiration of five years from the date the Incentive Option is granted.
5.4 AMOUNT EXERCISABLE. Each Option may be exercised from time to time, in whole or in
part, in the manner and subject to the conditions the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in
the Option Agreement, as long as the Option is valid and outstanding. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time an Incentive Option is granted) of the Stock
with respect to which Incentive Options first become exercisable by the Optionee during any
calendar year (under this Plan and any other incentive stock option plan(s) of the Company or any
Affiliate) exceeds $100,000, the Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Options.
5.5 EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Options shall be exercised by the delivery of written notice to
the Committee setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is to be
exercised, together with: (a) cash, certified check, bank draft, or postal or express money order
payable to the order of the Company for an amount equal to the option price of the shares, (b)
Stock at the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, and/or (c) any other form of payment which
is acceptable to the Committee, and specifying the address to which the certificates for the shares
are to be mailed. As promptly as practicable after receipt of written notification and payment,
the Company
shall deliver to the Employee certificates for the number of shares with respect to which the
Option has been exercised, issued in the Employees name. If shares of Stock are used in payment,
the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock tendered must be less than the Option Price of the
shares being purchased and the difference must be paid by check. Delivery shall be deemed effected
for all purposes when a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have deposited the certificates
in the United States mail, addressed to the
optionee, at the address specified by the Employee.
5.6 EXERCISE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Unless it is expressly provided otherwise in
the Option Agreement, Options (including Reload Options) shall terminate immediately upon severance
of employment of the Employee from the Company for any reason, with or without cause, other than
death, retirement for age or disability under the then established rules of the Company or
severance for disability. Whether authorized leave of absence or absence on military or government
service shall constitute severance of the employment of the Employee shall be determined by the
Committee at that time.
If, before the expiration of an Incentive Option, the Employee shall be retired in good
standing from the employ of the Company because of his age under the then established rules of the
Company, the Incentive Option shall terminate on the earlier of the Options expiration date or one
day less than three months after his retirement. If before the expiration of a Nonqualified
Option, the Employee shall be retired in good
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standing from the employ of the Company because of his age under the then established rules of the
Company, the Nonqualified Option shall terminate on the earlier of the Options expiration date or
one day more than six months after his retirement. In the event of retirement for age the Employee
shall have the right prior to the termination
of the Option to exercise the Option, but without the right to exercise any Reload Option feature
of the Option, to the extent to which he was entitled to exercise it immediately prior to his
retirement unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement.
If, before the expiration of an Option, the Employee shall be retired for disability under the
then established rules of the Company, or severed from the employ of the Company for disability,
the Option shall terminate on the earlier of the Options expiration date or one day less than one
year after the date he retired or was severed because of disability. In the event that the
Employee shall be retired for disability under the then established rules of the Company or severed
from the employ of the Company for disability, the Employee shall have the right prior to the
termination of the Option to
exercise the Option, but without the right to exercise any Reload Option feature of the Option, to
the extent to which he was entitled to exercise it immediately prior to his retirement or severance
of employment for disability unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement.
If, before the expiration of an Option, the Employee, whether in the employ of the Company or
after he has retired for age or disability or was severed for disability, dies the Option shall
continue until the earlier of the Options expiration date or one year following the date of his
death. After the death of the Employee, his executors, administrators or any persons to whom his
Option may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution shall have the right,
at any time prior to the Options
termination, to exercise it, but without the right to exercise any Reload Option feature, to the
extent to which he was entitled to exercise it immediately prior to the death unless it is
expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement.
In determining the employment relationship between the Company and the Employee, employment by
any Affiliate shall be considered employment by the Company, as shall employment by a corporation
issuing or assuming a stock option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, or
by a parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the corporation issuing or assuming a stock
option (and for this purpose, the phrase corporation issuing or assuming a stock option shall be
substituted for the word Company in the definitions of parent corporation and subsidiary
corporation in Section 2.1, and the parent-subsidiary relationship shall be determined at the time
of the corporate action described in Section 424(a) of the Code).
5.7 RELOAD OPTIONS. From time to time, the Committee may grant Reload Options to
Employees. The time of grant of a Reload Option shall be the time the Employee surrenders the
shares of Stock with respect to which the Reload Option is granted. The Reload Option shall be for
the number of shares of Stock surrendered by the Employee as payment upon the exercise of the
previously granted Option. The Reload Option shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a)
the Reload Option shall
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be subject to the same restrictions on exercise and other Plan rules that are imposed on the
underlying Option which contained the Reload Option feature; and (b) the Reload Option shall not be
exercisable until the expiration of any retention holding period imposed on the disposition of any
shares of Stock covered by the underlying Option which contained the Reload Option Feature unless
it is expressly provided otherwise
in the Option Agreement.
5.8 SUBSTITUTION OPTIONS. Options may be granted under this Plan from time to time in
substitution for stock options held by employees of other corporations who are about to become
employees of or affiliated with the Company or any Affiliate as the result of a merger or
consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or any Affiliate, or the acquisition by
the Company or any Affiliate of the assets of the employing corporation, or the acquisition by the
Company or any Affiliate of stock of the employing corporation as the result of which it becomes an
Affiliate of the Company. The terms and conditions of the substitute Options granted may vary from
the terms
and conditions set out in this Plan to the extent the Board of Directors, at the time of grant, may
deem appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the stock options in
substitution for which they are granted.
ARTICLE VI. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
6.1 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS INCLUDED IN OPTIONS. Stock Appreciation Rights may be
included in any Option granted to permit the Employee to surrender the Option or a portion of it
which is then exercisable and receive in exchange an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market
Value of the Stock covered by the Option surrendered, or a portion of it, determined on the date of
surrender, over the aggregate Option price of the Stock. If authorized by the Committee, an
Employee may, by providing written notice to the Committee, elect to surrender all or any portion
of an Option for Stock Appreciation Rights.
Stock Appreciation Rights included in Options may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value
of the Stock covered by the Option surrendered exceeds the Option price of the Stock. Each of the
Stock Appreciation Rights included in an Option (a) shall have a term no later than the term of the
underlying Option, (b) may be for no more than 100% of the difference between the exercise price of
the underlying Option and the Fair Market Value of a share of the Stock at the time the Stock
Appreciation Right is exercised, (c) is
transferable only when the underlying Option is transferable, and under the same conditions, and
(d) may be exercised only when the underlying Option is eligible to be exercised. The limitations
set out in this paragraph may be changed by the Committee in the grant of the Option and/or Stock
Appreciation Rights except when the grant is of Stock Appreciation Rights granted in connection
with an Incentive Option.
6.2 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN OPTIONS. The grant to an Employee of a
Stock Appreciation Right that is not a feature of an Option shall, subject to the conditions
contained in the Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, entitle the Employee to an amount equal to
the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the date of exercise of the Stock
Appreciation Right over the Fair Market
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Value of a share of Stock as of the date that the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. The
Committee shall fix the term of the Stock Appreciation Right which may not be in excess of 10 years
from the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. Within the 10 year period the Committee
may, in its discretion, provide that portions of the grant may mature at intervals throughout the
period.
6.3 PAYMENT ON EXERCISE OF A STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT. Upon exercise of Stock
Appreciation Rights, the Committee may pay the Employee in
shares of Stock valued at Fair Market Value, in cash, or partly in cash and partly in shares of
Stock as the Committee determines in the exercise of its sole discretion.
6.4 EXERCISE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Any Stock Appreciation Right included in an
Incentive Option shall expire because of termination of
employment at the time the underlying Option expires. Any Stock Appreciation Right included in a
Nonqualified Option or not included in an Option shall expire as provided for Nonqualified Options
in Section 5.6 generally unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Option Agreement and/or
the Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement.
ARTICLE VII. AWARDS
7.1 AWARD AND RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT. Each Award granted shall be evidenced by a
written Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of the date
of grant of the Award and executed by the Company and the Employee. The Restricted Stock Agreement
may vary any terms and conditions as the Committee determines to be appropriate, including without
limitation: (a) conditions consistent with Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations promulgated under it, as the same may be amended from time to time, (b)
the period during which the Award may be exercised, (c) the manner of exercising the Award, (d) the
minimum number of shares of Stock for which the Award may be exercised, (e) the withholding of
taxes in connection with the exercise of the Award, (f) the period during which the Restricted
Stock may vest, (g) termination of Award rights upon certain events and (h) any other matters the
Committee shall determine. If any payment is required to exercise the Award, subject to any
restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may include in the Restricted Stock
Agreement, upon payment by the Employee of the Restricted Stock Purchase Price, the Employee shall
have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Stock, including the right to vote the
shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to it.
7.2 RESTRICTION PERIOD. No Award granted may have restrictions continuing beyond 10 years
from the date of the Award.
7.3 EXERCISE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Any Award which has not been exercised or upon
which restrictions have not lapsed will expire upon
termination of the Employees employment with the Company or its Affiliates unless it is expressly
provided otherwise in the Award.
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ARTICLE VIII. ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation and
application of the Plan, Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards shall be
subject to the determination of the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its
members. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members
shall be as effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting properly called and
held. This Plan shall be administered in such a manner as to permit the Options granted under it
which are designated to be Incentive Options to qualify as Incentive Options. In carrying out its
authority under the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority and discretion,
including but not limited to the following rights, powers and authorities, to:
(a) determine the Employees to whom and the time or times at which Options and/or Reload
Options (with or without Stock Appreciation Rights), Stock Appreciations Rights, or Awards will be
made,
(b) determine the number of shares and the purchase price of Stock covered in each
Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award,
(c) determine the terms, provisions and conditions of each Option, Reload Option, Stock
Appreciation Right and Award, which need not be identical,
(d) define the effect, if any, on an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or
Award of the death, disability, retirement, or termination of employment of the Employee,
(e) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and
(f) make all other determinations and take all other actions deemed necessary,
appropriate, or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan.
The actions of the Committee in exercising all of the rights, powers, and authorities set out
in this Article and all other Articles of this Plan, when performed in good faith and in its sole
judgment, shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.
ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board of Directors may modify, revise or
terminate this Plan at any time and from time to time. However, without the further approval of
the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock, or if the provisions of the
corporate charter, by-laws or applicable state law prescribes a greater degree of stockholder
approval for this action, without the degree of stockholder approval thus required, the Board of
Directors may not (a) change the aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be issued under
Incentive
Options or under all Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards which may be
issued under this Plan, (b) change the class of individuals eligible to
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receive Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Awards or (c) decrease the option
price for Incentive Options below the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the time it is granted.
The Board shall have the power to make any changes in the Plan and in the regulations and
administrative provisions under it or in any outstanding Incentive Option as in the opinion of
counsel for the Company may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to enable any Incentive
Option granted under this Plan to qualify as an incentive stock option or such other stock option
as may be defined under the Code so as
to receive preferential federal income tax treatment.
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 NO ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRUST FUND. No property shall be set aside nor shall a trust
fund of any kind be established to secure the rights of any Employee under this Plan. All amounts
at any time attributable to Stock Appreciation Rights granted shall be solely a charge upon the
Company, and all Employees shall at all times rely solely upon the general credit of the Company
for the payment of any benefit which becomes payable under this Plan.
10.2 NO EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION. The granting of any Option, Reload
Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award shall not constitute an employment contract, express or
implied, nor impose upon the Company or Affiliate any obligation to employ or continue to employ
any Employee. The right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment of any person
shall not be diminished or affected by reason of the fact that an Option, a Reload Option, a Stock
Appreciation Right, or an Award
has been granted to him.
10.3 FORFEITURE. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, if the Committee finds
by a majority vote after full consideration of the facts that the Employee, before or after
termination of his employment with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason (a) committed or
engaged in fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony, or proven dishonesty in the course
of his employment by the Company or an Affiliate, which conduct damaged the Company or Affiliate,
or disclosed trade secrets of the Company or an Affiliate, or (b) participated, engaged in or had a
financial or other interest, whether as an employee, officer, director, consultant, contractor,
shareholder, owner, or otherwise, in any commercial endeavor in the United
States which is competitive with the business of the Company or an Affiliate without the written
consent of the Company or Affiliate, the Employee shall forfeit all outstanding Options, Reload
Options, and Stock Appreciation Rights, and all outstanding Awards which have not fully vested,
including all rights related to such matters, and including all unexercised Options and/or Reload
Options, and exercised Options and/or Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other elections
pursuant to which the Company has not yet delivered a stock certificate, and any additional Options
not yet granted pursuant to a Reload Option. Clause (b) shall not be deemed to have been violated
solely by reason of the Employees ownership of stock or securities of any publicly owned
corporation, if that ownership does not result in effective control of the corporation, and if
written notice of the ownership is given the Committee by the Employee within 60 days after the
later of the date on which the Employee is notified of a grant of an Option,
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Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Award under this Plan or the date on which the Employee
acquires the ownership.
The decision of the Committee as to the cause of the Employees discharge, the damage done to
the Company or an Affiliate, and the extent of the Employees competitive activity shall be final.
No decision of the Committee, however, shall affect the finality of the discharge of the Employee
by the Company or an Affiliate in any manner. To provide the Company with an opportunity to
enforce this Section, no certificate for Stock may be issued under this Plan without the
certification by the Committee that no action forbidden by this provision has been raised for their
determination.
10.4 TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Affiliate shall be entitled to deduct from other
compensation payable to each Employee any sums required by federal, state, or local tax law to be
withheld with respect to the grant or exercise of an Option, a Reload Option, a Stock Appreciation
Right or an Award. In the alternative, the Company may require the Employee (or other person
exercising the Option, Reload Option or Stock Appreciation Right or receiving the Award) to pay the
sum directly to the employer corporation. If the Employee (or other person exercising the Option,
Reload Option, the Stock Appreciation Right, or receiving the Award) is required to pay the sum
directly, payment in cash or by check of such sums for taxes shall be delivered within 10 days
after the date of exercise. The Company shall have no obligation upon exercise of any Option,
Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right or receipt of an Award until payment has been received,
unless withholding (or offset against a cash payment) as of or prior to the date of exercise is
sufficient to cover all sums due with respect to that exercise. The Company shall not be obligated
to advise an Employee of the existence of the tax or the amount which the employer corporation will
be required to withhold.
10.5 WRITTEN AGREEMENT. Each Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation Right and Award
shall be embodied in a written Option Agreement, Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, or Restricted
Stock Agreement which shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and shall be signed
by the Employee and by a member of the Committee on behalf of the Committee and the Company. The
Option Agreement, Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, or Restricted Stock Agreement may contain
any other provisions that the Committee in its discretion shall deem advisable.
10.6 INDEMNIFICATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. With respect to
administration of the Plan, the Company shall indemnity each present and future member of the
Committee and the Board of Directors against, and each member of the Committee and the Board of
Directors shall be entitled without further act on his part to indemnity from the Company for, all
expenses (including the amount of judgments and the amount of approved settlements made with a view
to the curtailment of costs of litigation, other than amounts paid to the Company itself)
reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit, or proceeding in
which he may be involved by reason of his being or having been a member of the Committee and/or the
Board of Directors, whether or not he continues to be a
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member of the Committee and/or the Board of Directors at the time of incurring the expenses.
However, this indemnity shall not include any expenses incurred by any member of the Committee
and/or the Board of Directors (a) in respect of matters as to which he shall be finally adjudged in
any action, suit or proceeding to have been guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
performance of his duty as a member of the Committee and the Board of Directors, or (b) in respect
of any matter in which any settlement is effected, to an amount in excess of the amount approved by
the Company on the advice of its legal counsel. In addition, no right of indemnification under
this Plan shall be available to or enforceable by any member of the Committee and the Board of
Directors unless, within 60 days after institution of any action, suit or proceeding, he shall have
offered the Company, in writing, the opportunity to handle and defend same at its own expense.
This right of indemnification shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors or administrators
of each member of the Committee and the Board of Directors and shall be in addition to all other
rights to which a member of the Committee and the Board of Directors may be entitled as a matter of
law, contract, or otherwise.
10.7 GENDER. If the context requires, words of one gender when used in this Plan shall
include the others and words used in the singular or plural shall include the other.
10.8 HEADINGS. Headings of Articles and Sections are included for convenience of reference
only and do not constitute part of the Plan and shall not be used in construing the terms of the
Plan.
10.9 OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other stock
option, incentive or other compensation or benefit plans in effect for the Company or any
Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of incentive
or other compensation for employees of the Company or any Affiliate.
10.10 OTHER OPTIONS OR AWARDS. The grant of an Option, Reload Option, Stock Appreciation
Right, or Award shall not confer upon the Employee the right to receive any future or other
Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards under this Plan, whether or not
Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Awards may be granted to similarly situated
Employees, or the right to receive future Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or
Awards upon the same terms or conditions as previously granted.
10.11 GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed, administered, and
governed under the laws of the State of Texas and, to the extent applicable, the laws of the United
States.
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exv10w2
Exhibit 10.2
POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
2006 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
The Powell Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Compensation Plan (Plan) was adopted by the Board of
Directors of Powell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Company), effective as of September
29, 2006, and was approved by the stockholders of the Company at a meeting duly called and held on
February 23, 2007.
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the services of key management employees of
the Company and to provide such persons with a proprietary interest in the Company through the
granting of restricted stock awards, incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options,
performance awards or stock appreciation rights, whether granted singly, in combination or in
tandem, that will:
(a) increase the interest of such persons in the Companys welfare;
(b) furnish an incentive to such persons to continue their services for the Company;
and
(c) provide a means through which the Company may attract able persons as employees.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
2.1 Affiliate means (i) any corporation, partnership or other entity which owns, directly or
indirectly, a majority of the voting equity securities of the Company, (ii) any corporation,
partnership or other entity of which a majority of the voting equity securities or equity interest
is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, and (iii) with respect to an Option that is
intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, (A) any parent corporation of the Company, as defined
in Section 424(e) of the Code or (B) any subsidiary corporation of the Company, as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Code, any other entity that is taxed as a corporation under Section
7701(a)(3) of the Code and is a member of the affiliated group as defined in Section 1504(a) of
the Code, of which the Company is the common parent, and any other entity as may be permitted from
time to time by the Code or by the Internal Revenue Service to be an employer of Employees to whom
Incentive Stock Options may be granted.
2.2 Award means the grant of Restricted Stock, a Stock Option, a Performance Award or SAR,
whether granted singly, in combination or in tandem (each individually an Incentive).
2.3 Award Agreement means the written agreement between a Participant and the Company which
sets out the terms of the grant of an Award, including any amendment thereto. Each Award Agreement
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
2.4 Award Period means the period during which one or more Incentives granted under an Award
may be exercised.
2.5 Board means the board of directors of the Company.
2.6 Cause shall mean (i) cause as that term may be defined in any written employment
agreement between a participant and the company or a subsidiary which may at any time be in effect,
(ii) in the absence of such a definition in a then-effective written employment agreement (in the
determination of the board), cause as that term may be defined in any Award Agreement under this
Plan, or (iii) in the absence of such a definition in a then-effective written employment
agreement (in the determination of the board) or in an Award Agreement under the Plan, termination
of a Participants employment with the Company or n Affiliate upon the occurrence of one or more of
the following events:
(a) The Participants failure to substantially perform such Participants duties with
the Company or any Affiliate as determined by the Board or the Company;
(b) The Participants willful failure or refusal to perform specific directives of the
Board or the Company, which directives are consistent with the scope and nature of the
Participants duties and responsibilities;
(c) The Participants conviction of a felony;
(d) A breach of the Participants fiduciary duty to the Company or any Affiliate or any
act or omission of the Participant that (A) results in the assessment of a criminal penalty
against the Company, (B) is otherwise in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign
law or regulation (other than traffic violations and other similar misdemeanors), (C)
adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the business
reputation of the Company, or (D) otherwise constitutes willful misconduct, gross
negligence, or any act of dishonesty or disloyalty, (ii) the violation by the Participant of
any policy, rule or directive established by the Company, or (iii) the Companys
determination that the Employees performance or conduct was unacceptable.
2.7 Change of Control means the first to occur of the following:
(a) A change in ownership of the Company. A change in ownership of the Company
occurs on the date that any person, or more than one person acting as a group, becomes the
owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or combined voting
power of the stock of the Company. A person, or more than one person acting as a group,
will be considered to have become the owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
fair market value or combined voting power of the stock of the Company if the persons
percentage ownership increases because the Company acquires its stock in exchange for
property. This subparagraph shall not apply if an acquiring person, or more than one person
acting as a group, immediately prior to the acquisition of additional stock of the Company
owned more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or combined voting power
of the stock of the Company; or
(b) A change in the effective control of the Company. A change in the
effective control of the Company occurs on the date that either:
(1) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires or
has acquired during the twelve (12)-month period ending on the date of the most
recent acquisition by such person, or persons, stock of the Company possessing
thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the total fair market value or combined voting
power of the stock of the Company; or
(2) a majority of members of the board of directors of the Company is replaced
during any twelve (12)-month period by directors whose appointment or election is
not endorsed by a majority of board of directors of the Company prior to the date of
the appointment or election.
(3) this subparagraph shall not apply if an acquiring person, or more than
one person acting as a group, immediately prior to the acquisition of additional
stock of the Company already had effective control of the Company because the
person, or persons, own thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the total fair market
value or combined voting power of the stock of the Company; or
(c) A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company assets.
A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company assets occurs on the date
that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires, or has acquired
during the twelve (12)-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by
such person or persons, Company assets that have a total gross fair market value [the value
of the assets being disposed of without regard to any liabilities associated with those
assets] equal to forty percent (40%) or more of the total gross fair market value of all of
the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. A transfer
of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company does not constitute a change in
ownership giving rise to a change of control if:
(1) the transfer of a substantial portion of the Company assets is to an entity
that immediately after the transfer is controlled by shareholders of the Company; or
(2) the transfer is to
(A) an individual who is a shareholder of the Company immediately
before the asset transfer in exchange for or respect to the individuals
stock in the Company;
(B) an entity in which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total fair
market value or combined voting power of the stock of the entity is owned by
the Company;
(C) a person, or more than one person acting as a group, who owns fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total fair market value or combined voting
power of the stock of the Company; or
(D) an entity in which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total fair
market value or combined voting power of the stock of the entity is owned by
a person described in (2)(C), above.
2.8 Chief Executive Officer means the individual serving at any relevant time as the chief
executive officer of the Company.
2.9 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the Plan to any
section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such
section and any Treasury regulations promulgated under such section.
2.10 Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board as such Compensation Committee
may be constituted from time to time pursuant to the terms of the Compensation Committee Charter of
the Board. Membership on the Committee shall be limited to Directors who (i) meet the independence
requirements of the NASDAQ and any other regulatory requirements, (ii) qualify as Non-Employee
Directors (as that term is defined in Rule 16b-3 (or any successor to such rule) promulgated under
the Exchange Act), and (iii) satisfy the requirements of an outside director, for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the Code and such Treasury regulations as may be promulgated thereunder.
Membership in the Committee shall be subject to the rotation policy set forth in the Companys
corporate governance guidelines. All members of the Committee will serve at the pleasure of the
Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the composition of the Committee does not comply with the
foregoing provisions of this Subsection, the entire Board shall constitute the Committee until such
time as a proper Committee is appointed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this
Subsection.
2.11 Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which the Company is
currently authorized to issue or may in the future be authorized to issue.
2.12 Company means Powell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor entity
and shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, include its Affiliates.
2.13 Consultant means any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect
to rendering services in such persons capacity as a Director) who is engaged by the Company, or
any of its Affiliates to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Affiliate.
2.14 Continuous Service means that the provision of services to the Company or an Affiliate
in any capacity as Employee, Director or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated. Except as
otherwise provided in a particular Award Agreement, service shall not be considered interrupted or
terminated for this purpose in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among
the Company, any Affiliate, or any successor, in any capacity as Employee, Director or Consultant,
or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or an
Affiliate in any capacity as Employee, Director or Consultant. An approved leave of absence shall
include sick leave, military leave or any other authorized personal leave. For purposes of each
Incentive Stock Option, if such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, and re-employment upon expiration
of such leave is not guaranteed by statute or contract, then the Incentive Stock Option shall be
treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day that is three (3) months and one (1) day
following the expiration of such ninety (90)-day period.
2.15 Date of Grant means the effective date on which an Award is made to a Participant as
set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
2.16 Director means a member of the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate.
2.17 Disability means the disability of a person as defined in a then effective long-term
disability plan maintained by the Company that covers such person, or if such a plan does not exist
at any relevant time, Disability means the permanent and total disability of a person within the
meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. For purposes of determining the time during which an
Incentive Stock Option may be exercised under the terms of an Award Agreement, Disability means
the permanent and total disability of a person within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code provides that an individual is totally and permanently disabled if he
is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can
be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.
2.18 Employee means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is employed, within
the meaning of Section 3401 of the Code, by the Company or an Affiliate. The provision of
compensation by the Company or an Affiliate to a Director solely with respect to such individual
rendering services in the capacity of a Director, however, shall not be sufficient to constitute
employment by the Company or that Affiliate.
2.19 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor
statute. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any
amendments or successor provisions to such section and any rules and regulations relating to such
section.
2.20 Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as
follows:
(a) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on the
NASDAQ National Market or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock shall be the closing sales price for such a share of Common Stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or market (or the
exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal
or such other source as the Committee deems reliable.
(b) In the absence of any such established markets for the Common Stock, the Fair
Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Committee.
2.21 Grantee means an Employee or Consultant to whom a Restricted Stock Award has been
granted under the Plan.
2.22 Incentive Stock Option or ISO means a Stock Option granted under the Plan to an
Employee that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
2.23 Non-Qualified Stock Option or NQSO means a Stock Option granted under the Plan that
does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option (including, without limitation, any Stock Option to
purchase Common Stock originally designated as or intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option
but which does not (for whatever reason) qualify as an Incentive Stock Option).
2.24 Officer means a person who is an officer of the Company or an Affiliate within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (whether or not the Company is subject to the
requirements of the Exchange Act).
2.25 Option Price means the price which must be paid by a Participant upon exercise of a
Stock Option to purchase a share of Common Stock.
2.26 Optionee means an individual to whom a Stock Option has been granted under the Plan.
2.27 Participant shall mean an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate or any Consultant to
whom an Award is granted under this Plan.
2.28 Performance Award means mean any Award granted pursuant to this Plan of Common Stock,
rights based upon, payable in or otherwise related to shares of Common Stock (including Restricted
Stock) or cash, as the Committee may determine, at the end of a specified Performance Period
established by the Committee and may include, without limitation, Performance Shares or Performance
Units.
2.29 Performance Goal shall mean any goal established by the Committee or its designee that
must be satisfied before a Performance Award will be payable to the recipient of the Award. With
respect to a Performance Measure selected by the Committee for purposes of
complying with Section 162(m) of the Code, Performance Goal shall mean the specific target
that must be met before a Performance Award subject to Section 162(m) of the Code will be payable
to the recipient of the Award.
2.30 Performance Measure shall mean each of the business criteria the Company may use in
establishing a Performance Goal. For purposes of the Plan, Performance Measures are limited to
earnings per share; return on assets; return on equity; return on capital; net profit after taxes;
net profit before taxes; operating profits; stock price; sales or expenses; and EBITDA, which
means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or as the definition of such
term may be modified from time to time by the Company.
2.31 Performance Period shall mean the period established by the Committee at the time any
Award is granted or at any time thereafter over which a Performance Goal specified by the Committee
with respect to such Award will be measured.
2.32 Plan means this Powell Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Compensation Plan, as set forth
herein and as it may be amended from time to time.
2.33 Regulation S-K means Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, as it may be
amended from time to time, and any successor to Regulation S-K. Reference in the Plan to any item
of Regulation S-K shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such item.
2.34 Reporting Participant means a Participant who is subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
2.35 Restriction Period means the period during which the Common Stock under a Restricted
Stock Award is nontransferable and subject to Forfeiture Restrictions as defined in Section 6.5
of this Plan and set forth in an Award Agreement
2.36 Restricted Stock means shares of Common Stock issued or transferred to a Participant
pursuant to Section 6.5 of this Plan that are subject to restrictions or limitations set forth in
this Plan and in an Award Agreement.
2.37 Retirement means the termination of employment of an Employee of the Company or any
Affiliate, other than discharge for Cause, on or after age 60 if the Employee has five (5) years of
Continuous Service or on or after age 62 regardless of the Employees years of Continuous Service.
2.38 SAR means the right to receive a payment in shares of Common Stock, at the discretion
of the Committee, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of
Common Stock on the date the SAR is exercised over the SAR Price for such shares.
2.39 SAR Price means the Fair Market Value of each share of Common Stock covered by an SAR,
determined on the Date of Grant of the SAR.
2.40 Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute.
Reference in the Plan to any section of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any
amendments or successor provisions to such section and any rules and regulations relating to
such section.
2.41 Stock Option means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan to purchase a specified
number of shares of Common Stock, whether granted as an Incentive Stock Option or as a
Non-Qualified Stock Option.
2.42 Ten Percent Shareholder means a person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to
Section 424(d) of the Code) at the time an Option is granted stock possessing more than ten percent
(10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its
Affiliates.
2.43 Termination of Service occurs when a Participant who is an Employee of the Company or
any of its Affiliates shall cease to serve as an Employee of the Company or such Affiliate or
Affiliates, for any reason.
ARTICLE 3
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall determine and designate
from time to time the eligible persons to whom Awards will be granted and shall set forth in each
related Award Agreement the Award Period, the Date of Grant, and such other terms, provisions,
limitations and performance requirements including the Performance Measure, Performance Goal and
Performance Period applicable to any Performance Award, as are approved by the Committee, but not
inconsistent with the Plan. The Committee shall determine whether an Award shall include a single
type of Incentive, two or more types of Incentive granted in combination, or two or more types of
Incentive granted in tandem (that is, a joint grant where exercise of one Incentive results in
cancellation of all or a portion of the other Incentive).
The Committee, in its discretion, shall (i) interpret the Plan, (ii) prescribe, amend and
rescind any rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan and
(iii) make such other determinations and take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable
in the administration of the Plan. Any interpretation, determination or other action made or taken
by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all interested parties.
With respect to restrictions in the Plan that are based on the rules of any exchange or
inter-dealer quotation system upon which the Companys securities are listed or quoted, or any
other applicable law, rule or restriction, to the extent that any such restrictions are no longer
required by applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole discretion and authority to prescribe
terms for Restricted Stock Awards that are not subject to such mandated restrictions and/or to
waive any such mandated restrictions with respect to outstanding Restricted Stock Awards.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and powers reserved to the Committee under this
Article 3 may also be exercised by the Board.
ARTICLE 4
ELIGIBILITY
Any Employee (including an Employee who is also a Director or an Officer) or Consultant is
eligible to participate in the Plan; provided, however, that only Employees shall be eligible to
receive Incentive Stock Options. The Committee, upon its own action, may grant, but shall not be
required to grant, an Award to any Employee or Consultant.
A Participant may be granted more than one Award and Awards may be granted by the Committee at
any time and from time to time to new Participants, or to Participants already participating in the
Plan, or to a greater or lesser number of Participants, and may include or exclude previous
Participants, as the Committee shall determine. Except as required by this Plan, Awards granted at
different times need not contain similar provisions. The Committees determinations under the Plan
(including without limitation determinations of which Employees or Consultants, if any, are to
receive Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Awards, the terms and provisions of such Awards
and the agreements evidencing same) need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among
Employees and Consultants who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN
Subject to adjustment as provided in Articles 13 and 14, the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed
750,000. The following shares of Common Stock related to Awards will be available for issuance
again under the Plan:
(a) Common Stock related to Awards settled in cash;
(b) Common Stock related to Awards that expire, are forfeited or cancelled or terminate
for any other reason without the issuance of the Common Stock;
(c) During the first ten (10) years of the Plan, Common Stock equal in number to the
shares of Common Stock surrendered in payment of the exercise price of an Option; and
(d) Common Stock tendered or withheld in order to satisfy withholding tax obligations.
Shares to be issued may be made available from authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common
Stock held by the Company in its treasury or Common Stock purchased by the Company on the open
market or otherwise. During the term of this Plan, the Company will at all times reserve and keep
available a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan.
ARTICLE 6
GRANT OF AWARDS
6.1 General. The grant of an Award shall be authorized by the Committee and shall be
evidenced by an Award Agreement setting forth the type of Award or Awards being granted, the total
number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award(s), the Option Price (if applicable), the
Restriction Period (if applicable), the Award Period, the Date of Grant and such other terms,
provisions, limitations and Performance Measures as are approved by the Committee, but not
inconsistent with the Plan. The Company shall execute an Award Agreement with a Participant after
the Committee approves the issuance of an Award. Any Award granted pursuant to this Plan must be
granted within ten (10) years of the date of adoption of this Plan. The Plan shall be submitted to
the Companys stockholders for approval. The grant of an Award to a Participant shall not be
deemed either to entitle the Participant to, or to disqualify the Participant from, receipt of any
other Award under the Plan.
Each Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions, as the
Committee shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of such Award Agreements may change from
time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Award Agreements need not be identical, but
each such Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Article 6.
If the Committee establishes a purchase price for an Award, the Participant must accept such
Award within a period of thirty (30) days (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify)
after the Date of Grant by executing the applicable Award Agreement and paying such purchase price.
6.2 Maximum Individual Grants. No Participant may receive during any fiscal year of
the Company Awards covering an aggregate of more than One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of
Common Stock.
6.3 Terms And Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards
(a) General. The Committee may grant Restricted Stock Awards to any Employee
or Consultant for such minimum consideration, if any, as may be required by applicable law
or such greater consideration as may be determined by the Committee. The Company shall
execute an Award Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award
with a Participant after the issuance of a Restricted Stock Award.
(b) Forfeiture Restrictions. Shares of Common Stock that are the subject of a
Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions on disposition by the Grantee and to
an obligation of the Grantee to forfeit and surrender the shares to the Company under
certain circumstances (Forfeiture Restrictions). The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that the
Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse on the passage of time or the occurrence of such other
event or events determined to be appropriate by the Committee. The Forfeiture
Restrictions applicable to a particular Restricted Stock Award (which may differ from
any other such Restricted Stock Award) shall be stated in the Award Agreement.
(c) Restricted Stock Awards. At the time any Restricted Stock Award is granted
under the Plan, the Company and the Grantee shall enter into an Award Agreement setting
forth the Forfeiture Restrictions, the vesting schedule (which may be based on service,
attainment of one or more pre-established Performance Goals, or other factors) and rights to
acceleration of vesting (including without limitation whether non-vested shares are
forfeited or vested upon termination of employment). Further, the Committee may grant
Performance Awards consisting of Restricted Stock by conditioning the grant, or vesting or
such other factors, such as the release, expiration or lapse of restrictions of any such
Award (including the acceleration of any such conditions or terms) upon the attainment of
specified Performance Goals or such other factors as the Committee may determine. Shares of
Common Stock awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be represented by a stock
certificate registered in the name of the Grantee of such Restricted Stock Award or by a
book entry account with the Companys transfer agent. The Grantee shall have the right to
receive dividends with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock
Award; provided, however, that, at the discretion of the Committee, any such dividends shall
be credited to an account for the benefit of the Grantee. If any dividends related to a
Restricted Stock Award are credited to an account for the benefit of a Grantee and the
Grantee forfeits any or all of a Restricted Stock Award, the Grantee shall have no further
rights with respect to such Restricted Stock Award, and shall forfeit any dividends credited
to the account for the Grantees benefit which are related to the portion of the Restricted
Stock Award which was forfeited. To the extent the Forfeiture Restrictions lapse with
respect to all or apportion of a Restricted Stock Award, all dividends, if any, credited to
the account for the benefit of Grantee shall be used, to the extent necessary, to satisfy
any applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding obligations as
described in Section 6.3(i) of the Plan. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the
shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award and to enjoy all other
stockholder rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject thereto, except that,
unless provided otherwise in the Award Agreement, (i) the Grantee shall not be entitled to
delivery of the certificate representing the Restricted Stock until the Forfeiture
Restrictions have expired, (ii) the Company or an escrow agent shall retain custody of the
certificate representing such shares (or such shares shall be held in a book entry account
with the Companys transfer agent) until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iii) the
Grantee may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the
Restricted Stock until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired and (iv) a breach of the
terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Award Agreement shall
cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award. At the time of such Restricted Stock
Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms, conditions or
restrictions relating to the Restricted Stock Award, including rules pertaining to the
Grantees Termination of Service before expiration of the Forfeiture Restrictions. Such
additional terms, conditions or restrictions shall also be set forth in the Award Agreement
made in connection with the Restricted Stock Award. The forfeiture of any or all of the
Common Stock that is the subject of a Restricted Stock Award shall
not invalidate any votes given by the Grantee with respect to such Common Stock prior
to forfeiture.
(d) Restriction Period. The Restriction Period for a Restricted Stock Award
shall commence on the Date of Grant of the Restricted Stock Award and, unless otherwise
established by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement, shall expire upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Award Agreement pursuant to which the
Forfeiture Restrictions will lapse. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate
the Restriction Period for all or a part of a Restricted Stock Award unless to do would
jeopardize the deductibility of any such Performance Award pursuant to Section 162(m) of the
Code.
(e) Securities Restrictions. The Committee may impose other conditions on any
shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award as it may deem advisable,
including (i) restrictions under applicable state or federal securities laws and (ii) the
requirements of any stock exchange or national market system upon which shares of Common
Stock are then listed or quoted.
(f) Payment for Restricted Stock. The Committee shall determine the amount and
form of any payment for shares of Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock
Award. If no such determination is made, the Grantee shall not be required to make any
payment for shares of Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to
the extent otherwise required by law.
(g) Forfeiture of Restricted Stock. Unless otherwise stated in the particular
Award Agreement, on Grantees Termination of Service during the Restriction Period, the
Restricted Stock still subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions contained in the Restricted
Stock Award shall be forfeited by the Grantee. Upon any forfeiture, all rights of the
Grantee with respect to the forfeited Restricted Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award
shall cease and terminate, without any further obligation on the part of the Company, except
that, if so provided in the Award Agreement applicable to the Restricted Stock Award, the
Company shall repurchase the Restricted Stock forfeited for the purchase price per share
paid by the Grantee. The Committee will have discretion to determine the date of the
Grantees Termination of Service. Each Award Agreement shall require that (i) the Grantee,
by his or her acceptance of the Restricted Stock Award, shall irrevocably grant to the
Company a power of attorney to transfer any shares so forfeited to the Company and agrees to
execute any documents requested by the Company in connection with such forfeiture and
transfer, and (ii) such provisions regarding transfers of forfeited Restricted Stock shall
be specifically performable by the Company in a court of equity or law.
(h) Lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions in Certain Events; Committees Discretion.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.3(h) or any other provision in the Plan to
the contrary, the Committee may, on account of the Grantees Retirement, death or Disability
or otherwise, in its discretion and as of a date determined by the Committee, fully vest any
or all Restricted Stock awarded to the Grantee pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, and
upon such vesting, all Forfeiture Restrictions applicable to
such Restricted Stock Award shall lapse or terminate. The Committee shall have
discretion to determine whether a Grantees Termination of Service was as a result of a
Grantees Retirement, death or Disability. Any action by the Committee pursuant to this
Section 6.3(h) may vary among individual Grantees and may vary among the Restricted Stock
Awards held by any individual Grantee.
(i) Withholding Taxes. The Committee may establish such rules and procedures
as it considers desirable in order to satisfy any obligation of the Company to withhold
applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes with respect to the lapse of
Forfeiture Restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock Awards. Before delivery of shares of
Restricted Stock upon the lapse of Forfeitures Restrictions applicable to a Restricted Stock
Award, the Grantee shall pay or make adequate provision acceptable to the Committee for the
satisfaction of all tax withholding obligations of the Company.
(j) Rights and Obligations of Grantee. One or more stock certificates
representing shares of Common Stock, free of Forfeiture Restrictions, shall be delivered to
the Grantee promptly after, and only after, the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired and
Grantee has satisfied all applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax
withholding requirements.
6.4 Terms And Conditions of Options. The Committee may grant Stock Options alone or
in addition to other Awards granted pursuant to this Plan to any Employee or Consultant. The
Committee shall determine (a) whether each Stock Option shall be granted as an Incentive Stock
Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option and (b) the provisions, terms and conditions of each Stock
Option including, but not limited to, the vesting schedule, the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to the Stock Option, the exercise price of the Stock Option, the period during which the
Stock Option may be exercised, repurchase provisions, forfeiture provisions, methods of payment,
and all other terms and conditions of the Stock Option, subject to the following:
(a) Form of Stock Option Grant. Each Stock Option granted under the Plan shall
be evidenced by a written Award Agreement in such form (which need not be the same for each
Optionee) as the Committee, or if applicable the Chief Executive Officer, from time to time
approves, but which is not inconsistent with the Plan, including any provisions that may be
necessary to assure that any Stock Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option
will comply with Section 422 of the Code.
(b) Date of Grant. The Date of Grant of a Stock Option will be the date on
which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Stock Option unless otherwise
specified by the Committee. The Award Agreement evidencing the Stock Option will be
delivered to the Optionee with a copy of the Plan and other relevant Stock Option documents,
within a reasonable time after the Date of Grant.
(c) Exercise Price. The exercise price of a Stock Option shall be not less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant of
the Stock Option. The exercise price of any Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten
Percent Shareholder shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the Date of Grant of the Stock Option.
(d) Exercise Period. Stock Options shall be exercisable within the time or
times or upon the event or events determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award
Agreement; provided, however, that no Stock Option shall be exercisable later than the day
before the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant of the Stock Option, and
provided further that no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder shall
be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the Date of Grant of the Stock
Option.
(e) Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined as of the Date of Grant of a Stock Option) of Common Stock which any Employee is
first eligible to purchase during any calendar year by exercise of Incentive Stock Options
granted under the Plan and by exercise of incentive stock options (within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code) granted under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company
or an Affiliate shall not exceed $100,000. If the Fair Market Value of stock with respect
to which all incentive stock options described in the preceding sentence held by any one
Optionee are exercisable for the first time by such Optionee during any calendar year
exceeds $100,000, the Stock Options that are intended to be Incentive Stock Options on the
Date of Grant thereof for the first $100,000 worth of shares of Common Stock to become
exercisable in such year shall be deemed to constitute incentive stock options within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the Stock Options that are intended to be Incentive
Stock Options on the Date of Grant thereof for the shares of Common Stock in the amount in
excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year shall be treated as
Non-Qualified Stock Options. If the Code or the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder
are amended after the effective date of the Plan to provide for a different limit than the
one described in this Section 6.4(e), such different limit shall be incorporated herein and
shall apply to any Stock Options granted after the effective date of such amendment.
(f) Acquisitions and Other Transactions. The Committee may, from time to time,
assume outstanding options granted by another entity, whether in connection with an
acquisition of such other entity or otherwise, by either (i) granting a Stock Option under
the Plan in replacement of or in substitution for the option assumed by the Company, or
(ii) treating the assumed option as if it had been granted under the Plan if the terms of
such assumed option could be applied to a Stock Option granted under the Plan. Such
assumption shall be permissible if the holder of the assumed option would have been eligible
to be granted a Stock Option hereunder if the other entity had applied the rules of this
Plan to such grant. The Committee also may grant Stock Options under the Plan in settlement
of or substitution for outstanding options or obligations to grant future options in
connection with the Company or an Affiliate acquiring another entity, an interest in another
entity or an additional interest in an Affiliate whether by merger, stock purchase, asset
purchase or other form of transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 6.4, in the case of a Stock Option issued or assumed pursuant to this
Section 6.4(f), the exercise price for the Stock Option shall be determined
in accordance with the principles of Section 424(a) of the Code and the Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder.
6.5 Exercise of Stock Options.
(a) Notice. Stock Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of
a written exercise notice approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each
Optionee), stating the number of shares of Common Stock being purchased, the method of
payment, and such other matters as may be deemed appropriate by the Company in connection
with the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Option, together with
payment in full of the exercise price for the number of shares of Common Stock being
purchased. Such exercise notice may be part of an Optionees Award Agreement.
(b) Early Exercise. An Award Agreement may, but need not, include a provision
that permits the Optionee to elect at any time while an Employee or Consultant, to exercise
any part or all of the Stock Option before full vesting of the Stock Option. Any unvested
shares of Common Stock received pursuant to such exercise may be subject to a repurchase
right in favor of the Company or an Affiliate or to any other restriction the Committee
determines to be appropriate.
(c) Payment. Payment for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased upon
exercise of a Stock Option may be made in cash (by check) or, if elected by the Optionee, in
one or more of the following methods as may be stated in the Award Agreement (at the Date of
Grant with respect to any Stock Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option) and where
permitted by law: (i) if a public market for the Common Stock exists, through a same day
sale arrangement between the Optionee and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (an NASD Dealer) whereby the Optionee
elects to exercise the Stock Option and to sell a portion of the shares of Common Stock so
purchased to pay for the exercise price and whereby the NASD Dealer commits upon receipt of
such shares of Common Stock to forward the exercise price directly to the Company; (ii) if a
public market for the Common Stock exists, through a margin commitment from the Optionee
and an NASD Dealer whereby the Optionee elects to exercise the Stock Option and to pledge
the shares of Common Stock so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security
for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the exercise price, and whereby the NASD
Dealer commits upon receipt of such shares of Common Stock to forward the exercise price
directly to the Company; (iii) by surrender for cancellation of shares of Common Stock at
the Fair Market Value per share at the time of exercise if such surrender does not result in
an accounting charge for the Company; (iv) where approved by the Committee at the time of
exercise, by delivery of the Optionees promissory note with such recourse, interest,
security, redemption and other provisions as the Committee may require, subject to payment
in cash of the aggregate par value of the shares of Common Stock to be purchased; or (v) in
any other form of valid consideration that is acceptable to the Committee in its sole
discretion. No shares of Common Stock may be issued until full payment of the purchase
price therefor has been made. The payment options provided in Section 6.5(c)(i), (ii), or
(iv) above shall not be available to any Optionee who is a
Director or executive officer of the Company or any Affiliate if such payment option
would be treated as a personal loan prohibited under Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.
Upon payment of all amounts due from the Participant, the Company shall cause
certificates for the Common Stock then being purchased to be delivered as directed by the
Participant (or the person exercising the Participants Stock Option in the event of his
death) at its principal business office promptly after the Exercise Date. If the
Participant has exercised an Incentive Stock Option, the Company may at its option retain
physical possession of the certificate evidencing the shares acquired upon exercise until
the expiration of the holding periods described in Section 422(a)(1) of the Code. The
obligation of the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock shall, however, be subject to
the condition that if at any time the Committee shall determine in its discretion that the
listing, registration or qualification of the Stock Option or the Common Stock upon any
securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system or under any state or federal law, or
the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the Stock Option or the issuance or purchase of shares
of Common Stock thereunder, the Stock Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless
such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
If the Participant fails to pay for any of the Common Stock specified in such notice or
fails to accept delivery thereof, the Participants right to purchase such Common Stock may
be terminated by the Company.
(d) Withholding Taxes. The Committee may establish such rules and procedures
as it considers desirable in order to satisfy any obligation of the Company to withhold the
statutory prescribed minimum amount of federal or state income taxes or other taxes with
respect to the exercise of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. Before issuance of the
shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a Stock Option, the Optionee shall pay or make
adequate provision acceptable to the Committee for the satisfaction of the statutory
prescribed minimum amount of any federal or state income or other tax withholding
obligations of the Company, if applicable. Upon exercise of a Stock Option, the Company
shall withhold or collect from the Optionee an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax
withholding obligations.
(e) Exercise of Stock Option Following Termination of Continuous Service.
(1) A Stock Option may not be exercised after the expiration date of such Stock
Option set forth in the Award Agreement and may be exercised following the
termination of an Optionees Continuous Service only to the extent provided in the
Award Agreement.
(2) Where the Award Agreement permits an Optionee to exercise a Stock Option
following the termination of the Optionees Continuous Service for a specified
period, the Stock Option shall terminate to the extent not exercised on the last day
of the specified period or the last day of the original term of the Stock Option,
whichever occurs first.
(3) Any Stock Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option, to the extent not
exercised within the time permitted by law for the exercise of Incentive Stock
Options following the termination of an Optionees Continuous Service, shall convert
automatically to a Non-Qualified Stock Option and thereafter shall be exercisable as
a Non-Qualified Stock Option to the extent exercisable by its terms for the period
specified in the Award Agreement.
(4) The Committee shall have discretion to determine whether the Continuous
Service of an Optionee has terminated and the effective date on which such
Continuous Service terminates and whether the Optionees Continuous Service
terminated as a result of the Disability of the Optionee.
(5) Notwithstanding the forgoing, all Stock Options which have not been
previously exercised will be forfeited if an Optionee is terminated for Cause.
(f) Limitations on Exercise.
(1) The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of shares of Common
Stock or a percentage of the shares subject to a Stock Option that may be purchased
on any exercise of a Stock Option. Such minimum number shall not prevent Optionee
from exercising the full number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Stock
Option is then exercisable.
(2) The obligation of the Company to issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the exercise of any Stock Option shall be subject to the condition that such
exercise and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto comply with
the Securities Act, all applicable state securities laws and the requirements of any
stock exchange or national market system upon which the shares of Common Stock may
then be listed or quoted, as in effect on the date of exercise. The Company shall
be under no obligation to register the shares of Common Stock with the Securities
and Exchange Commission or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification
or listing requirements of any state securities laws or stock exchange or national
market system, and the Company shall have no liability for any inability or failure
to do so.
(3) As a condition to the exercise of a Stock Option, the Company may require
the person exercising such Stock Option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the shares of Common Stock are being purchased only for
investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares of
Common Stock if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required by any securities or other applicable laws.
(g) Modification, Extension And Renewal of Stock Options. The Committee shall
have the power to modify, cancel, extend or renew outstanding Stock Options and to authorize
the grant of new Stock Options and/or Restricted Stock Awards in substitution therefor
(regardless of whether any such action would be treated as a repricing for
financial accounting or other purposes), provided that (except as permitted by
Section 11 of this Plan) any such action may not, without the written consent of any
Optionee, impair any rights under any Stock Option previously granted to such Optionee. Any
outstanding Incentive Stock Option that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered
will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code.
(h) Privileges of Stock Ownership. No Optionee will have any of the rights of
a shareholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Option until
such Stock Option is properly exercised and the purchased shares are issued and delivered to
the Optionee, as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or
distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date of issuance
and delivery, except as provided in the Plan.
6.6 Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) Grants. The Committee or the Board may grant to any eligible Employee or
Consultant a stand-alone Stock Appreciation Right or a Stock Appreciation Right issued in
tandem with a Stock Option. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and
conditions as the Committee or the Board shall impose. The grant of the Stock Appreciation
Right may provide that the holder will be paid for the value of the Stock Appreciation Right
either in cash or in shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof, at the sole
discretion of the Committee or the Board. In the event of the exercise of a Stock
Appreciation Right payable in shares of Common Stock, the holder of the Stock Appreciation
Right shall receive that number of whole shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair
Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the value obtained by multiplying (i) either
(a) in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right issued in tandem with a Stock Option, the
difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise
over the exercise price per share of the related Stock Option, or (b) in the case of a
stand-alone Stock Appreciation Right, the difference between the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date of the grant of the Stock Appreciation Right by (ii) the number of
shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee or the Board, in its sole discretion,
may place a ceiling on the amount payable upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, but
any such limitation shall be specified at the time that the Stock Appreciation Right is
granted.
(b) Exercisability. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an
Incentive Stock Option (i) may be exercised at, and only at, the times and to the extent the
related Incentive Stock Option is exercisable, (ii) will expire upon the termination or
expiration of the related Incentive Stock Option, (iii) may not result in a Participant
realizing more than 100% of the difference between the exercise price of the related
Incentive Stock Option and the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to
the related Incentive Stock Option at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised,
and (iv) may be exercised at, and only at, such times as the Fair Market Value of the shares
of Common Stock subject to the related Incentive Stock Option exceeds the
exercise price of the related Incentive Stock Option. A Stock Appreciation Right
granted in tandem with a Non-Qualified Stock Option will be exercisable as provided by the
Committee or the Board and will have such other terms and conditions as the Committee or the
Board may determine. A Stock Appreciation Right may be transferred at, and only at, the
times and to the extent the related Stock Option is transferable. If a Stock Appreciation
Right is granted in tandem with a Stock Option, there shall be surrendered and cancelled
from the related Stock Option at the time of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, in
lieu of exercise pursuant to the related Stock Option, that number of shares of Common Stock
as shall equal the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the tandem Stock
Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.
(c) Certain Limitations on Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights. A stand-alone
Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable as provided by the Committee or the Board and
will have such other terms and conditions as the Committee or the Board may determine. A
stand-alone Stock Appreciation Right is subject to acceleration of vesting or immediate
termination in certain circumstances in the same manner as Stock Options pursuant to
Subsections 6.5 and 6.6 of this Plan.
(d) Limited Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee and the Board may grant
Stock Appreciation Rights which will become exercisable only upon the occurrence of a Change
in Control or such other event as the Committee or the Board may designate at the time of
grant or thereafter. Such a Stock Appreciation Right may be issued either as a stand-alone
Stock Appreciation Right or in tandem with a Stock Option.
(e) Method of Exercise. Subject to the conditions of this Section 6.6(b) and
such administrative regulations as the Committee may from time to time adopt, a Stock
Appreciation Right may be exercised by the delivery (including by fax) of written notice to
the Committee setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the
Stock Appreciation Right is to be exercised and the date of exercise thereof (Exercise
Date) which shall be at least three (3) days after giving such notice unless an earlier
time shall have been mutually agreed upon. On the Exercise Date, the Participant shall
receive from the Company in exchange therefor the amount set forth in Section 6.6(a) above.
6.7 Terms and Conditions of Performance Awards
(a) General. A Performance Award may consist of either or both, as the
Committee may determine, of (a) the right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Company
or Restricted Stock or any combination thereof as the Committee may determine or (b) the
right to receive a fixed dollar amount payable in shares of Common Stock of the Company,
Restricted Stock, cash or any combination thereof, as the Committee may determine. The
Committee may grant Performance Awards to any Employee or Consultant for such minimum
consideration, if any, as may be required by applicable law or such greater consideration as
may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The terms and conditions of
Performance Awards shall be specified at the time of the grant and may include provisions
establishing the Performance Period, the Performance Measure to be used to determine whether
a Performance Goal for a
Performance Period has been achieved, the criteria used to determine vesting (including
the acceleration thereof), whether Performance Awards are forfeited or vest upon termination
of employment during a Performance Period and the maximum or minimum settlement values.
Each Performance Award shall have its own terms and conditions, which shall be determined by
the Committee in its sole discretion. If the Committee in its sole discretion determines
that the established Performance Measures or objectives are no longer suitable because of a
change in the Companys business, operations, corporate structure or for other reasons that
the Committee deems satisfactory, the Committee may modify the Performance Measures or
objectives and/or the Performance Period unless to do would jeopardize the deductibility of
any such Performance Award pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code. Except to the extent
otherwise specified by the Committee, Performance Awards are subject to acceleration of
vesting, termination of restrictions and termination in the same manner as Stock Options.
(b) Performance Measures. Performance Awards may be valued by reference to the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock or according to any other formula or method
deemed appropriate by the Committee, including without limitation achievement of specific
Performance Measure that the Committee believes relevant or the Companys performance or the
performance of the Common Stock measured against the performance of the market, the
Companys industry segment or its direct competitors. Performance Awards may also be
conditioned upon the applicable Participant remaining in the employ of the Company for a
specified period. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock (including
Restricted Stock) or other consideration or any combination thereof. Performance Awards may
be payable in a single payment or in installments and may be payable at a specified date or
dates or upon attaining the performance objective or objectives, all at the sole discretion
of the Committee. The extent to which any applicable performance objective has been
achieved shall be conclusively determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
6.8 Tandem Awards. The Committee may grant two or more Incentives in one Award in the
form of a tandem award, so that the right of the Participant to exercise one Incentive shall be
canceled if, and to the extent, the other Incentive is exercised. For example, if a Stock Option
and a SAR are issued in a tandem Award, and the Participant exercises the SAR with respect to 100
shares of Common Stock, the right of the Participant to exercise the related Stock Option shall be
canceled to the extent of 100 shares of Common Stock.
6.9 Disqualifying Disposition of ISO. If shares of Common Stock acquired upon
exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of by a Participant before the expiration of
either two (2) years from the Date of Grant of such Stock Option or one (1) year from the transfer
of shares of Common Stock to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of such Stock Option, or in
any other disqualifying disposition within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, such Participant
shall notify the Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition. A disqualifying
disposition by a Participant shall not affect the status of any other Stock Option granted under
the Plan as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
ARTICLE 7
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE
Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article 7, the Board may at any time and from
time to time, without the consent of the Participants, alter, amend, revise, suspend, or
discontinue the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment which requires
stockholder approval in order for the Plan and Incentives awarded under the Plan to continue to
comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, including any successors to such Section, shall be
effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of the stockholders of the
Company entitled to vote thereon. Any such amendment shall, to the extent deemed necessary or
advisable by the committee, be applicable to any outstanding Incentives theretofore granted under
the Plan, notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained in any stock option agreement. In the
event of any such amendment to the Plan, the holder of any Incentive outstanding under the Plan
shall, upon request of the Committee and as a condition to the exercisability thereof, execute a
conforming amendment in the form prescribed by the Committee to any Award Agreement relating
thereto. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, unless required by law,
no action contemplated or permitted by this Article 7 shall adversely affect any rights of
Participants or obligations of the Company to Participants with respect to any Incentive
theretofore granted under the Plan without the consent of the affected Participant.
ARTICLE 8
TERM
The Plan shall be effective from the date that this Plan is approved by the Board, subject to
approval of the stockholders of the Company. Unless sooner terminated by action of the Board, the
Plan will terminate on December 31, 2016, but Incentives granted before that date will continue to
be effective in accordance with their terms and conditions.
ARTICLE 9
CAPITAL ADJUSTMENTS
If at any time while the Plan is in effect, or Incentives are outstanding, there shall be any
increase or decrease in the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock resulting from
(1) the declaration or payment of a stock dividend, (2) any recapitalization resulting in a stock
split-up, combination, or exchange of shares of Common Stock or (3) other increase or decrease in
such shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, then and in
such event:
(a) An appropriate adjustment shall be made in the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock then subject to being awarded under the Plan and in the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock that may be awarded to a Participant to the end that the same proportion of the
Companys issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock shall continue to be subject to
being so awarded.
(b) Appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number of shares of Common Stock and
the Option Price thereof then subject to purchase pursuant to each such Stock Option
previously granted and unexercised, to the end that the same proportion of the Companys
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock in each such instance shall remain subject to
purchase at the same aggregate Option Price.
(c) Appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number of SARs and the price thereof
then subject to exercise pursuant to each such SAR previously granted and unexercised, to
the end that the same proportion of the Companys issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock in each instance shall remain subject to exercise at the same aggregate price.
(d) Appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number of outstanding shares of
Restricted Stock with respect to which restrictions have not yet lapsed before any such
change.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the issuance by the Company of shares of its
capital stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of capital stock of any class,
either in connection with direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe
therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares
or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to (i) the number of or Option Price of shares of Common Stock then subject to outstanding
Stock Options granted under the Plan, (ii) he number of or SAR Price of SARs then subject to
outstanding SARs granted under the Plan or (iii) he number of outstanding shares of Restricted
Stock.
Upon the occurrence of each event requiring an adjustment with respect to any Incentive, the
Company shall communicate by reasonable means intended to reach to each affected Participant its
computation of such adjustment which shall be conclusive and shall be binding upon each such
Participant.
ARTICLE 10
RECAPITALIZATION, MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION;
CHANGE IN CONTROL
10.1 Authority. The existence of this Plan and Incentives granted hereunder shall not
affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or
all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Companys capital
structure and its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds,
debentures, preferred or preference stocks ranking prior to or otherwise affecting the Common Stock
or the rights thereof (or any rights, options, or warrants to purchase same), or the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business,
or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
10.2 Adjustment upon Merger. Subject to any required action by the stockholders, if
the Company shall be the surviving or resulting corporation in any merger, consolidation or
share exchange, any Incentive granted hereunder shall pertain to and apply to the securities
or rights (including cash, property, or assets) to which a holder of the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to the Incentive would have been entitled. In the event of any merger, consolidation
or share exchange pursuant to which the Company is not the surviving or resulting corporation,
there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock subject to the unexercised portions of
such outstanding Incentives, that number of shares of each class of stock or other securities or
that amount of cash, property, or assets of the surviving, resulting or consolidated company which
were distributed or distributable to the stockholders of the Company in respect to each share of
Common Stock held by them, such outstanding Incentives to be thereafter exercisable for such stock,
securities, cash, or property in accordance with their terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, all such Incentives may be canceled by the Company as of the effective date of any such
reorganization, merger, consolidation, share exchange or any dissolution or liquidation of the
Company by giving notice to each holder thereof or his personal representative of its intention to
do so and by permitting the purchase during the thirty (30) day period next preceding such
effective date of all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Incentives.
10.3 Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, then,
notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, all unmatured installments of
Incentives outstanding shall thereupon automatically be accelerated and exercisable in full and all
Restriction Periods applicable to Awards of Restricted Stock shall automatically expire. The
determination of the Committee that any of the foregoing conditions in this Article 10 has been met
shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.
ARTICLE 11
LIQUIDATION OR DISSOLUTION
If the Company shall, at any time while any Incentive under this Plan shall be in force and
remain unexpired, (i) sell all or substantially all of its property, or (ii) dissolve, liquidate or
wind up its affairs, then each Participant shall be thereafter entitled to receive, in lieu of each
share of Common Stock of the Company which such Participant would have been entitled to receive
under an Incentive, pursuant to the terms of the Participants Award Agreement as of the date the
Company sells all or substantially all of its property, or dissolves, liquidates or winds up its
affairs, the same kind and amount of any securities or assets as may be issuable, distributable or
payable upon any such sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up with respect to each share of
Common Stock of the Company. If the Company shall, at any time before the expiration of any
Incentive, make any partial distribution of its assets, in the nature of a partial liquidation,
whether payable in cash or in kind (but excluding the distribution of a cash dividend payable out
of earned surplus and designated as such) then in such event the exercise price of outstanding
Stock Options or price then in effect with respect to outstanding SARs shall be reduced, on the
payment date of such distribution, in proportion to the percentage reduction in the tangible book
value of the shares of the Companys Common Stock (determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles) resulting by reason of such distribution.
ARTICLE 12
INCENTIVES IN SUBSTITUTION FOR INCENTIVES
GRANTED BY OTHER CORPORATION
Incentives may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for similar
instruments held by employees of a corporation who become or are about to become management
Employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates as a result of a merger or consolidation of the
employing corporation with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of stock of the employing
corporation. The terms and conditions of the substitute Incentives so granted may vary from the
terms and conditions set forth in this Plan to such extent as the Board at the time of grant may
deem appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the Incentives in
substitution for which they are granted.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
13.1 Investment Intent. The Company may require that there be presented to and filed
with it by any Participant under the Plan such evidence as it may deem necessary to establish that
the Incentives granted or the shares of Common Stock to be purchased or transferred are being
acquired for investment and not with a view to their distribution.
13.2 No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans. Except as specifically provided
in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate, Options shall not be deemed
compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the
Company or an Affiliate, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind
or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits is
related to level of compensation. The Plan is not a Retirement Plan or Welfare Plan under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
13.3 No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor any Incentive granted
under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of
employment by the Company or any Subsidiary.
13.4 Indemnification of Board and Committee. No member of the Board or the Committee,
nor any officer or Employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee, shall be
personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation taken or made in good faith with
respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board or the Committee and each and any officer or
employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully
indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or
interpretation.
13.5 Effect of the Plan. Neither the adoption of this Plan nor any action of the
Board or the Committee shall be deemed to give any person any right to be granted an Award or any
other rights except as may be evidenced by an Award Agreement, or any amendment thereto,
duly authorized by the Committee and executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the
extent and upon the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein.
13.6 Severability and Reformation. The Company intends all provisions of the Plan to
be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. Accordingly, should a court of competent
jurisdiction determine that the scope of any provision of the Plan is too broad to be enforced as
written, the court should reform the provision to such narrower scope as it determines to be
enforceable. If, however, any provision of the Plan is held to be wholly illegal, invalid or
unenforceable under present or future law, such provision shall be fully severable and severed, and
the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision
were never a part hereof, and the remaining provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and
effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its
severance.
13.7 Governing Law. The Plan shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of Texas.
13.8 Code Section 83(b) Elections. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates have
any responsibility for a Participants election, attempt to elect or failure to elect to include
the value of an Award subject to Section 83 in the Participants gross income for the year of grant
pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code. Any Participant who makes an election pursuant to Section
83(b) will promptly provide the Committee with a copy of the election form.
13.9 Code Section 162(m). It is the intent of the Company that the Plan comply in all
respects with Section 162(m) of the Code and that any ambiguities or inconsistencies in
construction of the Plan be interpreted to give effect to such intention. If the Committee intends
for a Performance Award or the Award of Restricted Stock Award to be granted and administered in a
manner designed to preserve the deductibility of the resulting compensation in accordance with
Section 162(m) of the Code, then the Performance Measure selected, the Performance Goal (in terms
of an objective formula or standard pursuant to which a third party with knowledge of the relevant
performance results could calculate the amount to be paid), the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock that may be awarded, within the limit described in Section 6.2 hereof, and the Performance
Period applicable to such Award shall be established in writing by the Committee no later than the
earlier of (i) 90 days after the commencement of the relevant Performance Period and (ii) the date
as of which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed. At the time a Performance Goal is
established, its outcome must be substantially uncertain. The Committees discretion to modify or
waive the Performance Goal related to the vesting of the Award may be restricted in order to comply
with Section 162(m) of the Code.
13.10 Code Section 409A. It is the intent of the Company that no Award under the Plan
be subject to Section 409A of the Code. The Committee shall design and administer the Awards under
the Plan so that they are not subject to Section 409A of the Code.
13.11 Compliance With Other Laws and Regulations. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to sell or issue shares of Common Stock
under any Incentive if the issuance thereof would constitute a violation by the Participant or the
Company of any provisions of any law or regulation of any governmental
authority or any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system or other forum
in which shares of Common Stock are quoted or traded (including without limitation Section 16 of
the 1934 Act and Section 162(m) of the Code); and, as a condition of any sale or issuance of shares
of Common Stock under an Incentive, the Committee may require such agreements or undertakings, if
any, as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to assure compliance with any such law or
regulation. The Plan, the grant and exercise of Incentives hereunder, and the obligation of the
Company to sell and deliver shares of Common Stock, shall be subject to all applicable federal and
state laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency as
may be required.
13.12 Tax Requirements.
(a) Whenever shares of Common Stock are to be issued under an Award of Restricted Stock
or a Performance Award, or pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation
Right, or other Award or cash is to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Plan, under
circumstances in which the Company, or its designee, believes that any federal, state or
local tax withholding may be imposed, the Company or Affiliate, as the case may be, shall
have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company or Affiliate, as the case
may be, an amount sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local tax withholding
requirements prior to the electronic transfer of ownership, the delivery of any certificate
for shares of Common Stock, if applicable, or any proceeds; provided, however, that in the
case of a Participant who receives an Award of Restricted Stock or a Performance Award under
the Plan which remains subject to forfeiture restrictions or is not fully vested, the
Participant shall remit such amount on the first business day following the Tax Date. The
Tax Date for purposes of this Section 13.12 shall be the date on which the amount of tax
to be withheld is determined. If a Participant makes a disposition of Common Stock acquired
upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within either two years after the Stock
Option was granted or one year after its exercise by the Participant, the Participant shall
promptly notify the Company and the Company shall have the right to require the Participant
to pay to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local tax
withholding requirements.
(b) A Participant who is obligated to pay the Company an amount required to be withheld
under applicable tax withholding requirements may pay such amount (i) in cash; (ii) in the
discretion of the Committee, or its designee, through the delivery to the Company of
previously-owned shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the Tax
Date equal to the tax obligation provided that the previously owned shares of Common Stock
delivered in satisfaction of the withholding obligations must have been held by the
Participant for at least six (6) months; (iii) in the discretion of the Company, or its
designee, through the Companys withholding shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the
Participant having a Fair Market Value on the Tax Date equal to the amount of tax required
to be withheld, or (iv) in the discretion of the Committee, or its designee, through a
combination of the procedures set forth in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section
13.12(b).
13.13 Assignability.
(a) Other than pursuant to a valid qualified domestic relations order as defined in
Section 414(p) of the Code or Title I of ERISA, as provided in paragraph (b) of this
Section 15.13, below, Incentive Stock Options may not be transferred or assigned
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the
lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or the Participants legally authorized
representative, and each Award agreement in respect of an Incentive Stock Option shall so
provide. The designation by a Participant of a Beneficiary will not constitute a transfer
of the Stock Option. The Committee may waive or modify any limitation contained in the
preceding sentences of this Section 13.13 that is not required for compliance with Section
422 of the Code. The Committee may, in its discretion, authorize all or a portion of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option or SAR to be granted to a Participant to be on terms which permit
transfer by such Participant to (i) the spouse, children or grandchildren of the Participant
(Immediate Family Members), (ii) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such
Immediate Family Members, or (iii) a partnership in which such Immediate Family Members are
the only partners, (iv) an entity exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section
501(c)(3) of the Code or any successor provision, or (v) a split interest trust or pooled
income fund described in Section 2522(c)(2) of the Code or any successor provision,
provided that (w) there shall be no consideration for any such transfer, (x) the
Award Agreement pursuant to which such Non-Qualified Stock Option or SAR is granted must be
approved by the Committee and must expressly provided for transferability in a manner
consistent with this Section 13.13, (y) no such transfer shall be permitted if the Common
Stock issuable under such transferred Stock Option would not be eligible to be registered on
Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act, and (z) subsequent transfers of transferred
Non-Qualified Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be prohibited except those by
will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
order as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA. Following transfer, any such
Non-Qualified Stock Option and SAR shall continue to be subject to the same terms and
conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, provided that for purposes of
Section 6.5(c) or Section 6.6, as applicable, and Articles 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 hereof
the term Participant shall be deemed to include the transferee. The events of a
termination of service shall continue to be applied with respect to the original
Participant, following which the Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent and for the periods specified in
the original Award Agreement and applicable to the Participant. The Committee and the
Company shall have no obligation to inform any transferee of a Non-Qualified Stock Option or
SAR of any expiration, termination, lapse or acceleration of such Option. The Company shall
have no obligation to register with any federal or state securities commission or agency any
Common Stock issuable or issued under a Non-Qualified Stock Option or SAR that has been
transferred by a Participant under this Section 13.13.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Stock Options and such other Awards as the Committee
may determine may be transferred pursuant to a valid qualified domestic relations order as
defined in Section 414(p) of the Code or Title I of ERISA pursuant to which a court has
determined, in connection with a divorce proceeding, that a spouse or
former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the Participants Award under the
Plan. Any Incentive Stock Option transferred pursuant to this Section 13.13 shall cease to
be an Incentive Stock Option on the date of such transfer and shall be treated for all
purposes as a Non-Qualified Stock Option in the hands of the transferee. Following any such
transfer each Award transferred shall continue to be subject to the same terms and
conditions of the Plan and the Award agreement applicable to the Award immediately prior to
transfer, provided that for all purposes under the Plan the term Participant shall be
deemed to include the transferee. The effect a Termination of Service shall have on the
exercisability of an Award with respect to the original Participant shall continue to apply
to a transferee after a transfer pursuant to this Section 13.13, so that the Award
transferred shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent and for the periods
specified in the Plan, unless different periods are otherwise provided in a Participants
original Award agreement. The Committee and the Company shall have no obligation to inform
any transferee of an Award of any expiration, termination, lapse or acceleration of such
Award. The Company shall have no obligation to register with any federal or state
securities commission or agency any Company Stock issuable or issued under an Award that has
been transferred pursuant to this Section 13.13.
13.14 Interpretive Matters. Whenever required by the context, pronouns and any
variation thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, and the singular
shall include the plural, and visa versa. The term include or including does not denote or
imply any limitation. The captions and headings used in the Plan are inserted for convenience and
shall not be deemed a part of the Plan for construction or interpretation.
13.15 Use of Proceeds. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to
Incentives granted under this Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company.
13.16 Legend. Each certificate representing shares of Restricted Stock issued to a
Participant shall bear the following legend, or a similar legend deemed by the Company to
constitute an appropriate notice of the provisions hereof (any such certificate not having such
legend shall be surrendered upon demand by the Company and so endorsed):
On the face of the certificate:
Transfer of this stock is restricted in accordance with
conditions printed on the reverse of this certificate.
On the reverse:
The shares of stock evidenced by this certificate are
subject to and transferable only in accordance with that
certain Powell Industries, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation
Plan, a copy of which is on file at the principal office of
the Company in Houston, Texas. No transfer or pledge of the shares evidenced hereby may be made except in accordance
with and subject to the provisions of said Plan. By
acceptance of this certificate, any holder, transferee or
pledgee hereof agrees to be bound by all of the provisions
of said Plan.
The following legend shall be inserted on a certificate evidencing Common Stock issued under
the Plan if the shares were not issued in a transaction registered under the applicable federal and
state securities laws:
Shares of stock represented by this certificate have been
acquired by the holder for investment and not for resale,
transfer or distribution, have been issued pursuant to
exemptions from the registration requirements of applicable
state and federal securities laws, and may not be offered
for sale, sold or transferred other than pursuant to
effective registration under such laws, or in transactions
otherwise in compliance with such laws, and upon evidence
satisfactory to the Company of compliance with such laws, as
to which the Company may rely upon an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company.
A copy of this Plan shall be kept on file in the principal office of the Company in Houston,
Texas.
exv10w3
Exhibit 10.3
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
The Powell Industries, Inc. Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan was adopted by the
Board of Directors (Board) of Powell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Company),
effective as of December 17, 2004 and approved by the stockholders of the Company at its annual
meeting of stockholders held on April 15, 2005.
PURPOSE AND TERM
Purpose. The Powell Industries, Inc. Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (the Plan)
is for the benefit of members of the Board who, at the time of their service, are not employees of
the Company or any of its affiliates (each a Participant and collectively the Participants), to
encourage ownership of the Companys common stock (the Stock) by the Participants, thereby
advancing the best interests of the Company by increasing the proprietary interest of the
Participants in the success of the Company and encouraging them to continue in their present
capacity.
Term. Unless sooner terminated by the Board, the Plan will terminate at the close of business
on December 16, 2014 and no further grants shall be made under the Plan after such date. Awards
granted before such date shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and
the respective agreements pursuant to which they were granted.
ADMINISTRATION
Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of
the Board (Committee) or, if there is no Compensation Committee, the Plan shall be administered
by the Board and all references to the Committee in this Plan shall refer to the Board. All
questions of interpretation of the Plan or of any restricted stock agreement governing any grant
under this Plan (Restricted Stock Agreement) shall be determined by the Committee, and such
determination shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such
Restricted Stock Agreement. The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President
and any Vice President of the Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with
respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election which is the responsibility of
or which is allocated to the Company in this Plan.
Powers of the Committee. In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to
the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the full and final power and authority, in its
sole discretion:
to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each grant (which need not
be identical) under this Plan (Award), the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding
obligation arising in connection with an Award or vesting of the Stock granted pursuant to the
Award (Restricted Stock), the effect on the Award or the vesting of such Restricted Stock of
termination of the status of a Participant as a director of the Company and all other terms,
conditions and restrictions applicable to the Award or Restricted Stock not inconsistent with the
terms of the Plan,
to approve one or more forms of Restricted Stock Agreement,
to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the vesting of any Restricted Stock,
to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies necessary or advisable in the
administration of the Plan, and
to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any
Restricted Stock Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other actions with
respect to the Plan as the Committee may deem advisable to the extent consistent with the Plan and
applicable law.
SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN OR AWARDS
AND ADJUSTMENTS THEREOF
Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to Section 3.2, the maximum aggregate number of
shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 150,000 and shall consist of authorized
but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof. If a share of Restricted
Stock is forfeited for any reason, such share shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.
During the term of this Plan, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available that number
of shares of Stock sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
Changes in Capital Structure. If, at any time while the Plan is in effect or shares of
Restricted Stock are outstanding, there shall be any increase or decrease in the number of issued
and outstanding shares of Stock resulting from (i) the declaration or payment of a stock dividend,
(ii) any recapitalization resulting in a stock split-up, combination or exchange of shares of Stock
or (iii) any other increase or decrease in such shares of Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company, then and in such event:
an appropriate adjustment shall be made in the maximum number of shares of Stock then subject
to being granted under the Plan so that the same proportion of the Companys issued and outstanding
shares of Stock shall continue to be subject to being granted under the Plan; and
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number of outstanding shares of Restricted Stock.
Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment under this Section 3.2 shall be rounded up
to the nearest whole number. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the issuance by
the Company of shares of its capital stock of any class, or securities convertible into or
exercisable for shares of capital stock or any class, either in connection with direct sale or upon
the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or
obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and
no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of outstanding shares of
Restricted Stock.
Notice of Adjustment. Upon the occurrence of each event requiring an adjustment with respect
to any Restricted Stock, the Company shall mail to each affected Participant its computation of
such adjustment, which shall be conclusive and shall be binding upon each Participant.
AWARDS OF RESTRICTED STOCK
Eligibility. The persons who shall be eligible to receive Restricted Stock under the Plan
shall be each member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any affiliate of the
Company.
Awards. On the day of each June Board meeting (or the next regular meeting of the Board, if
there is no June meeting), each Participant who is continuing to serve as a director shall receive
a grant of 2,000 shares of Stock. If a Participant is first elected or appointed to the Board
(whichever is applicable) other than at a June meeting, the Participant shall receive a grant of
that number of shares of Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole share) determined by multiplying
2,000 shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months until the next June
meeting (or meeting held in lieu of the
June meeting and counting the month in which the Participant became a director) and the denominator
of which is 12. The intent of this initial grant is to provide the new director with a prorated
grant for the partial year served before the new director receives the annual grant.
Restricted Stock Agreement. The prospective recipient of a grant of Stock shall not have any
rights with respect to such grant until such prospective recipient has executed a Restricted Stock
Agreement and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company within a period of sixty days
(or such other period as the Committee shall specify) after the date of the grant. The Restricted
Stock Agreement shall set forth the number of shares of Stock granted to the Participant and all
other terms, limitations, restrictions and conditions to which such Stock is subject. To the extent
any such terms, limitations, restrictions or conditions are inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
Share Certificates. Each Participant shall be issued a stock certificate or certificates
representing the shares of Restricted Stock granted to such Participant. Such certificate or
certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate
legend referring to the terms, limitations, restrictions and conditions applicable to such
Restricted Stock substantially as provided in Section 4.5 below. The Committee may require that the
stock certificates evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock be held in the custody of the Company
until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and that the Participant deliver to the Committee
a stock power or stock powers, endorsed in blank, relating to the shares of Restricted Stock.
Legends. Each certificate representing shares of Restricted Stock issued to a Participant
shall bear the following legend or a similar legend deemed by the Company to constitute an
appropriate notice of the provisions hereof and each Restricted Stock Agreement shall provide that
any such certificate not having such legend shall be surrendered upon demand of the Company
therefor and so endorsed:
On the face of the certificate:
Transfer of this stock is restricted in accordance with conditions printed on the reverse of
this certificate.
On the reverse of the certificate:
The shares of stock evidenced by this certificate are subject to and transferable only in
accordance with that certain Powell Industries, Inc. Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan, a
copy of which is on file at the principal office of the Company in Houston, Texas. No transfer or
pledge of the shares evidenced hereby may be made except in accordance with and subject to the
provisions of the Plan. By acceptance of this certificate, any holder, transferee or pledgee hereof
agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Plan.
And, if the shares were not issued in a transaction registered under the applicable federal
and state securities laws:
Shares of stock represented by this certificate have been acquired by the holder for investment
and not for resale, transfer or distribution, have been issued pursuant to exemptions from the
registration requirements of applicable state and federal securities laws and may not be offered
for sale, sold or transferred other than pursuant to effective registration under such laws or in
transactions otherwise in compliance with such laws, and upon evidence satisfactory to the Company
of compliance with such laws, as to which the Company may require and rely upon an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Company.
A copy of this Plan shall be kept on file in the principal office of the Company in Houston, Texas.
Restrictions and Conditions. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following
restrictions and conditions:
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement governing the grant
of Restricted Stock, during such period or periods as may be established by the Committee beginning
on the date of the Award (Restricted Period), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell,
transfer, pledge or assign shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan; provided, however,
that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the lapse of such restrictions in
installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part based on such
factors and such circumstances as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, including
without limitation the attainment of certain performance-related goals, the death or Disability of
the Participant or the Participants otherwise ceasing to serve as a director of the Company.
During the Restricted Period, the Participant shall have the rights of a shareholder with
respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, except as otherwise stated in the Plan or the Restricted
Stock Agreement governing the grant of Restricted Stock.
For purposes of the Plan, the term Disability shall mean the determination by the Board,
upon the advice of an independent qualified physician, that the Participant has become physically
or mentally incapable of performing his duties as a director and such disability has disabled the
Participant for a period of at least 180 days in any twelve-calendar-month period.
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
Amendment or Discontinuation. Except as set otherwise set forth in this Section 5.1, the Board
may at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the Participants, alter, amend,
revise, suspend or discontinue the Plan in whole or in part, provided, however, that to the extent
required to qualify the Plan under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no amendment shall be made more than once every six months that
would change the amount, price or timing of the initial and annual grants, other than to comport
with changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and provided, further, that to the
extent required to qualify the Plan under Rule 16b-3, no amendment that would (a) materially
increase the number of shares of the Stock that may be issued under the Plan, (b) materially modify
the requirements as to the eligibility for participation in the Plan, or (c) otherwise materially
increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, shall be made without the approval
of the Companys stockholders. Any such amendment shall, to the extent deemed necessary or
advisable by the Committee, be applicable to any outstanding Restricted Stock previously granted
under the Plan with respect to which the Restricted Period has not yet expired, notwithstanding any
contrary provisions contained in any Restricted Stock Agreement. In the event of any such amendment
to the Plan, the holder of any Restricted Stock outstanding under the Plan shall, upon the request
of the Committee, execute a conforming amendment to the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement in
the form prescribed by the Committee. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the
contrary, unless required by law, no action contemplated or permitted by this Section 5.1 shall
adversely affect any rights of a Participant or obligations of the Company to Participants with
respect to any Restricted Stock with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired without the
consent of the affected Participant.
Investment Intent and Other Representations. The Company may require that there be presented
to and filed with it by any Participant under the Plan such evidence as it may deem necessary to
establish that the shares of Restricted Stock are being acquired for investment and not with a view
to their distribution and such other representations and warranties of a Participant which the
Company considers necessary or appropriate.
Indemnification of Board and Committee. With respect to administration of the Plan, the
Company shall indemnify each present and future member of the Committee against, and each member of
the Committee shall be entitled without further act on his part to indemnity from the Company for,
all expenses (including the amount of judgments and the amount of approved settlements made with a
view to the curtailment of costs of litigation, other than amounts paid to the Company itself)
reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit, or proceeding in
which he may be involved by reason of his being or having been a member of the Committee, whether
or not he continues to be a member of the Committee at the time of incurring the expenses. However,
this indemnity shall not include any expenses incurred by any member of the Committee (a) in
respect of matters as to which he shall be finally adjudged in any action, suit or proceeding to
have been guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his duty as a
member of the Committee, or (b) in respect of any matter in which any settlement is effected, to an
amount in excess of the amount approved by the Company on the advice of its legal counsel. In
addition, no right of indemnification under this Plan shall be available to or enforceable by any
member of the Committee unless, within 60 days after the institution of any action, suit or
proceeding, he shall have offered the Company, in writing, the opportunity to handle and defend the
same at its own expense. This right of indemnification shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors or administrators of each member of the Committee and shall be in addition to all other
rights to which a member of the Committee may be entitled as a matter of law, contract or
otherwise.
Effect of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any action of the Committee shall be
deemed to give any person any rights except as may be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement or
any amendment thereto duly authorized by the Committee and executed on behalf of the Company, and
then only to the extent and upon the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein.
Compliance with Other Laws and Regulations. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to require
the Company to issue any shares of Stock under the Plan if issuing that Stock would constitute or
result in a violation by the Participant or the Company of any provision of any law, statute or
regulation of any governmental authority or any national securities exchange or inter-dealer
quotation system or other forum in which the shares of Stock are or may be quoted or traded
(including without limitation Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Specifically, in
connection with any applicable statute or regulation relating to the registration of securities,
the Company shall not be required to issue any Stock unless the Company has received evidence
satisfactory to it to the effect that the Participant will not transfer the Stock except in
accordance with applicable law, including receipt of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Company to the effect that any proposed transfer complies with applicable law. The determination by
the Company on this matter shall be final, binding and conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no
event be obligated to, register any Stock covered by this Plan pursuant to applicable securities
laws of any country or any political subdivision. If the Stock is not registered, the Company may
imprint on the certificate evidencing the Stock any legend that counsel for the Company considers
necessary or advisable to comply with applicable law.
Tax Requirements. The Company shall have the right pursuant to any arrangement it deems
appropriate to deduct from all Awards hereunder any federal, state or local taxes required by law
to be withheld with respect to such payments.
THE UNDERSIGNED, being the duly elected Secretary of the Company, does hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Powell Industries, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, adopted
by the Board of Directors of Powell Industries, Inc. at the meeting thereof duly called and held on
December 17, 2004 and approved by the stockholders of the Company at its annual meeting of
stockholders held on April 15, 2005.
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/s/ DON R. MADISON
Don R. Madison, Secretary
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FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
Pursuant to the Powell Industries, Inc. Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (Plan),
this Restricted Stock Agreement (Agreement) is made as of ___, ___ (Effective Date) by and
between Powell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Company), and ___ (Grantee).
The parties agree as follows:
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Grant of Stock. The Company hereby grants to Grantee and Grantee hereby accepts 2,000 shares
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The Shares shall become fully vested and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture as follows:
fifty per cent on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and
fifty per cent on the second anniversary of the Effective Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shares shall, to the extent not then fully
vested, become fully vested and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture:
upon the retirement of the Grantee from the Board of Directors of the Company (Board), but only
with respect to grants of Shares made before the annual shareholder meeting immediately preceding
such retirement;
upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event as such term is defined in Section 2(c) below; or
upon the death or Disability (as defined in the Plan) of the Grantee.
As used in this Agreement, Liquidation Event shall mean the occurrence of
either of the following:
a merger, reorganization or consolidation of the Company with or into one or more corporations,
limited liability companies or partnerships in which the Company is not the surviving entity and
stockholders of the Company receive cash or freely salable securities; or
the sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets in one or more transactions for cash
or freely salable securities and a subsequent liquidation of the Company, in which its stockholders
receive liquidating distributions of such proceeds of sale after payment or provision for the valid
debts, liabilities and taxes of the Company.
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Forfeiture of Unvested Shares Upon Termination or Attempted Transfer.
Upon the occurrence of (i) Grantees ceasing to be a director of the
Company for any or no reason except death or Disability of the Grantee
or, with respect to Shares granted after the annual stockholder
meeting immediately preceding such retirement, the retirement of
Grantee from the Board or (ii) any attempted transfer by the Grantee
to a third party of Shares that are not yet fully vested and no longer
subject to forfeiture, the Company shall, upon the date of such
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and determined by the Company) cancel such portion of the
Shares as are not fully vested in accordance with Section 2
above (Forfeited Shares), and Grantee shall forfeit and
have no further right to or interest in or claim regarding
the Forfeited Shares. Upon such cancellation and
forfeiture, Grantee, or Grantees representative, shall
immediately surrender to the Company for cancellation the
share certificate(s) representing the Forfeited Shares.
Notwithstanding Grantees failure to surrender for
cancellation the share certificate(s) representing the
Forfeited Shares, Grantee hereby grants to the Secretary of
the Company all right, power and authority on behalf of
Grantee to cause, and the Secretary of the Company shall
cause, the Forfeited Shares to be cancelled on the official
stock register of the Company, which stock register shall
be conclusive evidence of ownership of any and all of the
Companys outstanding capital stock, including the Shares
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Grantee shall not transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose
of any of the Shares (or any beneficial interest therein)
in any way until the date such Shares are fully vested and
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Notwithstanding Section 5(a) above, Grantee shall not
transfer or dispose of the shares unless (i) there is then
in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act
of 1933 or any successor thereto (Securities Act)
covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is
made in accordance with such registration statement or (ii)
Grantee shall have notified the Company of the proposed
disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a
detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the
proposed disposition, and if reasonably requested by the
Company, such Grantee shall have furnished the Company with
an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, that such disposition will be exempt from
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hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legends (in
addition to any other legends required by the Plan or under
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THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CERTAIN POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON
FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. NO TRANSFER OR PLEDGE OF THE SHARES
EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.
BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, ANY HOLDER, TRANSFEREE OR PLEDGEE HEREOF AGREES TO BE BOUND BY
ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS
SET FORTH IN A RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE COMPANYS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES. SUCH TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
Grantee shall surrender, upon demand of the Company therefor, any certificate
evidencing the Shares that does not bear any legend required hereunder or by
the Plan so
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Tax Withholding and Other Tax Matters. The Company shall
have the right to withhold from any issuance of Shares all
federal, state, city or other taxes as may be required
pursuant to any statute or governmental regulation or
filing. In connection with such withholding, the Company
may make any arrangement it deems appropriate. Grantee
acknowledges its obligations to review with Grantees own
tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax
consequences of this grant and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and particularly the
consequences with regard to making any election under
Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grantee is
relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements
or representations of the Company or any of its agents.
Grantee understands that Grantee (and not the Company)
shall be responsible for Grantees own tax liability that
may arise as a result of this grant or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and shall be required to pay
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IF GRANTEE DESIRES TO MAKE A SECTION 83(b) ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE, GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS GRANTEES SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE COMPANYS,
TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF GRANTEE REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS
REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON GRANTEES BEHALF. GRANTEE SHALL DELIVER A COPY OF ANY SUCH
FILING TO THE COMPANY PROMPTLY UPON THE FILING THEREOF.
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THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS) AS SUCH LAWS ARE APPLIED
TO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN TEXAS RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO
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This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties
with regard to the subject matter hereof and may only be modified or amended in writing signed by
both parties.
All references to the number of Shares shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock
split, stock dividend or other change in the Shares that may be made by the Company after the date
of this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
may be delivered in person or by facsimile, electronic mail, courier or U.S. mail, in which event
it may be mailed by first-class, certified or registered, postage prepaid, addressed (i) if to
Grantee, at Grantees address set forth on the signature page of the Agreement, or at such other
address as Grantee shall have furnished to the Company in writing, or (ii) if to the Company, to
its address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement and addressed to the attention of the
Secretary, or at such other address as the Company shall have furnished to Grantee. All such
notices and other communications shall be deemed given upon personal delivery, upon confirmation of
facsimile transfer, upon confirmation of electronic mail transmission, upon delivery by courier or
three business days after deposit in the United States mail.
If any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
without such provision, provided, however, that no such severability shall be effective if it
materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
Powell Industries, Inc.
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{Please provide address for notice
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
I,
, spouse of [Name of Grantee], have read and approve the foregoing Agreement.
In consideration of granting to [Name of Grantee] 2,000 shares of common stock of Powell Industries, Inc.
as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby appoint [Name of Grantee] as my
attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of any rights under the Agreement and agree to be bound
by the provisions of the Agreement insofar as I may have any rights in said Agreement or any shares
issued pursuant thereto under the community property laws of the State of Texas or similar laws
relating to marital property in effect in the state of our residence as of the date of the
signing of the foregoing Agreement.
Dated: , .
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exv23w2
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
December 8, 2010 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
Powell Industries, Inc., included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010.
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/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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December 21, 2010