1. DEFINED
TERMS
Exhibit A, which is
incorporated by reference,
defines the terms used
in the Plan and sets
forth certain operational
rules related to those
terms.
2. PURPOSE
The Plan has been
established to advance
the interests of the
Company by providing
for the grant to Participants
of Stock-based and other
incentive Awards.
3. ADMINISTRATION
The Administrator
has discretionary authority,
subject only to the
express provisions of
the Plan, to interpret
the Plan; determine
eligibility for and
grant Awards; determine,
modify or waive the
terms and conditions
of any Award; prescribe
forms, rules and procedures;
and otherwise do all
things necessary to
carry out the purposes
of the Plan. In the
case of any Award that
is not exempted from
the deduction limitations
of Section 162(m) by
reason of Treas. Regs.
Section 1.162-27(f)
and that is intended
to be eligible for the
performance-based compensation
exception under Section
162(m), the Administrator
will exercise its discretion
consistent with qualifying
the Award for that exception.
Determinations of the
Administrator made under
the Plan will be conclusive
and will bind all parties.
4. LIMITS ON
AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN
(a) NUMBER OF SHARES.
A maximum of 3,000,000
shares of Stock may
be delivered in satisfaction
of Awards under the
Plan. The number of
shares of Stock delivered
in satisfaction of Awards
shall, for purposes
of the preceding sentence,
be determined net of
shares of Stock withheld
by the Company, or tendered
to the Company, in payment
of the exercise price
of the Award or in satisfaction
of tax withholding requirements
with respect to the
Award. The limit set
forth in this Section
4(a) shall be construed
to comply with Section
422 of the Code and
regulations thereunder.
To the extent consistent
with the requirements
of Section 422 of the
Code and regulations
thereunder, and with
other applicable legal
requirements (including
applicable stock exchange
or similar requirements),
Stock issued under awards
of an acquired company
that are converted,
replaced, or adjusted
in connection with the
acquisition shall not
reduce the number of
shares available for
Awards under the Plan.
(b) TYPE OF SHARES.
Stock delivered by the
Company under the Plan
may be authorized but
unissued Stock or previously
issued Stock acquired
by the Company. No fractional
shares of Stock will
be delivered under the
Plan.
(c) ADDITIONAL LIMITS.
The maximum number of
shares of Stock for
which Stock Options
may be granted to any
person in any calendar
year and the maximum
number of shares of
Stock subject to SARs
granted to any person
in any calendar year
will each be 2,900,000.
The maximum number of
shares subject to other
Awards granted to any
person in any calendar
year will be 2,900,000
shares. The maximum
amount payable to any
person in any year under
Cash Awards will be
$5,000,000. The foregoing
provisions will be construed
in a manner consistent
with Section 162(m)
to the extent the requirements
of Section 162(m) are
not rendered inapplicable
by reason of Treas.
Regs. Section 1.162-27(f).
5. ELIGIBILITY
AND PARTICIPATION
The Administrator
will select Participants
from among those key
Employees and directors
of, and consultants
and advisors to, the
Company or its Affiliates
who, in the opinion
of the Administrator,
are in a position to
make a significant contribution
to the success of the
Company and its Affiliates.
Eligibility for ISOs
is limited to employees
of the Company or of
a "parent
co rporation" or
"subsidiary corporation"
of the Company as those
terms are defined in
Section 424 of the Code.
6. RULES APPLICABLE
TO AWARDS
(a) ALL AWARDS
(1) AWARD PROVISIONS.
The Administrator will
determine the terms
of all Awards, subject
to the limitations provided
herein. By accepting
any Award granted hereunder,
the Participant agrees
to the terms of the
Award and the Plan.
Notwithstanding any
provision of this Plan
to the contrary, awards
of an acquired company
that are converted,
replaced or adjusted
in connection with the
acquisition may contain
terms and conditions
that are inconsistent
with the terms and conditions
specified herein as
determined by the Administrator.
(2) TERM OF PLAN.
No Awards may be made
after December , 2014,
but previously granted
Awards may continue
beyond that date in
accordance with their
terms.
(3) TRANSFERABILITY.
Neither ISOs nor, except
as the Administrator
otherwise expressly
provides, other Awards
may be transferred other
than by will or by the
laws of descent and
distribution, and during
a Participant's lifetime
ISOs (and, except as
the Administrator otherwise
expressly provides,
other non-transferable
Awards requiring exercise)
may be exercised only
by the Participant.
(4) VESTING, ETC.
The Administrator may
determine the time or
times at which an Award
will vest or become
exercisable and the
terms on which an Award
requiring exercise will
remain exercisable.
Without limiting the
foregoing, the Administrator
may at any time accelerate
the vesting or exercisability
of an Award, regardless
of any adverse or potentially
adverse tax consequences
resulting from such
acceleration. Unless
the Administrator expressly
provides otherwise,
immediately upon the
cessation of the Participant's
Employment an Award
requiring exercise will
cease to be exercisable
and will terminate,
and all other Awards
to the extent not already
vested will be forfeited,
except that:
(A) subject to (B)
and (C) below, all Stock
Options and SARs held
by the Participant or
the Participant's permitted
transferee, if any,
immediately prior to
the cessation of the
Participant's Employment,
to the extent then exercisable,
will remain exercisable
for the lesser of (i)
a period of three months
or (ii) the period ending
on the latest date on
which such Stock Option
or SAR could have been
exercised without regard
to this Section 6(a)(4),
and will thereupon terminate;
(B) all Stock Options
and SARs held by a Participant
or the Participant's
permitted transferee,
if any, immediately
prior to the
Participant's death,
to the extent then exercisable,
will remain exercisable
for the lesser of (i)
the one year period
ending with the first
anniversary of the Participant's
death or (ii) the period
ending on the latest
date on which such Stock
Option or SAR could
have been exercised
without regard to this
Section 6(a)(4), and
will thereupon terminate;
and
(C) all Stock Options
and SARs held by a Participant
or the Participant's
permitted transferee,
if any, immediately
prior to the
cessation of the Participant's
Employment will immediately
terminate upon such
cessation if the Administrator
in its sole discretion
determines that such
cessation of Employment
has resulted for reasons
which cast such discredit
on the Participant as
to justify immediate
termination of the Award.
(5) TAXES. The Administrator
will make such provision
for the withholding
of taxes as it deems
necessary. The Administrator
may, but need not, hold
back shares of Stock
from an Award or permit
a Participant to tender
previously owned shares
of Stock in satisfaction
of tax withholding requirements
(but not in excess of
the minimum withholding
required by law).
(6) DIVIDEND
EQUIVALENTS, ETC.
The Administrator may
provide for the payment
of amounts in lieu of
cash dividends or other
cash distributions with
respect to Stock subject
to an Award.
(7) RIGHTS
LIMITED. Nothing
in the Plan will be
construed as giving
any person the right
to continued employment
or service with the
Company or its Affiliates,
or any rights as a stockholder
except as to shares
of Stock actually issued
under the Plan. The
loss of existing or
potential profit in
Awards will not constitute
an element of damages
in the event of termination
of Employment for any
reason, even if the
termination is in violation
of an obligation of
the Company or Affiliate
to the Participant.
(8) CERTAIN
PERFORMANCE AWARDS.
This Section 6(a)(8)
applies to any Performance
Award that is not exempted
from the deduction limitations
of Section 162(m) by
reason of Treas. Regs.
Section 1.162-27(f)
and that is intended
to qualify as performance-based
for the purposes of
Section 162(m), other
than a Stock Option
or SAR. In the case
of any Performance Award
to which this Section
6(a)(8) applies, the
Plan and such Award
will be construed to
the maximum extent permitted
by law in a manner consistent
with qualifying the
Award for such exception.
With respect to such
Performance Awards,
the Administrator will
preestablish, in writing,
one or more specific
Performance Criteria
no later than 90 days
after the commencement
of the period of service
to which the performance
relates (or at such
earlier time as is required
to qualify the Award
as performance-based
under Section 162(m)).
Prior to grant, vesting
or payment of the Performance
Award, as the case may
be, the Administrator
will certify whether
the applicable Performance
Criteria have been attained
and such
determination will be
final and conclusive.
(9) SECTION
409A OF THE CODE.
To the extent any grant
of an Award under the
Plan would, in the determination
of the Administrator,
be likely to result
in a deferral of compensation
subject to the requirements
of Section 409A of the
Code, the Administrator
may adjust the terms
of the Award and otherwise
administer the Award
in such manner as the
Administrator deems
necessary or appropriate
to achieve the objective
of satisfying the requirements
of said Section 409A;
PROVIDED, that the Administrator
shall not be obligated
to take any action hereunder
that in the determination
of the Administrator
would adversely affect
the interests of the
Company.
(b) AWARDS REQUIRING
EXERCISE
(1) TIME AND MANNER
OF EXERCISE. Unless
the Administrator expresslyvprovides
otherwise, an Award
requiring exercise by
the holder will not
be deemed to have been
exercised until the
Administrator receives
a notice of exercise
(in
form acceptable to the
Administrator) signed
by the appropriate person
and accompanied by any
payment required under
the Award. If the Award
is exercised by any
person other than the
Participant, the Administrator
may require satisfactory
evidence that the person
exercising the Award
has the right to do
so.
(2) EXERCISE PRICE.
The Administrator will
determine the exercise
price (or the base value
from which appreciation
is to be measured, in
the case of a SAR) of
each Award requiring
exercise. However, the
exercise price or base
value, as the case may
be, may not be less
than the fair market
value of the Stock subject
to the Award, determined
as of the date of grant.
No such Award, once
granted, may be repriced
other than in accordance
with the applicable
Nasdaq stockholder approval
requirements.
(3) PAYMENT OF EXERCISE
PRICE. Where the exercise
of an Award is tovbe
accompanied by payment,
the Administrator may
determine the required
or permitted forms of
payment, subject to
the following: all payments
will be by cash or check
acceptable to the Administrator,
or, if so permitted
by the Administrator
and if legally permissible,
(i) through the delivery
of shares of Stock that
have been outstanding
for at least six months
(unless the Administrator
approves a shorter period)
and that have a fair
market value equal to
the exercise price,
(ii) by delivery to
the Company of a promissory
note of the person exercising
the Award, payable on
such terms as are specified
by the Administrator,
(iii) through a broker-assisted
exercise program acceptable
to the Administrator,
(iv) by other means
acceptable to the Administrator,
or (v) by any combination
of the foregoing permissible
forms of payment. The
delivery of shares in
payment of the exercise
price under clause (a)(i)
above may be accomplished
either by actual delivery
or by constructive delivery
through attestation
of ownership, subject
to such rules as the
Administrator may prescribe.
(c) AWARDS NOT REQUIRING
EXERCISE
Restricted Stock and
Unrestricted Stock,
whether delivered outright
or under Awards of Stock
Units or other Awards
that do not require
exercise, may be made
in exchange for such
lawful consideration,
including services,
as the Administrator
determines.
7. EFFECT OF
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
(a) MERGERS, ETC.
Except as otherwise
provided in an Award,
the following provisions
shall apply in the event
of a Covered Transaction.
In the event of a Covered
Transaction in which
there is an acquiring
or surviving entity,
the Administrator may
provide for the assumption
of some or all outstanding
Awards,or for the grant
of new awards in substitution
therefor, by the acquiror
or survivor or an affiliate
of the acquiror or survivor,
in each case on such
terms and subject to
such conditions as the
Administrator determines.
In the event of a Covered
Transaction (whether
or not there is an acquiring
or surviving entity)
where there is no such
assumption or substitution,
each Stock Option, SAR
and other Award requiring
exercise will become
fully exercisable, and
the delivery of shares
of Stock issuable under
each outstanding Award
of Stock Units (including
Restricted Stock Units)
will be accelerated
and such shares will
be issued, prior to
the Covered Transaction,
in each case on a basis
that gives the holder
of the Award a reasonable
opportunity, as determined
by the Administrator,
following exercise of
the Award or the issuance
of the shares, as the
case may be, to participate
as a stockholder in
the Covered Transaction,
and the Award will terminate
upon consummation of
the Covered Transaction.
Any shares of Stock
issued pursuant to the
preceding sentence in
satisfaction of an Award
may, in the discretion
of the Administrator,
contain such restrictions,
if any, as the Administrator
deems appropriate to
reflect any performance
or other vesting conditions
to which the Award was
subject. In the case
of Restricted Stock,
the Administrator may
require that any amounts
delivered, exchanged
or otherwise paid in
respect of such Stock
in connection with the
Covered Transaction
be placed in escrow
or otherwise made subject
to such restrictions
as the Administrator
deems appropriate to
carry out the intent
of the Plan.
(b) CHANGES IN AND
DISTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO THE STOCK
(1) BASIC ADJUSTMENT
PROVISIONS. In the event
of a stock dividend,
stock split or combination
of shares (including
a reverse stock split),
recapitalization or
other change in the
Company's capital structure,
the Administrator will
make appropriate adjustments
to the maximum number
of shares specified
in Section 4(a) that
may be delivered under
the Plan, to the maximum
number of shares specified
in Section 4(a) that
may be issued upon the
exercise of ISOs, to
the maximum number of
shares specified in
Section 4(a) that may
be issued with respect
to Stock Options that
are not ISOs, and to
the maximum share limits
described in Section
4(c), and will also
make appropriate adjustments
to the number and kind
of shares of stock or
securities subject to
Awards then outstanding
or subsequently granted,
any exercise prices
relating to Awards and
any other provision
of Awards affected by
such change.
(2) CERTAIN OTHER
ADJUSTMENTS. The Administrator
may also make adjustments
of the type described
in Section 7(b)(1) above
to take into account
distributions to stockholders
other than those provided
for in Section 7(a)
and 7(b)(1), or any
other event, if the
Administrator determines
that adjustments are
appropriate to avoid
distortion in the operation
of the Plan and to preserve
the value of Awards
made hereunder, having
due regard for the qualification
of ISOs under Section
422 of the Code and
with the performance-based
compensation rules of
Section 162(m), where
applicable.
(3) CONTINUING APPLICATION
OF PLAN TERMS. References
in the Plan to shares
of Stock will be construed
to include any stock
or securities resulting
from an adjustment pursuant
to this Section 7.
8. LEGAL CONDITIONS
ON DELIVERY OF STOCK
The Company will not
be obligated to deliver
any shares of Stock
pursuant to the Plan
or to remove any restriction
from shares of Stock
previously delivered
under the Plan until:
(i) the Company is satisfied
that all legal matters
in connection with the
issuance and delivery
of such shares have
been addressed and resolved;
(ii) if the outstanding
Stock is at the time
of delivery listed on
any stock exchange or
national market system,
the shares to be delivered
have been listed or
authorized to be listed
on such exchange or
system upon official
notice of issuance;
and (iii) all conditions
of the Award have been
satisfied or waived.
If the sale of Stock
has not been registered
under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended,
the Company may require,
as a condition to exercise
of the Award, such representations
or agreements as counsel
for the Company may
consider appropriate
to avoid violation of
such Act. The Company
may require that certificates
evidencing Stock issued
under the Plan bear
an appropriate legend
reflecting any restriction
on transfer applicable
to such Stock, and the
Company may hold the
certificates pending
lapse of the applicable
restrictions.
9. AMENDMENT
AND TERMINATION
The Administrator
may at any time or times
amend the Plan or any
outstanding Award for
any purpose which may
at the time be permitted
by law, and may at any
time terminate the Plan
as to any future grants
of Awards; PROVIDED,
that except as otherwise
expressly provided in
the Plan the Administrator
may not, without the
Participant's consent,
alter the terms of an
Award so as to affect
adversely the Participant's
rights under the Award,
unless the Administrator
expressly reserved the
right to do so at the
time of the Award. Amendment
to the Plan shall be
conditioned upon stockholder
approval only to the,
if any, such approval
is required by law (including
the Code and applicable
stock exchange requirements),
as determined by the
Administrator.
10. OTHER COMPENSATION
ARRANGEMENTS
The existence of the
Plan or the grant of
any Award will not in
any way affect the Company's
right to Award a person
bonuses or other compensation
in addition to Awards
under the Plan.
EXHIBIT A
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms,
when used in the Plan,
will have the meanings
and be subject to the
provisions set forth
below:
"ADMINISTRATOR":
The Compensation Committee,
except that the Compensation
Committee may delegate
(i) to one or more of
its members such of
its duties, powers and
responsibilities as
it may determine; (ii)
to one or more officers
of
the Company the power
to grant rights or options
to the extent permitted
by Section 157(c) of
the Delaware General
Corporation Law; (iii)
to one or more officers
of the Company the authority
to allocate other Awards
among such
persons (other than
officers of the Company)
eligible to receive
Awards under the Plan
as such delegated officer
or officers determine
consistent with such
delegation; PROVIDED,
that with respect to
any delegation described
in this
clause (iii) the Compensation
Committee (or a properly
delegated member or
members of such Committee)
shall have authorized
the issuance of a specified
number of shares of
Stock under such Awards
and shall have specified
the
consideration, if any,
to be paid therefor;
and (iv) to such Employees
or other persons as
it determines such ministerial
tasks as it deems appropriate.
In the event of any
delegation described
in the preceding sentence,
the term "Administrator"
shall include the person
or persons so delegated
to the extent of such
delegation.
"AFFILIATE":
Any corporation or other
entity owning, directly
or indirectly, 50% or
more of the outstanding
Stock of the Company,
or in which the Company
or any such corporation
or other entity owns,
directly or indirectly,
50% of the outstanding
capital stock (determined
by aggregate voting
rights) or other voting
interests.
"AWARD":
Any or a combination
of the following:
(i) Stock Options.
(ii) SARs.
(iii) Restricted Stock.
(iv) Unrestricted
Stock.
(v) Stock Units, including
Restricted Stock Units.
(vi) Performance Awards.
(vii) Cash Awards.
(viii) Awards (other
than Awards described
in (i) through (vii)
above) that are convertible
into or otherwise based
on Stock.
"BOARD":
The Board of Directors
of the Company.
"CASH AWARD":
An Award denominated
in cash.
"CODE":
The U.S. Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 as from
time to time amended
and in effect, or any
successor statute as
from time to time in
effect.
"COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE": The
Compensation Committee
of the Board; PROVIDED,
that until a Compensation
Committee shall have
been appointed, the
Board shall discharge
the duties and shall
exercise the authority
of the Compensation
Committee hereunder
and all references herein
to the Compensation
Committee shall be deemed
to refer to the Board.
"COMPANY":
Yale Pharmaceuticals,
Inc..
"COVERED TRANSACTION":
Any of (i) a consolidation,
merger, or similar transaction
or series of related
transactions, including
a sale or other disposition
of stock, in which the
Company is not the surviving
corporation or which
results in the acquisition
of all or substantially
all of the Company's
then outstanding common
stock by a single person
or entity or by a group
of persons and/or entities
acting in concert, (ii)
a sale or transfer of
all or substantially
all the Company's assets,
or (iii) a dissolution
or liquidation of the
Company. Where a Covered
Transaction involves
a tender offer that
is reasonably expected
to be followed by a
merger described in
clause (i) (as determined
by the Administrator),
the Covered Transaction
shall be deemed to have
occurred upon consummation
of the tender offer.
"EFFECTIVE DATE":
The first business day
preceding the date of
the initial public offering
of the Stock.
"EMPLOYEE":
Any person who is employed
by the Company or an
Affiliate.
"EMPLOYMENT":
A Participant's employment
or other service relationship
with the Company and
its Affiliates. Employment
will be deemed to continue,
unless the Administrator
expressly provides otherwise,
so long as the Participant
is employed by, or otherwise
is providing services
in a capacity described
in Section 5 to the
Company or its Affiliates.
If a Participant's employment
or other service relationship
is with an Affiliate
and that entity ceases
to be an Affiliate,
the Participant's Employment
will be deemed to have
terminated when the
entity ceases to be
an Affiliate unless
the Participant transfers
Employment to the Company
or its remaining Affiliates.
"ISO": A
Stock Option intended
to be an "incentive
stock option" within
the meaning of Section
422 of the Code. Each
option granted pursuant
to the Plan will be
treated as providing
by its terms that it
is to be a non-incentive
option unless, as of
the date of grant, it
is expressly designated
as an ISO.
"PARTICIPANT":
A person who is granted
an Award under the Plan.
"PERFORMANCE
AWARD": An Award
subject to Performance
Criteria. The Committee
in its discretion may
grant Performance Awards
that are intended to
qualify for the performance-based
compensation exception
under Section 162(m)
(or that are exempt
from the deduction limitations
of Section 162(m) by
reason of Treas. Regs.
Section 1.162-27(l))
and Performance Awards
that are not intended
so to qualify.
"PERFORMANCE
CRITERIA": Specified
criteria, other than
the mere continuation
of Employment or the
mere passage of time,
the satisfaction of
which is a condition
for the grant, exercisability,
vesting or full enjoyment
of an Award. For purposes
of Awards that are intended
to qualify for the performance-based
compensation exception
under Section 162(m),
a Performance Criterion
will mean an objectively
determinable measure
of performance relating
to any or any combination
of the following (measured
either absolutely or
by reference to an index
or indices and determined
either on a consolidated
basis or, as the context
permits, on a divisional,
subsidiary, line of
business, project or
geographical basis or
in combinations thereof):
sales; revenues; assets;
expenses; earnings before
or after deduction for
all or any portion of
interest, taxes, depreciation,
or amortization, whether
or not on a continuing
operations or an aggregate
or per share basis;
return on equity, investment,
capital or assets; one
or more operating ratios;
borrowing levels, leverage
ratios or credit rating;
market share; capital
expenditures; cash flow;
stock price; stockholder
return; sales of particular
products or services;
customer acquisition
or retention; acquisitions
and divestitures (in
whole or in part); joint
ventures and strategic
alliances; spin-offs,
split-ups and the like;
reorganizations; or
recapitalizations, restructurings,
financings (issuance
of debt or equity) or
refinancings. A Performance
Criterion and any targets
with respect thereto
determined by the Administrator
need not be based upon
an increase, a positive
or improved result or
avoidance of loss. To
the extent
consistent with the
requirements for satisfying
the performance-based
compensation exception
under Section 162(m),
to the extent applicable,
the Administrator may
provide in the case
of any Award intended
to qualify for such
exception that one or
more of the Performance
Criteria applicable
to such Award will be
adjusted in an objectively
determinable manner
to reflect events (for
example, but without
limitation, acquisitions
or dispositions) occurring
during the performance
period that affect the
applicable Performance
Criterion or Criteria.
"PLAN":
The Yale Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. 2004 Incentive
Plan as from time to
time amended and in
effect.
"RESTRICTED STOCK":
An Award of Stock for
so long as the Stock
remains subject to restrictions
requiring that it be
redelivered or offered
for sale to the Company
if specified conditions
are not satisfied.
"RESTRICTED STOCK
UNIT": A Stock
Unit that is, or as
to which the delivery
of Stock or cash in
lieu of Stock is, subject
to the satisfaction
of specified performance
or other vesting conditions.
"SECTION 162(m)":
Section 162(m) of the
Code.
"SARs":
Rights entitling the
holder upon exercise
to receive cash or Stock,
as the Administrator
determines, equal to
a function (determined
by the Administrator
using such
factors as it deems
appropriate) of the
amount by which the
Stock has appreciated
in value since the date
of the Award.
"STOCK":
Common Stock of the
Company, par value $.001
per share.
"STOCK UNIT":
An unfunded and unsecured
promise, denominated
in shares of Stock,
to deliver Stock or
cash measured by the
value of Stock in the
future.
"STOCK OPTIONS":
Options entitling the
recipient to acquire
shares of Stock upon
payment of the exercise
price.
"UNRESTRICTED
STOCK": An Award
of Stock not subject
to any restrictions
under the terms of the
Award.