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This excerpt taken from the ABII 8-K filed Nov 8, 2007. Employee Benefit Plans 2007 Stock Incentive Plan We have adopted the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved by the sole stockholder in November 2007. We have reserved 6,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or other similar changes in our common stock or our capital structure. The number of shares initially reserved for issuance or transfer pursuant to awards under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan will be increased by the number of shares represented by awards that are forfeited or cancelled, or that expire or terminate, including any shares that are forfeited by the award recipient or repurchased by us pursuant to the terms of the relevant award agreement. Our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan provides for the grant of (a) incentive stock options to our employees, including officers and employee directors, (b) non-qualified stock options to our employees, directors and consultants and (c) other types of awards, collectively referred to as awards. No more than 1,000,000 shares under options can be granted to an individual optionee in any given fiscal year. We may grant up to an additional 750,000 shares, which will not count against the limit set forth in the previous sentence, in connection with an optionees initial commencement of service with our company. Our board of directors or a committee designated by our board of directors will administer our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and has authority to determine the terms and conditions of awards, including the types of awards, the number of shares subject to each award, the vesting schedule of the awards and the selection of grantees. The exercise price of all options granted under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan will be determined by our board of directors or a committee designated by our board of directors, but in no event may this price be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, unless otherwise determined by our board of directors with respect to non-qualified stock options. If, however, incentive stock options are granted to a person who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the voting power of all our classes of stock, the exercise price of such option must equal at least 110% of the fair market value our common stock on the grant date and the maximum term of these incentive stock options must not exceed five years. The maximum term of an incentive stock option granted to any person who does not own stock possessing more than 10% of the voting power of all our classes of stock must not exceed ten years. Our board of directors or a committee designated by our board of directors will determine the term of all other awards granted under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. The consideration for the option may consist of cash, check, shares of our common stock, the assignment of part of the proceeds from the sale of shares acquired upon exercise of the option, through a same-day sale and exercise procedure facilitated by a brokerage firm, loan or any combination of these forms of consideration.
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Table of ContentsOnly the optionee may exercise an incentive stock option during the optionees lifetime. The optionee cannot transfer incentive stock options other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The terms of an option agreement may also permit the transfer of non-qualified stock options by gift or pursuant to a domestic relations order. Upon termination of employment for any reason, other than death or disability, any options that have become exercisable prior to the date of termination will remain exercisable for three months from the date of termination, unless otherwise determined by our board of directors. If termination of employment was caused by death or disability, any options which have become exercisable prior to the date of termination will remain exercisable for twelve months from the date of termination. In no event may an optionee exercise the option after the expiration date of the term of an award set forth in the award agreement. In the event of one of the following, options under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan will terminate and be cancelled, unless the successor corporation assumes or substitutes the options:
However, in lieu of the termination of options upon occurrence of the above events, the terms of some individual award agreements may otherwise provide for full acceleration of an optionees outstanding options immediately upon occurrence of the above events or full acceleration of any outstanding options that are not assumed or substituted by the surviving corporation, and full acceleration of any otherwise assumed or substituted options if optionees employment is terminated for cause or by optionee for good reason within twelve months of the occurrence of such events. Unless terminated sooner, our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan will automatically terminate in 2017. Our board of directors will have authority to amend or terminate our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to stockholder approval of some amendments. However, no action may be taken which will affect any shares of common stock previously issued and sold or any option previously granted under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, without the grantees consent Restricted Unit Plans In connection with the separation, we intend to assume the American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan I and the American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II. We also intend to assume the restricted units previously granted under these plans to New Abraxis employees. Shares of our common stock will be issuable upon the vesting of these units. The units issued under the American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II generally vest one-half on April 18, 2008 (which is the second anniversary of the closing of the merger between Abraxis BioScience, then known as American Pharmaceutical Partners, and American BioScience). The balance of the shares generally will vest on April 18, 2010. The units will convert into the right to receive a number of our shares of common stock determined on each vesting date determined by the notional price that vests on such date divided by our average trading price over the three days prior to vesting; except that if the average trading price of our stock price is less than $28.27, then the notional price is divided by $28.27. The maximum number of our shares that may be issuable under this restricted unit plan is 3,325,080 shares. The foregoing figures will be adjusted pursuant to the employee matters agreement using the same methodology for adjusting outstanding options.
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Table of ContentsWe will also assume an agreement between Abraxis BioScience and RSU Plan LLC (RSU LLC). Under the terms of this agreement, RSU LLC has agreed that prior to the date on which restricted stock units issued pursuant to American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II become vested, RSU LLC will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to us the number of our shares of common stock or cash (or a combination thereof) in an amount sufficient to satisfy the obligations to participants under the American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II of the vested restricted units. We are required to satisfy our obligations under the American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II by paying to the participants in the American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II cash and/or shares of our common stock in the same proportion as was delivered by the RSU LLC. The intention of this agreement is to have RSU LLC satisfy our obligations under American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II so that there would not be any further dilution to our stockholders as a result of our assumption of the American BioScience Restricted Unit Plan II. 401(k) Plan We expect to adopt a defined contribution plan intended to qualify as an eligible cash or deferred arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the 401(k) plan, participants will be able to defer a percentage of their compensation, the dollar amount of which may not exceed the limit as governed by applicable law. The 401(k) plan will also permit discretionary matching contributions by us in amounts and subject to limitations specified by our board of directors. Individual participants will be entitled to direct the trustee to invest their accounts in authorized investment alternatives selected by us. |
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