EXHIBIT 1
FLEMINGTON PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
1998 Stock Option Plan
(Adopted as of June 15, 1998)
Section 1. Purpose; Definitions.
1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Flemington Pharmaceutical Corporation
(the " Company") 1998 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to enable the Company to
offer to its key employees, officers, directors and consultants whose past,
present and/or potential contributions to the Company and its Subsidiaries have
been, are or will be important to the success of the Company, an opportunity to
acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. The various types of long-term
incentive awards which may be provided under the Plan will enable the Company to
respond to changes in compensation practices, tax laws, accounting regulations
and the size and diversity of its businesses.
1.2 Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms
shall be defined as set forth below:
(a) "Agreement" means the agreement between the Company and
the Holder setting forth the terms and conditions of an award under the Plan.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time, and any successor thereto and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(d) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board
or any other committee of the Board, which the Board may designate to administer
the Plan or any portion thereof. If no Committee is so designated, then all
references in this Plan to "Committee" shall mean the Board.
(e) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company, par
value $.01 per share.
(f) "Company" means Flemington Pharmaceutical Corporation, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
(g) "Continuous Status as an Employee" means the absence of
any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as
an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave,
military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the Board.
(h) "Employee" shall mean any person, including officers and
directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company
and for whom a withholding obligation exists under Section 3401 of the Code by
the employing corporation, as applicable. The payment of a director's fee by the
Company shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
(i) "Deferred Stock" means Stock to be received, under an
award made pursuant to Section 8 below, at the end of a specified deferral
period.
(j) "Disability" means disability as determined under
procedures established by the Committee for purposes of the Plan.
(k) "Effective Date" means the date set forth in Section 11.
(l) "Fair Market Value", unless otherwise required by any
applicable provision of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder, means, as
of any given date: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities
exchange or quoted on the NASDAQ National Market or NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the
last sale price of the Common Stock in the principal trading market for the
Common Stock on the last trading day preceding the date of grant of an award
hereunder, as reported by the exchange or NASDAQ, as the case may be; (ii) if
the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on
the NASDAQ National Market or NASDAQ SmallCap Market, but is traded in the
over-the-counter market, the closing bid price for the Common Stock on the last
trading day preceding the date of grant of an award hereunder for which such
quotations are reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated or
similar publisher of such quotations; and (iii) if the fair market value of the
Common Stock cannot be determined pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, such
price as the Committee shall determine, in good faith.
(m) "Holder" means a person who has received an award under
the Plan.
(n) "Incentive Stock Option" means any Stock Option intended
to be and designated as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.
(o) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Stock Option that
is not an Incentive Stock Option.
(p) "Normal Retirement" means retirement from active
employment with the Company or any Subsidiary on or after
age 65.
(q) "Other Stock-Based Award" means an award under Section 9
below that is valued in whole or in part by
reference to, or is otherwise based upon, Stock.
(r) "Parent" means any present or future parent corporation of
the Company, as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(s) "Plan" means the Flemington Pharmaceutical Corporation
1997 Stock Option Plan, as hereinafter amended from time to time.
(t) "Restricted Stock" means Stock, received under an award
made pursuant to Section 7 below, that is subject to restrictions under said
Section 7.
(u) "SAR Value" [Intentionally omitted.]
(v) "Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company, par value
$.01 per share.
(w) "Stock Appreciation Right" [Intentionally omitted.]
(x) "Stock Option" or "Option" means any option to purchase
shares of Stock which is granted pursuant to the Plan.
(y) "Stock Reload Option" means any option granted under
Section 5.3 as a result of the payment of the exercise price of a Stock Option
and/or the withholding tax related thereto in the form of Stock owned by the
Holder or the withholding of Stock by the Company.
(z) "Subsidiary" means any present or future subsidiary
corporation of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
Section 2. Administration.
2.1 Committee Membership. The Plan shall be administered by the Board
or a Committee. Committee members shall serve for such term as the Board may in
each case determine, and shall be subject to removal at any time by the Board.
2.2 Powers of Committee. The Committee shall have full authority,
subject to Section 4.2 hereof, to award, pursuant to the terms of the Plan: (i)
Stock Options, (ii) Restricted Stock; (iii) Deferred Stock; (iv) Stock Reload
Options; and/or (v) Other Stock-Based Awards. For purposes of illustration and
not of limitation, the Committee shall have the authority (subject to the
express provisions of this Plan):
(a) to select the officers, key employees, directors and
consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary to whom Stock Options, Restricted
Stock, Deferred Stock, Stock Reload Options and/or Other Stock-Based Awards may
from time to time be awarded hereunder.
(b) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not
limited to, number of shares, share price, any restrictions or limitations, and
any vesting, exchange, surrender, cancellation, acceleration, termination,
exercise or forfeiture provisions, as the Committee shall determine);
(c) to determine any specified performance goals or such other
factors or criteria which need to be attained for the vesting of an award
granted hereunder;
(d) to determine the terms and conditions under which awards
granted hereunder are to operate on a tandem basis and/or in conjunction with or
apart from other equity awarded under this Plan and cash awards made by the
Company or any Subsidiary outside of this Plan;
(e) to permit a Holder to elect to defer a payment under the
Plan under such rules and procedures as the Committee may establish, including
the crediting of interest on deferred amounts denominated in cash and of
dividend equivalents on deferred amounts denominated in Stock;
(f) to determine the extent and circumstances under which
Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award hereunder shall be
deferred which may be either automatic or at the election of the Holder; and
(g) to substitute (i) new Stock Options for previously granted
Stock Options, which previously granted Stock Options have higher option
exercise prices and/or contain other less favorable terms, and (ii) new awards
of any other type for previously granted awards of the same type, which
previously granted awards are upon less favorable terms.
2.3 Interpretation of Plan.
(a) Committee Authority. Subject to Section 10 hereof, the
Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such
administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall,
from time to time, deem advisable, to interpret the terms and provisions of the
Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and to determine the form and
substance of all Agreements relating thereto), and to otherwise supervise the
administration of the Plan. Subject to Section 10 hereof, all decisions made by
the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be made in the
Committee's sole discretion and shall be final and binding upon all persons,
including the Company, its Subsidiaries and Holders.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. Anything in the Plan to the
contrary notwithstanding, no term or provision of the Plan relating to Incentive
Stock Options (including but limited to Stock Reload Options rights granted in
conjunction with an Incentive Stock Option) or any Agreement providing for
Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any
discretion or authority granted under the Plan be so exercised, so as to
disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code, or, without the consent of
the Holder(s) affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under such
Section 422.
Section 3. Stock Subject to Plan.
3.1 Number of Shares. The total number of shares of Common Stock
reserved and available for distribution under the Plan shall be 500,000 shares.
Shares of Stock under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized
and unissued shares or treasury shares. If any shares of Stock that have been
optioned cease to be subject to a Stock Option, or of any shares of Stock that
are subject to any Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock award, Stock Reload Option
or Other Stock-Based Award granted hereunder are forfeited or any such award
otherwise terminates without a payment being made to the Holder in the form of
Stock, such shares shall again be available for distribution in connection with
future grants and awards under the Plan. Only net shares issued upon a
stock-for-stock exercise (including stock used for withholding taxes) shall be
counted against the number of shares available under the Plan.
3.2 Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization, Etc. In the event of any
merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, dividend (other than a
cash dividend), stock split, reverse stock split, or other change in corporate
structure affecting the Stock, such substitution or adjustment shall be made in
the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the
number and exercise price of shares subject to outstanding Options, in the
number of shares and in the number of shares subject to, and in the related
terms of, other outstanding awards (including but not limited to awards of
Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock, Stock Reload Options and Other Stock-Based
Awards) granted under the Plan as may be determined to be appropriate by the
Committee in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights, provided that
any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated by
rounding to the next lower whole number of shares.
Section 4. Eligibility.
4.1 General. Awards may be made or granted to key employees, officers,
directors and consultants who are deemed to have rendered or to be able to
render significant services to the Company or its Subsidiaries and who are
deemed to have contributed or to have the potential to contribute to the success
of the Company. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any person who is
not an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary at the time of grant.
4.2 Directors' Awards. [Intentionally Omitted]
Section 5. Stock Options.
5.1 Grant and Exercise. Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of
two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options and (ii) Non-Qualified Stock Options. Any
Stock Option granted under the Plan shall contain such terms, not inconsistent
with this Plan, or with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Code, as the
Committee may from time to time approve. The Committee shall have the authority
to grant Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, or both types of
Stock Options and may be granted alone or in addition to other awards granted
under the Plan. To the extent that any Stock Option intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option does not so qualify, it shall constitute a separate
Non-Qualified Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option may only be granted within
the ten year period commencing from the Effective Date and may only be exercised
within ten years of the date of grant (or five years in the case of an Incentive
Stock Option granted to optionee ("10% Stockholder") who, at the time of grant,
owns Stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary.
5.2 Terms and Conditions. Stock Options granted under the Plan
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock
purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the
time of grant and may be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock as
defined above; provided, however, that (i) the exercise price of an Incentive
Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock
(110%, in the case of 10% Stockholder); and (ii) the exercise price of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value
of the Stock as defined above.
(b) Option Term. Subject to the limitations in Section
5.1, the term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee.
(c) Exercisability. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such
time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by
the Committee. If the Committee provides, in its discretion, that any Stock
Option is exercisable only in installments, i.e., that it vests over time, the
Committee may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time at or after
the time of grant in whole or in part, based upon such factors as the Committee
shall determine.
(d) Method of Exercise. Subject to whatever installment,
exercise and waiting period provisions are applicable in a particular case,
Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the term
of the Option, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying
the number of shares of Stock to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied
by payment in full of the purchase price, which shall be in cash or, unless
otherwise provided in the Agreement, in shares of Stock (including Restricted
Stock and other contingent awards under this Plan) or, partly in cash and partly
in such Stock, or such other means which the Committee determines are consistent
with the Plan's purpose and applicable law. Cash payments shall be made by wire
transfer, certified or bank check or personal check, in each case payable to the
order of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required
to deliver certificates for shares of Stock with respect to which an Option is
exercised until the Company has confirmed the receipt of good and available
funds in payment of the purchase price thereof. Payments in the form of Stock
shall be valued at the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date prior
to the date of exercise. Such payments shall be made by delivery of stock
certificates in negotiable form which are effective to transfer good and valid
title thereto to the Company, free of any liens or encumbrances. Subject to the
terms of the Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, at the
request of the Holder, deliver upon the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option
a combination of shares of Deferred Stock and Common Stock; provided that,
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8 of the Plan, such Deferred Stock
shall be fully vested and not subject to forfeiture. A Holder shall have none of
the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares subject to the Option
until such shares shall be transferred to the Holder upon the exercise of the
Option.
(e) Transferability. No Stock Option shall be transferable by
the Holder otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the Holder's lifetime, only
by the Holder.
(f) Termination by Reason of Death. If a Holder's employment
by the Company or a Subsidiary terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option
held by such Holder, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of
grant and set forth in the Agreement, shall be fully vested and may thereafter
be exercised by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the
Holder under the will of the Holder, for a period of one year (or such other
greater or lesser period as the Committee may specify at grant) from the date of
such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option,
whichever period is the shorter.
(g) Termination by Reason of Disability. If a Holder's
employment by the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Disability,
any Stock Option held by such Holder, unless otherwise determined by the
Committee at the time of grant and set forth in the Agreement, shall be fully
vested and may thereafter be exercised by the Holder for a period of one year
(or such other greater or lesser period as the Committee may specify at the time
of grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the
expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the
shorter.
(h) Other Termination. Subject to the provisions of Section
12.3 below and unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant
and set forth in the Agreement, if a Holder is an employee of the Company or a
Subsidiary at the time of grant and if such Holder's employment by the Company
or any Subsidiary terminates for any reason other than death or Disability, the
Stock Option shall thereupon automatically terminate, except that if the
Holder's employment is terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary without cause
or due to Normal Retirement, then the portion of such Stock Option which has
vested on the date of termination of employment may be exercised for the lesser
of three months after termination of employment or the balance of such Stock
Option's term.
(i) Additional Incentive Stock Option Limitation. In the case
of an Incentive Stock Option, the amount of aggregate Fair Market Value of Stock
(determined at the time of grant of the Option) with respect to which Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Holder during any calendar
year (under all such plans of the Company and its Parent and any Subsidiary)
shall not exceed $100,000.
(j) Buyout and Settlement Provisions. The Committee may at any
time offer to buy out a Stock Option previously granted, based upon such terms
and conditions as the Committee shall establish and communicate to the Holder at
the time that such offer is made.
(k) Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of a Stock Option shall
be confirmed by, and shall be subject to the terms of, the Agreement executed by
the Company and the Holder.
5.3 Stock Reload Option. The Committee may also grant to the Holder
(concurrently with the grant of an Incentive Stock Option and at or after the
time of grant in the case of a Non-Incentive Stock Option) a Stock Reload Option
up to the amount of shares of Stock held by the Holder for at least six months
and used to pay all or part of the exercise price of an Option and, if any,
withheld by the Company as payment for withholding taxes. Such Stock Reload
Option shall have an exercise price of the Fair Market Value as of the date of
the Stock Reload Option grant. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, a
Stock Reload Option may be exercised commencing one year after it is granted and
shall expire on the date of expiration of the Option to which the Reload Option
is related.
Section 6. Stock Appreciation Rights. [Intentionally omitted.]
Section 7. Restricted Stock.
7.1 Grant. Shares of Restricted Stock may be awarded either alone or in
addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine
the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of
Restricted Stock will be awarded the number of shares to be awarded, the price
(if any) to be paid by the Holder, the time or times within which such awards
may be subject to forfeiture (the "Restriction Period"), the vesting schedule
and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of the
awards.
7.2 Terms and Conditions. Each Restricted Stock award shall be subject
to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Certificates. Restricted Stock, when issued, will be
represented by a stock certificate or certificates registered in the name of the
Holder to whom such Restricted Stock shall have been awarded. During the
Restriction Period, certificates representing the Restricted Stock and any
securities constituting Retained Distributions (as defined below) shall bear a
legend to the effect that ownership of the Restricted Stock (and such Retained
Distributions), and the enjoyment of all rights appurtenant thereto, are subject
to the restrictions, terms and conditions provided in the Plan and the
Agreement. Such certificates shall be deposited by the Holder with the Company,
together with stock powers or other instruments of assignment, each endorsed in
blank, which will permit transfer to the Company of all or any portion of the
Restricted Stock and any securities constituting Retained Distributions that
shall be forfeited or that shall not become vested in accordance with the Plan
and the Agreement.
(b) Rights of Holder. Restricted Stock shall constitute issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock for all corporate purposes. The Holder
will have the right to vote such Restricted Stock, to receive and retain all
regular cash dividends and other cash equivalent distributions as the Board may
in its sole discretion designate, pay or distribute on such Restricted Stock and
to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Common Stock
with respect to such Restricted Stock, with the exceptions that (i) the Holder
will not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate or certificates
representing such Restricted Stock until the Restriction Period shall have
expired and unless all other vesting requirements with respect thereto shall
have been fulfilled; (ii) the Company will retain custody of the stock
certificate or certificates representing the Restricted Stock during the
Restriction Period; (iii) other than regular cash dividends and other cash
equivalent distributions as the Board may in its sole discretion designate, pay
or distribute, the Company will retain custody of all distributions ("Retained
Distributions") made or declared with respect to the Restricted Stock (and such
Retained Distributions will be subject to the same restrictions, terms and
conditions as are applicable to the Restricted Stock) until such time, if ever,
as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Retained Distributions shall
have been made, paid or declared shall have become vested and with respect to
which the Restriction Period shall have expired; (iv) a breach of any of the
restrictions, terms or conditions contained in this Plan or the Agreement or
otherwise established by the Committee with respect to any Restricted Stock or
Retained Distributions will cause a forfeiture of such Restricted Stock and any
Retained Distributions with respect thereto.
(c) Vesting; Forfeiture. Upon the expiration of the
Restriction Period with respect to each award of Restricted Stock and the
satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions, terms and conditions (i) all
or part of such Restricted Stock shall become vested in accordance with the
terms of the Agreement, and (ii) any Retained Distributions with respect to such
Restricted Stock shall become vested to the extent that the Restricted Stock
related thereto shall have become vested. Any such Restricted Stock and Retained
Distributions that do not vest shall be forfeited to the Company and the Holder
shall not thereafter have any rights with respect to such Restricted Stock and
Retained Distributions that shall have been so forfeited.
Section 8. Deferred Stock.
8.1 Grant. Shares of Deferred Stock may be awarded either alone or in
addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine
the eligible persons to whom and the time or times at which grants of Deferred
Stock shall be awarded, the number of shares of Deferred Stock to be awarded to
any person, the duration of the period (the "Deferral Period") during which, and
the conditions under which receipt of the shares will be deferred, and all other
terms and conditions of the awards.
8.2 Terms and Conditions. Each Deferred Stock award shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions:
(a) Certificates. At the expiration of the Deferral Period (or
the Additional Deferral Period referred to in Section 8.2(c) below, where
applicable), share certificates shall be delivered to the Holder, or his legal
representative, representing the number equal to the shares covered by the
Deferred Stock award.
(b) Vesting; Forfeiture. Upon the expiration of the Deferral
Period (or the Additional Deferral Period, where applicable) with respect to
each award of Deferred Stock and the satisfaction of any other applicable
limitations, terms or conditions, such Deferred Stock shall become vested in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Any Deferred Stock that does not
vest shall be forfeited to the Company and the Holder shall not thereafter have
any rights with respect to such Deferred Stock that has been so forfeited.
(c) Additional Deferral Period. A Holder may request to, and
the Committee may at any time, defer the receipt of an award (or an installment
of an award) for an additional specified period or until a specified event (the
"Additional Deferral Period"). Subject to any exceptions adopted by the
Committee, such request must generally be made at least one year prior to
expiration of the Deferral Period for such Deferred Stock award (or such
installment).
Section 9. Other Stock-Based Awards.
9.1 Grant and Exercise. Other Stock-Based Awards may be awarded,
subject to limitations under applicable law, that are denominated or payable in,
valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related
to, shares of Common Stock, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the
purposes of the Plan including, without limitation, purchase rights, shares of
Common Stock awarded which are not subject to any restrictions or conditions,
convertible or exchangeable debentures, or other rights convertible into shares
of Common Stock and awards valued by reference to the value of securities of or
the performance of specified Subsidiaries. Other Stock-Based Awards may be
awarded either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other awards under
this Plan or any other plan of the Company.
9.2 Eligibility. The Committee shall determine the eligible persons to
whom and the time or times at which grants of such awards shall be made, the
number of shares of Common Stock to be awarded pursuant to such awards, and all
other terms and conditions of the awards.
9.3 Terms and Conditions. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be subject
to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee.
Section 10. Amendment and Termination.
The Board may at any time, and from time to time, amend, alter, suspend
or discontinue any of the provisions of the Plan, but no amendment, alteration,
suspension or discontinuance shall be made which would impair the rights of a
Holder under any Agreement theretofore entered into hereunder, without his
consent.
Section 11. Term of Plan.
11.1 Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of June 15, 1998
("Effective Date"). Any awards granted under the Plan prior to such approval
shall be effective when made (unless otherwise specified by the Committee at the
time of grant), but shall be conditioned upon, and subject to, such approval of
the Plan by the Company's stockholders and no awards shall vest or otherwise
become free of restrictions prior to such approval.
11.2 Termination Date. Unless terminated by the Board, this Plan shall
continue to remain effective until such time no further awards may be granted
and all awards granted under the Plan are no longer outstanding. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, grants of Incentive Stock Options may only be made during the ten
year period following the Effective Date.
Section 12. General Provisions.
12.1 Written Agreements. Each award granted under the Plan shall be
confirmed by, and shall be subject to the terms of the Agreement executed by the
Company and the Holder. The Committee may terminate any award made under the
Plan if the Agreement relating thereto is not executed and returned to the
Company within sixty (60) days after the Agreement has been delivered to the
Holder for his or her execution.
12.2 Unfunded Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an
"unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
payments not yet made to a Holder by the Company, nothing contained herein shall
give any such Holder any rights that are greater than those of a general
creditor of the Company.
12.3 Employees.
(a) Engaging in Competition With the Company. In the event an
employee Holder terminates his employment with the Company or a Subsidiary for
any reason whatsoever, and within one year after the date thereof accepts
employment with any competitor of, or otherwise engages in competition with, the
Company, the Committee, in its sole discretion may require such Holder to return
to the Company the economic value of any award which was realized or obtained
(measured at the date of exercise, vesting or payment) by such Holder at any
time during the period beginning on that date which is six months prior to the
date of such Holder's termination of employment with the Company.
(b) Termination for Cause. The Committee may, in the event an
employee is terminated for cause, annul any award granted under this Plan to
such employee and, in such event, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
require such Holder to return to the Company the economic value of any award
which was realized or obtained (measured at the date of exercise, vesting or
payment) by such Holder at any time during the period beginning on that date
which is six months prior to the date of such Holder's termination of employment
with the Company.
(c) No Right of Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan or
in any award hereunder shall be deemed to confer upon any employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary any right to continued employment with the Company or
any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company
or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees at any
time.
12.4 Investment Representations. The Committee may require each person
acquiring shares of Stock pursuant to a Stock Option or other award under the
Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the Holder is
acquiring the shares for investment without a view to distribution thereof.
12.5 Additional Incentive Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan
shall prevent the Board from adopting such other or additional incentive
arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, but not limited to, the
granting of stock options and the awarding of stock and cash otherwise than
under the Plan; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or
applicable only in specific cases.
12.6 Withholding Taxes. Not later than the date as of which an amount
first becomes includable in the gross income of the Holder for Federal income
tax purposes with respect to any Option or other award under the Plan, the
Holder shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the
Committee regarding the payment of, any Federal, state and local taxes of any
kind required by law to be withheld or paid with respect to such amount. If
permitted by the Committee, tax withholding or payment obligations may be
settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of the award that
gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under
the Plan shall be conditional upon such payment or arrangements satisfactory to
the Company and the Company or the Holder's employer (if not the Company) shall,
to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any
payment of any kind otherwise due to the Holder from the Company or any
Subsidiary.
12.7 Governing Law. The Plan and all awards made and actions taken
thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New Jersey (without regard to choice of law provisions).
12.8 Other Benefit Plans. Any award granted under the Plan shall not be
deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan
of the Company or any Subsidiary and shall not affect any benefits under any
other benefit plan no or subsequently in effect under which the availability or
amount of benefits is related to the level of compensation (unless required by
specific reference in any such other plan to awards under this Plan).
12.9 Non-Transferability. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the
Plan, no right or benefit under the Plan may be alienated, sold, assigned,
hypothecated, pledged, exchanged, transferred, encumbranced or charged, and any
attempt to alienate, sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge, exchange, transfer,
encumber or charge the same shall be void.
12.10 Applicable Laws. The obligations of the Company with respect to
all Stock Options and awards under the Plan shall be subject to (i) all
applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approvals by any governmental
agencies as may be required, including, without limitation, the effectiveness of
a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii)
the rules and regulations of any securities exchange on which the Stock may be
listed.
12.11 Conflicts. If any of the terms or provisions of the Plan conflict
with the requirements of (with respect to Incentive Stock Options), Section 422
of the Code, then such terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the
extent they so conflict with the requirements of said Section 422 of the Code.
Additionally, if this Plan does not contain any provision required to be
included herein under Section 422 of the Code, such provision shall be deemed to
be incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if such provision had
been set out at length herein.
12.12 Non-Registered Stock. The shares of Stock being distributed under
this Plan have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), or any applicable state or foreign securities laws and the
Company has no obligation to any Holder to register the Stock or to assist
Holder in obtaining an exemption from the various registration requirements, or
to list the Stock on a national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation
system.
Accepted by the Board FLEMINGTON PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
of Directors:
June 15, 1998
By: /S/ Robert F. Schaul
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Robert F. Schaul, Secretary
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