Exhibit 10.1
DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION
5405 SPINE ROAD, BOULDER, COLORADO 80301
Dynamic Materials Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
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As permitted by Applicable Laws, the Committee may delegate its authority as identified herein, including the power and authority to make Awards to Participants who are not insiders subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, pursuant to such conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish.
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Notwithstanding paragraphs (i) through (iv) above, for purposes of determining the number of Shares available for grant as Incentive Stock Options, only Shares that are subject to an Award or a Prior Plan award that expires or is cancelled, forfeited or settled in cash shall be treated as not having been issued under the Plan or the Prior Plan.
The Shares to be issued pursuant to Awards may be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO: (i) the Tandem SAR shall expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Exercise Price of the underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (iii) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Exercise Price of the ISO.
At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
1. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following definitions shall apply:
Applicable Laws means the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock incentive plans, if any, under applicable provisions of federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, and the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system.
Award means, individually or collectively, Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units and Other Stock-Based Awards granted under the Plan.
Award Agreement means an agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award.
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
[Cause means (i) the willful and continued failure of the Participant substantially to perform the Participants duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a member of the Committee, or another authorized officer of the Company, which specifically identifies the manner in which the sender believes that the Participant has not substantially performed the Participants duties; or (ii) the willful engaging by the Participant in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.]
Change in Control means
a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act ) (a Person) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the Outstanding Company Common Stock) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, including any acquisition which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, is the sole cause for increasing the percentage of shares beneficially owned by any such Person to more than the applicable percentage set forth above, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this definition; or
b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason within any period of 24 months to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
c) Consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another corporation (a Business Combination), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) is represented by Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination) and such ownership of common stock and voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
d) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Committee means the Committee, as specified in Section 2(a), appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.
Company means Dynamic Materials Corporation and any successor thereto as provided in Section 23 herein.
Consultant means any consultant or advisor to the Company or a Subsidiary.
Continuous Service means that the provision of services to the Company or any Subsidiary in any capacity of Employee or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, any Subsidiary, or any successor. A leave of absence approved by the Company shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave approved by an authorized representative of the Company. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract.
Director means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary who is not an Employee.
Dividend means the dividends declared and paid on Shares subject to an Award.
Dividend Equivalent means, with respect to Shares subject to an Award, a right to be paid an amount equal to the Dividends declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding Shares.
Employee means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exercise Price means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.
Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows:
a. Where there exists a public market for the Share, the Fair Market Value shall be (A) the closing sales price for a Share for the last market trading day prior to the time of the determination (or, if no sales were reported on that date, on the last trading date on which sales were reported) on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market or the principal securities exchange on which the Share is listed for trading, whichever is applicable, or (B) if the Share is not traded on any such exchange or national market system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of a Share on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, in each case, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or
b. In the absence of an established market of the type described above, for the Share, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the Committee in good faith, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
Freestanding SAR means an SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Section 7 herein.
Full-Value Award means Awards other than Options, SARs, or other Awards for which the Participant pays the grant date intrinsic value directly or by forgoing a right to receive a cash payment from the Company.
Incentive Stock Option or ISO means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
Nonqualified Stock Option means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirement of Section 422 of the Code.
Option means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under the Plan, as described in Section 6 herein.
Option Proceeds means the cash received by the Company as payment of the Exercise Price upon exercise of an Option or a Prior Plan option plus the federal tax benefit that could be realized by the Company as a result of the Option of Prior Plan option exercise, which shall be determined by multiplying the amount that is deductible as a result of the Option or Prior Plan option exercise (currently equal to the amount upon which the Participants withholding tax obligation is calculated) by the maximum federal corporate income tax rate for the year of exercise. To the extent that a Participant pays the Exercise Price and/or withholding taxes with Shares, Option Proceeds shall not be calculated with respect to the amount paid in such manner.
Other Stock-Based Award means a Share-based or Share-related Award granted pursuant to Section 12 herein.
Participant means a current or former Employee, Director or Consultant who has rights relating to an outstanding Award.
Performance-Based Exception means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).
Performance Measures shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a).
Performance Period means the period during which a performance measure must be met.
Performance Share means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Section 10 herein.
Performance Unit means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Section 11 herein.
Period of Restriction means the period Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not transferable, as provided in Sections 8, 9 and 12 herein.
Plan means the Dynamic Materials Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
Prior Plan means the Dynamic Materials Corporation 1997 Equity Incentive Plan.
Restricted Stock means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Section 8 herein.
Restricted Stock Units means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Section 9 herein.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Share means a share of common stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 18 herein.
Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means an Award granted to a Participant, either alone or in connection with a related Option, as described in Section 7 herein.
Subsidiary means any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any individual may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, the term Subsidiary shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Code Section 424(f).
Subsidiary Disposition means the disposition by the Company of its equity holdings in any Subsidiary effected by a merger or consolidation involving that Subsidiary, the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of that Subsidiary or the Companys sale or distribution of substantially all of the outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary.
Tandem SAR means a SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option, as described in Section 7 herein.
Voting Securities means voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors.