Board. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board in its sole discretion may reserve to itself on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis any authority with respect to the Plan that is provided to any of the committees under clauses (a) or (b) of the immediately preceding sentence.
“Common Shares” means the Class A common shares, no par value per share, of the Company having the rights, preferences and privileges set out in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended from time to time (the “Limited Liability Company Agreement”).
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto and any successors by operation of law.
“Disability” means permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. A Disability shall only be deemed to occur at the time of the determination by the Committee of the Disability.
“Employment” means, unless otherwise defined in an applicable Award Agreement or employment or consulting agreement, employment with, or service as a director or officer of, or as a consultant to, the Company or any of its Affiliates.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
“Exchange Program” means a program under which (i) outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for awards of the same type (which may have higher or lower exercise prices and different terms), awards of a different type, and/or cash, (ii) Participants would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other person or entity selected by the Committee, and/or (iii) the exercise price of an outstanding Award is increased or reduced. The Committee will determine the terms and conditions of any Exchange Program in its sole discretion.
“Exercise Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Fair Market Value” of the Common Shares means (unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement), as of any given date, the closing price on the applicable date of the Common Shares on the Nasdaq National Market or, if not listed on such market, on any other national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are listed or, if not so listed, on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and, if not so quoted, the average of the closing bid and ask prices for the Common Shares in the over-the-counter market on which the Common Shares are actively traded. If such sales prices are not so available or the Common Shares are not actively traded, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares shall mean the fair value as determined by the Committee in light of all circumstances, including comparable recent bona fide sales of applicable or similar securities. In the absence of any established market for the Common Shares, the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares shall be determined in good faith by the Committee. For purposes of the grant of any Stock Option, the applicable date shall be the date on which the Stock Option is granted.
“Family Member” means, solely to the extent provided for in Rule 701 under the Securities Act or, following the filing of a Securities Act Form S-8 with respect to the Plan, solely to the extent provided for in Securities Act Form S-8, any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the employee’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the employee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the employee) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests or as otherwise defined in Rule 701 under the Securities Act or Securities Act Form S-8, as applicable.
“FPC” means Fox Paine & Company, LLC, its subsidiaries and related entities (including without limitation Fox Paine Capital, LLC, Fox Paine Capital Fund, L.P., Fox Paine Capital Fund H GP, LLC, Fox Paine Capital
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