Form S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2010

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   36-3840979

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5005 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85008

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED

STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

 

 

George H. Cave, Esq.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

5005 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85008

(602) 244-5226

(Name, address, telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of securities

to be registered

 

Amount to be

registered(1)

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share(2)

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price

 

Amount of

registration fee

Common Stock

  31,100,000 shares     $7.71   $239,781,000   $17,097
 
 
(1) Together with an indeterminate number of shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as the result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock of ON Semiconductor Corporation. This amount includes the base amount issuable pursuant to the Plan of 26.1 million shares, plus an initial registration of 5 million shares of the total number of shares, if any, that may become available for issuance under the Plan upon the termination, expiration, lapse or payment in cash of awards outstanding under the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market) on May 18, 2010.

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to each participant in the ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), as required by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents have been filed by the ON Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”) with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are incorporated herein by reference, excluding in each case, information deemed furnished and not filed:

 

  1. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

 

  2. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2010.

 

  3. The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 28, 2010, February 9, 2010, February 18, 2010, February 26, 2010, April 12, 2010 and May 11, 2010.

 

  4. The description of the Company’s common stock included in its registration statement on Form 8-A12G, filed April 21, 2000, and any amendment or report that it has filed (or will file after the date of this registration statement and prior to the termination of this offering) for the purpose of updating such description, including its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21, 2009.

All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, excluding, in each case, information deemed furnished and not filed. Any statement contained in this registration statement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document

 

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which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) authorizes a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the director’s fiduciary duty. While this statute does not change the directors’ duty of care, it enables corporations to limit available relief to equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission. The statute has no effect on a director’s duty of loyalty or liability for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law, illegal payment of dividends or stock redemptions or repurchases, or for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit. Article Sixteenth of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the personal liability of each of its directors to the full extent permitted by the DGCL Section 102(b)(7), as it may be amended or supplemented.

Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or any individual who is or was serving at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another enterprise, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or any individual who is or was serving at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another enterprise, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided that such director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of

 

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the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such director, officer, employee or agent shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith and that indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled.

Article Eleventh of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company shall indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant to Section 145 of the DGCL, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as amended from time to time.

Section 145(g) of the DGCL permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent for another enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify such person against liability. The Company carries insurance policies that cover the Company and its individual directors and officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Employment agreements with certain of our officers may entitle the particular officer to the same directors and officers’ liability insurance coverage that the Company provides generally to its other directors and officers as such policies may be amended from time to time.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  4.1    ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
  5.1    Opinion of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2    Consent of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1    Powers of Attorney (contained within the signature page hereto)

 

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In addition to those Exhibits shown above, the Company hereby incorporates the following Exhibits pursuant to Rule 411 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act by reference to the filings set forth below:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  

Previously Filed as

Exhibit

  

File

No.

  

Date

Filed

4.2    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ON Semiconductor Corporation, as further amended through March 26, 2008    Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2008    000-30419    5/7/08
4.3    Amended and Restated Bylaws of ON Semiconductor Corporation    Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 19, 2007    000-30419    11/19/07
4.4    Specimen of share certificate of Common Stock, $.01 par value, ON Semiconductor Corporation    Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003    000-30419    3/10/04

 

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on May 19, 2010.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/    KEITH D. JACKSON        

  Keith D. Jackson
  President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The officers and directors of ON Semiconductor Corporation, whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Keith D. Jackson, Donald A. Colvin and George H. Cave, and each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorney and agent, or their or his substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/    KEITH D. JACKSON        

(Keith D. Jackson)

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   May 19, 2010

/s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

(Donald A. Colvin)

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   May 19, 2010

 

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/s/    J. DANIEL MCCRANIE        

(J. Daniel McCranie)

   Chairman of the Board of Directors    May 19, 2010

/s/    FRANCIS P. BARTON        

(Francis P. Barton)

   Director    May 19, 2010

/s/    CURTIS J. CRAWFORD        

(Curtis J. Crawford)

   Director    May 19, 2010

/s/    EMMANUEL T. HERNANDEZ        

(Emmanuel T. Hernandez)

   Director    May 19, 2010

/s/    PHILLIP D. HESTER        

(Phillip D. Hester)

   Director    May 19, 2010

/s/    DARYL OSTRANDER        

(Daryl Ostrander)

   Director    May 19, 2010

/s/    ROBERT H. SMITH        

(Robert H. Smith)

   Director    May 19, 2010

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  4.1    ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
  5.1    Opinion of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2    Consent of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1    Powers of Attorney (contained within the signature page hereto)
ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 4.1

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

EFFECTIVE DATE: MARCH 23, 2010

APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS: MAY 18, 2010

EXPIRATION DATE: MARCH 23, 2020


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page
ARTICLE 1 ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE, EFFECTIVE DATE, AND EXPIRATION DATE    1

1.1

     Establishment    1

1.2

     Purpose    1

1.3

     Effective Date    1

1.4

     Expiration Date    1
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS    2

2.1

     Definitions    2

2.2

     Gender and Number    8
ARTICLE 3 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION    8

3.1

     Eligibility    8

3.2

     Actual Participation    9
ARTICLE 4 ADMINISTRATION    9

4.1

     Administration by the Committee    9

4.2

     Authority of the Committee    9

4.3

     Award Agreement    10

4.4

     Decisions Binding    10
ARTICLE 5 STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN    10

5.1

     Number of Shares    10

5.2

     Availability of Stock for Grant    10

5.3

     Adjustment in Capitalization    11

5.4

     Annual Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Options or SARs to a Covered Employee    11
ARTICLE 6 STOCK OPTIONS    11

6.1

     Grant of Options    11

6.2

     Incentive Stock Options    12
ARTICLE 7 RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND RESTRICTED STOCK    13

7.1

     Grant of Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock    13

7.2

     Restricted Stock Units    13

7.3

     Grant of Restricted Stock    14

7.4

     Restricted Period and Vesting Conditions    14

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

            Page

ARTICLE 8 PERFORMANCE SHARES, PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE CASH AWARDS

   14

8.1

     Grant of Performance Shares or Performance Share Units    14

8.2

     Goals for Performance Shares or Performance Share Units    15

8.3

     Form and Timing of Payment    15

8.4

     Performance Cash Awards    15

8.5

     Vesting Conditions for Performance Shares and Performance Share Units    15

ARTICLE 9 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

   16

9.1

     Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights    16

9.2

     Exercisability of SARs    16

9.3

     Exercise of SARs    16

9.4

     Form and Timing of Payment    16

ARTICLE 10 STOCK GRANT AWARDS

   16

ARTICLE 11 PERFORMANCE COMPENSATION AWARDS

   17

11.1

     Grant of Performance Compensation Awards    17

11.2

     Applicability    17

11.3

     Committee Discretion with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards    17

11.4

     Establishment of Performance Goals    17

11.5

     Performance Evaluation; Adjustment of Goals    18

11.6

     Adjustment of Performance Compensation Awards    18

11.7

     Payment of Performance Compensation Awards    18

11.8

     Certification by Committee    19

11.9

     Maximum Award Payable    19

ARTICLE 12 CHANGE IN CONTROL

   19

ARTICLE 13 NON-TRANSFERABILITY

   19

13.1

     General    19

13.2

     Beneficiary Designation    19

13.3

     Stock Certificates    20

ARTICLE 14 COMPANY DISCRETION

   20

14.1

     Employment    20

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

            Page

14.2

     Participant    20

14.3

     No Rights to Awards    20
ARTICLE 15 SUBSTITUTION OF AWARDS    20
ARTICLE 16 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION    21
ARTICLE 17 TAX WITHHOLDING    21

17.1

     Tax Withholding    21

17.2

     Form of Payment    21

17.3

     Tax upon Disposition of Shares Subject to Section 422 Restrictions    22
ARTICLE 18 INDEMNIFICATION    22
ARTICLE 19 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW    22

19.1

     Requirements of Law    22

19.2

     Governing Law    23

19.3

     Section 409A of the Code    23

19.4

     Securities Law Compliance    24

19.5

     Restrictions    24
ARTICLE 20 GENERAL PROVISIONS    24

20.1

     Funding    24

20.2

     No Shareholders Rights    24

20.3

     Titles and Headings    24

20.4

     Successors and Assigns    24

20.5

     Survival of Provisions    25

 

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ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

EFFECTIVE DATE: MARCH 23, 2010

APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS: MAY 18, 2010

EXPIRATION DATE: MARCH 23, 2020

ARTICLE 1

ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE, EFFECTIVE DATE, AND EXPIRATION DATE

1.1 Establishment. Subject to the approval of its shareholders, ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby amends, restates and extends the term of the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan by the adoption of the ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as set forth in this document. The terms and provisions of the Plan document, as in effect prior to the adoption of this amended and restated Plan document (which will sometimes be referred to below as the “2000 Plan”), will continue to govern prior awards until all stock awards granted prior to the adoption of this amended and restated Plan document have been exercised, forfeited, canceled, expired or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of such grants. The Plan permits the grant of Options, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock, Performance Shares, Performance Share Units, Performance Cash Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Grant Awards. The Plan also permits the grant of awards that qualify for the “performance-based compensation” exception to the limitations on the deduction of compensation imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code.

1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success and enhance the long-term growth of the Company by linking the personal interests of the employees, officers and Non-Employee Directors of, and Consultants to, the Company and any Affiliate to those of the Company’s shareholders and by providing those individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns for Company shareholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company and any Affiliate in their ability to attract, retain and motivate individuals upon whose judgment, interest and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s and Affiliate’s operation is largely dependent.

1.3 Effective Date. The Plan is effective as of the date it is approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Effective Date”), but is subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders at its 2010 Annual Meeting. Any Awards granted prior to such shareholder approval shall be expressly conditioned upon such shareholder approval of the Plan.

1.4 Expiration Date. The Plan will expire on, and no Award may be granted under the Plan after, the tenth (10) anniversary of the Effective Date unless the shareholders of the Company approve an extension of the Plan. Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date (or such later expiration date as approved by the Company’s shareholders) shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

2.1 Definitions. When a word or phrase appears in this Plan document with the initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence, the word or phrase will generally be given the meaning ascribed to it in this Section 2.1 unless a clearly different meaning is required by the context. The following words and phrases will have the following meanings:

(a) “Affiliate” means any subsidiary or parent of the Company that is: (i) a member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code as modified by Section 415(h) of the Code) that includes the Company as a member of the group; and (ii) a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code as modified by Section 415(h) of the Code) that includes the Company as a member of the group. In applying Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining the members of a controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b) of the Code, the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) and in applying Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining the members of a group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c) of the Code, the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2.

(b) “Annual Meeting” or “Annual Meeting Date” means the dates established for the annual meetings of the Company’s shareholders pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws.

(c) “Award” means any Option, Restricted Stock Unit, Restricted Stock, Performance Share, Performance Share Unit, Performance Cash, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Grant Award granted pursuant to the Plan.

(d) “Award Agreement” means any written agreement or other document evidencing an Award.

(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

(f) “Cause” means (except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement) if the Committee, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determines that the Participant (i) has failed to substantially perform his duties (other than as a result of Disability), after the Board or the executive to which the Participant reports delivers to the Participant a written demand for substantial performance that specifically identifies the manner in which the Participant has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) has engaged in willful misconduct or gross negligence that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate; (iii) has breached his duty of loyalty to the Company or an Affiliate; (iv) has without prior authorization removed from the premises of the Company or an Affiliate a document (of any media or form) relating to the Company or an Affiliate or the customers of the Company or an Affiliate; or (v) has committed a felony or a

 

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serious crime involving moral turpitude. Any rights the Company or any of its Affiliates may have hereunder in respect of the events giving rise to Cause shall be in addition to the rights the Company or any of its Affiliates may have under any other agreement with the Participant or at law or in equity. If, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment or services, it is discovered that such Participant’s employment or services could have been terminated for Cause, the Participant’s employment or services shall, at the election of the Committee, in its sole discretion, be deemed to have been terminated for Cause retroactively to the date the events giving rise to Cause occurred.

(g) “Chief Executive Officer” or “CEO” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(h) “Change in Control” means, except as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, any one or more of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company that have a gross fair market value of 85% or more of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to the transaction (or the first transaction in a series of related transactions) to any Person or group of related persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “Group”), together with any affiliates thereof; (ii) the consummation of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (iii) any Person or Group shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 25% of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote in the election of directors (the “Voting Stock”) of the Company and such Person or Group has the power and authority to vote such shares; (iv) the actual replacement of a majority of the Board over a two-year period from the individual directors who constituted the Board at the beginning of such period, and such replacement shall not have been approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Board then still in office who either were members of such Board at the beginning of such period or whose election as a member of such Board was previously so approved; (v) any Person or Group shall have acquired shares of Voting Stock of the Company such that such Person or Group has the power and authority to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company; or (vi) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another entity in which holders of the Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction hold, directly or indirectly, immediately following the consummation of the transaction, 50% or less of the common equity interest in the surviving corporation in such transaction. For purposes of the above definition, the term Person shall be defined as set forth Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

The Award Agreement for any Award subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code may prescribe a different definition of the term “Change in Control” that will apply for purposes of that Award Agreement that complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. All references to the Code shall be interpreted to include a reference to any applicable regulations, rulings or other official guidance promulgated pursuant to such section of the Code.

 

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(j) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee or any such committee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan, provided that at all times the membership of such committee shall not be less than three (3) members of the Board. Each Committee member (or member of any applicable subcommittee of the Committee) must be: (i) a “non-employee director” (as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act) if required to meet the conditions of exemption for the Awards under the Plan from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and (ii) an “outside director” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.

(k) “Company” means ON Semiconductor Corporation, or any successor as provided in Section 21.4.

(l) “Consultant” means a consultant or adviser who provides services to the Company or an Affiliate as an independent contractor and not as an Employee; provided however that a Consultant may become a Participant in this Plan only if allowed under the definition of an employee benefit plan in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other rules provided for registration on Form S-8 from time to time.

(m) “Covered Employee” means an Employee who is, or could be, a “covered employee” as defined by Section 162(m) of the Code.

(n) “Disability” means, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the inability of a Participant to engage in any substantially gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months. The permanence and degree of impairment shall be supported by medical evidence. Any determination of Disability pursuant to this Plan is not an admission by the Company or an Affiliate that a Participant is disabled under federal or state law.

(o) “Effective Date” means the date on which the Board approved the Plan as described in Section 1.3.

(p) “Employee” means a common-law employee of the Company or an Affiliate.

(q) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. All references to a section of ERISA shall be interpreted to include a reference to any applicable regulations, rulings or other official guidance promulgated pursuant to such section of ERISA.

(r) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(s) “Fair Market Value” means the closing price of one share of Stock as reported on the NASDAQ or any exchange on which the Stock is traded on the date such value is determined. If the Stock is not traded on such date, the fair market value is the closing price on the first immediately preceding business day on which the Stock was so traded.

 

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(t) “Grant Date” means, as determined by the Committee, the latest to occur of (i) the date as of which the Committee approves an Award, (ii) the date on which an Award to a prospective Employee, officer, Non-Employee Director or Consultant first becomes effective pursuant to Section 3.1, or (iii) such other date as may be specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement.

(u) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

(v) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or any Affiliate who is not an employee of the Company or any Affiliate.

(w) “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

(x) “Option” means the right to purchase Stock at a stated price for a specified period of time. An Option may either be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(y) “Participant” means an individual who, as an Employee, officer or Non-Employee Director of, or Consultant to, the Company or any Affiliate, has been granted an Award under the Plan.

(z) “Performance Compensation Award” means an Award granted to select Covered Employees pursuant to Article 7, 8 or 10 that is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 11. All Performance Compensation Awards are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” exempt from the deduction limitations imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code.

(aa) “Performance Cash Award” means an Award evidencing the right to receive a payment in cash as determined by the Committee.

(bb) “Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following:

(i) Earnings, Revenue and Cash Flow Metrics: Earnings before interest (income or expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); earnings before interest (income or expense) and taxes (“EBIT”); pre- or after-tax net income; revenue (gross or net); revenue from new products (gross or net); revenue growth; invoiced revenue; collected revenue; operating income (gross or net); net operating income after taxes (“NOPAT”); operating margin; cash flow; net cash flow; operating cash flow; gross margin; return on net assets; return on shareholders’ equity; return on investment or assets; return on capital; shareholder returns; gross or net profit margin; and earnings per share (diluted and fully diluted).

 

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(ii) Stock Price Metrics: Stock price; Stock price growth; movement and average selling price of Stock; shares of Stock repurchased; dividends; total shareholder return (“TSR”); and economic value added.

(iii) Debt Related Metrics: Debt coverage ratios; total debt; principle payments on debt; total long-term debt; current liabilities; accounts payable; current accrued liabilities; net current borrowings; interest expense; and credit rating.

(iv) Equity Related Metrics: Retained earnings; total preferred equity; total common equity; market capitalization; enterprise value; and total equity.

(v) Expense Metrics: Direct material costs; direct and indirect labor costs; direct and indirect manufacturing costs; costs of goods sold; sales, general and administrative expenses; operating and non-operating expenses; cash and non-cash expenses; tax expenses; and total expenses.

(vi) Asset Utilization Metrics: Cash; excess cash; accounts receivable; cash conversion cycle; work in process inventory; finished goods inventory; current assets; working capital; total capital; fixed assets; total assets; standard hours; plant utilization; purchase price variance; and manufacturing overhead variance.

(vii) Customer Metrics: Average selling prices; selling prices; market share; customer satisfaction; customer service and care; on time delivery; brand awareness and perception; order fill rate; strategic positioning programs; warranty rates; return rates; new product releases and development; dealer performance; channel performance; dealer size; channel size; and channel inventory.

(viii) Employee Based Metrics: Headcount; diversity; employee satisfaction; employee turnover; employee productivity; employee performance; standard hours; and overtime hours.

(ix) Manufacturing Metrics: Unit costs; cycle time; yield; and product quality.

(x) New Product Introduction Metrics: Time to market; number of new products introduced; and return on investment on new products.

(xi) Project-Related Metrics: Completion of major projects.

The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals with respect to any Award other than a Performance Compensation Award that is subject to Article 11 will be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and will include, but are not limited to, the above-listed Performance Criteria. Any of the Performance Criteria may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group, indices, or any other basket of companies. Financial Performance Criteria may, but need not, be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or any successor method to GAAP, including International Financial Reporting Standards. The Committee shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use in connection with any Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period for such Participant.

 

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(cc) “Performance Goals” means the goal or goals established in writing by the Committee for a Performance Period based on the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance, or the performance of a division, Affiliate, or an individual. The Performance Goals may be stated in terms of absolute levels or relative to another company or companies or to an index or indices.

(dd) “Performance Period” means one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured.

(ee) “Performance Share” means a right granted to a Participant to receive a payment in the form of Stock, the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the Committee.

(ff) “Performance Share Unit” means a right granted to a Participant to receive a payment in the form of Stock, cash, or a combination thereof, the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the Committee.

(gg) “Plan” means the ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.

(hh) “Restricted Period” means the period during which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to restrictions pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Plan.

(ii) “Restricted Stock” means Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 7 that is subject to certain restrictions and to the risk of forfeiture.

(jj) “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 7 to receive cash or Stock in the future, the payment of which is subject to certain restrictions and to the risk of forfeiture.

(kk) “Separation from Service” means either: (i) the termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates due to death, retirement or other reasons; or (ii) a permanent reduction in the level of bona fide services the Participant provides to the Company and all Affiliates to an amount that is 20% or less of the average level of bona fide services the Participant provided to the Company and all Affiliates in the immediately preceding 36 months, with the level of bona fide service calculated in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii).

Solely for purposes of determining whether a Participant has a “Separation from Service,” a Participant’s employment relationship is treated as continuing while the Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence (if the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the Participant’s right to reemployment with the Company or an Affiliate is provided either by statute or contract). If the Participant’s period of

 

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leave exceeds six months and the Participant’s right to reemployment is not provided either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first day immediately following the expiration of such six-month period. Whether a Termination of Employment has occurred will be determined based on all of the facts and circumstances and in accordance with regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

In the case of a Non-Employee Director, Separation from Service means that such Director has ceased to be a member of the Board.

(ll) “Specified Employee” means certain officers and highly compensated Employees of the Company as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The identification date for determining whether any Employee is a Specified Employee during any calendar year shall be the September 1 preceding the commencement of such calendar year.

(mm) “Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

(nn) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the right to receive a payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR over the grant price of the SAR as determined pursuant to Article 9 and the applicable Award Agreement.

(oo) “Stock Grant Award” means the grant of Stock to a Participant.

(pp) “Termination of Employment” means, in the context of an Award that is subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, a “Separation from Service.” In the case of any other Award, “Termination of Employment” will be given its natural meaning.

2.2 Gender and Number. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, words in the masculine gender when used in this Plan document will include the feminine gender, the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular.

ARTICLE 3

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

3.1 Eligibility.

(a) General. Awards may be made to individuals who on the Grant Date of the Award are Employees, officers, or Non-Employee Directors of or Consultants to the Company or an Affiliate. Awards also may be made to prospective Employees, officers, Non-Employee Directors of, and Consultants to, the Company or an Affiliate in connection with written offers of an employment, consulting or advisory relationship with the Company or an Affiliate. No portion of any Award granted to a prospective Employee, officer, Non-Employee Director or Consultant will vest, become exercisable, be issued or become effective prior to the date on which such individual begins providing services to the Company or any Affiliate.

 

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(b) Foreign Participants. The Committee may establish additional terms, conditions, rules or procedures as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions, allow for tax-preferred treatment of Awards or otherwise provide for the participation by Participants who reside outside of the U.S. Moreover, the Committee may approve such sub-plans, supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such sub-plans, supplements, amendments, restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 5.1 of the Plan.

3.2 Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals, those to whom Awards will be granted and will determine the nature and amount of each Award.

ARTICLE 4

ADMINISTRATION

4.1 Administration by the Committee.

(a) General. The Committee shall be responsible for the administration of the Plan. The Committee, by majority action thereof, is authorized to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to provide for conditions and assurances deemed necessary or advisable to protect the interests of the Company, and to make all other determinations necessary for the administration of the Plan, but only to the extent not contrary to the express provisions of the Plan. Determinations, interpretations, or other actions made or taken by the Committee in good faith pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes of the Plan.

(b) Delegation to CEO. Notwithstanding the above, pursuant to specific written delegation promulgated from time to time by the Committee, which delegation shall be consistent with applicable provisions of Delaware Law, and subject to such restrictions and limitations deemed appropriate by the Committee, the CEO shall have the authority to grant Awards, subject to terms and conditions set forth in the Award Agreement, to individuals to expedite the hiring process and retain talented Employees; provided, however, that such individuals will not upon hire or as existing Employees be (i) Covered Employees, or (ii) subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

4.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, without limitation, to determine: (i) the Participants who are entitled to receive Awards under the Plan; (ii) the types of Awards; (iii) the times when Awards shall be granted; (iv) the number of Awards; (v) the purchase price or exercise price, if any; (vi) the period(s) during which such Awards shall be exercisable (whether in whole or in part); (vii) the restrictions applicable to Awards; (viii) the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be the same for each Participant, (ix) the other terms and provisions of any Award (which need not be identical); and (x) the schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on exercisability of an Award and accelerations or waivers thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines. The Committee shall have the authority to modify existing Awards, subject to Article 17 of this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee will not have the authority to accelerate the vesting or waive the forfeiture of any Performance Compensation Award other than as provided in an Award Agreement.

 

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4.3 Award Agreement. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the type of Award granted and such other provisions and restrictions applicable to such Award as the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine.

4.4 Decisions Binding. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan, any Award Agreement, and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding and conclusive on all parties. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan.

ARTICLE 5

STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

5.1 Number of Shares. Subject to Section 5.2 and Section 5.3, the total number of shares of Stock subject to all Awards under the Plan shall be twenty six million one hundred thousand (26,100,000), plus the number of shares of Stock subject to Awards that were previously granted pursuant to the 2000 Plan that again become available for the grant of an Award pursuant to Section 5.2 after February 17, 2010. Any shares of Stock that may be issued in connection with Awards other than Options and SARs shall be counted against the shares available for grant pursuant to the previous sentence as 1.58 shares for every one share that may be issued in connection with such Award. Any shares of Stock that may be issued in connection with the exercise of an Option or SAR shall be counted against the shares of Stock available for grant as one share. The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan shall be six million (6,000,000). The shares to be delivered under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized but unissued Stock or shares purchased on the open market or treasury Stock not reserved for any other purpose. As of February 17, 2010, thirty million seven hundred forty thousand one hundred sixty two (30,740,162) shares of Stock were available for the granting of Awards pursuant to the 2000 Plan. The difference between such number and the basic award pool of twenty six million one hundred thousand (26,100,000) specified in the first sentence of this Section 5.1 shall be cancelled and no longer available for the granting of Awards pursuant to the Plan.

5.2 Availability of Stock for Grant. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, if any Option or SAR Award granted under the Plan or the 2000 Plan terminates, expires, lapses for any reason, or is paid in cash, any Stock subject to such Award will again be Stock available for the grant of an Award. Similarly, subject to the express provisions of the Plan, if any Award other than an Option or SAR Award granted under the Plan or the 2000 Plan terminates, expires, lapses for any reason, or is paid in cash, the number of shares of Stock equal to 1.58 times the number of shares of Stock subject to such Award will again be Stock available for grant of an Award. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and any securities exchange or NASDAQ rule, shares of Stock subject to any Award made pursuant to Article 15 shall not be counted against shares of Stock available for grant pursuant to this Plan. The exercise of a stock-settled SAR or broker-assisted “cashless” exercise of an Option (or a portion thereof) will reduce the number of shares of Stock available for issuance pursuant to Section 5.1 by the entire number

 

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of shares of Stock subject to that SAR or Option (or applicable portion thereof), even though a smaller number of shares of Stock will be issued upon such an exercise. Also, shares of Stock tendered to pay the exercise price of an Option or tendered or withheld to satisfy a tax withholding obligation arising in connection with an Option, SAR or any other Award will not become available for grant or sale under the Plan.

5.3 Adjustment in Capitalization. In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Stock by reason of a Stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, or other similar corporate change, the aggregate number of shares of Stock available under the Plan and subject to each outstanding Award, and its stated exercise price or the basis upon which the Award is measured, shall be adjusted appropriately by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive; provided, however, that fractional shares shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. Moreover, in the event of such transaction or event, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding awards under the Plan such alternative consideration (including cash) as it, in good faith, may determine to be equitable under the circumstances and may require in connection therewith the surrender of all Awards so replaced. Any adjustment to an Incentive Stock Option shall be made consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code. Further, with respect to any Option or Stock Appreciation Right that otherwise satisfies the requirements of the stock rights exception to Section 409A of the Code, any adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be made consistent with the requirements of the final regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

5.4 Annual Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Options or SARs to a Covered Employee. Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan document to the contrary, and subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of any of the events indicated in Section 5.3, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be granted pursuant to one or more Options or SARs to any one Participant, who is a Covered Employee, during any Company fiscal year shall be two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000).

ARTICLE 6

STOCK OPTIONS

6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the provisions of Article 5 and this Article 6, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Options to such Participants and in such amounts as it shall determine.

(a) Exercise Price. No Option shall be granted at an exercise price that is less than the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the Grant Date.

(b) Time and Conditions of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part provided that the term of any Option granted under the Plan shall not exceed seven (7) years. The Committee shall also determine the performance or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, an Option will lapse immediately if a Participant’s employment or services is terminated for Cause.

 

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(c) Payment. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including, without limitation, cash, promissory note, shares of Stock held for longer than six months (through actual tender or by attestation), any net-issuance arrangement or other property acceptable to the Committee (including broker-assisted “cashless exercise” arrangements), and the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.

(d) Evidence of Grant. All Options shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement. The Award Agreement shall reflect the Committee’s determinations regarding the exercise price, time and conditions of exercise, and forms of payment for the Option and such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee.

(e) No Repricing of Options. The Committee shall not reprice any Options previously granted under the Plan.

6.2 Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Participants who are Employees and the terms of any Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan must comply with the following additional provisions of this Section 6.2:

(a) Exercise Price. Subject to Section 6.2(e), the exercise price per share of Stock shall be set by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any Incentive Stock Option may not be less than the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the Grant Date.

(b) Exercise. In no event may any Incentive Stock Option be exercisable for more than seven (7) years from the date of its grant.

(c) Lapse of Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall lapse in the following circumstances:

(i) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse seven (7) years from the date it is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the Award Agreement.

(ii) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse upon termination for Cause or for any other reason, other than the Participant’s death or Disability, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement.

(iii) If the Participant has a Termination of Employment on account of Disability or death before the Option lapses pursuant to paragraph (i) or (ii) above, the Incentive Stock Option shall lapse, unless it is previously exercised, on the earlier of (a) the scheduled expiration date of the Option; or (b) 12 months after the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment on account of Disability or death. Upon the Participant’s Disability or death, any Incentive Stock Options exercisable at the Participant’s Disability or death may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or representatives, by the person or persons entitled to do so pursuant to the Participant’s last will and testament in the case of death, or, if the Participant fails to make testamentary disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or dies intestate, by the person or persons entitled to receive the Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

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(d) Individual Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00 or such other limitation as may be imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.

(e) Ten Percent Owners. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted to any individual who, at the Grant Date, owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company only if such Option is granted at a price that is not less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the Grant Date and the Option is exercisable for no more than five years from the Grant Date.

(f) Expiration of Incentive Stock Options. No Award of an Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the tenth (10) anniversary of the Effective Date, unless the shareholders of the Company vote to approve an extension of the Plan.

(g) Right to Exercise. Except as provided in Section 6.2(c)(iii), during a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant.

ARTICLE 7

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND RESTRICTED STOCK

7.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock. Subject to the provisions of Article 5 and this Article 7, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock to such Participants and in such amounts as it shall determine.

7.2 Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Voting Rights. During the Restricted Period, Participants holding the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder shall have no voting rights with respect to the shares subject to such Restricted Stock Units prior to the issuance of such shares pursuant to the Plan.

(b) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment for any vested Restricted Stock Units issued pursuant to this Article 7 shall be made in one lump sum payment of shares of Stock, cash or a combination thereof, equal to the Fair Market Value (determined as of a specified date) of the number of shares of Stock equal to the number of vested Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the payment is made. The payment shall be made to the Participant on or before March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Units vest in accordance with the “short-term deferral” exception to Section 409A as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).

 

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7.3 Grant of Restricted Stock.

(a) Issuance and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times and pursuant to such circumstances, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

(b) Forfeiture. Subject to Section 7.4(b), upon Termination of Employment or the failure to satisfy one or more Performance Criteria during the applicable Restricted Period, any remaining shares under the Restricted Stock Awards that are subject to the restrictions set forth in the Award shall be forfeited.

(c) Certificates for Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company may, in its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.

7.4 Restricted Period and Vesting Conditions.

(a) Restricted Period. Except as set forth in Sections 7.4(b) and 7.4(c), the Restricted Period for any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the restrictions lapse solely based on the passage of time shall not be less than three (3) years and the Restricted Period for any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the restrictions lapse based on the satisfaction of Performance Criteria shall not be less than one (1) year. In either case, incremental amounts of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be released from restriction during the Restricted Period in accordance with the provisions of the Award Agreement.

(b) Modification of Restrictions. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement for any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to the Restricted Stock or the Restricted Stock Units will be waived in whole or in part in the event of a Termination of Employment due to death, Disability, retirement or the occurrence of a Change in Control.

(c) De Minimis Exception. The sum of the shares of Stock subject to any (i) Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award that does not comply with the requirements of Section 7.4(a); (ii) Performance Share or Performance Share Unit Award that does not comply with the requirements of Section 8.5(a); and (iii) Stock Grant Award may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Stock subject to all Awards under the Plan, as set forth in Section 5.1.

ARTICLE 8

PERFORMANCE SHARES, PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE CASH AWARDS

8.1 Grant of Performance Shares or Performance Share Units. Subject to the provisions of Article 5 and this Article 8, Performance Shares or Performance Share Units may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Shares or Performance Share Units granted to each Participant.

 

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8.2 Goals for Performance Shares or Performance Share Units. The Committee shall set Performance Goals for a particular Performance Period in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which the goals are met, will determine the ultimate value of the Performance Share or Performance Share Units to the Participant.

8.3 Form and Timing of Payment. Payment for vested Performance Shares shall be made in Stock. Payments for vested Performance Share Units shall be made in cash, Stock or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. All payments for Performance Shares and Performance Share Units shall be made in one lump sum. As a general rule, payment for Performance Shares or Performance Share Units shall be made on or before March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the right to the payment of the Performance Shares or Performance Share Units arises in accordance with the “short-term deferral” exception to Section 409A as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).

8.4 Performance Cash Awards. Subject to the Provisions of Article 5 and this Article 8, Performance Cash Awards may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as determined by the Committee. A Performance Cash Award grants a Participant the right to receive an amount of cash depending on the satisfaction of one or more Performance Goals for a particular Performance Period, as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete discretion to determine the amount of any Performance Cash Award granted to a Participant. Payment for Performance Cash Awards shall be made on or before March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the right to the payment of the Performance Cash Award arises in accordance with the “short-term deferral” exception to Section 409A as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).

8.5 Vesting Conditions for Performance Shares and Performance Share Units.

(a) Vesting Period. Except as set forth in Sections 8.5(b) and 8.5(c), no Performance Shares or Performance Share Units may fully vest during the one (1) year period following the Grant Date for such Performance Shares or Performance Share Units; provided, however, that the Performance Shares or Performance Share Units may vest in increments during such one (1) year period in accordance with the provisions of the Award Agreement.

(b) Modification of Restrictions. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement for any Performance Share or Performance Share Unit Award that such Performance Shares or Performance Share Units will vest in whole or in part in the event of a Termination of Employment due to death, Disability, retirement or the occurrence of a Change in Control.

(c) De Minimis Exception. The sum of the shares of Stock subject to any (i) Performance Share or Performance Share Unit Award that does not comply with the requirements of Section 8.5(a); (ii) Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award that does not comply with the requirements of Section 7.4(a); and (iii) Stock Grant Award may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Stock subject to all Awards under the Plan, as set forth in Section 5.1.

 

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ARTICLE 9

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

9.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the provisions of Article 5 and this Article 9, Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. SARs may be granted in connection with the grant of an Option, in which case the exercise of SARs will result in the surrender of the right to purchase the shares under the Option as to which the SARs were exercised. When SARs are granted in connection with the grant of an Incentive Stock Option, the SARs shall have such terms and conditions as shall be required by Section 422 of the Code. Alternatively, SARs may be granted independently of Options.

9.2 Exercisability of SARs. SARs granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for all Participants; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable later than seven (7) years from the Grant Date.

9.3 Exercise of SARs. Upon exercise of the SAR or at a fixed date after all or part of the SAR becomes exercisable, the Participant shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount determined by multiplying (a) the difference, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise over the price of the SAR fixed by the Committee at the Grant Date, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock at the Grant Date, by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

9.4 Form and Timing of Payment. Payment for SARs shall be made in Stock and shall be payable at the time specified in the Award Agreement for such SARs.

ARTICLE 10

STOCK GRANT AWARDS

Subject to the provisions of Article 5 and this Article 10, Stock Grant Awards may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. A Stock Grant Award grants a Participant the right to receive (or purchase at such price as determined by the Committee) shares of Stock free of any vesting restrictions. The purchase price, if any, for a Stock Grant Award shall be payable in cash or other form of consideration acceptable to the Committee. A Stock Grant Award may be granted or sold as described in the preceding sentence in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of any cash compensation due to such Participant. All Stock Grant Awards will be evidenced by a written Award Agreement. The sum of the shares of Stock subject to any (i) Stock Grant Award; (ii) Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award that does not comply with the requirements of Section 7.4(a); and (iii) Performance Share or Performance Share Unit Award that does not comply with the requirements of Section 8.5(a) may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Stock subject to all Awards under the Plan, as set forth in Section 5.1.

 

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ARTICLE 11

PERFORMANCE COMPENSATION AWARDS

11.1 Grant of Performance Compensation Awards. Options granted to Covered Employees pursuant to Article 6 and SARs granted to Covered Employees pursuant to Article 9 should, by their terms, qualify for the “performance-based compensation” exception to the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee, in the exercise of its complete discretion, also may choose to qualify some or all of the Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock Awards granted to Covered Employees pursuant to Article 7 and/or some or all of the Performance Shares, Performance Share Units or Performance Cash Awards granted to Covered Employees pursuant to Article 8 and/or some or all of the Stock Grant Awards granted to Covered Employees pursuant to Article 10 for the “performance-based compensation” exception to the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code. If the Committee, in its discretion, decides that a particular Award to a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation,” the Committee will grant a Performance Compensation Award to the Covered Employee and the provisions of this Article 11 shall control over any contrary provision contained in Articles 7, 8 or 10. If the Committee concludes that a particular Award to a Covered Employee should not be qualified as “performance-based compensation,” the Committee may grant the Award without satisfying the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the provisions of this Article 11 shall not apply.

11.2 Applicability. This Article 11 shall apply only to Awards to those Covered Employees selected by the Committee to receive Performance Compensation Awards. The designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for any Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. Moreover, designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Covered Employee as a Participant for any subsequent Performance Period.

11.3 Committee Discretion with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards. With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of the Performance Period, the type of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the kind and/or level of the Performance Goal or Goals and whether the Performance Goal or Goals apply to the Company, an Affiliate, or any division or business unit thereof or the Participant or any group of Participants.

11.4 Establishment of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals for any Performance Compensation Award granted pursuant to this Article 11 shall be established by the Committee in writing not later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Performance Period for such Award; provided that (a) the outcome must be substantially uncertain at the time the Committee establishes the Performance Goals; and (b) in no event will the Committee establish the Performance Goals for any Performance Compensation Award after twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period for such Award has elapsed.

 

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11.5 Performance Evaluation; Adjustment of Goals. At the time that a Performance Compensation Award is first issued, the Committee, in the Award Agreement or in another written document, may specify whether performance will be evaluated including or excluding the effect of any of the following events that occur during the Performance Period:

(a) Judgments entered or settlements reached in litigation;

(b) The write down of assets;

(c) The impact of any reorganization or restructuring;

(d) The impact of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, regulatory actions or other laws affecting reported results;

(e) Extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to shareholders or Annual Report on Form 10-K, as the case may be, for the applicable year;

(f) The impact of any mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs or other divestitures; and

(g) Foreign exchange gains and losses.

The inclusion or exclusion of these items shall be expressed in a form that satisfies the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee, in its discretion, also may, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants: (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development; or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions.

11.6 Adjustment of Performance Compensation Awards. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to adjust the determinations of the degree of attainment of the preestablished Performance Goals. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Committee may not make any adjustment or take any other action with respect to any Performance Compensation Award that will increase the amount payable under any such Award. The Committee shall retain the sole discretion to adjust Performance Compensation Awards downward or to otherwise reduce the amount payable with respect to any Performance Compensation Award.

11.7 Payment of Performance Compensation Awards. Unless otherwise provided in the relevant Award Agreement, a Participant must be an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate on the day a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period is paid to the Participant. Furthermore, a Participant shall be eligible to receive payment pursuant to a Performance Compensation Award for a Performance Period only if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period are achieved.

 

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11.8 Certification by Committee. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the payment of a Performance Compensation Award shall not occur until the Committee certifies, in writing, that the pre-established Performance Goals and any other material terms and conditions precedent to such payment have been satisfied.

11.9 Maximum Award Payable. The maximum Performance Compensation Award payable to any one Participant for a Performance Period is two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) shares of Stock. In addition, the maximum amount of cash payable under a Performance Compensation Award to any one Participant for a Performance Period is the dollar amount determined by multiplying two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock as of the first day of the Performance Period.

ARTICLE 12

CHANGE IN CONTROL

If a Change of Control occurs, the Board shall have the authority and discretion, but shall not have any obligation, to provide that all or part of outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards shall become fully exercisable and all or part of the restrictions on outstanding Awards shall lapse. To the extent that this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section 6.2(d), the excess Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options. Upon, or in anticipation of, such an event, the Committee may cause every Award outstanding hereunder to terminate at a specific time in the future and shall give each Participant the right to exercise Awards during a period of time as the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine. The acceleration of vesting of any Performance Compensation Awards shall be done in compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code.

ARTICLE 13

NON-TRANSFERABILITY

13.1 General. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine the right of a Participant to transfer any Award granted under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no Award granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order (that would otherwise qualify as a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA but for the fact that the order pertains to an Award) in favor of a spouse or, if applicable, until the termination of any Restricted Period or Performance Period as determined by the Committee.

13.2 Beneficiary Designation. Notwithstanding Section 13.1, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is provided to the Committee.

 

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13.3 Stock Certificates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Committee has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange or quotation system on which the shares of Stock are listed, quoted or traded. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state, or foreign jurisdiction securities or other laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Board may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements.

ARTICLE 14

COMPANY DISCRETION

14.1 Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment or service at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company.

14.2 Participant. No Employee shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant.

14.3 No Rights to Awards. No Participant, Employee, or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award pursuant to the Plan, and neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, Employees, and other persons uniformly.

ARTICLE 15

SUBSTITUTION OF AWARDS

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and any securities exchange or NASDAQ rule, any Award may be granted under this Plan in substitution for awards held by any individual who is an employee of another corporation who becomes an Employee of the Company as the result of a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the corporation with the Company, or the acquisition by the Company of the assets of the corporation, or the acquisition by the Company of stock of the corporation as the result of which such corporation becomes an Affiliate or a subsidiary of the Company. The terms and conditions of the Awards so granted may be set forth in a notice of conversion or in such other form as the Committee deems appropriate and may vary from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan to such extent as the Committee at the time of granting the Award may deem appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the Award in substitution for which they are granted. However, in the event that the Award for which a substitute Award is being granted is an Incentive Stock

 

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Option, no variation shall adversely affect the status of any substitute Award as an Incentive Stock Option under the Code. In addition, in the event that the award for which a substitute Award is being granted is a Non-Qualified Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right that otherwise satisfies the requirements of the “stock rights exception” to Section 409A of the Code, no variation shall adversely affect the status of any substitute Award under the stock rights exception to Section 409A of the Code.

ARTICLE 16

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

The Board may at any time, and from time to time, terminate, amend or modify the Plan; provided however, that any such action of the Board shall be subject to approval of the shareholders to the extent required by law, regulation or any rule of any exchange or automated quotation system on which shares of Stock are listed, quoted or traded. Notwithstanding the above, to the extent permitted by law, the Board may delegate to the Committee or the CEO the authority to approve non-substantive amendments to the Plan. No amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan or any Award under the Plan shall in any manner adversely affect any Award theretofore granted under the Plan without the consent of the holder thereof (unless such change is required to cause the benefits under the Plan (i) to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and applicable interpretive authority thereunder or (ii) to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code). Except as provided in Section 5.3, neither the Board, the CEO nor the Committee may, without the approval of the shareholders, (a) reduce the purchase price or exercise price of any outstanding Award, including any Option or SAR; (b) increase the number of shares available under the Plan (other than any adjustment as provided in Section 5.3); (c) grant Options with an exercise price that is below Fair Market Value on the Grant Date; (d) reprice previously granted Options or SARs; or (e) cancel any Option or SAR in exchange for cash or any other Award or in exchange for any Option or SAR with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Option or SAR. Additional rules relating to amendments to the Plan or any Award Agreement to assure compliance with Section 409A of the Code are set forth in Section 19.3.

ARTICLE 17

TAX WITHHOLDING

17.1 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power to withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements on any Award under the Plan. To the extent that alternative methods of withholding are available under applicable tax laws, the Company shall have the power to choose among such methods.

17.2 Form of Payment. To the extent permissible under applicable tax, securities, and other laws, the Company may, in its sole discretion, permit the Participant to satisfy a tax withholding requirement by (a) using already owned shares that have been held by the Participant for at least six (6) months; (b) a broker-assisted “cashless” transaction; (c) directing the Company to apply shares of Stock to which the Participant is entitled pursuant to the Award (including, for this purpose, the filing of an election under Section 83(b) of the Code), to satisfy the required minimum statutory withholding amount; or (d) personal check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the Company.

 

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17.3 Tax upon Disposition of Shares Subject to Section 422 Restrictions. In the event that a Participant shall dispose of, whether by sale, exchange, gift, the use of a qualified domestic relations order in favor of a spouse (that would otherwise qualify as a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA but for the fact that the order pertains to an Award), any shares of Stock of the Company that are deemed to have been purchased by the Participant pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option and that the Participant acquired within two (2) years of the Grant Date of the related Option or within one (1) year after the acquisition of such shares of Stock, the Participant will notify the secretary of the Company of such disposition no later than fifteen (15) days following the date of the disposition. Such notification shall include the date or dates of the disposition, the number of shares of Stock of which the Participant disposed, and the consideration received, if any, for such shares of Stock. If the Company so requests, the Participant shall forward to the secretary of the Company any amount requested by the Company for the purpose of satisfying its liability, if any, to withhold federal, state or local income or earnings tax or any other applicable tax or assessment (plus interest or penalties thereon, if any, caused by delay in making such payment) incurred by reason of such disposition.

ARTICLE 18

INDEMNIFICATION

Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee or of the Board or the CEO shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may be a party or in which he may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him, provided he shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person may be entitled under the Company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, resolution or agreement, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify him or hold him harmless.

ARTICLE 19

REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

19.1 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of shares and/or cash under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to register pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the shares of Stock issued pursuant to the Plan. If the shares of Stock issued pursuant to the Plan may, in certain circumstances, be exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.

 

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19.2 Governing Law. The Plan and all agreements into which the Company and any Participant enter pursuant to the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The Plan is an unfunded performance-based bonus plan for a select group of management or highly compensated employees and is not intended to be subject to ERISA.

19.3 Section 409A of the Code.

(a) General Compliance. Some of the Awards that may be granted pursuant to the Plan (including, but not necessarily limited to, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Performance Share Awards, Performance Share Unit Awards, Performance Cash Awards and Stock Grant Awards) may be considered to be “non-qualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code. If an Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Company intends (but cannot and does not guarantee) that the Award Agreement and this Plan comply fully with and meet all of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or an exception thereto and the Award Agreement shall include such provisions, in addition to the provisions of this Plan, as may be necessary to assure compliance with Section 409A of the Code or an exception thereto. An Award subject to Section 409A of the Code also shall be administered in good faith compliance with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code as well as applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Treasury. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code may be modified, replaced or terminated in the discretion of the Committee. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Committee determines that any Award is or may become subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Company may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the related Award Agreements, without the consent of the Participant, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effective dates), or take any other action that the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to either comply with Section 409A of the Code or to exclude or exempt the Plan or any Award from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(b) Delay for Specified Employees. If, at the time of a Participant’s Separation from Service, the Company has any Stock which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, and if the Participant is considered to be a Specified Employee, to the extent any payment for any Award is subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and is payable upon the Participant’s Separation from Service, such payment shall not commence prior to the first business day following the date which is six (6) months after the Participant’s Separation from Service (or if earlier than the end of the six (6) month period, the date of the Participant’s death). Any amounts that would have been distributed during such six (6) month period will be distributed on the day following the expiration of the six (6) month period.

 

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(c) Prohibition on Acceleration or Deferral. Under no circumstances may the time or schedule of any payment for any Award that is subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code be accelerated or subject to further deferral except as otherwise permitted or required pursuant to regulations and other guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. If the Company fails to make any payment pursuant to the payment provisions applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, either intentionally or unintentionally, within the time period specified in such provisions, but the payment is made within the same calendar year, such payment will be treated as made within the time period specified in the provisions. In addition, in the event of a dispute with respect to any payment, such payment may be delayed in accordance with the regulations and other guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

19.4 Securities Law Compliance. With respect to any Participant who is, on the relevant date, obligated to file reports pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions pursuant to this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors pursuant to the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee may impose such conditions on the exercise of any Award as may be required to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or its successors pursuant to the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be void to the extent permitted by law and voidable as deemed advisable by the Committee.

19.5 Restrictions. Subject to Sections 7.4 and 8.5, the Committee shall impose such restrictions on any Awards under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities law, under the requirements of NASDAQ or any other exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Stock is then listed, quoted or traded and under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Awards.

ARTICLE 20

GENERAL PROVISIONS

20.1 Funding. The Company shall not be required to segregate any of its assets to ensure the payment of any Award under the Plan. Neither the Participant nor any other persons shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company or any other entity by reason of any Award, except to the extent expressly provided hereunder or in an Award Agreement. The interests of each Participant hereunder are unsecured and as such Participants and their beneficiaries shall be considered to be general creditors of the Company.

20.2 No Shareholders Rights. No Award gives the Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

20.3 Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the Articles in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

20.4 Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Company, including without limitation, whether by way of merger, consolidation, operation of law, assignment, purchase, or other acquisition of substantially all of the assets or business of the Company, and any and all such successors and assigns shall absolutely and unconditionally assume all of the Company’s obligations under the Plan.

 

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20.5 Survival of Provisions. The rights, remedies, agreements, obligations and covenants contained in or made pursuant to this Plan, any agreement and any notices or agreements made in connection with this Plan shall survive the execution and delivery of such notices and agreements and the delivery and receipt of such shares of Stock if required by Section 13.3, shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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Opinion of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

Exhibit 5.1

May 19, 2010

ON Semiconductor Corporation

5005 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85008

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Registration Statement relates to the issuance and sale from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, of up to 31,100,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (the “Offered Shares”).

This opinion is delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have examined the (i) Registration Statement and exhibits thereto; (ii) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as currently in effect; (iii) Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company as currently in effect; (iv) resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the filing of the Registration Statement and the offering and sale of the Offered Shares, and (v) specimen certificate for the Offered Shares as incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We have also examined such other documents and records and have made such other investigation as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to render the opinions set forth below. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that were not independently established or verified by us, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.

We have assumed the legal competency and capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as electronic, certified, conformed, photostatic or facsimile copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.


ON Semiconductor Corporation

May 19, 2010

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Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that when the Registration Statement shall have become effective, and the Offered Shares shall have been issued and delivered in accordance with the Plan, including receipt of the purchase price therefor as contemplated in the Plan, the Offered Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed that (i) the Offered Shares that underlie awards under the Plan that are outstanding on the date hereof or that are available for issuance on the date hereof have been or will be allocated to the Plan in the records of the Company and its transfer agent, and (ii) in all cases the consideration for each Offered Share is not less than the par value thereof. This opinion relates only to original issuance securities.

We are admitted to practice only in the State of Arizona and we do not express any opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Arizona, the statutory provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the laws of the United States of America. As to matters of the Delaware General Corporation Law, we have based our opinion solely upon our examination of such laws as reported in standard, unofficial compilations. We have not obtained opinions of counsel licensed to practice in jurisdictions other than the State of Arizona. The opinions herein are based upon the facts in existence and laws in effect on the date hereof and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update, revise, or supplement our opinions herein, regardless of whether changes in such facts or laws come to our attention after the delivery hereof.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not concede that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

This opinion letter is given to you solely for use in connection with the issuance of the Offered Shares in accordance with the Registration Statement and is not to be relied on for any other purpose. Our opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth above, and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise as to any other matters relating to the Company, the Offered Shares, or the Registration Statement.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Snell & Wilmer LLP

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 25, 2010 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in ON Semiconductor Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Phoenix, AZ

May 19, 2010