4.
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Company Stock.
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a.
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Company Stock allocated under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued or issued and held in the treasury.
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b.
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A maximum of 100,000 shares of Company Stock may be allocated and issued under the Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) below.
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c.
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Appropriate adjustment will be made for any stock dividend, stock split, combination of Company Stock or other change in the capitalization of the Company.
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a.
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Company Stock is allocated to Participants at its fair market value as of the date of allocation. "Fair Market Value" means on any given date, the closing price of the Company Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System ("Nasdaq") for the date in question. If no sales of Company Stock were made on Nasdaq on that date, the closing price of a share of Company Stock as reported on Nasdaq for the preceding day on which sales of Company Stock were made on Nasdaq shall be substituted.
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b.
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No fractional shares shall be allocated.
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c.
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Any residual cash balance may be credited to Participants or distributed along with the Cash Portion in the Board's sole discretion.
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a.
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As soon as practicable, a stock certificate will be issued to each Participant for the number of shares of Company Stock allocated to the Participant under the Plan.
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b.
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By executing a copy of this Plan, the Participant represents and warrants to the Company that
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i.
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he or she will acquire and hold all the Company Stock issued to him or her hereunder for his or her own account for investment and not with the view toward resale or distribution except in accordance with Federal and state securities laws; and that
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ii.
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he or she will not directly or indirectly distribute or otherwise transfer any interest in Company Stock acquired under this Plan except pursuant to (a) an effective and current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") covering the Company Stock, or (b) a specific exemption from registration under the Act.
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c.
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The Company may require Participant to furnish an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company that no registration under the Act is required.
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d.
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By executing a copy of this Plan each Participant also acknowledges that (i) the Company Stock issued under the Plan will be issued pursuant to exemption from the registration under the Act; (ii) such Company Stock must be held indefinitely unless it is registered or an exemption from registration becomes available under the Act and the applicable state laws; (iii) the Company is under no obligation to facilitate resale of the Company Stock whether by registration, Rule 144 under the Act, or otherwise; (iv) if Rule 144 under the Act is available for resale of the Company Stock, such sales will or may be subject to specific holding periods, volume restrictions, and other provisions; and (v) the Participant will bear the economic risk of the investment in the Company Stock for an indefinite period of time.
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a.
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This Plan does not create any obligation of the Board to nominate any director for re-election by the Company's stockholders.
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b.
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Participants will have no stockholder rights with respect to the Company Stock subject to the Plan until it is allocated and issued to Participants.
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c.
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None of the benefits under the Plan are subject to the claims of creditors of Participants or their beneficiaries, nor are they subject to attachment, garnishment or other legal process. Neither Participant nor beneficiary may assign, sell, borrow on or otherwise encumber a beneficial interest in the Plan nor shall any such benefits be in any manner subject to the deeds, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any Participant or beneficiary.
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d.
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Participant's latest beneficiary designation under the VSE Corporation 1996 or 1998 or subsequent Stock Option Plan adopted by the Board is deemed to be the Participant's beneficiary designation under this Plan unless otherwise directed in writing by the Participant to the Company's Secretary.
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