ARTICLE VIII
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
8.1 Award. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be granted to Directors in accordance with policies established from time to time by the Board specifying the number of shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to be granted, the time or times at which such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be granted, and other Award terms not inconsistent with this Article VIII.
8.2 Vesting Schedule. The Board may establish terms regarding the times at which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall vest and become nonforfeitable, and the times at which Restricted Stock Units will be settled.
8.3 Termination of Board Membership. The Board may establish terms regarding the extent to which, upon or following termination of a Director's membership on the Board, including upon death, Disability, Retirement or Early Retirement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall become nonforfeitable on an accelerated basis, continue to vest or shall be forfeited.
8.4 Other Terms of Restricted Stock. The Board or Committee shall specify terms and conditions applicable to Restricted Stock, subject to and consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the following:
(a) Non-Cash Dividends or Distributions on Restricted Stock. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, any non-cash dividend or distribution on Restricted Stock, including shares of Common Stock distributed as a dividend on Restricted Stock or other securities or property other than shares of Common Stock, shall remain subject to all restrictions and risk of forfeiture as applied to the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which it or they were paid as a dividend or distribution. In the case of securities other than shares of Common Stock or in the case of other property, issued with respect to Restricted Stock, the Board may determine that such securities or other property may be held in an escrow account, whether such securities or property is issued by the Corporation or by another issuer, and such securities or other property and any cash or other proceeds thereof received by the escrow agent on account of a redemption or other transaction affecting such securities or other property shall be delivered out of escrow to a Participant or to the Corporation at the time of vesting or forfeiture of the related Restricted Stock. A Participant will be required to execute any instrument or document upon the reasonable request of the Corporation and deliver it to the Corporation, including for the purposes of enforcing any forfeiture of the Restricted Stock or other securities or property referred to in this Section 8.4(a) or the proceeds thereof, or otherwise to implement the provisions of this Plan or any applicable Award Document relating to Restricted Stock.
(b) Stockholder Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Participant shall have all of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Corporation as to his or her Restricted Stock, including the right to receive any cash dividends and, subject to Section 8.4(a), other dividends declared with respect to such stock and the right to exercise voting rights.
(c) Section 83(b) Elections. A Participant who files an election with the Internal Revenue Service to include the Fair Market Value of any shares of Restricted Stock in gross income while such shares are subject to restrictions shall promptly furnish the Committee with a copy of such election. The Participant shall be responsible for paying the amount of any Federal, state, local, or other taxes required to be paid with respect to such election.
8.5 Other Terms of Restricted Stock Units. The Board or Committee shall specify terms and conditions applicable to Restricted Stock Units, subject to and consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the following:
(a) Deferral Period and Settlement. The Board or Committee shall specify periods of deferral and the time or times (including events) that shall give rise to settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Such deferral periods may expire at the same time or later than the time the risk of forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units lapses under Section 8.2 and terms of the applicable Award Document. Restricted Stock Units shall be settled solely by delivery of one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit to be settled; provided, however, that reasonable provisions may be made to pay cash in lieu of issuance or delivery of any fractional shares.
(b) Dividend Equivalents. Dividend Equivalents shall be credited on previously credited Restricted Stock Units, on terms and conditions specified by the Board or Committee.
(c) Accounts. The Board or Committee may authorize the creation of bookkeeping accounts to reflect transactions and events affecting Restricted Stock Units.
