AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan. The P!an may also be amended by the Committee, provided that all such amendments shall be reported to the Board. No amendment shall, without approval by a majority of the Company's stockholders, (i) alter the group of persons eligible to participate in the Plan, (ii) materially increase the benefits provided under the Plan to the extent that stockholder approval would then be required pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or successor rule or regulation, if such rule(s) or regulation(s) is applicable at that time, (iii) increase the maximum number of shares of Stock which are available for Awards under the Plan, or (iv) extend the period during which Awards may be granted under the P!an beyond the expiration of ten years from the effective date of the Plan. No amendment or termination shall retroactively impair the rights of any person with respect to an Award. On or after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Plan may not be amended or terminated until all payments required by Section 15 are made.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. The Board may alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but may not, without the approval of the shareholders of Summo and the TSE, may any alteration which would (a) increase the aggregate number of Shares subject to Option under the Plan except as provided in Section 12 or (b) decrease the Option Price except as provided in Section 12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of an existing Option may not be altered, suspended or discontinued without the consent in writing of the Optionee.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. The Board or Committee shall have the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and without notice. Upon any such amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan during an Offering Period, the Board or Committee may in its discretion determine that the applicable Offering shall immediately terminate and that all amounts in the Participant Accounts shall be carried forward into a payroll deduction account for each Participant under a successor plan, if any, or promptly refunded to each Participant. Except as provided in Section 14, any increase in the aggregate number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan shall be subject to approval by a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In addition, any other amendment of the Plan shall be subject to approval by a vote of the stockholders of the Company to the extent required by an applicable law or regulation. The Plan shall continue until the earlier to occur of (a) termination of the Plan pursuant to this Section 15 or (b) issuance of all of the shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. The Board or Committee shall have the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and without notice; provided, however, that any amendment that would be treated as the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 423 of the Code will have no force or effect unless approved by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after its adoption. Upon any such amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan during an Offering Period, the Board or Committee may in its discretion determine that the applicable Offering shall immediately terminate and that all amounts in the Participant Accounts shall be carried forward into a payroll deduction account for each Participant under a successor plan, if any, or promptly refunded to each Participant. Except as provided in Section 14, any increase in the aggregate number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan shall be subject to approval by a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In addition, any other amendment of the Plan shall be subject to approval by a vote of the stockholders of the Company to the extent required by an applicable law or regulation. This Plan shall continue until the earlier to occur of (a) termination of this Plan pursuant to this Section 15 or (b) issuance of all of the shares of Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. 11 6. Recapitalization, Merger, and Consolidation; Change in Control.........13 7. Miscellaneous..........................................................13 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF CHEVRON XXXXXXXX CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC PURPOSE The purpose of the Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to attract, motivate, and retain qualified management personnel by providing to them a long-term incentive compensation plan that will provide competitive compensation opportunities similar to those of comparable companies in the chemical industry, align the interests of key management with the interests of the Company's shareholders, and encourage the creation of additional shareholder value for the benefit of the Company's shareholders. The Plan is intended to be a compensation plan for a select group of management or other highly-compensated employees, within the meaning of ERISA. The Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2001.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 5, the Board may at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the Participants, alter, amend, revise, suspend, or discontinue the Plan in whole or in part. Any such amendment shall, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, be applicable to any outstanding Grants theretofore awarded under the Plan, notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained in any Grant Agreement. In the event of any such amendment to the Plan, the holder of any Grant outstanding under the Plan shall, upon request of the Committee and as a condition to the exercisability thereof, execute a conforming amendment in the form prescribed by the Committee to any Grant Agreement relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, unless required by law, no action contemplated or permitted by this Section 5 shall adversely affect any rights of Participants or obligations of the Company to Participants with respect to any award theretofore granted under the Plan without the consent of the affected Participant.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. The Company may amend or discontinue any group benefit plan or any Company policy without notice to you except that if notice is required by applicable law, then notice is limited to eight weeks or, if greater, any notice required by the ESA.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. Subject to receipt of any necessary regulatory or other approval, the Board may, without shareholder approval, at any time or from time to time, amend, suspend or terminate this Plan or the securities issued hereunder or any provisions hereof in such respects as it, in its discretion, may determine appropriate provided, however, that no amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan shall, without the consent of any Participant or the representatives of his or her estate, as applicable, materially alter or impair any rights or obligations arising from any Award previously granted to a Participant under this Plan and provided, however, that any of the following amendments will also be subject to receipt of shareholder approval:
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article 9, the Board may at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the Participants, alter, amend, revise, suspend, or discontinue the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment for which stockholder approval is required either (a) by any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or traded or (b) in order for the Plan and Incentives awarded under the Plan to continue to comply with Sections 421 and 422 of the Code, including any successors to such Sections, or other Applicable Law, shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon. Any such amendment shall, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, be applicable to any outstanding Incentives theretofore granted under the Plan, notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained in any Award Agreement. In the event of any such amendment to the Plan, the holder of any Incentive outstanding under the Plan shall, upon request of the Committee and as a condition to the exercisability thereof, execute a conforming amendment in the form prescribed by the Committee to any Award Agreement relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, unless required by law, no action contemplated or permitted by this Article 9 shall adversely affect any rights of Participants or obligations of the Company to Participants with respect to any Incentive theretofore granted under the Plan without the consent of the affected Participant.
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