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KLXIV Klx Inc. Ex-Distribution When Issued (delisted)

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Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)

12/12/2014 9:33pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


       
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2014
Registration No. 333-_______


           
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 


KLX INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
47-1639172
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
1300 Corporate Center Way
Wellington, Florida 33414
(Address of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
 

KLX INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
KLX INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
KLX INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full titles of the plans)

Michael F. Senft
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
KLX Inc.
1300 Corporate Center Way
Wellington, Florida 33414
(561) 383-5100
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
 


 Copies to:
Jason Lehner, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
(212) 848-7179
 
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.  (Check one):
                    
 
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
x
Smaller reporting company
o
          
 


 
 
 
 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of Securities to be
Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share (3)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (3)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, to be issued pursuant to the KLX Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
5,000,000
$46
$230,000,000
$26,726
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, to be issued pursuant to the KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
300,000 (2)
$46
$13,800,000
$1,603.56
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, to be issued pursuant to the KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan
200,000
$46
$9,200,000
$1,069.04
Total
5,500,000
N/A
$253,000,000
$29,398.60

 
(1)  
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) which become issuable under the KLX Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, the KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and the KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plans”) being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
 
 
(2)  
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
 
 
(3)  
Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.  Estimated based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock, reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on December 8, 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

PART I
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
 
Item 1.  
Plan Information.*
 
Item 2.  
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
 


*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the “Note” to Part I of Form S-8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
            
PART II
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Item 3.  
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
 
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated as of their respective dates in this Registration Statement by reference.
 
 
(a)
The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 10-12B, as filed with the Commission on August 29, 2014, together with amendments thereto.
 
All other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 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 that 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.  Any statement contained 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 other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such 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 required.
 
Item 5.  
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
 
None.
 
Item 6.  
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
 
(a)         Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) provides, in summary, that directors and officers of Delaware corporations such as the Registrant are entitled, under certain circumstances, to be indemnified against all expenses and liabilities (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by them as a result of suits brought against them in their capacity as a director or officer if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful; provided that no indemnification may be made against expenses in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which they shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant, unless and only to the extent that 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 the circumstances of the case, they are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.  Any such indemnification may be made by the Registrant only as authorized in each specific case upon a determination by the stockholders or disinterested directors that indemnification is proper because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct.
 
(b)         Article 5 of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the personal liability of each director to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the full extent permitted by the DGCL.
 
(c)         Article 8 of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the indemnification of each director and officer of the Registrant against liabilities and expenses (including legal fees) arising from any threatened, pending or contemplated legal proceeding to which he may be a party or with which he may become involved by reason of being or having been an officer or director of the Registrant.  Such indemnification is authorized to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.
 
 
 

 
 
Item 7.  
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 8.  
Exhibits.
 
See attached Exhibit list.
 
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 this 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;
 
(iii)        to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
 
(2)        That, for the purpose of determining any liabilities 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; and
 
(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)        The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
The Registrant.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, KLX Inc. 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 Village of Wellington, State of Florida on the 12th day of December, 2014.
 
 
KLX INC.
 
       
       
 
By:
 /s/ Michael F. Senft  
  Name Michael F. Senft  
  Title Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  
       
 
The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the administrator of the KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Village of Wellington, State of Florida on the 12th day of December, 2014.
 
 
KLX INC.
 
       
       
 
By:
 /s/ Amin J. Khoury  
  Name Amin J. Khoury  
  Title Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Amin J. Khoury and Michael F. Senft as such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to the Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, and does hereby grant unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 12th day of December, 2014.
 
Signature
 
Title
     
     
 /s/ Amin J. Khoury   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Amin J. Khoury
 
(Principal Executive Officer), and Sole Director
     
     
 /s/ Michael F. Senft   
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Michael F. Senft
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
                  
Exhibit Index
 
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
 
Exhibit No.
Description of Document
   
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10-12B/A, as amended (No. 001-36610), filed with the Commission on November 13, 2014).
   
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10-12B/A dated November 13, 2014, filed with the Commission on November 13, 2014).
   
4.3
KLX Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan*
   
4.4
KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan*
   
4.5
KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan*
   
5
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP regarding the legality of the securities being offered hereby.*
   
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.*
   
23.2
Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP (contained in Exhibit 5).*
   
24
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this Registration Statement).*

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 * Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 
KLX INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
1.           Purposes of the Plan
 
The purposes of the Plan are to (a) promote the long-term success of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to increase stockholder value by providing Eligible Individuals with incentives to contribute to the long-term growth and profitability of the Company by offering them an opportunity to obtain a proprietary interest in the Company through the grant of equity-based awards and (b) assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating highly qualified individuals who are in a position to make significant contributions to the Company and its Subsidiaries.
 
2.           Definitions and Rules of Construction
 
(a)           Definitions.  For purposes of the Plan, the following capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth below:
 
Award” means an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Stock, Performance Unit or Other Award granted by the Committee pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
 
Award Document” means an agreement, certificate or other type or form of document or documentation approved by the Committee that sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award.  An Award Document may be in written, electronic or other media, may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company and, unless the Committee requires otherwise, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.
 
Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
 
Change in Control” has the meaning assigned to it for purposes of the employment agreement or consulting agreement, as the case may be, applicable to the Participant.  If there is no employment or consulting agreement or if the employment agreement or consulting agreement contains no such term, “Change in Control” means:
 
(i)            The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other form of corporate transaction or series of transactions, in each case, with respect to which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the reorganization, merger or consolidation or other transaction do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or consolidated company’s then outstanding voting securities, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to the reorganization, merger, consolidation or other transaction;
 
(ii)           The consummation of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
 
(iii)           The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
 
(iv)           Individuals who, as of the Effective Date of this Plan, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company) shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or
 
(v)           The acquisition (other than from the Company) by any person, entity or “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act of more than 25% of either the then outstanding Shares of the Common Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (hereinafter referred to as the ownership of a “Controlling Interest”) excluding, for this purpose, any acquisitions by (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures, partnerships or business organizations in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity interest, (B) any person, entity or “group” that as of the Effective Date owns beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or a Controlling Interest or (C) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures, partnerships or business organizations in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity interest.
 
 
 

 
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the payment or settlement of which will accelerate upon a Change in Control, no event set forth in an agreement applicable to a Participant or clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) will constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan and any Award Document unless the event also constitutes a “change in ownership,” “change in effective control,” or “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets” as defined under Section 409A of the Code.
 
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the applicable guidance, rulings and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, any successor committee thereto or any other committee appointed from time to time by the Board to administer the Plan.  The Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that if any Committee member is found not to have the qualification requirements of Section 162(m) and/or Section 16(b), any actions taken or Awards granted shall not be invalidated by this failure to so qualify; and provided, further, that the Board may perform any duties delegated to the Committee and in these instances, any reference to the Board shall be deemed a reference to the Committee.
 
Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per Share, or such other class of Share or other securities as may be adjusted under Section 13(b) of the Plan.
 
Company” means KLX Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor to all or substantially all of its business that adopts the Plan.
 
Disability has the meaning assigned to it for purposes of the employment agreement or consulting agreement, as the case may be, applicable to the Participant.  If there is no employment or consulting agreement or such agreement contains no such term, “Disability” has the meaning set forth in the long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the payment or settlement of which will accelerate upon a disability, “Disability” will have the meaning ascribed thereto under Section 409A of the Code.
 
Effective Date” means the date of the consummation of the distribution of all of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of B/E Aerospace, Inc. common stock.
 
Eligible Individuals” means the individuals described in Section 4(a) of the Plan who are eligible for Awards under the Plan.
 
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, the fair market value of the Share as of the relevant date of determination, as determined in accordance with the valuation methodology approved by the Committee.  In the absence of any alternative valuation methodology approved by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall equal the closing selling price of a Share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the valuation is made as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), or such other national securities exchange as may be designated by the Committee, or, in the event that the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange but is quoted on an automated system, on such automated system, in any such case on the valuation date (or, if there were no sales on such automated system on the valuation date, the average of the highest and lowest quoted selling prices as reported on said composite tape or automated system for the most recent day during which a sale occurred).
 
 
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Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
 
Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
 
Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.
 
Other Award” means any form of Award other than an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Stock, Performance Unit or Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
 
Participant” means an Eligible Individual who has been granted an Award under the Plan.
 
Performance Period” means the period established by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Document over which Performance Targets are measured.
 
Performance Stock” means a Target Number of Shares granted pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Plan.
 
Performance Target” means the performance measures established by the Committee from among the performance criteria provided in Section 6(h) and set forth in the applicable Award Document.
 
Performance Unit” means a right to receive a Target Number of Shares or cash in the future granted pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Plan.
 
Plan” means the KLX Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as may be amended or restated from time to time.
 
Plan Limit” means the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued for all purposes under the Plan as set forth in Section 5(a) of the Plan.
 
Restricted Stock” means Shares granted or sold to a Participant pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Plan.
 
Restricted Stock Unit means a right to receive a Share (or cash, if applicable) in the future granted pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Plan.
 
Section 162(m) Award” means an Award that is intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
Shares” means shares of Common Stock.
 
Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive all or some portion of the appreciation on Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.
 
Subsidiary” means (i) a domestic or foreign corporation or other entity with respect to which the Company, directly or indirectly, has the power, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, to elect at least a majority of the members of the corporation’s board of directors or analogous governing body, or (ii) any other domestic or foreign corporation or other entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has an equity or similar interest and which the Committee designates as a Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan.  For purposes of determining eligibility for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan, the term “Subsidiary” shall be defined in the manner required by Section 424(f) of the Code.
 
 
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Substitute Award” means any Award granted upon assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, outstanding employee equity awards previously granted by a company or other entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines or separates pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan that was approved by the stockholders of such company or other entity, including any awards granted under the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and assumed by the Company in connection with the separation of the Company from B/E Aerospace, Inc.
 
Target Number” means the target number of Shares or cash value established by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Document.
 
(b)           Rules of Construction.  The masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include the feminine pronoun, and the singular form of a word shall be deemed to include the plural form, unless the context requires otherwise.  Unless the text indicates otherwise, references to sections are to sections of the Plan.
 
3.           Administration
 
(a)           Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to:
 
(i)             select the Participants from the Eligible Individuals;
 
(ii)            grant Awards in accordance with the Plan;
 
(iii)           determine the number of Shares subject to each Award or the cash amount payable in connection with an Award;
 
(iv)          determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, those related to term, permissible methods of exercise, vesting, forfeiture, payment, settlement, exercisability, Performance Periods, Performance Targets, and the effect, if any, of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a Change in Control of the Company;
 
(v)           subject to Section 16, amend the terms and conditions of an Award after grant;
 
(vi)          specify and approve the provisions of the Award Documents delivered to Participants in connection with their Awards;
 
(vii)         construe and interpret any Award Document delivered under the Plan;
 
(viii)        make factual determinations in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan;
 
(ix)           adopt, prescribe, amend, waive and rescind administrative regulations, rules and procedures relating to the Plan;
 
(x)            employ legal counsel, independent auditors and consultants as it deems desirable for the administration of the Plan and rely upon any advice, opinion or computation received therefrom;
 
(xi)           vary the terms of Awards to take account of tax and securities laws and other regulatory requirements or to procure favorable tax treatment for Participants;
 
(xii)          correct any defects, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award Document or the Plan; and
 
 
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(xiii)          make all other determinations and take any other action desirable or necessary to interpret, construe or implement properly the provisions of the Plan or any Award Document.
 
(b)           Plan Construction and Interpretation.  The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to construe and interpret the Plan.
 
(c)           Determinations of Committee Final and Binding.  All determinations by the Committee or its delegate in carrying out and administering the Plan and in construing and interpreting the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all interested persons.
 
(d)           Non-Uniform Determinations.  The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Eligible Individuals who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such Eligible Individuals are similarly situated).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Documents, as to the Eligible Individuals to receive Awards under the Plan and the terms and provisions of Awards under the Plan.
 
(e)           Delegation of Authority.  To the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to a subcommittee or subcommittees thereof or other persons or groups of persons it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under conditions or limitations as it may set at the time of the delegation or thereafter; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its authority (i) to make Awards to employees (A) who are subject on the date of the Award to the reporting rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, (B) whose compensation for such fiscal year may be subject to the limit on deductible compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code or (C) who are officers of the Company who are delegated authority by the Committee hereunder, or (ii) pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan.  For purposes of the Plan, reference to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to any subcommittee, subcommittees, or other persons or groups of persons to whom the Committee delegates authority pursuant to this Section 3(e).
 
(f)           Liability of Committee.  Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations (i) no member of the Board or Committee (or its delegates) shall be liable for any good faith action or determination made in connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of the Plan, and (ii) the members of the Board or the Committee (and its delegates) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement in the manner provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as they may be amended from time to time.  In the performance of its responsibilities with respect to the Plan, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon information and/or advice furnished by the Company’s officers or employees, the Company’s accountants, the Company’s counsel and any other party the Committee deems necessary, and no member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon any such information and/or advice.
 
(g)           Action by the Board.  Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the Plan, may be exercised by the Committee may alternatively be exercised by the Board.
 
4.           Eligibility
 
(a)           Eligible Individuals.  Awards may be granted to officers, employees, directors, consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures, partnerships or business organizations in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity interest.  Only employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary may be granted Incentive Stock Options.  The Committee shall have the authority to select the persons to whom Awards may be granted and to determine the type, number and terms of Awards to be granted to each such Participant.  Under the Plan, references to “employment” or “employed” include the engagement of Participants who are consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
 
(b)           Grants to Participants.  The Committee shall have no obligation to grant any Eligible Individual an Award or to designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant solely by reason of the Eligible Individual having received a prior Award or having been previously designated as a Participant.  The Committee may grant more than one Award to a Participant and may designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant for overlapping periods of time.
 
 
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5.           Shares Subject to the Plan
 
(a)           Plan Limit.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued in respect of new Awards granted under the Plan shall be 5,000,000, which includes Shares underlying Substitute Awards.  Shares to be issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares, issued Shares that have been reacquired by the Company (in the open-market or in private transactions) and that are being held in treasury, or a combination thereof.  All of the Shares subject to the Plan Limit may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options, except that in calculating the number of Shares that remain available for Awards of Incentive Stock Options, the rules set forth in Section 5(b) shall not apply to the extent not permitted under Section 422 of the Code.
 
(b)           Rules Applicable to Determining Shares Available for Issuance.  The number of Shares remaining available for issuance shall be reduced by the number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards and, for Awards that are not denominated by Shares, by the number of Shares actually delivered upon settlement or payment of the Award.  For purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the Plan, (i) the number of Shares that are tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise or settlement of an Award and (ii) all of the Shares covered by a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right to the extent exercised (not limited to the Shares actually issued to Participants, but also including Shares withheld by the Company for taxes in connection with such exercise), will not be added back to the Plan Limit.  In addition, for purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the Plan, the number of Shares corresponding to Awards under the Plan that are forfeited or cancelled or otherwise expire for any reason without having been exercised or settled or that are settled through issuance of consideration other than Shares (including, without limitation, cash) shall be added back to the Plan Limit and again be available for the grant of Awards; provided, however, that this provision shall not be applicable with respect to (i) the cancellation of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option upon the exercise of the Option or (ii) the cancellation of an Option granted in tandem with a Stock Appreciation Right upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.
 
(c)           Special Limits.  Anything to the contrary in Section 5(a) above notwithstanding, but subject to adjustment under Section 13(b), the following special limits shall apply to Shares available for Awards under the Plan:
 
(i)            the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Stock, Performance Units and Other Awards that are payable in Shares granted under the Plan shall equal 5,000,000 Shares in the aggregate;
 
(ii)           the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year shall equal 1,100,000 Shares;
 
(iii)           the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year shall equal 750,000 Shares (measured as of the date of grant);
 
(iv)          the maximum dollar value of Awards (other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights) that may be granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year is $25,000,000 (measured as of the date of grant); and
 
(v)           any Shares underlying Substitute Awards shall not be subject to this Section 5(c).
 
(vi)          any Shares underlying the Awards granted prior to the first meeting of the Company at which the Plan is submitted for the approval of stockholders, in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan, shall not be subject to this Section 5(c).
 
 
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6.           Awards in General
 
(a)           Types of Awards.  Awards under the Plan may consist of Options, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Stock, Performance Units and Other Awards.  Any Award described in Sections 7 through 11 of the Plan may be granted singly or in combination or tandem with any other Awards, as the Committee may determine.  Awards under the Plan may be made in combination with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to awards or rights under any other compensation or benefit plan of the Company, including the plan of any acquired entity.
 
(b)           Terms Set Forth in Award Document.  The terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Document in a form approved by the Committee for the Award, which shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Committee may accelerate (i) the vesting or payment of any Award, (ii) the lapse of restrictions on any Award, or (iii) the date on which any Award first becomes exercisable.  The terms of Awards may vary among Participants, and the Plan does not impose upon the Committee any requirement to make Awards subject to uniform terms.  Accordingly, the terms of individual Award Documents may vary.
 
(c)           Vesting.  The Committee shall specify at the time of grant the vesting provisions of an Award.
 
(d)           Termination of Employment.  The Committee shall specify at or after the time of grant of an Award the provisions governing the disposition of an Award in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates.  Subject to Section 409A of the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, in connection with a Participant’s termination of employment, the Committee shall have the discretion to (i) accelerate the vesting, exercisability or settlement of, (ii) accelerate or eliminate the restrictions and conditions applicable to, or (iii) extend the post-termination exercise period of an outstanding Award.  The provisions described in this Section 6(d) may be specified in the applicable Award Document or determined at a subsequent time.
 
(e)           Change in Control.  The Committee shall have full authority to determine the effect, if any, of a Change in Control of the Company on the vesting, exercisability, settlement, payment or lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award, which effect may be specified in the applicable Award Document or, subject to Section 409A of the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, determined at a subsequent time.  Except as otherwise specified in an Award Document (or in a Participant’s employment agreement) and subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations (including Section 409A of the Code), the Board or the Committee shall, at any time prior to, coincident with or after the effective time of a Change in Control, take such actions as it may consider appropriate, including, without limitation:  (i) providing for the acceleration of any vesting conditions relating to the exercise or settlement of an Award (including the deemed attainment of Performance Targets) or that an Award shall terminate or expire unless exercised or settled in full on or before a date fixed by the Board or the Committee; (ii) making other adjustments to the Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect the Change in Control; (iii) causing the Awards then outstanding to be assumed, or new rights to be substituted for the Awards, by the surviving corporation in the Change in Control; or (iv) permitting or requiring Participants to surrender outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the highest price paid for a Share in the Change in Control transaction and the Exercise Price of the Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.
 
(f)           Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.  The Committee may provide Participants with the right to receive dividends or payments equivalent to dividends or interest with respect to an outstanding Award.  The payments can either be paid currently or deemed to have been reinvested in Shares, and can be made in Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that the terms of any reinvestment of dividends must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.
 
(g)           Rights of a Stockholder.  A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by an Award (including voting rights) until the date the Participant or his nominee becomes the holder of record of such Shares.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date, except as provided in Section 13(b) of the Plan.
 
 
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(h)           Section 162(m) Awards.  (i)  The Committee may determine whether any Award under the Plan is intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Code.  Any Awards designated to be “qualified performance-based compensation” shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more Performance Targets to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code and shall be subject to all other conditions and requirements of Section 162(m).  The Performance Targets that may be used by the Committee for such Awards will be based on measurable and attainable financial goals for the Company, one or more of its operating divisions, Subsidiaries or business units or any combination of the above from the following:  net income, net revenue, operating cash flow, operating margin, operating revenue, revenue growth rates, pretax income, pretax operating income, operating or gross margin, growth rates, operating income growth, return on assets (including return on tangible assets and cash return on tangible assets), total stockholder return, on-time delivery targets, Share price, return on equity, operating earnings, diluted earnings per Share or earnings per Share growth, or a combination thereof as selected by the Committee.  The Performance Targets may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the individual Participant or objectives that are Company-wide or related to a Subsidiary, division, department, region, function or business unit and may be measured on an absolute or cumulative basis or on the basis of percentage of improvement over time, and may be measured in terms of Company performance (or performance of the applicable Subsidiary, operating division, department, region, function or business unit) or measured relative to selected peer companies or a market or other index.  In addition, for Awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may establish Performance Targets based on other criteria as it deems appropriate.
 
(ii)           The Participants to receive Section 162(m) Awards shall be designated and the applicable Performance Targets shall be established by the Committee within ninety (90) days following the commencement of the applicable Performance Period (or such earlier or later date permitted or required by Section 162(m) of the Code).  Each Participant shall be assigned a Target Number payable if Performance Targets are achieved.  Any payment of a Section 162(m) Award granted with Performance Targets shall be conditioned on the written certification of the Committee in each case that the Performance Targets and any other material conditions were satisfied.  The Committee may determine, at the time of grant, that if performance exceeds the specified Performance Targets, the Award may be settled with payment greater than the Target Number, but in no event may the payment exceed the limits set forth in Section 5(c).  The Committee retains the right to reduce any Section 162(m) Award notwithstanding the attainment of the Performance Targets.  In the event that one or more members of the Committee are not “outside directors” as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, the grant and terms of Awards intended to qualify as Section 162(m) Awards will be made by a subcommittee appointed in accordance with Section 3(e) of the Plan consisting of two or more “outside directors” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
(i)           Deferrals.  In accordance with the procedures authorized by, and subject to the approval of, the Committee, Participants may be given the opportunity to defer the payment or settlement of an Award to one or more dates selected by the Participant.  The terms of any deferrals must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code.  No deferral opportunity shall exist with respect to an Award unless explicitly permitted by the Committee on or after the time of grant.
 
(j)           Repricing of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended, without stockholder approval, to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or to cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.  The foregoing shall not prevent adjustments pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Plan.
 
7.           Terms and Conditions of Options
 
(a)           General.  The Committee may grant Options to Eligible Individuals and shall determine whether the Options shall be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.  Each Option shall be evidenced by an Award Document that shall expressly identify the Option as an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option, and be in such form and contain such provisions as the Committee shall from time to time deem appropriate.  The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, as amended from time to time.
 
 
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(b)           Exercise Price.  The exercise price of an Option shall be fixed by the Committee at the time of grant or shall be determined by a method specified by the Committee at the time of grant.  In no event shall the exercise price of an Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; provided, however, that the exercise price of a Substitute Award granted as an Option shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and may be less than the one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value.  Payment of the exercise price of an Option shall be made in any form approved by the Committee at the time of grant.
 
(c)           Term.  An Option shall be effective for such term as shall be determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award Document relating to the Option, and the Committee may extend the term of an Option after the time of grant; provided, however, that the term of an Option may in no event extend beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant of such Option.
 
(d)           Exercise; Payment of Exercise Price.  Options shall be exercised by delivery of a notice of exercise in a form approved by the Company.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Document, the exercise price of an Option may be paid (i) in cash (or cash equivalents), (ii) by actual delivery or attestation to ownership of freely transferable Shares already owned by the person exercising the Option and equal in value to the exercise price, (iii) by a combination of cash and Shares equal in value to the exercise price, (iv) through net share settlement or similar procedure involving the withholding of Shares subject to the Option with a value equal to the exercise price, or (v) by such other means as the Committee may authorize.  In accordance with the rules and procedures authorized by the Committee from time to time for this purpose, the Option may also be exercised through a “cashless exercise” procedure authorized by the Committee that permits Participants to exercise Options by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price and the amount of any required tax or other withholding obligations or through other procedures determined by the Company from time to time.
 
8.           Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock
 
(a)           Restricted Stock Units.  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Individuals.  A Restricted Stock Unit shall entitle a Participant to receive, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Document, one or more Shares.  Restricted Stock Units may, among other things, be subject to restrictions on transferability, vesting requirements or other specified circumstances under which they may be cancelled.  Upon settlement, the Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in Shares, cash, or a combination of cash and Shares, with a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time of payment.
 
(b)           Restricted Stock.  The Committee may grant or sell Restricted Stock to Eligible Individuals.  An Award of Restricted Stock shall consist of one or more Shares granted or sold to an Eligible Individual, and shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document.  Restricted Stock may, among other things, be subject to restrictions on transferability, vesting requirements or other specified circumstances under which it may be cancelled.
 
9.           Stock Appreciation Rights
 
(a)           General.  The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals.  A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle a Participant to receive, upon satisfaction of the conditions to payment specified in the applicable Award Document, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of the number of Shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over the grant price for such Stock Appreciation Right specified in the applicable Award Document.  The grant price per Share of Shares covered by a Stock Appreciation Right shall be fixed by the Committee at the time of grant or, alternatively, shall be determined by a method specified by the Committee at the time of grant, but in no event shall the grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; provided, however, that the grant price of a Substitute Award granted as a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and may be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value.  Payments to a Participant upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be made in cash or Shares, or in a combination of cash and Shares.
 
 
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(b)           Term.  A Stock Appreciation Right shall be effective for such term as shall be determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award Document relating to such Stock Appreciation Right, and the Committee may extend the term of a Stock Appreciation Right after the time of grant; provided, however, that the term of a Stock Appreciation Right may in no event extend beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant of such Stock Appreciation Right.
 
(c)           Methods of Exercise.  In accordance with the rules and procedures established by the Committee for this purpose, and subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Document and all applicable laws, the Committee shall determine the permissible methods of exercise for a Stock Appreciation Right.
 
(d)           Stock Appreciation Rights in Tandem with Options.  A Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option may be granted either at the same time as the Option or subsequent thereto.  If granted in tandem with an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right shall cover the same number of Shares as covered by the Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the Committee may determine) and shall be exercisable only at the same time or times and to the extent the related Option shall be exercisable, and shall have the same term as the related Option.  The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option shall equal the per Share exercise price of the Option to which it relates.  Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option, the related Option shall be cancelled automatically to the extent of the number of Shares covered by such exercise.  Conversely, if the related Option is exercised as to some or all of the Shares covered by the tandem grant, the tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be cancelled automatically to the extent of the number of Shares covered by the Option exercise.
 
10.           Performance Stock and Performance Units
 
(a)           Performance Stock.  The Committee may grant Performance Stock to Eligible Individuals.  An Award of Performance Stock shall consist of a Target Number of Shares granted to an Eligible Individual based on the achievement of Performance Targets over the applicable Performance Period, and shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document.
 
(b)           Performance Units.  The Committee may grant Performance Units to Eligible Individuals.  A Performance Unit shall entitle a Participant to receive, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document, a Target Number of Shares or cash based upon the achievement of Performance Targets over the applicable Performance Period.  Performance Units shall be settled through the delivery of Shares or cash, or a combination of cash and Shares, with a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares as of the last day of the applicable Performance Period.
 
11.           Other Awards
 
The Committee shall have the authority to specify the terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based or equity-related Awards not described above that the Committee determines to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan and the interests of the Company.  Other Awards may provide for cash payments based in whole or in part on the value or future value of Shares, for the acquisition or future acquisition of Shares, or any combination thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the value of an Other Award is based on a spread value, the grant or exercise price will not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the grant.
 
12.           Certain Restrictions
 
(a)           Transfers.  No Award shall be transferable other than by last will and testament, by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order, as the case may be; provided, however, that the Committee may, subject to terms and conditions as it shall specify, permit the transfer of an Award for no consideration (i) to a Participant’s family member, (ii) to one or more trusts established in whole or in part for the benefit of one or more of such family members, (iii) to one or more entities which are beneficially owned in whole or in part by one or more such family members or (iv) to any other individual or entity permitted under law and the rules of Nasdaq or any other exchange that lists the Shares (collectively, “Permitted Transferees”).  Any Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall be further transferable only by last will and testament or the laws of descent and distribution or, for no consideration, to another Permitted Transferee of the Participant.
 
 
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(b)           Award Exercisable Only by Participant.  During the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be exercisable only by the Participant or by a Permitted Transferee to whom the Award has been transferred in accordance with Section 12(a) above.  The grant of an Award shall impose no obligation on a Participant to exercise or settle the Award.
 
13.           Recapitalization or Reorganization
 
(a)           Authority of the Company and Stockholders.  The existence of the Plan, the Award Documents and the Awards granted under the Plan shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, warrants or rights to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks whose rights are superior to or affect the Shares or the rights under the Shares or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
 
(b)           Change in Capitalization.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award Document, the number and kind of Shares authorized for issuance under Section 5 of the Plan, including the maximum number of Shares available under the special limits provided for in Section 5(c), shall be equitably adjusted in the manner deemed necessary by the Committee in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation, separation, extraordinary cash dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of Shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Shares at a price substantially below Fair Market Value or other similar corporate event or distribution of stock or property of the Company affecting the Shares in order to preserve, but not increase, the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.  In addition, upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events, the number and kind of Shares subject to any outstanding Award and the exercise price per Share (or the grant price per Share, as the case may be), if any, under any outstanding Award shall be equitably adjusted (including by payment of cash to a Participant) in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available to Participants.  Such adjustments shall be made by the Committee whose determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such adjusted Awards shall be subject to the same restrictions and vesting or settlement schedule to which the underlying Award is subject.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Committee shall not be required to make any adjustments that would cause an Award to fail to satisfy the conditions of an applicable exemption from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise violate the applicable requirements thereof.
 
14.           Term of the Plan
 
Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, except with respect to Awards then outstanding.  No Awards may be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.
 
15.           Effective Date
 
The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date.  The Plan shall be submitted to stockholders for approval no later than the first annual meeting of the Company that occurs after the separation of the Company from B/E Aerospace, Inc. and, if such approval is not obtained, the Plan shall terminate and no further Awards shall be granted hereunder.
 
 
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16.           Amendment and Termination
 
Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Board may at any time terminate or, from time to time amend, modify or suspend the Plan; provided, however, that no termination, amendment, modification or suspension (i) shall be effective without the approval of the stockholders of the Company if such approval is required under applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the rules of Nasdaq and (ii) shall materially and adversely alter or impair the rights of a Participant in any Award previously made under the Plan without the consent of the holder of the Award.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan or any Award under the Plan without the consent of a Participant to the extent it deems necessary or desirable (a) to comply with, or take into account changes in, interpretations of or guidance promulgated under, applicable tax laws, securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, (b) to take into account unusual or nonrecurring events or market conditions (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 13(b)), (c) to take into account significant acquisitions or dispositions of assets or other property by the Company or (d) to ensure that an Award is not subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code.
 
17.           Miscellaneous
 
(a)           Tax Withholding.  The Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, may require any individual entitled to receive a payment in respect of an Award to remit to the Company, prior to payment, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax withholding requirements.  In the case of an Award payable in Shares, the Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, may permit or require a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the obligation to remit taxes by directing the Company to withhold Shares that would otherwise be received by the Participant or to repurchase Shares that were issued to the Participant to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding rates for any applicable tax withholding purposes, in accordance with all applicable laws and pursuant to such rules as the Committee may establish from time to time.  The Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, shall also have the right to deduct from all cash payments made to a Participant (whether or not the payment is made in connection with an Award) any applicable taxes required to be withheld with respect to payments under the Plan.
 
(b)           No Right to Awards or Employment.  No person shall have any claim or right to receive Awards under the Plan.  Neither the Plan, the grant of Awards under the Plan nor any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan shall be deemed to create or confer on any Eligible Individual any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof, or to interfere with or to limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof to terminate the employment of the Eligible Individual at any time.  No Award shall constitute salary, recurrent compensation or contractual compensation for the year of grant, any later year or any other period of time.  Neither the Plan nor any Award constitutes a contractual entitlement to any bonus payment in general irrespective of whether Awards or bonus payments were made in previous years.  Payments received by a Participant under any Award made pursuant to the Plan shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of employment-related rights or benefits under any other employee benefit plan or similar arrangement provided by the Company and the Subsidiaries, unless otherwise specifically provided for under the terms of such plan or arrangement or by the Committee.
 
(c)           Securities Law Restrictions.  An Award may not be exercised or settled and no Shares may be issued in connection with an Award unless the issuance of the Shares (i) has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) has qualified under applicable state “blue sky” laws (or the Company has determined that an exemption from registration and from qualification under such state “blue sky” laws is available) and (iii) complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all foreign securities laws.  The Committee may require each Eligible Individual purchasing or acquiring Shares pursuant to an Award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such Eligible Individual is acquiring the Shares for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution thereof.  All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any applicable securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
 
 
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(d)           Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Plan is intended to comply in all respects with Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that in the event the Committee determines that compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code is not desired with respect to a particular Award, compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code shall not be required.  In addition, if any provision of this Plan would cause Awards that are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, to fail to so qualify, that provision shall be severed from, and shall be deemed not to be a part of, the Plan, but the other provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
 
(e)           Awards to Individuals Subject to Laws of a Jurisdiction Outside of the United States.  To the extent that Awards under the Plan are awarded to Eligible Individuals who are domiciled or resident outside of the United States or to persons who are domiciled or resident in the United States but who are subject to the tax laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, the Committee may adjust the terms of the Awards granted hereunder to such person (i) to comply with the laws, rules and regulations of such jurisdiction and (ii) to permit the grant of the Award not to be a taxable event to the Participant.  The authority granted under the previous sentence shall include the discretion for the Committee to adopt, on behalf of the Company, one or more sub-plans applicable to separate classes of Eligible Individuals who are subject to the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States.
 
(f)            Satisfaction of Obligations.  Subject to applicable law, the Company may apply any cash, Shares, securities or other consideration received upon exercise or settlement of an Award to any obligations a Participant owes to the Company and the Subsidiaries in connection with the Plan or otherwise, including, without limitation, any tax obligations or obligations under a currency facility established in connection with the Plan.
 
(g)           No Limitation on Corporate Actions.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Subsidiary from taking any corporate action, whether or not it would have an adverse effect on any Awards made under the Plan.  No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of any corporate action.
 
(h)           Unfunded Plan.  The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for incentive compensation.  Prior to the issuance of Shares, cash or other form of payment in connection with an Award, nothing contained herein shall give any Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.  The Committee may, but is not obligated to, authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Shares with respect to Awards hereunder.
 
(i)            Award Document.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Plan and any Award Document, the Plan shall govern and the Award Document shall be interpreted to minimize or eliminate the conflict or inconsistency.
 
(j)            Successors and Assigns.  All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor or assign to the Company, whether the existence of the successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
 
(k)           Application of Funds.  The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Shares pursuant to Awards will be used for general corporate purposes.
 
(l)            Headings.  The headings of Sections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning of any of the provisions of the Plan.
 
(m)           Severability.  If any provision of this Plan is held unenforceable, the remainder of the Plan shall continue in full force and effect without regard to such unenforceable provision and shall be applied as though the unenforceable provision were not contained in the Plan.
 
(n)           Expenses.  The costs and expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company.
 
(o)           Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or an Award Document, if any provision of the Plan or an Award Document contravenes any regulations or guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or would cause an Award to be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, such provision of the Plan or Award Document may be modified by the Committee without consent of the Participant in any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary.  In making such modifications the Committee shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. 
 
 
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 For purposes of Section 409A, each payment or settlement provided under this Plan shall be treated as a separate payment. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent such discretionary authority would contravene Section 409A of the Code or the guidance promulgated thereunder.
 
(p)           Governing Law.  Except as to matters of federal law, the Plan and all actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida (other than its conflict of law rules).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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KLX INC.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Effective as of January 1, 2015)

SECTION 1.  PURPOSE OF PLAN

This document sets forth the KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of January 1, 2015.  The Plan is intended to provide a method by which eligible employees of KLX Inc. (“KLX”) and of such of KLX’s parents and subsidiaries as KLX’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time designate (such parents, subsidiaries, together with KLX, being hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) may use voluntary, systematic payroll deductions to purchase shares of the common stock of KLX, par value $.01 per share (the “Stock”) and thereby acquire an interest in the future of KLX.  The Plan is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Code”) and shall be administered, interpreted and construed in accordance with such provisions.  For purposes of the Plan, (i) a “subsidiary” is any corporation which constitutes a “subsidiary” of KLX within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code and (ii) a “parent” constitutes a “parent” of KLX within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code.


SECTION 2.  OPTIONS TO PURCHASE STOCK

Under the Plan, there is available an aggregate of not more than 300,000 shares of Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14) for sale pursuant to the exercise of options (“Options”) granted under the Plan.  The Stock to be delivered upon exercise of Options under the Plan may be either shares of authorized but unissued Stock or shares of reacquired Stock, as the Board of Directors may determine.


SECTION 3.  ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, each individual: (i) who is an active Employee of the Company (“Employee”); (ii) who has a customary working schedule of at least 20 hours per week; (iii) who has been an Employee for at least 90 days; and (iv) whose customary employment is for five months or more in any calendar year will be eligible to participate in the Plan (each such individual, an “Eligible Employee”).  From time to time, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) may amend the requirements of an Eligible Employee, subject to the provisions of Sections 423 and 424 of the Code.

Any Employee who immediately after the grant of an Option would, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 423 and 424 of the Code, own stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of KLX or any of its parents or subsidiaries, will not be an Eligible Employee.

No Employee will be granted an Option under the Plan which would permit his or her rights to purchase shares of Stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company (as defined by Section 423(b) of the Code)  to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 in fair market value of such Stock (determined at the time the Option is granted) for each calendar year during which any such Option granted to such Employee is outstanding at any time, as provided in Sections 423 and 424(d) of the Code.  For purposes of this limitation, the date of grant of an Option shall be the date on which the Option is exercised pursuant to Section 8.  “Fair market value” on any given day will mean the Closing Price of the Stock on such day (or, if there was no Closing Price on such day, the latest day prior thereto on which there was a Closing Price).  The “Closing Price” of the Stock on any business day will be the last sale price as reported on the principal market on which the Stock is traded or, if no last sale is reported, then the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked prices on that day.  A good faith determination by the Compensation Committee as to fair market value shall be final and binding.
 
 
 

 
 
SECTION 4.  METHOD OF PARTICIPATION

(a)           Each of the periods during which this Plan remains in effect is hereinafter referred to as an “Option Period”.  Option Periods shall be of six-month duration.  Each Plan Year (January 1st through December 31st) shall contain two Option Periods, one shall commence January 1 and terminate June 30 and the other shall commence July 1 and terminate December 31.

(b)           Each person who is an Eligible Employee on the first day of an Option Period may elect to participate in the Plan by executing and delivering a payroll deduction authorization in accordance with Section 5.  Such Employee will thereby become a participant (“Participant”) for such Option Period.  Unless otherwise specified prior to the beginning of the year pursuant to Section 5, a Participant shall be deemed to have elected to participate in each subsequent Plan Year for which the Participant is an Eligible Employee to the same extent and in the same manner as at the end of the prior Plan Year.
 
 
SECTION 5.  PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

(a)           The payroll deduction authorization will be in a form determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time.  The payroll deduction authorization must be delivered to the Company at least five days prior to the first date of the Option Period (or such earlier or later date specified by the Compensation Committee from time to time).  When executing and delivering the payroll deduction authorization, the Participant shall request withholding at a rate (in whole percentages) of not less than 2% or more than 15% of the Participant’s Compensation by means of equal payroll deductions over the Option Period.  All amounts withheld in accordance with a Participant’s payroll deduction authorization will be credited to a withholding account for such Participant.  All such amounts shall be assets of the Company and may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose.  The payroll deduction authorization will remain in effect for each consecutive subsequent Option Period unless changed or revoked by the Participant pursuant to Section 5(b).  For purposes of the Plan, “Compensation” will mean the sum of the types and amounts of compensation determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee to be eligible to be taken into account under the Plan; provided, however, that no such determination shall include or exclude any type or amount of compensation contrary to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

(b)           At any time on or prior to the fifteenth day of the last month of an Option Period, a Participant may (i) cancel an Option and cease participation in the Plan with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Stock subject to such Option or (ii) reduce the withholding rate of his or her payroll deduction authorization for the Option Period by one or more whole percentage points (but not to below 2%) by delivering written or electronic notice to the Company in the form specified by the Compensation Committee, such cancellation or reduction to take effect prospectively as soon as practicable following receipt of such notice by the Company.  A Participant may increase or reduce the withholding rate of his or her payroll deduction authorization for a future Option Period, or cease participation entirely for a future Option Period, by written or electronic notice delivered to the Company at least five days prior to the first day of the Option Period as to which the change is to be effective (or such earlier or later date specified by the Compensation Committee from time to time).  To the extent then an Eligible Employee, any Participant who ceased to participate may elect to participate in a future Option Period by completing the process specified in Sections 4 and 5.  Upon cancellation, the balance in the Participant’s withholding account will be returned to the Participant.
 
 
 

 
 
SECTION 6.  GRANT OF OPTIONS

Each person who is a Participant on the first day of an Option Period will, as of such day, be granted an Option for such Period.  Such Option will be for the number of whole shares (not in excess of the share maximum as hereinafter defined) of Stock to be determined by dividing (i) the balance in the Participant’s withholding account on the last day of the Option Period, by (ii) the purchase price per share of the Stock determined under Section 7.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the share maximum with respect to any Option for any Option Period shall be the largest whole number of shares of Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of a share of Stock on the last day of the Option Period, produces a dollar amount of $12,500 or less.  The number of shares of Stock receivable by each Participant upon exercise of his or her Option for an Option Period will be reduced, on a substantially proportionate basis, in the event that the number of shares then available under the Plan is otherwise insufficient.


SECTION 7.  PURCHASE PRICE

The purchase price of Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be 85% of the fair market value of the Stock at the time at which the Option is exercised pursuant to Section 8.


SECTION 8.  EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

(a)           Each Employee who is a Participant in the Plan on the last day of an Option Period will be deemed to have exercised, on the last day of the Option Period, the Option granted to him or her for that Option Period.  Upon such exercise, the balance of the Participant’s withholding account will be applied to the purchase of the number of whole shares of Stock determined under Section 6 and as soon as practicable thereafter the shares will be issued to the Participant either in certificates or electronically in “book entry” form with the transfer agent.  In the event that the balance of the Participant’s withholding account following an Option Period is in excess of the total purchase price of the shares issued, the balance of the account shall be returned to the Participant; provided, however, that if the balance left in the account consists solely of an amount equal to the value of a fractional share it will be retained in the withholding account and carried over to the next Option Period.  The entire balance of the Participant’s withholding account following the final Option Period shall be returned to the Participant.  No fractional shares will be issued hereunder.

(b)           As a condition to receiving shares or cash amounts hereunder, (i) the Company may require a Participant to make a cash payment to the Company of, or (ii) the Company may withhold from any shares and cash amounts distributable under the Plan, an amount necessary to satisfy all federal, state, city or other taxes required to be withheld in respect of such payments pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.

(c)           An Option may not be exercised and  shares of Stock may not be issued in connection with an Option, unless the issuance of the shares of Stock (i) has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) has qualified under applicable state “blue sky” laws (or the Company has determined that an exemption from registration and from qualification under state “blue sky” laws is available); and (iii) complies with foreign securities laws and other applicable laws rules and regulations (including any required  consents and approvals).
 
 
 

 
 
The Compensation Committee may require each Participant exercising an Option to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the Participant is acquiring the Stock for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution of the Stock.  All certificates for Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Compensation Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any exchange upon which the Stock is then listed, and any applicable securities law, and the Compensation Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.  The Company may affix a legend to the stock certificate issued upon the exercise of an Option as it deems necessary in its sole discretion.  The Company is under no obligation to register the Stock transferred to a Participant upon exercise.  If the Stock is not registered, a Participant may not resell, offer to resell or otherwise transfer such Stock unless the resale or transfer takes place in accordance with applicable law and as otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee.
 
 
SECTION 9.  INTEREST

No interest will be payable on withholding accounts.

 
SECTION 10.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; LEAVE OF ABSENCE; SALE TRANSACTION

(a)           Subject to Section 11, upon the termination of a Participant’s service with the Company for any reason, (i) he or she will cease to be a Participant, (ii) any Option held by the Participant under the Plan will be deemed canceled, (iii) the balance of the Participant’s withholding account will be returned to the Participant, and (iv) the Participant will have no further rights under the Plan.

(b)           Unless the Compensation Committee otherwise determines, a Participant on a paid leave of absence shall continue to be a Participant in the Plan so long as such Participant is on such paid leave of absence.  Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, a Participant on an unpaid leave of absence will no longer be eligible to make any additional contributions as of the date such unpaid leave has begun;  provided, however, that, unless the Participant cancels the Option pursuant to Section 5, the balance of the Participant’s withholding account shall be applied to the purchase of Stock, in accordance with Section 8 hereof, on the last day of the Option Period immediately following the commencement of the Participant’s leave of absence.

(c)           In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of KLX, the Option Period then in progress shall be shortened by the Compensation Committee setting a new exercise date and shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Compensation Committee.  The new exercise date selected by the Compensation Committee shall be before the date of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of KLX.  Each Participant will be notified in writing, at least 10 business days prior to the new exercise date (or such longer or shorter period as the Compensation Committee may determine) that the exercise date for the Participant’s Options has been changed to the new exercise date and that the balance of the Participant’s withholding account shall be applied to the purchase of shares, in accordance with Section 8 hereof,  on the new exercise date, unless prior to such date the Participant has ceased to participate in the Plan as provided in Section 5 hereof.

(d)            In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of KLX, or the merger or consolidation of KLX with or into another entity, unless provided otherwise by the Compensation Committee each outstanding Option shall be assumed, or an equivalent right to purchase shares substituted, by the successor or resulting entity or a parent or subsidiary of the such entity.  In lieu of such substitution or assumption, the Compensation Committee may elect to shorten any Option Period then in progress by setting a new exercise date and any Option Period then in progress shall end on the new exercise date.
 
 
 

 
 
The new exercise date selected by the Compensation Committee shall be before the effective date of such proposed sale, merger or consolidation.  Each Participant will be notified in writing, at least 10 business days prior to the new exercise date (or such longer or shorter period as the Compensation Committee may determine) that the exercise date for the Participant’s Options has been changed to the new exercise date and that the balance of the Participant’s withholding account shall be applied to the purchase of shares, in accordance with Section 8 hereof,  on the new exercise date, unless prior to such date the Participant has ceased to participate in the Plan as provided in Section 5 hereof.
 
 
SECTION 11.  DEATH OF PARTICIPANT

A Participant may file a written designation of beneficiary specifying who is to receive any Stock and/or cash credited to the Participant under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death, which designation will also provide for the election by the Participant of either (i) cancellation of the Participant’s Option upon his or her death, resulting in the delivery of the cash balance in the Participant’s withholding account to the designated beneficiary or (ii) application as of the last day of the Option Period of the balance of the deceased Participant’s withholding account at the time of death to the exercise of his or her Option, pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan. In the absence of a valid election otherwise, the death of a Participant will be deemed to effect a cancellation of his or her Option.  A designation of beneficiary and election may be changed by the Participant at any time, by written or electronic notice in a manner specified by the Compensation Committee.  In the event of the death of a Participant and receipt by KLX of proof of the identity and existence at the Participant’s death of a beneficiary validly designated by him or her under the Plan, KLX will deliver to such beneficiary such Stock and/or cash to which the beneficiary is entitled under the Plan.  Where the Participant has elected option (ii) above but there is no surviving designated beneficiary, KLX will deliver such Stock and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant.  No beneficiary will, prior to the death of the Participant by whom he or she has been designated, acquire any interest in any Stock or cash credited to the Participant under the Plan.

 
SECTION 12.  PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS NOT TRANSFERABLE

All Participants will have the same rights and privileges under the Plan.  Each Participant’s rights and privileges under any Option may be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by him or her, and may not be assigned, sold, pledged, assigned, or otherwise transferred in any manner (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution).  Any attempt at such transfer shall be without effect.  In the event any Participant violates the terms of this Section 12, any Option held by him or her may be terminated by the Company in its sole discretion and upon return to the Participant of the balance of his or her withholding account, all his or her rights under the Plan will terminate.

 
SECTION 13.  EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

Nothing contained in the provisions of the Plan will be construed to give to any Employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or to interfere with the right of the Company to discharge any Employee at any time.  The loss of existing or potential profit in Options will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of employment for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation to the Participant.

 
SECTION 14.  CHANGE IN CAPITALIZATION
 
 
 

 
 
In the event of any change in the outstanding Stock by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation, separation, extraordinary cash dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of Stock, warrants or rights offering to purchase Stock at a price substantially below fair market value, or any other corporate event or distribution of stock or property of KLX affecting the Stock, after the effective date of this Plan, the aggregate number of shares available under the Plan, the number of shares under Options granted but not exercised, and the purchase price will be appropriately adjusted.  Such adjustment shall be made equitably by the Compensation Committee subject to the limitations of Section 424 of the Code.


SECTION 15.  ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

(a)           The Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee, which will have the full power and authority (i) to determine any questions which may arise regarding the interpretation and application of the provisions of the Plan (ii) to proscribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations and (iii) to make, administer, construe and interpret such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion.  Any determinations hereunder shall be made in the Compensation Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding.  Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to applicable law, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the Plan, may be exercised by the Compensation Committee may alternatively be exercised by the Board of Directors.

(b)           To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Compensation Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to a subcommittee or subcommittees of the Compensation Committee or other persons or groups of persons as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under conditions or limitations that it may set at or after the time of the delegation.  For purposes of the Plan, reference to the Compensation Committee shall be deemed to refer to any subcommittee, subcommittees, or other persons or groups of persons to whom the Compensation Committee delegates authority pursuant to this Section 15.

(c)           Subject to applicable law:  (i) no member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee (or its delegates) shall be liable for any good faith action or determination made in connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of the Plan; and (ii) the members of the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee (and its delegates) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of KLX, as they may be amended from time to time.  In the performance of its responsibilities with respect to the Plan, the Compensation Committee shall be entitled to rely upon, and no member of the Compensation Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon, information and/or advice furnished by the Company’s officers or employees, the Company’s accountants, the Company’s counsel and any other party that the Compensation Committee deems necessary.


SECTION 16.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

(a)           The Company reserves the right at any time or times to amend the Plan to any extent and in any manner it may deem advisable by vote of the Committee; provided, however, that any amendment relating to the aggregate number of shares which may be issued under the Plan (other than an adjustment provided for in Section 14) will have no force or effect unless it is approved by the shareholders within twelve months before or after its adoption.  Shareholder approval is also required to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, Sections 423 and 424 of the Code.
 
 
 

 
 
(b)           The Plan will become effective beginning on January 1, 2015.  The Plan will automatically terminate on December 31, 2024 (at the end of the second Option Period beginning in Plan Year 2024).  The Plan may be earlier suspended or terminated by the Board of Directors, but no such suspension or termination will adversely affect the rights and privileges of holders of outstanding Options.  The Plan will terminate in any case when all or substantially all the Stock reserved for the purposes of the Plan has been purchased.


SECTION 17.  CAPTIONS, ETC.

The captions of the sections and paragraphs of this Plan have been inserted solely as a matter of convenience and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provision of the Plan.  References to sections herein are to the specified sections of this Plan unless another reference is specifically stated.  Wherever used herein, a singular number shall be deemed to include the plural unless a different meaning is required by the context.

SECTION 18.  EFFECT OF PLAN

The provisions of the Plan shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, all successors of the Company and each Participant, including, without limitation, such Participant’s estate and the executors, administrators or trustees thereof, heirs and legatees, and any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or representative of creditors of such Participant.

SECTION 19.  GOVERNING LAW

Except as to matters of federal law, the Plan and all actions taken under the Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, KLX has caused this Plan to be executed on its behalf the 9th day of December, 2014.
               
  KLX, INC.  
         
         
  By:  /s/ Roger Franks  
    Name: Roger Franks  
    Title: General Counsel, VP-Law and Human Resources
         
 
 
 
 



               
KLX INC.
 
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK
 
AND
 
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
            
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Page
 
SECTION 1.
PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZED SHARES
3
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
3
SECTION 3.
PARTICIPATION
5
SECTION 4.
SHARE OR DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
5
4.1
Time And Types Of Elections
5
4.2
Permitted Amounts; Elections
5
SECTION 5.
DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS
5
5.1
Cash Account
5
5.2
Stock Unit Account
6
5.3
Dividend Equivalent Credits To Stock Unit Account
6
5.4
Immediate Vesting And Accelerated Crediting
6
5.5
Distribution Of Cash Or Shares
7
5.6
Adjustments In Case Of Changes In Common Stock
7
SECTION 6.
ADMINISTRATION
8
6.1
The Administrator
8
6.2
Committee Action
8
6.3
Rights And Duties; Delegation And Reliance; Decisions Binding
8
SECTION 7.
PLAN CHANGES AND TERMINATION
9
7.1
Amendments
9
7.2
Term
9
SECTION 8.
MISCELLANEOUS
9
8.1
Unfunded Plan And Limitation On Participants’ Rights
9
8.2
Beneficiaries
10
8.3
Benefits Not Transferable; Obligations Binding Upon Successors
10
8.4
Governing Law; Severabilty
10
8.5
Compliance With Laws
10
8.6
Plan Construction
10
8.7
Headings Not Part Of Plan
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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KLX INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK
AND
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
 
SECTION 1.  PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZED SHARES
 
The purposes of the KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) are to attract, motivate and retain eligible non-employee directors of KLX Inc. (the “Company”) who elect to participate in this Plan by offering them opportunities to defer compensation and to encourage directors to increase their stock ownership in the Company.  An aggregate number not to exceed 200,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustments contemplated by Section 5.6 hereof) may be delivered pursuant to this Plan.
 
SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS
 
Whenever the following terms are used in this Plan, they shall have the meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary:
 
ACCOUNT or ACCOUNTS means one or more of the Participant’s Cash Account(s) or Stock Unit Account(s), as the context requires.
 
APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE means the percentage of Eligible Compensation subject to deferral or payment in Shares.
 
AVERAGE FAIR MARKET VALUE means the average of the Fair Market Values of a share of Common Stock during the last ten (10) trading days preceding the applicable Award Date.
 
AWARD DATE means, in the case of Cash Account deferrals, each date on which cash would otherwise have been paid; in the case of Unit Account deferrals, the last day of each calendar quarter.
 
BOARD means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
 
CASH ACCOUNT means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Company on behalf of a Participant who elects to defer his or her Compensation in cash pursuant to Section 4.
 
CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the applicable guidance, rulings, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
COMMON STOCK means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof.
 
COMMITTEE means the Board or a Committee of the Board acting under delegated authority from the Board.
 
 
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COMPANY means KLX Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.
 
DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT means the amount of cash dividends or other cash distributions paid by the Company on that number of shares of Common Stock which is equal to the number of Stock Units then credited to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account on the applicable measurement date, which amount shall be allocated as additional Stock Units to the Participant’s Stock Unit Account, as provided in Section 5.3 hereof.
 
EARNINGS mean those earnings that are allocable to the Participant’s Cash Accounts in such manner as the Committee shall reasonably determine.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE means the date of the consummation of the distribution of all of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of B/E Aerospace, Inc. common stock.
 
ELIGIBLE COMPENSATION means retainer and/or meeting fees for services as a director, as established by the Board from time to time, which may be payable in cash or Shares.
 
ELIGIBLE DIRECTOR means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary and who is compensated in the capacity as a director.
 
EXCHANGE ACT means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
FAIR MARKET VALUE means on any date the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock, as published in The Wall Street Journal or otherwise reliably reported, of the principal securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is so listed, admitted to trade, or quoted, or, if there is no trading of the Common Stock on such date, then the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as quoted on the next preceding date on which there was trading in such shares.  If the Common Stock is not so listed, admitted or quoted, the Committee may designate such other exchange, market or source of data as it deems appropriate for determining such value of purposes of this Plan.
 
PARTICIPANT means an Eligible Director who elects to participate in this Plan or otherwise has an Account balance under this Plan.
 
PLAN means the KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.
 
SHARES means shares of Common Stock.
 
STOCK UNIT OR UNIT means a non-voting unit of measurement which is deemed for bookkeeping and payment purposes to represent the right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Plan.
 
STOCK UNIT ACCOUNT means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Company on behalf of each Participant which is credited with Stock Units in accordance with Section 5.2.
 
 
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YEAR means each calendar year during the term of this Plan.
 
SECTION 3.  PARTICIPATION
 
Each Eligible Director may elect to defer under and subject to Section 4 of this Plan his or her Eligible Compensation for any Year.
 
SECTION 4.  SHARE OR DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
 
4.1           TIME AND TYPES OF ELECTIONS.  On or before December 31 immediately preceding each succeeding Year (or, in the case of a person who first becomes an Eligible Director during the Year, within 30 days after becoming an Eligible Director), each Eligible Director may make the following two irrevocable elections, subject to Section 4.2 hereof:
 
(1)           To the extent that Participant’s Eligible Compensation is designated as payable to the Participant in the form of cash, the Company may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to elect, in lieu of cash, (a) to receive such Eligible Compensation currently in Shares, (b) to defer such Eligible Compensation in a Cash Account, (c) to defer such Eligible Compensation in a Stock Unit Account, or (d) to select one or more of the preceding payment or deferral methods in accordance with the Applicable Percentage increments set forth in Section 4.2 hereof such that the sum of all such Applicable Percentage increments does not exceed 100%.
 
(2)           To the extent that Participant’s Eligible Compensation is designated as payable to the Participant in the form of Common Stock, the Company may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to elect, in lieu of Common Stock, to defer all or a portion of such Eligible Compensation in a Stock Unit Account in accordance with the Applicable Percentage increments set forth in Section 4.2 hereof such that the sum of all such Applicable Percentage increments does not exceed 100%.
 
4.2           PERMITTED AMOUNTS; ELECTIONS.  The portions of the Eligible Compensation subject to deferral or payment in Shares shall be limited to increments of 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% (the “Applicable Percentage”).  All elections shall be in writing on forms provided by the Company (and such election forms may, in the discretion of the Company, require that a Participant defer all or a specified portion of such Participant’s Eligible Compensation in accordance with this Section 4).  If an election is made under this Section 4 and is not revoked or changed with respect to the following Year by the end of the current Year, the election shall be deemed a continuing one and shall remain in place with respect to compensation for the following Year.
 
SECTION 5.  DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS
 
5.1           CASH ACCOUNT.  If an Eligible Director has made an election under Section 4.1(1)(b) to defer the receipt of cash compensation in a Cash Account, the Company shall establish and maintain a Cash Account for the Participant under this Plan, which Account shall be a memorandum account on the books of the Company.  A Participant’s Cash Account shall be credited as follows:
 
 
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(a)           As of the date the Eligible Compensation would have been otherwise payable, the Company shall credit the Participant’s Cash Account with an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of the Eligible Compensation.
 
(b)           As of the last day of each calendar quarter, each Participant’s Cash Account shall be credited with the Earnings reasonably determined by the Committee to be allocable to such Account.
 
5.2           STOCK UNIT ACCOUNT.
 
(a)           Elective Deferrals.  If an Eligible Director has made an election under Section 4.1(1)(c) or 4.1(2) to defer receipt of cash compensation or stock compensation in a Stock Unit Account, the Committee shall, as of the last day of each calendar quarter in which the Eligible Compensation was earned and would otherwise be paid, credit the Participant’s Stock Unit Account with a number of Units determined by dividing an amount which is equal to the Applicable Percentage of the Participant’s Eligible Compensation by the Average Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the Award Date.
 
(b)           Limitations on Rights Associated with Units.  A Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be a memorandum account on the books of the Company.  The Units credited to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be used solely as a device for the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to be eventually distributed to the Participant in accordance with this Plan.  The Units shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind.  No Participant shall be entitled to any voting or other stockholder rights with respect to Units granted or credited under this Plan.  The number of Units credited (and the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled under this Plan) shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.6 and the terms of this Plan.
 
5.3           DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT CREDITS TO STOCK UNIT ACCOUNT.  As of the end of each quarter, a Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be credited with additional Units in an amount equal to the Dividend Equivalent representing dividends paid during the quarter on a number of shares equal to the aggregate number of Stock Units in the Participant’s Stock Unit Account as of the end of the preceding quarter divided by the Average Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the applicable crediting date.
 
5.4           IMMEDIATE VESTING AND ACCELERATED CREDITING.
 
(a)           Units and Other Amounts Vest Immediately.  All Units or other amounts credited to one or more of a Participant’s Accounts shall be at all times fully vested and not subject to a risk of forfeiture.
 
(b)           Acceleration of Crediting of Accounts.  In the event a Participant ceases to serve as a director of the Company, the crediting of amounts to a Participant’s Cash Account, if applicable, and the crediting of Units to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account, if applicable, shall be accelerated to the date of termination of service.  In such case, the amount or number of Units credited for the quarter in which the termination of services occurs shall be prorated based on the number of days of service during the applicable quarter, and the Award Date shall be deemed to be the date of termination of service.
 
 
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5.5           DISTRIBUTION OF CASH OR SHARES.
 
(a)           Time and Manner of Distribution of Accounts.  The cash or Shares payable under this Plan in respect of Cash Accounts or Stock Unit Accounts, respectively, shall be distributed to the Participant (or, in the event of his or her death, the Participant’s Beneficiary) at such time and in such manner as elected by the Participant and set forth in the Participant’s election form.  In the sole discretion of the Company (as set forth in the form of election form provided by the Company), a Participant may elect distributions in one of the following two forms:  (i) a lump sum distribution, or (ii) annual installments not to exceed ten (10) such annual installments.  Each annual installment shall be equal to the value of the Account being distributed multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1) and the denominator of which is the number of installments remaining to be paid.  In the event that a Participant fails to make an election, then distribution shall be made in the form of a lump sum.  Each Account, less any applicable withholding taxes, shall be distributed commencing the earlier of (x) the date specified in the Participant’s election form as described above, or (y) the first day of the month immediately following the date of the Participant’s termination of service, or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.
 
(b)           Small Distributions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if after a termination of service the balance remaining in a Participant’s Cash Account is less than $10,000 or, if the aggregate fair market value of the Units remaining in the Participant’s Stock Unit Account on the date of the termination of service is less than $10,000, then such remaining balances shall be distributed in a lump sum.
 
(c)           Election to Further Defer Distribution of Cash Accounts or Stock Unit Accounts.  A Participant may, with the approval of the Administrator, elect to further defer the commencement of any distribution to be made with respect to amounts credited under any Cash or Stock Unit Account by filing a new written election with the Committee on a form approved by the Committee; provided, however, that (1) no such election shall be effective until twelve (12) months after such election is filed with the Committee, (2) no such new election shall be effective with respect to any Account after benefits with respect to the Account shall have commenced, and (3) such election must provide that the first payment with respect to such election must be deferred for at least five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.
 
(d)           Form of Distribution of Cash Accounts or Stock Unit Accounts.  Stock Units credited to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be distributed in an equivalent whole number of Shares of the Company’s Common Stock.  Any fractional share interests shall be accumulated and paid in cash with the last distribution.  All amounts credited to a Participant’s Cash Account shall be distributed in cash.
 
5.6           ADJUSTMENTS IN CASE OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK.  If there shall occur any change in the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or other reorganization, exchange of shares, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, split-up, split-off, spin-off, extraordinary redemption, liquidation or similar corporate change or change in capitalization or any distribution to holders of the Company’s Common Stock (other than cash dividends and cash distributions), the Committee shall make such proportionate and equitable adjustments consistent with the effect of such event on stockholders generally (but without duplication of benefits if Dividend Equivalents are credited), as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate, in the number, kind and/or character of shares of Common Stock or other securities, property and/or rights contemplated hereunder, including any appropriate adjustments to the market prices used in the determination of the number of Shares and Units, and in rights in respect of Stock Unit Accounts credited under this Plan so as to preserve the benefits intended.
 
 
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SECTION 6.  ADMINISTRATION
 
6.1           THE ADMINISTRATOR.  The Administrator of this Plan shall be the Board as a whole or a Committee as appointed from time to time by the Board to serve as administrator of this Plan.  The participating members of any Committee so acting shall include, as to decisions in respect of participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, only those members who are Non-Employee Directors (as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”)).  Members of the Committee shall not receive any additional compensation for administration of this Plan.
 
6.2           COMMITTEE ACTION.  A member of the Committee shall not vote upon any matter which relates solely to himself or herself as a Participant in this Plan.  Action of the Committee with respect to the administration of this Plan shall be taken pursuant to a majority vote or (assuming compliance with Section 6.1) by unanimous written consent of its members.
 
6.3           RIGHTS AND DUTIES; DELEGATION AND RELIANCE; DECISIONS BINDING.  Subject to the limitations of this Plan, the Committee shall be charged with the general administration of this Plan and the responsibility for carrying out its provisions, and shall have powers necessary to accomplish those purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, the following:
 
(1)           To construe and interpret this Plan;
 
(2)           To resolve any questions concerning the amount of benefits payable to a Participant (except that no member of the Committee shall participate in a decision relating solely to his or her own benefits);
 
(3)           To make all other determinations required by this Plan;
 
(4)           To maintain all the necessary records for the administration of this Plan; and
 
(5)           To make and publish forms, rules and procedures for the administration of this Plan.
 
The determination of the Committee made in good faith as to any disputed question or controversy and the Committee’s determination of benefits payable to Participants, including decisions as to adjustments under Section 5.6, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of this Plan.  In performing its duties, the Committee shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements prepared or presented by:  (i) officers or employees of the Company whom the Committee believes to be reliable and competent as to such matters; and (ii) counsel (who may be employees of the Company), independent accountants and other persons as to matters which the Committee believes to be within such persons’ professional or expert competence.
 
 
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The Committee shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith pursuant to the advice of such persons.  The Committee may delegate ministerial, bookkeeping and other non-discretionary functions to individuals who are officers or employees of the Company.
 
SECTION 7.  PLAN CHANGES AND TERMINATION
 
7.1           AMENDMENTS.  The Board shall have the right to amend this Plan in whole or in part from time to time or may at any time suspend or terminate this Plan (provided such amendment, suspension or termination complies with requirements under Code Section 409A); provided, however, that no amendment or termination shall cancel or otherwise adversely affect in any way, without his or her written consent, any Participant’s rights with respect to then outstanding Accounts or Dividend Equivalent credits thereon so long as the Account is outstanding).  Any amendments authorized hereby shall be stated in an instrument in writing, and all Participants shall be bound by upon receipt of notice the amendment.
 
7.2           TERM.  It is the current expectation of the Company that this Plan shall continue indefinitely, but continuance of this Plan is not assumed as a contractual obligation of the Company.  If the Board of Directors decides to discontinue or terminate this Plan, it shall notify the Committee and Participants in this Plan of its action in writing, and this Plan shall be terminated at the time set forth on the notice.  All Participants shall be bound thereby.  No benefits shall accrue in respect of Eligible Compensation earned after a discontinuance or termination of this Plan.
 
SECTION 8.  MISCELLANEOUS
 
8.1           UNFUNDED PLAN AND LIMITATION ON PARTICIPANTS’ RIGHTS.  Participants shall have the rights only if general unsecured creditors of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, on their Cash Account, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Common Stock (or equivalent value as a general unsecured creditor) with respect to Stock Units or Share Accounts.  The Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Company to make distributions in the future.  It is intended that this Plan shall constitute an “unfunded” plan for tax purposes.  Participation in this Plan shall not give any person the right to serve as a member of the Board or any rights or interests other than as herein provided.  Participants shall not be entitled to receive actual dividends or to vote Shares until after delivery of a certificate representing the Shares.
 
 
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8.2           BENEFICIARIES.
 
(a)           Beneficiary Designation.  Upon forms provided by and subject to conditions imposed by the Company, each Participant may designate in writing the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries (as defined in Section 8.2(b)) whom such Participant desires to receive any amounts payable under this Plan after his or her death.  The Company and the Committee may rely on the Participant’s designation of a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries last filed in accordance with the terms of this Plan.
 
(b)           Definition of Beneficiary.  A Participant’s “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” shall be the person, persons, trust or trusts (or similar entity) designated by the Participant or, in the absence of a designation, entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive the Participant’s benefits under this Plan in the event of the Participant’s death, and shall mean the Participant’s executor or administrator if no other Beneficiary is identified and able to act under the circumstances.
 
8.3           BENEFITS NOT TRANSFERABLE; OBLIGATIONS BINDING UPON SUCCESSORS.  Benefits of a Participant under this Plan shall not be assignable or transferable and any purported transfer, assignment, pledge or other encumbrance or attachment of any payments or benefits under this Plan, or any interest therein, other than by operation of law or pursuant to Section 8.2, shall not be permitted or recognized.  Shares deliverable under this Plan may be subject to restrictions on transfer under applicable securities laws, unless the Shares are duly registered prior to issuance.  Obligations of the Company under this Plan shall be binding upon successors of the Company.
 
8.4           GOVERNING LAW; SEVERABILTY.  The validity of this Plan or any of its provisions shall be construed, administered and governed in all respects under the laws of the State of Florida.  If any provision of this Plan shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective.
 
8.5           COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.  This Plan and the offer, issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock and/or the payment of money through the deferral of compensation under this Plan are subject to compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and federal securities law) and to such approvals by any listing, agency or any regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith.  Any securities delivered under this Plan shall be subject to prior registration or such restrictions as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements, and the person acquiring such securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances and representations to the Company as it may reasonably request to assure such compliance.
 
8.6           PLAN CONSTRUCTION.  This Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder, as in effect from time to time.  To the extent a provision of the Plan is contrary to or fails to address the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Plan shall be construed and administered as necessary to comply with such requirements until this Plan is appropriately amended to comply with such requirements.
 
 
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It is the intent of the Company that transactions pursuant to this Plan satisfy and be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the applicable conditions for exemption under Rule 16b-3 so that to the extent elections are timely made, elective deferrals (including the crediting of Units and Dividend Equivalents and the distribution of Shares hereunder) will be entitled to the benefits of Rule 16b-3 or other exemptive rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and will not be subjected to avoidable liability thereunder.  The Committee may, subject to Sections 8.5 hereof, permit elections by Eligible Directors that would not qualify for exemption under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, so long as the availability of any exemption thereunder for other Participants under this Plan is not compromised.
 
8.7           HEADINGS NOT PART OF PLAN.  Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit 5

December 12, 2014

KLX Inc.
1300 Corporate Center Way
Wellington, Florida 33414
(561) 383-5100

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel for KLX Inc, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with preparation and filing by the Company of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the ”Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to 5,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (the ”Shares”) that may be delivered from time to time pursuant to the KLX Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, 300,000 Shares that may be delivered from time to time pursuant to the KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and 200,000 Shares that may be delivered from time to time pursuant to the KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan (collectively, the “Plans”).
 
In connection with the foregoing, we have reviewed originals or copies identified to our satisfaction of the following documents:
 
 
(a) 
The Registration Statement;
 
 
(b)
The certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Company, in each case as amended to date; and
 
 
(c)
Originals or copies of such other corporate records of the Registrant, certificates of public officials and of officers of the Registrant, and agreements and other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below.
 
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents, certificates and instruments submitted to us as originals and the conformity with originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.
 
Our opinion set forth below is based on the text of the Plans as referenced in the Exhibit Index to the Registration Statement.
 
Our opinion expressed below is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law.
 
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and having regard for such legal considerations as we have deemed relevant, we are of the opinion that authorized but not previously issued Shares which may be delivered under the Plans have been duly authorized by the Company and, when (a) issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Plans and (b) paid for in full in accordance with the terms of the Plans, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
This opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof.  We expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any development or circumstance of any kind, including any change of law or fact that may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect the opinions expressed herein.
 
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.  In giving this consent, we do not thereby concede that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the Securities Act or the General Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
 
 
 

 
 
This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the above matter.  This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose without our prior written consent.
 
Very truly yours,
 

 /s/ Shearman & Sterling LLP  
   
Shearman & Sterling LLP
 
   
JC  
   

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP IS A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZED IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WHICH LAWS LIMIT THE PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PARTNERS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



             
Exhibit 23.1
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
           
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report relating to the combined financial statements of Aerospace Solutions Group and Energy Services Group Businesses of B/E Aerospace, Inc., dated August 29, 2014, appearing in the effective Registration Statement on Form 10 of KLX, Inc. for the three years ended December 31, 2013.
            
 /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP  
Deloitte & Touche LLP   
Boca Raton, Florida   
December 12, 2014  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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