TALK VISUAL CORPORATION
1995 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN
(Amended and Restated as of June 29, 2000)
ARTICLE ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
I. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
This 1995 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan is intended to
promote the interests of Talk Visual Corporation, a Nevada corporation, by
providing eligible persons with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary
interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation
as an incentive for them to remain in the service of the Corporation.
Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the attached Appendix.
II. STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN
A. The Plan shall be divided into three separate equity
programs:
(i) the Discretionary Option Grant
Program under which eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan
Administrator, be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock,
(ii) the Stock Issuance Program under
which eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan
Administrator, be issued shares of Common Stock directly, either
through the immediate purchase of such shares or as a bonus for
services rendered the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), and
(iii) the Automatic Option Grant Program under
which Eligible Directors shall automatically receive option grants at
periodic intervals to purchase shares of Common Stock.
B. The provisions of Articles One and Five shall apply to all
equity programs under the Plan and shall accordingly govern the interests of all
persons under the Plan.
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III. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
A. Prior to the Section 12(g) Registration Date, the Plan shall
be administered by the Board. From and after the Section 12(g) Registration
Date, the Primary Committee shall have sole and exclusive authority to
administer the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with
respect to Section 16 Insiders.
B. Administration of the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock
Issuance Programs with respect to all other persons eligible to participate in
those programs may, at the Board's discretion, be vested in the Primary
Committee or a Secondary Committee, or the Board may retain the power to
administer those programs with respect to all such persons. The members of the
Secondary Committee may be Board members who are Employees eligible to receive
discretionary option grants or direct stock issuances under the Plan or any
other stock option, stock appreciation, stock bonus or other stock plan of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
C. Members of the Primary Committee or any Secondary Committee
shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and may be
removed by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the
functions of any Secondary Committee and reassume all powers and authority
previously delegated to such committee.
D. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its
administrative functions under the Plan, have full power and authority to
establish such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for proper
administration of the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs and
to make such determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the
provisions of such programs and any outstanding options or stock issuances
thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Plan
Administrator within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan
shall be final and binding on all parties who have an interest in the
Discretionary Option Grant or Stock Issuance Program under its jurisdiction or
any stock option or stock issuance thereunder.
E. Service on the Primary Committee or the Secondary Committee
shall constitute service as a Board member, and members of each such committee
shall accordingly be entitled to full indemnification and reimbursement as Board
members for their service on such committee. No member of the Primary Committee
or the Secondary Committee shall be liable for any act or omission made in good
faith with respect to the Plan or any option grants or stock issuances under the
Plan.
F. Administration of the Automatic Option Grant Program shall
be self-executing in accordance with the terms of that program, and no Plan
Administrator shall exercise any discretionary functions with respect to option
grants made thereunder.
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IV. ELIGIBILITY
A. The persons eligible to participate in the Discretionary
Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs are as follows:
(i) Employees,
(ii) non-employee members of the Board or
the board of directors of any Parent or Subsidiary, and
(iii) consultants and other independent
advisors who provide services to the Corporation (or any Parent or
Subsidiary).
B. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its
administrative jurisdiction under the Plan, have full authority (subject to the
provisions of the Plan) to determine, (i) with respect to the option grants
under the Discretionary Option Grant Program, which eligible persons are to
receive option grants, the time or times when such option grants are to be made,
the number of shares to be covered by each such grant, the status of the granted
option as either an Incentive Option or a Non-Statutory Option, the time or
times at which each option is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if
any) applicable to the option shares and the maximum term for which the option
is to remain outstanding and (ii) with respect to stock issuances under the
Stock Issuance Program, which eligible persons are to receive such issuances,
the time or times when such issuances are to be made, the number of shares to be
issued to each Participant, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the
issued shares and the consideration to be paid for such shares.
C. The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute discretion
either to grant options in accordance with the Discretionary Option Grant
Program or to effect stock issuances in accordance with the Stock Issuance
Program.
D. The individuals eligible to participate in the Automatic
Option Grant Program shall be limited to (i) those individuals who first become
non-employee Board members on or after the Section 12(g) Registration Date,
whether through appointment by the Board or election by the Corporation's
stockholders, and (ii) those individuals who are re-elected as non-employee
Board members at one or more Annual Stockholders Meetings held after the Section
12(g) Registration Date. A non-employee Board member who has previously been in
the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) shall not be
eligible to receive an initial option grant under the Automatic Option Grant
Program on the Section 12(g) Registration Date or (if later) at the time he or
she first becomes a non-employee Board member, but such individual shall be
eligible to receive periodic option grants under the Automatic Option Grant
Program upon his or her re-election as a non- employee Board member at one or
more Annual Stockholders Meetings held after the Section 12(g) Registration
Date.
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V. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
A. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of
authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased
by the Corporation on the open market. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock which may be issued over the term of the Plan shall not exceed 3,807,267
shares. Such share reserve includes the 3,500,000-share increase authorized by
the Board on June 29, 2000, subject to stockholder approval at the 2000 Annual
Meeting.
B. Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options shall
be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan to the extent (i) the
options expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise in full or (ii) the
options are cancelled in accordance with the cancellation-regrant provisions of
Article Two. In addition, unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently
repurchased by the Corporation, at the original exercise or issue price paid per
share, pursuant to the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Plan, shall be
added back to the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under
the Plan and shall accordingly be available for reissuance through one or more
subsequent option grants or direct stock issuances under the Plan. Shares
subject to any stock appreciation rights exercised under the Plan shall not be
available for subsequent issuance under the Plan. In addition, should the
exercise price of an option under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock
or should shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan be withheld
by the Corporation in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in
connection with the exercise of an option or the vesting of a stock issuance
under the Plan, then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance
under the Plan shall be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the
option is exercised or which vest under the stock issuance, and not by the net
number of shares of Common Stock issued to the holder of such option or stock
issuance.
C. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of
any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares,
exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a
class without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, appropriate
adjustments shall be made to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities
issuable under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities for
which any one person may be granted options, separately exercisable stock
appreciation rights and direct stock issuances per calendar year, (iii) the
number and/or class of securities for which automatic option grants are to be
subsequently made per Eligible Director under the Automatic Option Grant Program
and (iv) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise price per share
in effect under each outstanding option in order to prevent the dilution or
enlargement of benefits thereunder. The adjustments determined by the Plan
Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.
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ARTICLE TWO
DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM
I. OPTION TERMS
Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the
form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such
document shall comply with the terms specified below. Each document evidencing
an Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Plan
applicable to such options.
A. Exercise Price.
1. The exercise price per share shall be fixed
by the Plan Administrator but shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%)
of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date.
2. The exercise price shall become immediately
due upon exercise of the option and shall, subject to the provisions of Section
I of Article Five and the documents evidencing the option, be payable in cash or
check made payable to the Corporation. From and after the Section 12(g)
Registration Date, the exercise price may also be paid in either of the
following forms:
(i) in shares of Common Stock held for
the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's
earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market
Value on the Exercise Date, or
(ii) to the extent the option is
exercised for vested shares, through a special sale and remittance
procedure pursuant to which the Optionee shall concurrently provide
irrevocable written instructions to (a) a Corporation-designated
brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and
remit to the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds available on the
settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price
payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable Federal, state and
local income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the
Corporation by reason of such exercise and (b) the Corporation to
deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such
brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction.
Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is
utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on
the Exercise Date.
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B. Exercise and Term of Options. Each option shall be
exercisable at such time or times, during such period and for such number of
shares as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the
documents evidencing the option. However, no option shall have a term in excess
of ten (10) years measured from the option grant date.
C. Effect of Termination of Service.
1. The following provisions shall govern the
exercise of any options held by the Optionee at the time of cessation of
Service or death:
(i) Any option outstanding at the time
of the Optionee's cessation of Service for any reason shall remain
exercisable for such period of time thereafter as shall be determined
by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the
option, but no such option shall be exercisable after the expiration of
the option term.
(ii) Any option exercisable in whole or
in part by the Optionee at the time of death may be subsequently
exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee's estate or by
the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the
Optionee's will or in accordance with the laws of descent and
distribution.
(iii) During the applicable post-Service
exercise period, the option may not be exercised in the aggregate for
more thanthe number of vested shares for which the option is
exercisable on the date of the Optionee's cessation of Service. Upon
the expiration of the applicable post-Service exercise period or (if
earlier) upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall
terminate and cease to be outstanding for any vested shares for which
the option has not been exercised. However, the option shall,
immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Service, terminate and
cease to be outstanding to the extent the option is not otherwise at
that time exercisable for vested shares.
(iv) Should the Optionee's Service be
terminated for Misconduct, then all outstanding options held by the
Optionee shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.
2. The Plan Administrator shall have the
discretion, exercisable either at the time an option is granted or at any time
while the option remains outstanding, to:
(i) extend the period of time for which
the option is to remain exercisable following the Optionee's cessation
of Service from the period otherwise in effect for that option to such
greater period of time as the
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Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the
expiration of the option term, and/or
(ii) permit the option to be exercised,
during the applicable post-Service exercise period, not only with
respect to the number of vested shares of Common Stock for which such
option is exercisable at the time of the Optionee's cessation of
Service but also with respect to one or more additional installments in
which the Optionee would have vested under the option had the Optionee
continued in Service.
D. Stockholder Rights. The holder of an option shall have no
stockholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the option until such
person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become a
holder of record of the purchased shares.
E. Repurchase Rights. The Plan Administrator shall have the
discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common
Stock. Should the Optionee cease Service while holding such unvested shares, the
Corporation shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per
share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase
right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and
the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established
by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such
repurchase right.
F. Limited Transferability of Options. During the lifetime of
the Optionee, Incentive Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and
shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution following the Optionee's death. However, Non-Statutory
Options may, in connection with the Optionee's estate plan, be assigned in whole
or in part during the Optionee's lifetime to one or more members of the
Optionee's immediate family or to a trust established exclusively for one or
more such family members. The assigned portion may only be exercised by the
person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to
the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same
as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment and shall
be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator
may deem appropriate.
II. INCENTIVE OPTIONS
The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive
Options. Except as modified by the provisions of this Section II, all the
provisions of Articles One, Two and Five shall be applicable to Incentive
Options. Options which are specifically designated as Non-Statutory Options when
issued under the Plan shall not be subject to the terms of this Section II.
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A. Eligibility. Incentive Options may only be granted to
Employees.
B. Exercise Price. The exercise price per share shall not be
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of
Common Stock on the option grant date.
C. Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the
shares of Common Stock (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant)
for which one or more options granted to any Employee under the Plan (or any
other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) may for the
first time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one (1) calendar
year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). To the
extent the Employee holds two (2) or more such options which become exercisable
for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the
exercisability of such options as Incentive Options shall be applied on the
basis of the order in which such options are granted.
D. 10% Stockholder. If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option
is granted is a 10% Stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be
less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of
Common Stock on the option grant date, and the option term shall not exceed five
(5) years measured from the option grant date.
III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL
A. In the event of any Corporate Transaction, each outstanding
option shall automatically accelerate so that each such option shall,
immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become
fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to
such option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully-vested
shares of Common Stock. However, an outstanding option shall NOT so accelerate
if and to the extent: (i) such option is, in connection with the Corporate
Transaction, either to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent
thereof) or to be replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the
capital stock of the successor corporation (or parent thereof), (ii) such option
is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation
which preserves the spread existing on the unvested option shares at the time of
the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with
the same vesting schedule applicable to such option or (iii) the acceleration of
such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at
the time of the option grant. The determination of option comparability under
clause (i) above shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and its determination
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
B. All outstanding repurchase rights shall also
terminate automatically, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those
terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Corporate
Transaction, except to the extent: (i) those repurchase rights
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are to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in
connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is
precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the
repurchase right is issued.
C. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion,
exercisable either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the
option remains outstanding, to provide for the automatic acceleration of one or
more outstanding options (and the automatic termination of one or more
outstanding repurchase rights with the immediate vesting of the shares of Common
Stock subject to those rights) upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction,
whether or not those options are to be assumed or replaced (or those repurchase
rights are to be assigned) in the Corporate Transaction.
D. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate
Transaction, all outstanding options shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or
parent thereof).
E. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had
the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to (i) the number and class of
securities available for issuance under the Plan following the consummation of
such Corporate Transaction, (ii) the exercise price payable per share under each
outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price payable for such
securities shall remain the same, and (iii) the maximum number and/or class of
securities for which any one person may be granted stock options, separately
exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock issuances under the Plan
per calendar year.
F. Any options which are assumed or replaced in the Corporate
Transaction and do not otherwise accelerate at that time shall automatically
accelerate (and any of the Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights which do
not otherwise terminate at the time of the Corporate Transaction shall
automatically terminate and the shares of Common Stock subject to those
terminated rights shall immediately vest in full) in the event the Optionee's
Service should subsequently terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination
within twelve (12) months following the effective date of such Corporate
Transaction. Any options so accelerated shall remain exercisable for
fully-vested shares until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the option term
or (ii) the expiration of the one (1)-year period measured from the effective
date of the Involuntary Termination.
G. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion,
exercisable either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the
option remains outstanding, to (i) provide for the automatic acceleration of one
or more outstanding options (and the automatic termination of one or more
outstanding repurchase rights with the immediate vesting of the shares of Common
Stock subject to those rights) upon the occurrence of a
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Change in Control or (ii) condition any such option acceleration (and the
termination of any outstanding repurchase rights) upon the subsequent
Involuntary Termination of the Optionee's Service within a specified period
following the effective date of such Change in Control. Any options accelerated
in connection with a Change in Control shall remain fully exercisable until the
expiration or sooner termination of the option term.
H. The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in
connection with a Corporate Transaction or Change in Control shall remain
exercisable as an Incentive Option only to the extent the applicable One Hundred
Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar
limitation is exceeded, the accelerated portion of such option shall be
exercisable as a Non-Statutory Option under the Federal tax laws.
I. The grant of options under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust,
reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or
to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part
of its business or assets.
IV. CANCELLATION AND REGRANT OF OPTIONS
The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at
any time and from time to time, with the consent of the affected option holders,
the cancellation of any or all outstanding options under the Discretionary
Option Grant Program and to grant in substitution new options covering the same
or different number of shares of Common Stock but with an exercise price per
share based on the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the new grant
date.
V. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
A. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority
to grant to selected Optionees tandem stock appreciation rights and/or limited
stock appreciation rights.
B. The following terms shall govern the grant and exercise of
tandem stock appreciation rights:
(i) One or more Optionees may be granted
the right, exercisable upon such terms as the Plan Administrator may
establish, to elect between the exercise of the underlying option for
shares of Common Stock and the surrender of that option in exchange for
a distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of
(a) the Fair Market Value (on the option surrender date) of the number
of shares in which the Optionee is at the time vested under the
surrendered option (or surrendered portion thereof) over (b) the
aggregate exercise price payable for such shares.
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(ii) No such option surrender shall be
effective unless it is approved by the Plan Administrator. If the
surrender is so approved, then the distribution to which the Optionee
shall be entitled may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair
Market Value on the option surrender date, in cash, or partly in shares
and partly in cash, as the Plan Administrator shall in its sole
discretion deem appropriate.
(iii) If the surrender of an option is rejected by
the Plan Administrator, then the Optionee shall retain whatever rights
the Optionee had under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion
thereof) on the option surrender date and may exercise such rights at
any time prior to the later of (a) five (5) business days after the
receipt of the rejection notice or (b) the last day on which the option
is otherwise exercisable in accordance with the terms of the documents
evidencing such option, but in no event may such rights be exercised
more than ten (10) years after the option grant date.
C. The following terms shall govern the grant and exercise of
limited stock appreciation rights:
(i) One or more Section 16 Insiders may
be granted limited stock appreciation rights with respect to their
outstanding options.
(ii) Upon the occurrence of a Hostile
Take-Over, each individual holding one or more options with such a
limited stock appreciation right shall have the unconditional right
(exercisable for a thirty (30)-day period following such Hostile
Take-Over) to surrender each such option to the Corporation, to the
extent the option is at the time exercisable for vested shares of
Common Stock. In return for the surrendered option, the Optionee shall
receive a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to
the excess of (A) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock
which are at the time vested under each surrendered option (or
surrendered portion thereof) over (B) the aggregate exercise price
payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within
five (5) days following the option surrender date.
(iii) The Plan Administrator shall pre-approve, at
the time the limited stock appreciation right is granted, the
subsequent exercise of that right in accordance with the terms of the
grant and the provisions of this Section V.C. No additional approval of
the Plan Administrator or the Board shall be required at the time of
the actual option surrender and cash distribution.
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(iv) The balance of the option (if any)
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the
documents evidencing such option.
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ARTICLE THREE
STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM
I. STOCK ISSUANCE TERMS
Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance
Program through direct and immediate issuances without any intervening option
grants. Each such stock issuance shall be evidenced by a Stock Issuance
Agreement which complies with the terms specified below.
A. Purchase Price.
1. The purchase price per share shall be fixed
by the Plan Administrator, but shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%)
of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the issuance date.
2. Subject to the provisions of Section I of
Article Five, shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance
Program for any of the following items of consideration which the Plan
Administrator may deem appropriate in each individual instance:
(i) cash or check made payable to the
Corporation, or
(ii) past services rendered to the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
B. Vesting Provisions.
1. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock
Issuance Program may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully and
immediately vested upon issuance or may vest in one or more installments over
the Participant's period of Service or upon attainment of specified performance
objectives. The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to any unvested
shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program, namely:
(i) the Service period to be completed
by the Participant or the performance objectives to be attained,
(ii) the number of installments in which
the shares are to vest,
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(iii) the interval or intervals (if any)
which are to lapse between installments, and
(iv) the effect which death, Permanent
Disability or other event designated by the Plan Administrator is to
have upon the vesting schedule,
shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Stock
Issuance Agreement.
2. Any new, substituted or additional securities
or other property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend)
which the Participant may have the right to receive with respect to the
Participant's unvested shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or
other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the
Corporation's receipt of consideration shall be issued subject to (i) the same
vesting requirements applicable to the Participant's unvested shares of Common
Stock and (ii) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem
appropriate.
3. The Participant shall have full stockholder
rights with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant
under the Stock Issuance Program, whether or not the Participant's interest in
those shares is vested. Accordingly, the Participant shall have the right to
vote such shares and to receive any regular cash dividends paid on such shares.
4. Should the Participant cease to remain in
Service while holding one or more unvested shares of Common Stock issued under
the Stock Issuance Program or should the performance objectives not be attained
with respect to one or more such unvested shares of Common Stock, then those
shares shall be immediately surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation, and
the Participant shall have no further stockholder rights with respect to those
shares. To the extent the surrendered shares were previously issued to the
Participant for consideration paid in cash or cash equivalent (including the
Participant's purchase-money indebtedness), the Corporation shall repay to the
Participant the cash consideration paid for the surrendered shares and shall
cancel the unpaid principal balance of any outstanding purchase- money note of
the Participant attributable to the surrendered shares.
5. The Plan Administrator may in its discretion
waive the surrender and cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common
Stock (or other assets attributable thereto) which would otherwise occur upon
the cessation of the Participant's Service or the non-attainment of the
performance objectives applicable to those shares. Such waiver shall result in
the immediate vesting of the Participant's interest in the shares
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of Common Stock as to which the waiver applies. Such waiver may be effected at
any time, whether before or after the Participant's cessation of Service or the
attainment or non-attainment of the applicable performance objectives.
II. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL
A. All of the outstanding repurchase/cancellation rights under
the Stock Issuance Program shall terminate automatically, and all the shares of
Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full,
in the event of any Corporate Transaction, except to the extent (i) those
repurchase/cancellation rights are assigned to the successor corporation (or
parent thereof) in connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such
accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed in the Stock
Issuance Agreement.
B. To the extent any repurchase/cancellation rights applicable
to the Participant's outstanding shares under the Stock Issuance Program are
assigned in the Corporate Transaction, those rights shall automatically
terminate, and the shares subject to those terminated rights shall immediately
vest in full, in the event the Participant's Service should subsequently
terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within twelve (12) months
following the effective date of such Corporate Transaction.
C. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion,
exercisable either at the time the unvested shares are issued or at any time
while the Corporation's repurchase rights remain outstanding, to (i) provide for
the automatic termination of one or more outstanding repurchase/cancellation
rights and the immediate vesting of the shares of Common Stock subject to those
rights upon the occurrence of a Change in Control or (ii) condition any such
accelerated vesting upon the subsequent Involuntary Termination of the
Participant's Service within a specified period following the effective date of
such Change in Control.
III. SHARE ESCROW/LEGENDS
Unvested shares may, in the Plan Administrator's discretion, be
held in escrow by the Corporation until the Participant's interest in such
shares vests or may be issued directly to the Participant with restrictive
legends on the certificates evidencing those unvested shares.
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ARTICLE FOUR
AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM
I. OPTION TERMS
A. Grant Dates. Option grants shall be made on the
dates specified below:
1. Each individual who is first elected or
appointed as a non-employee Board member on or after the Section 12(g)
Registration Date shall automatically be granted, on the Section 12(g)
Registration Date or any later date of initial election or appointment, a
Non-Statutory Option to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock, provided such
individual has not previously been in the employ of the Corporation (or any
Parent or Subsidiary).
2. On the date of each Annual Stockholders
Meeting held after the Section 12(g) Registration Date, each individual who is
to continue to serve as an Eligible Director shall automatically be granted a
Non-Statutory Option to purchase 2,500 shares of Common Stock, provided such
individual has served as a non-employee Board member for at least six (6)
months. There shall be no limit on the number of such 2,500-share option grants
any one Eligible Director may receive over his or her period of Board service.
B. Exercise Price.
1. The exercise price per share shall be equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock
on the option grant date.
2. The exercise price shall be payable in one or
more of the alternative forms authorized under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program. Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure specified
thereunder is utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares
must be made on the Exercise Date.
C. Option Term. Each option shall have a term of ten
(10) years measured from the option grant date.
D. Exercise and Vesting of Options. Each option shall
be immediately exercisable for any or all of the option shares. However, any
shares purchased under the option shall be subject to repurchase by the
Corporation, at the exercise price paid per share, upon the Optionee's
cessation of Board service prior to vesting in those shares. Each initial
10,000-share grant shall vest, and the Corporation's repurchase right shall
lapse, in
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a series of four (4) successive equal annual installments over the Optionee's
period of continued service as a Board member, with the first such installment
to vest upon the Optionee's completion of one (1) year of Board service measured
from the option grant date. Each annual 2,500-share grant shall vest, and the
Corporation's repurchase right shall lapse, upon the Optionee's completion of
one (1) year of Board service measured from the option grant date.
E. Effect of Termination of Board Service. The
following provisions shall govern the exercise of any options held by the
Optionee at the time the Optionee ceases to serve as a Board member:
(i) The Optionee (or, in the event of
Optionee's death, the personal representative of the Optionee's estate
or the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to
the Optionee's will or in accordance with the laws of descent and
distribution) shall have a twelve (12)-month period following the date
of such cessation of Board service in which to exercise each such
option.
(ii) During the twelve (12)-month
exercise period, the option may not be exercised in the aggregate for
more than the number of vested shares of Common Stock for which the
option is exercisable at the time of the Optionee's cessation of Board
service.
(iii) Should the Optionee cease to serve as a Board
member by reason of death or Permanent Disability, then all shares at
the time subject to the option shall immediately vest so that such
option may, during the twelve (12)-month exercise period following such
cessation of Board service, be exercised for all or any portion of
those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock.
(iv) In no event shall the option remain
exercisable after the expiration of the option term. Upon the
expiration of the twelve (12)-month exercise period or (if earlier)
upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall terminate and
cease to be outstanding for any vested shares for which the option has
not been exercised. However, the option shall, immediately upon the
Optionee's cessation of Board service for any reason other than death
or Permanent Disability, terminate and cease to be outstanding to the
extent the option is not otherwise at that time exercisable for vested
shares.
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II. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER
A. In the event of any Corporate Transaction, the shares of
Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise
vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall,
immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become
fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to
such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as
fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Immediately following the consummation of
the Corporate Transaction, each automatic option grant shall terminate and cease
to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or
parent thereof).
B. In connection with any Change in Control, the shares of
Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise
vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall,
immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become fully
exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such
option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as
fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such option shall remain exercisable
for such fully-vested option shares until the expiration or sooner termination
of the option term or the surrender of the option in connection with a Hostile
Take-Over.
C. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee
shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender to the Corporation
each automatic option granted under this Article Four. The Optionee shall in
return be entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount
equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at
the time subject to the surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is
otherwise at the time vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise
price payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five
(5) days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. Stockholder
approval of the March 28, 1997 amended and restated Plan shall constitute
pre-approval of the subsequent grant of each such option surrender right under
this Automatic Option Grant Program and the subsequent exercise of that right in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section II.C. No additional
approval of the Board or Plan Administrator shall be required at the time of the
actual option surrender and cash distribution.
D. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had
the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per
share under each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price
payable for such securities shall remain the same.
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E. The grant of options under the Automatic Option Grant
Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust,
reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or
to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part
of its business or assets.
III. REMAINING TERMS
The remaining terms of each option granted under the Automatic
Option Grant Program shall be the same as the terms in effect for option grants
made under the Discretionary Option Grant Program.
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ARTICLE FIVE
MISCELLANEOUS
I. FINANCING
A. The Plan Administrator may permit any Optionee or
Participant to pay the option exercise price under the Discretionary Option
Grant Program or the purchase price for shares issued under the Stock Issuance
Program by delivering a promissory note payable in one or more installments. The
terms of any such promissory note (including the interest rate and the terms of
repayment) shall be established by the Plan Administrator in its sole
discretion. Promissory notes may be authorized with or without security or
collateral. In no event may the maximum credit available to the Optionee or
Participant exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate option exercise price or
purchase price payable for the purchased shares plus (ii) any Federal, state and
local income and employment tax liability incurred by the Optionee or the
Participant in connection with the option exercise or share purchase.
B. The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, determine
that one or more such promissory notes shall be subject to forgiveness by the
Corporation in whole or in part upon such terms as the Plan Administrator may
deem appropriate.
II. TAX WITHHOLDING
A. The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of Common
Stock upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights or upon
the issuance or vesting of such shares under the Plan shall be subject to the
satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment
tax withholding requirements.
B. The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, provide any
or all holders of Non-Statutory Options or unvested shares of Common Stock under
the Plan with the right to use shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of all or
part of the Taxes incurred by such holders in connection with the exercise of
their options or the vesting of their shares. Such right may be provided to any
such holder in either or both of the following formats:
(i) Stock Withholding: The election to
have the Corporation withhold, from the shares of Common Stock
otherwise issuable upon the exercise of such Non-Statutory Option or
the vesting of such shares, a portion of those shares with an aggregate
Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the Taxes (not to exceed
one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the holder.
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(ii) Stock Delivery: The election to
deliver to the Corporation, at the time the Non-Statutory Option is
exercised or the shares vest, one or more shares of Common Stock
previously acquired by such holder (other than in connection with the
option exercise or share vesting triggering the Taxes) with an
aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the Taxes (not
to exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the holder.
III. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN
A. The Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs
became effective on the November 9, 1995 Effective Date. The Automatic Option
Grant Program became effective on the May 17, 1996 Section 12(g) Registration
Date. Options may be granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program, and
shares may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program, at any time on or after
the Effective Date. In addition, initial option grants under the Automatic
Option Grant Program shall be made to the Eligible Directors at any time on or
after the Section 12(g) Registration Date.
B. On March 28, 1997, the Board adopted a series of amendments
to the Plan which (i) increased the number of shares of Common Stock reserved
for issuance over the term of the Plan by an additional 400,000 shares, (ii)
rendered non-employee Board members serving on the Primary Committee eligible to
receive option grants and stock issuances under the Discretionary Option Grant
and Stock Issuance Programs, (iii) allowed unvested shares issued under the Plan
and subsequently repurchased by the Corporation at the option exercise price or
direct issue price paid per share to be reissued under the Plan, (iv) removed
certain restrictions on the eligibility of non-employee Board members to serve
as Plan Administrator, and (v) effected a series of additional changes to the
provisions of the Plan (including the stockholder approval requirements) in
order to take advantage of the recent amendments to Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act
which exempts certain officer and director transactions under the Plan from the
short-swing liability provisions of the federal securities laws. The March 28,
1997 amendments are subject to stockholder approval at the 1997 Annual Meeting.
Should stockholder approval of the 1997 amendments not be obtained, then any
options granted on the basis of the 400,000-share increase shall terminate and
cease to remain outstanding without ever becoming exercisable for those shares,
and no further option grants shall be made on the basis of such increase.
However, the provisions of the Plan as in effect immediately prior to the March
28, 1997 amendments shall automatically be reinstated, and option grants and
share issuances may thereafter continue to be made pursuant to the reinstated
provisions of the Plan.
C. The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) October
31, 2005, (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the
Plan shall have been issued pursuant to the exercise of the options or the
issuance of shares (whether vested or unvested) under the Plan or (iii) the
termination of all outstanding options in connection
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with a Corporate Transaction. Upon such Plan termination, all outstanding stock
options and unvested stock issuances shall continue to have force and effect in
accordance with the provisions of the documents evidencing such options or
issuances.
IV. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
A. The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and
authority to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects. However, no such
amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with
respect to options, stock appreciation rights or unvested stock issuances at the
time outstanding under the Plan unless the Optionee or the Participant consents
to such amendment or modification. In addition, certain amendments may require
stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws or regulations.
B. Options to purchase shares of Common Stock may be granted
under the Discretionary Option Grant Program and shares of Common Stock may be
issued under the Stock Issuance Program that are in each instance in excess of
the number of shares then available for issuance under the Plan, provided any
excess shares actually issued under those programs are held in escrow until
there is obtained stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing
the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. If
such stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the
date the first such excess grant or issuances are made, then (i) any unexercised
options granted on the basis of such excess shares shall terminate and cease to
be outstanding and (ii) the Corporation shall promptly refund to the Optionees
and the Participants the exercise or purchase price paid for any excess shares
issued under the Plan and held in escrow, together with interest (at the
applicable Short Term Federal Rate) for the period the shares were held in
escrow, and such shares shall thereupon be automatically cancelled and cease to
be outstanding.
V. USE OF PROCEEDS
Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of
shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate
purposes.
VI. REGULATORY APPROVALS
A. The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any option
or stock appreciation right under the Plan and the issuance of any shares of
Common Stock (i) upon the exercise of any option or stock appreciation right or
(ii) under the Stock Issuance Program shall be subject to the Corporation's
procurement of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities
having jurisdiction over the Plan, the options and stock appreciation rights
granted under it and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.
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B. No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or
delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with
all applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws and all
applicable listing requirements of any Stock Exchange (or the Nasdaq Small Cap
or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which Common Stock may then be
listed for trading.
VII. NO EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE RIGHTS
Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee or the
Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration
or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the
Optionee or the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each,
to terminate such person's Service at any time for any reason, with or without
cause.
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APPENDIX
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:
A. AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the automatic option
grant program in effect under the Plan.
B. BOARD shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.
C. CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean a change in ownership or control
of the Corporation effected through either of the following transactions:
(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person
or related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person
that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, the Corporation), of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
Corporation's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange
offer made directly to the Corporation's stockholders, or
(ii) a change in the composition of the Board over a
period of thirty-six (36) consecutive months or less such that a
majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more
contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of
individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since
the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for
election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of
the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at
the time the Board approved such election or nomination.
D. CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
E. COMMON STOCK shall mean the Corporation's common stock.
F. CORPORATE TRANSACTION shall mean either of the following
stockholder-approved transactions to which the Corporation
is a party:
(i) a merger or consolidation in which securities
possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting
power of the Corporation's outstanding securities are transferred to a
person or persons different from the persons holding those securities
immediately prior to such transaction; or
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(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets in complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.
G. CORPORATION shall mean Legacy Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any corporate successor to all or substantially all of the
assets or voting stock of Legacy Software, Inc. which shall by appropriate
action adopt the Plan.
H. DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the
discretionary option grant program in effect under the Plan.
I. EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean November 9, 1995, the date on which
the Plan was adopted by the Board.
J. ELIGIBLE DIRECTOR shall mean a non-employee Board member
eligible to participate in the Automatic Option Grant Program in accordance
with the eligibility provisions of Article One.
K. EMPLOYEE shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction
of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and
method of performance.
L. EXERCISE DATE shall mean the date on which the Corporation
shall have received written notice of the option exercise.
M. FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant
date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the
Nasdaq SmallCap or the Nasdaq National Market, then the Fair Market
Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on
the date in question, as such price is reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq Small Cap or the Nasdaq
National Market (or any successor system). If there is no closing
selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the
Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last
preceding date for which such quotation exists.
(ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any
Stock Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
price per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the Stock
Exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market
for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the
composite tape of
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transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling price for
the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value
shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which
such quotation exists.
(iii) For purposes of option grants and direct stock
issuances made on the date the Underwriting Agreement is executed and
the initial public offering price of the Common Stock is established,
the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be equal to the established
initial offering price per share. For purposes of option grants and
direct stock issuances made prior to such date, the Fair Market Value
shall be determined by the Plan Administrator after taking into account
such factors as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.
N. HOSTILE TAKE-OVER shall mean the direct or indirect acquisition by
any person or related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person
that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the Corporation) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation's outstanding
securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the
Corporation's stockholders which the Board does not recommend such stockholders
to accept.
O. INCENTIVE OPTION shall mean an option which satisfies the
requirements of Code Section 422.
P. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION shall mean the termination of the
Service of any individual which occurs by reason of:
(i) such individual's involuntary dismissal or
discharge by the Corporation for reasons other than Misconduct, or
(ii) such individual's voluntary resignation following (A)
a change in his or her position with the Corporation which materially
reduces his or her level of responsibility, (B) a reduction in his or
her level of compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits and
participation in corporate-performance based bonus or incentive
programs) by more than fifteen percent (15%) or (C) a relocation of
such individual's place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles,
provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected
by the Corporation without the individual's consent.
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Q. MISCONDUCT shall mean the commission of any act of fraud,
embezzlement or dishonesty by the Optionee or Participant, any unauthorized use
or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct
by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing definition
shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for the
dismissal or discharge of any Optionee, Participant or other person in the
Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
R. 1934 ACT shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
S. NON-STATUTORY OPTION shall mean an option not intended to
satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.
T. OPTIONEE shall mean any person to whom an option is granted
under the Discretionary Option Grant or Automatic Option Grant Program.
U. PARENT shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation)
in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.
V. PARTICIPANT shall mean any person who is issued shares of
Common Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.
W. PERMANENT DISABILITY OR PERMANENTLY DISABLED shall mean the
inability of the Optionee or the Participant to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve
(12) months or more. However, solely for the purposes of the Automatic Option
Grant Program, Permanent Disability or Permanently Disabled shall mean the
inability of the non-employee Board member to perform his or her usual duties as
a Board member by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve
(12) months or more.
X. PLAN shall mean the Corporation's 1995 Stock Option/Stock
Issuance Plan, as set forth in this document.
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Y. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the particular entity, whether
the Primary Committee, the Board or the Secondary Committee, which is authorized
to administer the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with
respect to one or more classes of eligible persons, to the extent such entity is
carrying out its administrative functions under those programs with respect to
the persons under its jurisdiction.
Z. PRIMARY COMMITTEE shall mean the committee of two (2) or more
non-employee Board members appointed by the Board to administer the
Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with respect to Section
16 Insiders.
AA. SECONDARY COMMITTEE shall mean a committee of two (2) or more
Board members appointed by the Board to administer the Discretionary Option
Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with respect to eligible persons other than
Section 16 Insiders.
AB. SECTION 16 INSIDER shall mean an officer or director of the
Corporation subject to the short-swing profit liabilities of Section 16 of the
1934 Act.
AC. SECTION 12(G) REGISTRATION DATE shall mean May 17, 1996, which
is the first date on which the Common Stock was registered under Section 12(g)
of the 1934 Act.
AD. SERVICE shall mean the provision of services to the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, a
non-employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or independent
advisor, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the documents
evidencing the option grant or stock issuance.
AE. STOCK EXCHANGE shall mean either the American Stock Exchange
or the New York Stock Exchange.
AF. STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT shall mean the agreement entered into
by the Corporation and the Participant at the time of issuance of shares of
Common Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.
AG. STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM shall mean the stock issuance program
in effect under the Plan.
AH. SUBSIDIARY shall mean any corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the
unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.
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AI. TAKE-OVER PRICE shall mean the greater of (i) the Fair Market
Value per share of Common Stock on the date the option is surrendered to the
Corporation in connection with a Hostile Take-Over or (ii) the highest reported
price per share of Common Stock paid by the tender offeror in effecting such
Hostile Take-Over. However, if the surrendered option is an Incentive Option,
the Take-Over Price shall not exceed the clause (i) price per share.
AJ. TAXES shall mean the Federal, state and local income and
employment tax liabilities incurred by the holder of Non-Statutory Options or
unvested shares of Common Stock in connection with the exercise of those options
or the vesting of those shares.
AK. 10% STOCKHOLDER shall mean the owner of stock (as determined
under Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation (or any Parent
or Subsidiary).
AL. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT shall mean the agreement between the
Corporation and the underwriter or underwriters who managed the initial public
offering of the Common Stock.
