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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 1999
Registration No. 333-_________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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PROBUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 94-2976066
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4125 HOPYARD ROAD
PLEASANTON, CA 94588
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
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CLEMCO, INC. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
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THOMAS H. SINTON
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
4125 HOPYARD ROAD
PLEASANTON, CA 94588
(203) 341-5200
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copies to:
BRIAN C. ERB, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304-1050
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED PROPOSED
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO AMOUNT MAXIMUM OFFERING MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
BE REGISTERED TO BE PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
REGISTERED(1) PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE FEE
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value to be 46,993 8.43 (2) 396,150.99 $110.13
issued upon exercise of options granted
and outstanding under the Clemco, Inc.
Stock Incentive Plan
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value to be 1,660,574 30.3125 (3) 50,336,149.38 $13,993.45
issued upon exercise of options available
for grant under the 1996 Stock Option Plan
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value to be 225,000 25.7656 (4) 5,797,260.00 $1,611.64
issued upon exercise of options available
for grant under the 1997 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
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TOTAL 1,932,567 $56,529,560.37 $15,715.22
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(1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock which become issuable under the Plan 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 Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee of options granted and outstanding, based
on the weighted average exercise price of the outstanding options as of
April 27, 1999, which average is $8.43.
(3) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee of options remaining available for grant,
based on the average price of the high and low price as reported by the
Nasdaq Stock Market on June 2, 1999, which average is $30.3125.
(4) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee, based on 85% of the average price of the
high and low price as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market on June 2, 1999,
which price is $25.7656.
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PROBUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
the following documents and information heretofore filed by ProBusiness
Services, Inc. (the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"):
1. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending June 30,
1998, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
2. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending
March 31, 1999 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
3. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 12, 1999, filed
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
4. The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-60745)
which was declared effective by the Commission on September 25, 1998,
filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which 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 part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of
directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides
that directors of a company will not be personally liable for monetary damages
for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (i) for
any breach of their duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii)
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments or dividends or
unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided Section 174 of Delaware
General Corporation Law or (iv) for transactions from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit.
The Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its
officers and directors, subject to certain provisos, and may indemnify its
employees and other agents to the fullest extent provided by Delaware law,
including those circumstances where indemnification would otherwise be
discretionary under Delaware law. The Bylaws authorize the use of
indemnification agreements, and the Registrant has entered into such
agreements with each of its directors and officers.
The Registrant maintains directors and officers insurance providing
indemnification for certain of the Registrant's directors, officers, affiliates,
partners or employees for certain liabilities.
Delaware Law does not permit a corporation to eliminate a director's duty
of care, and the provisions of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation
have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or
rescission, based upon a director's breach of the duty of care. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Exchange Act may be permitted
to foregoing provisions and agreements, the Registrant has been informed that in
the opinion of the staff of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and is therefore unenforceable.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 Clemco, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan.
4.2* 1996 Stock Option Plan.
4.3* 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.
23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
(contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in signature page).
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* Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-23189), which was declared effective
by the Commission on September 18, 1997.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(i) To file, during any period which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to
include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement.
(ii) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each 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.
(iii) 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 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) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to law, the Registrant's Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, indemnification
agreements, or otherwise, 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 a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered hereunder, 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 of 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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
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 City of Pleasanton, State of California, on this 8th day of
June, 1999.
PROBUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas H. Sinton
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Thomas H. Sinton
Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas H. Sinton and Steven E. Klei, and
each of them , as his attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution in each,
for him in any and all capacities to sign any amendments to this registration
statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitutes, may 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 and on the
dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Thomas H. Sinton President, Chief Executive Officer and June 8, 1999
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Thomas H. Sinton
/s/ Steven E. Klei Senior Vice President, Finance, June 8, 1999
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Steven E. Klei (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
/s/ William T. Clifford Director June 8, 1999
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William T. Clifford
/s/ David C. Hodgson Director June 8, 1999
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David C. Hodgson
/s/ Ronald W. Readmond Director June 9, 1999
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Ronald W. Readmond
/s/ Thomas P. Roddy Director
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Thomas P. Roddy
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 Clemco, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan.
4.2* 1996 Stock Option Plan.
4.3* 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.
23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
(contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in signature page).
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* Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-23189), which was declared effective by the
Commission on September 18, 1997.
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CLEMCO, INC.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interests of the Company by
providing the opportunity to purchase Shares or to receive compensation which
is based upon appreciation in the value of Shares to Employees and Key
Persons in order to attract and retain Employees and Key Persons by providing
an incentive to work to increase the value of Shares and a stake in the
future of the Company which corresponds to the stake of each of the Company's
shareholders. The Plan provides for the grant of Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Appreciation
Rights to aid the Company in obtaining these goals.
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
Each term set forth in this Section shall have the meaning set forth
opposite such term for purposes of this Plan and, for purposes of such
definitions, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular, and reference to one gender shall include the other
gender.
2.1 BOARD means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.2 CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.3 COMMITTEE means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
2.4 COMMON STOCK means the common stock of the Company, having no
par value.
2.5 COMPANY means Clemco, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and any
successor to such organization.
2.6 EMPLOYEE means an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or a
Parent.
2.7 EXCHANGE ACT means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
2.8 EXERCISE PRICE means the price which shall be paid to purchase
one (1) Share upon the exercise of an Option granted under this Plan.
2.9 FAIR MARKET VALUE means the price at which the Committee, acting
in good faith, determines through any reasonable valuation method that a
Share might change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller,
neither being under any compulsion to buy or to sell and both having
reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts.
2.10 ISO means an option granted under this Plan to purchase Shares
which is intended by the Company to satisfy the requirements of Code Section
422 as an incentive stock option.
2.11 KEY PERSON means (i) a member of the Board who is not an
Employee, (ii) a consultant, distributor or other person who has rendered
valuable services to the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent, (iii) a
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person who has incurred, or is willing to incur, financial risk in the form
of guaranteeing or acting as co-obligor with respect to debts or other
obligations of the Company, or (iv) a person who has extended credit to the
Company. Key Persons are not limited to individuals and, subject to the
preceding definition, may include corporations, partnerships, associations
and other entities.
2.12 NON-ISO means an option granted under this Plan to purchase
Shares which is not intended by the Company to satisfy the requirements of
Code Section 422.
2.13 OPTION means an ISO or a Non-ISO.
2.14 PARENT means any corporation which is a parent of the Company
(within the meaning of Code Section 424).
2.15 PARTICIPANT means an individual who receives a Stock Incentive
hereunder.
2.16 PLAN means the Clemco, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
from time to time.
2.17 SHARE means a share of the Common Stock of the Company.
2.18 STOCK INCENTIVE means an ISO, a Non-ISO, a Restricted Stock
Award or a Stock Appreciation Right.
2.19 STOCK INCENTIVE AGREEMENT means an agreement between the
Company and a Participant evidencing an award of a Stock Incentive.
2.20 SUBSIDIARY means any corporation which is a subsidiary of the
Company (within the meaning of Code Section 424(f)).
2.21 SURRENDERED SHARES means the Shares described in Section 8.2
which (in lieu of being purchased) are surrendered for cash or Shares, or for
a combination of cash and Shares, in accordance with Section 8.
2.22 TEN PERCENT SHAREHOLDER means a person who owns (after taking
into account the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d)) more than ten
percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of
either the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent.
SECTION 3.
SHARES SUBJECT TO STOCK INCENTIVES
The total number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Stock
Incentives under this Plan shall not exceed six hundred seventy thousand
(670,000), as adjusted pursuant to Section 11. Such Shares shall be
reserved, to the extent that the Company deems appropriate, from authorized
but unissued Shares, and from Shares which have been reacquired by the
Company. Furthermore, any Shares subject to a Stock Incentive which remain
after the cancellation, expiration or exchange of such Stock Incentive
thereafter shall again become available for use under this Plan, but any
Surrendered Shares which remain after the surrender of an ISO or a Non-ISO
under Section 8 shall not again become available for use under this Plan.
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SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE
The effective date of this Plan shall be the date it is adopted by the
Board, provided the shareholders of the Company approve this Plan within
twelve (12) months after such effective date. If such effective date comes
before such shareholder approval, any Stock Incentives granted under this
Plan before the date of such approval automatically shall be granted subject
to such approval.
SECTION 5.
ADMINISTRATION
This Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board, acting in its
absolute discretion, shall exercise such powers and take such action as
expressly called for under this Plan. The Board shall have the power to
interpret this Plan and, subject to Section 13 to take such other action in
the administration and operation of the Plan as it deems equitable under the
circumstances. The Board's actions shall be binding on the Company, on each
affected Employee or Key Person, and on each other person directly or
indirectly affected by such actions.
The Board may delegate its authority under the Plan, in whole or in
part, to a Committee appointed by the Board consisting of not less than two
(2) directors, each of whom does not while a member of the Committee, or has
not during the one (1) year prior to serving as a member of the Committee,
received equity securities of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary, pursuant to
this Plan or any other plan of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary, except as
may be permitted under Section 16(b)(3) of the Exchange Act. The Committee
(if appointed) shall act according to the policies and procedures set forth
in the Plan and to those policies and procedures established by the Board,
and the Committee shall have such powers and responsibilities as are set
forth by the Board. Reference to the Board in this Plan shall specifically
include reference to the Committee where the Board has delegated it authority
to the Committee, and any action by the Committee pursuant to a delegation of
authority by the Board shall be deemed an action by the Board under the Plan.
Notwithstanding the above, the Board may assume the powers and
responsibilities granted to the Committee at any time, in whole or in part.
SECTION 6.
ELIGIBILITY
Except as provided below, only Employees shall be eligible for the grant
of Stock Incentives under this Plan, but no Employee shall have the right to
be granted a Stock Incentive under this Plan merely as a result of his or her
status as an Employee. Key Persons may be eligible, subject to written
approval by the Board, for the grant of Stock Incentives under this Plan, but
only if the Key Person has provided valuable services to the Company, a
Subsidiary or a Parent, and only if the Stock Incentive is not an ISO.
SECTION 7
TERMS OF STOCK INCENTIVES
7.1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ALL STOCK INCENTIVES.
(a) The Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall grant
Stock Incentives under this Plan from time to time and shall have the right
to grant new Stock Incentives in exchange for outstanding Stock Incentives.
Stock Incentives shall be granted to Employees or Key Persons selected by the
Committee, and the Committee shall be under no obligation whatsoever to grant
Stock Incentives to all Employees or Key Persons, or to grant all Stock
Incentives subject to the same terms and conditions. Each grant of a Stock
Incentive shall
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be evidenced by a Stock Incentive Agreement.:
(b) The number of Shares as to which a Stock Incentive shall be
granted shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject
to the provisions of Section 3 as to the total number of shares available for
grants under the Plan.
(c) Each Stock Incentive shall be evidenced by a Stock
Incentive Agreement executed by the Company and the Participant, which shall
be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as the Committee in its
discretion may, subject to the provisions of the Plan, from time to time
determine.
(d) The date a Stock Incentive is granted shall be the date on
which the Committee has approved the terms and conditions of the Stock
Incentive Agreement and has determined the recipient of the Stock Incentive
and the number of Shares covered by the Stock Incentive and has taken all
such other action necessary to complete the grant of the Stock Incentive.
7.2 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Each grant of an Option shall be
evidenced by a Stock Incentive Agreement which shall:
(I) specify whether the Option is an ISO or Non-ISO; and
(II) incorporate such other terms and conditions as the
Committee, acting in its absolute discretion, deems consistent with the terms
of this Plan, including (without limitation) a restriction on the number of
Shares subject to the Option which first become exercisable or subject to
surrender during any calendar year.
In determining Employee(s) or Key Person(s) to whom an Option shall
be granted and the number of Shares to be covered by such Option, the
Committee may take into account the recommendations of the President of the
Company and its other officers, the duties of the Employee or Key Person, the
present and potential contributions of the Employee or Key Person to the
success of the Company, the anticipated number of years of service remaining
before the attainment by the Employee of retirement age, and other factors
deemed relevant by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in connection with
accomplishing the purpose of this Plan. An Employee or Key Person who has
been granted an Option to purchase Shares, whether under this Plan or
otherwise, may be granted one or more additional Options.
If the Committee grants an ISO and a Non-ISO to an Employee on the
same date, the right of the Employee to exercise or surrender one such Option
shall not be conditioned on his or her failure to exercise or surrender the
other such Option.
(a) EXERCISE PRICE. Subject to adjustment in accordance with
Section 11 and the other provisions of this Section, the Exercise Price shall
be as set forth in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement. With respect to
each grant of an ISO to a Participant who is not a Ten Percent Shareholder,
the Exercise Price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the date
the ISO is granted. With respect to each grant of an ISO to a Participant
who is a Ten Percent Shareholder, a Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be less
than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value on the date the
ISO is granted. If a Stock Incentive is a Non-ISO, the Exercise Price for
each Share shall be no less than the minimum price required by applicable
state law, or by the Company's governing instrument, or $0.01, whichever
price is greater.
(b) OPTION TERM. Each Option granted under this Plan shall be
exercisable in whole or in part at such time or times as set forth in the
related Stock Incentive Agreement, but no Stock Incentive Agreement shall:
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(i) make an Option exercisable before the date such Option
is granted; or
(ii) make an Option exercisable after the earlier of the:
(A) the date such Option is exercised in full, or
(B) the date which is the tenth (10th) anniversary
of the date such Option is granted, if such Option is a Non-ISO or an ISO
granted to a non-Ten Percent Shareholder, or the date which is the fifth
(5th) anniversary of the date such Option is granted, if such Option is an
ISO granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder.
A Stock Incentive Agreement may provide for the exercise of an
Option after the employment of an Employee has terminated for any reason
whatsoever, including death or disability.
(c) PAYMENT. Payment for all shares of Stock purchased pursuant
to exercise of an Option shall be made in cash or, if the Stock Incentive
Agreement provides, by delivery to the Company of a number of Shares which
have been owned by the holder for at least six (6) months prior to the date
of exercise having an aggregate Fair Market Value of not less than the
product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares the
Participant intends to purchase upon exercise of the Option on the date of
delivery. In addition, the Stock Incentive Agreement may provide for
cashless exercise through a brokerage transaction following registration of
the Company's equity securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Except as provided in subparagraph (f) below, payment shall be
made at the time that the Option or any part thereof is exercised, and no
Shares shall be issued or delivered upon exercise of an Option until full
payment has been made by the Participant. The holder of an Option, as such,
shall have none of the rights of a stockholder.
Notwithstanding the above, and in the sole discretion of the
Committee, an Option may be exercised as to a portion or all (as determined
by the Committee) of the number of Shares specified in the Stock Incentive
Agreement by delivery to the Company of a promissory note, such promissory
note to be executed by the Participant and which shall include, with such
other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, provisions in a
form approved by the Committee under which: (i) the balance of the aggregate
purchase price shall be payable in equal installments over such period and
shall bear interest at such rate (which shall not be less than the prime bank
loan rate as determined by the Committee) as the Committee shall approve, and
(ii) the Participant shall be personally liable for payment of the unpaid
principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest.
(d) CONDITIONS TO EXERCISE OF AN OPTION. Each Option granted
under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon the
occurrence of such event or events, and in such amounts, as the Committee
shall specify in the Stock Incentive Agreement; provided, however, that
subsequent to the grant of an Option, the Committee, at any time before
complete termination of such Option, may accelerate the time or times at
which such Option may be exercised in whole or in part.
(e) NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Except as provided in
subparagraph (f) below, an Option shall not be transferable or assignable
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be
exercisable, during the Participant's lifetime, only by the Participant, or
in the event of the disability of the Participant, by the legal
representative of the Participant.
(f) SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN SUBSTITUTE OPTIONS.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, any Option in
substitution for a stock option previously issued by another entity, which
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substitution occurs in connection with a transaction to which Code Section
424(a) is applicable, may provide for an exercise price computed in
accordance with such Code Section and the regulations thereunder and may
contain such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe to
cause such substitute Option to contain as nearly as possible the same terms
and conditions (including the applicable vesting and termination provisions)
as those contained in the previously issued stock option being replaced
thereby.
7.3 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. A Stock
Appreciation Right may be granted in connection with all or any portion of a
previously or contemporaneously granted Option or not in connection with an
Option. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant to receive
upon exercise or payment the excess of: (I) the Fair Market Value of a
specified number of Shares at the time of exercise, over (II) a specified
price which shall be not less than the Exercise Price for that number of
Shares in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with a
previously or contemporaneously granted Option, or in the case of any other
Stock Appreciation Right not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of that number of Shares at the time the Stock Appreciation
Right was granted. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an
Option may only be exercised to the extent that the related Option has not
been exercised. The exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall result in a
pro rata surrender of the related Option to the extent the Stock Appreciation
Right has been exercised.
(a) PAYMENT. Upon exercise or payment of a Stock Appreciation
Right, the Company shall pay to the Participant the appreciation in cash or
Shares (at the aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of payment or
exercise) as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement or, in the absence of
such provision, as the Committee may determine.
(b) CONDITIONS TO EXERCISE. Each Stock Appreciation Right
granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon
the occurrence of such event or events, and in such amounts, as the Committee
shall specify in the Stock Incentive Agreement; provided, however, that
subsequent to the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee, at any
time before complete termination of such Stock Appreciation Right, may
accelerate the time or times at which such Stock Appreciation Right may be
exercised in whole or in part.
(c) NONTRANSFERABILITY OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT. A Stock
Appreciation Right shall not be transferable or assignable except by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the
Participant's lifetime, only by the Participant, or in the event of the
disability of the Participant, by the legal representative of the Participant.
7.4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. Shares awarded
pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to restrictions for
periods determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have the power to
permit, in its discretion, an acceleration of the expiration of the
applicable restriction period with respect to any part or all of the Shares
awarded to a Participant. The Committee may require a cash payment from the
Participant in an amount no greater than the aggregate Fair Market Value of
the Shares awarded determined at the date of grant in exchange for the grant
of a Restricted Stock Award or may grant a Restricted Stock Award without the
requirement of a cash payment.
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SECTION 8.
SURRENDER OF OPTIONS
8.1 GENERAL RULE. The Committee, acting in its absolute discretion,
may incorporate a provision in a Stock Incentive Agreement to allow an
Employee or Key Person to surrender his or Option in whole or in part in lieu
of the exercise in whole or in part of that Option on any date that:
(a) the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Option
exceeds Exercise Price for such Shares, and
(b) the Option to purchase such Shares is otherwise
exercisable.
8.2 PROCEDURE. The surrender of an Option in whole or in part shall
be effected by the delivery of the Stock Incentive Agreement to the
Committee, together with a statement signed by the Participant which
specifies the number of Shares ("Surrendered Shares") as to which the
Participant surrenders his or her Option and how he or she desires payment be
made for such Surrendered Shares.
8.3 PAYMENT. A Participant in exchange for his or her Surrendered
Shares shall receive a payment in cash or in Shares, or in a combination of
cash and Shares, equal in amount on the date such surrender is effected to
the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Surrendered Shares on such date
over the Exercise Price for the Surrendered Shares. The Committee, acting in
its absolute discretion, can approve or disapprove a Participant's request
for payment in whole or in part in cash and can make that payment in cash or
in such combination of cash and Shares as the Committee deems appropriate. A
request for payment only in Shares shall be approved and made in Shares to
the extent payment can be made in whole shares of Shares and (at the
Committee's discretion) in cash in lieu of any fractional Shares.
8.4 RESTRICTIONS. Any Stock Incentive Agreement which incorporates a
provision to allow a Participant to surrender his or her Option in whole or
in part also shall incorporate such additional restrictions on the exercise
or surrender of such Option as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy the
conditions to the exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or any successor exemption) to
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
SECTION 9.
SECURITIES REGULATION
Each Stock Incentive Agreement may provide that, upon the receipt of
Shares as a result of the surrender or exercise of a Stock Incentive, the
Participant shall, if so requested by the Company, hold such Shares for
investment and not with a view of resale or distribution to the public and,
if so requested by the Company, shall deliver to the Company a written
statement satisfactory to the Company to that effect. Each Stock Incentive
Agreement may also provide that, if so requested by the Company, the
Participant shall make a written representation to the Company that he or she
will not sell or offer to sell any of such Shares unless a registration
statement shall be in effect with respect to such Shares under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and any applicable state securities law
or, unless he or she shall have furnished to the Company an opinion, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company, of legal counsel acceptable to the
Company, that such registration is not required. Certificates representing
the Shares transferred upon the exercise or surrender of a Stock Incentive
granted under this Plan may at the discretion of the Company bear a legend to
the effect that such Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act or
any applicable state securities law and that such Shares may not be sold or
offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to
such Shares under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities law or an
opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, of legal counsel
acceptable to the Company, that such registration is not required.
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SECTION 10.
LIFE OF PLAN
No Stock Incentive shall be granted under this Plan on or after the
earlier of:
(a) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the effective date of this Plan
(as determined under Section 4 of this Plan), in which event this Plan
otherwise thereafter shall continue in effect until all outstanding Stock
Incentives have been surrendered or exercised in full or no longer are
exercisable, or
(b) the date on which all of the Shares reserved under Section 3 of
this Plan have (as a result of the surrender or exercise of Stock Incentives
granted under this Plan) been issued or no longer are available for use under
this Plan, in which event this Plan also shall terminate on such date.
SECTION 11.
ADJUSTMENT
The number of Shares reserved under Section 3 of this Plan, and the
number of Shares subject to Stock Incentives granted under this Plan, and the
Exercise Price of any Options, shall be adjusted by the Committee in an
equitable manner to reflect any change in the capitalization of the Company,
including, but not limited to, such changes as stock dividends or stock
splits. Furthermore, the Committee shall have the right to adjust (in a
manner which satisfies the requirements of Code Section 424(a)) the number of
Shares reserved under Section 3, and the number of Shares subject to Stock
Incentives granted under this Plan, and the Exercise Price of any Options in
the event of any corporate transaction described in Code Section 424(a) which
provides for the substitution or assumption of such Stock Incentives. If any
adjustment under this Section creates a fractional Share or a right to
acquire a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall be disregarded, and
the number of Shares reserved under this Plan and the number subject to any
Stock Incentives granted under this Plan shall be the next lower number of
Shares, rounding all fractions downward. An adjustment made under this
Section by the Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all affected
persons and, further, shall not constitute an increase in the number of
Shares reserved under Section 3.
SECTION 12.
SALE OR MERGER OF THE COMPANY
If the Company agrees to sell substantially all of its assets for cash
or property, or for a combination of cash and property, or agrees to any
merger, consolidation, reorganization, division or other transaction in which
Shares are converted into another security or into the right to receive
securities or property and such agreement does not provide for the assumption
or substitution of the Stock Incentives granted under this Plan, each Stock
Incentive at the direction and discretion of the Committee, or as is
otherwise provided in the Stock Incentive Agreements, may be canceled
unilaterally by the Company in exchange for the whole Shares (or, subject to
satisfying the conditions to the exemption under Rule 16b-3 or any successor
exemption to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, for the whole Shares and the
cash in lieu of a fractional Share) which each Participant otherwise would
receive if he or she had the right to surrender or exercise his or her
outstanding Stock Incentive in full and he or she exercised that right
exclusively for Shares on a date fixed by the Committee which comes before
such sale or other corporate transaction.
SECTION 13.
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
This Plan may be amended by the Board from time to time to the extent
that the Board deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, no such
amendment shall be made absent the approval of the shareholders of the
Company: (a) to increase the number of Shares reserved under Section 3,
except as set forth in Section
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11, (b) to extend the maximum life of the Plan under Section 10 or the
maximum exercise period under Section 7, (c) to decrease the minimum Exercise
Price under Section 7, or (d) to change the designation of Employees or Key
Persons eligible for Stock Incentives under Section 6. The Board also may
suspend the granting of Stock Incentives under this Plan at any time and may
terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, the Company shall not
have the right to modify, amend or cancel any Stock Incentive granted before
such suspension or termination unless: (I) the Participant consents in
writing to such modification, amendment or cancellation, or (II) there is a
dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a transaction described in
Section 11 or Section 12.
SECTION 14.
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. No Participant shall have any rights as a
shareholder of the Company as a result of the grant of a Stock Incentive to
him or to her under this Plan or his or her exercise or surrender of such
Stock Incentive pending the actual delivery of Shares subject to such Stock
Incentive to such Participant.
14.2 NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP. The grant of a Stock
Incentive to a Participant under this Plan shall not constitute a contract of
employment and shall not confer on a Participant any rights upon his or her
termination of employment or relationship with the Company in addition to
those rights, if any, expressly set forth in the Stock Incentive Agreement
which evidences his or her Stock Incentive.
14.3 WITHHOLDING. The exercise or surrender of any Stock Incentive
granted under this Plan shall constitute a Participant's full and complete
consent to whatever action the Committee directs to satisfy the federal and
state tax withholding requirements, if any, which the Committee in its
discretion deems applicable to such exercise or surrender.
14.4 TRANSFER. The transfer of an Employee between or among the
Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent shall not be treated as a termination of
his or her employment under this Plan.
14.5 CONSTRUCTION. This Plan shall be construed under the laws of
the State of Georgia.
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CLEMCO, INC.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
EXERCISE AND SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT
This Exercise and Shareholder Agreement (the "Exercise Agreement") is made
this ____________ day of ____________, 199_ by and between Clemco, Inc. (the
"Company") and the optionee named below ("Optionee") pursuant to that certain
Stock Option Grant described below which was granted to Optionee under the
Clemco, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
Optionee: ______________________________
Social Security Number: ______________________________
Address: ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Number of Shares Purchased: ______________________________
Price Per Share $_____________________________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $_____________________________
Date of Stock Option Grant: ______________________________
Optionee hereby delivers to the Company the Aggregate Purchase Price in a
form permitted in the Option (provided, that payment other than by cash or check
is subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"),
in its sole discretion and in writing) as follows (check as applicable and
complete):
[___] in cash or check in the amount of $ ____________, receipt of which is
acknowledged by the Company.
[___] by delivery of fully-paid, nonassessable and vested Shares of the
Common Stock of the Company owned by Optionee for at least six (6)
months prior to the date hereof and owned free and clear of all liens,
claims, encumbrances or security interests, valued at the current fair
market value of $ _______ per Share (as determined by the Board in
good faith).
[___] by hereby instructing the Company to withhold ____________ Shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to this exercise of the
Option, valued at the current fair market value of $ _______ per Share
(as determined by the Board in good faith).
[___] by the waiver hereby of compensation due or accrued for services
rendered in the amount of $ ____________.
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[___] by the execution of a promissory note in favor of the Company in a
form acceptable to the Company.
The Company and Optionee hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE OF SHARES. On this date and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Exercise Agreement and the Plan, Optionee hereby exercises,
subject to the contingencies below, the Stock Option Grant between the Company
and Optionee dated as of the "Date of Stock Option Grant" set forth above (the
"Option") with respect to the "Number of Shares Purchased" set forth above of
the Company's Common Stock at the "Aggregate Purchase Price" set forth above
(the "Purchase Price") and the "Price per Share" set forth above (the "Purchase
Price Per Share"). The term "Shares" refers to the shares of the Company's no
par value common stock purchased under this Exercise Agreement and includes all
securities received (a) in replacement of the Shares and (b) as a result of
stock dividends or stock splits in respect of the Shares. Capitalized terms
used in this Exercise Agreement that are not defined herein have the definitions
ascribed to them in the Plan and the Option.
2. REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASER. Optionee represents and warrants to the
Company that:
(a) Optionee acknowledges that Optionee has received, read and
understood the Plan and the Option and agrees to abide by and be bound by their
terms and conditions;
(b) Optionee is purchasing the Shares for Optionee's own account for
investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with,
a distribution of the Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act");
(c) Optionee has no present intention of selling or otherwise
disposing of all or any portion of the Shares;
(d) Optionee is fully aware of (i) the highly speculative nature of
the investment in the Shares; (ii) the financial hazards involved in the
investment of the Shares; and (iii) the lack of liquidity of the Shares and the
restrictions on transferability of the Shares (e.g., that Optionee may not be
able to sell or dispose of the Shares or use them as collateral for loans); and
(e) Optionee is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this
investment, has the ability to protect Optionee's own interests in this
transaction and is financially capable of bearing a total loss of this
investment.
3. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Optionee understands and
acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act and
that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Option to the contrary, the
exercise of any rights to purchase any Shares is expressly conditioned upon
compliance with the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities laws. Optionee
agrees to cooperate with the Company to ensure compliance with such laws.
4. COMPANY'S RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Before any Shares held by Optionee
or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the "Holder")
may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of
law), the Company shall have an assignable right of first refusal to purchase
the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4 (the "Right
of First Refusal").
(a) NOTICE OF PROPOSED TRANSFER. The Holder of the Shares shall
deliver to the Company a written notice (the "Notice") stating (i) the Holder's
bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such
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Shares, (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee ("Proposed
Transferee"), (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed
Transferee, and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which
the Holder proposes to transfer the Shares (the "Offered Price"); in addition,
by providing the Notice, the Holder is deemed to be offering to sell the Shares
at the Offered Price to the Company.
(b) EXERCISE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. At any time within thirty
(30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company or its assignee may, by
giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase any or all of the Shares
proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at
the purchase price determined in accordance with Subsection (c) below.
(c) PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price for the Shares purchased
under this Section 4 shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes
consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash
consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) PAYMENT. Payment of the purchase price shall be made, at the
option of the Company or its assignee, either (i) in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company or such assignee, or by any combination thereof within thirty
(30) days after receipt of the Notice or (ii) in the manner and at the time(s)
set forth in the Notice.
(e) HOLDER'S RIGHT TO TRANSFER. If all of the Shares proposed in
the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by
the Company and/or its assignee as provided in this Section 4, then the Holder
may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the
Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer is
consummated within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the
Notice and provided further that any such sale or other transfer is effected in
accordance with any applicable securities laws and the Proposed Transferee
agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 4 shall continue to apply
to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described
in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period,
a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal, before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN FAMILY TRANSFERS. Anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 4 notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the
Shares, during Optionee's lifetime or on Optionee's death by will or intestacy,
to Optionee's immediate family or to a trust for the benefit of Optionee or
Optionee's immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section;
provided, that as a condition to receiving the Shares, the transferee or other
recipient shall agree in writing to receive and hold the Shares so transferred
subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and to transfer such Shares no
further except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. As used herein,
"immediate family" shall mean the Optionee's spouse, lineal descendant or
antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister.
(g) TERMINATION OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. The Right of First
Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares ninety (90) days after the first sale
of common stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration
statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (other than a registration statement solely covering an employee
benefit plan or corporate reorganization).
5. COMPANY'S REPURCHASE OPTION. The Company shall have the option to
repurchase all or a portion of the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Section 5 (the "Repurchase Option") if Optionee should cease to be
employed by the Company for any reason, or no reason, including without
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limitation Optionee's death, disability, voluntary resignation or termination
by the Company with or without cause.
(a) RIGHT OF TERMINATION UNAFFECTED. Nothing in this Agreement shall
be construed to limit or otherwise affect in any manner whatsoever the right or
power of the Company to terminate Optionee's employment or association with the
Company at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without cause. For
purposes of this Agreement, Optionee shall be considered to be employed by the
Company or associated with the Company if Optionee is an officer, director or
full-time employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or
if the Board determines that Optionee is rendering substantial services as a
part-time employee, consultant, contractor or advisor to the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The Board shall have discretion to
determine whether Optionee has ceased to be employed by or associated with the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary and the effective date on which such
employment or association is terminated (the "Termination Date").
(b) EXERCISE OF REPURCHASE OPTION. At any time within sixty (60)
days after the Termination Date, the Company may elect to repurchase any or all
of the Shares by giving Optionee written notice of exercise of the Repurchase
Option.
(c) CALCULATION OF REPURCHASE PRICE.
(i) In the event Optionee's employment with the Company
terminates as a result of (1) the death or disability of Optionee or (2)
the termination of Optionee's employment by the Company other than "with
cause" (as defined below), the Company or its assignee shall have the
option to repurchase from Optionee (or from Optionee's personal
representative as the case may be) any or all of the Shares at a price
equal to the "fair market value" of such Shares on the Termination Date.
For purposes of this Section 5, "fair market value" of the Shares shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Board.
(ii) In the event Optionee's employment with the Company
terminates as result of (1) Optionee's resignation from employment or
voluntary termination of association with the Company or (2) termination of
Optionee's employment or association by the Company "with cause", the
Company or its assignee shall have the option to repurchase from Optionee
(or from Optionee's personal representative as the case may be) any or all
of the Shares at a price equal to the "book value", as defined below, of
such Shares on the Termination Date. For purposes of this Section 5,
"with cause" shall mean termination by the Company of Optionee's employment
or association with the Company as a result of a material breach by
Optionee of his employment agreement or other agreement governing his
association with the Company, intentional injury or attempted injury by
Optionee to the Company, or breach of fiduciary duty or willful dishonesty
by Optionee towards the Company. For purposes of this Section 5, "book
value" of the Shares shall be determined in the sole discretion of the
Board.
(d) PAYMENT OF REPURCHASE PRICE. The repurchase price shall be
payable, at the option of the Company or its assignee, by (i) check, (ii) by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of Optionee to
the Company or such assignee, (iii) by delivery of a promissory note of the
Company payable in equal annual installments over a four (4) year period from
the date of repurchase at per annum interest rate equal to the prime rate as
announced by the Company's principal bank as of the Termination Date or, if
the Company has no principal bank, that rate announced as of the Termination
Date by the Wall Street Journal as the prevailing "prime rate" of interest per
annum, or (iv) any combination of the above.
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(e) TERMINATION OF REPURCHASE RIGHTS. The Right of Repurchase shall
terminate as to any Shares ninety (90) days after the first sale of common stock
of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed
with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (other
than a registration statement solely covering an employee benefit plan or
corporate reorganization).
6. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS. Optionee
understands and acknowledges that, in reliance upon the representations and
warranties made by Optionee herein, the Shares have not been registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the 1933 Act, but have been
issued under an exemption or exemptions from the registration requirements of
the 1933 Act which impose certain restrictions on Optionee's ability to transfer
the Shares and have not been registered under any Georgia securities laws or the
securities laws of any other state. Optionee understands that Optionee may not
transfer any Shares unless such Shares are registered under the 1933 Act and the
securities laws of Georgia (or the securities laws of any other state, if
applicable) or unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, an exemption
from such registration is available. Optionee understands that only the Company
may file a registration statement with the SEC or Georgia (or other applicable
states), and that the Company is under no obligation to do so with respect to
the Shares. Optionee has also been advised that an exemption from registration
may not be available or may not permit Optionee to transfer all or any of the
Shares in the amounts or at the times proposed by Optionee.
7. ESCROW. As security for the faithful performance of this Exercise
Agreement, Optionee agrees, immediately upon receipt of the certificate(s)
evidencing the Shares, to deliver such certificate(s), to the Secretary of the
Company or its designee ("Escrow Holder"), who is hereby appointed to hold such
certificate(s) in escrow and to take all such actions and to effectuate all such
transfers and/or releases of such Shares as are in accordance with the terms of
this Exercise Agreement. Optionee and the Company agree that Escrow Holder
shall not be liable to any party to this Exercise Agreement (or to any other
party) for any actions or omissions unless Escrow Holder is grossly negligent
relative thereto. The Escrow Holder may rely upon any letter, notice or other
document executed by any signature reported to be genuine and may rely upon
advice of counsel and obey any order of any court with respect to the
transactions contemplated herein. The Shares shall be released from escrow upon
termination of both the Right of First Refusal set forth in Section 4 and the
Repurchase Option set forth in Section 5; provided, however, that such release
shall not affect the rights of the Company with respect to any pledge of Shares
to the Company. Optionee hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Escrow
Holder as Optionee's agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing and
delivering any and all documents necessary to transfer any Shares purchased
hereunder to the Company pursuant to the terms of this Exercise Agreement and to
record such transfer on the books of the Company, such appointment being made
with full power of substitution in the premises.
8. LEGENDS. Optionee understands and agrees that the certificate(s)
representing the Shares will bear legends in substantially the following form:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE GEORGIA SECURITIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED ("GEORGIA ACT"),
UNDER ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES LAW, OR UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED ("FEDERAL ACT"). THESE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED, NOR WILL ANY ASSIGNEE OR TRANSFEREE THEREOF BE RECOGNIZED
BY THE CORPORATION AS HAVING AN INTEREST IN SUCH SHARES, IN THE
ABSENCE OF (I) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE
SHARES UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED, AND (II) AN
EFFECTIVE
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SHARES UNDER THE GEORGIA
ACT AND UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE LAW, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH SHARES WILL BE OFFERED FOR
SALE, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED ONLY IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS
EXEMPT UNDER, OR WHICH IS OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, THE GEORGIA
ACT AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THAT CERTAIN
EXERCISE AGREEMENT AND EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT DATED THE _____
DAY OF ____________ 19_, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE
CORPORATION."
9. STOP-TRANSFER NOTICES. Optionee understands and agrees that, in order
to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may
issue appropriate "stop-transfer" instructions to its transfer agent, if any,
and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate
notations to the same effect in its own records.
10. TAX CONSEQUENCES. OPTIONEE UNDERSTANDS THAT OPTIONEE MAY SUFFER
ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT OF OPTIONEE'S PURCHASE OR DISPOSITION OF
THE SHARES. OPTIONEE REPRESENTS THAT OPTIONEE HAS CONSULTED WITH ANY TAX
CONSULTANT(S) OPTIONEE DEEMS ADVISABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OR
DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES AND THAT OPTIONEE IS NOT RELYING ON THE COMPANY FOR
ANY FINANCIAL, TAX OR OTHER ADVICE. IN PARTICULAR, OPTIONEE REPRESENTS THAT
OPTIONEE HAS CONSULTED WITH OPTIONEE'S TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE ADVISABILITY
OF FILING AN ELECTION WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER SECTION 83(B) OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Plan and the Option are incorporated herein by
reference. This Exercise Agreement, the Plan and the Option constitute the
entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and are governed by Georgia law except for that body of
law pertaining to conflict of laws.
Submitted by: Accepted by:
OPTIONEE: COMPANY:
_____________________________________ CLEMCO, INC.
(Print name of Optionee)
_____________________________________ By: ______________________________
(Signature of Optionee)
Title: ___________________________
Dated: __________________ Dated: __________________
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CLEMCO, INC.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION GRANT CERTIFICATE
Clemco, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to the
optionee named below ("Optionee") an option (this "Option") to purchase the
total number of shares shown below of Common Stock of the Company (the "Shares")
at the exercise price per share set forth below (the "Exercise Price"), subject
to all of the terms and conditions on the reverse side of this Stock Option
Grant Certificate and the Clemco, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Plan. The terms and conditions set forth on the reverse
side hereof and the terms and conditions of the Plan are incorporated herein by
reference.
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In witness whereof, this Stock Option Shares Subject to Option: Shares Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt
Grant Certificate has been executed of a copy of the Plan, represents that
by the Company by a duly authorized Exercise Price Per Share: Optionee has read and understands the terms
officer as of the date specified and provisions of the Plan, and accepts this
hereon. Option subject to all the terms and conditions
Term of Option: Ten Years of the Plan and this Stock Option Grant
CLEMCO, INC. Certificate. Optionee acknowledges that there
may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise
Shares subject to issuance under this of this Option or disposition of the Shares
By: /s/ Thomas J. Clements Option shall be eligible for exercise and that Optionee should consult a tax adviser
------------------------------- according to the vesting schedule selected prior to such exercise or disposition.
below and further described in Section 10
Title: President/ CEO on the reverse of this Stock Option Grant ______________________________________________
---------------------------- Certificate. Signature of Optionee
Date of Grant: [ ] Immediate Vesting [ ] One Year Vesting John W. Lewis
[ ] Two Year Vesting [ ] Three Year Vesting ----------------------------------------------
Type of Stock Option [x] Four Year Vesting [ ] Five Year Vesting Print Name of Optionee
[x] Incentive
[ ] Non-Qualified
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1. EXERCISE PERIOD OF OPTION. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Stock Option Grant Certificate Option and the Plan, and unless otherwise
modified by a written modification signed by the Company and Optionee, this
Option may be exercised with respect to all of the Shares, but only according to
the vesting schedule selected on the reverse of this Stock Option Grant
Certificate and as described in Section 10 below, prior to the date which is the
last day of the Term set forth on the face hereof following the date of grant
(hereinafter "Expiration Date").
2. RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE. This Option may not be exercised, unless
such exercise is in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 and all
applicable state securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise,
and the requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which
the Company's Common Stock may be listed at the time of exercise. Optionee
understands that the Company is under no obligation to register, qualify or list
the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), any state
securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.
3. TERMINATION OF OPTION. Except as provided below in this Section, this
Option may not be exercised after the date which is thirty (30) days after
Optionee ceases to perform services for the Company, or any Parent or
Subsidiary. Optionee shall be considered to perform services for the Company, or
any Parent or Subsidiary, for all purposes under this Section and Section 10
hereof, if Optionee is an officer or full-time employee of the Company, or any
Parent or Subsidiary, or if the Board determines that Optionee is rendering
substantial services as a part-time employee, consultant, contractor or advisor
to the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary. The Board shall have discretion to
determine whether Optionee has ceased to perform services for the Company, or
any Parent or Subsidiary, and the effective date on which such services cease
(the "Termination Date"). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, if the corporate position of Optionee is, at any time, altered or
revised such that Optionee's responsibilities are materially reduced or
decreased for any reason, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, the
vesting of Shares under Section 10 shall cease, effective as of the date of such
reduction in Optionee's employment responsibilities; provided, however, except
as otherwise provided in this Option and the Plan, Optionee shall have the right
to exercise this Option with respect to Shares which have vested under Section
10 as of the date of such reduction of Optionee's responsibilities.
(a) TERMINATION GENERALLY. If Optionee ceases to perform services
for the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, for any reason, except death or
disability (within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3)), this Option shall
immediately be forfeited, along with any and all rights or subsequent rights
attached thereto, thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, but in no
event later than the Expiration Date.
(b) DEATH OR DISABILITY. If Optionee ceases to perform services for
the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, as a result of the death or disability
of Optionee (as determined by the Board in its sole discretion), this Option, to
the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by
Optionee on the Termination Date, may be exercised by Optionee (or, in the event
of Optionee's death, by Optionee's legal representative) within ninety (90) days
after the Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration Date.
(c) NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in the Plan or this Stock Option
Grant Certificate shall confer on Optionee any right to continue in the employ
of, or other relationship with, the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, or
limit in any way the right of the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, to
terminate Optionee's employment or other relationship at any time, with or
without cause.
4. MANNER OF EXERCISE.
(a) EXERCISE AGREEMENT. This Option shall be exercisable by delivery
to the Company of an executed Exercise and Shareholder Agreement ("Exercise
Agreement") in the form of the Exercise Agreement delivered to Optionee, if
applicable, or in such other form as may be approved or accepted by the Company,
which shall set forth Optionee's election to exercise this Option with respect
to some or all of the Shares, the number of Shares being purchased, any
restrictions
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imposed on the Shares, and such other representations and agreements as may be
required by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws.
(b) EXERCISE PRICE. Such notice shall be accompanied by full payment
of the Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased. Payment for the Shares may
be made in U.S. dollars in cash (by check) or, where permitted by law and
approved by the Board or Committee in its sole discretion: (i) by cancellation
of indebtedness of the Company to Optionee; (ii) by surrender of shares of
Common Stock of the Company that have been owned by Optionee for more than six
(6) months (and which have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144,
and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note,
such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares), or were obtained by
Optionee in the open public market, having a Fair Market Value equal to the
Exercise Price of the Shares being purchased; (iii) by instructing the Company
to withhold Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Option
having a Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price of the Shares being
purchased (including the witheld Shares); (iv) by waiver of compensation accrued
by Optionee for services rendered; (v) by delivery to the Company of a
promissory note executed by Optionee which shall include such terms and
conditions as the Board shall approve in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Plan; or (vi) a combination of the foregoing as approved by
the Board.
(c) WITHHOLDING TAXES. Prior to the issuance of Shares upon exercise
of this Option, Optionee must pay, or make adequate provision for, any
applicable federal or state withholding obligations of the Company. Where
approved by the Board, Optionee may provide for payment of withholding taxes
upon exercise of the Option by requesting that the Company retain Shares with a
Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld.
In such case, the Company shall issue the net number of Shares to Optionee by
deducting the Shares retained from the Shares exercised.
(d) ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Provided that such notice and payment are in
form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, the Company shall
cause the Shares to be issued in the name of Optionee or Optionee's legal
representative.
5. NOTICE OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION OF ISO SHARES. If this Option is
an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares
acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of: (a) the date two (2)
years after the Date of Grant, or (b) the date one (1) year after exercise of
the ISO, with respect to the Shares to be sold or disposed, Optionee shall
immediately notify the Company in writing of such sale or disposition. Optionee
acknowledges and agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding
by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Optionee from any such
early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current wages or earnings
payable to Optionee.
6. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and
may be exercised during Optionee's lifetime only by Optionee. The terms of this
Option shall be binding upon the executor, administrators, successors and
assigns of Optionee.
7. TAX CONSEQUENCES. OPTIONEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE GRANT AND EXERCISE OF
THIS OPTION, AND THE SALE OF SHARES OBTAINED THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF THIS
OPTION, MAY HAVE TAX IMPLICATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES
TO OPTIONEE. OPTIONEE REPRESENTS THAT OPTIONEE HAS CONSULTED WITH, OR WILL
CONSULT WITH, HIS OR HER TAX ADVISOR AND OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
OPTIONEE IS NOT RELYING OF THE COMPANY FOR ANY FINANCIAL, TAX OR OTHER ADVICE.
8. INTERPRETATION. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this
Stock Option Grant Certificate shall be submitted by Optionee or the Company to
the Board or Committee which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Board or Committee shall be
final and binding on the Company and Optionee.
9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Plan and the Exercise Agreement are
incorporated herein by this reference. Optionee acknowledges and
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agrees that the granting of this Option constitutes a full accord, satisfaction
and release of all obligations or commitments made to Optionee by the Company or
any of its officers, directors, shareholders or affiliates with respect to the
issuance of any securities, or rights to acquire securities, of the Company or
any of its affiliates. This Stock Option Grant Certificate, the Plan and the
Exercise Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto, and
supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
10. VESTING AND EXERCISE OF SHARES. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
this Stock Option Grant Certificate and the Exercise Agreement, the issuance of
Shares pursuant to the exercise of this Option shall be subject to the vesting
restrictions selected on the reverse side of this Stock Option Grant Certificate
and defined below. For purposes of this Section, "Continuous Service" means a
period of continuous performance of services by Optionee for the Company, a
Parent, or a Subsidiary, as determined by the Board.
Optionee may exercise this Option with respect to the percentage of Shares
set forth below only after Optionee has completed the following periods of
Continuous Service following the date of grant:
(a) After twenty-four (24) months of Continuous Service, up to fifty
percent (50%) of the Shares;
(b) After thirty-six (36) months of Continuous Service, up to seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Shares; and
(c) After forty-eight (48) months of Continuous Service, up to one
hundred percent (100%) of the Shares.
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EXHIBIT 5.1
June 8, 1999
ProBusiness Services, Inc.
4125 Hopyard Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by you
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about June 9, 1999 (the
"Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 1,932,567 shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the "Shares"), reserved for issuance pursuant to
the Clemco, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, the 1996 Stock Option Plan and the 1997
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). As your legal counsel,
we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the proceedings
proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance of the
Shares under the Plans.
It is our opinion that the Shares will be, when issued and sold in the
manner referred to in the Plans, legally and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement and any subsequent amendment thereto.
Very truly yours,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) of ProBusiness Services, Inc. pertaining to the Clemco, Inc. Stock
Incentive Plan and ProBusiness Services, Inc.'s 1996 Stock Option Plan and
1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated July 23, 1998, with respect to the financial
statements of ProBusiness Services, Inc. incorporated by reference in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 1998 and the related
financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Walnut Creek, California
June 8, 1999
