EVOKE COMMUNICATIONS INC
S-8, EX-99.4, 2000-08-23
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                            CONTIGO SOFTWARE, INC.
            1999 SECTION 25102(o) STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN
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                      (as amended through March 7, 2000)
                                  ARTICLE ONE
                              GENERAL PROVISIONS
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     I.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

          This 1999 Section 25102(o) Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan is
intended to promote the interests of CONTIGO SOFTWARE, INC., a California
corporation, by providing eligible persons in the Corporation's employ or
service with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise
increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an incentive for them
to continue in such employ or service.

          Capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the attached Appendix.

     II.  STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN

          A.   The Plan shall be divided into two (2) separate equity programs:

               (i)  the Option Grant Program under which eligible persons may,
     at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be granted options to purchase
     shares of Common Stock, and

               (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).

          B.   The provisions of Articles One and Four shall apply to both
equity programs under the Plan and shall accordingly govern the interests of all
persons under the Plan.

     III. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

          A.   The Plan shall be administered by the Board. However, any or all
administrative functions otherwise exercisable by the Board may be delegated to
the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as
the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any
time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee
and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.
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          B.   The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority
(subject to the provisions of the Plan) to establish such rules and regulations
as it may deem appropriate for proper administration of the Plan and to make
such determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the Plan and any
outstanding options or stock issuances thereunder as it may deem necessary or
advisable. Decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final and binding on all
parties who have an interest in the Plan or any option grant or stock issuance
thereunder.

     IV.  ELIGIBILITY

          A.   The persons eligible to participate in the Plan are as follows:

                    (i)    Employees,

                    (ii)   non-employee members of the Board or the non-employee
     members of 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.   The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to determine,
(i) with respect to the grants made under the Option Grant Program, which
eligible persons are to receive the option grants, the time or times when those
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 when 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 made under the Stock Issuance Program, which eligible persons
are to receive such stock issuances, the time or times when those 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 by the Participant for such shares.

          C.   The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute discretion either
to grant options in accordance with the Option Grant Program or to effect stock
issuances in accordance with the Stock Issuance Program; provided, that no
person may receive any combination of stock options exercisable for and/or stock
issuances of more than a total of 240,000 shares./1/


     V.   STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

          A.   The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized
but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock that

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/1/ 60,000 shares, before considering the effect of the December 1999 common
stock dividend.

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may be issued over the term of the Plan shall not exceed 435,000 shares,/2/
subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
this Section V of Article One.


          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. Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by the
Corporation, at the option exercise or direct 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.

          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 and (ii) 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. In no event shall
any such adjustments be made in connection with the conversion of one or more
outstanding shares of the Corporation's preferred stock into shares of Common
Stock.

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/2/ As amended on March 7, 2000.  Had previously been 400,000 shares (i.e.,
100,000 shares before considering the effect of the December 1999 common stock
dividend).

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                                  ARTICLE TWO


                      DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM
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     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.
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               1.   The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator in accordance with the following provisions:

                    (i)  The exercise price per share shall not be less than
     eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common
     Stock on the option grant date.

                    (ii) If the person to whom the option is granted is a 10%
     Shareholder, 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.

               2.   The exercise price shall become immediately due upon
exercise of the option and shall, subject to the provisions of Section I of
Article Four and the documents evidencing the option, be payable in cash or
check made payable to the Corporation. Should the Common Stock be registered
under Section 12 of the 1934 Act at the time the option is exercised, then the
exercise price may also be paid as follows:

                    (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 instructions (A) to 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

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     exercise and (B) to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the
     purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the
     sale.

          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.

          B.   Exercise and Term of Options.  Each option shall be exercisable
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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 grant. 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.
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               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)    Should the Optionee cease to remain in Service for
     any reason other than death, Disability or Misconduct, then the Optionee
     shall have a period of three (3) months following the date of such
     cessation of Service during which to exercise each outstanding option held
     by such Optionee.

                    (ii)   Should Optionee's Service terminate by reason of
     Disability, then the Optionee shall have a period of twelve (12) months
     following the date of such cessation of Service during which to exercise
     each outstanding option held by such Optionee.

                    (iii)  If the Optionee dies while holding an outstanding
     option, then the personal representative of his or her estate or the person
     or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's
     will or the laws of inheritance shall have a twelve (12)-month period
     following the date of the Optionee's death to exercise such option.

                    (iv)   Under no circumstances, however, shall any such
     option be exercisable after the specified expiration of the option term.

                    (v)    During the applicable post-Service exercise period,
     the option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the 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
     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 with respect to any and all option shares for which the
     option is not otherwise at the time exercisable or in which the Optionee is
     not otherwise at that time vested.

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                    (vi) Should Optionee's Service be terminated for Misconduct,
     then all outstanding options held by the Optionee shall terminate
     immediately and cease to remain 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 Optionee's cessation of Service or death from
     the limited period otherwise in effect for that option to such greater
     period of time as the 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.   Shareholder Rights.  The holder of an option shall have no
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shareholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the option until such
person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become the
recordholder of the purchased shares.

          E.   Unvested Shares.  The Plan Administrator shall have the
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discretion to grant options that 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. The Plan Administrator may not impose a vesting schedule upon
any option grant or the shares of Common Stock subject to that option which is
more restrictive than twenty percent (20%) per year vesting, with the initial
vesting to occur not later than one (1) year after the option grant date.
However, such limitation shall not be applicable to any option grants made to
individuals who are officers of the Corporation, non-employee Board members or
independent consultants.

          F.   Limited Transferability of Options.  During the lifetime of the
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Optionee, the option 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 or, if and to the extent that the
Plan Administrator so authorizes in the agreement evidencing the option, by
instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the option is to be
passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor), or by gift to
"immediate family" as that term is defined in 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-1(e).

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     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 Four shall be applicable to Incentive
Options.  Options that are specifically designated as Non-Statutory Options
shall not be subject to the terms of this Section II.

          A.   Eligibility.  Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees.
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          B.   Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share shall not be less
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than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock on the option grant date. If the person to whom the option is granted is a
10% Shareholder, 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.

          C.   Dollar Limitation.  The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares
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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% Shareholder.  If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option is
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granted is a 10% Shareholder, then the option term shall not exceed five (5)
years measured from the option grant date.

     III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION

          A.   The shares subject to each option outstanding under the Plan at
the time of a Corporate Transaction 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 that option and may be exercised for any or all of those
shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. However, the shares subject to an
outstanding option shall not vest on such an accelerated basis if and to the
extent: (i) such option is to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent
thereof) in the Corporate Transaction and any repurchase rights of the
Corporation with respect to the unvested option shares are concurrently to be
assigned to such successor corporation (or parent thereof) or (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 those unvested option shares or (iii)
the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the
Plan Administrator at the time of the option grant.

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          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 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 by the
Plan Administrator at the time the repurchase right is issued.

          C.  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).

          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 (i) the number and class of
securities available for issuance under the Plan following the consummation of
such Corporate Transaction and (ii) the exercise price payable per share under
each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price payable for such
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securities shall remain the same.

          E.  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 structure one or more options so that those options shall
automatically accelerate and vest in full (and any repurchase rights of the
Corporation with respect to the unvested shares subject to those options shall
immediately terminate) upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, whether
or not those options are to be assumed in the Corporate Transaction.

          F.  The Plan Administrator shall also have full power and authority,
exercisable either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the
option remains outstanding, to structure such option so that the shares subject
to that option will automatically vest on an accelerated basis should the
Optionee's Service terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a
designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective
date of any Corporate Transaction in which the option is assumed and the
repurchase rights applicable to those shares do not otherwise terminate. Any
option so accelerated shall remain exercisable for the fully-vested option
shares until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term. In
addition, the Plan Administrator may provide that one or more of the
Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights with respect to shares held by the
Optionee at the time of such Involuntary Termination shall immediately terminate
on an accelerated basis, and the shares subject to those terminated rights shall
accordingly vest at that time.

          G.  The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in connection with
a Corporate Transaction shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Option only to
the extent the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar 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.

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          H.   The grant of options under the Plan 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 Plan and to grant in
substitution therefor 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 option grant date.

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                                 ARTICLE THREE

                            STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM
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     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 that
complies with the terms specified below.

          A.   Purchase Price.
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               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 issue date. However, the purchase
price per share of Common Stock issued to a 10% Shareholder shall not be less
than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of such Fair Market Value.

               2.   Subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Four,
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.
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               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. However, the Plan Administrator may not impose a vesting schedule
upon any stock issuance effected under the Stock Issuance Program which is more
restrictive than twenty percent (20%) per year vesting, with initial vesting to
occur not later than one (1) year after the issuance date.

               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

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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 shareholder 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 shareholder 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 such 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 non-completion of the
vesting schedule applicable to those shares. Such waiver shall result in the
immediate vesting of the Participant's interest in the shares 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

       A.  Upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, all outstanding
repurchase rights under the Stock Issuance Program shall terminate
automatically, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights
shall immediately vest in full, except to the extent: (i) those repurchase
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 by the Plan Administrator at the time the
repurchase right is issued.

       B.  The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority,
exercisable either at the time the unvested shares are issued or any time while
the Corporation's repurchase rights with respect to those shares remain
outstanding, to provide that those rights shall automatically terminate on an
accelerated basis, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated
rights shall immediately vest, in the event the Participant's Service should
subsequently terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a
designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective
date of any Corporate Transaction in which those repurchase rights are assigned
to the successor corporation (or parent thereof).

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   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

                                 MISCELLANEOUS
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    I.    FINANCING

          The Plan Administrator may in its sole discretion permit any Optionee
or Participant to pay the option exercise price under the Option Grant Program
or the purchase price for shares issued under the Stock Issuance Program by
delivering a full-recourse, interest bearing promissory note payable in one or
more installments and secured by the purchased shares. The terms of any such
promissory note (including the interest rate, if any, and the terms of
repayment) shall be established by the Plan Administrator in its sole
discretion. 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 (less the par value of those
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.

    II.   EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

          A.  The Plan shall become effective when adopted by the Board, but no
option granted under the Plan may be exercised, and no shares shall be issued
under the Plan, until the Corporation's shareholders approve the Plan. If such
shareholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the date of
the Board's adoption of the Plan, then all options previously granted under the
Plan shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, and no further options shall
be granted and no shares shall be issued under the Plan. Subject to such
limitation, the Plan Administrator may grant options and issue shares under the
Plan at any time after the effective date of the Plan and before the date fixed
herein for termination of the Plan.

          B.  The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the expiration
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of the ten (10)-year period measured from the date the Plan is adopted by the
Board, (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan
shall have been issued as vested shares or (iii) the termination of all
outstanding options in connection with a Corporate Transaction. All options and
unvested stock issuances outstanding at the time of a clause (i) termination
event shall continue to have full force and effect in accordance with the
provisions of the documents evidencing those options or issuances.

    III.  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 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 shareholder approval
pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.

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          B.  Options may be granted under the Option Grant Program and shares
may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program which are in each instance in
excess of the number of shares of Common Stock then available for issuance under
the Plan, provided any excess shares actually issued under those programs shall
be held in escrow until there is obtained shareholder approval of an amendment
sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under the Plan. If such shareholder approval is not obtained within
twelve (12) months after the date the first such excess grants 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.

    IV.   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.

    V.    WITHHOLDING

          The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon
the exercise of any options granted under the Plan or upon the direct issuance
or vesting of any shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to the
satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment
tax withholding requirements.

    VI.   REGULATORY APPROVALS

          The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any options under the
Plan and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock (i) upon the exercise of any
option 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 granted under it and
the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

    VII.  NO EMPLOYMENT OR 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.

                                      14.
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    VIII. FINANCIAL REPORTS

          The Corporation shall deliver a balance sheet and an income statement
at least annually to each individual holding an outstanding option under the
Plan, unless such individual is a key Employee whose duties in connection with
the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) assure such individual access to
equivalent information.

                                      15.
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                                   APPENDIX
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          The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

          A.  Board shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.
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          B.  Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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          C.  Committee shall mean a committee of two (2) or more Board members
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appointed by the Board to exercise one or more administrative functions under
the Plan.

          D.  Common Stock shall mean the Corporation's common stock.
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          E.  Corporate Transaction shall mean either of the following
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shareholder-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

                    (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.

          F.  Corporation shall mean Contigo Software, Inc., a California
              -----------
corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the
assets or voting stock of Contigo Software, Inc., which shall by appropriate
action adopt the Plan.

          G.  Disability  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 and shall be determined by
the Plan Administrator on the basis of such medical evidence as the Plan
Administrator deems warranted under the circumstances.

          H.  Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
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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.

          I.  Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the Corporation shall
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have received written notice of the option exercise.

                                      A-1.
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          J.  Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date
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shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

                    (i)    If the Common Stock is at the time traded on 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 National Market. 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 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)  If the Common Stock is at the time neither listed on
any Stock Exchange nor traded on the Nasdaq National Market, then the Fair
Market Value shall be determined by the Plan Administrator after taking into
account such factors as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

          K.  Incentive Option shall mean an option, which satisfies the
              ----------------
requirements of Code Section 422.

          L.  Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination of the Service
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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 duties and responsibilities or the level of management
     to which he or she reports, (B) a reduction in his or her level of
     compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits and target bonuses
     under any 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 without the individual's
     consent.

                                      A-2.
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          M.  Misconduct shall mean the commission of any act of fraud,
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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).

          N.  1934 Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
              --------
amended.

          O.  Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy
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the requirements of Code Section 422.

          P.  Option Grant Program shall mean the option grant program in
              --------------------
effect under the Plan.

          Q.  Optionee shall mean any person to whom an option is granted
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under the Plan.

          R.  Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation)
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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.

          S.  Participant shall mean any person who is issued shares of Common
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Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.

          T.  Plan shall mean the Corporation's 1999 Section 25102(o) Stock
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Option/Stock Issuance Plan, as set forth in this document.

          U.  Plan Administrator shall mean either the Board or the Committee
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acting in its capacity as administrator of the Plan.

          V.  Service shall mean the provision of services to the Corporation
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(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.

          W.  Stock Exchange shall mean either the American Stock Exchange or
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the New York Stock Exchange.

          X.  Stock Issuance Agreement shall mean the agreement entered into by
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the Corporation and the Participant at the time of issuance of shares of Common
Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.

                                     A-3.
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          Y.  Stock Issuance Program shall mean the stock issuance program in
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effect under the Plan.

          Z.  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.

          AA. 10% Shareholder 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).

                                     A-4.


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