As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2000
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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AMDOCS LIMITED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Island of Guernsey Not Applicable
(State or other (I.R.S. employer
jurisdiction of identification number)
incorporation or
organization)
Tower Hill House Le Bordage
St. Peter Port, Island of Guernsey, GY1 3QT Channel Islands
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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1999 Stock Option Plan of Solect Technology Group Inc.
(Full title of the Plan)
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Amdocs, Inc.
1390 Timberlake Manor Parkway
Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
Attention: Thomas G. O'Brien, Treasurer
(314) 212-8328
(Name, address and telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
ROBERT A. SCHWED, ESQ.
Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol
45 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N. Y. 10111
(212) 841-5700
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
maximum maximum
Amount offering aggregate Amount of
Title of securities to be price per offering registration
to be registered registered(1) share(2) price fee
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Ordinary Shares,
L0.01 par value 1,653,597 $4.79 $7,920,730 $2,091
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(1) Pursuant to the Combination Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2000, among
Amdocs Limited (the "Company"), Solect Technology Group Inc. ("Solect"),
Amdocs (Denmark) ApS. and Amdocs Holdings ULC, the Company agreed to
exchange all of the options to purchase common stock of Solect under the
Solect 1999 Stock Option Plan for options to purchase ordinary shares of
the Company, with appropriate adjustments to the number of shares and
exercise price.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the
"Securities Act") and based on the price at which the options may be
exercised as of April 4, 2000.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Amdocs Limited, a Guernsey corporation (the "Company") will send or
give the documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 to
employees of Solect Technology Group Inc., a New Brunswick corporation
("Solect") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). The Company does not need to file these
documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")either
as part of this registration statement (this "Registration Statement")or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements under Rule 424 of the Securities Act.
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PART II
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents which have heretofore been filed by the
Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be
deemed to be a part hereof.
1. The Company's Annual Report filed on Form 20-F for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1999 as filed with the Commission on December 7, 1999.
2. The Company's Reports on Form 6-K for the quarterly period ended
December 31, 1999 as filed with the Commission on February 10, 2000.
3. The description of the Company's Ordinary Shares contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on
June 17, 1998, including any amendment or report filed for updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto that indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all such securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
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ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Guernsey law permits a company's Articles of Association to provide
for the indemnification of officers and directors except to the extent that such
a provision may be held by the courts of Guernsey to be contrary to public
policy (for instance, for purporting to provide indemnification against the
consequences of committing a crime) and except to the extent that Guernsey law
prohibits the indemnification of any director against any specific provisions of
Guernsey law under which personal liability may be imposed or incurred.
Under the Company's Articles of Association, the Company is obligated
to indemnify any person who is made or threatened to be made a party to a legal
or administrative proceeding by virtue of being a director, officer or agent of
the Company, provided that the Company has no such obligation to indemnify any
such persons for any claims they incur or sustain by or through their own
willful act or default.
The Company has entered into an indemnity agreement with its directors
and some of its officers, under which the Company has agreed to pay the
indemnified party the amount of Loss (as defined therein) suffered by that party
due to claims made against that party for a Wrongful Act (as defined therein).
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number Description
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4 1999 Stock Option Plan of Solect Technology Group Inc.
5 Opinion of Carey Langlois with respect to the legality of the
securities being registered.
23.1 Consent of Carey Langlois (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24 Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement
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 this
Registration Statement;
(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed a new Registration Statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the
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 this
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.
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(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, 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 the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 New York, State of New York, on this day of April 5,
2000.
AMDOCS LIMITED
By: /s/ Bruce K. Anderson
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Bruce K. Anderson
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Bruce K. Anderson, Robert A. Minicucci
and Thomas G. O'Brien, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them
to act alone), as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him and in his name,
place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any
other Registration Statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon
filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act), and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or
his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
on April 5, 2000:
Signatures Title
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/s/ Bruce K. Anderson Chief Executive Officer and
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Bruce K. Anderson
/s/ Robert A. Minicucci Chief Financial Officer and
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Robert A. Minicucci
/s/ Adrian Gardner Director
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Adrian Gardner
/s/ Stephen Hermer Director
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Stephen Hermer
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/2/ James Kahan Director
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James Kahan
/s/ Paz Littman Director
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Paz Littman
/s/ Avinoam Naor Director
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Avinoam Naor
/s/ John T. McLennan Director
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John T. McLennan
Director
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Lawrence Perlman
/s/ Michael J. Price Director
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Michael J. Price
/s/ Urs Suter Director
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Urs Suter
/s/ Thomas G. O'Brien Amdocs Limited's Authorized
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Thomas G. O'Brien States
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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4. 1999 Stock Option Plan of Solect Technology Group Inc.
5. Opinion of Carey Langlois with respect to the legality of the
securities being registered.
23.1. Consent of Carey Langlois (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2. Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.
24. Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
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EXHIBIT 4
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
OF SOLECT TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The purpose of this Plan is to: (i) recognize the
abilities and efforts of the directors, officers consultants and employees
of the Corporation who have contributed to the success of the Corporation;
(ii) provide an incentive to achieve the long term objectives of the
Corporation; (iii) attract persons of experience and ability to serve as
directors, officers or employees of or consultants to the Corporation; and
(iv) encourage such directors, officers, employees and consultants to
promote the affairs of the Corporation.
2. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of the Plan, the following terms have the
respective meanings set forth below:
"BOARD" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
"CODE" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
"COMMITTEE" means the Compensation Committee of the Board;
"CORPORATION" means Solect Technology Group Inc., an Ontario corporation,
or its successors;
"DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY" means a Subsidiary of the Corporation designated as
a Designated Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan by the Board;
"GRANT" means the number of Options and SARs granted to a Participant at
any time in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 hereof;
"INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a U.S. Option which qualifies as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code;
"ISSUABLE SHARES" means that number of Shares outstanding immediately prior
to the share issuance in question;
"MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as
follows:
(a) if the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market, the
Market Value of a Share shall be the closing sales price for the Shares (or
the closing bid if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or
system for the last market trading day prior to the day of determination,
as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Committee deems reliable; or
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(b) if the Shares are regularly quoted by a securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, the Market Value of a Share shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on the last market
trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in the Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or
(c) in the absence of an established market for the Shares, the Market Value
shall be as determined in good faith by the Committee and approved by the
Board.
"OPTION" means an option granted pursuant to Section 5 hereof to purchase a
share;
"OPTION PERIOD" has the meaning ascribed to that term in subsection 5(d)
hereof;
"PARTICIPANT" means an individual who is a full-time employee of the
Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary, including an officer, whether or
not a director, any director of the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary
and any person engaged to provide management or consulting services to the
Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary;
"PLAN" means the 1999 Stock Option Plan of the Corporation as set forth
herein as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time;
"PREDECESSOR PLAN" means the option plans under which options to purchase
Shares were granted up to the Effective Date, including (i) options granted
before July 27, 1998, and(ii) on or after July 27, 1998;
"SAR" means a Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 7 of the
Plan;
"SHARES" means, subject to Section 10 hereof, the common shares in the
capital of the Corporation calculated on a fully diluted basis;
"SUBSCRIPTION PRICE" of a Share means an amount determined by the
Compensation Committee, provided that such amount shall not be less than
100% of the Market Value of such Share at the time of determination;
"SUBSIDIARY" means a subsidiary within the meaning of the BUSINESS
CORPORATION ACT, (ONTARIO) as it exists on the date hereof;
"TERMINATION OF SERVICE" means, with respect to any Participant, other than
a consultant, the termination of his employment or service, as the case may
be, with the Corporation for any reason whatsoever, other than death,
including, without limitation, termination due to retirement, disability
(being a physical or mental incapacity of a nature which the Committee
determines prevents or would prevent the Participant from satisfactorily
performing the substantial and material duties of his or her position with
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the Corporation or any of its Designated Subsidiaries), voluntarily leaving
or resigning such employment or service, dismissal with or without cause
and, in the case of a director, termination of service due to such director
ceasing to be eligible to serve as a director.
As used in this Plan, words importing the masculine gender shall include
the feminine and neuter genders and words importing the singular shall
include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires.
3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. In addition to the powers granted to the Committee under the
Plan and subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have full
and complete authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe such rules and
regulations as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan
and to make such determinations and to take such actions in connection
therewith as it deems necessary or advisable, in each case, with respect to
the options and SARs which it is authorized to grant. Any such
interpretation, rule, determination or other act of the Committee shall be
conclusively binding upon all persons affected thereby.
The Committee may authorize one or more officers of the Corporation to
execute and deliver and to receive documents on behalf of the Corporation
in connection with the administration of the Plan.
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. The maximum aggregate number of Shares which
may be issued under the Plan (or any other share compensation arrangement
of the Corporation) shall not exceed [MAXIMUM NUMBER], subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 10 hereof. The maximum number of Shares
which may be reserved for issuance to any one Participant under the Plan
and/or under the Predecessor Plan, shall not exceed 5% of the Issuable
Shares.
5. GRANTS OF OPTIONS. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the approval
of the Board, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion and from time to
time, determine those Participants to whom Grants shall be made, the number
of Shares subject to such Grants and the date on which Grants are to be
made. The Committee shall also:
(a) determine, in connection with each Grant, to grant Options with or without
SARs;
(b) determine, in connection with each Grant, the number of Options and SARs to
be granted, provided that in no case shall the number of SARs in a Grant
exceed the number of Options in such Grant;
(c) determine, in connection with each Grant, the Subscription Price applicable
to the Share covered by each Option included in such Grant;
(d) determine, in connection with each Grant, the option period (the "Option
Period") which shall commence on the date of the Grant and end not later
than one day prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of Grant;
(e) determine, in connection with each Grant, the date or dates before which
Options or any portion thereof may be exercised (I.E. the vesting period
for such Options);
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(f) determine the other terms and conditions (which need not be identical and
which, without limitations, may include non-competition provisions) of all
Options and SARs covered by any Grant.
The Committee may at any time accelerate the right of a Participant to
exercise all or any part of the Options covered by a Grant not then
exercisable.
Notice of the Grant shall be given promptly to the Participant and shall be
accompanied by a copy of the Plan, which the Participant shall sign to
acknowledge his or her agreement to be bound by the terms hereof.
A Participant may exercise his or her vested Option by signing and
delivering to the Corporation a subscription to purchase Shares in the form
attached hereto as Schedule "A" and by delivering a cheque or money order
in the amount of the aggregate purchase price for such Shares.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Each Option covered by a Grant shall be
evidenced by a written agreement the Corporation and the Participant
containing such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions
of the Plan, as may be established by the Committee including the
following:
(a) the number of Options covered by the Grant and whether the Options are
granted with a SAR;
(b) the Subscription Price of the Share covered by an Option stated and payable
in Canadian dollars;
(c) the vesting period for such Options, which shall not be less than four (4)
years unless otherwise determined by the Committee.
In addition, each Grant shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(a) except as contemplated in Section 9 hereof, no Option or SAR may be
exercised unless the Participant (other than a consultant) is, at the time
of such exercise, (i) an employee who has been continuously employed by the
Corporation or one of its Designated Subsidiaries since the date of the
Grant of the relevant Option or (ii) a director of the Corporation or any
one of its Designated Subsidiaries who has been such continuously since the
date of Grant of the relevant Option; absence on leave with the approval of
the Corporation or Designated Subsidiary shall not constitute an
interruption of employment for purposes of the Plan;
(b) the exercise of any Option is contingent upon receipt by the Corporation of
the Subscription Price in cash, by certified cheque or bank draft, or any
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combination thereof; no less than 100 options may be exercised at any one
time, except where a small number of Options is or remains exercisable
pursuant to a Grant, in which case, such smaller number of Options must be
exercised at one time;
(c) notwithstanding subsection (b), the holder of an Option may instruct the
Corporation to withhold Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise
of the Option having a Market Value equal to the Subscription Price of the
Shares being purchased (including the withheld shares).
(d) unless otherwise provided by the Committee, Options and SARs granted to a
Participant under the Plan shall be exercisable during the Participant's
lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant's legal representative
and shall not be assignable or transferable otherwise than by will or by
the laws governing the devolution of property in the event of death.
7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. At the sole discretion of the Committee, a SAR
may be granted in tandem with Options in any Grant and shall be subject to
the terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee
may impose, including the following:
(a) a SAR shall only be exercisable when to the extent the underlying Option is
exercisable;
(b) a SAR shall expire no later than the expiration of the underlying option;
(c) a SAR shall entitle the Participant to surrender to the Corporation the
related Option which such Participant could then exercise and receive from
the Corporation upon such surrender an amount equal to the amount by which
the Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the SAR exceeds the
Subscription Price of the Share covered by such Option; such amount shall
be multiplied by the number of SARs exercised to obtain the cash sum
payable on the concurrent exercise of several SARs; provided that the
Committee shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to elect to settle the
obligation arising out of the exercise of SARs by the payment of cash, by
the issuance of Shares or by any combination of Shares and cash, in the
proportions determined by the Committee; if settlement is to be made in
whole or in part in Shares, the number of Shares to be delivered shall be
the largest whole number of Shares obtained by dividing the cash sum
otherwise payable as a result of the exercise of the SARs for which
settlement is to be made in Shares by the Market Value of a Share on the
date of exercise of such SARs and no fractional Share shall be issued in
full or partial settlement of any part of a SAR covered by a Grant.
8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. This Section sets forth the special provisions
that govern Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan, which may be
granted to Participants who are subject to taxation in the United States
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under the Code. Any Incentive Stock Option granted under this Plan may, if
expressly stated in the agreement pertaining to such Option, include a SAR.
(a) The aggregate Market Value (determined at the same time of Grant of the
Option) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by any Employee during any calendar year
under this Plan (and under all other plans of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary) shall not exceed U.S. $100,000 or such other limit as may be
from time to time prescribed by the Code.
(b) The agreement evidencing the Incentive Stock Options covered by a Grant
shall contain such limitations and restrictions as are necessary in order
that the Incentive Stock Options qualify as such under Section 422 of the
Code and may contain such other terms not inconsistent with the terms and
conditions contained in this Section 8 or with the provisions of Section
422 of the Code, as the Committee may determine.
9. TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
(a) Subject to subsection 9(c)and any individual employment agreements, the
unexercised portion of any Options granted to a Participant shall
immediately terminate and be null and void upon Termination of Service.
(b) In the event of the death of a Participant, either while in the employment
or while a director of or a consultant to the Corporation or any of its
Designated Subsidiaries (including any period during which the Committee
has decided pursuant to subsection 8(c) that an Option may be exercised),
the Participant's estate may, within 6 months from the date of the
Participant's death, exercise the Options covered by any Grant to the
extent such Options were exercisable on the date of the Participant's
death; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable following the
expiration of the Option Period applicable thereto. The Participant's
estate shall include only the executors or administrators of such estate
and persons who have acquired the right to exercise such Options directly
from the Participant by bequest or inheritance.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) or (b), the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, increase the time period permitted to exercise
all or any of the Options covered by any Grant following a Termination of
Service or death as provided in subsections (a) or (b,) above, if not
prohibited under applicable law; provided, however, that in no event shall
any Option be exercisable following the expiration of the Option Period
applicable thereto.
(d) As used in this Section 9, the phrase "exercise any Option" includes the
surrender of an Option pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 hereof and
the exercise of any SAR related to an Option.
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(e) The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to a
continuation of employment by, or directorship of, or to act as a
consultant to, the Corporation or any Designated Subsidiary nor shall it
interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or such Designated
Subsidiary to terminate any Participant's employment at any time or the
Participant's engagement in accordance with its terms.
10. ADJUSTMENT ON ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
(a) In the event of a subdivision, consolidation or reclassification of
outstanding Shares or other capital adjustment, or the payment of a stock
dividend thereon, the number of Shares reserved or authorized to be
reserved under the Plan, the number of Shares receivable on the exercise of
an Option and the Subscription Price therefore shall be increased or
reduced proportionately and, subject to the receipt of all necessary
regulatory approvals, such other adjustments shall be made as may be deemed
necessary or equitable by the Committee.
(b) If the Corporation amalgamates, consolidates with or merges with or into
another body corporate, whether by way of amalgamation, statutory
arrangement or otherwise (the right to do so being hereby expressly
reserved), any Share receivable on the exercise of an Option shall be
converted into the securities, property or cash which the Participant would
have received upon such amalgamation, consolidation or merger and the
Subscription Price shall be adjusted appropriately by the Committee and
such adjustment shall be binding for all purposes of the Plan.
(c) In the event of a change in the Corporation's currently authorized Shares
which is limited to a change in the designation thereof, the shares
resulting from such change shall be deemed to be Shares within the meaning
of the Plan.
(d) In the event of any other change affecting the Shares, such adjustment, if
any, shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Committee to properly
reflect such event.
No adjustment provided in this Section 10 shall require the Corporation to
issue a fractional Share and the total adjustment with respect to each
Option shall be limited accordingly. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 10 with respect to the terms of an Option shall require a similar
modification with respect to the terms of any SAR to which such Option
relates.
11. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may, subject to regulatory approval,
from time to time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part;
provided, however, that the Board may not, without approval by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of those Shares present in
person or by proxy at a meeting of shareholders of the Corporation duly
called for such purpose:
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(a) reduce the exercise price of any Option to a price that is less than the
Subscription Price;
(b) increase the Option period for any Option beyond ten years from the date of
Grant;
(c) modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, as
set forth in section 4.
No action by the Board to terminate the Plan pursuant to this Section 11
shall affect Grants which became effective pursuant to the Plan prior to
such action.
Subject to receipt of any required regulatory approval, the Committee may
amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Option or SAR, including, but
not limited to, substituting another award of the same or of a different
type or changing the date of exercise; provided, however, that the
Participant's consent to such action shall be required unless the Committee
determines that the action, when taken with any related action, would not
materially and adversely affect the Participant.
12. REGULATORY APPROVAL. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Corporation shall not be obligated to cause to be issued and delivered any
certificates evidencing Shares to be delivered pursuant to the Plan, unless
and until the Corporation is advised by its legal counsel that the issuance
and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable
laws, regulations, rules, orders of governmental or regulatory authorities
and the requirements of any exchange upon which Shares of the Corporation
are listed. The Corporation shall in no event be obligated to take any
action in order to cause the issuance and delivery of such certificates to
comply with any such laws, regulations, rules, orders or requirements. The
Committee may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of such
certificates and in order to ensure compliance with such laws, regulations,
rules, orders and requirements that the Participant or the Participant's
estate, as applicable, make such covenants, agreements and representations
as the Committee deems necessary or desirable.
13. 1934 ACT - RULE 16B-3. If at any time the Corporation becomes subject to
the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act, then, unless the
Committee has specifically provided otherwise at the time a Grant is made
(which shall not be implied by the absence of such a determination at such
time), SARs held by an Employee subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act shall
only be exercisable during the period beginning on the third business day
following the date on which the Corporation releases for publication its
quarterly and annual summary statements of sales and earnings and ending on
the 12th business day following such date, or during such other period as
may be prescribed from time to time in the Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 16b-3(e)(3) under the 1934 Act (or any successor
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provision). If any provision of any Grant hereunder would disqualify the
Plan or such Grant under, or would not comply with, Rule 16b-3, to the
extent then applicable to the Corporation, such Grant shall be construed or
deemed amended to conform to Rule l6b-3.
As used in this section "1934 Act" means the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934, as amended, of the United States of America.
14. MISCELLANEOUS. A Participant entitled to Shares as a result of the exercise
of an Option or SAR shall not be deemed for any purpose to be, or to have
rights as, a shareholder of the Corporation by such exercise, except to the
extent a Share certificate is issued therefore and then only from the date
such certificate is issued. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or
distributions or other rights which the record date is prior to the date
such Share certificate is issued.
The Corporation may require a Participant, as a condition of exercise of an
Option or SAR, to pay or reimburse any taxes which are required to be
withheld in connection with the exercise of such Option or SAR.
This Plan shall be governed by, administered and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable
therein.
None of the Compensation Committee, any member of such committee, the
Corporation or any director or Employee of the Corporation shall be liable
for any action, inaction, omission, interpretation construction, resolution
or determination under this Plan or shall have any further liability with
respect to any right to acquire Shares granted hereunder once this Plan has
been terminated or once such rights have been exercised pursuant to Section
3.4 and Shares have been issued to the Beneficiary exercising such rights
pursuant to such exercise.
15. TERMINATION OF PREDECESSOR PLANS. The Plan shall serve as the successor to
the Predecessor Plans and no further option grants or direct share
issuances shall be made under the Predecessor Plans after the Effective
Date hereof. All options outstanding under the Predecessor Plans on the
Effective Date shall be incorporated into the Plan at that time and shall
be treated as outstanding Options under the Plan. However, the original
terms and conditions of such incorporated options with respect to strike
price and vesting periods and dates shall not be affected or modified.
16. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall become effective upon
its adoption by the Board or any committee of the board to which such
responsibility is granted. The Plan shall terminate on the day prior to the
tenth anniversary of its adoption by the Board (or such committee of the
board) and no Grants may become effective under the Plan thereafter, but
such termination shall not affect any Grants which became effective
pursuant to the Plan prior to such termination.
DATED THE DAY OF , 1999.
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SCHEDULE A
SUBSCRIPTION
TO: SOLECT TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. (THE "CORPORATION")
AND TO: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEREOF
The undersigned, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Stock Option Plan for Solect Technology Group Inc. and pursuant to the rights to
purchase Shares of the Corporation granted thereunder to the undersigned by the
Corporation on o hereby exercises such right by subscribing herein for o Shares
without par value in the capital of the Corporation and tendering herewith the
sum of $o in full payment of the aggregate subscription price for such shares.
The undersigned hereby requires that such shares be allotted and
issued to the undersigned as fully paid and non-assessable and that a
certificate representing such shares be issued in the name of and delivered to
the undersigned.
DATED the day of , 19 .
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SIGNATURE OF SUBSCRIBER
__________________________________
NAME OF SUBSCRIBER (PLEASE PRINT)
Exhibit 5
(Letterhead of Carey Langlois)
Amdocs Limited
Tower Hill House
The Bordage
St. Peter Port
Guernsey
April 5, 2000
Dear Sirs:
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
We have acted as counsel to Amdocs Limited, a corporation organized under the
laws of Guernsey, Channel Islands (the "Company"), in connection with the
preparation of its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement"), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the
registration of up to 1,653,597 of its ordinary shares, (pound)0.01 par value
(the "Shares"), issuable upon the exercise of stock options (the "Options")
granted under the 1999 Stock Option Plan of Solect Technology Group Inc. (the
"Plan").
In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise
identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other
instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this
opinion, including the Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association of
the Company.
Based upon such examination, we are of opinion that:
1. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation
under the laws of Guernsey, Channel Islands.
2. The Shares issuable upon exercise of the Options have been duly authorised.
When issued upon exercise of the Options granted or pursuant to awards made
in accordance with the terms of the Plan, each of the Shares will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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We express no opinion on any law other than the law of Guernsey.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Carey Langlois
Carey Langlois
EXHIBIT 23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 333- ) pertaining to the 1999 Stock Option Plan of Solect
Technology Group Inc., of our report dated November 4, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Amdocs Limited included in its Annual
Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended September 30, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
April 5, 2000
