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EXHIBIT 10.12
EMERALD-DELAWARE, INC.
2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Incentive Plan are
to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional
incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of
the Company's business.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)"Administrator" means the Board or any of the Committees
appointed to administer the Plan.
(b)"Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to the
administration of stock incentive plans, if any, under applicable provisions of
federal and state securities laws, the corporate laws of California and, to the
extent other than California, the corporate law of the state of the Company's
incorporation, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national
market system, and the rules of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to Awards
granted to residents therein.
(c)"Award" means the grant of an Option, Restricted Stock, or other
right or benefit under the Plan.
(d)"Award Agreement" means the written agreement evidencing the
grant of an Award executed by the Company and the Grantee, including any
amendments thereto.
(e)"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f)"Cause" means, with respect to the termination by the Company or
a Related Entity of the Grantee's Continuous Service, that such termination is
for "Cause" as such term is expressly defined in a then-effective written
agreement between the Grantee and the Company or such Related Entity, or in the
absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in
the determination of the Administrator, the Grantee's: (i) refusal or failure to
act in accordance with any specific, lawful direction or order of the Company or
a Related Entity; (ii) unfitness or unavailability for service or unsatisfactory
performance (other than as a result of Disability); (iii) performance of any act
or failure to perform any act in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company
or a Related Entity; (iv) dishonesty, intentional misconduct or material breach
of any agreement with the Company or a Related Entity; or (v) commission of a
crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to
any person. At least 30 days prior to the termination of the Grantee's
Continuous Service pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, the Company shall provide the
Grantee with notice of the Company's or such Related Entity's intent to
terminate, the reason therefor, and an opportunity for the Grantee to cure such
defects in his or her service to the Company's or such Related Entity's
satisfaction. During this 30 day (or longer) period, no Award issued to the
Grantee under the Plan may be exercised or purchased.
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(g)"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h)"Committee" means any committee appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan.
(i)"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.
(j)"Company" means Emerald-Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(k)"Consultant" means any person (other than an Employee or a
Director, solely with respect to rendering services in such person's capacity as
a Director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render
consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity.
(l)"Continuous Service" means that the provision of services to the
Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant,
is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Service shall not be considered
interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers
among the Company, any Related Entity, or any successor, in any capacity of
Employee, Director or Consultant, or (iii) any change in status as long as the
individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any
capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in
the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave,
military leave, or any other authorized personal leave. For purposes of each
Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan, if such leave exceeds ninety (90)
days, and reemployment upon expiration of such leave is not guaranteed by
statute or contract, then the Incentive Stock Option shall be treated as a
Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one (1) day following
the expiration of such ninety (90) day period.
(m)"Corporate Transaction" means any of the following transactions
to which the Company is a party:
(i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not
the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is
to change the state in which the Company is incorporated;
(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the capital stock of
the Company's subsidiary corporations);
(iii) approval by the Company's stockholders of any plan or
proposal for the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(iv) any reverse merger in which the Company is the
surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities
are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such
securities immediately prior to such merger; or
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(v) acquisition by any person or related group of persons
(other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of
securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting
power of the Company's outstanding securities, but excluding any such
transaction that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate
Transaction.
(n)"Director" means a member of the Board or the board of directors
of any Related Entity.
(o)"Disability" means a Grantee would qualify for benefit payments
under the long-term disability policy of the Company or the Related Entity to
which the Grantee provides services regardless of whether the Grantee is covered
by such policy. If the Company or the Related Entity to which the Grantee
provides service does not have a long-term disability plan in place,
"Disability" means that a Grantee is permanently unable to carry out the
responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Grantee by reason of
any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. A Grantee will not be
considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of
such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Administrator in its discretion.
(p)"Employee" means any person, including an Officer or Director,
who is an employee of the Company or any Related Entity. The payment of a
director's fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall not be sufficient to
constitute "employment" by the Company.
(q)"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(r)"Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows:
(i) Where there exists a public market for the Common Stock,
the Fair Market Value shall be (A) the closing price for a Share for the last
market trading day prior to the time of the determination (or, if no closing
price was reported on that date, on the last trading date on which a closing
price was reported) on the stock exchange determined by the Administrator to be
the primary market for the Common Stock or the Nasdaq National Market, whichever
is applicable or (B) if the Common Stock is not traded on any such exchange or
national market system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of a
Share on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market for the day prior to the time of the
determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last
date on which such prices were reported), in each case, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(ii) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock of the type described in (i), above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall
be determined by the Administrator in good faith and in a manner consistent with
Section 260.140.50 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations.
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(s)"Good Reason" means the occurrence after a Corporate Transaction
of any of the following events or conditions unless consented to by the Grantee:
(i) a change in the Grantee's responsibilities or duties
which represents a material and substantial diminution in the Grantee's
responsibilities or duties as in effect immediately preceding the consummation
of a Corporate Transaction;
(ii) a reduction in the Grantee's base salary to a level
below that in effect at any time within six (6) months preceding the
consummation of a Corporate Transaction or at any time thereafter; or
(iii) requiring the Grantee to be based at any place outside
a 50-mile radius from the Grantee's job location or residence prior to the
Corporate Transaction except for reasonably required travel on business which is
not materially greater than such travel requirements prior to the Corporate
Transaction.
(t)"Grantee" means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives
an Award under the Plan.
(u)"Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as
an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(v)"Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(w)"Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company or a
Related Entity within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(x)"Option" means an option to purchase Shares pursuant to an Award
Agreement granted under the Plan.
(y)"Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(z)"Plan" means this 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
(aa) "Post-Termination Exercise Period" means the period specified
in the Award Agreement of not less than three (3) months commencing on the date
of termination (other than termination by the Company or any Related Entity for
Cause) of the Grantee's Continuous Service, or such longer period as may be
applicable upon death or Disability.
(bb) "Registration Date" means the first to occur of (i) the
closing of the first sale to the general public of (A) the Common Stock or (B)
the same class of securities of a successor corporation (or its Parent) issued
pursuant to a Corporate Transaction in exchange for or in substitution of the
Common Stock, pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933,
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as amended; and (ii) in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the date of the
consummation of the Corporate Transaction if the same class of securities of the
successor corporation (or its Parent) issuable in such Corporate Transaction
shall have been sold to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on or prior to the date of
consummation of such Corporate Transaction.
(cc) "Related Entity" means any Parent, Subsidiary and any
business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in
which the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary holds a substantial ownership
interest, directly or indirectly.
(dd) "Restricted Stock" means Shares issued under the Plan to the
Grantee for such consideration, if any, and subject to such restrictions on
transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase provisions, forfeiture provisions,
and other terms and conditions as established by the Administrator.
(ee) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock.
(ff) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a)Subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) below, the maximum
aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including
Incentive Stock Options) is 360,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
(b)Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is
forfeited or canceled, expires or is settled in cash, shall be deemed not to
have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of
Shares which may be issued under the Plan. Shares that actually have been issued
under the Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall
not become available for future issuance under the Plan, except that if unvested
Shares are forfeited, or repurchased by the Company at their original purchase
price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a)Plan Administrator. With respect to grants of Awards to
Employees, Directors, or Consultants, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the
Board or (B) a Committee (or a subcommittee of the Committee) designated by the
Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy
Applicable Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its
designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may
authorize one or more Officers to grant Awards subject to such limitations as
the Board determines from time to time.
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(b)Multiple Administrative Bodies. The Plan may be administered by
different bodies with respect to Directors, Officers, Consultants, and Employees
who are neither Directors nor Officers.
(c)Powers of the Administrator. Subject to Applicable Laws and the
provisions of the Plan (including any other powers given to the Administrator
hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Administrator
shall have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants to
whom Awards may be granted from time to time hereunder;
(ii) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are
granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares or the amount of
other consideration to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the
Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions of any Award
granted hereunder;
(vi) to establish additional terms, conditions, rules or
procedures to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable foreign jurisdictions
and to afford Grantees favorable treatment under such rules or laws; provided,
however, that no Award shall be granted under any such additional terms,
conditions, rules or procedures with terms or conditions which are inconsistent
with the provisions of the Plan;
(vii) to amend the terms of any outstanding Award granted
under the Plan, provided that any amendment that would adversely affect the
Grantee's rights under an outstanding Award shall not be made without the
Grantee's written consent;
(viii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and
Awards, including without limitation, any notice of award or Award Agreement,
granted pursuant to THE Plan; and
(ix) to take such other action, not inconsistent with the
terms of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate.
5. Eligibility. Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted
to Employees, Directors and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted
only to Employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary. An Employee,
Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible,
be granted additional Awards. Awards may be granted to such Employees, Directors
or Consultants who are residing in foreign jurisdictions as the Administrator
may determine from time to time.
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6. Terms and Conditions of Awards.
(a)Type of Awards. The Administrator is authorized under the Plan
to award any type of arrangement to an Employee, Director or Consultant that is
not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its terms involves
or might involve the issuance of (i) Shares, (ii) an Option, or similar right
with a fixed or variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares
and with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time, the
occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or
other conditions, or (iii) any other security with the value derived from the
value of the Shares. Such awards include, without limitation, Options, or sales
or bonuses of Restricted Stock, and an Award may consist of one such security or
benefit, or two (2) or more of them in any combination or alternative.
(b)Designation of Award. Each Award shall be designated in the
Award Agreement. In the case of an Option, the Option shall be designated as
either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of Shares subject to Options designated as Incentive Stock Options which
become exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year
(under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000,
such excess Options, to the extent of the Shares covered thereby in excess of
the foregoing limitation, shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. For
this purpose, Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the grant date of the relevant Option.
(c)Conditions of Award. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the
Administrator shall determine the provisions, terms, and conditions of each
Award including, but not limited to, the Award vesting schedule, repurchase
provisions, rights of first refusal, forfeiture provisions, form of payment
(cash, Shares, or other consideration) upon settlement of the Award, payment
contingencies, and satisfaction of any performance criteria. The performance
criteria established by the Administrator may be based on any one of, or
combination of, increase in share price, earnings per share, total stockholder
return, return on equity, return on assets, return on investment, net operating
income, cash flow, revenue, economic value added, personal management
objectives, or other measure of performance selected by the Administrator.
Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in a payment or vesting
corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Award Agreement.
(d)Acquisitions and Other Transactions. The Administrator may issue
Awards under the Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution for, outstanding
awards or obligations to grant future awards in connection with the Company or a
Related Entity acquiring another entity, an interest in another entity or an
additional interest in a Related Entity whether by merger, stock purchase, asset
purchase or other form of transaction.
(e) Deferral of Award Payment. The Administrator may establish one
or more programs under the Plan to permit selected Grantees the opportunity to
elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction
of performance criteria, or other event that
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absent the election would entitle the Grantee to payment or receipt of Shares or
other consideration under an Award. The Administrator may establish the election
procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments of, and
accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts, Shares or other
consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions, rules and
procedures that the Administrator deems advisable for the administration of any
such deferral program.
(f)Award Exchange Programs. The Administrator may establish one or
more programs under the Plan to permit selected Grantees to exchange an Award
under the Plan for one or more other types of Awards under the Plan on such
terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to time.
(g)Separate Programs. The Administrator may establish one or more
separate programs under the Plan for the purpose of issuing particular forms of
Awards to one or more classes of Grantees on such terms and conditions as
determined by the Administrator from time to time.
(h)Early Exercise. The Award Agreement may, but need not, include a
provision whereby the Grantee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director
or Consultant to exercise any part or all of the Award prior to full vesting of
the Award. Any unvested Shares received pursuant to such exercise may be subject
to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or a Related Entity or to any
other restriction the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
(i)Term of Award. The term of each Award shall be the term stated
in the Award Agreement, provided, however, that the term shall be no more than
ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. However, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option granted to a Grantee who, at the time the Option is
granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of
the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant
thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.
(j)Transferability of Awards. Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be
transferable (i) to the extent provided in the Award Agreement and in a manner
consistent with Section 260.140.41 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations and (ii) by will, and by the laws of descent and distribution.
Incentive Stock Options and other Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned,
hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by
the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of
the Grantee, only by the Grantee.
(k)Time of Granting Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall for
all purposes be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination to
grant such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.
Notice of the grant determination shall be given to each Employee, Director or
Consultant to whom an Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the
date of such grant.
7. Award Exercise or Purchase Price, Consideration and Taxes.
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(a)Exercise or Purchase Price. The exercise or purchase price, if
any, for an Award shall be as follows:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option:
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the
grant of such Incentive Stock Option owns stock representing more than ten
percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than one
hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant; or
(B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee
described in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price shall be not
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the
date of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option:
(A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant
of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary,
the per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; or
(B) granted to any person other than a person described
in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant.
(iii) In the case of the sale of Shares:
(A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant
of such Award, or at the time the purchase is consummated, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share purchase price
shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date of grant; or
(B) granted to any person other than a person described
in the preceding paragraph, the per Share purchase price shall be not less than
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant.
(iv) In the case of other Awards, such price as is
determined by the Administrator.
(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
7(a), in the case of an Award issued pursuant to Section 6(d), above, the
exercise or purchase price for the Award shall be determined in accordance with
the principles of Section 424(a) of the Code.
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(b)Consideration. Subject to Applicable Laws, the consideration to
be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise or purchase of an Award
including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and,
in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of
grant). In addition to any other types of consideration the Administrator may
determine, the Administrator is authorized to accept as consideration for Shares
issued under the Plan the following, provided that the portion of the
consideration equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other
legal consideration permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law:
(i) cash;
(ii) check;
(iii) delivery of Grantee's promissory note with such
recourse, interest, security, and redemption provisions as the Administrator
determines as appropriate;
(iv) if the exercise or purchase occurs on or after the
Registration Date, surrender of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form
of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Administrator may require
(including withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the
Award) which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation
equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Award shall
be exercised (but only to the extent that such exercise of the Award would not
result in an accounting compensation charge with respect to the Shares used to
pay the exercise price unless otherwise determined by the Administrator);
(v) with respect to Options, if the exercise occurs on or
after the Registration Date, payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance
procedure pursuant to which the Grantee (A) shall provide written instructions
to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of some or
all of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds
available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate
exercise price payable for the purchased Shares and (B) shall provide written
directives to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares
directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or
(vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.
(c)Taxes. No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any
Grantee or other person until such Grantee or other person has made arrangements
acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of any foreign, federal,
state, or local income and employment tax withholding obligations, including,
without limitation, obligations incident to the receipt of Shares or the
disqualifying disposition of Shares received on exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option. Upon exercise of an Award the Company shall withhold or collect from
Grantee an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations.
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8. Exercise of Award.
(a)Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder.
(i) Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such
times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator under the
terms of the Plan and specified in the Award Agreement but in the case of an
Option, in no case at a rate of less than twenty percent (20%) per year over
five (5) years from the date the Option is granted, subject to reasonable
conditions such as continued employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
case of an Option granted to an Officer, Director or Consultant, the Award
Agreement may provide that the Option may become exercisable, subject to
reasonable conditions such as such Officer's, Director's or Consultant's
Continuous Service, at any time or during any period established in the Award
Agreement.
(ii) An Award shall be deemed to be exercised when written
notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the
terms of the Award by the person entitled to exercise the Award and full payment
for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised, including, to the
extent selected, use of the broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure to pay
the purchase price as provided in Section 7(b)(v). Until the issuance (as
evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing
such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
stockholder shall exist with respect to Shares subject to an Award,
notwithstanding the exercise of an Option or other Award. No adjustment will be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in the Award Agreement
or Section 11(a), below.
(b)Exercise of Award Following Termination of Continuous Service.
In the event of termination of a Grantee's Continuous Service for any reason
other than Disability or death (but not in the event of a Grantee's change of
status from Employee to Consultant or from Consultant to Employee), such Grantee
may, but only during the Post-Termination Exercise Period (but in no event later
than the expiration date of the term of such Award as set forth in the Award
Agreement), exercise the Award to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to
exercise it at the date of such termination or to such other extent as may be
determined by the Administrator. The Grantee's Award Agreement may provide that
upon the termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service for Cause, the
Grantee's right to exercise the Award shall terminate concurrently with the
termination of Grantee's Continuous Service. In the event of a Grantee's change
of status from Employee to Consultant, an Employee's Incentive Stock Option
shall convert automatically to a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3)
months and one day following such change of status. To the extent that the
Grantee is not entitled to exercise the Award at the date of termination, or if
the Grantee does not exercise such Award to the extent so entitled within the
Post-Termination Exercise Period, the Award shall terminate.
(c) Disability of Grantee. In the event of termination of a
Grantee's Continuous Service as a result of his or her Disability, Grantee may,
but only within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination (and in no
event later than the expiration date of the term of such
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Award as set forth in the Award Agreement), exercise the Award to the extent
that the Grantee was otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination; provided, however, that if such Disability is not a "disability" as
such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option such Incentive Stock Option shall automatically convert
to a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one day
following such termination. To the extent that the Grantee is not entitled to
exercise the Award at the date of termination, or if Grantee does not exercise
such Award to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Award
shall terminate.
(d)Death of Grantee. In the event of a termination of the Grantee's
Continuous Service as a result of his or her death, or in the event of the death
of the Grantee during the Post-Termination Exercise Period or during the twelve
(12) month period following the Grantee's termination of Continuous Service as a
result of his or her Disability, the Grantee's estate or a person who acquired
the right to exercise the Award by bequest or inheritance may exercise the
Award, but only to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise the
Award as of the date of termination, within twelve (12) months from the date of
death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Award as
set forth in the Award Agreement). To the extent that, at the time of death, the
Grantee was not entitled to exercise the Award, or if the Grantee's estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Award by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise such Award to the extent so entitled within the time specified
herein, the Award shall terminate.
9. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a)Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award
unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares
pursuant thereto shall comply with all Applicable Laws, and shall be further
subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.
(b)As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may
require the person exercising such Award to execute the Company's Shareholder
Agreement and to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the
Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention
to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company,
such a representation is required by any Applicable Laws.
10.Repurchase Rights. If the provisions of an Award Agreement grant to
the Company the right to repurchase Shares upon termination of the Grantee's
Continuous Service, the Award Agreement shall (or may, with respect to Awards
granted or issued to Officers, Directors or Consultants) provide that:
(a)the right to repurchase must be exercised, if at all, within
ninety (90) days of the termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service (or in
the case of Shares issued upon exercise of Awards after the date of termination
of the Grantee's Continuous Service, within ninety (90) days after the date of
the Award exercise);
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(b)the consideration payable for the Shares upon exercise of such
repurchase right shall be made in cash or by cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness within the ninety (90) day periods specified in Section 10(a);
(c) the amount of such consideration shall (i) be equal to the
original purchase price paid by Grantee for each such Share; provided, that the
right to repurchase such Shares at the original purchase price shall lapse at
the rate of at least twenty percent (20%) of the Shares subject to the Award per
year over five (5) years from the date the Award is granted (without respect to
the date the Award was exercised or became exercisable), and (ii) with respect
to Shares, other than Shares subject to repurchase at the original purchase
price pursuant to clause (i) above, not less than the Fair Market Value of the
Shares to be repurchased on the date of termination of Grantee's Continuous
Service; and
(d)the right to repurchase Shares, other than the right to
repurchase Shares at the original purchase price pursuant to clause (i) of
Section 10(c), shall terminate on the Registration Date.
11.Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Corporate Transaction.
(a)Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered
by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares which have been authorized
for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or
which have been returned to the Plan, the exercise or purchase price of each
such outstanding Award, as well as any other terms that the Administrator
determines require adjustment shall be proportionately adjusted for (i) any
increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of
the Shares, or similar transaction affecting the Shares, (ii) any other increase
or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company, or (iii) as the Administrator may determine in its
discretion, any other transaction with respect to Common Stock to which Section
424(a) of the Code applies or a similar transaction; provided, however that
conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to
have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be
made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as the Administrator determines, no issuance by the Company
of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock
of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made
with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.
(b)Corporate Transaction.
(i) Termination of Award if Not Assumed. In the event of a
Corporate Transaction, each Award will terminate upon the consummation of the
Corporate Transaction, unless the Award is assumed by the successor corporation
or Parent thereof in connection with the Corporate Transaction, including
affirmation of the Award by the Company in the event of a Corporate Transaction
as defined in Section 2(m)(iv) and 2(m)(v), above ("Assumed").
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(ii) Acceleration of Award Upon Corporate Transaction.
Except as provided otherwise in an individual Award Agreement, in the event of a
Corporate Transaction and:
(A) to the extent an Award is (x) Assumed, (y) replaced with a
comparable Award with respect to shares of the capital stock of the successor
corporation or Parent thereof, or (z) replaced with a cash incentive program of
the successor corporation, Parent thereof, or of the Company, in the case of a
Corporate Transaction as defined in Sections 2(m)(iv) and 2(m)(v), which
preserves the compensation element of such Award existing at the time of the
Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the
same vesting schedule applicable to such Award ("Assumed or Replaced"), then
such Award (if assumed), the replacement Award (if replaced), or the cash
incentive program automatically shall become vested, exercisable and payable and
be released from any restrictions on transfer (other than transfer restrictions
applicable to Options) and repurchase or forfeiture rights, immediately upon
termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service (substituting the successor
employer corporation, if any, for "Company or Related Entity" for the definition
of "Continuous Service") if such Continuous Service is terminated by the
successor company or the Company without Cause or voluntarily by the Grantee
with Good Reason within twelve (12) months of the Corporate Transaction; or
(B) for each Award which is at the time outstanding under the Plan
that is not Assumed or Replaced, such Award shall automatically become vested
and exercisable and be released from any restrictions on transfer (other than
transfer restrictions applicable to Incentive Stock Options) and repurchase or
forfeiture rights, immediately prior to the specified effective date of such
Corporate Transaction.
The determination of Award comparability above shall be made by the
Administrator, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(iii) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become
effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval
by the stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of
ten (10) years unless sooner terminated. Subject to Section 17, below, and
Applicable Laws, Awards may be granted under the Plan upon its becoming
effective.
12.Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan.
(a)The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan.
To the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company shall obtain
stockholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree
as required.
(b)No Award may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or
after termination of the Plan.
(c)Any amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan (including
termination of the Plan under Section 12, above) shall not affect Awards already
granted, and such Awards
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shall remain in full force and effect as if the Plan had not been amended,
suspended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Grantee
and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the
Grantee and the Company.
13.Reservation of Shares.
(a)The Company, during the term of the Plan, will at all times
reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
(b)The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's
counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder,
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or
sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been
obtained.
14.No Effect on Terms of Employment/Consulting Relationship. The Plan
shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the Grantee's
Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or
the Company's right to terminate the Grantee's Continuous Service at any time,
with or without Cause, and with or without notice. The Company's ability to
terminate the employment of a Grantee who is employed at will is in no way
affected by its determination that the Grantee's Continuous Service has been
terminated for Cause for the purposes of this Plan.
15.No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans. Except as
specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or a
Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of
computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company or
a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan
of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the
availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. The Plan
is not a "Retirement Plan" or "Welfare Plan" under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
16.Stockholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained
in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. Any Award exercised
before stockholder approval is obtained shall be rescinded if stockholder
approval is not obtained within the time prescribed, and Shares issued on the
exercise of any such Award shall not be counted in determining whether
stockholder approval is obtained.
17.Information to Grantees. The Company shall provide to each Grantee,
during the period for which such Grantee has one or more Awards outstanding,
copies of financial statements at least annually.
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