LYNUXWORKS INC
S-1, EX-10.7, 2000-10-25
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.7

                           LYNUXWORKS, INCORPORATED
                       2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN


          The following constitute the provisions of the 2000 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of LynuxWorks, Incorporated.

          1.  Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
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Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions.  It is the
intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase
Plan" under Section 423 of the Code.  The provisions of the Plan, accordingly,
shall be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a uniform and
nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of  Section 423.

          2.  Definitions.
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              (a) "Administrator" shall mean the Board or any Committee
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designated by the Board to administer the plan pursuant to Section 14.

              (b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
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              (c) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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amended.

              (d) "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of the Company.
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              (e) "Company" shall mean LynuxWorks, Incorporated, a Delaware
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corporation.

              (f) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross
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earnings, bonuses and commissions, but exclusive of all other payments,
including but not limited to, overtime, shift premium, and incentive
compensation.

              (g) "Designated Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary selected by
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the Administrator whose employees are eligible to participate in the Plan.

              (h) "Eligible Employee" shall mean any individual who is a common
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law employee of  the Company or any Designated Subsidiary and whose customary
employment with the Company or Subsidiary is at least twenty (20) hours per week
and more than five (5) months in any calendar year. For purposes of the Plan,
the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the
individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company.
Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and the individual's right to
reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment
relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the 91st day of such leave.

              (i) "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first Trading Day of each
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Offering Period.

              (j) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last Trading Day of each
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Purchase Period.
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          (k) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
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Common Stock determined as follows:

               (i)   If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on
the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Administrator deems reliable;

               (ii)  If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on
the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Administrator deems reliable;

               (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator; or

               (iv)  For purposes of the Enrollment Date of the first Offering
Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price to the
public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the registration
statement in Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the
initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock (the "Registration
Statement").

          (l) "Offering Periods" shall mean the periods of approximately twenty-
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four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be
exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after June 15th and
December 15th of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the
periods ending twenty-four months later; provided, however, that the first
Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or
after the date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the
Company's Registration Statement effective and ending on the earlier of (i) the
last Trading Day on or before December 14, 2002, or (ii) the date twenty-seven
months later. If a new Offering Period is established in accordance with Section
24, the new Offering Period shall commence on the last Exercise Date of the
immediately preceding Offering Period following the exercise of options on such
Exercise Date. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed
pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

          (m) "Plan" shall mean this 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
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amended from time to time.

          (n) "Purchase Period" shall mean the approximately six month period
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commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date,
except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall commence on
the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.  Except as provided in
Sections 2(l) and 24, the first Purchase Period under the Plan shall end on June
14, 2001 and the second purchase period under the Plan shall begin on June 15,
2001.

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          (o) "Purchase Price" shall mean 85% of the Fair Market Value of a
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share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever
is lower; provided however, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the
Administrator pursuant to Section 20.

          (p) "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock covered
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by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the number
of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan
but not yet placed under option.

          (q) "Subsidiary" shall mean a "subsidiary corporation",  whether now
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or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

          (r) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges
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and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.

     3.   Eligibility.
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          (a) Any Eligible Employee who shall be employed by the Company on a
given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

          (b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock
under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries
accrues at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) worth of
stock (determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option
is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any
time.

     4.   Offering Periods.  The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
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overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after June 15/th/ and December 15/th/ each year, or on such
other date as the Administrator shall determine, and continuing thereafter until
terminated in accordance with Section 20 hereof; provided, however, that the
first Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day
on or after the date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares
the Company's Registration Statement effective and ending on the earlier of (i)
the last Trading Day on or before December 14, 2002, or (ii) the date twenty-
seven months later. If a new Offering Period is established in accordance with
Section 24, the new Offering Period shall commence on the last Exercise Date of
the immediately preceding Offering Period following the exercise of options on
such Exercise Date.  The Administrator shall have the power to change the
duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with
respect to future offerings without shareholder approval if such change is
announced prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be
affected thereafter.

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     5.   Participation.
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          (a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date.

          (b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first
payday following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payday in the
Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

     6.   Payroll Deductions.
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          (a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription agreement,
he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the
Offering Period in an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) of the Compensation
which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period. In no event
may a participant contribute more than fifteen (15%) of the Compensation which
he or she receives on each pay day to the Plan.  A participant's subscription
agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless
terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

          (b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be credited to
his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole percentages
only.  A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

          (c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan
as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate of his or
her payroll deductions twice during each Purchase Period by completing or filing
with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll
deduction rate.  The Administrator may, in its discretion, change the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period.  The change in rate shall
be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days
after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company
elects to process a given change in participation more quickly.

          (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply
with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a participant's
payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any time during a
Purchase Period.  Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in
such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Purchase
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

          (e) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at
the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is
disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock.  At any time,
the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any

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withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or
benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the
Employee.

     7.   Grant of Option.  On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each
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Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated on
or prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of
the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event
shall an Employee be granted an option to purchase during each Purchase Period
more than 10,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock (subject to any adjustment
pursuant to Section 19), and provided further that such purchase shall be
subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof.  The
Eligible Employee may accept the grant of such option by turning in a completed
and signed Subscription Agreement (Attached hereto as Exhibit A) to the Company
on or prior to the first day of the Offering Period.  The Administrator may, for
future Offering Periods, increase or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the
maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock an Employee may purchase
during each Purchase Period of such Offering Period.  Exercise of the option
shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the participant has
withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof.  The option shall expire on the last
day of the Offering Period.

     8.   Exercise of Option.
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          (a) Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in
Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares shall be
exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full
shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account.  No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.  Any other funds left over in a
participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the
participant.  During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to
purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

          (b) If the Administrator determines that, on a given Exercise Date,
the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may
exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale
under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii)
the number of shares available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date,
the Administrator may in its sole discretion (x) provide that the Company shall
make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase
on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner
as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be
equitable among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on
such Exercise Date, and continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (y)
provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares
available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable,
in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its
sole discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to
purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and terminate any or all Offering
Periods then in effect

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pursuant to Section 20 hereof. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the
shares available on the Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period
pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of
additional shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company's shareholders
subsequent to such Enrollment Date.

     9.   Delivery.  As soon as reasonably practicable after each Exercise Date
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on which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant,  the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option in a
form determined by the Administrator.

     10.  Withdrawal.
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          (a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll
deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or
her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in
the form of Exhibit B to this Plan.  All of the participant's payroll deductions
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credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant promptly after
receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for the Offering
Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for
the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period.  If a participant
withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the
beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to
the Company a new subscription agreement.

          (b) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have
any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which
may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which
commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the participant
withdraws.

     11.  Termination of Employment.
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          In the event a participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company or
any Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, his or her option shall remain
exercisable for a period of three (3) months from the Optionee's termination.
Upon the expiration of such three (3) month period or a date prior to the
expiration of such three (3) month period if requested by the participant, any
payroll deductions credited to such participant's account during the Offering
Period but not yet used to exercise the option shall be returned to such
participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons
entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and such participant's option shall be
automatically terminated.  The preceding sentence notwithstanding, a participant
who receives payment in lieu of notice of termination of employment shall be
treated as continuing to be an Employee for the participant's customary number
of hours per week of employment during the period in which the participant is
subject to such payment in lieu of notice.

     12.  Interest.  No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
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participant in the Plan.

     13.  Stock.
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          (a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the
Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan
shall be 1,500,000 shares plus an annual

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increase to be added each year, beginning on January 1, 2002, equal to the
lesser of (i) 1,000,000 shares, (ii) 1.5% of the outstanding shares on such date
or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the Administrator.

          (b) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan shall be
registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and
his or her spouse.

          (c) Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry
on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company), a participant shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with
respect to such Shares, and  no right to vote or receive dividends or any other
rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to such Shares.

     14.  Administration.  The Administrator shall administer the Plan, and
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shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and
apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to adjudicate all
disputed claims filed under the Plan.  Every finding, decision and determination
made by the Administrator shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be final
and binding upon all parties.

     15.  Designation of Beneficiary.
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          (a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who
is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account under
the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to an Exercise Date
on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such participant of
such shares and cash.  In addition, a participant may file a written designation
of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant's account under
the Plan in the event of such participant's death prior to exercise of the
option.  If a participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the
spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such designation to be effective.

          (b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant
at any time by written notice.  In the event of the death of a participant and
in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living
at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall deliver such shares
and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant,
or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of
the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or
cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the
participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company,
then to such other person as the Company may designate.

          (c) All beneficiary designations shall be in such form and manner as
the Company may designate from time to time.

     16.  Transferability.  Neither payroll deductions credited to a
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participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant.  Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

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     17.  Use of Funds.  All payroll deductions received or held by the Company
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under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the
Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

     18.  Reports.  Individual accounts shall be maintained for each participant
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in the Plan.  Statements of account shall be given to participating Employees at
least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll
deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining
cash balance, if any.

     19.  Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Liquidation,
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Merger or Asset Sale.
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          (a) Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action by the
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shareholders of the Company, the maximum number of shares of the Company's
Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan (pursuant to
Section 13), the maximum number of shares each participant may purchase each
Purchase Period (pursuant to Section 7), as well as the price per share and the
number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has
not yet been exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of
the Common Stock, or any other change in the number of shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; 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, whose determination in that respect shall be
final, binding and conclusive.  Except as expressly provided herein, 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 thereof
shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock
subject to an option.

          (b) Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed
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dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"), and
shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Administrator.  The
New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed dissolution
or liquidation.  The Administrator shall notify each participant in writing, at
least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise
Date for the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and
that the participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New
Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the
Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

          (c) Merger or Asset Sale.  In the event of a proposed sale of all or
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substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation.  In the event that the successor
corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, any Purchase Periods
then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New
Exercise Date") and any Offering Periods then in progress shall end on the New
Exercise Date.  The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's
proposed sale or merger.  The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at
least

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ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date
for the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that
the participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise
Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering
Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

     20.  Amendment or Termination.
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          (a) The Administrator may at any time and for any reason terminate or
amend the Plan.  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no such termination
can affect options previously granted, provided that an Offering Period may be
terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise Date if the Administrator
determines that the termination of the Offering Period or the Plan is in the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders.  Except as provided in
Section 19 and this Section 20 hereof, no amendment may make any change in any
option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any
participant.  To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code (or
any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock
exchange rule), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval in such a manner
and to such a degree as required.

          (b) Without shareholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Administrator (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering
Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld
during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts
withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in
excess of the amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays
or mistakes in the Company's processing of properly completed withholding
elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting
and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of
Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from
the participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or
procedures as the Administrator (or its committee) determines in its sole
discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

          (c) In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing
operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting
consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent
necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such
accounting consequence including, but not limited to:

               (i)   increasing the Purchase Price for any Offering Period
including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase
Price;

               (ii)  shortening any Offering Period so that Offering Period ends
on a new Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the
Board action; and

               (iii) allocating shares.

          Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder
approval or the consent of any Plan participants.

     21.  Notices.  All notices or other communications by a participant to the
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Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received in the form

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and manner specified by the Company at the location, or by the person,
designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

     22.  Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be issued with
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respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

          As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option 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 of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

     23.  Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
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occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company.  It shall continue in effect until terminated under
Section 20 hereof.

     24.  Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period.  To the extent
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permitted by any applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules if the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period
is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date
of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be
automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise
of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the
immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.

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                                   EXHIBIT A
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                           LYNUXWORKS, INCORPORATED

                       2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                            SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT


_____ Original Application                           Enrollment Date:___________
_____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
_____ Change of Beneficiary(ies)

1.   ____________________ hereby elects to participate in the LynuxWorks,
     Incorporated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan") and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in
     accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan.

2.   I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of
     ____% of my Compensation on each payday (from 1 to _____%) during the
     Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
     (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)

3.   I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
     purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
     determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  I
     understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any
     accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my
     option.

4.   I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  I
     understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is in
     all respects subject to the terms of the Plan.  I understand that my
     ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is subject
     to shareholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

5.   Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should be
     issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only).

6.   I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the
     Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
     Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year after the
     Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having
     received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal
     to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time such
     shares were purchased by me over the price which I paid for the shares.  I
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     hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the date
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     of any disposition of my shares and I will make adequate provision for
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     Federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise
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     upon the
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     disposition of the Common Stock.  The Company may, but will not be
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     obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet
     any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary
     to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits
     attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me.  If I
     dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the 2-year and
     1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal
     income tax purposes as having received income only at the time of such
     disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to
     the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair
     market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the
     purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market
     value of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period.  The remainder
     of the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as
     capital gain.

7.   I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan.  The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon
     my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

8.   In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
     beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
     Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

     NAME:  (Please print)_____________________________________________________
                                   (First)         (Middle)       (Last)



     _________________________            _____________________________________
     Relationship

     _________________________            _____________________________________
     Percentage of Benefit                (Address)


     NAME:  (Please print)_____________________________________________________

                                   (First)         (Middle)       (Last)


     _________________________            _____________________________________
     Relationship

     _________________________            _____________________________________
     Percentage of Benefit                (Address)
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     Employee's Social
     Security Number:         ____________________________________

     Employee's Address:      ____________________________________

                              ____________________________________

                              ____________________________________

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated:_________________________    ____________________________________________
                                   Signature of Employee


                                   ____________________________________________
                                   Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other than
                                   spouse)
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                                   EXHIBIT B
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                           LYNUXWORKS, INCORPORATED

                       2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL


     The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the LynuxWorks,
Incorporated Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ____________, ______
(the "Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby
withdraws from the Offering Period.  He or she hereby directs the Company to pay
to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions
credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period.  The
undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering
Period will be automatically terminated.  The undersigned understands further
that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in
the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate
in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription Agreement.

                                    Name and Address of Participant:

                                    ________________________________

                                    ________________________________

                                    ________________________________

                                    Signature:

                                    ________________________________

                                    Date:____________________________




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