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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 18, 2000
FILE NO. 333-____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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PURCHASESOFT, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 13-2897997
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 220, EDINA, MINNESOTA 55439
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
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PURCHASESOFT, INC.
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
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JEFFREY B. PINKERTON
Chief Executive Officer and President
PURCHASESOFT, INC.
7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 220
Edina, Minnesota 55439
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
(612) 941-1500
TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE
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COPIES TO:
JULIO E. VEGA, ESQ.
BINGHAM DANA LLP
150 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1726
(617) 951-8000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED PROPOSED
AMOUNT MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE (1) FEE
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Common Stock,
$.01 par value................... 33,333 $3.22 $107,332.26 $28.34
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(1) The proposed maximum offering price has been estimated pursuant to Rule
457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. It is not
known how many shares will be purchased under the Plan or at what price such
shares will be purchased. The estimate of the proposed maximum aggregate
offering price has been calculated based on the offering of 33,333 shares, being
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance upon
exercise of options to be granted under the Plan, at an exercise price of
$3.22 per share, which is the average of the bid and ask price reported on the
Over The Counter Bulletin Board on April 17, 2000.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by PurchaseSoft, Inc. (the "REGISTRANT"or
the "COMPANY") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") are
hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: (1) the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1999; (2) all reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), since
the end of the Registrant's 1999 fiscal year; and (3) the description of the
Common Stock contained in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A
filed with the SEC under section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all of such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS OR COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law empowers a Delaware
corporation to indemnify its officers and directors and certain other persons to
the extent and under the circumstances set forth therein.
The Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Company provide
for advancement of expenses and indemnification of officers and directors of the
Registrant and certain other persons against liabilities and expenses incurred
by any of them in certain stated proceedings and under certain stated conditions
to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law.
The Registrant has entered into Registration Rights Agreements that
provide for indemnification by the Registrant of certain of the selling
stockholders against certain liabilities under the Securities Act, the
Securities Exchange Act, states securities laws, or otherwise, and provides for
indemnification by certain of the selling stockholders of the Registrant and its
directors, its officers and certain control persons against certain liabilities
under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act, state securities laws, or
otherwise.
The Company intends to maintain insurance for the benefit of its
directors and officers insuring such persons against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the securities laws.
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ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (1)
4.2 By-laws of the Company. (1)
4.3 The Company's Amended and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan.
5.0 Opinion and Consent of Bingham Dana LLP with respect to the legality of
the shares being registered.
23.1 Consent of Bingham Dana LLP (included in Exhibit 5.0).
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.0 Power of Attorney (included in signature page to Registration
Statement).
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed
on November 25, 1998.
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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
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 this 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 of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA
FIDE offering thereof;
(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; and
(4) 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 SEC 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 of 1933, as amended,
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 Edina, State of Minnesota, on this 18 day of
April, 2000.
PURCHASESOFT, INC.
By: /s/ Jeffrey B. Pinkerton
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Jeffrey B. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer and President
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Jeffrey B.
Pinkerton and Philip D. Wolf and each of them severally, acting alone and
without the other, his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with the authority
to execute in the name of each such person, and to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits thereto and other documents
therewith, any and all amendments (including without limitation post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 necessary or advisable to
enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other changes in
the Registration Statement as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same
deems appropriate.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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/s/ Jeffrey B. Pinkerton
---------------------------- Chief Executive Officer, President and April 18, 2000
Jeffrey B. Pinkerton Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Philip D. Wolf
---------------------------- Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer April 18, 2000
Philip D. Wolf and Assistant Secretary (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ J. Murray Logan
--------------------------- Chairman of the Board of Directors April 18, 2000
J. Murray Logan
/s/ Brad I. Markowitz
--------------------------- Director April 18, 2000
Brad I. Markowitz
/s/ Donald S. LaGuardia
--------------------------- Director April 18, 2000
Donald S. LaGuardia
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (1)
4.2 By-laws of the Company. (1)
4.3 The Company's Amended and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan. 7 - 14
5.0 Opinion and Consent of Bingham Dana LLP with respect to the legality 15
of the shares being registered.
23.1 Consent of Bingham Dana LLP (included in Exhibit 5.0). 15
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 16
24.0 Power of Attorney (included in signature page to Registration Statement). 5
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed
on November 25, 1998.
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PURCHASESOFT, INC. EXHIBIT 4.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
1.0 DEFINITIONS. As used in this 1994 Stock Option Plan of
PurchaseSoft, Inc., the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1. BOARD means the Company's Board of Directors.
1.2 CHANGE IN CORPORATE CONTROL means (1) the time of approval by the
shareholders of the Company of (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company in
which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to
which Shares would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other
than a merger in which the holders of Stock immediately prior to the merger will
have the same proportionate ownership of common stock of the surviving
corporation immediately after the merger as before the merger, (B) any sale,
lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, or (C)
adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company, or (2) the date on which any "person" (as defined in Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act), other than the Company or a Subsidiary or employee benefit
plan or trust maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall become
(together with its "affiliates" and "associates," as defined in Rule 12b-2 under
the Exchange Act) the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the Stock outstanding
at the time, without the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the
Company.
1.3. CODE means the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.4. COMMITTEE means a committee comprised of two or more Outside
Directors, appointed by the Board of Directors, responsible for the
administration of the Plan, as provided in Section 5; PROVIDED, that the Board
of Directors itself may at any time, in its sole discretion, exercise any or all
functions and authority of the Committee.
1.5. COMPANY means PurchaseSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
1.6. EXCHANGE ACT means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
1.7. FAIR MARKET VALUE means on any date (i) if the Stock is traded on
a stock exchange or on the Nasdaq National Market, the closing price on the date
in question or, if no trades were reported on such date, the closing price on
the most recent trading day preceding such date on which a trade occurred, and
(ii) if the Stock is not traded on a stock exchange or on the Nasdaq National
Market, the value of a Share on such date as determined by the Committee.
1.8. GRANT DATE means the date as of which an Option is granted, as
determined under Section 7.1.
1.9. HOLDER means, with respect to any Option, (i) the Optionee to
whom such Option shall have been granted under the Plan, or (ii) any
transferee of such Option to whom such Option shall have been transferred in
accordance with the provisions of Section 14.
1.10. INCENTIVE OPTION means an Option which by its terms is to be
treated as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.
1.11. NONSTATUTORY OPTION means any Option that is not an Incentive
Option.
1.12. OPTION means an option granted under the Plan to purchase Shares.
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1.13. OPTION AGREEMENT means an agreement between the Company and an
Optionee, setting forth the terms and conditions of an Option.
1.14. OPTION PRICE means the price paid by an Optionee for a Share upon
exercise of an Option.
1.15. OPTIONEE means a person eligible to receive an Option, as
provided in Section 6, to whom an Option shall have been granted under the Plan.
1.16. PLAN means this Amended and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan of
the Company, as amended from time to time.
1.17. RETIREMENT means, with respect to any Optionee that is an
employee or director of the Company, the voluntary retirement of such Optionee
as an employee and/or director, as the case may be, of the Company at any time
after age 65 or such earlier age as the Committee shall determine.
1.18. SECURITIES ACT means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.19. SHARES means shares of Stock.
1.20. STOCK means common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the
Company.
1.21. SUBSIDIARY means any corporation which qualifies as a subsidiary
of the Company under the definition of "subsidiary corporation" in Section
424(f) of the Code.
1.22. TEN PERCENT OWNER means a person who owns, or is deemed within
the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code to own, stock possessing more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
(or its parent or Subsidiaries). Whether a person is a Ten Percent Owner shall
be determined with respect to each Incentive Option based on the facts existing
immediately prior to the applicable grant date thereof.
1.23. VESTING YEAR for any portion of any Incentive Option means the
calendar year in which that portion of the Incentive Option first becomes
exercisable.
2. PURPOSE. This Plan is intended to encourage ownership of Stock by
officers, employees and directors of and consultants to the Company and its
Subsidiaries and to provide additional incentives for them to promote the
success of the Company's business. The Plan is intended to be an incentive stock
option plan within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code but not all Options
granted hereunder are required to be Incentive Options.
3. TERM OF THE PLAN. Options may be granted hereunder at any time in
the period commencing upon the effectiveness of the Plan pursuant to Section 20
and ending on December 28, 2004.
4. STOCK SUBJECT TO tHE PLAN. Subject to the provisions of Section 14
of the Plan, at no time shall the number of Shares then outstanding which are
attributable to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan, PLUS the number
of Shares then issuable upon exercise of outstanding Options granted under the
Plan exceed 33,333 Shares. Shares to be issued upon the exercise of Options
granted under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued Shares or Shares
held by the Company in its treasury. If any Option expires or terminates for any
reason without having been exercised in full, the Shares not purchased
thereunder shall again be available for Options thereafter to be granted.
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5. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have complete
authority, in its discretion, to make or to select the manner of making the
following determinations with respect to each Option to be granted by the
Company: (a) the officer, employee, consultant or director to receive such
Option; (b) whether the Option (if granted to an employee) will be an Incentive
Option or Nonstatutory Option; (c) the time of granting the Option; (d) the
number of Shares subject to the Option; (e) the Option Price; (f) the option
period; (g) the exercise date or dates or, if the Option is immediately
exercisable in full on its grant date, the vesting schedule, if any, applicable
to the Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Option; (h) the effect of
termination of employment, consulting or association with the Company on the
subsequent exercisability of the Option; and (i) if the Option is a Nonstatutory
Option, whether such Nonstatutory Option may be transferred by the Holder to a
third party. In making such determinations, the Committee may take into account
the nature of the services rendered by the respective officers, employees and
consultants, their present and potential contributions to the success of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, and such other factors as the Committee in its
discretion shall deem relevant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall also have complete authority to interpret the Plan, to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to it, to determine
the terms and provisions of the respective Option Agreements (which need not be
identical), and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan. The Committee's determinations on the matters
referred to in this Section 5 shall be conclusive.
6. ELIGIBILITY. An Option may be granted only to an employee, officer
or director of or consultant to one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
PROVIDED that Incentive Options may be granted only to an employee (including an
officer that is an employee) of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries.
Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 15 hereof, no person in any year may
be granted Options with respect to more than 33,333 Shares.
7. GRANT OF OPTIONS.
7.1. TIME OF GRANTING OPTIONS. The granting of an Option shall take
place at the time specified by the Committee. Only if expressly so provided by
the Committee, shall the Grant Date be the date on which an Option Agreement
shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Optionee.
7.2. OPTION PRICE. The Option Price under each Option shall be
determined by the Committee but, in the case of any Incentive Option, shall be
not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of Stock on the Grant Date, or not
less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of Stock on the Grant Date if the
Optionee is a Ten Percent Owner. The Option Price under each Nonstatutory Option
shall not be so limited solely by reason of this Section 7.2.
7.3. OPTION PERIOD. No Incentive Option may be exercised later than the
tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date but in any case not later than the
fifth (5th) anniversary of the Grant Date if the Optionee is a Ten Percent
Owner. The option period under each Nonstatutory Option shall not be so limited
solely by reason of this Section 7.3.
7.4. VESTING. An Option may become exercisable in such installments,
cumulative or non-cumulative, as the Committee may determine. In the case of an
Option not otherwise immediately exercisable in full, the Committee may
accelerate the exercisability of such Option in whole or in part at any time,
PROVIDED the acceleration of the exercisability of any Incentive Option would
not cause the Option to fail to comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the
Code.
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7.5. LIMIT ON INCENTIVE OPTION CHARACTERIZATION. No Incentive Option
shall be considered an Incentive Option to the extent pursuant to its terms it
would permit the Optionee to purchase for the first time in any Vesting Year
under that Incentive Option more than the number of Shares calculated by
dividing the current limit by the Option Price. The current limit for any
Optionee for any Vesting Year shall be $100,000 minus the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the respective Grant Dates) of the number of Shares
available for purchase for the first time in the Vesting Year under each other
Incentive Option granted to the Optionee under the Plan and each other incentive
stock option granted to the Optionee after December 31, 1986 under any other
incentive stock option plan of the Company (and any parent corporation and
Subsidiaries). Any Shares subject to an Incentive Option in excess of the
foregoing limitation shall be treated as if granted under a Nonstatutory Option
with otherwise identical terms.
8. EXERCISE OF OPTION.
(a) An Option may be exercised only by giving written notice,
in the manner provided in Section 19 hereof, specifying the number of Shares as
to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied (except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 8) by full payment for such Shares in
the form of a check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company or other
Shares with a current Fair Market Value equal to the Option Price of the Shares
to be purchased. Receipt by the Company of such notice and payment shall
constitute the exercise of the Option or a part thereof. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, Sections 9, 10 and 11) or
any applicable Option Agreement, within 30 days after receipt of such notice and
payment, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder a
certificate or certificates for the number of Shares then being purchased by the
Holder. Such Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. If such Shares are
not at that time effectively registered under the Securities Act, the Holder
shall include with such notice a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Company, confirming that such Shares are being purchased for the Holder's
own account for investment and not with a view to distribution.
(b) In lieu of payment by check, bank draft or other Shares
accompanying the written notice of exercise as described in paragraph (a) of
this Section 8, a Holder may, unless prohibited by applicable law, elect to
effect payment by including with the written notice referred to in paragraph (a)
of this Section 8 irrevocable instructions to deliver for sale to a registered
securities broker acceptable to the Company that number of Shares subject to the
Option being exercised sufficient, after brokerage commissions, to cover the
aggregate exercise price of such Option and, if the Holder further elects, the
withholding obligations of the Optionee and/or such Holder pursuant to Section
11 with respect to such exercise, together with irrevocable instructions to such
broker to sell such Shares and to remit directly to the Company such aggregate
exercise price and, if the Holder has so elected, the amount of such withholding
obligation. The Company shall not be required to deliver to such securities
broker any stock certificate for such Shares until it has received from the
broker such exercise price and, if the Holder has so elected, the amount of such
withholding obligation.
(c) The right of the Holder to exercise an Option pursuant to
any provision of this Section 8, and the obligation of the Company to issue
Shares upon any exercise of an Option pursuant to this Section 8, is subject to
compliance with all of the other provisions of the Plan (including, without
limitation, Sections 9, 10 and 11) or any applicable Option Agreement.
9. RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUE OF SHARES.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if, at
any time, in the reasonable opinion of the Company the issuance of Shares
covered by the exercise of any Option may constitute a violation of law, then
the Company may delay such issuance and the delivery of a certificate for such
Shares until (i) approval shall have been obtained from such governmental
agencies, other than the Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be required
under any applicable law, rule, or regulation; and (ii) in the case where such
issuance would constitute a violation of a law administered by or a regulation
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of the following conditions shall
have been satisfied:
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(1) the Shares with respect to which such Option has been exercised are
at the time of the issue of such Shares effectively registered under the
Securities Act; or
(2) a no-action letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Company with respect to the issuance of such Shares shall have been obtained
by the Company from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company shall make all reasonable efforts to bring about the occurrence of
said events.
(b) Each certificate representing Shares issued upon the
exercise of an Option will bear restrictive legends which may refer to this
Plan.
10. PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT; SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION.
(a) Without limiting the generality of Section 9 hereof, if
the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option granted under the Plan have
not been effectively registered under the Securities Act, the Company shall be
under no obligation to issue any Shares covered by any Option unless the person
who exercises such Option, in whole or in part, shall give a written
representation to the Company which is satisfactory in form and substance to its
counsel and upon which the Company may reasonably rely, that he or she is
acquiring the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise of the Option as an
investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the
distribution of any such Shares.
(b) Each Share issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option
granted pursuant to this Plan may bear a reference to the investment
representation made in accordance with this Section 10 and to the fact that no
registration statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect to said Stock.
(c) If the Company shall deem it necessary or desirable to
register under the Securities Act or other applicable statutes any Shares with
respect to which an Option shall have been granted, or to qualify any such
Shares for exemption from the Securities Act or other applicable statutes, then
the Company shall take such action at its own expense. The Company may require
from each Option holder, or each holder of Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan,
such information in writing for use in any registration statement, prospectus,
preliminary prospectus or offering circular as is reasonably necessary for such
purpose and may require reasonable indemnity to the Company and its officers and
directors from such holder against all losses, claims, damage and liabilities
arising from such use of the information so furnished and caused by any untrue
statement of any material fact therein or caused by the omission to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made.
11. WITHHOLDING; NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF STOCK PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF
SPECIFIED HOLDING PERIOD.
(a) Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of an
Option granted hereunder, the Company shall have the right to require the
Optionee and/or any subsequent Holder to remit to the Company an amount
sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, employment or other tax withholding
requirements if and to the extent required by law (whether so required to secure
for the Company an otherwise available tax deduction or otherwise) prior to the
delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares.
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(b) The Company may require as a condition to the issuance of
Shares covered by any Incentive Option that the party exercising such Option
give a written representation to the Company which is satisfactory in form and
substance to its counsel and upon which the Company may reasonably rely, that he
or she will report to the Company any disposition of such Shares prior to the
expiration of the holding periods specified by Section 422(a)(1) of the Code. If
and to the extent that the realization of income in such a disposition imposes
upon the Company federal, state, local or other withholding tax requirements, or
any such withholding is required to secure for the Company an otherwise
available tax deduction, the Company shall have the right to require that the
recipient remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy those
requirements; and the Company may require as a condition to the issuance of
Shares covered by an Incentive Option that the party exercising such Incentive
Option give a satisfactory written representation promising to make such a
remittance.
(c) The Committee may, at or after grant, permit an Optionee
and/or subsequent Holder to satisfy any tax withholding requirements pertaining
to the exercise of an Option by delivery to the Company of Shares (including,
without limitation, Shares retained from the Option exercise that is creating
the tax obligation) having a value equal to the amount to be withheld. The value
of Shares to be so delivered shall be based on the Committee's determination of
the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the amount of tax to be withheld is
to be determined.
12. TERMINATION OF ASSOCIATION WITH THE COMPANY. If an Optionee ceases
to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company and its Subsidiaries
for any reason other than Retirement or death of such Optionee, any Option held
by such Optionee and/or any subsequent Holder may be exercised by such Optionee
and/or such subsequent Holder at any time within 90 days after the termination
of such relationship, but only to the extent exercisable at termination and in
no event after the applicable option period. If an Optionee enters Retirement or
dies, any Option held by such Optionee and/or any subsequent Holder may be
exercised by such Optionee, such subsequent Holder and/or the executor or
administrator of such Optionee or such subsequent Holder at any time within the
shorter of the applicable option period or 12 months after the date of the
Optionee's Retirement or death, but only to the extent exercisable at the time
of such Optionee's Retirement or death. Options which are not exercisable at the
time of termination of such relationship between the Company and the Optionee or
which are so exercisable but are not exercised within the time periods described
above shall terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) the
applicable Option Agreement with respect to an Option shall contain specific
provisions governing the effect that any such termination shall have on the
exercisability of such Option or (ii) the Board, the Committee or any other
committee of the Board composed of Outside Directors that are disinterested on
the matter, as appropriate, shall at any time adopt specific provisions
governing the effect that any such termination shall have on the exercisability
of such Option, then such provisions shall, to the extent that they are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 12, control and be deemed to
supersede the provisions of this Section 12. For purposes of this Section 12,
military or sick leave shall not be deemed a termination of employment, PROVIDED
that it does not exceed the longer of 90 days or the period during which the
absent Optionee's reemployment rights, if any, are guaranteed by statute or by
contract.
13. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Incentive Options shall not be
transferable, otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution,
and may be exercised during the life of the Optionee only by the Optionee.
Nonstatutory Options shall not be transferable; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
Nonstatutory Options shall be transferable by will or the laws of descent and
distribution; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that Nonstatutory Options may be
transferred to a third party if and to the extent authorized and permitted by
the Compensation Committee. In granting its authorization and permission to any
proposed transfer of a Nonstatutory Option to a third party, the Compensation
Committee may impose conditions or requirements that must be satisfied by the
transferor or the third party transferee prior to or in connection with such
transfer, including, without limitation, any conditions or requirements that may
be necessary or desirable, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee,
to ensure that such proposed transfer complies with applicable securities laws
or to prevent the Company, such transferor or such third party transferee from
violating or otherwise not be in compliance with applicable securities laws as a
result of such transfer. For purposes of this Section 13, the term Nonstatutory
Option shall include an Option that was an Incentive Option at the time of
grant, but that has been subsequently been disqualified or otherwise lost its
status as an Incentive Option. The restrictions on transferability set forth in
this Section 13 shall in no way preclude any
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Holder from effecting "cashless" exercises of an Option pursuant to, and in
accordance with, Section 8(b) hereof.
14. ADJUSTMENT OF NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES. In the event of any stock
dividend payable in Stock or any split-up or contraction in the number of Shares
prior to the exercise in full of an Option, the number of Shares subject to the
Option and the price to be paid for each Share subject to the Option shall be
proportionately adjusted. In the event of any reclassification or change of
outstanding Stock or in case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with
or into another company or in case of any sale or conveyance to another company
or entity of the property of the Company as a whole or substantially as a whole,
shares of stock or other securities equivalent in kind and value to those shares
a Holder would have received if he or she had held the full number of Shares
subject to the Option immediately prior to such reclassification, change,
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and had continued to hold those shares
(together with all other shares, stock and securities thereafter issued in
respect thereof) to the time of the exercise of the Option shall thereupon be
subject to the Option. Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Option shall terminate, but the Holder (if at the time the Optionee is in the
employ or retained as a consultant or serving as a director of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries) shall have the right, immediately prior to such
dissolution or liquidation, to exercise the Option to the extent not theretofore
exercised. No fraction of a share shall be purchasable or deliverable upon
exercise, but in the event that any adjustment hereunder of the number of Shares
covered by the Option shall cause such number to include a fraction of a Share,
such number of Shares shall be adjusted to the nearest smaller whole number of
shares. In the event of changes in the outstanding Stock by reason of any stock
dividend, split-up, contraction, reclassification, or change of outstanding
Shares of the nature contemplated by this Section 14, the number of Shares
available for the purpose of the Plan as stated in Section 4 hereof shall be
correspondingly adjusted.
15. CHANGE IN CORPORATE CONTROL. Upon a Change in Corporate Control,
each outstanding Option shall immediately become fully exercisable.
16. RESERVATION OF STOCK. The Company shall at all times during the
term of the Plan and, without duplication, of any outstanding Options reserve or
otherwise keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy
the requirements of the Plan (if not then terminated) and such outstanding
Options and shall pay all fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Company
in connection therewith.
17. LIMITATION OF RIGHTS IN STOCK; NO SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER
RIGHTS. A Holder shall not be deemed for any purpose to be a stockholder of the
Company with respect to any of the Shares covered by an Option, except to the
extent that the Option shall have been exercised with respect thereto and, in
addition, a certificate shall have been issued therefor and delivered to the
Holder or his agent. Any Stock issued pursuant to the Option shall be subject to
all restrictions upon the transfer thereof which may be now or hereafter imposed
by the Certificate of Incorporation, and the By-laws of the Company, if any.
Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Option shall confer upon any Optionee
any right with respect to the continuation of his or her employment with, or
retention as a consultant, director or advisor to, the Company (or any
Subsidiary), or interfere in any way with the right of the Company (or any
Subsidiary), subject to the terms of any separate employment or consulting
agreement or provision of law or corporate articles or by-laws to the contrary,
at any time to terminate such employment, consulting, directorship or advisory
relationship or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Optionee from
the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Option.
18. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board may at any time
terminate the Plan or make such modifications of the Plan as it shall deem
advisable. No termination or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of
the Holder of any Option, adversely affect the rights of such Holder under such
Option.
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19. NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS. All notices and other
communications required or permitted under the Plan shall be effective if in
writing and if delivered or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested (a) if to the Holder, at his or her residence address last filed with
the Company, and (b) if to the Company, at 7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 220, Edina,
Minnesota 55439, Attention: Chief Financial Officer or to such other persons or
addresses as the Holder or the Company may specify by a written notice to the
other from time to time. Copies of all notices sent to any Holder that is not
the Optionee shall also be sent to the Optionee in the manner set forth in this
Section 19.
20. EFFECTIVENESS. The 1994 Stock Option Plan was approved by the
Board of Directors on April 4, 1994, subject to shareholder approval, which
approval was obtained on December 28, 1994. This Amended and Restated 1994 Stock
Option Plan was approved by the Board of Directors on April 11, 2000.
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EXHIBIT 5.0
Bingham Dana LLP
150 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
April 18, 2000
PurchaseSoft, Inc.
7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 220
Edina, MN 55439
Dear Sir or Madam:
We have acted as counsel for PurchaseSoft, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "COMPANY"), in connection with the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on or about April 18, 2000 (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT").
The Registration Statement covers the registration of 33,333 shares
of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the "SHARES"),
which are to be issued by the Company upon exercise of stock options to be
issued pursuant to the PurchaseSoft, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended
(the "PLAN").
We have reviewed the corporate proceedings of the Company with respect
to the authorization of the Plan and the issuance of the Shares thereunder. We
have also examined and relied upon originals or copies of such agreements,
instruments, corporate records, certificates, and other documents as we have
deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions hereinafter
expressed. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the conformity to the originals of all documents reviewed by us as
copies, the authenticity and completeness of all original documents reviewed by
us in original or copy form, and the legal competence of each individual
executing any document. As to all matters of fact (including factual conclusions
and characterizations and descriptions of purpose, intention or other state of
mind) we have relied entirely upon certificates of officers of the Company, and
have assumed, without independent inquiry, the accuracy of those certificates.
We further assume, without investigation, that all options with respect
to the Shares have been or will be granted in accordance with the terms of the
Plan, that all Shares issued upon exercise of options granted or to be granted
pursuant to the Plan will be issued in accordance with the terms of such Plan
and that the purchase price of all Shares will be greater than or equal to the
par value per share of the Shares.
Subject to the limitations set forth below, we have made such
examination of law as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion.
This opinion is limited solely to the Delaware General Corporation Law as
applied by courts located in Delaware, the applicable provisions of the
Delaware Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting those
laws.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
Shares, when issued and delivered upon the exercise of options duly granted
pursuant to the Plan and against the payment of the purchase price therefor,
will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ BINGHAM DANA LLP
BINGHAM DANA LLP
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the PurchaseSoft, Inc. (formerly Greentree
Software, Inc.) 1994 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of our report
dated July 1 1999, which appears on page F-2 of the Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1999.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 17, 2000
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