SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GLENAYRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 98-0085742
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
5935 CARNEGIE BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28209
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
WIRELESS ACCESS, INC. 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
WIRELESS ACCESS, INC. 1996 EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
WIRELESS ACCESS, INC. 1996 STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the Plans)
STANLEY CIEPCIELINSKI
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
5935 CARNEGIE BOULEVARD
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28209
(Name and address of agent for service)
(704) 553-0038
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
WITH COPIES TO:
A. ZACHARY SMITH III
KENNEDY COVINGTON LOBDELL & HICKMAN, L.L.P.
NATIONSBANK CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 4200
100 NORTH TRYON STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202-4006
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title Amount Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of
of securities to be to be offering price aggregate registration
registered registered per share* offering price* fee
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Common Stock, $.02 par value 4,000 shares $ 0.08 $ 3,571,500 $ 1,083
Common Stock, $.02 par value 5,000 shares $ 0.20
Common Stock, $.02 par value 45,000 shares $ 0.40
Common Stock, $.02 par value 339,000 shares $ 1.40
Common Stock, $.02 par value 492,000 shares $ 2.19
Common Stock, $.02 par value 249,000 shares $ 2.79
Common Stock, $.02 par value 9,000 shares $ 5.08
Common Stock, $.02 par value 203,000 shares $ 5.97
Common Stock, $.02 par value 4,000 shares $ 11.04
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* Based on options to purchase up to 1,350,000 shares of Common Stock, $.02 par
value (the "Common Stock"), of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. under the Wireless
Access, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan, Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Executive
Incentive Stock Option Plan and Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Stock Plan. All of
such shares are issuable upon exercise of outstanding options with fixed
exercise prices. Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of Regulation C under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the aggregate offering price has
been computed upon the basis of the price at which the options may be exercised.
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This Registration Statement covers an aggregate of 1,350,000 shares of
Common Stock of Glenayre Technologies, Inc., ("Glenayre" or the "Company")
issuable upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Wireless Access, Inc.
1992 Stock Option Plan, the Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Executive Incentive Stock
Option Plan and the Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Stock Plan (the "Stock Plans").
Wireless Access, Inc. ("WAI") was acquired by Glenayre on November 3, 1997
pursuant to an Acquisition and Merger Agreement dated as of October 1, 1997 (the
"Acquisition Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement,
Glenayre assumed all of the then outstanding options granted under the Stock
Plans to purchase an aggregate of 5,339,725 shares of common stock of WAI which
are now options for the purchase of shares of Glenayre Common Stock. No
additional options or other rights will be granted under the Stock Plans.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
* The information required by Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted
from this registration statement in accordance with the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents heretofore filed by Glenayre Technologies, Inc.
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commission file number 0-15761, are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996;
(b) (i) The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 1997, June 30, 1997 and September 30,
1997;
(ii) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated February 26,
1997, May 21, 1997 and September 9, 1997.
(c) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12
of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after
the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports
and documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
As of October 28, 1997, partners and associates of Kennedy Covington
Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P. and their spouses and minor children owned
beneficially an aggregate of 13,672 shares of the Common Stock of the Company.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law contains provisions prescribing
the extent to which directors and officers shall or may be indemnified against
liabilities which they may incur in their capacities as such. Under those
provisions the availability or requirements of indemnification or reimbursement
of expenses is dependent upon numerous factors, including whether the action is
brought by the corporation or by outsiders and the extent to which the potential
indemnitee is successful in his defense. The Bylaws of the Company provide for
indemnification of directors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The statute also permits a corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of its directors and officers against liabilities which they
may incur in their capacities as such, whether or not the corporation would have
the power to indemnify them under other provisions of the statute. The Company
has purchased insurance to provide for indemnification of directors and
officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1 Wireless Access, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (filed
herewith)
4.2 Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Executive Incentive Stock
Option Plan (filed herewith)
4.3 Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Stock Plan (filed herewith)
5 Opinion of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.
(filed herewith)
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP (filed herewith)
23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed herewith)
23.3 Consent of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.
(included in Exhibit 5)
23.4 Acknowledgment Letter of Ernst & Young, LLP (filed
herewith)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)
of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form
S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the 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 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, 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 Charlotte, State of North Carolina, on the 5th day of
November, 1997.
GLENAYRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Stanley Ciepcielinski
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Stanley Ciepcielinski
Executive Vice President
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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.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Ramon D. Ardizzone Chairman of the Board November 5, 1997
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Ramon D. Ardizzone
/s/ Gary B. Smith Director, President and Chief November 5, 1997
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Gary B. Smith Executive Officer
/s/ Stanley Ciepcielinski Director, Executive Vice November 5, 1997
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Stanley Ciepcielinski President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer (Principal
Financial Officer)
/s/ Clarke H. Bailey Director November 5, 1997
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Clarke H. Bailey
/s/ Donald S. Bates Director November 5, 1997
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Donald S. Bates
/s/ Peter Gilson Director November 5, 1997
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Peter Gilson
/s/ John J. Hurley Director November 5, 1997
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John J. Hurley
/s/ Stephen P. Kelbley Director November 5, 1997
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Stephen P. Kelbley
/s/ Horace H. Sibley Director November 5, 1997
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Horace H. Sibley
/s/ Billy C. Layton Vice President, Controller and November 5, 1997
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Billy C. Layton Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
4.1 Wireless Access, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (filed herewith)
4.2 Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Executive Incentive Stock Option Plan
(filed herewith)
4.3 Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Stock Plan (filed herewith)
5 Opinion of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P. (filed
herewith)
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP (filed herewith)
23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed herewith)
23.3 Consent of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P. (included in
Exhibit 5)
23.4 Acknowledgment Letter of Ernst & Young, LLP (filed herewith)
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EXHIBIT 4.1
WIRELESS ACCESS, INC.
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Adopted by the Board of Directors March 24, 1992
Approved by the Shareholders April 24, 1992
Amended by the Board of Directors on January 29,
1993 Amended by the Board of Directors on May 25, 1994
Amended by the Board of Directors on August 31, 1994
Amended by the Board of Directors on June 21, 1995
Corrected and Amended by the Board of Directors on October 17, 1996
1. PURPOSES.
(a) The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which
selected Employees, Directors of and Consultants to the Company, and its
Affiliates, may be given an opportunity to purchase stock of the Company.
(b) The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the
services of persons who are now Employees, Directors of or Consultants to the
Company, to secure and retain the services of new Employees, Directors and
Consultants and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts
for the success of the Company.
(c) The Company intends that the Options issued under the Plan
shall, in the discretion of the Board or any Committee to which responsibility
for administration of the Plan has been delegated pursuant to subsection 3(c),
be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options. All Options
shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock
Options at the time of grant, and in such form as issued pursuant to section 6,
and a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares purchased
on exercise of each type of Option.
2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Affiliate" means any parent corporation or subsidiary
corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f) respectively, of the Code.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board in
accordance with subsection 3(c) of the Plan.
(e) "Company" means Wireless Access, Inc., a California
corporation.
(f) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged
by the Company or an Affiliate to render services and who is compensated for
such services, provided that the term "Consultant" shall not include Directors
who are paid only a director's fee by the Company or who are not compensated by
the Company for their services as Directors.
(g) "Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant"
means the employment or relationship as a Director or Consultant is not
interrupted or terminated by the Company or any Affiliate. The Board, in its
sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Status as an Employee,
Director or Consultant shall be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Board, including sick leave, military leave, or
any other personal leave; provided, however, that for purposes of Incentive
Stock Options, any such leave may not exceed ninety (90) days, unless
reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract
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(including certain Company policies) or statute; or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, Affiliates or its successor.
(h) "Director" means a member of the Board.
(i) "Disinterested Person" means a Director: (i) who was not
during the one year prior to service as an administrator of the Plan granted or
awarded equity securities pursuant to the Plan or any other plan of the Company
or any of its affiliates entitling the participants therein to acquire equity
securities of the Company or any of its affiliates except as permitted by Rule
16b-3(c)(2)(i); or (ii) who is otherwise considered to be a "disinterested
person" in accordance with Rule 16b-3(c)(2)(i), or any other applicable rules,
regulations or interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(j) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. Neither
service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be
sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
(k) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(l) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of the
common stock of the Company determined as follows:
(i) If the common stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the National
Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock
shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales
were reported) as quoted on such system or exchange (or the exchange with the
greatest volume of trading in common stock) on the last market trading day prior
to the day of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Board deems reliable;
(ii) If the common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not
on the National Market System thereof) or is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of
a share of common stock shall be the mean between the high bid and high asked
prices for the common stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of
determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Board deems reliable;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the common
stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(o) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(q) "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual
Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
(r) "Optioned Stock" means the common stock of the Company
subject to an Option.
(s) "Optionee" means an Employee, Director or Consultant who
holds an outstanding Option.
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(t) "Plan" means this 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
(u) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any
successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with
respect to the Plan.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until
the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection
3(c).
(b) The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the
limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(1) To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible under
the Plan shall be granted Options; when and how the Option shall be granted;
whether the Option will be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option; the provisions of each Option granted (which need not be identical),
including the time or times such Option may be exercised in whole or in part;
and the number of shares for which an Option shall be granted to each such
person.
(2) To construe and interpret the Plan and Options granted under
it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option Agreement, in a
manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan
fully effective.
(3) To amend the Plan as provided in Section 11.
(c) The Board may delegate administration of the Plan
to a committee composed of not fewer than two (2) members (the "Committee"),
all of the members of which Committee shall be disinterested persons, if
required and as defined by the provisions of subsection 3(d). If administration
is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the
administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board (and
references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee),
subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of
the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may
abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of
the Plan. Additionally, prior to the date of the first registration of an equity
security of the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board may
delegate administration of the Plan to any person or persons and the term
"Committee" shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been
delegated.
(d) Any requirement that an administrator of the Plan be a
Disinterested Person shall not apply (i) prior to the date of the first
registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, or (ii) if the Board or the Committee expressly declares that such
requirement shall not apply. Any Disinterested Person shall otherwise comply
with the requirements of Rule 16b-3.
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10 relating
to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be sold pursuant
to Options shall not exceed in the aggregate five million (5,000,000) shares of
the Company's common stock. If any Option shall for any reason expire or
otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, the stock not
purchased under such Option shall again become available for the Plan.
(b) The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued
shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.
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5. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted only to Employees, Directors or
Consultants.
(b) A Director shall in no event be eligible for the benefits of
the Plan unless at the time discretion is exercised in the selection of the
Director as a person to whom Options may be granted, or in the determination of
the number of shares which may be covered by Options granted to the Director:
(i) the Board has delegated its discretionary authority over the Plan to a
Committee which consists solely of Disinterested Persons; or (ii) the Plan
otherwise complies with the requirements of Rule 16b-3. The Board shall
otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3. This subsection 5(b) shall
not apply (i) prior to the date of the first registration of an equity security
of the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or (ii) if the Board or
Committee expressly declares that it shall not apply.
(c) No person shall be eligible for the grant of an Option if, at
the time of grant, such person owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section
424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its
Affiliates unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one hundred ten
percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of such stock at the date of grant and
the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the
date of grant.
6. OPTION PROVISIONS.
Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The provisions of separate
Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through
incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the
substance of each of the following provisions:
(a) Term. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of
ten (10) years from the date it was granted.
(b) Price. The exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option
shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of
the stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. The exercise
price of each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than eighty-five
percent (85%) of the fair market value of the stock subject to the Option on the
date the Option is granted.
(c) Consideration. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant
to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the option is exercised, or (ii) at
the discretion of the Board or the Committee, either at the time of the grant or
exercise of the Option, (A) by delivery to the Company of other common stock of
the Company, (B) according to a deferred payment or other arrangement (which may
include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of other
common stock of the Company) with the person to whom the Option is granted or to
whom the Option is transferred pursuant to subsection 6(d), or (C) in any other
form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board.
In the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be
payable at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of interest
necessary to avoid the treatment as interest, under any applicable provisions of
the Code, of any amounts other than amounts stated to be interest under the
deferred payment arrangement.
(d) Transferability. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be
transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Incentive
Stock Option is granted only by such person. A Nonstatutory Stock Option shall
not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or
pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder (a
"QDRO"), and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the
Option is granted only by such person or any transferee pursuant to a QDRO.
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(e) Vesting. The total number of shares of stock subject to an
Option may, but need not, be allotted in periodic installments (which may, but
need not, be equal). The Option Agreement may provide that from time to time
during each of such installment periods, the Option may become exercisable
("vest") with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to that period, and
may be exercised with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to such
period and/or any prior period as to which the Option became vested but was not
fully exercised. During the remainder of the term of the Option (if its term
extends beyond the end of the installment periods), the option may be exercised
from time to time with respect to any shares then remaining subject to the
Option. The provisions of this subsection 6(e) are subject to any Option
provisions governing the minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be
exercised.
(f) Securities Law Compliance. The Company may require any
Optionee, or any person to whom an Option is transferred under subsection 6(d),
as a condition of exercising any such Option, (1) to give written assurances
satisfactory to the Company as to the Optionee's knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative
reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in
financial and business matters, and that he or she is capable of evaluating,
alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of
exercising the Option; and (2) to give written assurances satisfactory to the
Company stating that such person is acquiring the stock subject to the Option
for such person's own account and not with any present intention of selling or
otherwise distributing the stock. These requirements, and any assurances given
pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (i) the issuance of the
shares upon the exercise of the Option has been registered under a then
currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), or (ii) as to any particular requirement, a
determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not
be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws.
(g) Termination of Employment or Relationship as a Director or
Consultant. In the event an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee,
Director or Consultant terminates (other than upon the Optionee's death or
disability), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within such
period of time as is determined by the Board, and only to the extent that the
Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of termination (but in no event
later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement) provided, however, that if the exercise of an Option within three (3)
months after termination of an Optionee's employment with the Company or with an
Affiliate would result in liability under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the
Option will terminate on the earlier of (i) the termination date of the Option,
(ii) the tenth (10th) day after the last date upon which exercise would result
in such liability, or (iii) six (6) months and ten (10) days after the
termination of such Optionee's employment with the Company or Affiliate.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, the Board shall determine such period of time (in no event to exceed
three (3) months from the date of termination) when the Option is granted. If,
at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her
entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option
shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise
his or her Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option
shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(h) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as a result of his or
her disability, the Optionee 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 Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise the Option
to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination.
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 cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option on
the day three months and one day following such termination. To the extent that
the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination,
or if the Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(i) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee,
the Option may be exercised, at any time within eighteen (18) months following
the date of death (or such shorter period specified in the Option Agreement)
(but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set
forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who
acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
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inheritance, but only to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not
entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares covered by the
unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after death,
the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall
revert to the Plan.
(j) Early Exercise. The Option may, but need not, include a
provision whereby the Optionee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director
or Consultant to exercise the Option as to any part or all of the shares subject
to the Option prior to the full vesting of the Option. Any unvested shares so
purchased may be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or to any
other restriction the Board determines to be appropriate.
(k) Withholding. To the extent provided by the terms of an Option
Agreement, the Optionee may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding
obligation relating to the exercise of such Option by any of the following means
or by a combination of such means: (1) tendering a cash payment; (2) authorizing
the Company to withhold shares from the shares of the common stock otherwise
issuable to the participant as a result of the exercise of the Option; or (3)
delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of the common stock of
the Company.
7. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) During the terms of the Options, the Company shall keep
available at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such
Options.
(b) The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory
commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be
required to issue and sell shares of stock upon exercise of the Options;
provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to
register under the Securities Act either the Plan, any Option or any stock
issued or issuable pursuant to any such Option. If, after reasonable efforts,
the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency
the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful
issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from
any liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such Options
unless and until such authority is obtained.
8. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK. Proceeds from the sale of stock
pursuant to Options shall constitute general funds of the Company.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Neither an Optionee nor any person to whom an Option is
transferred under subsection 6(d) shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to
have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to such
Option unless and until such person has satisfied all requirements for exercise
of the Option pursuant to its terms.
(b) The Company shall provide to each Optionee, not less
frequently than annually, copies of annual financial statements. The Company
shall also provide such statements to each individual who acquires shares
pursuant to the Plan while such individual owns such shares.
(c) Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Option
granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Employee, Director, Consultant or
Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate (or
to continue acting as a Director or Consultant) or shall affect the right of the
Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment or relationship as a
Director or Consultant of any Employee, Director, Consultant or Optionee with or
without cause.
(d) To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the time of grant) of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options granted after 1986 are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee
during any calendar year under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates
exceeds one hundred thousand
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dollars ($100,000), the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit
(according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as
Nonstatutory Stock Options.
10. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
(a) If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or
subject to any Option (through merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock
split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change
in corporate structure or otherwise), the Plan and outstanding Options will be
appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of shares subject to
the Plan and the class(es) and number of shares and price per share of stock
subject to outstanding Options.
(b) In the event of: (1) a merger or consolidation in which the
Company is not the surviving corporation or (2) a reverse merger in which the
Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company's common
stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of
the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or
otherwise then to the extent permitted by applicable law: (i) any surviving
corporation shall assume any Options outstanding under the Plan or shall
substitute similar Options for those outstanding under the Plan, or (ii) such
Options shall continue in full force and effect. In the event any surviving
corporation refuses to assume or continue such Options, or to substitute similar
options for those outstanding under the Plan, then such Options shall be
terminated if not exercised prior to such event. In the event of a dissolution
or liquidation of the Company, any Options outstanding under the Plan shall
terminate if not exercised prior to such event.
11. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN.
(a) The Board at any time, and from time to time, may
amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 10 relating to
adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless
approved by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the adoption of the amendment, where the amendment will:
(i) Increase the number of shares reserved for
options under the Plan;
(ii) Modify the requirements as to eligibility
for participation in the Plan (to the extent such modification requires
shareholder approval in order for the Plan to satisfy the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code); or
(iii) Modify the Plan in any other way if such
modification requires shareholder approval in order for the Plan to satisfy the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or to comply with the requirements of
Rule 16b-3.
(b) It is expressly contemplated that the Board may
amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable
to provide Optionees with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under
the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating
to Incentive Stock Options and/or to bring the Plan and/or Incentive Stock
Options granted under it into compliance therewith.
(c) Rights and obligations under any Option granted
before amendment of the Plan shall not be altered or impaired by any
amendment of the Plan unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the person
to whom the Option was granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.
12. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.
(a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at
any time. Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on January 16,
2002. No Options may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or
after it is terminated.
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(b) Rights and obligations under any Option granted
while the Plan is in effect shall not be altered or impaired by suspension or
termination of the Plan, except with the consent of the person to whom the
Option was granted.
13. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.
The Plan shall become effective as determined by the Board,
but no Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised unless and until the
Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, and, if required, an
appropriate permit has been issued by the Commissioner of Corporations of the
State of California.
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EXHIBIT 4.2
WIRELESS ACCESS, INC.
1996 EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
CORRECTED AND AMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OCTOBER 17, 1996
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are
to provide additional incentive to executives of the Company and to promote the
success of the Company's business. Options granted under the Plan may be
Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the
Administrator at the time of grant of an Option and subject to the applicable
provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder. Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its
Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(d) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(e) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
(f) "Company" means Wireless Access, Inc., a California
corporation.
(g) "Continuous Status as an Employee" means that the
employment relationship with the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary is not
interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be
considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the
Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the
Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. A leave of absence
approved by the Company shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other
personal leave approved by an authorized representative of the Company. For
purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed 90 days, unless
reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract,
including Company policies. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of
absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, on the 91st day of such
leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated
as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a
Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(h) "Director" means a member of the Board of Directors of
the Company.
(i) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a Director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to
constitute "employment" by the Company.
(j) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
(k) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of
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
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bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time 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 between the high bid and low asked prices for the
Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination;
or
(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.
(l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.
(m) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(n) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the
Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(o) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.
(p) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an
Option or a Stock Purchase Right.
(q) "Optionee" means an Employee who receives an Option or
Stock Purchase Right.
(r) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(s) "Plan" means this 1996 Executive Incentive Plan.
(t) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock
acquired pursuant to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 11 below.
(u) "Section 16(b)" means Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(v) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted
in accordance with Section 12 below.
(w) "Stock Purchase Right" means a right to purchase Common
Stock pursuant to Section 11 below.
(x) "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. Subject to the provisions of
Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be
subject to option and sold under the Plan is 800,000 Shares. The Shares may be
authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes
unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant
to an option exchange program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto
shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan
has terminated). However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan,
upon exercise of either an Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall not be returned
to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the
Plan, except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company
at their original purchase price, and the original
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purchaser of such Shares did not receive any benefits of ownership of such
Shares, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, voting rights shall not be considered a
benefit of Share ownership.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Initial Plan Procedure. Prior to the date, if any, upon
which the Company becomes subject to the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be
administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board.
(b) Plan Procedure After the Date, if any, upon Which the
Company becomes Subject to the Exchange Act.
(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule
16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to
Directors, Officers and Employees who are neither Directors nor Officers.
(ii) Administration With Respect to Directors
and Officers. With respect to grants of Options and Stock Purchase Rights to
Employees who are also Officers or Directors of the Company, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance
with the rules under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any
successor thereto ("Rule 16b-3") relating to the disinterested administration of
employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b) exempt discretionary grants and
awards of equity securities are to be made, or (B) a Committee designated by the
Board to administer the Plan, which Committee shall be constituted to comply
with the rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the disinterested administration of
employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b) exempt discretionary grants and
awards of equity securities are to be made. Once appointed, such Committee shall
continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the
Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and
appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and
appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused,
and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the
Plan, all to the extent permitted by the rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the
disinterested administration of employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b)
exempt discretionary grants and awards of equity securities are to be made.
(iii) Administration With Respect to Other
Employees and Consultants. With respect to grants of Options and Stock Purchase
Rights to Employees who are neither Directors nor Officers of the Company, the
Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the
Board, which committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the
legal requirements relating to the administration of incentive stock option
plans, if any, of California corporate and securities laws, of the Code, and of
any applicable stock exchange (the "Applicable Laws"). Once appointed, such
Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise
directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the
Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or
without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies,
however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly
administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.
(c) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions
of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by
the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant
authorities, including the approval, if required, of any stock exchange upon
which the Common Stock is listed, the Administrator shall have the authority in
its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock, in accordance with Section 2(m) of the Plan;
(ii) to select the Employees to whom Options and
Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent
Options and Stock Purchase Rights or any combination thereof are granted
hereunder;
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(iv) to determine the number of Shares to be
covered by each such award granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under
the Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions of
any award granted hereunder;
(vii) to determine whether and under what
circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under subsection 9(f) instead of
Common Stock;
(viii) to reduce the exercise price of any
Option to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock covered by such Option has declined since the date the Option was
granted; and
(ix) to construe and interpret the terms of the
Plan and awards granted pursuant to the Plan.
(d) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and
binding on all Optionees and any other holders of any Options or Stock Purchase
Rights.
5. Eligibility.
(a) Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights
may be granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be
granted only to Employees. An Employee who has been granted an Option or Stock
Purchase Right may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options or
Stock Purchase Rights.
(b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option
agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such
Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
(c) Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase Right
shall confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuation of his or
her employment or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it
interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate
his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without
cause.
(d) Upon the Company or a successor corporation issuing any
class of common equity securities required to be registered under Section 12 of
the Exchange Act or upon the Plan being assumed by a corporation having a class
of common equity securities required to be registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, the following limitations shall apply to grants of Options to
Employees:
(i) No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal
year of the Company, Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares.
(ii) In connection with his or her initial
employment, an Employee may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional
100,000 Shares which shall not count against the limit set forth in subsection
(i) above.
(iii) The foregoing limitations shall be
adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's
capitalization as described in Section 12.
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(iv) If an Option is cancelled in the same
fiscal year of the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection
with a transaction described in Section 12), the cancelled Option shall be
counted against the limit set forth in subsection (i) above. For this purpose,
if the exercise price of an Option is reduced, such reduction will be treated as
a cancellation of the Option and the grant of a new Option.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company, as described in Section 18 of the Plan. It shall
continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under
Section 14 of the Plan.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten
(10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock
Option granted to an Optionee 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 Option shall
be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be
provided in the Option Agreement.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined
by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of
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 no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value
per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any other Employee, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option
(A) granted to a person who, at the time of
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 no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value
per Share on the date of the grant.
(B) granted to any other person, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.
(b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option, 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). Such consideration may consist of (1) cash,
(2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which such Option shall be exercised, (5) delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and
a broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and
delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the
exercise price, or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In
making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the
Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be
reasonably expected to benefit the Company.
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9. Exercise of Option.
(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Administrator, including performance criteria with respect
to the Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms
of the Plan.
An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
Share.
An Option 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 Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been
received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator,
consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b)
hereof. 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, receive dividends or
any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or
cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option.
No adjustment shall 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
Section 12 hereof.
Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a
decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for
purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as
to which the Option is exercised.
(b) Termination of Employment. In the event of termination of an
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, such Optionee may, but only within
such period of time as is determined by the Administrator, of at least thirty
(30) days, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option not
exceeding three (3) months after the date of such termination (but in no event
later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the
Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the extent that the Optionee
was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that
the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such
termination, or if the Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
(c) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee as a result of his or her
disability, the Optionee 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 Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise the Option to the
extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. 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 cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option on
the day three months and one day following such termination. To the extent that
the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination,
or if the Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee,
the Option may be exercised at any time within eighteen (18) months following
the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) by the Optionee's estate or by a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance,
but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option on
the date of death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to
exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If, after the
Optionee's death, the Optionee's estate or a person who acquires the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such
additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify
for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to
Plan transactions.
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(f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to
buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based on
such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate
to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
10. Non-Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights.
Options and Stock Purchase Rights 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 Optionee, only by the Optionee.
11. Stock Purchase Rights.
(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either
alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan
and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines
that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the
offeree in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the
offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to
purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within which such person must
accept such offer, which shall in no event exceed thirty (30) days from the date
upon which the Administrator makes the determination to grant the Stock Purchase
Right. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock purchase
agreement in the form determined by the Administrator. Shares purchased pursuant
to the grant of a Stock Purchase Right shall be referred to herein as
"Restricted Stock."
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines
otherwise, the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall grant the Company a
repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of
the purchaser's employment with the Company for any reason (including death or
disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the
Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser
to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the
Administrator may determine, but in no case at a rate of less than 20% per year
over five years from the date of purchase.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock purchase agreement
shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with
the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In
addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock purchase agreements need not be the
same with respect to each purchaser.
(d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a shareholder
and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records
of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment shall be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 12 of
the Plan.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, and the number of shares of
Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to
which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or which have
been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each
such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, 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 increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of consideration by the Company. The 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 Board, 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 or Stock Purchase Right.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify the
Optionee at least fifteen (15) days prior to such proposed action. To the extent
it has not been previously exercised, the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
(c) Merger. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into
another corporation, each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right may be
assumed or an equivalent option or right may be substituted by such successor
corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation. If, in such
event, an Option or Stock Purchase Right is not assumed or substituted, the
Option or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate as of the date of the closing of
the merger. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option or Stock Purchase
Right shall be considered assumed if, following the merger, the Option or Stock
Purchase Right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of
Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right immediately prior
to the merger, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or
property) received in the merger by holders of Common Stock for each Share held
on the effective date of the transaction (and if the holders are offered a
choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding Shares). If such consideration received in the
merger is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent,
the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide
for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock
Purchase Right, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock
Purchase Right, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by
holders of Common Stock in the merger.
13. Time of Granting Options and Stock Purchase Rights. The
date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall, for all purposes, be
the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option
or Stock Purchase Right, or such other date as is determined by the
Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee or
Consultant to whom an Option or Stock Purchase Right is so granted within a
reasonable time after the date of such grant.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time
amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration,
suspension or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any
Optionee under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In
addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under
the Exchange Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law or
regulation, including the requirements of the NASD or an established stock
exchange), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment
in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment
or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options or Stock Purchase Rights
already granted, and such Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall remain in full
force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless
mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which
agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be
issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the
exercise of such Option or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of
such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Exchange Act, 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 or Stock Purchase
Right, the Company may require the person exercising such Option or Stock
Purchase Right 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
relevant provisions of law.
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16. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of
this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares
as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
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.
17. Agreements. Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall be
evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Administrator shall approve
from time to time.
18. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be
subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months
before or after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be
obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws and the rules
of any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed.
19. Information to Optionees and Purchasers. The Company shall
provide to each Optionee and to each individual who acquires Shares pursuant to
the Plan, not less frequently than annually during the period such Optionee or
purchaser has one or more Options or Stock Purchase Rights outstanding, and, in
the case of an individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the
period such individual owns such Shares, copies of annual financial statements.
The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees
whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent
information.
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EXHIBIT 4.3
WIRELESS ACCESS, INC.
1996 STOCK PLAN
CORRECTED AND AMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OCTOBER 17, 1996
AMENDED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MARCH 20, 1997
APPROVED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS MAY 6, 1997
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are to attract
and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants of
the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company's
business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant of an Option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Stock Purchase Rights may
also be granted under the Plan.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees
appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code and the applicable laws of any
foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are, or
will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
(g) "Company" means Wireless Access, Inc., a California
corporation.
(h) "Consultant" means any person who is engaged by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services and is
compensated for such services, and any non-Employee Director of the Company
whether compensated for such services or not.
(i) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" means that
the employment or consulting relationship with the Company, any Parent or
Subsidiary is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of
absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. A
leave of absence approved by the Company shall include sick leave, military
leave, or any other personal leave approved by an authorized representative of
the Company. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed
90 days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by
statute or contract, including Company policies. If reemployment upon expiration
of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, on the 91st
day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to
be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as
a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(j) "Director" means a member of the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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(k) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and Directors,
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment
of a Director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to constitute
"employment" by the Company.
(l) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(m) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of 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 for
the last market trading day prior to the time 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 between the high bid and low asked prices for the
Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination;
or
(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.
(n) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(o) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(p) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(q) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(r) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option
or a Stock Purchase Right.
(s) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who receives an
Option or Stock Purchase Right.
(t) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(u) "Plan" means this 1996 Stock Plan.
(v) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 11 below.
(w) "Section 16(b)" means Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
(x) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 below.
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(y) "Stock Purchase Right" means a right to purchase Common Stock
pursuant to Section 11 below.
(z) "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. Subject to the provisions of Section 12
of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be subject to
option and sold under the Plan is 2,300,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized
but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes unexercisable
without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an option
exchange program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become
available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated). Shares of Restricted Stock that are repurchased by the Company at
their original purchase price shall also become available for future grant under
the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Initial Plan Procedure. Prior to the date, if any, upon which
the Company becomes subject to the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered
by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board.
(b) Plan Procedure After the Date, if any, upon Which the Company
becomes Subject to the Exchange Act.
(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule
16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to
Directors, Officers and Employees who are neither Directors nor Officers.
(ii) Administration With Respect to Directors and
Officers. With respect to grants of Options and Stock Purchase Rights to
Employees who are also Officers or Directors of the Company, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance
with the rules under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any
successor thereto ("Rule 16b-3") relating to the administration of employee
benefit plans under which Section 16(b) exempt discretionary grants and awards
of equity securities are to be made, or (B) a Committee designated by the Board
to administer the Plan, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with the
rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the administration of employee benefit plans
under which Section 16(b) exempt discretionary grants and awards of equity
securities are to be made. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to
serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From
time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint
additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint
new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove
all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to
the extent permitted by the rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the
administration of employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b) exempt
discretionary grants and awards of equity securities are to be made.
(iii) Administration With Respect to Other Employees and
Consultants . With respect to grants of Options and Stock Purchase Rights to
Employees or Consultants who are neither Directors nor Officers of the Company,
the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a 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. From time to time the
Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members
thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in
substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of
the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent
permitted by the Applicable Laws.
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(c) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan
and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to
such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities,
including the approval, if required, of any stock exchange upon which the Common
Stock is listed, the Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock, in accordance with Section 2(m) of the Plan;
(ii) to select the Consultants and Employees to whom
Options and Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options
and Stock Purchase Rights or any combination thereof are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by
each such award granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the
Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions of any award
granted hereunder;
(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances
an Option may be settled in cash under subsection 9(f) instead of Common Stock;
(viii) to provide for the early exercise of an Option
subject to a repurchase right of the Company and such other terms and conditions
as determined by the Administrator and set forth in a restricted stock purchase
agreement.
(ix) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the
then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
covered by such Option has declined since the date the Option was granted; and
(x) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and
awards granted pursuant to the Plan.
(d) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of any Options or Stock Purchase Rights.
5. Eligibility.
(a) Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted
to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option or Stock
Purchase Right may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options or
Stock Purchase Rights.
(b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option agreement as
either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such
Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
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Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
(c) Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuation of his or her
employment or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it interfere
in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate his or her
employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(d) Upon the Company or a successor corporation issuing any class of
common equity securities required to be registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act or upon the Plan being assumed by a corporation having a class of
common equity securities required to be registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, the following limitations shall apply to grants of Options to
Employees:
(i) No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of
the Company, Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares.
(ii) In connection with his or her initial employment,
an Employee may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional 500,000
Shares which shall not count against the limit set forth in subsection (i)
above.
(iii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as
described in Section 12.
(iv) If an Option is canceled in the same fiscal year of
the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction
described in Section 12), the canceled Option shall be counted against the limit
set forth in subsection (i) above. For this purpose, if the exercise price of an
Option is reduced, such reduction will be treated as a cancellation of the
Option and the grant of a new Option.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company, as described in Section 18 of the Plan. It shall
continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under
Section 14 of the Plan.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten
(10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock
Option granted to an Optionee 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 Option shall
be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be
provided in the Option Agreement.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator,
but shall be subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of 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 no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.
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(B) granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall
be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option
(A) granted to a person who, at the time of 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 no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of the grant.
(B) granted to any other person, the per Share exercise price shall be
no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option, 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). Such consideration may consist of (1) cash,
(2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which such Option shall be exercised, (5) delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and
a broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and
delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the
exercise price, or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In
making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the
Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be
reasonably expected to benefit the Company.
9. Exercise of Option.
(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted
hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as
determined by the Administrator, including performance criteria with respect to
the Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms of
the Plan, but in no case at a rate of less than 20% per year over five (5) years
from the date the Option is granted.
An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
Share.
An Option 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 Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been
received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator,
consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b)
hereof. 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, receive dividends or
any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or
cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option.
No adjustment shall 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
Section 12 hereof.
Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a
decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for
purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as
to which the Option is exercised.
(b) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship. In the event
of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant
(but not in the event of an Optionee's change of status from Employee to
Consultant (in which case an Employee's Incentive Stock Option shall
automatically convert
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to a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the date three (3) months and one day
following such change of status) or from Consultant to Employee), such Optionee
may, but only within such period of time as is determined by the Administrator,
of at least thirty (30) days, with such determination in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option not exceeding three (3) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the
extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination. To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of such termination, or if the Optionee does not exercise
such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.
(c) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as a result of his or
her disability, the Optionee 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 Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise the Option
to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination.
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 cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option on
the day three months and one day following such termination. To the extent that
the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination,
or if the Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee, the
Option may be exercised at any time within eighteen (18) months following the
date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) by the Optionee's estate or by a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance,
but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option on
the date of death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to
exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If, after the
Optionee's death, the Optionee's estate or a person who acquires the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional
conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the
maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan
transactions.
(f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy
out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based on such
terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the
Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
10. Non-Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights. Options
and Stock Purchase Rights 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
Optionee, only by the Optionee.
11. Stock Purchase Rights.
(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either
alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan
and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines
that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the
offeree in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the
offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to
purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within which such person must
accept such offer, which shall in no event exceed thirty (30) days from the date
upon which the Administrator makes the determination to
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grant the Stock Purchase Right. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a
Restricted Stock purchase agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise,
the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase
option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the
purchaser's employment with the Company for any reason (including death or
disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the
Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser
to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the
Administrator may determine, but in no case at a rate of less than 20% per year
over five years from the date of purchase.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall
contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the
Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In
addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock purchase agreements need not be the
same with respect to each purchaser.
(d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a shareholder
and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records
of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment shall be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 12 of
the Plan.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, and the number of shares of
Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to
which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or which have
been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each
such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, 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 increase or
decrease in the number of issued 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 Board,
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 or Stock
Purchase Right.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to
have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days prior to such
transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as
to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the
Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any
Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to all such Shares,
provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in
the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an
Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action.
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(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with
or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of
the Company, 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, the Optionee shall have the right to
exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to
which it would not otherwise be exercisable. If an Option is exercisable in lieu
of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee that the Option shall be fully
exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and
the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes
of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the
merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to purchase or receive,
for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the
merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other
securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of
Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and
if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration
chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided,
however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets was
not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the
Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for
the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share
of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the
successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of
assets.
13. Time of Granting Options and Stock Purchase Rights. The date of
grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall, for all purposes, be the date
on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option or Stock
Purchase Right, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice
of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an
Option or Stock Purchase Right is so granted within a reasonable time after the
date of such grant.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter,
suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension or
discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Optionee
under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In addition, to
the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law or regulation,
including the requirements of the NASD or an established stock exchange), the
Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner
and to such a degree as required.
(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or
termination of the Plan shall not affect Options or Stock Purchase Rights
already granted, and such Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall remain in full
force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless
mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which
agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the
exercise of such Option or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of
such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Exchange Act, 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 or Stock Purchase Right,
the Company may require the person exercising such Option or Stock Purchase
Right 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
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such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation
is required by any of the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.
16. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
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.
17. Agreements. Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall be evidenced by
written agreements in such form as the Administrator shall approve from time to
time.
18. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained
in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws and the rules of any
stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed.
19. Information to Optionees and Purchasers. The Company shall provide
to each Optionee and to each individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the
Plan, not less frequently than annually during the period such Optionee or
purchaser has one or more Options or Stock Purchase Rights outstanding, and, in
the case of an individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the
period such individual owns such Shares, copies of annual financial statements.
The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees
whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent
information.
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EXHIBIT 5
KENNEDY COVINGTON LOBDELL & HICKMAN, L.L.P.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
NationsBank Corporate Center
Suite 4200
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-4006
November 5, 1997
Glenayre Technologies, Inc.
5935 Carnegie Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 1,350,000 shares of the $.02
par value Common Stock (the Common Stock) of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. (the
Company), a Delaware corporation, by the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
Registration Statement) to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with assumption by the Company of the Wireless Access,
Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan, the Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Executive Incentive
Stock Option Plan and the Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Stock Plan (the Stock
Plans).
We have made such investigations of law, examined original copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents,
corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments, and
received such statements from officers and representatives of the Company, as we
have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the 1,350,000
shares of the Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement have been duly
and validly authorized and will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
when issued in accordance with the Stock Plans and receipt by the Company of the
consideration therefor.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
KENNEDY COVINGTON LOBDELL & HICKMAN, L.L.P.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-00000) pertaining to the registration of 1,350,000 shares of Common
Stock under the Wireless Access, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan, the Wireless
Access, Inc. 1996 Executive Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Wireless Access,
Inc. 1996 Stock Plan of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. of our report dated January
28, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Glenayre Technologies, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 5, 1997
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EXHIBIT 23.2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Glenayre Technologies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 3, 1995,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. for
the year ended December 31, 1996.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 6, 1997
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EXHIBIT 23.4
November 5, 1997
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Glenayre Technologies, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina
We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-00000) of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. for the registration of
common stock under the Wireless Access, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan, the
Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Executive Incentive Stock Option Plan and the
Wireless Access, Inc. 1996 Stock Plan of our reports dated April 17, 1997, July
18, 1997 and October 17, 1997 relating to the unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. that are included in
its Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1997, June 30, 1997 and September
30, 1997.
Pursuant to Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 our reports are not a part
of the registration statement prepared or certified by accountants within the
meaning of Section 7 or 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Very truly yours,
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
