UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 0-16225
EMCON
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California 94-1738964
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
400 South El Camino Real, Suite 1200
San Mateo, California
94402
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 375-1522
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ]
8,723,100 shares of Common Stock Issued and Outstanding as of July 27, 1998.
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EMCON
INDEX
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1998
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Number
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FACING SHEET........................................................... 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................... 2
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets -
June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997.............. 3
Consolidated Statements of Income -
Three and six months ended
June 30, 1998 and 1997........................... 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.......... 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements....... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations....................................... 12
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION........................................... 16
Signatures............................................................. 17
Index to Exhibits...................................................... 18
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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June 30, December 31,
1998 1997
(In thousands, except share amounts) (Unaudited) (Audited)
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,356 $ 6,106
Accounts Receivable:
Billed accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $708 and $634 at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively 37,552 31,413
Unbilled accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $333 and $295 at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively 7,203 5,310
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on
uncompleted contracts 1,526 678
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,703 3,401
Inventory 2,698 2,238
Deferred taxes, current portion 3,235 4,235
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Total Current Assets 58,273 53,381
Net property and equipment, at cost 16,576 16,182
Notes receivable 2,471 2,811
Cash surrender value of insurance policies 3,120 2,346
Other assets 2,417 2,597
Deferred tax assets 1,028 1,028
Goodwill, net of amortization 14,904 13,916
Other intangible assets, net of amortization 882 814
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Total Assets $99,671 $93,075
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $11,225 $ 8,391
Accrued payroll and related benefits 4,927 4,356
Other accrued liabilities 4,366 2,969
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
on uncompleted contracts 4,527 2,732
Long-term obligations due within one year 2,262 2,350
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Total Current Liabilities 27,307 20,798
Long-term debt 10,281 11,441
Other noncurrent obligations 2,715 2,736
Commitments and contingencies -- --
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued or outstanding -- --
Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized;
8,722,725 and 8,571,764 shares issued and outstanding at
June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively 42,874 42,184
Retained earnings 16,494 15,916
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Total Shareholders' Equity 59,368 58,100
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $99,671 $93,075
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See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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(In thousands, except per share amounts) 1998 1997 1998 1997
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Gross revenue $40,985 $33,114 $69,764 $64,477
Outside services at cost 4,776 8,647 7,733 12,429
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Net revenue 36,209 24,467 62,031 52,048
Costs and expenses:
Direct expenses 21,979 12,206 35,801 24,812
Indirect expenses 13,040 11,177 24,897 25,403
Restructuring/other charges -- -- -- (75)
Loss on disposition of laboratory -- -- -- 333
Gain on sale of assets -- -- -- (826)
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Income from operations 1,190 1,084 1,333 2,401
Interest income (151) (125) (319) (219)
Interest expense 304 317 597 648
Equity in earnings of affiliates -- (16) (15) (34)
Minority interest (income) expense 2 148 (20) 183
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Income before provision for income taxes 1,035 760 1,090 1,823
Provision for income taxes 461 266 496 638
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Net income $ 574 $ 494 $ 594 $ 1,185
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Basic earnings per share $ 0.07 $ 0.06 $ 0.07 $ 0.14
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Diluted earnings per share $ 0.07 $ 0.06 $ 0.07 $ 0.14
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Shares used in computing basic earnings per share 8,618 8,534 8,596 8,534
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Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share 8,830 8,554 8,829 8,545
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See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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June 30,
(Unaudited)
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (in thousands) 1998 1997
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Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income $ 594 $1,185
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities:
Depreciation 1,895 1,908
Amortization 316 312
Bad debt expense 250 499
Gain on sale/disposal of property and equipment (256) (15)
Loss on disposition of laboratory -- 333
Gain on disposition of assets -- (826)
Increase in salary continuation plan 118 42
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (7,924) (4,213)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted (848) (929)
contracts
Inventory (460) (517)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (329) (494)
Notes receivable 340 (2,849)
Cash surrender value of insurance policies (774) (200)
Other assets 187 2,631
Deferred tax assets 1,000 --
Accounts payable 2,611 988
Accrued payroll and related benefits 556 (1,235)
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted 1,795 3,472
projects
Other accrued liabilities 1,190 382
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Net cash provided by operating activities 261 474
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Cash flow from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment (2,384) (2,341)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (719) (858)
Addition to other intangible assets (99) --
Net cash on disposition of laboratory -- 3,794
Net cash from dispositions of assets -- 840
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 358 114
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Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities (2,844) 1,549
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Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds of new debt obligation -- 69
Payments of current and long term portion of debt (1,248) (4,344)
Issuance of common stock for cash, net of cancellations 97 71
Dividend payments (16) (30)
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Net cash used for financing activities (1,167) (4,234)
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (3,750) (2,211)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 6,106 5,331
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $2,356 $3,120
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See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries after elimination of all
significant intercompany accounts and transactions.
While the financial information is unaudited, the statements in this report
reflect all adjustments, which are normal and recurring, that are necessary
for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim
periods covered and of the financial condition of the Company at the dates
of the consolidated balance sheets. The consolidated operating results for
the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of performance
for the entire year.
These consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in
conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
2. Restructuring Charges
In the fourth quarter of 1996, senior management reviewed the Company's
operational and administrative functions for the purpose of further
improving the Company's competitiveness and overall profitability. Based on
this review, the Company's Board of Directors approved a strategic
restructuring plan to reposition the Company to fully exploit its core
strengths in engineering, design, construction, operations and maintenance.
The plan included closure or downsizing of underperforming offices,
write-off of employment contracts for former employees no longer
participating in the Company's affairs and employee severance. During the
quarter ended June 30, 1998, $13,000 relating to the restructuring were
incurred and charged against the established reserve. Through June 30,
1998, $392,000 of restructuring costs have been incurred and charged
against the reserve and $293,000 remains in other accrued liabilities,
which includes present value adjustments during 1998 of $12,000.
3. Acquisitions
On April 3, 1998, EMCON acquired all the outstanding capital stock of
Advanced Analytical Solutions, Inc. ("A2S"), a Denver, Colorado based
provider, with an office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of alternative
dispute resolution, cost allocation, cost recovery, and litigation support
services for, primarily, superfund projects. The Company purchased A2S for
$1,194,000, in stock ($593,000), cash and direct acquisition costs
($601,000). The transaction was accounted for as a purchase. Goodwill of
approximately $1,150,000 is being amortized over thirty years using the
straight line method. Accumulated amortization at June 30, 1998, was
approximately $10,000. Additional consideration may be paid for the
purchase of A2S subject to the achievement of predetermined operating
performance goals over the next two years. This acquisition would not have
had a material affect on net revenue, net income, or earnings per share,
had it been effective at January 1, 1998.
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Effective May 1, 1997, Organic Waste Technology, Inc. ("OWT"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of EMCON, acquired all of the equity interest in National
Earth Products, Inc. ("NEP"), a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based company with
significant expertise in landfill civil construction and related soils
processing. NEP was acquired for $933,000 in cash and $800,000 in notes
payable. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase. Specifically
identifiable intangible assets and goodwill of approximately $1,601,000
resulting from this acquisition are included in goodwill and are being
amortized over twenty-five years using the straight line method.
Accumulated amortization as of June 30, 1998, was approximately $70,000.
Included in goodwill, is an additional $125,000 cash payment that was made
to NEP shareholders in May, 1998, as a result of their attaining certain
predetermined operating performance goals. Additional consideration may be
paid for the purchase of NEP subject to the achievement of certain earnout
goals over the next year to be measured as of April, 1999. This acquisition
would not have had a material effect on net revenue, net income, or
earnings per share, had it been effective at January 1, 1997.
4. Credit Agreement
In conjunction with the acquisition of OWT, the Company entered into a
$20,000,000 secured credit agreement with its existing commercial bank (the
"Credit Agreement"), replacing its previous $10,000,000 unsecured line of
credit. Under the new agreement, the Company borrowed $10,000,000 on a term
loan basis with interest at a managed rate not to exceed the prime rate.
Principal is to be amortized over seven years with any unpaid amounts due
and payable on June 30, 2001. In April 1997, following the infusion of cash
upon the sale of CAS, the Company prepaid, on an accelerated basis,
$3,000,000 of the then outstanding principal balance of the term loan. The
remaining $10,000,000 under the Credit Agreement is available for working
capital purposes (with up to $5,000,000 also being available for
non-working capital purposes). The line of credit component of the Credit
Agreement expires on August 27, 1998. The Company expects to renew the line
of credit component of the Credit Agreement prior to its expiration. The
Credit Agreement contains provisions with respect to the payment of
dividends and the level of capital expenditures and requires the
maintenance of specific levels of working capital, tangible net worth and
continued quarterly profitability.
5. Litigation
As a professional services firm engaged in environmental-related matters,
the Company encounters potential liability, including claims for significant
environmental damage in the normal course of business. The Company is party
to lawsuits and is aware of potential exposure related to certain claims,
but in the opinion of management the resolution of these matters will not
have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
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6. Earnings Per Share
Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
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(In thousands, except for earnings per share) 1998 1997 1998 1997
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Numerator:
Net income $ 574 $ 494 $ 594 $ 1,185
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Numerator for basic earnings per share -
income available to common stockholders 574 494 594 1,185
Effect of dilutive securities:
8% convertible debentures N/A(1) N/A(1) N/A(1) N/A(1)
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Numerator for diluted earnings per share -
income available to common stockholders
after assumed conversions $ 574 $ 494 $ 594 $ 1,185
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share -
weighted-average shares 8,618 8,534 8,596 8,534
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options 212 20 233 11
8% convertible debentures N/A(1) N/A(1) N/A(1) N/A(1)
Dilutive potential common shares
Denominator for diluted earnings per share -
adjusted weighted average shares and assumed
conversions 8,830 8,554 8,829 8,545
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Basic earnings per share $ 0.07 $ 0.06 $ 0.07 $ 0.14
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Diluted earnings per share $ 0.07 $ 0.06 $ 0.07 $ 0.14
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(1)Excluded from the above reconciliations were approximately 269,000 shares
of common stock that may be issued at $6.50 per share to convert $1,747,000 of
indebtedness to certain senior management of OWT because such shares were
antidilutive at June 30, 1998. Conversion of debt, if it occurs, would be
within ninety days after November 30, 2001. Also excluded from the above
reconciliations were approximately 123,000 shares of common stock that may be
issued at $6.50 per share to convert $800,000 of indebtedness to certain
senior management of NEP because such shares were antidilutive at June 30,
1998. Conversion of debt, if it occurs, would be 50% at May 1, 2000, and 50%
at May 1, 2002.
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7. Other
In 1994, the Company converted to a fifty-two/fifty-three week fiscal year
which will result in a fifty-two week year in 1998. The Company's year end
falls on the Friday closest to the last day of the calendar year. The
Company also follows a five-four-four week quarterly cycle. For convenience,
the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been shown as ending
on the last day of the calendar period.
8. Adoption of Statement 131
Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting
Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting standards No. 131,
Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,
("Statement 131"). Statement 131 superseded FASB Statement 14, Financial
Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise. Statement 131 establishes
standards for the way that public business enterprises report information
about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires that
those enterprises report selected information about operating segments in
interim financial reports. The adoption of Statement 131 did not affect
consolidated results of operations or financial position, but did affect
the disclosure of segment information. See note 9.
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9. Segment Reporting
Description of the types of services from which each reportable segment
derives its revenues.
EMCON provides comprehensive environmental engineering, design,
construction, operations and maintenance, and equipment fabrication
services to a variety of public and private industrial and solid waste
clients. The Company is comprised of two reportable segments -- the
Operations and Construction Division (EOC) and the Professional Services
Division (PSD) -- and services three key service lines: Solid Waste, Site
Restoration and Facility Services.
In the first quarter of 1997, the Company had, in addition to the two
reportable segments listed above, a third reportable segment which was its
laboratory operations known as Columbia Analytical Services, Inc. (CAS).
During the first quarter of 1997, the Company completed the sale of CAS.
Measurement of segment profit or loss and segment assets.
The Company evaluates performance of its reportable segments, EOC and PSD,
based on operating income or loss before and after corporate overhead
allocations, but before interest income, interest expense, equity in income
of affiliates and minority interest income (loss). Corporate overhead
expenses are substantially allocated to the reporting segments based on
revenue and/or headcount when an item cannot be specifically identifiable
to a reporting segment. The accounting policies of the reportable segments
are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting
policies as disclosed in EMCON's Form 10K as of December 31, 1997.
Intersegment sales consist primarily of labor and are marked up to provide
the supplying reportable segment a measure of profit. The receiving
reportable segment records the transfer as an "Outside Service" and may or
may not further mark up the labor cost prior to passing the cost through to
its customer. If the cost is not passed through to the customer, the
receiving reportable segment records the transaction as an indirect cost.
All intersegment accounts are eliminated in consolidation.
Factors management used to identify the enterprise's reportable segments.
EMCON's reportable segments are divisional units that offer different
services. The reportable segments are each managed separately. The PSD
reportable segment concentrates on professional engineering, design and
consulting services in solid waste, site restoration and facilities
services. The PSD reportable segment has regional operations situated in
the North, South, Northwest and Southwest of the United States, each
overseen by an Area Operations Manager. These regional operations have the
same operating parameters (services offered and required operating
margins), may serve the same national customers and often share personnel.
For reportable segment reporting, these regional operations are aggregated.
The EOC reportable segment concentrates on construction, equipment
fabrication and operations and maintenance services, primarily to the
Company's solid waste clients.
In 1997, there was a third reportable segment, Columbia Analytical
Services, Inc., a laboratory division that was sold during the first
quarter of 1997.
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(Three months ended June 30, 1998) PSD EOC Other Total
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Gross revenues from:
External subcontractors $20,284 $20,243 $ 458 $40,985
Intersegment revenues 675 629 -- 1,304
Outside services from:
External subcontractors 4,742 18 16 4,776
Intersegment services 676 643 5 1,324
Net revenues 15,541 20,211 457 36,209
Depreciation expense 528 335 65 928
Amortization expense -- 15 148 163
Segment operating profit (loss) before 474 2,393 126 2,993
allocations
Segment operating profit (loss) after allocations (538) 1,860 (132) 1,190
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Gross revenues from:
External customers $20,190 $12,920 $ 4 $33,114
Intersegment revenues 362 511 -- 873
Outside services from:
External subcontractors 4,134 4,513 -- 8,647
Intersegment services 584 268 -- 852
Net revenues 15,834 8,650 (17) 24,467
Depreciation expense 559 365 91 1,015
Amortization expense -- 26 135 161
Segment operating profit (loss) before 1,645 1,206 -- 2,851
allocations
Segment operating profit (loss) after allocations 434 595 55 1,084
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(Six months ended June 30, 1998) PSD EOC CAS Other Total
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Gross revenues from:
External customers $38,331 $30.975 N/A $ 458 $69,764
Intersegment revenues 872 1,153 N/A -- 2,025
Outside services from:
External subcontractors 7,614 103 N/A 16 7,733
Intersegment services 1,248 794 N/A 5 2,047
Net revenues 30,341 31,231 N/A 459 62,031
Depreciation expense 1,081 678 N/A 136 1,895
Amortization expense -- 30 N/A 286 316
Segment operating profit (loss) before 1,195 3,274 N/A 126 4,595
allocations
Segment operating profit (loss) after allocations (795) 2,231 N/A (103) 1,333
Segment assets (1)
Accounts receivable, net 23,485 20,904 N/A 366 44,755
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(Six months ended June 30, 1997) PSD EOC CAS Other Total
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Gross revenues from:
External customers $41,106 $18,908 $4,453 $ 10 $64,477
Intersegment revenues 693 1,091 734 -- 2,518
Outside services from:
External subcontractors 7,641 4,513 275 -- 12,429
Intersegment services 2,063 400 8 -- 2,471
Net revenues 32,095 15,086 4,904 (37) 52,048
Depreciation expense 1,119 646 462 143 2,370
Amortization expense -- 41 -- 271 312
Restructuring/other charges -- -- -- (75) (75)
Loss on disposition of laboratory -- -- -- 333 333
Gain on sale of assets -- 826 -- -- 826
Segment operating profit (loss) before 3,029 2,278 108 -- 5,415
allocations
Segment operating profit (loss) after allocations 1,266 1,332 (59) (138) 2,401
Segment assets(1)
Accounts receivable, net 26,689 11,201 N/A -- 37,890
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(1)The Company reviews its consolidated balance sheet and reviews only
accounts receivable on a segment basis.
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Revenues
Total external revenues for reportable segments $40,527 $33,110 $69,306 $64,467
Intersegment revenues for reportable segments 1,304 873 2,025 2,518
Other revenues 458 4 458 10
Elimination of intersegment revenues (1,304) (873) (2,025) (2,518)
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Total gross consolidated revenues 40,985 33,114 69,764 64,477
Less outside services (4,776) (8,647) (7,733) (12,429)
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Total net revenue $36,209 $24,467 $62,031 $52,048
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Profit or Loss
Total operating profit for reportable segments before $ 2,993 $ 2,851 $ 4,595 $ 5,415
allocations
Overhead allocations expense (1,545) (1,836) (3,033) (2,876)
Unallocated overhead (258) 69 (229) (138)
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Total operating profit after allocations 1,190 1,084 1,333 2,401
Interest income 151 125 319 219
Interest expense (304) (317) (597) (648)
Equity in earnings of affiliates -- 16 15 34
Minority interest income (expense) (2) (148) 20 (183)
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Income before provision for income taxes $ 1,035 $ 760 $ 1,090 $ 1,823
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Assets
Accounts receivable for reportable segments $44,755 $37,890
Other current assets 13,518 10,867
Net property and equipment at cost 16,576 15,429
Goodwill, net of amortization 14,904 13,922
Other assets 9,918 13,773
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Total consolidated assets $99,671 $91,881
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ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results Of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing
elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Certain statements in this
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations," including statements regarding the
Company's beliefs, expectations or strategies regarding the
future, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the
heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1997 (the "1997 Form 10-K"), that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Current Year-to-Date ended June 30, 1998 versus Prior Year-to-Date ended June
30, 1997.
Net Revenue: Net revenue for the first six months of 1998 totaled $62,031,000 a
19.2% increase from $52,048,000 for the first six months of 1997. At the end of
the first quarter of 1997, the Company divested its laboratory subsidiary,
Columbia Analytical Services, Inc. (CAS); a reportable segment. CAS contributed
$4,904,000 to net revenue in the first quarter of 1997. Excluding net revenue
contributed by CAS in the first quarter of 1997, net revenue from continuing
operations actually increased 31.6% in the first six months of 1998 from
$47,144,000 in the same period in 1997. The increase in net revenue was
primarily due to a 107.0% increase in net revenue from EMCON's Operations and
Construction (EOC) reportable segment as the demand for its services continued
to increase. This was offset by a 5.5% decrease in net revenue from the
Professional Services Division reportable segment (PSD) due to unanticipated
project delays, unusually severe weather conditions and the impact from the
contraction of the PSD's West Coast operations throughout the course of 1997 and
the first six months of 1998.
Direct Expenses: Direct expenses include compensation for billable hours for
technical and professional staff and other project related expenses, as well as
direct labor and materials for in-house testing and construction activities.
Direct expenses for the first six months of 1998 totaled $35,801,000, a 44.3%
increase compared to direct expenses of $24,812,000 during the first six months
of 1997. Excluding the impact of CAS (which incurred direct expenses of
$2,267,000 in the first quarter of 1997) direct expenses increased 58.8% from
$22,545,000 in the first six months of 1997. As a percentage of net revenue,
direct expenses as reported increased from 47.7% in the first six months of 1997
to 57.7% in the first six months of 1998. The increase was due in large part to
a shift in business mix resulting from the divestiture of CAS, the contraction
of the PSD reportable segment and the continued expansion of the EOC reportable
segment.
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Indirect Expenses: Indirect expenses include salary compensation for nonbillable
hours of professional, technical and administrative staff and general
administrative expenses such as rent, bonuses, benefits, insurance, legal,
depreciation and amortization. Indirect expenses for the first six months of
1998 totaled $24,897,000, a 2.0% decrease compared to indirect expenses of
$25,403,000 for the first six months of 1997. Excluding the impact of CAS (which
incurred indirect expenses of $2,529,000 in the first quarter of 1997) indirect
expenses during the first six months of 1998 increased 8.8% from $22,874,000
during the first six months of 1997. As a percentage of net revenue, indirect
expenses decreased from 48.8% in the first six months of 1997 (48.5% after
excluding the impact of CAS) to 40.1% in the first six months of 1998. The
decrease was due in part to the above-noted shift in business mix, the expansion
of the EOC reportable segment, the contraction of the PSD reportable segment and
the continued positive impact of cost containment measures.
Adjustment of Restructuring Accrual: During the first quarter of 1997, the
Company reversed an accrual of $75,000 made as part of the restructuring actions
taken in the fourth quarter of 1996. The year end accrual was revised to reflect
lower than anticipated costs associated with the abandonment and subsequent
sublease of certain office space.
Loss on Disposition of Laboratory: During the first quarter of 1997, the Company
completed the sale of CAS to the employees of CAS for $4,000,000 in cash, CAS'
promissory notes for $3,219,000 ("CAS Notes") and a continuing preferred stock
interest in CAS valued at $500,000. The Company paid $206,000 in cash to CAS for
retired employee contracts and for accelerated vesting of stock options and
other non vested stock rights. In anticipation of completing the sale, the
Company recognized impairment in the value of its investment in CAS of
$3,327,000 at the end of 1996. As a result of several pre closing adjustments,
the Company recognized an additional loss on disposition of CAS in the first
quarter of 1997 of $333,000.
Gain on Sale of Assets: During the first quarter of 1997, the Company completed
the sale of one of its landfill gas-to-energy projects, including the related
leasehold production rights and associated machinery and equipment. The Company
recognized a gain on disposition of the project in the first quarter of 1997, of
$826,000.
Income From Operations: Income from operations for the first six months of 1998
was $1,333,000, a 44.5% decrease compared to $2,401,000 during the comparable
period last year. Income from operations, as a percent of net revenue decreased
to 2.1% for the first six months of 1998 from 4.6% in the comparable period in
1997.
Interest Income: The Company recorded interest income of $319,000 in the first
six months of 1998 compared to $219,000 in the first six months of 1997. The
increase in interest income in the first six months of 1998 compared to the
first six months of 1997 was primarily due to the recognition of interest income
on the CAS Notes.
Interest Expense. The Company incurred interest expense of $597,000 in the first
six months of 1998 compared to $648,000 in the first six months of 1997.
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Quarters Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997
Net Revenue. Net revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, totaled
$36,209,000, a 48.0% increase from net revenue of $24,467,000 for the second
quarter of 1997. The increase in net revenue was primarily due to a 133.7%
increase in net revenue from EMCON's Operations and Construction Division (EOC)
reportable segment as the demand for its services continues to expand. This was
offset by a 1.6% decrease in net revenue from the PSD reportable segment due to
continued project delays, and the impact from the contraction of the PSD's West
Coast operations throughout the course of 1997 and the first six months of 1998.
Direct Expenses. Direct expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, totaled
$21,979,000, an 80.1% increase from $12,206,000 during the second quarter of
1997. As a percentage of net revenue, direct expenses increased from 49.9% in
the second quarter of 1997 to 60.7% in the second quarter of 1998. The increase
was due in large part to a shift in business mix resulting from the divestiture
of CAS, the contraction of the PSD reportable segment and the continued
expansion of the EOC reportable segment.
Indirect Expenses. Indirect expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 totaled
$13,040,000, a 16.7% increase from indirect expenses of $11,177,000 during the
second quarter of 1997. As a percentage of net revenue, indirect expenses
decreased from 45.7% in the second quarter of 1997 to 36.0% in the second
quarter of 1998. The decrease was due in part to the above-noted shift in
business mix, the expansion of the EOC reportable segment, the contraction of
the PSD reportable segment and the continued positive impact of cost containment
measures.
Income From Operations. Income from operations for the quarter ended June 30,
1998, was $1,190,000, a 9.8% increase compared to $1,084,000 during the second
quarter of 1997. Income from operations, as a percent of net revenue decreased
to 3.3% in the second quarter of 1998 from 4.4% in the comparable period in
1997.
Interest Income. The Company recorded interest income of $151,000 in the quarter
ended June 30, 1998 compared to $125,000 in the second quarter of 1997.
Interest Expense. The Company incurred interest expense of $304,000 in the
quarter ended June 30, 1998 compared to $317,000 in the first quarter of 1997.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
During the first six months of 1998, the Company's uses of cash for
non-operating activities primarily consisted of repayment of debt in the amount
of $1,248,000 and additions to property and equipment in the amount of
$2,384,000; mainly computers and field equipment and developed leachate
evaporation system (LES) projects. Net cash provided by operating activities
during the period was $261,000.
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In conjunction with the acquisition of OWT, the Company entered into a
$20,000,000 secured credit agreement with its existing commercial bank (the
"Credit Agreement"), replacing its previous $10,000,000 unsecured line of
credit. Under the new agreement, the Company borrowed $10,000,000 on a term loan
basis with interest at a managed rate not to exceed the prime rate. Principal is
to be amortized over seven years with any unpaid amounts due and payable on June
30, 2001. In April 1997, following the infusion of cash upon the sale of CAS,
the Company prepaid, on an accelerated basis, $3,000,000 of the then outstanding
principal balance of the term loan. The remaining $10,000,000 under the Credit
Agreement is available for working capital purposes (with up to $5,000,000 also
being available for non-working capital purposes). The line of credit component
of the Credit Agreement expires on August 27, 1998. The Company expects to renew
the line of credit component of the Credit Agreement prior to its expiration.
The Credit Agreement contains provisions with respect to the payment of
dividends and the level of capital expenditures and requires the maintenance of
specific levels of working capital, tangible net worth and continued quarterly
profitability.
The Company believes that its cash on hand and cash generated from operations,
together with its available bank financing will be sufficient to meet the
Company's capital needs for at least the next twelve months.
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EMCON
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Items 1. - 3. Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders
On May 28, 1998, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EMCON was held at 1921
Ringwood Ave., San Jose, California. Of the 8,572,862 shares outstanding as of
the record date, 7,697,769 shares were present or represented by proxies at the
meeting.
Election of Directors. An election of directors was held with the following
individuals being elected to the Board of Directors:
For Withheld
Douglas P. Crane 6,803,314 894,455
Eugene M. Herson 7,137,548 560,221
Richard A. Peluso 7,143,053 554,716
Donald R. Kerstetter 6,801,098 896,671
Peter Vardy 6,803,798 893,971
Franklin J. Agardy 6,800,855 896,914
Approval of 1998 Stock Option Plan. The shareholders voted to approve the 1998
Stock Option Plan. The proposal received 2,770,870 votes for, 2,753,927 votes
against, 160,888 abstentions and 2,012,084 broker non-votes.
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors. The shareholders voted to
ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as EMCON's independent auditors for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 1998. The proposal received 7,589,152 votes
for, 91,388 votes against, and 17,229 abstentions.
Item 5. Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports
(a) Exhibits - See Index to Exhibits on Page 18
(b) Reports on Form 8-K - No reports on Form 8-K were filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission during the quarter
ended June 30, 1998.
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EMCON
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 27, 1998 EMCON
\s\ R. Michael Momboisse
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R. MICHAEL MOMBOISSE
Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President - Legal, and Secretary
(Duly authorized and principal
financial and accounting officer)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Sequentially
Exhibit Numbered
Number Page
- -------------- --------------
2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement dated January 30, *
1996, among Organic Waste Technologies, Inc.
("OWT"), Registrant and the selling
shareholders and option holders of OWT,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 of
the Current Report on Form 8-K dated March
14, 1996, (the "March 1996 8-K").
2.2 Asset Purchase Agreement between Yolo *
Energy Partners, Inc., Yolo Landfill Gas
Corporation, EMCON, Yolo Neo LLC, and
Minnesota Methane LLC dated December 31,
1996, incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.20 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (the
"1996 10-K").
2.3 Acquisition Agreement between EMCON and *
its wholly owned subsidiary, Monterey
Landfill Gas Corporation, and Biomass Energy
Partners V, L.P., dated March 6, 1997,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.22
of the 1996 10-K.
2.4 Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 4, *
1997 among Registrant, Columbia Analytical
Services, Inc. (`CAS"), Northwest Trust as
trustee of the CAS Employee Stock Ownership
Trust and certain senior management employees
of CAS, incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 2.4 of the Registrant's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 1997 (the "March 1997 10-Q").
2.5 Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 30, *
1997 among Registrant, OWT, National Earth
Products, Inc. ("NEP") and the selling
stockholders of NEP, incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 2.5 of the March 1997
10-Q.
2.6 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among *
Registrant, Advanced Analytical Solutions,
Inc. ("A2S") and certain other parties dated
April 3, 1998, incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 2.6 of the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
1998 (the "March 1998 10-Q").
3.1 Articles of Incorporation, as amended, *
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of
the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 33-16337) effective
September 16, 1987 (the "Form S-1
Registration Statement").
3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Restated Articles *
of Incorporation as filed on May 24, 1988,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 of
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1988 (the "1988
10-K").
3.3 Certificate of Amendment of Restated Articles *
of Incorporation as filed on June 4, 1991,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1991 (the "June
1991 10-Q").
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Exhibit Numbered
Number INDEX TO EXHIBITS (Continued) Page
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3.3 Bylaws, as amended, incorporated by reference *
from Exhibit 4.2 of the June 1991 10-Q.
10.1 EMCON 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan and *(1)
Amendment, incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.15 of the Form S-1 Registration
Statement.
10.2 Form of Agreement pursuant to Salary *(1)
Continuation Plan, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.17 of the Form S-1
Registration Statement.
10.3 Schedule identifying Agreements pursuant to *(1)
Salary Continuation Plan between Registrant
and certain employees, incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 (the
"1997 10-K").
10.4 Form of Indemnity Agreement between the *
Registrant and each of the Registrant's
officers and directors, incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.20 of the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988 (the
"1988 10-K").
10.5 EMCON 1988 Stock Option Plan, amended by *(1)
shareholder approval on May 25, 1994,
including form of Nonqualified Stock Option
Agreement (Outside Directors), incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 10.9 of
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1994
(the "June 30, 1994 10-Q").
10.6 EMCON Employee Stock Purchase Plan *(1)
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10
of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30,
1995.
10.7 EMCON Restricted Stock Plan incorporated *(1)
by reference from Exhibit 10.15 of the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1990.
10.8 EMCON Deferred Compensation Plan effective *(1)
January 1, 1994, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.12 of the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1993 (the "1993 10-K").
10.9 Trust Agreement for the EMCON Deferred *(1)
Compensation Plan and Salary Continuation
Plan Trust dated February 19, 1994, between
Registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13
of the 1993 10-K.
10.10 Agreement between Eugene M. Herson and *(1)
Registrant dated November 30, 1995,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21
of Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
(the "1995 10-K").
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Exhibit Numbered
Number INDEX TO EXHIBITS (Continued) Page
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10.12 Credit Agreement between The Bank of *
California, N.A. and Registrant dated
February 29, 1996, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.2 of the March 1996 8-K.
10.13 Security Agreement between The Bank of *
California, N.A. and Registrant dated
February 29, 1996, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.3 of the March 1996 8-K.
10.14 Pledge Agreement between The Bank of *
California, N.A. and Registrant dated
February 29, 1996, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.4 of the March 1996 8-K.
10.15 Eurodollar Rate Option Agreement between The *
Bank of California, N.A. and Registrant dated
February 29, 1996, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.5 of the March 1996 8-K.
10.16 Fixed Rate Amortization Option Agreement *
between The Bank of California, N.A. and
Registrant dated February 29, 1996,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6
of the March 1996 8-K.
10.17 Note Agreement among the Registrant, OWT, and *
certain employees of OWT , incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the March 1996
8-K.
10.18 Rescission and Reformation Agreement dated *
effective November 1, 1996 among EMCON, OWT,
and certain employees of OWT, incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.18 of the 1996
10-K.
10.19 New Note Agreement dated effective November *
1, 1996 among EMCON, OWT and certain
employees of OWT, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.19 of the 1996 10-K.
10.20 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated *
effective January 27, 1997 among EMCON and
Union Bank of California, N.A. (formerly
known as The Bank of California, N.A.),
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21
of the 1996 10-K.
10.21 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated *
effective March 27, 1997 among EMCON and
Union Bank of California, N.A. (formerly
known as The Bank of California, N.A.),
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23
of the 1996 10-K.
10.22 Convertible Notes dated April 30, 1997 issued *
by EMCON to Dennis Grimm and Charles Gearhart
in the principal amounts of $400,798.40 and
$399,201.60, respectively, incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.22 of the March
1997 10-Q.
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Exhibit Numbered
Number INDEX TO EXHIBITS (Continued) Page
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10.23 Lease Agreement dated April 4, 1997, between *
EMCON and Columbia Analytical Services, Inc.,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23
of the March 1997 10-Q.
10.24 Amendment 1997-I to EMCON Deferred *(1)
Compensation Plan dated effective February
22, 1997, incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.24 of the Registrant's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 1997 (the "June 30, 1997
10-Q").
10.25 Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated *
effective June 24, 1997 among EMCON and Union
Bank of California, N.A., incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.25 of the June 30,
1997 10-Q.
10.26 Amended and Restated Agreement between Eugene *(1)
M. Herson and Registrant dated November 3,
1997, incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.26 of the 1997 10-K.
10.27 Amended and Restated Agreement between R. *(1)
Michael Momboisse and Registrant dated
November 3, 1997, incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.27 of the 1997 10-K.
10.28 Deferred Compensation Plan, Amended and *(1)
Restated effective January 1, 1998,
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.28
of the 1997 10-K.
10.29 Registration Rights Agreement among *
Registrant, and the former shareholders of
A2S dated April 3, 1998, incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.29 of the March
1998 10-Q.
10.30 Secured Promissory Note of Timothy M. Keaten *
dated April 3, 1998, in the principal amount
of $225,000, incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.30 of the March 1998 10-Q.
10.31 EMCON 1998 Stock Option Plan, with standard 22
form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement,
Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement and
Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (outside
Director Option) attached.
10.32 Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement among 76(1)
Registrant and Union Bank of California dated
June 1, 1998.
27 Financial Data Schedule, included herein. 81
* Incorporated by reference
(1) Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be
filed as an exhibit to this form pursuant to Item 14(c) of the instructions
to Form 10-K.
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EXHIBIT 10.31
EMCON
1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN.
1.1 Establishment. The EMCON 1998 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") is hereby established effective as of the date of its approval by the
shareholders of the Company (the "Effective Date").
1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the
interests of the Participating Company Group and its shareholders by providing
an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the
Participating Company Group and by motivating such persons to contribute to the
growth and profitability of the Participating Company Group.
1.3 Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until the
earlier of its termination by the Board or the date on which all of the shares
of Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all
restrictions on such shares under the terms of the Plan and the agreements
evidencing Options granted under the Plan have lapsed. However, all Incentive
Stock Options shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the
earlier of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or the date the Plan is
duly approved by the shareholders of the Company.
2. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
2.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms
shall have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. If
one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan,
"Board" also means such Committee(s).
(b) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
(c) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee or other
committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such
powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee
have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of
the Board granted herein, including, without limitation, the power to amend or
terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable limitations imposed by law.
(d) "Company" means EMCON, a California corporation, or any
successor corporation thereto.
(e) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor,
engaged by a Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee
or a Director.
(f) "Director" means a member of the Board or of the board of
directors of any other Participating Company.
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(g) "Disability" means the permanent and total disability of
the Optionee within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(h) "Employee" means any person treated as an employee
(including an officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the
records of a Participating Company and, with respect to any Incentive Stock
Option granted to such person, who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of
the Code; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a
director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the
Plan. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its
discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and
the effective date of such individual's employment or termination of employment,
as the case may be. For purposes of an individual's rights, if any, under the
Plan as of the time of the Company's determination, all such determinations by
the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that the
Company or any governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination.
(i) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
(j) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of Stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion, or by the Company, in its sole discretion, if such determination is
expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following: (i) If, on
such date, there is a public market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock (or the mean of
the closing bid and asked prices of a share of Stock if the Stock is so quoted
instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq Small-Cap Market or
such other national or regional securities exchange or market system
constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in the Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date
does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such securities exchange
or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established
shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded prior to the relevant
date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its
sole discretion. (ii) If, on such date, there is no public market for the Stock,
the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Board
without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms,
will never lapse.
(k) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to be
(as set forth in the Option Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.
(l) "Insider" means an officer or a Director of the Company or
any other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
(m) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended
to be (as set forth in the Option Agreement) or which does not qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option.
(n) "Option" means a right to purchase Stock (subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 4.2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Plan, including an Outside Director Option. An Option may be either an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
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(o) "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions of
the Option granted to the Optionee and any shares acquired upon the exercise
thereof.
(p) "Optionee" means a person who has been granted one or more
Options.
(q) "Outside Director" means a Director of the Company who is
not an Employee or an individual who performs services, whether as an employee,
partner, principal, sole proprietor, director, trustee, independent contractor,
or consultant of any entity which owns more than five percent (5%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.
(r) "Outside Director Option" means an Option granted to an
Outside Director pursuant to Section 7 below. Outside Director Options shall be
Nonstatutory Stock Options.
(s) "Parent Corporation" means any present or future "parent
corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(t) "Participating Company" means the Company or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.
(u) "Participating Company Group" means, at any point in time,
all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.
(v) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.
(w) "Section 162(m)" means Section 162(m) of the Code.
(x) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(y) "Service" means an Optionee's employment or service with
the Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a
Director or a Consultant. An Optionee's Service shall not be deemed to have
terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Optionee
renders Service to the Participating Company Group or a change in the
Participating Company for which the Optionee renders such Service, provided that
there is no interruption or termination of the Optionee's Service. Furthermore,
an Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group shall not be deemed
to have terminated if the Optionee takes any military leave, sick leave, or
other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company; provided, however,
that if any such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, on the ninety-first (91st) day
of such leave the Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated unless
the Optionee's right to return to Service with the Participating Company Group
is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, a leave of absence shall
not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under the
Optionee's Option Agreement. An Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have
terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the corporation
for which the Optionee performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company.
Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine
whether an Optionee's Service has terminated and the effective date of such
termination.
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(z) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted
from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2.
(aa) "Subsidiary Corporation" means any present or future
"subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
(bb) "Ten Percent Owner Optionee" means an Optionee who, at
the time an Option is granted to the Optionee, owns stock possessing more than
ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
a Participating Company within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.
2.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the
singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use
of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly
requires otherwise.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
3.1 Administration by the Board. The Plan shall be administered by
the Board. All questions of interpretation of the Plan or of any Option shall be
determined by the Board, and such determinations shall be final and binding upon
all persons having an interest in the Plan or such Option. Any officer of a
Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election which
is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided
the officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right,
obligation, determination or election.
3.2 Administration with Respect to Insiders. With respect to
participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity
security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange
Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any,
of Rule 16b-3.
3.3 Committee Complying with Section 162(m). If a Participating
Company is a "publicly held corporation" within the meaning of Section 162(m),
the Board may establish a Committee of "outside directors" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) to approve the grant of any Option which might reasonably be
anticipated to result in the payment of employee remuneration that would
otherwise exceed the limit on employee remuneration deductible for income tax
purposes pursuant to Section 162(m).
3.4 Powers of the Board. In addition to any other powers set forth
in the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have the
full and final power and authority, in its sole discretion: (a) to determine the
persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Options shall be granted and
the number of shares of Stock to be subject to each Option;
(b) to designate Options as Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options;
(c) to determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock or
other property;
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(d) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions
applicable to each Option (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired
upon the exercise thereof, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise price
of the Option, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased upon the exercise
of the Option, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding
obligation arising in connection with the Option or such shares, including by
the withholding or delivery of shares of stock, (iv) the timing, terms and
conditions of the exercisability of the Option or the vesting of any shares
acquired upon the exercise thereof, (v) the time of the expiration of the
Option, (vi) the effect of the Optionee's termination of Service with the
Participating Company Group on any of the foregoing, and (vii) all other terms,
conditions and restrictions applicable to the Option or such shares not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;
(e) to approve one or more forms of Option Agreement;
(f) to amend, modify, extend, cancel, renew, or grant a new
Option in substitution for, any Option or to waive any restrictions or
conditions applicable to any Option or any shares acquired upon the exercise
thereof;
(g) to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the
exercisability of any Option or the vesting of any shares acquired upon the
exercise thereof, including with respect to the period following an Optionee's
termination of Service with the Participating Company Group;
(h) to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and
policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt supplements to, or alternative
versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Board deems
necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to accommodate the tax
policy or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose citizens may be granted
Options; and
(i) to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile
any inconsistency in the Plan or any Option Agreement and to make all other
determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any
Option as the Board may deem advisable to the extent consistent with the Plan
and applicable law.
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.
4.1 Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that
may be issued under the Plan shall be one million (1,000,000) and shall consist
of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination
thereof. If an outstanding Option for any reason expires or is terminated or
canceled, or if shares of Stock are acquired upon the exercise of an Option
subject to a Company repurchase option and are repurchased by the Company at the
Optionee's exercise price, the shares of Stock allocable to the unexercised
portion of such Option or such repurchased shares of Stock shall again be
available for issuance under the Plan.
4.2 Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure. In the event of
any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization,
combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the
Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares
subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Options, in the Section 162(m) Grant
Limit set forth in Section 5.4, to the automatic Outside Director Option grant
provisions set forth in Section 7.1 and in the exercise price per share of any
outstanding Options. If a majority of the shares which are of the same class as
the shares that are subject to outstanding Options are exchanged for, converted
into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event,
as
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defined in Section 9.1) shares of another corporation (the "New Shares"), the
Board may unilaterally amend the outstanding Options to provide that such
Options are exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the
number of shares subject to, and the exercise price per share of, the
outstanding Options shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner as
determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.2
shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number, as determined by the
Board, and in no event may the exercise price of any Option be decreased to an
amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Option. The
adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
5. ELIGIBILITY AND OPTION LIMITATIONS.
5.1 Persons Eligible for Options. Options may be granted only to
Employees, Consultants and Directors. For purposes of the foregoing sentence,
"Employees", "Consultants" and "Directors" shall include prospective Employees,
prospective Consultants and prospective Directors to whom Options are granted in
connection with written offers of employment or other service relationship with
the Participating Company Group. Eligible persons may be granted more than one
(1) Option.
5.2 Option Grant Restrictions. Any person who is not an Employee on
the effective date of the grant of an Option to such person may be granted only
a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option granted to a prospective
Employee upon the condition that such person become an Employee shall be deemed
granted effective on the date such person commences Service as an Employee with
a Participating Company, with an exercise price determined as of such date in
accordance with Section 6.1. An Outside Director Option may be granted only to a
person who at the time of grant is an Outside Director.
5.3 Fair Market Value Limitation. To the extent that options
designated as Incentive Stock Options (granted under all stock option plans of
the Participating Company Group, including the Plan) become exercisable by an
Optionee for the first time during any calendar year for stock having an
aggregate Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such amount shall be
treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 5.3, options
designated as Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of stock shall be
determined as of the time the option with respect to such stock is granted. If
the Code is amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in
this Section 5.3, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein
effective as of the date and with respect to such Options as required or
permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive
Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the
limitation set forth in this Section 5.3, the Optionee may designate which
portion of such Option the Optionee is exercising. In the absence of such
designation, the Optionee shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock
Option portion of the Option first. Separate certificates representing each such
portion shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option.
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5.4 Section 162(m) Grant Limit. Subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 4.2, at any such time as a Participating Company is a "publicly held
corporation" within the meaning of Section 162(m), no Employee shall be granted
one or more Options within any fiscal year of the Company which in the aggregate
are for the purchase of more than one hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000)
shares (the "Section 162(m) Grant Limit"). An Option which is canceled in the
same fiscal year of the Company in which it was granted shall continue to be
counted against the Section 162(m) Grant Limit for such period.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
Options shall be evidenced by Option Agreements specifying the
number of shares of Stock covered thereby, in such form as the Board shall from
time to time establish. No Option or purported Option shall be a valid and
binding obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Option
Agreement. Option Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan
by reference and, except as otherwise set forth in Section 7 with respect to
Outside Director Options, shall comply with and be subject to the following
terms and conditions:
6.1 Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Option shall be
established in the sole discretion of the Board; provided, however, that (a) the
exercise price per share for an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than
the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the
Option, (b) the exercise price per share for a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall
be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option, and (c) no Incentive
Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner Optionee shall have an exercise
price per share less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market
Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a
Nonstatutory Stock Option) may be granted with an exercise price lower than the
minimum exercise price set forth above if such Option is granted pursuant to an
assumption or substitution for another option in a manner qualifying under the
provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.
6.2 Exercise Period. Options shall be exercisable at such time or
times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions,
performance criteria, and restrictions as shall be determined by the Board and
set forth in the Option Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however,
that (a) no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of
ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of such Option, (b) no
Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner Optionee shall be
exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of
grant of such Option, and (c) no Option granted to a prospective Employee,
prospective Consultant or prospective Director may become exercisable prior to
the date on which such person commences Service with a Participating Company.
Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Board in the grant
of an Option, any Option granted hereunder shall have a term of five (5) years
from the effective date of the grant of the Option.
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6.3 Payment of Exercise Price.
(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise
provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Stock
being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check, or
cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership,
of shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as
determined by the Company without regard to any restrictions on transferability
applicable to such stock by reason of federal or state securities laws or
agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than the exercise
price, (iii) by the assignment of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to
some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option
(including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the
provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (a "Cashless Exercise"), (iv) provided
that the Optionee is an Employee, by the Optionee's promissory note in a form
approved by the Company, (v) by such other consideration as may be approved by
the Board from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (vi)
by any combination thereof. The Board may at any time or from time to time, by
adoption of or by amendment to the standard forms of Option Agreement described
in Section 8, or by other means, grant Options which do not permit all of the
foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or
which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.
(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration.
(i) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation of the
ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender or attestation to the
ownership of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law,
regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock.
Unless otherwise provided by the Board, an Option may not be exercised by tender
to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such
shares either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months or
were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.
(ii) Cashless Exercise. The Company reserves, at any and
all times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to
establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the
exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise.
(iii) Payment by Promissory Note. No promissory note
shall be permitted if the exercise of an Option using a promissory note would be
a violation of any law. Any permitted promissory note shall be on such terms as
the Board shall determine at the time the Option is granted. The Board shall
have the authority to permit or require the Optionee to secure any promissory
note used to exercise an Option with the shares of Stock acquired upon the
exercise of the Option or with other collateral acceptable to the Company.
Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if the Company at any time is subject to
the regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or any other governmental entity affecting the extension of credit in
connection with the Company's securities, any promissory note shall comply with
such applicable regulations, and the Optionee shall pay the unpaid principal and
accrued interest, if any, to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable
regulations.
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6.4 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to deduct from the shares of Stock issuable upon the exercise of an
Option, or to accept from the Optionee the tender of, a number of whole shares
of Stock having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all
or any part of the federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, required by
law to be withheld by the Participating Company Group with respect to such
Option or the shares acquired upon the exercise thereof. Alternatively or in
addition, in its sole discretion, the Company shall have the right to require
the Optionee, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, including
by means of a Cashless Exercise, to make adequate provision for any such tax
withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group arising in connection
with the Option or the shares acquired upon the exercise thereof. The Company
shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the Participating
Company Group's tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Optionee.
6.5 Effect of Termination of Service.
(a) Option Exercisability. Subject to earlier termination of
the Option as otherwise provided herein, an Option shall be exercisable after an
Optionee's termination of Service as follows:
(i) Disability. If the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group is terminated because of the Disability of the
Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on
which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or
the Optionee's guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the
expiration of six (6) months (or such longer period of time as determined by the
Board, in its sole discretion) after the date on which the Optionee's Service
terminated, but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the
Option's term as set forth in the Option Agreement evidencing such Option (the
"Option Expiration Date").
(ii) Death. If the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group is terminated because of the death of the Optionee,
the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the
Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee's legal
representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by
reason of the Optionee's death at any time prior to the expiration of six (6)
months (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion) after the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in
any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Optionee's Service shall
be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Optionee dies within one
(1) month after the Optionee's termination of Service.
(iii) Other Termination of Service. If the Optionee's
Service with the Participating Company Group terminates for any reason, except
Disability, death or Cause, as provided in Section 6.5(d) below, the Option, to
the extent unexercised and exercisable by the Optionee on the date on which the
Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee within one (1)
month (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion) after the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in
any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
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(b) Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the exercise of an Option within the applicable time periods
set forth in Section 6.5(a) is prevented by the provisions of Section 12 below,
the Option shall remain exercisable until one (1) month after the date the
Optionee is notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in any
event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
(c) Extension if Optionee Subject to Section 16(b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set
forth in Section 6.5(a) of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would
subject the Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option
shall remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day
following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Optionee would no
longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day
after the Optionee's termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration
Date.
7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OUTSIDE DIRECTOR OPTIONS.
Outside Director Options shall be evidenced by Option Agreements
specifying the number of shares of Stock covered thereby, in such form as the
Board shall from time to time establish. Such Option Agreements may incorporate
all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be
subject to the following terms and conditions:
7.1 Automatic Grant. Outside Director Options shall be granted
automatically and without further action of the Board, as follows:
(a) Annual Option Grant. Effective upon the completion of each
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company which occurs on or after the
Effective Date (an "Annual Meeting"), each person who is the serving as an
Outside Director shall be granted an Option to purchase two thousand (2,000)
shares of Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2.
(b) Right to Decline Outside Director Option. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any person may elect not to receive an Outside Director Option by
delivering written notice of such election to the Board no later than the day
prior to the date such Outside Director Option would otherwise be granted. A
person so declining an Outside Director Option shall receive no payment or other
consideration in lieu of such declined Outside Director Option. A person who has
declined an Outside Director Option may revoke such election by delivering
written notice of such revocation to the Board no later than the day prior to
the date such Outside Director Option would be granted pursuant to this Section
7.1.
7.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock subject
to an Outside Director Option shall be the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock
on the date the Outside Director Option is granted.
7.3 Exercise Period. Each Outside Director Option shall terminate
and cease to be exercisable on the date five (5) years after the date of grant
of the Outside Director Option unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms
of the Plan or the Option Agreement.
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7.4 Right to Exercise Outside Director Options. Except as otherwise
provided in the Plan or in the Option Agreement, each Outside Director Option
shall become fully vested and exercisable on the first day of the January
immediately following the date of grant, provided the Optionee's Service has not
terminated prior to such date.
7.5 Effect of Termination of Service on Outside Director Options.
(a) Option Exercisability. Subject to earlier termination of
the Outside Director Option as otherwise provided herein, if the Optionee's
Service with the Participating Company Group terminates for any reason,
including the Disability or death of the Optionee, the Outside Director Option,
to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Optionee's
Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or the Optionee's
guardian, legal representative or other person who acquired the right to
exercise the Outside Director Option by reason of the Optionee's death) at any
time prior to the expiration of two (2) years after the date on which the
Optionee's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option
Expiration Date.
(b) Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the exercise of an Outside Director Option within the
applicable time periods set forth in Section 7.5(a) is prevented by the
provisions of Section 12 below, the Outside Director Option shall remain
exercisable until three (3) months after the date the Optionee is notified by
the Company that the Outside Director Option is exercisable, but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date.
(c) Extension if Optionee Subject to Section 16(b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set
forth in Section 6.5(a) of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Outside
Director Option would subject the Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act, the Outside Director Option shall remain exercisable until the
earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day following the date on which a sale
of such shares by the Optionee would no longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the
one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day after the Optionee's termination of
Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration Date.
8. STANDARD FORMS OF OPTION AGREEMENT.
8.1 Incentive Stock Options. Unless otherwise provided by the Board
at the time the Option is granted, an Option designated as an "Incentive Stock
Option" shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in the appropriate form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement adopted by the Board
concurrently with its adoption of the Plan and as amended from time to time.
8.2 Nonstatutory Stock Options (Other than Outside Director
Option). Unless otherwise provided by the Board at the time the Option is
granted, an Option designated as a "Nonstatutory Stock Option" (other than an
Outside Director Option) shall comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the appropriate form of Nonstatutory Stock Option
Agreement adopted by the Board concurrently with its adoption of the Plan and as
amended from time to time.
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8.3 Outside Director Option. Each Outside Director Option shall
comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
appropriate form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement (Outside Director
Option) adopted by the Board concurrently with its adoption of the Plan and as
amended from time to time.
8.4 Authority to Vary Terms. The Board shall have the authority
from time to time to vary the terms of any of the standard forms of Option
Agreement described in this Section 8 either in connection with the grant or
amendment of an individual Option or in connection with the authorization of a
new standard form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of
any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Option Agreement are
not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.
9. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
9.1 Definitions. The following terms shall have their respective
meanings set forth below:
(a) An "Ownership Change Event" shall be deemed to have
occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:
(i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single
or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company;
(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a
party;
(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iv) a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.
(b) A "Change in Control" shall mean an Ownership Change Event
or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the "Transaction")
wherein the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do
not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock
immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to
which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "Transferee
Corporation(s)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest
resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which,
as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee
Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more
subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether
multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple
Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
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9.2 Effect of Change in Control on Options. In the event of a
Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing
corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the "Acquiring
Corporation"), may either assume the Company's rights and obligations under
outstanding Options or substitute for outstanding Options substantially
equivalent options for the Acquiring Corporation's stock. For purposes of this
Section 9.2, an Option shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in
Control, the Option confers the right to purchase in accordance with its terms
and conditions, for each share of Stock subject to the Option immediately prior
to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other
securities or property) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective
date of the Change in Control was entitled. The Board may, in its sole
discretion, provide in any Option Agreement (other than an agreement evidencing
an Outside Director Option) that, in the event of a Change in Control, the
exercisability and vesting of the outstanding Option shall accelerate upon such
circumstances and to such extent as specified in such Option Agreement. In the
event of a Change in Control, any unexercisable or unvested portion of each
Outside Director Option shall be immediately exercisable and vested in full as
of the date ten (10) days prior to the date of the Change in Control. The
exercise or vesting of any Option that is permissible solely by reason of the
foregoing provisions related to a Change in Control shall be conditioned upon
the consummation of the Change in Control. Any Options which are neither assumed
or substituted for by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with the Change in
Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change in Control shall terminate
and cease to be outstanding effective as of the date of the Change in Control.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject
to the outstanding Options immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event
described in Section 9.1(a)(i) constituting a Change in Control is the surviving
or continuing corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock
is held by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an
affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without
regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the outstanding Options
shall not terminate unless the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.
10. PROVISION OF INFORMATION.
Each Optionee shall be given access to information concerning the
Company equivalent to that information generally made available to the Company's
common shareholders.
11. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS.
During the lifetime of the Optionee, an Option shall be exercisable
only by the Optionee or the Optionee's guardian or legal representative. No
Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Optionee, except by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be assignable or transferable to the extent
permitted by the Board and set forth in the Option Agreement evidencing such
Option.
12. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW.
The grant of Options and the issuance of shares of Stock upon
exercise of Options shall be subject to compliance with all applicable
requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities.
Options may not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise
would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign
securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock
exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition,
no Option may be exercised unless (a) a registration statement under the
Securities Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in effect with
respect to the shares
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issuable upon exercise of the Option or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to
the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be issued in
accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from
any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the
Company's legal 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. As a condition to the exercise of any Option, the
Company may require the Optionee to satisfy any qualifications that may be
necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or
regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as
may be requested by the Company.
13. INDEMNIFICATION.
In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may
have as members of the Board or officers or employees of the Participating
Company Group, members of the Board and any officers or employees of the
Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for the Board or the
Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable
expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred in
connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection
with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason
of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or
any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement
thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel
selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any
such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it
shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable
for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided,
however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit
or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the
opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.
14. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF PLAN.
The Board may terminate or amend the Plan at any time. However,
subject to changes in applicable law, regulations or rules that would permit
otherwise, without the approval of the Company's shareholders, there shall be
(a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be
issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Section 4.2),
(b) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock
Options, and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of
the Company's shareholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule. In any
event, no termination or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any then
outstanding Option or any unexercised portion thereof, without the consent of
the Optionee, unless such termination or amendment is required to enable an
Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option or is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company
certifies that the foregoing EMCON 1998 Stock Option Plan was duly adopted by
the Board on February 5, 1998.
/s/ R. Michael Momboisse
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PLAN HISTORY
February 5, 1998 Board adopts Plan, with an initial share reserve
of 1,000,000 shares.
May 28, 1998 Shareholders approve Plan, with an initial share reserve
of 1,000,000 shares.
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STANDARD FORM OF
EMCON
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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EMCON
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Option Agreement")
is made and entered into as of ______________ , 199__ , by and between EMCON and
________________________________ (the "Optionee").
The Company has granted to the Optionee pursuant to the EMCON
1998 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") an option to purchase certain shares of
Stock, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Option Agreement (the
"Option"). The Option shall in all respects be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall
have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a) "Date of Option Grant" means ___________________ , 199 __
.
(b) "Number of Option Shares" means ________________ shares of
Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.
(c) "Exercise Price" means $ _______________ per share of
Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.
(d) "Initial Vesting Date" means the date occurring one (1)
year after (check one):
TM the Date of Option Grant.
TM ________________ , 199 __ , the date the Optionee's
Service commenced.
(e) "Option Expiration Date" means the date five (5) years
after the Date of Option Grant.
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(f) "Vested Percentage" means, on any relevant date, except as
otherwise provided herein, the percentage determined as follows:
Vested Percentage
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Prior to Initial Vesting Date 0%
On Initial Vesting Date, provided the
Optionee's Service has not terminated
prior to such date 25%
Plus:
For each full year of the Optionee's continuous Service from
the Initial Vesting Date until the Vested Percentage equals
100%, an additional 25%
(g) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. If
one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan,
"Board" shall also mean such Committee(s).
(h) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
(i) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee or other
committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such
powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee
have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of
the Board granted in the Plan, including, without limitation, the power to amend
or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable limitations imposed by law.
(j) "Company" means EMCON, a California corporation, or any
successor corporation thereto.
(k) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor,
engaged by a Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee
or a Director.
(l) "Director" means a member of the Board or of the board of
directors of any other Participating Company.
(m) "Disability" means the permanent and total disability of
the Optionee within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
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(n) "Employee" means any person treated as an employee
(including an officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the
records of a Participating Company and who is an employee for purposes of
Section 422 of the Code; provided, however, that neither service as a Director
nor payment of a director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for
this purpose. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of
its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee
and the effective date of such individual's employment or termination of
employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual's rights, if any,
under the Plan as of the time of the Company's determination, all such
determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive,
notwithstanding that the Company or any governmental agency subsequently makes a
contrary determination.
(o) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
(p) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion, or by the Company, in its sole discretion, if such determination is
expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following:
(i) If, on such date, there is a public market for the
Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing sale price
of a share of Stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices of a share
of Stock if the Stock is so quoted instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market, the Nasdaq Small-Cap Market or such other national or regional
securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the
Stock, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the
Stock has traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on which
the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the
Stock was so traded prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as
shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.
(ii) If, on such date, there is no public market for the
Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the
Board without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its
terms, will never lapse.
(q) "Insider" means an officer or a Director of the Company or
any other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
(r) "Parent Corporation" means any present or future "parent
corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(s) "Participating Company" means the Company or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.
(t) "Participating Company Group" means, at any point in time,
all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.
(u) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.
(v) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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(w) "Service" means the Optionee's employment or service with
the Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a
Director or a Consultant. The Optionee's Service shall not be deemed to have
terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Optionee
renders Service to the Participating Company Group or a change in the
Participating Company for which the Optionee renders such Service, provided that
there is no interruption or termination of the Optionee's Service. Furthermore,
the Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group shall not be deemed
to have terminated if the Optionee takes any military leave, sick leave, or
other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company; provided, however,
that if any such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, on the ninety-first (91st) day
of such leave the Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated unless
the Optionee's right to return to Service with the Participating Company Group
is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, a leave of absence shall
not be treated as Service for purposes of determining the Optionee's Vested
Percentage. The Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated either
upon an actual termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the
Optionee performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the
foregoing, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the
Optionee's Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.
(x) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted
from time to time in accordance with Section 9.
(y) "Subsidiary Corporation" means any present or future
"subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the
context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the
singular. Use of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
2. TAX CONSEQUENCES.
2.1 Tax Status of Option. This Option is intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, but the
Company does not represent or warrant that this Option qualifies as such. The
Optionee should consult with the Optionee's own tax advisor regarding the tax
effects of this Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income
tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to,
holding period requirements. (NOTE TO OPTIONEE: If the Option is exercised more
than three (3) months after the date on which you cease to be an Employee (other
than by reason of your death or permanent and total disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Option will be treated as a Nonstatutory
Stock Option and not as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent required by
Section 422 of the Code.)
2.2 Fair Market Value Limitation. To the extent that the Option
(together with all Incentive Stock Options granted to the Optionee under all
stock option plans of the Participating Company Group, including the Plan)
becomes exercisable for the first time during any calendar year for shares
having a Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000),
the portion of such options which exceeds such amount will be treated as
Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 2.2, options designated
as Incentive Stock Options are taken into account in the order in which they
were granted, and the Fair Market Value of stock is determined as
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of the time the option with respect to such stock is granted. If the Code is
amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in this
Section 2.2, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein
effective as of the date required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If
the Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory
Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section 2.2,
the Optionee may designate which portion of such Option the Optionee is
exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Optionee shall be deemed to
have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Separate
certificates representing each such portion shall be issued upon the exercise of
the Option. (NOTE TO OPTIONEE: If the aggregate Exercise Price of the Option
(that is, the Exercise Price multiplied by the Number of Option Shares) plus the
aggregate exercise price of any other Incentive Stock Options you hold (whether
granted pursuant to the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Participating
Company Group) is greater than $100,000, you should contact the Chief Financial
Officer of the Company to ascertain whether the entire Option qualifies as an
Incentive Stock Option.)
3. ADMINISTRATION.
All questions of interpretation concerning this Option Agreement
shall be determined by the Board. All determinations by the Board shall be final
and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any officer of a
Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the
officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation,
or election.
4. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION.
4.1 Right to Exercise. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Option shall be exercisable on and after the Initial Vesting Date and prior to
the termination of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an amount not to
exceed the Number of Option Shares multiplied by the Vested Percentage less the
number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option. In no event
shall the Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option
Shares.
4.2 Method of Exercise. Exercise of the Option shall be by written
notice to the Company which must state the election to exercise the Option, the
number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such
other representations and agreements as to the Optionee's investment intent with
respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The written notice must be signed by the Optionee and must be
delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may
permit, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other authorized
representative of the Participating Company Group, prior to the termination of
the Option as set forth in Section 6, accompanied by full payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased. The
Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such
written notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.
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4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.
(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise
provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares
of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by
check, or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of whole shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market
Value (as determined by the Company without regard to any restrictions on
transferability applicable to such stock by reason of federal or state
securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than
the aggregate Exercise Price, (iii) by means of a Cashless Exercise, as defined
in Section 4.3(b), or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing.
(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration.
(i) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender, or attestation to the
ownership, of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law,
regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock. The
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months or were not acquired, directly or
indirectly, from the Company.
(ii) Cashless Exercise. A "Cashless Exercise" means the
assignment in a form acceptable to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan
with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of
the Option pursuant to a program or procedure approved by the Company
(including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the
provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves, at any and all
times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to decline to
approve or terminate any such program or procedure.
4.4 Tax Withholding. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole
or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Optionee
hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the
Optionee, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by
means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums
required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding
obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in
connection with the Option, including, without limitation, obligations arising
upon (i) the exercise, in whole or in part, of the Option, (ii) the transfer, in
whole or in part, of any shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, (iii) the
operation of any law or regulation providing for the imputation of interest, or
(iv) the lapsing of any restriction with respect to any shares acquired upon
exercise of the Option. The Optionee is cautioned that the Option is not
exercisable unless the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company
Group are satisfied. Accordingly, the Optionee may not be able to exercise the
Option when desired even though the Option is vested, and the Company shall have
no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares.
4.5 Certificate Registration. Except in the event the Exercise
Price is paid by means of a Cashless Exercise, the certificate for the shares as
to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the
Optionee, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Optionee.
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4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares. The
grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the
Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of
federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The Option may
not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would
constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities
laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or
market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, the Option
may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities
Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the
shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or (ii) in the opinion of legal
counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be
issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. THE OPTIONEE IS CAUTIONED THAT
THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OPTIONEE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED
EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The inability of the Company to obtain from
any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the
Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any
shares subject to the Option 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. As a condition to the exercise of the
Option, the Company may require the Optionee to satisfy any qualifications that
may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law
or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as
may be requested by the Company.
4.7 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.
5. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF THE OPTION.
The Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee
only by the Optionee or the Optionee's guardian or legal representative and may
not be assigned or transferred in any manner except by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. Following the death of the Optionee, the Option, to
the extent provided in Section 7, may be exercised by the Optionee's legal
representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Optionee's
will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.
6. TERMINATION OF THE OPTION.
The Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised on the
first to occur of (a) the Option Expiration Date, (b) the last date for
exercising the Option following termination of the Optionee's Service as
described in Section 7, or (c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in
Section 8.
7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
7.1 Option Exercisability.
(a) Disability. If the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group is terminated because of the Disability of the
Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on
which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or
the Optionee's guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the
expiration of six
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(6) months after the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in any
event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
(b) Death. If the Optionee's Service with the Participating
Company Group is terminated because of the death of the Optionee, the Option, to
the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Optionee's
Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee's legal representative or
other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the
Optionee's death at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months after the
date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in any event no later than
the Option Expiration Date. The Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have
terminated on account of death if the Optionee dies within one (1) month after
the Optionee's termination of Service.
(c) Other Termination of Service. If the Optionee's Service
with the Participating Company Group terminates for any reason, except
Disability or death, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable by
the Optionee on the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be
exercised by the Optionee within one (1) month (or such other longer period of
time as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion) after the date on which
the Optionee's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option
Expiration Date.
7.2 Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set
forth in Section 7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section 4.6, the Option
shall remain exercisable until one (1) month after the date the Optionee is
notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date. The Company makes no representation as to
the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult
with the Optionee's own tax advisor as to the tax consequences of any such
delayed exercise.
7.3 Extension if Optionee Subject to Section 16(b). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section
7.1 of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the
Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall
remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day
following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Optionee would no
longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day
after the Optionee's termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration
Date. The Company makes no representation as to the tax consequences of any such
delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult with the Optionee's own tax
advisor as to the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise.
8. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
8.1 Definitions.
(a) An "Ownership Change Event" shall be deemed to have
occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:
(i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single
or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company;
(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a
party; or
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(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(b) A "Change in Control" shall mean an Ownership Change Event
or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the "Transaction")
wherein the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do
not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock
immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to
which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "Transferee
Corporation(s)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest
resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which,
as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee
Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more
subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether
multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple
Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
8.2 Effect of Change in Control on Option. In the event of a Change
in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or
parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the "Acquiring Corporation"),
may either assume the Company's rights and obligations under the Option or
substitute for the Option a substantially equivalent option for the Acquiring
Corporation's stock. For purposes of this Section 8.2, the Option shall be
deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option confers the right
to purchase in accordance with its terms and conditions, for each share of Stock
subject to the Option immediately prior to the Change in Control, the
consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) to which a
holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was
entitled. The Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of
the date of the Change in Control to the extent that the Option is neither
assumed or substituted for by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with the
Change in Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change in Control.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject
to the Option immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event described in
Section 8.1(a)(i) constituting a Change in Control is the surviving or
continuing corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock
is held by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an
affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without
regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the Option shall not
terminate unless the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.
9. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE.
In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, or similar change in the
capital structure of the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the
number, Exercise Price and class of shares of stock subject to the Option. If a
majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are
subject to the Option are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become
(whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another
corporation (the "New Shares"), the Board may unilaterally amend the Option to
provide that the Option is exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such
amendment, the Number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted
in a
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fair and equitable manner, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from an adjustment
pursuant to this Section 9 shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole
number, as determined by the Board, and in no event may the Exercise Price be
decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to
the Option. The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to this Section 9
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
10. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT.
The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to
any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of a certificate
for the shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions
or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate
is issued, except as provided in Section 9. If the Optionee is an Employee, the
Optionee understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a
separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the
Optionee, the Optionee's employment is "at will" and is for no specified term.
Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with
any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Optionee's Service
as an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.
11. NOTICE OF SALES UPON DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION.
The Optionee shall dispose of the shares acquired pursuant to the
Option only in accordance with the provisions of this Option Agreement. In
addition, the Optionee shall promptly notify the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company if the Optionee disposes of any of the shares acquired pursuant to the
Option within one (1) year after the date of the Optionee exercises all or part
of the Option or within two (2) years after the Date of Option Grant. Until such
time as the Optionee disposes of such shares in a manner consistent with the
provisions of this Option Agreement, unless otherwise expressly authorized by
the Company, the Optionee shall hold all shares acquired pursuant to the Option
in the Optionee's name (and not in the name of any nominee) for the one-year
period immediately after the exercise of the Option and the two-year period
immediately after Date of Option Grant. At any time during the one-year or
two-year periods set forth above, the Company may place a legend on any
certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option requesting the
transfer agent for the Company's stock to notify the Company of any such
transfers. The obligation of the Optionee to notify the Company of any such
transfer shall continue notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the
certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence.
12. LEGENDS.
The Company may at any time place legends referencing any
applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all
certificates representing shares of stock subject to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The Optionee shall, at the request of the Company, promptly
present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired
pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Optionee in order to carry out
the provisions of this Section.
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13. BINDING EFFECT.
Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this
Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns.
14. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT.
The Board may terminate or amend the Plan or the Option at any
time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 8.2 in connection
with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may adversely affect
the Option or any unexercised portion hereof without the consent of the Optionee
unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable
law or government regulation or is required to enable the Option to qualify as
an Incentive Stock Option. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement
shall be effective unless in writing.
15. NOTICES.
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this
Option Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such
notice) upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States Post Office,
by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the
other party at the address shown below that party's signature or at such other
address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other
party.
16. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT.
This Option Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire
understanding and agreement of the Optionee and the Participating Company Group
with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein and there are no
agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among
the Optionee and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject
matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein or therein. To the
extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of this Option Agreement
shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and
effect.
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17. APPLICABLE LAW.
This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents
entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.
EMCON
By:
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Title:
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Address: 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 1200
San Mateo, California 94402
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The Optionee represents that the Optionee is familiar with the terms
and provisions of this Option Agreement and hereby accepts the Option subject to
all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Optionee hereby agrees to accept as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon
any questions arising under this Option Agreement.
OPTIONEE
Date:
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Optionee Address:
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EMCON
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Option Agreement") is
made and entered into as of ______________ , 199__ , by and between EMCON and
________________________________ (the "Optionee").
The Company has granted to the Optionee pursuant to the EMCON 1998 Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan") an option to purchase certain shares of Stock, upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Option Agreement (the "Option"). The
Option shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall
have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a) "Date of Option Grant" means ___________________ , 199 __
.
(b) "Number of Option Shares" means ________________ shares of
Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.
(c) "Exercise Price" means $ _______________ per share of
Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.
(d) "Initial Vesting Date" means the date occurring one (1)
year after (check one):
TM the Date of Option Grant.
TM ________________ , 199 __ , the date the Optionee's
Service commenced.
(e) "Option Expiration Date" means the date five (5) years
after the Date of Option Grant.
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(f) "Vested Percentage" means, on any relevant date, except as
otherwise provided herein, the percentage determined as follows:
Vested Percentage
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Prior to Initial Vesting Date 0%
On Initial Vesting Date, provided the
Optionee's Service has not terminated
prior to such date 25%
Plus:
For each full year of the Optionee's
continuous Service from the Initial
Vesting Date until the Vested Percentage
equals 100%, an additional 25%
(g) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. If
one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan,
"Board" shall also mean such Committee(s).
(h) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
(i) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee or other
committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such
powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee
have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of
the Board granted in the Plan, including, without limitation, the power to amend
or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable limitations imposed by law.
(j) "Company" means EMCON, a California corporation, or any
successor corporation thereto.
(k) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor,
engaged by a Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee
or a Director.
(l) "Director" means a member of the Board or of the board of
directors of any other Participating Company.
(m) "Disability" means the permanent and total disability of
the Optionee within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
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(n) "Employee" means any person treated as an employee
(including an officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the
records of a Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a
Director nor payment of a director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute
employment for this purpose. The Company shall determine in good faith and in
the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to
be an Employee and the effective date of such individual's employment or
termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual's
rights, if any, under the Plan as of the time of the Company's determination,
all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive,
notwithstanding that the Company or any governmental agency subsequently makes a
contrary determination.
(o) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
(p) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion, or by the Company, in its sole discretion, if such determination is
expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following: (i) If, on
such date, there is a public market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock shall be the closing sale price of a share of Stock (or the mean
of the closing bid and asked prices of a share of Stock if the Stock is so
quoted instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq Small-Cap
Market or such other national or regional securities exchange or market system
constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in the Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date
does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such securities exchange
or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established
shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded prior to the relevant
date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its
sole discretion.
(ii) If, on such date, there is no public market for the
Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the
Board without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its
terms, will never lapse.
(q) "Insider" means an officer or a Director of the Company or
any other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
(r) "Parent Corporation" means any present or future "parent
corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(s) "Participating Company" means the Company or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.
(t) "Participating Company Group" means, at any point in time,
all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.
(u) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.
(v) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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(w) "Service" means the Optionee's employment or service with
the Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a
Director or a Consultant. The Optionee's Service shall not be deemed to have
terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Optionee
renders Service to the Participating Company Group or a change in the
Participating Company for which the Optionee renders such Service, provided that
there is no interruption or termination of the Optionee's Service. Furthermore,
the Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group shall not be deemed
to have terminated if the Optionee takes any military leave, sick leave, or
other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company; provided, however,
that if any such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, on the ninety-first (91st) day
of such leave the Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated unless
the Optionee's right to return to Service with the Participating Company Group
is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, a leave of absence shall
not be treated as Service for purposes of determining the Optionee's Vested
Percentage. The Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated either
upon an actual termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the
Optionee performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the
foregoing, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the
Optionee's Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.
(x) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted
from time to time in accordance with Section 9.
(y) "Subsidiary Corporation" means any present or future
"subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the
context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the
singular. Use of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
2. TAX STATUS OF OPTION.
This Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option and shall
not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b)
of the Code.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
All questions of interpretation concerning this Option Agreement
shall be determined by the Board. All determinations by the Board shall be final
and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any officer of a
Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the
officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation,
or election.
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4. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION.
4.1 Right to Exercise. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Option shall be exercisable on and after the Initial Vesting Date and prior to
the termination of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an amount not to
exceed the Number of Option Shares multiplied by the Vested Percentage less the
number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option. In no event
shall the Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option
Shares.
4.2 Method of Exercise. Exercise of the Option shall be by written
notice to the Company which must state the election to exercise the Option, the
number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such
other representations and agreements as to the Optionee's investment intent with
respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The written notice must be signed by the Optionee and must be
delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may
permit, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other authorized
representative of the Participating Company Group, prior to the termination of
the Option as set forth in Section 6, accompanied by full payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased. The
Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such
written notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.
4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.
(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise
provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares
of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by
check, or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of whole shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market
Value (as determined by the Company without regard to any restrictions on
transferability applicable to such stock by reason of federal or state
securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than
the aggregate Exercise Price, (iii) by means of a Cashless Exercise, as defined
in Section 4.3(b), or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing.
(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration.
(i) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender, or attestation to the
ownership, of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law,
regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock. The
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months or were not acquired, directly or
indirectly, from the Company.
(ii) Cashless Exercise. A "Cashless Exercise" means the
assignment in a form acceptable to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan
with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of
the Option pursuant to a program or procedure approved by the Company
(including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the
provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves, at any and all
times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to decline to
approve or terminate any such program or procedure.
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4.4 Tax Withholding. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole
or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Optionee
hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the
Optionee, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by
means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums
required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding
obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in
connection with the Option, including, without limitation, obligations arising
upon (i) the exercise, in whole or in part, of the Option, (ii) the transfer, in
whole or in part, of any shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, (iii) the
operation of any law or regulation providing for the imputation of interest, or
(iv) the lapsing of any restriction with respect to any shares acquired upon
exercise of the Option. The Optionee is cautioned that the Option is not
exercisable unless the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company
Group are satisfied. Accordingly, the Optionee may not be able to exercise the
Option when desired even though the Option is vested, and the Company shall have
no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares.
4.5 Certificate Registration. Except in the event the Exercise
Price is paid by means of a Cashless Exercise, the certificate for the shares as
to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the
Optionee, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Optionee.
4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares. The
grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the
Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of
federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The Option may
not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would
constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities
laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or
market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, the Option
may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities
Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the
shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or (ii) in the opinion of legal
counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be
issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. THE OPTIONEE IS CAUTIONED THAT
THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OPTIONEE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED
EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The inability of the Company to obtain from
any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the
Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any
shares subject to the Option 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. As a condition to the exercise of the
Option, the Company may require the Optionee to satisfy any qualifications that
may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law
or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as
may be requested by the Company.
4.7 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.
5. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF THE OPTION.
The Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee
only by the Optionee or the Optionee's guardian or legal representative and may
not be assigned or transferred in any manner except by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. Following the death of the Optionee, the Option, to
the extent provided in Section 7, may be exercised by the Optionee's legal
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representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Optionee's
will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.
6. TERMINATION OF THE OPTION.
The Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised on the
first to occur of (a) the Option Expiration Date, (b) the last date for
exercising the Option following termination of the Optionee's Service as
described in Section 7, or (c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in
Section 8.
7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
7.1 Option Exercisability.
(a) Disability. If the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group is terminated because of the Disability of the
Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on
which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or
the Optionee's guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the
expiration of six (6) months after the date on which the Optionee's Service
terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
(b) Death. If the Optionee's Service with the Participating
Company Group is terminated because of the death of the Optionee, the Option, to
the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Optionee's
Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee's legal representative or
other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the
Optionee's death at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months after the
date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in any event no later than
the Option Expiration Date. The Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have
terminated on account of death if the Optionee dies within one (1) month after
the Optionee's termination of Service.
(c) Other Termination of Service. If the Optionee's Service
with the Participating Company Group terminates for any reason, except
Disability or death, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable by
the Optionee on the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be
exercised by the Optionee within one (1) month (or such other longer period of
time as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion) after the date on which
the Optionee's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option
Expiration Date.
7.2 Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set
forth in Section 7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section 4.6, the Option
shall remain exercisable until one (1) month after the date the Optionee is
notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date. The Company makes no representation as to
the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult
with the Optionee's own tax advisor as to the tax consequences of any such
delayed exercise.
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7.3 Extension if Optionee Subject to Section 16(b). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section
7.1 of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the
Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall
remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day
following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Optionee would no
longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day
after the Optionee's termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration
Date. The Company makes no representation as to the tax consequences of any such
delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult with the Optionee's own tax
advisor as to the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise.
8. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
8.1 Definitions.
(a) An "Ownership Change Event" shall be deemed to have
occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:
(i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single
or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company;
(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a
party; or
(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(b) A "Change in Control" shall mean an Ownership Change Event
or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the "Transaction")
wherein the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do
not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock
immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to
which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "Transferee
Corporation(s)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest
resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which,
as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee
Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more
subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether
multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple
Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
8.2 Effect of Change in Control on Option. In the event of a Change
in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or
parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the "Acquiring Corporation"),
may either assume the Company's rights and obligations under the Option or
substitute for the Option a substantially equivalent option for the Acquiring
Corporation's stock. For purposes of this Section 8.2, the Option shall be
deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option confers the right
to purchase in accordance with its terms and conditions, for each share of Stock
subject to the Option immediately prior to the
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Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or
property) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the
Change in Control was entitled. The Option shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding effective as of the date of the Change in Control to the extent that
the Option is neither assumed or substituted for by the Acquiring Corporation in
connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change
in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which
is subject to the Option immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event
described in Section 8.1(a)(i) constituting a Change in Control is the surviving
or continuing corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock
is held by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an
affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without
regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the Option shall not
terminate unless the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.
9. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE.
In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, or similar change in the
capital structure of the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the
number, Exercise Price and class of shares of stock subject to the Option. If a
majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are
subject to the Option are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become
(whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another
corporation (the "New Shares"), the Board may unilaterally amend the Option to
provide that the Option is exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such
amendment, the Number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted
in a fair and equitable manner, as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from
an adjustment pursuant to this Section 9 shall be rounded up or down to the
nearest whole number, as determined by the Board, and in no event may the
Exercise Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the
stock subject to the Option. The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to
this Section 9 shall be final, binding and conclusive.
10. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT.
The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to
any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of a certificate
for the shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions
or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate
is issued, except as provided in Section 9. If the Optionee is an Employee, the
Optionee understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a
separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the
Optionee, the Optionee's employment is "at will" and is for no specified term.
Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with
any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Optionee's Service
as an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.
11. LEGENDS.
The Company may at any time place legends referencing any
applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all
certificates representing shares of stock subject to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The Optionee shall, at the request of the Company, promptly
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present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired
pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Optionee in order to carry out
the provisions of this Section.
12. BINDING EFFECT.
Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this
Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns.
13. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT.
The Board may terminate or amend the Plan or the Option at any
time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 8.2 in connection
with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may adversely affect
the Option or any unexercised portion hereof without the consent of the Optionee
unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable
law or government regulation. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement
shall be effective unless in writing.
14. NOTICES.
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this
Option Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such
notice) upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States Post Office,
by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the
other party at the address shown below that party's signature or at such other
address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other
party.
15. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT.
This Option Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire
understanding and agreement of the Optionee and the Participating Company Group
with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein and there are no
agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among
the Optionee and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject
matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein or therein. To the
extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of this Option Agreement
shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and
effect.
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16. APPLICABLE LAW.
This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents
entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.
EMCON
By:
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Title:
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Address: 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 1200
San Mateo, California 94402
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The Optionee represents that the Optionee is familiar with the terms
and provisions of this Option Agreement and hereby accepts the Option subject to
all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Optionee hereby agrees to accept as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon
any questions arising under this Option Agreement.
OPTIONEE
Date:
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Optionee Address:
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STANDARD FORM OF
EMCON
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(OUTSIDE DIRECTOR OPTION)
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EMCON
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(Outside Director Option)
THIS NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Option Agreement") is
made and entered into as of ______________ , 199__ , by and between EMCON and
________________________________ (the "Optionee").
The Company has granted to the Optionee pursuant to the EMCON 1998
Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") an option to purchase certain shares of Stock,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Option Agreement (the "Option").
The Option shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall
have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a) "Date of Option Grant" means ___________________ , 199 __
.
(b) "Number of Option Shares" means ________________ shares of
Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.
(c) "Exercise Price" means $ _______________ per share of
Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.
(d) "Vesting Date" means the first day of January immediately
following the Date of Option Grant.
(e) "Option Expiration Date" means the date five (5) years
after the Date of Option Grant.
(f) "Vested Percentage" means, on any relevant date, except as
otherwise provided herein, the percentage determined as follows:
Vested Percentage
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Prior to Vesting Date 0%
On Vesting Date, provided the Optionee's
Service has not terminated prior to such
date 100%
(g) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. If
one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan,
"Board" shall also mean such Committee(s).
(h) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(i) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee or other
committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such
powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee
have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of
the Board granted in the Plan, including, without limitation, the power to amend
or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable limitations imposed by law.
(j) "Company" means EMCON, a California corporation, or any
successor corporation thereto.
(k) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor,
engaged by a Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee
or a Director.
(l) "Director" means a member of the Board or of the board of
directors of any other Participating Company.
(m) "Disability" means the permanent and total disability of
the Optionee within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(n) "Employee" means any person treated as an employee
(including an officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the
records of a Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a
Director nor payment of a director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute
employment for this purpose. The Company shall determine in good faith and in
the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to
be an Employee and the effective date of such individual's employment or
termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual's
rights, if any, under the Plan as of the time of the Company's determination,
all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive,
notwithstanding that the Company or any governmental agency subsequently makes a
contrary determination.
(o) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
(p) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion, or by the Company, in its sole discretion, if such determination is
expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following:
(i) If, on such date, there is a public market for the
Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing sale price
of a share of Stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices of a share
of Stock if the Stock is so quoted instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market, the Nasdaq Small-Cap Market or such other national or regional
securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the
Stock, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the
Stock has traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on which
the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the
Stock was so traded prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as
shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.
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(ii) If, on such date, there is no public market for the
Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the
Board without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its
terms, will never lapse.
(q) "Insider" means an officer or a Director of the Company or
any other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
(r) "Parent Corporation" means any present or future "parent
corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(s) "Participating Company" means the Company or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.
(t) "Participating Company Group" means, at any point in time,
all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.
(u) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.
(v) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(w) "Service" means the Optionee's employment or service with
the Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a
Director or a Consultant. The Optionee's Service shall not be deemed to have
terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Optionee
renders Service to the Participating Company Group or a change in the
Participating Company for which the Optionee renders such Service, provided that
there is no interruption or termination of the Optionee's Service. Furthermore,
the Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group shall not be deemed
to have terminated if the Optionee takes any military leave, sick leave, or
other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company; provided, however,
that if any such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, on the ninety-first (91st) day
of such leave the Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated unless
the Optionee's right to return to Service with the Participating Company Group
is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, a leave of absence shall
not be treated as Service for purposes of determining the Optionee's Vested
Percentage. The Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated either
upon an actual termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the
Optionee performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the
foregoing, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the
Optionee's Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.
(x) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted
from time to time in accordance with Section 9.
(y) "Subsidiary Corporation" means any present or future
"subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the
context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the
singular. Use of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
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2. TAX STATUS OF OPTION.
This Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option and shall
not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b)
of the Code.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
All questions of interpretation concerning this Option Agreement
shall be determined by the Board. All determinations by the Board shall be final
and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any officer of a
Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the
officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation,
or election.
4. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION.
4.1 Right to Exercise. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Option shall be exercisable on and after the Initial Vesting Date and prior to
the termination of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an amount not to
exceed the Number of Option Shares multiplied by the Vested Percentage less the
number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option. In no event
shall the Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option
Shares.
4.2 Method of Exercise. Exercise of the Option shall be by written
notice to the Company which must state the election to exercise the Option, the
number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such
other representations and agreements as to the Optionee's investment intent with
respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The written notice must be signed by the Optionee and must be
delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may
permit, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other authorized
representative of the Participating Company Group, prior to the termination of
the Option as set forth in Section 6, accompanied by full payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased. The
Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such
written notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.
4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.
(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise
provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares
of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by
check, or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of whole shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market
Value (as determined by the Company without regard to any restrictions on
transferability applicable to such stock by reason of federal or state
securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than
the aggregate Exercise Price, (iii) by means of a Cashless Exercise, as defined
in Section 4.3(b), or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing.
(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration.
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(i) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender, or attestation to the
ownership, of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law,
regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock. The
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months or were not acquired, directly or
indirectly, from the Company.
(ii) Cashless Exercise. A "Cashless Exercise" means the
assignment in a form acceptable to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan
with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of
the Option pursuant to a program or procedure approved by the Company
(including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the
provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves, at any and all
times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to decline to
approve or terminate any such program or procedure.
4.4 Tax Withholding. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole
or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Optionee
hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the
Optionee, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by
means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums
required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding
obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in
connection with the Option, including, without limitation, obligations arising
upon (i) the exercise, in whole or in part, of the Option, (ii) the transfer, in
whole or in part, of any shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, (iii) the
operation of any law or regulation providing for the imputation of interest, or
(iv) the lapsing of any restriction with respect to any shares acquired upon
exercise of the Option. The Optionee is cautioned that the Option is not
exercisable unless the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company
Group are satisfied. Accordingly, the Optionee may not be able to exercise the
Option when desired even though the Option is vested, and the Company shall have
no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares.
4.5 Certificate Registration. Except in the event the Exercise
Price is paid by means of a Cashless Exercise, the certificate for the shares as
to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the
Optionee, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Optionee.
4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares. The
grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the
Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of
federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The Option may
not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would
constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities
laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or
market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, the Option
may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities
Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the
shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or (ii) in the opinion of legal
counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be
issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. THE OPTIONEE IS CAUTIONED THAT
THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OPTIONEE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED
EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The
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inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction
the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to
the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option 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. As a
condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may require the Optionee to
satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence
compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation
or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
4.7 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.
5. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF THE OPTION.
The Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee
only by the Optionee or the Optionee's guardian or legal representative and may
not be assigned or transferred in any manner except by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. Following the death of the Optionee, the Option, to
the extent provided in Section 7, may be exercised by the Optionee's legal
representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Optionee's
will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.
6. TERMINATION OF THE OPTION.
The Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised on the
first to occur of (a) the Option Expiration Date, (b) the last date for
exercising the Option following termination of the Optionee's Service as
described in Section 7, or (c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in
Section 8.
7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
7.1 Option Exercisability. If the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group terminates for any reason, including the Disability
or death of the Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable
by the Optionee on the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be
exercised by the Optionee (or the Optionee's guardian or legal representative or
other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the
Optionee's death) within two (2) years after the date on which the Optionee's
Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
7.2 Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set
forth in Section 7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section 4.6, the Option
shall remain exercisable until one (1) month after the date the Optionee is
notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date. The Company makes no representation as to
the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult
with the Optionee's own tax advisor as to the tax consequences of any such
delayed exercise.
7.3 Extension if Optionee Subject to Section 16(b). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section
7.1 of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the
Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall
remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day
following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Optionee would no
longer be subject to such
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suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day after the Optionee's
termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration Date. The Company makes
no representation as to the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise. The
Optionee should consult with the Optionee's own tax advisor as to the tax
consequences of any such delayed exercise.
8. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
8.1 Definitions.
(a) An "Ownership Change Event" shall be deemed to have
occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:
(i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single
or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company;
(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a
party; or
(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(b) A "Change in Control" shall mean an Ownership Change Event
or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the "Transaction")
wherein the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do
not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock
immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to
which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "Transferee
Corporation(s)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest
resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which,
as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee
Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more
subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether
multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple
Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
8.2 Effect of Change in Control on Option. In the event of a Change
in Control, any unexercised portion of the Option shall be immediately
exercisable and vested in full as of the date ten (10) days prior to the date of
the Change in Control. Any exercise of the Option that was permissible solely by
reason of this Section 8.2 shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the
Change in Control. In addition, the surviving, continuing, successor, or
purchasing corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the
"Acquiring Corporation"), may either assume the Company's rights and obligations
under the Option or substitute for the Option a substantially equivalent option
for the Acquiring Corporation's stock. For purposes of this Section 8.2, the
Option shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option
confers the right to purchase in accordance with its terms and conditions, for
each share of Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the Change in
Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property)
to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in
Control was
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entitled. The Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of
the date of the Change in Control to the extent that the Option is neither
assumed or substituted for by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with the
Change in Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change in Control.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject
to the Option immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event described in
Section 8.1(a)(i) constituting a Change in Control is the surviving or
continuing corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock
is held by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an
affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without
regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the Option shall not
terminate unless the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.
9. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE.
In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, or similar change in the
capital structure of the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the
number, Exercise Price and class of shares of stock subject to the Option. If a
majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are
subject to the Option are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become
(whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another
corporation (the "New Shares"), the Board may unilaterally amend the Option to
provide that the Option is exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such
amendment, the Number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted
in a fair and equitable manner, as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from
an adjustment pursuant to this Section 9 shall be rounded up or down to the
nearest whole number, as determined by the Board, and in no event may the
Exercise Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the
stock subject to the Option. The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to
this Section 9 shall be final, binding and conclusive.
10. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT.
The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to
any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of a certificate
for the shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions
or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate
is issued, except as provided in Section 9. If the Optionee is an Employee, the
Optionee understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a
separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the
Optionee, the Optionee's employment is "at will" and is for no specified term.
Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with
any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Optionee's Service
as an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.
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11. LEGENDS.
The Company may at any time place legends referencing any
applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all
certificates representing shares of stock subject to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The Optionee shall, at the request of the Company, promptly
present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired
pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Optionee in order to carry out
the provisions of this Section.
12. BINDING EFFECT.
Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this
Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns.
13. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT.
The Board may terminate or amend the Plan or the Option at any
time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 8.2 in connection
with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may adversely affect
the Option or any unexercised portion hereof without the consent of the Optionee
unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable
law or government regulation. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement
shall be effective unless in writing.
14. NOTICES.
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this
Option Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such
notice) upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States Post Office,
by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the
other party at the address shown below that party's signature or at such other
address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other
party.
15. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT.
This Option Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire
understanding and agreement of the Optionee and the Participating Company Group
with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein and there are no
agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among
the Optionee and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject
matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein or therein. To the
extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of this Option Agreement
shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and
effect.
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16. APPLICABLE LAW.
This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents
entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.
EMCON
By:
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Title:
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Address: 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 1200
San Mateo, California 94402
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The Optionee represents that the Optionee is familiar with the
terms and provisions of this Option Agreement and hereby accepts the Option
subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Optionee hereby agrees
to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of
the Board upon any questions arising under this Option Agreement.
OPTIONEE
Date:
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Optionee Address:
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EXHIBIT 10.31
SIXTH AMENDMENT
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Sixth Amendment") dated as of
June 1, 1998, is made and entered into by and between EMCON, a California
Corporation ("Borrower"), and UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. ("Bank"), successor
in interest to the Bank of California, N.A.
RECITALS:
A. Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated
February 29, 1996 as amended from time to time (the "Agreement"),
pursuant to which Bank agreed to extend credit to Borrower.
B. Borrower is currently indebted to Bank under the Agreement in the
aggregate commitment amount of $14,499,999 and Borrower has not
defense, offset or counterclaim against Bank or any other person or
entity that diminishes such indebtedness.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the above recitals and of the mutual
covenants and conditions contained herein, Borrower and Bank agree as follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. Defined Terms. Initially capitalized terms used herein which are not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the
Agreement.
2. Amendments to the Agreement.
(a) In ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS, "Termination Date" is amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
""Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) the date Bank may
terminate making Advances or extending credit pursuant to the rights of Bank
under Article 7; or (b) August 27, 1998 for the Line of Credit; or (c) June 30,
2001 for the Term Loan."
3. Effectiveness of the Sixth amendment. This Sixth Amendment shall become
effective as of the date hereof when, and only when, Bank shall have
received all of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to
Bank:
(a) The counterpart of this Sixth Amendment, duly executed by
Borrower;
(b) Such other documents, instruments or agreements as Bank may
reasonably deem necessary.
4. Ratification. Except as specifically amended hereinabove, the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and
confirmed.
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5. Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Each of the representations and warranties contained in the
Agreement, as may be amended hereby, is hereby reaffirmed as of
the date hereof, each as if set forth herein:
(b) The executive, delivery and performance of the Sixth Amendment and
nay other instruments or documents in connection herewith are
within Borrower's power, have been duly authorized, are legal,
valid and binding obligations of Borrower, and are not in conflict
with the terms of any charter, bylaw, or other organization papers
of Borrower or with any law, indenture, agreement or undertaking
to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower is bound or
affected;
(c) No event has occurred and is continuing or would result from this
Sixth Amendment which constitutes or would constitute an Event of
Default under the Agreement.
6. Governing Law. This Sixth Amendment and all other instruments or
documents in connection herewith shall be governed by and construed
according to the laws of the State of California.
7. Counterparts. This Sixth Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
WITNESS the due execution hereof as of the date first above written.
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. EMCON
By: /s/ Susan Cunliffe By: /s/ Eugene M. Herson
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Title: Vice President Title: CEO & President
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By: /s/ R. Mike Momboisse
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PROMISSORY NOTE
(BASE RATE)
Borrower Name: EMCON
Borrower Address: Office 90161
400 SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL, STE 1200 Loan Number 259-668-752 0002-00-0-000 SAN
MATEO, CA 94402 Maturity Date AUGUST 27, 1998
Amount $10,000,000.00
$10,000,000.00 Date MAY 29, 1998
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, on AUGUST 27, 1998, the undersigned ("Debtor") promises to
pay to the order of UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. ("Bank"), as indicated below,
the principal sum of TEN MILLION AND NO/100 Dollars ($10,000,000.00), or so much
thereof as is disbursed, together with interest on the balance of such principal
from time to time outstanding, at the per annum rate or rates and at the times
set forth below.
1. INTEREST PAYMENTS. Debtor shall pay interest on the 27TH day of each MONTH
(commencing JUNE 27, 1998). Should interest not be paid when due, it shall
become a part of the principal and bear interest as herein provided. All
computations of interest under this note shall be made on the basis of a year of
360 days, for actual days elapsed.
a. BASE INTEREST RATE. At Debtor's option, amounts outstanding
hereunder in minimum amounts of at least $100,000.00 shall be an
interest at a rate, based on an index selected by Debtor, which is
1.50% per annum in excess of Bank's LIBOR-Rate for the Interest Period
selected by Debtor, acceptable to Bank.
No Base Interest Rate may be changed, altered or otherwise modified
until the expiration of the Interest Period selected by Debtor. The
exercise of interest rate options by Debtor shall be as recorded in
Bank's records, which records shall be prima facie evidence of the
amount borrowed under either interest option and the interest rate;
provided, however, that failure of Bank to make any such notation in
its records shall not discharge Debtor from it obligations to repay in
full with interest all amounts borrowed. In no event shall any Interest
Period extend beyond the maturity date of this note.
To exercise this option, Debtor may, from time to time with respect to
principal outstanding on which a Base Interest Rate is not accruing,
and on the expiration of any Interest Period with respect to principal
outstanding on which a Base Interest Rate has been accruing select an
index offered by Bank for a Base Interest Rate Loan and an Interest
Period by telephing an authorized lending officer of Bank located at
the banking office identified below prior to 10:00 a.m., Pacific time,
on any Business Day and advising that officer of the selected index,
the Interest Period and the Origination Date selected (which
Origination Date, for a Base Interest Rate Loan based on the
LIBOR-Rate, shall follow the date of such selection by n o more than
two (2) Business Days).
Bank will mail a written confirmation of the terms of the selection to
Debor promptly after the selection is made. Failure to send such
confirmation shall not affect Bank's rights to collect interest at athe
rate selected. If, on the date of the selection, the index selected is
unavailable for any reason, the selection shall be void. Bank reserves
the right to fund the principal from any source of funds
notwithstanding any Base Interst Rate selected by Debtor.
b. VARIABLE INTEREST RATE. All principal outstanding hereunder which is
not bearing interest at a Base Interest Rate shall bear interest at a
rate per annum of equal to the Reference Rate, which rate shall vary as
and when the Reference Rate changes.
At any time piror to the maturity of this note, subject to the
provisions of paragraph 4, below, of this note, Debtor may borrow,
repay and reborrow hereon so long as the total outstanding at any one
time does not exceed the principal amount of this note. Debor shall pay
any amounts due under this note in lawful money of the United States at
Bank's SAN MATEO COMMERCIAL BANKING Office, or such other office as may
be designated by Bank, from time to time.
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2. LATE PAYMENTS. If any payment required by the terms of this note shall
remain unpaid ten days after same is due, at the option of Bank, Debtor
shall pay a fee of $100 to Bank.
3. INTEREST RATE FOLLOWING DEFAULT. In the event of default, at the option
of Bank, and, to the extend permitted by law, interest shall be payable
on the outstanding principal under this n ote at a per annum rate equal
to five percent (5%) in excess of the interest rate specified in
paragraph 1.b., above, calculated fromthe date of default until all
amounts payable under this note are paid in full.
4. PREPAYMENT.
a. Amounts outstanding under this note bearing interest at a rate based
on the Reference Rate may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time,
without penalty or premium. Debtor may prepay amounts outstanding under
this note bearing interest at a Base Interest Rate in whole or in part
provided Debtor has given Bank not less than five (5) Business Days
prior writtennotice of Debtor's intention to make such prepayment and
pays to Bank the liquidated damages due as a result. Liquidated Damages
shall also be paid, if Bank, for any other reason, including
acceleration or foreclosure, receives all or any portion of principal
bearin interest at a Base Interest Rate prior to its scheduled payment
date. Liquiedate Damages shall be an amount equal to the present value
of the product of: (i) the difference (but not less than zero) betwen
(a) the Base Interest Rate applicable to the principal amount which is
being prepaid, and (b) the return which Bank could obtain if it used
the amount of such prepayment of principal to purchase at bid price
regularly quoted securities issued by the United State having a
maturity date most closely coinciding with the relevant Base Rate
Maturity Date and such securities were held by Bank until the relevant
Base Rate Maturity Date ("Yield Rate"); (ii) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of days in the period between the date of
prepayment and the relevant Base Rate Maturity Date and the denominator
of which is 360; and (iii) the amount of the principal so prepaid
(except in the event that principal payments are scheduled under the
terms of the Base Interest Rate Loan being prepaid, then an amount
equal to the lesser of (A) the amount prepaid or (B) 50% of the sum of
(1) the amount prepaid and (2) the amount of principal scheduled under
the terms of the Base Interest Rate Loan being prepaid to be
outstanding at the relevant Base Rate Maturity Date). Present value
under this note is determined by discounting the aboe product to
present value using the Yield Rate as the annual discount factor.
b. In no event shall Bank be obligated to make any payment or refund to
Debtor, nor shall Debtor be entitled to any setoff or other claim
against bank, should the return which Bank could obtain under this
prepayment formula exceed the interest that Bank would have received if
no prepayment had occurred. All prepayments shall include payment of
accrued interst on the principal amount so prepaid and shall be applied
to payment of interest before application to principal. A determination
by Bank as to the prepayment fee amount, if any, shall be conclusive.
c. Bank shall provide Debtor a statement of the amount payable on
account of prepayment. Debtor ackowledges that (i) Bank establishes a
Base Interest Rate upon the understanding that it apply to the Base
Interest Rate Loan for the entire Interest Period, and (ii) any
prepaymen tmay result in Bank incurring additional costs, expenses or
liabilities; and Debtor agrees to pay these liquiedated damages as a
reasonable estimate of the costs, expenses and liabilities of Bank
associated with such prepayment.
5. DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION OF TIME FOR PAYMENT. Default shall include,
but not be limited to, any of the following: (a) the failure of Debtor
to make any payment required under this note when due; (b) any breach,
misrepresentation or other default by Debtor, any guarantor, co-maker
endorser, or any person or entity other than Debtor providing security
for this note (hereinafter individually and collectively referred to as
the "Obligor") under any security oagreement, guaranty or other
agreement between Bank and any obligor; (c) the insolvency of any
Obligor or the failure of any Obligor generally to pay such Obligor's
debts as such debts become due; (d) the commencement as to any Obligor
of any voluntary or involuntary proceeding under any laws relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, debt adjustment or
debtor relief; (e) the assignment by any Obligor for the benefit of
such Obligor's creditors; (f) the appointment, or commencement of any
proceeding for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or
similar official for all or substantially all of any Obligor's
property; (g) the commencement of any proceeding for the dissolution or
liquidation of any Obligor; (h) the termination of existence or death
of any Obligor; (i) the revocation of any guaranty or subordination
agreement given in connection with this note; (j) the failure of any
Obligor to comply with any order, judgement, injunction, decree, writ
or demand of any court or other public authority; (k) the filing or
recording against any Obligor, or the property of any Obligor, of any
notice or levy, notice to withhold, or other legal process for tazes
other than property tazes; (l) the default by any obligor personally
liable for amonts owed hereunder on any obligation concerning the
borrowing of money; (m) the issuance against any Obligor, or the
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property of any Obligor, of any writ of attachment, execution, or other
judicial lien; or (n) the deterioration of the financial condition of
any Obligor which results in Bank deeming itself in good faith,
insecure. Upon the occurrence of any such default, Bank, in its
discretion, may cease to advance funds hereunder and may declare all
obligations under this note immediately due and payble; however, upon
the occurrence of an event of default under d, e, f, or g, all
principal and interest shall automatically become immediately due and
payable.
6. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF DEBTOR. If any amounts owing under this note
are not paid when due, Debtor promises to pay all costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by Bank in the
collection or enforcement of this note. Debtor and any endorsers of
this note for the maximum period of time and the full extent permitted
by law, (a) waive diligence, presentment, demand, notice oof
nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, and notice of every kind; (b)
waive the right to assert the defense of any statute of limitations to
any debt or obligation hereunder; and (c) consent to renewals and
extensions of time for the payment of any amounts due under this note.
If this note is signed by more than one party, the term "Debtor"
includes each of the undersigned and any successors in interest
thereof; all of whose liability shall be joint and several. Any married
person who signs this note agrees that recourse may be had against the
separate property of that person for any obligations hereunder. The
receipt of any check or other item of payment by Bank, at its option,
shall not be considered a payment on account until such check or other
item of payment is honored when presented for payment at the drawee
bank. Bank may delay the credit of such payment based upon Bank's
schedule of funds availablity, and interest under this note shall
accrue until the funds are deemed collected. In any action brought
under or arising out of this note, Debtor and any Obligor, including
their successors and assigns, hereby consent to the jurisdication of
any competent court within the State of California, as provided in any
alternative dispute resolution agreement executed betweenDebtor and
Bank, and consent to service of process by any means authorized by said
state's law. The term "Bank" includes, without limitation, any holder
of this note. This note shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of California. This note hereby
incorporates any alternative dispute resolution agreement previously,
concurrently or hereafter executed between Debtor and Bank.
7. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
meanings respectively set forth below: "Base Interest Rate" means a
rate of interest based on the LIBOR-Rate. "Base Interest Rate Loan"
means amounts outstanding under this note that bear interest at a Base
Interest Rate. "Base Rate Maturity Date" means the last day of the
Interest Period with respect to principal outstanding under a Base
Interest Rate Loan. "Business Day" means a day on which Bank is open
for business for the funding of corporate loans, and, with respect to
the rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate, on which dealings in U.S.
dollar deposits outside of the United States may be carried on by Bank.
"Interest Period" means with respect to funds bearing interest at a
rate based on the LIBOR Rate, any calendar period of one, three, six,
nine or twelve months. In determining an Interest Period, a month means
a period that starts on one Business Day in a month and ends on and
includes the day preceding thenumerically corresponding day in the next
month. For any month in which there is no such numerically
corresponding day, then as to that month, such day shall be deemed to
be the last calendar day of such month. Any Interest Period which would
otherwise an on a non-Business Day shall end on the next succeeding
Business Day unless that is the first day of a month, in which event
such Interest Period shall end onthe next preceding Business Day.
"LIBOR Rate" means a per annum rate of interest (rounded upward, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) at whcih dollar deposits, in
immediately available funds and in lawful money of the United Sates
would be offered to Bank, outside of the United Sates, for a term
coinciding with the Interest Period delected by Debtor and for an
amount equal to the amount of principal covered by Debtors' interest
rate selection, plus Bank's costs, including the costs, if any, of
reserve requirements. "Origination Date" means the first day of the
Interest Period. "reference Rate" means the rate announced by Bank from
time to time at its corporate headquarters as its Reference Rate. The
Reference Rate is an index rate determined by Bank from time to time as
a means of pricing certain extensions of credit and is neither directly
tied to any external rate of interest or index nor necessarily the
lowest rate of interest or index nor necessarily the lowest rate of
interest charged by Bank at any given time.
EMCON
By: /s/ Eugene M. Herson
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Title: CEO & President
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By: /s/ R. Michael Momboisse
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Title: CFO
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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and consolidated
statements of cash flows included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the six month
period ended June 30, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements and the notes thereto.
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