FASTCOMM COMMUNICATIONS CORP
PRE 14A, EX-1, 2000-11-16
TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 1



                     FASTCOMM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                      2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN


         The following constitute the provisions of the 2000 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of FastComm Communications Corporation.

         1.       Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of
the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase
Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the
intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock
Purchase Plan" under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to
extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of
that section of the Code.

         2.       Definitions.

                  (a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company
or any committee thereof designated by the Board of Directors of the Company
in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan.

                  (b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. (c) "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of the Company.

                  (c) "Company" shall mean FastComm Communications
Corporation. and any Designated Subsidiary of the Company.

                  (d) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross
earnings and commissions, but exclusive of payments for overtime, shift
premium, incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and other
compensation.

                  (e) "Designated Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary that
has been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.

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

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

                  (h) "Exercise Date" shall mean the first Trading Day on or
after May 1 and November 1 of each year.

                  (i) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the
value of Common Stock determined as follows:

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

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

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

                      (4)      For purposes of the Enrollment Date of the
first Offering Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the fair
market value on the first Trading Day on or after the date on which the Plan
is approved by the Company's shareholders.

                  (j) "Offering Periods" shall mean the periods of
approximately twelve (12) months during which an option granted pursuant to
the Plan may be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May
1 and November 1 of each year and terminating on the first Trading Day on or
after the May 1 and November 1 Offering Period commencement date approximately
twelve months later; provided, however, that the first Offering Period under
the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the date on
which this Plan is approved by the Company's shareholders and ending on the
first Trading Day on or after May 1, 2001. The duration and timing of Offering
Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.


                  (k) "Plan" shall mean this 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.

                  (l) "Purchase Period" shall mean the approximately six month
period commencing on one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date,
except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall commence on
the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.





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

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

                  (o) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or
foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the
Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is
hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

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

         3.       Eligibility.

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

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

         4.       Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by
consecutive, overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period
commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 1 and November 1 each
year, or on such other date as the Board shall determine, and continuing
thereafter until terminated in accordance with Section 20 hereof; provided,
however, that the first Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the
first Trading Day on or after the date on which this Plan is approved by the
Company's shareholders and shall end on the first Trading Day on or after May
1, 2001. The Board shall have the power to change the duration of Offering
Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future
offerings without shareholder approval if such change is announced at least
five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to
be affected thereafter.

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

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

         6.       Payroll Deductions.

                  (a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay
day during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding ten (10%) of the
Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period; provided, however, that should a pay day occur on an Exercise Date, a
participant shall have the payroll deductions made on such day applied to his
or her account under the new Offering Period or Purchase Period, as the case
may be.

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

                  (c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation
in the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the
rate of his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing
or filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change
in payroll deduction rate. The Company may, in its discretion, limit the
nature and/or number of participation rate changes during any Offering Period,
and may establish such other conditions or limitations as it deems appropriate
for Plan administration. The change in rate shall be effective with the first
full payroll period following five (5) business days after the Company's
receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company elects to process
a given change in participation more quickly. A participant's subscription
agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless
terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

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

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

         7.       Grant of Option. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering
Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be
granted an option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering
Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll
deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the
Participant's account as of the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase
Price; provided that in no event shall an Employee be permitted to purchase
during each Purchase Period more than $25,000 worth of shares of the Company's
Common Stock (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19), and provided
further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. The Board may, for future Offering Periods,
increase or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares
of the Company's Common Stock an Employee may purchase during each Purchase
Period of such Offering Period. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided
in Section 8 hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section
10 hereof. The option shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.

         8.       Exercise of Option.

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

                  (b) If the Board determines that, on a given Exercise Date,
the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may
exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale
under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or
(ii) the number of shares available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise
Date, the Board may in its sole discretion (x) provide that the Company shall
make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for
purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as
uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole
discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to
purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and continue all Offering Periods
then in effect, or (y) provide that the Company shall make a pro rata
allocation of the shares available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or
Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable
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participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date,
and terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20
hereof. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the shares available on the
Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding
sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional shares for issuance
under the Plan by the Company's shareholders subsequent to such Enrollment
Date.

         9.       Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise
Date on which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the
delivery to each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing
the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option.

         10.      Withdrawal.

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

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

         11.      Termination of Employment. Upon a participant's ceasing to
be an Employee, for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to
withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such
participant's account during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise
the option shall be returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her
death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and
such participant's option shall be automatically terminated. The preceding
sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice
of termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee
for the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during
the period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of
notice.

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

         13.      Stock.

                  (a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of
the Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of
the Company's Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the
Plan shall be [five hundred thousand (500,000)]* shares.



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                  (b) The participant shall have no interest or voting right
in shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.

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

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

         15.      Designation of Beneficiary.

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

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

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

         17.      Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose,
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         18.      Reports. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.

         19.      Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution,
Liquidation, Merger or Asset Sale.

                  (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required
action by the shareholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of
shares each participant may purchase each Purchase Period (pursuant to Section
7), as well as the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised shall
be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of
issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or
any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however,
that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be
deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein,
no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment
by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares
of Common Stock subject to an option.

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

                  (c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a proposed sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the
Company with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be
assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a
Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the
successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, any
Purchase Periods then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise
Date (the "New Exercise Date") and any Offering Periods then in progress shall
end on the New Exercise Date. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date
of the Company's proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each
participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New
Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the participant's option has been
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the participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise
Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the
Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         20.      Amendment or Termination.

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

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

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

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

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

                      (iii)    allocating shares.

         Such modifications or amendments shall not require shareholder
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         21.      Notices. All notices or other communications by a
participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be
deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the
Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the
receipt thereof.

         22.      Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be
issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the
issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be
listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance. As a condition to the exercise of an
option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent
and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being
purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or
distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a
representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions
of law.

         23.      Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the
earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by
the shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten
(10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.

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


                     FASTCOMM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                      2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                            SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

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

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

2.       I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the
         amount of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (from 0 to _____%)
         during the Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock
         Purchase Plan. (Please note that no fractional percentages are
         permitted.)

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

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

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

6.       I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant
         to the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day
         of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one
         year after the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income
         tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of such
         disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value
         of the shares at the time such shares were purchased by me over the
         price which I paid for the shares. I hereby agree to notify the
         Company in writing within 30 days after the date of any disposition
         of my shares and I will make adequate provision for Federal, state or
         other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the
         disposition of the Common Stock. The Company





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         may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the
         amount necessary to meet any applicable withholding obligation
         including any withholding necessary to make available to the Company
         any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early
         disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such shares at any
         time after the expiration of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I
         understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as
         having received income only at the time of such disposition, and that
         such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent of an
         amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market value
         of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price
         which I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of
         the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of
         the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as
         capital gain.

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

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

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         Employee's Social Security Number:
                                                                       --------------------------------------------

         Employee's Address:
                                                                       --------------------------------------------


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</TABLE>




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

<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
Dated:
       -----------------------------                          -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                Signature of Employee


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                                                                                Spouse's Signature
                                                                       (If beneficiary other than spouse)

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                                                                     EXHIBIT B



                     FASTCOMM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                      2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

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


                                Name and Address of Participant:


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                                Signature:


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                                Date:
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