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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 7, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 93-0835214
(State of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
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5555 N.E. MOORE COURT
HILLSBORO, OREGON 97124-6421
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
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1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
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RODNEY F. SLOSS
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
5555 N.E. MOORE COURT
HILLSBORO, OREGON 97124-6421
(503) 681-0118
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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COPY TO:
JOHN A. FORE, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(415) 493-9300
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES AMOUNT TO OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED BE REGISTERED PER SHARE(1) OFFERING PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, $0.01
par value per
share............. 2,000,000 $34.31 $68,620,000.00 $20,793.94
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(1) The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated in accordance
with Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration
fee based on the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common
Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on October 31, 1996.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents and information previously filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
(the "Company") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 29, 1996, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(b) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
30, 1996, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(c) The description of the Company's common stock which is contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
September 27, 1989 pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities registered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, limits the
personal liability of directors for monetary damages for their conduct as a
director. The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its
officers and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the
fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Delaware
Law").
Section 145 of the Delaware Law provides that a corporation may indemnify a
director, officer, employee or agent made a party to an action by reason of the
fact that he was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or
was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Delaware Law does not permit a corporation to eliminate a director's duty of
care, and the provisions of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or
rescission, based upon a director's breach of the duty of care. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be
permitted to directors, officers or
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persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the
Company has been informed that in the opinion of the staff of the Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is therefore unenforceable.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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4.1 1996 Stock Incentive Plan.
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Counsel to the Registrant.
23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse, LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Counsel to the Registrant (see Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-5).
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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Hillsboro, State of Oregon, on this 5th day of
November, 1996.
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ CYRUS Y. TSUI
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Cyrus Y. Tsui
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Cyrus Y. Tsui and Stephen A. Skaggs, and
each of them acting individually, as his or her attorney-in-fact, each with full
power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and
all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or any substitute, may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ CYRUS Y. TSUI President, Chief Executive
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Cyrus Y. Tsui Executive Officer) and November 5, 1996
Chairman of the Board of
Directors
/s/ STEPHEN A. SKAGGS Senior Vice President,
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Stephen A. Skaggs (Principal Financial November 5, 1996
Officer) and Secretary
/s/ RODNEY F. SLOSS Vice President, Finance
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Rodney F. Sloss Officer) and Assistant November 5, 1996
Secretary
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ DANIEL S. HAUER
- ------------------------------ Director November 5, 1996
Daniel S. Hauer
/s/ HARRY A. MERLO
- ------------------------------ Director November 5, 1996
Harry A. Merlo
/s/ LARRY W. SONSINI
- ------------------------------ Director November 5, 1996
Larry W. Sonsini
/s/ DOUGLAS C. STRAIN
- ------------------------------ Director November 5, 1996
Douglas C. Strain
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LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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4.1 1996 Stock Incentive Plan.
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Counsel to the Registrant.
23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse, LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Counsel to the Registrant (see Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-5).
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EXHIBIT 4.1
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
is to enable Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (the "Company") to attract
and retain experienced and able employees and to provide additional
incentive to these employees to exert their best efforts for the Company
and its stockholders.
2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to adjustment as provided below
and in paragraph 12, the stock to be offered under the Plan shall consist
of shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Stock"), and the number of shares
of Stock that may be issued pursuant to this Plan shall not exceed, in the
aggregate, 2,000,000 shares. Such shares may be authorized and unissued
shares or may be treasury shares. If an option granted under the Plan
expires or terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full,
the unpurchased shares subject to such option shall again be available
under the Plan. If Stock sold or awarded as a bonus under the Plan is
forfeited to the Company or repurchased by the Company at its original
purchase price pursuant to applicable restrictions, the number of shares
forfeited or repurchased shall again be available under the Plan; PROVIDED,
however, that, Stock which has actually been issued under the Plan and is
not subject to a repurchase right at its original purchase price shall not
in any event be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for
future distribution under the Plan. Stock issued under the Plan may be
subject to such restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights or other
restrictions as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board of Directors").
3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF PLAN.
a. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall become effective when adopted by the
Board of Directors. Options may be granted and Stock may be awarded as
bonuses or sold under the Plan at any time after the effective date and
before termination of the Plan.
b. DURATION. The Plan shall continue in effect until, in the aggregate,
options and stock appreciation rights have been granted and exercised and
Stock has been awarded as bonuses or sold and the restrictions on any such
Stock have lapsed on all shares available for the Plan under paragraph 2
(subject to any adjustments under paragraph 12); provided, however, that
unless sooner terminated by the Board of Directors, no incentive stock
options shall be granted on or after the tenth anniversary
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of the effective date. The Board of Directors may suspend or terminate
the Plan at any time except with respect to options and to Stock subject
to restrictions then outstanding under the Plan. Termination shall not
affect any right of the Company to repurchase shares or the forfeitability
of shares issued under the Plan.
4. ADMINISTRATION.
a. COMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.
i. MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES. If permitted by Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") ("Rule 16b-3") and the legal requirements
relating to the administration of stock option plans under applicable
securities laws, Delaware corporate law and the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") ("Applicable Laws"), the Plan may
(but need not) be administered by different administrative bodies
with respect to (A) members of the Board of Directors ("Directors")
who are employees, (B) officers who are not Directors and (C)
employees who are neither Directors nor officers.
ii. ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. With
respect to grants, awards and sales to eligible participants who are
officers or Directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered
by (A) the Board of Directors, if the Board of Directors may
administer the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3 as it applies to a
plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary grant or award
plan, or (B) a committee designated by the Board of Directors to
administer the Plan, which committee shall be constituted (1) in such
a manner as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 as it
applies to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary
grant or award plan and (2) in such a manner as to satisfy the
Applicable Laws.
iii. ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO GRANTS, AWARDS AND SALES
INTENDED TO QUALIFY AS PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION. With respect
to grants, awards and sales to eligible participants that are
intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered
by a committee designated by the Board of Directors, which committee
shall consist of two or more members of the Board who are not
employees of the Company and who otherwise qualify as "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
iv. ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO OTHER PERSONS. With respect to
grants, awards and sales to eligible participants who are neither
Directors nor officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered
by (A) the Board of Directors
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or (B) a committee designated by the Board of Directors, which
committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the
Applicable Laws.
v. GENERAL. Once a committee has been appointed pursuant to
subsection (ii) or (iii) of this Section 4(a), such Committee shall
continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed
by the Board of Directors. From time to time the Board of Directors
may increase the size of any committee and appoint additional members
thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new
members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused) and
remove all members of a committee and thereafter directly administer
the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws and, in
the case of a committee appointed under subsection (ii), to the
extent permitted by Rule 16b-3 as it applies to a plan intended to
qualify thereunder as a discretionary grant or award plan.
b. POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ITS COMMITTEE (THE
"ADMINISTRATOR"). Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case
of a committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board of
Directors to such committee, the Administrator shall have the authority,
in its discretion:
i. to determine the fair market value of the Stock;
ii. to select the employees and consultants to whom grants, sales and
awards may be made hereunder;
iii. to determine whether and to what extent grants, sales and awards, or
any combination thereof, are made hereunder;
iv. to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by grants,
sales and awards hereunder;
v. to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
vi. to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the
terms of the Plan, of any grants, sales and awards hereunder. Such
terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise
price, the time or times when grants, sales and awards may be
exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting
acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any
restriction or limitation regarding any grant, sale or award, or the
shares of Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors
as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
vii. to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan;
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viii. to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan;
ix. to determine whether and under what circumstances grants, sales and
awards may be settled in cash instead of Stock or Stock instead of
cash;
x. to reduce the exercise price of any grants, sales and awards;
xi. subject to paragraph 14 of this Plan, to modify or amend grants,
sales and awards, including the ability to correct any defect or
supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in
any stock bonus, stock purchase or option agreement in the manner and
to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect;
xii. to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any
instrument required to effect grants, sales and awards previously
granted by the Administrator;
xiii. to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to grants, sales
and awards and any restricted Stock; and
xiv. to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
administering the Plan.
c. EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION. The Administrator's decisions,
determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
optionees and any other holders of grants, sales and awards.
5. GRANTS, AWARDS AND SALES.
a. TYPE OF SECURITY. The Administrator may, from time to time,
separately or in combination: (i) grant Incentive Stock Options, as
defined in Section 422 of the Code and as provided in paragraph 5(b);
(ii) grant options other than Incentive Stock Options ("Non-Statutory Stock
Options") as provided in paragraph 5(c); (iii) grant stock appreciation
rights or cash bonus rights as provided in paragraphs 10 and 11; (iv) award
bonuses of Stock as provided in paragraph 5(d); and (v) sell Stock subject
to restrictions as provided in paragraph 5(e). The Administrator shall
select the employees to whom awards shall be made. The Administrator shall
specify the action taken with respect to each person granted, awarded or
sold any option or Stock under the Plan and shall specifically designate
each option granted under the Plan as an Incentive Stock Option or Non-
Statutory Stock Option.
b. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions:
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i. To the extent that the aggregate fair market value of (a) the
Stock with respect to which options designated as Incentive Stock
Options plus (b) the shares of stock of the Company, any parent and
subsidiary with respect to which other Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar
year under all plans of the Company and any parent and subsidiary
exceeds $100,000, such options shall be treated as Non-Statutory
Stock Options. For purposes of the preceding sentence, (a) Incentive
Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they
were granted, and (b) the fair market value of the Stock shall be
determined as of the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
ii. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted under the Plan to an
employee possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any parent or
subsidiary of the Company only if the option price is at least 110
percent of the fair market value of the Stock subject to the option
on the date it is granted, as described in paragraph 5(b)(v), and the
option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five
years from the date it is granted.
iii. Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan only to
employees of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company,
including employees who are directors. Except as provided in
paragraph 8, no Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan may be
exercised unless at the time of such exercise the optionee is
employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company
and shall have been so employed continuously since the date such
option was granted. Absence on leave or on account of illness or
disability under rules established by the Administrator shall not,
however, be deemed an interruption of employment for this purpose.
iv. Subject to paragraphs 5(b)(ii) and 5(b)(iii), Incentive Stock
Options granted under the Plan shall continue in effect for the
period fixed by the Administrator, except that no Incentive Stock
Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from
the date it is granted.
v. The option price per share shall be determined by the
Administrator at the time of grant. Except as provided in paragraph
5(b)(ii), the option price shall not be less than 100 percent of the
fair market value of the shares covered by the Incentive Stock Option
at the date the option is granted. The fair market value of shares
covered by an Incentive Stock Option shall be determined by the
Administrator.
c. NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTIONS. Non-Statutory Stock Options shall be
subject to the following terms and conditions:
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i. Non-Statutory Stock Options granted under the Plan shall
continue in effect for the period fixed by the Administrator, except
that no Non-Statutory Stock Option shall be exercisable after the
expiration of 10 years plus 7 days from the date it is granted.
ii. The option price per share shall be determined by the
Administrator at the time of grant. The option price may be more or
less than or equal to the fair market value of the shares covered by
the Non-Statutory Stock Option on the date the option is granted,
and the option price may fluctuate based on criteria determined by
the Administrator, provided that in no event and at no time shall the
option price be less than 50 percent of the fair market value of the
shares on the date of grant. The fair market value of shares covered
by a Non-Statutory Stock Option shall be determined by the
Administrator.
d. STOCK BONUS. Stock awarded as a bonus shall be subject to the terms,
conditions, and restrictions determined by the Administrator at the time
the Stock is awarded as a bonus. The Administrator may require the
recipient to sign an agreement as a condition of the award, but may not
require the recipient to pay any money consideration except as provided in
this paragraph. The agreement may contain such terms, conditions,
representations and warranties as the Administrator may require. The
certificates representing the shares of Stock awarded shall bear such
legends as shall be determined by the Administrator.
e. RESTRICTED STOCK. The Administrator may issue shares of Stock under
the Plan for such consideration (including promissory notes and services)
as determined by the Administrator and with such restrictions concerning
transferability, repurchase by the Company or forfeiture as determined by
the Administrator, provided that in no event shall the consideration be
less than 50 percent of fair market value at the time of issuance, nor
shall any of the shares issued hereunder be or become freely transferable
or not subject to such restrictions within six months of the date such
shares are issued. All shares of Stock issued pursuant to this paragraph
5(e) shall be subject to a Purchase Agreement, which shall be executed by
the Company and the prospective recipient of the Stock prior to the
delivery of certificates representing such shares to the recipient. The
Purchase Agreement shall contain such terms and conditions and
representations and warranties as the Administrator shall require. The
certificates representing such Stock shall bear such legends as determined
by the Administrator.
6. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Except as provided in paragraphs 8 and 11,
options granted under the Plan may be exercised from time to time over the
period stated in each option in such amounts and at such times as shall be
prescribed by the Administrator, provided that options shall not be
exercised for fractional shares. Unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator, if the optionee does not exercise an option in any one year
with respect to the full number of shares to which the optionee
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is entitled in that year, the optionee's rights shall be cumulative and
the optionee may purchase those shares in any subsequent year during the
term of the option.
7. NONTRANSFERABILITY.
a. OPTIONS AND AWARDS. Each option and award granted under the Plan
by its terms shall be nonassignable and nontransferable by the optionee,
either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution of the state or country of the optionee's
domicile at the time of death, and each option and award by its terms
shall be exercisable during the optionee's lifetime only by the optionee.
b. STOCK. Stock issued upon exercise of an option or awarded as a bonus
or sold under the Plan may have, in addition to restrictions on transfer
imposed by law, any restrictions on transfer determined by the
Administrator at the time the grant, sale or award is made.
8. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR DEATH.
a. If an optionee's employment by the Company or by any parent or
subsidiary of the Company is terminated by retirement or for any reason,
voluntarily or involuntarily, with or without cause, other than in the
circumstances specified in paragraph 8(b) below, any option held by such
optionee may be exercised at any time prior to its expiration date or the
date specified by the Administrator in the optionee's option grant,
whichever is the shorter period, but only if and to the extent the optionee
was entitled to exercise the option on the date of such termination.
Subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine,
the Administrator may extend the exercise period any length of time not
later than the expiration date of the option and may increase the portion
of the option that may be exercised on termination, provided that any
extension of the exercise period of an Incentive Stock Option shall be
subject to a written acknowledgment by the optionee that the extension
disqualifies the option as an Incentive Stock Option.
b. If an optionee's employment by the Company or by any parent or
subsidiary of the Company is terminated because of death or physical
disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the
option, including portions not yet exercisable, may be exercised prior to
the earlier of the expiration of 12 months from the date of death or the
expiration of the option. If an optionee's employment is terminated by
death, any option held by the optionee shall be exercisable only by the
person or persons to whom such optionee's rights under such option shall
pass by the optionee's will or by the laws of descent and distribution of
the state or country of the optionee's domicile at the time of death.
Subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine,
the Administrator may extend the exercise period any length of time not
later than the expiration date of the option, provided that any
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extension of the exercise period of an Incentive Stock Option shall be
subject to a written acknowledgment by the optionee or the optionee's
personal representative that the extension disqualifies the option as an
Incentive Stock Option.
c. To the extent an option held by any deceased optionee or by any
optionee whose employment is terminated is not exercised within the
limited periods provided above, all further rights to purchase shares
pursuant to such option and all other related rights shall terminate at
the end of such periods.
9. PURCHASE OF SHARES PURSUANT TO OPTION. Shares may be purchased or
acquired pursuant to an option granted under the Plan only upon receipt by
the Company of notice in writing from the optionee of the optionee's
intention to exercise, specifying the number of shares as to which the
optionee desires to exercise the option and the date on which the optionee
desires to complete the transaction, which shall not be more than 30 days
after receipt of the notice, and unless in the opinion of counsel for the
Company such a representation is not required in order to comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, containing a representation that it is
the optionee's present intention to acquire the shares for investment and
not with a view to distribution. On or before the date specified for
completion of the purchase of shares pursuant to an option, the optionee
must have paid the Company the full purchase price of such shares in cash
(including cash that may be the proceeds of a loan from the Company), in
whole or in part in shares of Stock of the Company previously acquired and,
if acquired directly or indirectly from the Company, held for at least six
months by the optionee, unless the Administrator consents to accepting
Stock held for a lesser period of time. Any shares surrendered on payment
for the exercise of options shall be valued at fair market value at the
time of surrender as determined by the Administrator. No shares shall be
issued until full payment therefor has been made. With the consent of the
Administrator an optionee may request the Company to automatically apply
the shares received upon the exercise of a portion of a stock option (even
though stock certificates have not yet been issued) to satisfy the exercise
price for additional portions of the option. With the consent of the
Administrator the Company may allow the exercise price to be satisfied by
delivery of a such documentation as the Administrator and any broker
approved by the Company, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise
of the option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds
required to pay the exercise price.
10. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
a. GRANT. Stock appreciation rights may be granted under the Plan by
the Administrator, subject to such rules, terms and conditions as the
Administrator prescribes.
b. EXERCISE.
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i. A stock appreciation right shall be exercisable only at the
time or times established by the Administrator. If a stock
appreciation right is granted in connection with an option, then
it shall be exercisable only to the extent and on the same conditions
that the related option could be exercised. Upon exercise of a stock
appreciation right, any option or portion thereof to which the stock
appreciation right relates must be surrendered. Stock appreciation
rights granted independent of options shall expire not later than 10
years plus 7 days from the date of grant.
ii. The Administrator may withdraw any stock appreciation right
granted under the Plan at any time and may impose any conditions
upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right or adopt rules and
regulations from time to time affecting the rights of holders of
stock appreciation rights. Such rules and regulations may govern
the right to exercise stock appreciation rights granted before
adoption or amendment or such rules and regulations as well as stock
appreciation rights granted thereafter.
iii. Each stock appreciation right shall entitle the holder, upon
exercise, to receive from the Company in exchange therefor an amount
equal in value to the excess of the fair market value on the date of
exercise of one share of Stock of the Company over its fair market
value on the date of grant (or, in the case of a stock appreciation
right granted in connection with an option, the option price per
share under the option to which the stock appreciation right
relates), multiplied by the number of shares covered by the stock
appreciation right or the option, or portion thereof, that is
surrendered. No stock appreciation right shall be exercisable at a
time that the amount determined under this subparagraph is negative.
Payment by the Company upon exercise of a stock appreciation right
may be made in Stock valued at its fair market value, in cash, or
partly in Stock and partly in cash, as determined by the
Administrator.
iv. The fair market value of the Stock shall be determined for this
purpose by the Administrator.
v. No fractional shares shall be issued upon exercise of a stock
appreciation right. In lieu thereof cash may be paid in an amount
equal to the value of the fraction or, in the discretion of the
Administrator, the number of shares may be rounded downward to the
next whole share.
vi. Cash payments of stock appreciation rights as well as Common
Stock issued upon exercise of stock appreciation rights shall be
applied against the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may
be issued pursuant to the Plan. The number of shares to be applied
against such maximum number of shares in such circumstances shall be
the number of shares subject to options
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surrendered upon exercise of a stock appreciation right or for stock
appreciation rights not granted in connection with an option, shares
equal to the amount of the cash payment divided by the fair market
value of a share of Common Stock on the date the stock appreciation
right is granted.
11. CASH BONUS RIGHTS.
a. GRANT. The Administrator may grant bonus rights under the Plan in
connection with (i) an option granted or previously granted, (ii) Stock
awarded, or previously awarded, as a bonus and (iii) Stock sold or
previously sold under the Plan. Bonus rights will be subject to rules,
terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe.
b. BONUS RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH OPTIONS. A bonus right granted in
connection with an option will entitle an optionee to a cash bonus when the
related option is exercised (or terminates in connection with the exercise
of a stock appreciation right related to the option) in whole or in part,
or at such other time as determined by the Administrator as the bonus right
is granted. If an optionee purchases shares and does not exercise a
related stock appreciation right, then the amount of the bonus shall be
determined by multiplying the excess of the total fair market value of the
shares to be acquired upon the exercise over the total option price for
shares by the applicable bonus percentage. If the optionee is exercising a
related stock appreciation right in connection with the termination of an
option, then the bonus shall be determined by multiplying the total fair
market value of the shares and cash received pursuant to the exercise of
the stock appreciation right by the applicable bonus percentage. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the fair market value of shares shall be
determined by the Administrator. The bonus percentage applicable to a bonus
right shall be determined from time to time by the Administrator but shall
in no event exceed 40 percent of the amount by which the fair market value
of the Stock received on exercise of the related option at the time of
exercise exceeds the option price of such option.
c. BONUS RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH STOCK BONUS. A bonus right granted
in connection with Stock awarded as a bonus will entitle the person awarded
such Stock to a cash bonus at the time the Stock is awarded, at such time
as restrictions, if any, to which the Stock is subject lapse, or at such
other time as determined by the Administrator as the bonus right is
granted. If Stock awarded is subject to restrictions and is repurchased
by the Company or forfeited by the holder the bonus right granted in
connection with such Stock shall terminate and may not be exercised. The
amount of cash bonus to be awarded and the time such cash bonus is to be
paid shall be determined from time to time by the Administrator.
d. BONUS RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH STOCK PURCHASE. The bonus right
granted in connection with Stock purchased hereunder (excluding Stock
purchased pursuant to
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an option) shall terminate and may not be exercised in the event the Stock
is repurchased by the Company or forfeited by the holder pursuant to
restrictions applicable to the Stock. The amount of cash bonus to be
awarded and the time such cash bonus is to be paid shall be determined from
time to time by the Administrator.
12. CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. If the outstanding shares of Stock of
the Company are hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or
exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of
the Company by reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, plan of
exchange, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination
of shares or dividend payable in shares, appropriate adjustment shall be
made by the Administrator in the number and kind of shares for which
grants, sales and awards may be made under the Plan. In addition, the
Administrator shall make appropriate adjustment in the number and kind of
shares as to which outstanding grants, sales and awards, or portions
thereof then unexercised, shall be exercisable. Adjustments in outstanding
options shall be made without change in the total price applicable to the
unexercised portion of any option and with a corresponding adjustment in
the option price per share and shall neither (i) make the ratio,
immediately after the event, of the option price per share to the fair
market value per share more favorable to the optionee than that ratio
immediately before the event, nor (ii) make the aggregate spread,
immediately after the event, between the fair market value of shares as to
which the option is exercisable and the option price of such shares more
favorable to the optionee than that aggregate spread immediately before
the event. The Administrator may also require that any securities issued
in respect of or exchanged for Stock issued hereunder that is subject to
restrictions be subject to similar restrictions. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Administrator shall have no obligation to effect any
adjustment that would or might result in the issuance of fractional shares,
and any fractional shares resulting from any adjustment may be disregarded
or provided for in any manner determined by the Administrator. Any such
adjustment made by the Administrator shall be conclusive. In the event of
dissolution of the Company or a merger, consolidation or plan of exchange
affecting the Company, in lieu of providing for options as provided above
in this paragraph 12, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion,
provide a 30-day period prior to such event during which optionees shall
have the right to exercise options in whole or in part without any
limitation on exercisability.
13. CORPORATE MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, ETC. The Administrator may also
grant options and stock appreciation rights, award Stock bonuses and issue
Stock subject to restrictions having terms, conditions and provisions that
vary from those specified in this Plan provided that any options and stock
appreciation rights granted, any stock bonuses awarded and any restricted
stock issued pursuant to this section are granted in substitution for or in
connection with the assumption of, existing options, stock appreciation
rights, stock bonuses and restricted stock granted, awarded or issued by
another corporation and assumed or otherwise agreed to be provided for by
the Company pursuant to or by reason of a transaction involving a corporate
merger
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consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization
or liquidation to which the Company or a subsidiary is a party.
14. AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board of Directors may at any time and from
time to time modify or amend the Plan in such respects as it shall deem
advisable because of changes in the law while the Plan is in effect or for
any other reason. Except as provided in paragraphs 8, 10 and 12, however
no change in an option already granted or modification of restrictions on
Stock already issued shall be made without the written consent of the
holder of such option or Stock. Furthermore, unless the Company obtains
stockholder approval in such a manner and degree as required by applicable
law, no amendment or change shall be made in the Plan that increases the
total number of shares that may be awarded or purchased under the Plan or
that otherwise requires stockholder approval under applicable law.
15. APPROVALS. The obligations of the Company under the Plan are subject
to the approval of state and federal authorities or agencies with
jurisdiction in the matter. The Company will use its best efforts to take
steps required by state or federal law or applicable regulations, including
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange on which the Company's shares may then be listed, in
connection any grant, sale or award hereunder, or the listing of such
shares of said exchange. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Company shall
not be obligated to issue or deliver shares of Common Stock under the Plan
if the Company is advised by its legal counsel that such issuance or
delivery would violate applicable state or federal securities laws.
16. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan, nor any grant, award or sale
hereunder, shall confer upon (i) any employee any right to be continued in
the employment of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company,
or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any parent
or subsidiary of the Company by whom such employee is employed to terminate
such employee's employment at any time, for any reason, with or without
cause, or to increase or decrease such employee's compensation, or (ii) any
person engaged by the Company any right to be retained or employed by the
Company or to the continuation, extension, renewal, or modification of any
compensation, contract, or arrangement with or by the Company.
17. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. The holder of an option, the recipient of
Stock awarded as a bonus or the purchaser of Stock shall have no rights as
a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by any grant, sale or
award until the date of issue of a stock certificate to him or her for
such shares. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, no
adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the
record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
18. STOCK WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY WITHHOLDING TAX OBLIGATIONS.
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a. ABILITY TO USE STOCK TO SATISFY WITHHOLDING. The Company may require
any recipient of a grant, sale or award under the Plan to pay to the
Company amounts necessary to satisfy any applicable federal, state or local
tax withholding requirements. At the discretion of the Administrator,
optionees and award recipients may satisfy withholding obligations as
provided in this Section 18. When an optionee or award recipient incurs
tax liability in connection with a grant, sale or award, which tax
liability is subject to tax withholding under applicable tax laws
(including federal, state and local laws), the optionee may satisfy the
withholding tax obligation (up to an amount calculated by applying such
optionee's maximum marginal tax rate) by electing to have the Company
withhold from the Stock to be issued in connection with a grant, sale or
award that number of shares, or by delivering to the Company that number
of previously owned shares (which, in the case of Stock acquired directly
or indirectly from the Company, has been held for at least six months),
having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld.
The fair market value of the shares to be withheld or delivered, as the
case may be, shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be
withheld is determined (the "Tax Date").
b. ELECTION TO HAVE STOCK WITHHELD. All elections by an optionee to
have Stock withheld or to deliver previously owned Shares pursuant to this
Section 18 shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the
Administrator and shall be subject to the following restrictions:
i. the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax
Date;
ii. all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval
of the Administrator; and
iii. if the optionee is subject to liability under Section 16 of
the Exchange Act, the election must comply with the applicable
provisions of Rule 16b-3 and shall be subject to such additional
conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify
for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to Plan transactions.
c. SECTION 83(b) ELECTIONS. In the event that (i) an election to have
Shares withheld is made by an optionee, (ii) no election is filed under
Section 83(b) of the Code by such optionee and (iii) the Tax Date is
deferred under Section 83 of the Code, the optionee shall receive the
full number of shares subject to the grant, sale or award, as the case may
be, but such optionee shall be unconditionally obligated to tender back to
the Company the proper number of shares on the Tax Date.
19. RULE 16b-3. Grants, sales and awards to Insiders must comply with
the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional
conditions or
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restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum
exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan
transactions.
20. PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION.
a. OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The following limitations
shall apply to grants of options and stock appreciation rights to employees
of the Company.
i. No employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the
Company, options or stock appreciation rights to purchase, in the
aggregate, more than 500,000 shares of Stock.
ii. In connection with his or her initial employment, an employee
may be granted options and stock appreciation rights to purchase, in
the aggregate, up to an additional 500,000 shares of Stock which
shall not count against the limit set forth in subsection (i) above.
iii. The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in
connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as
described in Section 12.
iv. If an option or stock appreciation right is cancelled in the
same fiscal year of the Company in which it was granted (other than
in connection with a transaction described in Section 12), the
cancelled option will be counted against the limits set forth in
subsections (i) and (ii) above. For this purpose, if the exercise
price of an option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a
cancellation of the option and the grant of a new option.
b. OTHER GRANTS, AWARDS AND SALES. The Administrator shall have the
discretion to set Performance Goals (as defined below) which, depending on
the extent to which they are met during the Performance Period (as defined
below), shall determine the number or value of grants, awards or sales
(excluding options) that shall be made to Covered Employees (as defined
below). The Performance Goals shall be set by the Administrator on or
before the latest date permissible to enable the awards or sales to qualify
as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Code. Each grant, sale or award pursuant to this Section 20(b) shall be
evidenced by an agreement that shall specify the Performance Period, and
such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, shall determine. To the extent necessary to qualify grants,
awards or sales as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator shall certify in writing that
the Performance Goals applicable to such grant, sale or award for the
relevant Performance Period have been satisfied. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, the maximum value of all grants, awards
or sales pursuant
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to this Section 20(b) that an individual may receive for a fiscal year is
2.5% of operating profit for such fiscal year.
c. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
i. "COVERED EMPLOYEE" means a "covered employee" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
ii. "PERFORMANCE GOAL" means the goal or goals determined by the
Administrator, in its discretion, to be applicable with respect to
a grant sale or award intended to qualify as "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code
pursuant to this Section 20(b). As determined by the Administrator,
the Performance Goal(s) applicable to a grant, sale or award shall
provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement based upon any
or all of the following for the Performance Period: corporate
profitability; growth in sales; growth in income; share price
appreciation; and return on investment. The Performance Goal(s) may
differ from employee to employee and from grant, sale or award to
grant, sale or award.
iii. "PERFORMANCE PERIOD" means the period of time during which the
Performance Goals must be met.
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EXHIBIT 5.1
November 7, 1996
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
5555 N.E. Moore Court
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed
by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about November 7,
1996 (the "Registration Statement") in connection with the registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of an aggregate of
2,000,000 shares (the "Shares") of your Common Stock reserved for issuance
under your 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). As your counsel in
connection with this transaction, we have examined the proceedings taken and
are familiar with the proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection
with the issuance and sale of the Shares under the Plan.
It is our opinion that, upon completion of the actions being taken,
or contemplated by us as your counsel to be taken by you prior to the
issuance of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement and the Plan,
and upon completion of the actions being taken in order to permit such
transactions to be carried out in accordance with the securities laws of the
various states where required, the Shares will be legally and validly issued,
fully-paid and non-assessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, and further consent to the use of our name wherever
appearing in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.
Very truly yours,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement of Form S-8 of our report
dated April 17, 1996, which appears on page 27 of the 1996 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, which is incorporated by
reference in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended March 30, 1996. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which appears
on page S-1 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Portland, Oregon
November 4, 1996
