As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 1997
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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CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California 94-3065493
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3347 Investment Boulevard
Hayward, California 94545
(510) 732-7200
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
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Andrea J. Tiller
Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
3347 Investment Boulevard
Hayward, California 94545
(510) 732-7200
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copies to:
CHRIS F. FENNELL, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
Title of Each Class of Maximum Proposed Maximum
Securities to be Amount to be Offering Price Per Aggregate Offering Amount of
Registered Registered Share Price Registration Fee
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Common Stock, no par
value(1)................... 200,000 shares $12.625 $2,525,000 $765.15(2)
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(1) Includes Preferred Share Purchase Rights which, prior to the occurrence
of certain events, will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from
the Common Stock.
(2) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of
computing the amount of the registration fee based upon the average of
the high and low price for the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market System on October __, 1997
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The contents of the Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statements
(Registration Nos. 33-52350, 333-04146 and 333-22475) dated September 24, April
26, 1996 and February 27, 1997, respectively, are incorporated herein by
reference.
PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Documents
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4.2 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 3)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant,
Cholestech Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of California, 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 Hayward, State of California, on this
17th day of October, 1997.
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
By: /s/ WARREN E. PINCKERT II
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Warren E. Pinckert II
President and Chief Executive
Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Warren E. Pinckert II and Andrea J.
Tiller, jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power
of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any
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 his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ WARREN E. PINCKERT II President and Chief Executive Officer October 17, 1997
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(Warren E. Pinckert II)
/s/ ANDREA J. TILLER Vice President of Finance and Chief October 17, 1997
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(Andrea J. Tiller) Accounting Officer)
/s/ HARVEY S. SADOW Chairman of the Board October 17, 1997
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(Harvey S. Sadow, Ph.D.)
/s/ JOHN L. CASTELLO Director October 17, 1997
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(John L. Castello)
/s/ H.R. SHEPHERD Director October 17, 1997
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(H.R. Shepherd)
/s/ JOSEPH BUCHMAN Director October 17, 1997
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(Joseph Buchman M.D.)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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EXHIBITS
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Registration Statement on Form S-8
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
October 17, 1997
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CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Page Number Under
Exhibit Sequential
Number Description Numbering System
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4.2 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
as amended 8
5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of
securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in
Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on
page 3)
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CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Amended Effective as of August 23, 1995
Further Amended Effective As of August 22, 1997
The following constitute the provisions of the 1992 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Cholestech 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.
(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
(d) "Company" shall mean Cholestech Corporation, a California
corporation.
(e) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross earnings,
exclusive of payments for overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation,
incentive payments, bonuses, commissions and other compensation.
(f) "Designated Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries which have
been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.
(g) "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an employee of the
Company for purposes of tax withholding under the Code whose customary
employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiary 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 statute or by contract, the employment
relationship will be deemed to have terminated on the 91st day of such leave.
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(h) "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.
(i) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Offering Period.
(j) "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 National
Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale
price for the Common Stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices, if
no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange (or the exchange with the
greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) or system on the date of such
determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Board deems reliable, or;
(2) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ system (but not
on the National Market System thereof) or is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on
the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Board deems reliable, or;
(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.
(k) "Offering Period" shall mean a period of approximately six (6)
months, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after January 1 and
terminating on the last Trading Day in the period ending the following June 30,
or commencing on the first Trading Day on or after July 1 and terminating on the
last Trading Day in the period ending the following December 31, during which an
option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised. The duration of Offering
Period may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
(l) "Plan" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(m) "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower.
(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.
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(p) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges
and the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ)
System are open for trading.
3. Eligibility.
(a) Any Employee (as defined in Section 2(g)), who shall be employed
by the Company on a given Enrollment Date and who has been employed by the
Company for at least three (3) months shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, any Employee shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan who was employed by the Company as of the effective date
of a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
for the initial offering of shares of Common Stock of the Company to the public.
(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent,
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 his or her rights to purchase stock under
all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue
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
Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day
on or after January 1 and July 1 each year, or on such other date as the Board
shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with
Section 19 hereof. 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 fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering
Period to be affected thereafter.
5. Participation.
(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 at
least five (5) business days prior to the applicable Enrollment Date, unless a
later time for filing the subscription agreement is set by the Board for all
eligible Employees with respect to a given Offering Period.
(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.
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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 fifteen percent (15%) of
the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period, and the aggregate of such payroll deductions during the Offering Period
shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the participant's Compensation during
said Offering Period.
(b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be credited
to his or her account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole percentages
only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.
(c) A participant may not change his or her rate of participation in
the Plan during an Offering Period, but may change his or her rate of
participation with respect to any future Offering Period by filing a new
subscription agreement with the Company's payroll office at least five (5)
business days prior to the commencement of the Offering Period to which the rate
change shall apply; provided, however, that a participant may discontinue his or
her participation in the Plan at any time as provided in Section 10 hereof. 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 0% at such time during any Offering
Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year (the "Current
Offering Period") that the aggregate of all payroll deductions which were
previously used to purchase stock under the Plan in a prior Offering Period
which ended during that calendar year plus all payroll deductions accumulated
with respect to the Current Offering Period equal $21,250. Payroll deductions
shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant's subscription
agreement at the beginning of the first Offering 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 will not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
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 the Exercise Date of 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
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applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall an Employee be
permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than a number of Shares
determined by dividing $12,500 by the Fair Market Value of a share of the
Company's Common Stock on the Enrollment Date, and provided further that such
purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12
hereof. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof,
unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and shall
expire on the last day of the Offering Period.
8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares will
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 will 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
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.
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; Termination of Employment.
(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 will be paid to such participant promptly after
receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for the Offering
Period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for
the purchase of shares will be made during the Offering Period. If a participant
withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions will not resume at the
beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to
the Company a new subscription agreement.
(b) Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee (as defined in
Section 2(g) hereof), for any reason, including by virtue of him or her having
failed to remain an Employee of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per
week during an Offering Period in which the Employee is a participant, he or she
will 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 will be returned to such participant or, in
the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under
Section 14 hereof, and such participant's option will be automatically
terminated.
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(c) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period will 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. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
participant in the Plan.
12. Stock.
(a) The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock which
shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 400,000 shares, subject
to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in
Section 18 hereof. If on a given Exercise Date the number of shares with respect
to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then available
under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares
remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable
and as it shall determine to be equitable.
(b) The participant will 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 will be
registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and
his or her spouse.
13. Administration.
(a) Administrative Body. 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. Members of the Board
who are eligible Employees are permitted to participate in the Plan, provided
that:
(1) Members of the Board who are eligible to participate in the
Plan may not vote on any matter affecting the administration of the Plan or the
grant of any option pursuant to the Plan.
(2) If a Committee is established to administer the Plan, no
member of the Board who is eligible to participate in the Plan may be a member
of the Committee.
(b) Rule 16b-3 Limitations. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
any successor provision ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific requirements for the
administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall be only administered by
such a
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body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable requirements of
Rule 16b-3. Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion concerning decisions
regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any committee or person that is not
"disinterested" as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.
14. 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 parti cipant'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.
15. 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 14 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.
16. 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, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
17. Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.
18. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the Reserves as well as the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been
exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any
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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 will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise
provided by the Board.
(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 option under the Plan shall be assumed or
an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a
parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Board determines,
in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or
substitution, to shorten the Offering Period then in progress by setting a new
Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date") or to cancel each outstanding right to
purchase and refund all sums collected from participants during the Offering
Period then in progress. If the Board shortens the Offering Period then in
progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale
of assets, 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 his
option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that his option will be
exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he
has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof. For
purposes of this paragraph, an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to
be assumed if, following the sale of assets or merger, the option confers the
right to purchase, for each share of option stock subject to the option
immediately prior to the sale of assets or merger, the consideration (whether
stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the sale of assets or
merger by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the
effective date of the transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if such
consideration received in the sale of assets or merger was not solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e)
of the Code), the Board may, with the consent of the successor corporation and
the participant, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of
the option to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent
equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of
Common Stock and the sale of assets or merger.
The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole
discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price
per share of Common Stock covered by each out standing option, in the event the
Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalization, rights
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offerings or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common
Stock, and in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into
any other corporation.
19. 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 18 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 Plan is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders. Except as provided in Section 18
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 Rule 16b-3 or under Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule
or provision or any other applicable law or regulation), 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,
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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
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22. 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
stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10)
years unless sooner terminated under Section 19 hereof.
23. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3. The terms and conditions of
options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by, persons subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the applicable provisions of
Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall
contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such
additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to
qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to Plan transactions.
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Exhibit A
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
1992 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 Cholestech Corporation 1992 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 (not to exceed 15%) 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 "Cholestech Corporation 1992
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 the grant of the option by the
Company under this Subscription Agreement is subject to obtaining
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), 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
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shares at the time such shares were delivered to 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 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 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
holding period, 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:
NAME: (Please print)___________________________________________________________
(First (Middle) (Last)
_____________________ ____________________________________________
Relationship
____________________________________________
(Address)
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NAME: (Please print)___________________________________________________________
(First (Middle) (Last)
_____________________ ____________________________________________
Relationship
____________________________________________
(Address)
Employee's Social
Security Number: ____________________________________________
Employee's Address: ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.
Dated:_______________ ___________________________
Signature of Employee
___________________________
Spouse's Signature (If
beneficiary other than
spouse)
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Exhibit B
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Cholestech
Corporation 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ___________ 19____
(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:
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
Signature:
________________________________
Date:___________________________
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Exhibit 5.1
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(415) 493-9300
October 17, 1997
Cholestech Corporation
3347 Investment Boulevard
Hayward, California 94545
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 October 17, 1997, in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
of an aggregate of 200,000 additional shares of your Common Stock reserved for
issuance under the 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "1992 Plan").
As your legal counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are
familiar with the proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection with the
sale and issuance of said shares. It is our opinion that the additional shares,
when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the 1992 Plan and pursuant to
the agreements which accompany the 1992 Plan, will be legally and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to said Registration
Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in said
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.
Sincerely,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 24, 1997 appearing on page F-2
of Cholestech Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
28, 1997.
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
San Jose, California
October 16, 1997
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