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EXHIBIT 4.3
BOCA RESEARCH, INC.
THIRD AMENDMENT OF 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
In accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of the Boca Research,
Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), the Plan is hereby amended effective
as of the date of stockholder approval hereof, as follows:
1. Section 2 of the Plan is hereby amended by increasing the number of
shares subject to the Plan from One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Shares
(1,700,000) to such number of shares as shall always be equal to twenty-six
(26%) of the then issued and outstanding shares of the common stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Corporation.
2. This Amendment shall take effect as of the date of its adoption by
the Board of Directors of Boca Research, Inc. and upon its approval by the
Stockholders of Boca Research, Inc. in accordance with the provisions of Section
19 of the Plan.
3. Except as hereinabove provided, the Plan is hereby ratified and
confirmed in all respects.
Boca Research, Inc.
By: /s/ Robert W. Federspiel
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Robert W. Federspiel
Secretary
Adopted by the Board of Directors: June 14, 1999
Adopted by the Stockholders: August 16, 1999