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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 1999
Registration No. ___________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933
INTUIT INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 77-0034661
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification number)
2535 GARCIA AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
INTUIT INC. 1996 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
CATHERINE L. VALENTINE, ESQ.
INTUIT INC.
P.O. BOX 7850, M.S. 52028
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94039-7850
(650) 944-6656
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
COPIES TO:
Kenneth A. Linhares, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
Two Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, California 94306
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PER SHARE PRICE REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTERED
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Common Stock 30,000 shares(1) $93.9375(2) $2,818,125(2) $783.43(3)
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(1) Represents additional shares available for grants under Registrant's 1996
Directors Stock Option Plan as of January 25, 1999.
(2) The offering price information is estimated as of January 19, 1999 pursuant
to Rules 457(c) and 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee.
(3) Fee calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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INTUIT INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This registration statement relates to 30,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share of the Registrant, reserved for issuance under the Intuit Inc.
1996 Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). On November 26, 1996, the
Registrant filed an initial Form S-8 Registration Statement (file no. 333-16829)
to register 120,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.
On January 30, 1998, the Registrant filed a Form S-8 Registration Statement
(file no. 333-45277) to register an additional 45,000 shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance under the Plan. The contents of such Registration
Statements are incorporated herein by reference except as set forth below.
ITEM 3 INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), or the latest prospectus filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), that contains audited
financial statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year for
which such statements have been filed.
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Registrant's annual report or prospectus referred to in (a)
above.
(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant 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 offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
the filing of such documents.
ITEM 5 INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered
hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by Catherine L. Valentine, Esq.,
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. As of January
20, 1999, Ms. Valentine held options to purchase 29,740 shares of Common Stock
(of which 7,707 shares are exercisable within the next 60 days).
The consolidated financial statements of Registrant appearing in
Registrant's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended July 31, 1998, have
been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their
report thereon included therein and are incorporated herein by reference. Such
consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in
reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
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ITEM 6 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation law, the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach or
alleged breach of their duty of care. In addition, as permitted by Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide
that: (i) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers and
persons serving in such capacities in other business enterprises (including, for
example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the Registrant's request, to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including those circumstances in which
indemnification would otherwise be discretionary; (ii) the Registrant may, in
its discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those circumstances where
indemnification is not required by law; (iii) the Registrant is required to
advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with
defending a proceeding (except that it is not required to advance expenses to a
person against whom the Registrant brings a claim for breach of the duty of
loyalty, for an act or omission not in good faith, intentional misconduct, a
knowing violation of law or deriving an improper personal benefit from a
transaction); (iv) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive and the
Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its
directors, officers and employees; and (v) the Registrant may not retroactively
amend the Bylaw provisions in a way that is adverse to such directors, officers
and employees.
The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each
of its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum indemnity
allowed to directors and executive officers by Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law and the Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural
protections. In addition, the indemnity agreements provide that directors and
executive officers will be indemnified to the fullest possible extent not
prohibited by law against all expenses (including attorney's fees) and
settlement amounts paid or incurred by them in any action or proceeding, by
reason of their services as directors or executive officers of the Registrant or
as directors or officers of any other company or enterprise when they are
serving in such capacities at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant will
not be obligated pursuant to the agreements to indemnify or advance expenses to
an indemnified party with respect to proceedings or claims initiated by the
indemnified party and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings
specifically authorized by the Board of Directors or brought to enforce a right
of indemnification under the indemnity agreements, the Registrant's Bylaws or
any statute or law. Under the agreements, the Registrant is not obligated to
indemnify the indemnified party: (i) for any expenses incurred by the
indemnified party with respect to any proceeding instituted by the indemnified
party to enforce or interpret the agreement, if a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the
indemnified party in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was
frivolous; (ii) for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the
Registrant consents to such settlement; (iii) with respect to any proceeding or
claim brought by the Registrant against the indemnified party for willful
misconduct, unless a court determines that each of such claims was not made in
good faith or was frivolous; (iv) on account of any suit in which judgment is
rendered against the indemnified party for an accounting of profits made from
the purchase or sale by the indemnified party of securities of the Registrant
pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and related
laws; (v) on account of the indemnified party's conduct which is finally
adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to
constitute willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (vi) on account
of any conduct from which the indemnified party derived an improper personal
benefit; (vii) on account of conduct the indemnified party believed to be
contrary to the best interests of the Registrant or its stockholders; (viii) on
account of conduct that constituted a breach of the indemnified party's duty of
loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; or (ix) if a final decision by a
court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such
indemnification is not lawful.
The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity
agreements entered into between the Registrant and its directors and executive
officers, may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the
Registrant's officers and directors for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act.
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The indemnity agreements require the Registrant to maintain director and
officer liability insurance to the extent readily available. The Registration
currently carries a director and officer insurance policy.
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ITEM 8 EXHIBITS
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4.01 Registrant's 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended through
January 15, 1999
4.02(1) Certificate of Incorporation of Intuit dated February 1, 1993
4.03(2) Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation
dated December 14, 1993
4.04(3) Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation
dated January 18, 1996
4.05(4) Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating
Preferred Stock dated May 1, 1998
4.06(5) Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated October 5, 1998
4.07(5) Certificate of Retirement of Series A Preferred Stock dated
September 16, 1998
4.08(6) Bylaws of Intuit, as amended and restated effective April 29, 1998
4.09(5) Form of Specimen Certificate for Intuit's Common Stock
4.10(5) Form of Right Certificate for Series B Junior Participating Preferred
Stock
5.01 Opinion of Counsel
23.01 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 8)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed
with the Commission on February 3, 1993, as amended (File No. 33-57884), and
incorporated by reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K as originally filed with the
Commission on October 31, 1994, as amended, and incorporated by reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31,
1996, filed with the Commission on March 15, 1996 and incorporated by
reference.
(4) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
with the Commission on May 5, 1998 and incorporated by reference.
(5) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31,
1998, filed with the Commission on October 6, 1998 and incorporated by
reference.
(6) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 2,
1998 and incorporated by reference.
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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:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
twenty percent (20%) change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement.
(iii) 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.
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do
not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form
S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference 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.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 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.
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 provisions described in Item 6 hereof, 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 Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
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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 hereby, 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 Securities 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 Mountain View, State of California, on
January 22, 1999.
INTUIT INC.
By: /s/ GREG J. SANTORA
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Greg J. Santora
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
By signing this Form S-8 below, I hereby appoint each of William H.
Harris, Jr. and Greg J. Santora as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, in my name, place and stead, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Form S-8 registration statement on my behalf,
and to file this Form S-8 registration statement (including all exhibits and
other documents related to the Form S-8 registration statement) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. I authorize each of my attorneys-in-fact to
(1) appoint a substitute attorney-in-fact for himself and (2) perform any
actions that he believes are necessary or appropriate to carry out the intention
and purpose of this Power of Attorney. I ratify and confirm all lawful actions
taken directly or indirectly by my attorneys-in-fact and by any properly
appointed substitute attorneys-in-fact.
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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PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
/s/ WILLIAM H. HARRIS, JR. President, Chief Executive Officer January 22, 1999
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William H. Harris, Jr.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:
/s/ GREG J. SANTORA Vice President and January 22, 1999
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Greg J. Santora
ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS:
/s/ WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL Chairman of the Board of Directors January 22, 1999
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William V. Campbell
/s/ CHRISTOPHER W. BRODY Director January 22, 1999
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Christopher W. Brody
/s/ SCOTT D. COOK Director January 22, 1999
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Scott D. Cook
/s/ L. JOHN DOERR Director January 22, 1999
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L. John Doerr
/s/ MICHAEL R. HALLMAN Director January 22, 1999
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Michael R. Hallman
/s/ BURTON J. McMURTRY Director January 22, 1999
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Burton J. McMurtry
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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4.01 Registrant's 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended through
January 15, 1999
4.02(1) Certificate of Incorporation of Intuit dated February 1, 1993
4.03(2) Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated
December 14, 1993
4.04(3) Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated
January 18, 1996
4.05(4) Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock
dated May 1, 1998
4.06(5) Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated October 5, 1998
4.07(5) Certificate of Retirement of Series A Preferred Stock dated September 16, 1998
4.08(6) Bylaws of Intuit, as amended and restated effective April 29, 1998
4.09(5) Form of Specimen Certificate for Intuit's Common Stock
4.10(5) Form of Right Certificate for Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock
5.01 Opinion of Counsel
23.01 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 8)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed
with the Commission on February 3, 1993, as amended (File No. 33-57884), and
incorporated by reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K as originally filed with the
Commission on October 31, 1994, as amended, and incorporated by reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31,
1996, filed with the Commission on March 15, 1996 and incorporated by
reference.
(4) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
with the Commission on May 5, 1998 and incorporated by reference.
(5) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31,
1998, filed with the Commission on October 6, 1998 and incorporated by
reference.
(6) Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 2,
1998 and incorporated by reference.
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EXHIBIT 4.01
INTUIT INC.
1996 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
As Adopted October 7, 1996
As Amended through January 15, 1999
1. PURPOSE. This 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan (this "Plan") is
established to provide equity incentives for non-employee members of the Board
of Directors of Intuit Inc. (the "Company"), who are described in Section 6.1
below, by granting such persons options to purchase shares of stock of the
Company.
2. ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. This Plan will become effective
on the date (the "Effective Date") on which it is adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board"). This Plan shall be approved by the
stockholders of the Company, consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12)
months after the date this Plan is adopted by the Board. Options ("Options") may
be granted under this Plan after the Effective Date provided that, in the event
that stockholder approval is not obtained within the time period provided
herein, this Plan, and all Options granted hereunder, shall terminate. No Option
that is issued as a result of any increase in the number of shares authorized to
be issued under this Plan shall be exercised prior to the time such increase has
been approved by the stockholders of the Company and all such Options granted
pursuant to such increase shall similarly terminate if such stockholder approval
is not obtained.
3. TYPES OF OPTIONS AND SHARES. Options granted under this Plan shall
be non-qualified stock options ("NQSOs"). The shares of stock that may be
purchased upon exercise of Options granted under this Plan (the "Shares") are
shares of the Common Stock of the Company.
4. NUMBER OF SHARES. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued
pursuant to Options granted under this Plan (the "Maximum Number") is 195,000
Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in this Plan. If any Option is
terminated for any reason without being exercised in whole or in part, the
Shares thereby released from such Option shall be available for purchase under
other Options subsequently granted under this Plan. At all times during the term
of this Plan, the Company shall reserve and keep available such number of Shares
as shall be required to satisfy the requirements of outstanding Options granted
under this Plan; provided, however, that if the aggregate number of Shares
subject to outstanding Options granted under this Plan plus the aggregate number
of Shares previously issued by the Company pursuant to the exercise of Options
granted under this Plan equals or exceeds the Maximum Number, then
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no further Options may be
granted under this Plan until the Maximum Number is increased or the aggregate
number of Shares subject to outstanding Options granted under this Plan plus the
aggregate number of Shares previously issued by the Company pursuant to the
exercise of Options granted under this Plan is less than the Maximum Number.
5. ADMINISTRATION. This Plan shall be administered by the Board or by a
committee of not less than two members of the Board appointed to administer this
Plan (the "Committee"). As used in this Plan, references to the Committee shall
mean either such Committee or the Board if no Committee has been established.
The interpretation by the Committee of any of the provisions of this Plan or any
Option granted under this Plan shall be final and binding upon the Company and
all persons having an interest in any Option or any Shares purchased pursuant to
an Option.
6. ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD FORMULA.
6.1 Eligibility. Options shall be granted only to directors of the
Company who are not employees of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company, as those terms are defined in Section 17 below (each
such person referred to as an "Optionee").
6.2 Initial Grant. Each Optionee who on or after the Effective Date
is or becomes a member of the Board will automatically be granted an Option for
15,000 Shares (the "Initial Grant") on the later of the date that
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the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company or the date such
Optionee first becomes a member of the Board.
6.3 Succeeding Grants. On each anniversary of an Initial Grant, if
the Optionee then is still a member of the Board and has served continuously as
a member of the Board since the date of the Optionee's Initial Grant, the
Optionee will automatically be granted an Option for 7,500 Shares (a "Succeeding
Grant").
7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Subject to the following and to
Section 6 above:
7.1 Form of Option Grant. Each Option granted under this Plan
shall be evidenced by a written Stock Option Grant ("Grant") in such form (which
need not be the same for each Optionee) as the Committee shall from time to time
approve, which Grant shall comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions of this Plan.
7.2 Vesting. Options granted under this Plan shall be
exercisable as they vest. The date an Optionee receives an Initial Grant or a
Succeeding Grant is referred to in this Plan as the "Start Date" for such
Option. Each Initial Grant and Succeeding Grant will vest as to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the Shares upon the first anniversary of the Start Date for
such Grant and an additional 2.0833% of the Shares each month thereafter, so
long as the Optionee continuously remains a director or a consultant of the
Company, until the Option is exercisable with respect to 100% of the Shares.
7.3 Exercise Price. The exercise price of an Option shall be the
Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 17.4) of the Shares at the time that
the Option is granted.
7.4 Termination of Option. Except as provided below in this
Section, each Option shall expire ten (10) years after its Start Date (the
"Expiration Date"). The Option shall cease to vest and unvested Options shall
expire when the Optionee ceases to be a member of the Board or a consultant of
the Company. The date on which the Optionee ceases to be a member of the Board
or a consultant of the Company shall be referred to as the "Termination Date."
An Option may be exercised after the Termination Date only as set forth below:
(a) Termination Generally. If the Optionee ceases to be a
member of the Board or consultant of the Company for any reason except death or
disability, then each vested Option (as defined in Section 7.2 of this Plan)
then held by such Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee within seven (7)
months after the Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration
Date.
(b) Death or Disability. If the Optionee ceases to be a
member of the Board or consultant of the Company because of the death of the
Optionee or the disability of the Optionee within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), then
each vested Option (as defined in Section 7.2 of this Plan) then held by such
Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee (or the Optionee's legal
representative) within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date, but in no
event later than the Expiration Date.
8. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS.
8.1 Exercise Period. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5
below, Options shall be exercisable as they vest.
8.2 Notice. Options may be exercised only by delivery to the
Company of an exercise agreement in a form approved by the Committee stating the
number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the Shares and
such representations and agreements regarding the Optionee's investment intent
and access to information as may be required by the Company to comply with
applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the exercise price
for the number of Shares being purchased.
8.3 Payment. Payment for the Shares purchased upon exercise of
an Option may be made (a) in cash or by check; (b) by surrender of shares of
Common Stock of the Company that have been owned by the Optionee for more than
six (6) months (and which have been paid for within the meaning of Securities
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Exchange Commission ("SEC") Rule 144 and, if such shares were purchased from
the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with
respect to such shares) or were obtained by the Optionee in the open public
market, having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Option;
(c) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Optionee for services
rendered; (d) provided that a public market for the Company's stock exists,
through a "same day sale" commitment from the Optionee and a broker-dealer that
is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an "NASD Dealer")
whereby the Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a
portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the exercise price and whereby the
NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the
exercise price directly to the Company; (e) provided that a public market for
the Company's stock exists, through a "margin" commitment from the Optionee and
an NASD Dealer whereby the Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise the Option
and to pledge the Shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as
security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the exercise price,
and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to
forward the exercise price directly to the Company; or (f) by any combination of
the foregoing.
8.4 Withholding Taxes. Prior to issuance of the Shares upon
exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall pay or make adequate provision for any
federal or state withholding obligations of the Company, if applicable.
8.5 Limitations on Exercise. Notwithstanding the exercise
periods set forth in the Grant, exercise of an Option shall always be subject to
the following limitations:
(a) An Option shall not be exercisable until such time as
this Plan (or, in the case of Options granted pursuant to an amendment
increasing the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to this Plan, such
amendment) has been approved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance
with Section 15 below.
(b) An Option shall not be exercisable unless such
exercise is in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") and all applicable state securities laws, as they are in
effect on the date of exercise.
(c) The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number
of Shares that may be purchased upon any exercise of an Option, provided that
such minimum number will not prevent the Optionee from exercising the full
number of Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.
9. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. During the lifetime of the Optionee,
an Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee or by the Optionee's
guardian or legal representative, unless otherwise permitted by the Committee.
No Option may be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed
of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
10. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. No Optionee shall have any of the
rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to an Option until
the Option has been validly exercised. No adjustment shall be made for dividends
or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date
of exercise, except as provided in this Plan. The Company shall provide to each
Optionee a copy of the annual financial statements of the Company, at such time
after the close of each fiscal year of the Company as they are released by the
Company to its stockholders.
11. ADJUSTMENT OF OPTION SHARES. In the event that the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company is changed by a stock
dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination, reclassification or
similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration,
the number of Shares available under this Plan and the number of Shares subject
to outstanding Options and the exercise price per share of such outstanding
Options shall be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the
Board or stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities
laws; provided, however, that no fractional shares shall be issued upon exercise
of any Option and any resulting fractions of a Share shall be rounded up to the
nearest whole Share.
12. NO OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE AS DIRECTOR. Nothing in this Plan or any
Option granted under this Plan shall confer on any Optionee any right to
continue as a director of the Company.
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13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The grant of Options and the issuance of
Shares upon exercise of any Options shall be subject to and conditioned upon
compliance with all applicable requirements of law, including without limitation
compliance with the Securities Act, compliance with all other applicable state
securities laws and compliance with the requirements of any stock exchange or
national market system on which the Shares may be listed. The Company shall be
under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance
with the registration or qualification requirement of any state securities laws,
stock exchange or national market system.
14. ACCELERATION OF OPTIONS UPON CERTAIN CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. In the
event of (a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than
a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of
the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is
no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock
holdings and the Options granted under this Plan are assumed or replaced by the
successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Optionees), (c) a
merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the
stockholders of the Company (other than any stockholder which merges (or which
owns or controls another corporation which merges) with the Company in such
merger) own less than 50% of the shares or other equity interests in the
Company, (d) the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (e)
the acquisition, sale or transfer of a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Company by tender offer or similar transaction, the vesting of all options
granted pursuant to this Plan will accelerate and the options will become
exercisable in full prior to the consummation of such event at such times and on
such conditions as the Committee determines, and if such options are not
exercised prior to the consummation of the corporate transaction, they shall
terminate in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.
15. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Committee may at any time
terminate or amend this Plan (but may not terminate or amend the terms of any
outstanding option without the consent of the Optionee); provided, however, that
the Committee shall not, without the approval of the stockholders of the
Company, increase the total number of Shares available under this Plan (except
by operation of the provisions of Sections 4 and 11 above) or change the class
of persons eligible to receive Options. In any case, no amendment of this Plan
may adversely affect any then outstanding Options or any unexercised portions
thereof without the written consent of the Optionee.
16. TERM OF PLAN. Options may be granted pursuant to this Plan from
time to time within a period of ten (10) years from the Effective Date.
17. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. As used in this Plan, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
17.1 "Parent" means any corporation (other than the Company) in
an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of such
corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain.
17.2 "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company)
in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
17.3 "Affiliate" means any corporation that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or
is under common control with, another corporation, where "control" (including
the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to cause the direction of the management and
policies of the corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise.
17.4 "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of the Company's Common Stock determined as follows:
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(a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market, its last reported sale price on the
Nasdaq National Market or, if no such reported sale
takes place on such date, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices;
(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then
listed on a national securities exchange, its last
reported sale price or, if no such reported sale takes
place on such date, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices on the principal national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or
admitted to trading;
(c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market nor listed or
admitted to trading on a national securities exchange,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such
date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, for the
over-the-counter market; or
(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the
Committee in good faith.
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INTUIT INC.
1996 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
DIRECTORS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT
This Stock Option Grant (this "GRANT") is made and entered into as of
the date of grant set forth below (the "DATE OF GRANT") by and between Intuit
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the Optionee named below
("OPTIONEE").
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Optionee:
Optionee's Address: ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Total Shares Subject to Option: ___________________________________________
Exercise Price Per Share: ___________________________________________
Date of Grant: ___________________________________________
Expiration Date: ___________________________________________
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1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Company hereby grants to Optionee an option
(this "Option") to purchase up to the total number of shares of Common Stock of
the Company set forth above (collectively, the "SHARES") at the exercise price
per share set forth above (the "EXERCISE PRICE"), subject to all of the terms
and conditions of this Grant and the Company's 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan
(the "PLAN"). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
2. EXERCISE AND VESTING OF OPTION. This Option shall become exercisable
as it vests. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Grant, and
so long as the Optionee continuously remains a member of the Board of Directors
(a "BOARD MEMBER") or a consultant of the Company, this Option shall vest as to
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares on the first anniversary following the
Date of Grant and as to an additional 2.0833% of the Shares per month thereafter
until this Option is exercisable with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of
the Shares.
3. RESTRICTION ON EXERCISE. This Option may not be exercised unless such
exercise is in compliance with the Securities Act, and all applicable state
securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise, and the
requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the
Company's Common Stock may be listed at the time of exercise. Optionee
understands that the
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Company is under no obligation to register, qualify or list the Shares with the
SEC, any state securities commission or any stock exchange or national market
system to effect such compliance.
4. TERMINATION OF OPTION. Except as provided below in this Section, this
Option shall terminate and may not be exercised if Optionee ceases to be a Board
Member or consultant of the Company. The date on which Optionee ceases to be a
Board Member or consultant of the Company shall be referred to as the
"TERMINATION DATE."
4.1 Termination Generally. If Optionee ceases to be a Board Member
or consultant of the Company for any reason except death or disability, within
the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, then this Option, to the extent
(and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by Optionee on the
Termination Date, may be exercised by Optionee within seven (7) months after the
Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration Date.
4.2 Death or Disability. If Optionee ceases to be a Board Member or
consultant of the Company because of the death of Optionee or the disability of
Optionee within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, then this Option,
to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by
Optionee on the Termination Date, may be exercised by Optionee (or Optionee's
legal representative) within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date, but
in no event later than the Expiration Date.
5. MANNER OF EXERCISE.
5.1 Exercise Agreement. This Option shall be exercisable by
delivery to the Company of an executed written Directors Stock Option Exercise
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, or in such other form as may
be approved by the Committee, which shall set forth Optionee's election to
exercise some or all of this Option, the number of shares being purchased, any
restrictions imposed on the Shares and such other representations and agreements
as may be required by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws.
5.2 Payment. Payment for the Shares purchased upon exercise of this
Option may be made (a) in cash or by check; (b) by surrender of shares of Common
Stock of the Company that have been owned by Optionee for more than six (6)
months (and which have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 and, if
such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such
note has been fully paid with respect to such shares) or were obtained by the
Optionee in the open public market, having a Fair Market Value equal to the
Exercise Price of the Option; (c) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to
Optionee for services rendered; (d) provided that a public market for the
Company's stock exists, through a "same day sale" commitment from the Optionee
and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities
Dealers (an "NASD DEALER") whereby the Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise
the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the
Exercise Price and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of
such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; (e) provided
that a public market for the Company's stock exists, through a "margin"
commitment from the Optionee and a NASD Dealer whereby the Optionee irrevocably
elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares so purchased to the NASD
Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the
amount of the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably
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commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to
the Company; or (f) by any combination of the foregoing.
5.3 Withholding Taxes. Prior to the issuance of the Shares upon
exercise of this Option, Optionee shall pay or make adequate provision for any
applicable federal or state withholding obligations of the Company.
5.4 Issuance of Shares. Provided that such notice and payment are
in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, the Company shall
cause the Shares to be issued in the name of Optionee or Optionee's legal
representative.
6. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. During the lifetime of the Optionee,
this Option shall be exercisable only by Optionee or by Optionee's guardian or
legal representative, unless otherwise permitted by the Committee. This Option
may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in
any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
7. INTERPRETATION. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this
Grant shall be submitted by Optionee or the Company to the Committee that
administers the Plan, which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and
binding on the Company and on Optionee. Nothing in the Plan or this Grant shall
confer on Optionee any right to continue as a Board Member.
8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Plan and the Directors Stock Option Exercise
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the terms and conditions
thereof, are incorporated herein by reference. This Grant, the Plan and the
Directors Stock Option Exercise Agreement constitute the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect to such
subject matter.
INTUIT INC.
By: _______________________________________________________
Name (Typed or Printed): __________________________________
Title: ____________________________________________________
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ACCEPTANCE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, represents
that Optionee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and
accepts this Option subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this
Grant. Optionee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon
exercise of this Option or disposition of the Shares and that Optionee has been
advised by the Company that Optionee should consult a qualified tax advisor
prior to such exercise or disposition.
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________________________, Optionee
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EXHIBIT 5.01
[INTUIT INC. LETTERHEAD]
January 22, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Intuit Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen
This opinion is provided in connection with a Form S-8 Registration Statement
(the "Registration Statement") being filed by Intuit Inc. (the "Company") on or
about January 25, 1999. The Registration Statement relates to the registration
of 30,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Shares"). The Shares have been reserved for issuance under the Company's 1996
Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended through January 15, 1999 (the "Plan").
For purposes of this opinion, I have examined copies of (i) the Registration
Statement, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended to
date, (iii) the Bylaws of the Company, as amended to date, (iv) the Plan and (v)
resolutions of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company relating
to adoption and amendment of the Plan. In rendering the opinion expressed
herein, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of
all documents, instruments and certificates purporting to be originals, the
conformity with the original documents, instruments and certificates of all
documents, instruments and certificates purporting to be copies, and the legal
capacity to sign of all individuals executing documents, instruments and
certificates. I have also assumed that all Shares will be issued pursuant to the
Plan for a purchase price of not less than $0.01 per share.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and to the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, I am of the opinion that the Shares that may be issued
by the Company pursuant to the Plan, when issued and paid for in accordance with
the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement. In giving this consent, I do not admit thereby that I come within the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ CATHERINE L. VALENTINE
Catherine L. Valentine
Vice President and General Counsel
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Exhibit 23.02
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference of our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the registration of additional
shares under the Intuit Inc. 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 19, 1998, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Intuit Inc.
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended July 31, 1998,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG
Palo Alto, California
January 22, 1999
