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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 1996
Registration No. 33-__________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OPTI INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 77-0220697
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(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
888 Tasman Drive
Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices)
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1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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JERRY CHANG
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
OPTi INC.
888 Tasman Drive
Milpitas, California 95035
(408) 486-8000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copy to:
TOR R. BRAHAM, ESQ.
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Amount Proposed Proposed Amount of
Securities to to be Maximum Maximum Registration
be Registered Registered Offering Price Aggregate Fee*
Per Unit* Offering Price*
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Common Stock,
No par value 100,000 $ 5.375 $ 537,500.00 $ 185.35
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* Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee on the basis of $5.375 per share which is
the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on October 25, 1996.
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Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995, filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act");
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 30, 1996 filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
(c) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 1996 filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
(d) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated March 24, 1993, filed
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act"), which was declared effective by the Commission on May 11, 1993, including
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
(e) All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the
date of filing such documents.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
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Not Applicable
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
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The validity of the Common Stock being registered hereby will be passed
upon for the Company by Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto,
California. Tor R. Braham, a member of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati,
holds 4,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company and serves as a director of
the Company. In addition, certain members and investment trusts of Wilson,
Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati hold options to purchase 15,000 shares of Common
Stock of the Company.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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The Company has adopted provisions in its Articles of Incorporation that
limit the liability of its directors for monetary damages arising from a breach
of their fiduciary duty as directors, except to the extent otherwise required by
the California Corporations Code. California Corporations Code Section 317(h)
provides that, with limited exceptions, the Company may not indemnify or advance
money for expenses where such indemnification or advance is inconsistent with a
provision of the Company's Articles or Bylaws, a resolution adopted by its
shareholders or an agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged
cause of action
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asserted in the proceeding which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification.
The Company is not aware of any provision in its Articles or Bylaws, in a
shareholder resolution or in any other agreement which is inconsistent with the
Company's ability to provide indemnification. Such limitation of liability does
not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or
rescission.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors
and officers to the fullest extent permitted by California law, including
circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary under
California law. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements
with its officers and directors containing provisions which are in some respects
broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the California
Corporations Code. The indemnification agreements may require the Company,
among other things, to indemnify such officers and directors against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or
officers (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable
nature), to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding
against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors' and
officers' insurance if available on reasonable terms.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors or officers, such indemnification obligations may
be against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and may therefore be
unenforceable. Moreover, the Company's provisions relating to limitations of
liability of its directors will not limit the directors' exposure to monetary
liability under the Securities Act.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
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Not Applicable.
Item 8. EXHIBITS
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The following additional exhibits are hereby enclosed for filing:
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Exhibit
Number Document
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4.1 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
5.1 Opinion of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati with respect to
the securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Power of Attorney (see pages 4 and 5)
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Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
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(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distri bution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) 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 Section 13(a) or 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemni fication 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 the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 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,
OPTi Inc., 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 county of Santa Clara, State of California, on this 31st
day of October, 1996.
OPTi INC.
By: /s/ Jerry Chang
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Jerry Chang
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Jerry Chang and David Zacarias, and each
of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection there with, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith,
as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully 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/ Jerry Chang Chief Executive Officer and October 31, 1996
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Jerry Chang Officer)
/s/ David Zacarias Chief Financial officer (Principal October 31, 1996
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David Zacarias
/s/ Stephen A. Dukker President and Director October 31, 1996
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Stephen A. Dukker
/s/ Kapil Nanda Director October 31, 1996
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Kapil Nanda
/s/ Tor R. Braham Director October 31, 1996
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Tor R. Braham
/s/ David Lin Director October 31, 1996
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David Lin
/s/ Bernard Marren Director October 31, 1996
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Bernard Marren
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Sequentially
Number Description Numbered Page
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4.1 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
5.1 Opinion of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
with regard to the securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1) --
24.1 Power of Attorney (See pages 4 and 5) --
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EXHIBIT 4.1
OPTI INC.
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The following constitute the provisions of the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan of OPTi Inc.
1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company
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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.
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(a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
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(d) "Company" shall mean OPTi Inc. and any Designated Subsidiary of the
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Company.
(e) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross earnings and
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commissions, but exclusive of payments for overtime, shift premium, incentive
compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and other compensation.
(f) "Designated Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary which has been
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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
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Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at least
twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as
continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and
the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by
contract, the employment relationship shall 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.
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(i) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Purchase Period.
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(j) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of Common
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Stock determined as follows:
(1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
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reliable, or;
(2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on
the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
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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 Periods" shall mean the periods of approximately twenty-
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four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be
exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after March 1 and September
1 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods ending
twenty-four months later. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be
changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
(l) "Plan" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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(m) "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair
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Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower.
(n) "Purchase Period" shall mean the approximately six-month period
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commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date,
except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall commence on
the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.
(o) "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock covered
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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.
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(p) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of
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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.
(q) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges
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and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.
3. Eligibility.
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(a) Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company on a given
Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.
(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock
under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries
accrues at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) worth of
stock (determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option
is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any
time.
4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
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overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after March 1 and September 1 each year, or on such other date
as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in
accordance with Section 20 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 five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first
Offering Period to be affected thereafter.
5. Participation.
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(a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date.
(b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first
payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in the
Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.
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6. Payroll Deductions.
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(a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription agreement,
he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the
Offering Period in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Compensation
which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period.
(b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be credited to
his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole percentages
only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.
(c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan
as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate of his or
her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing or filing with
the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll
deduction rate. The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period. The change in rate shall
be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days
after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company
elects to process a given change in participation more quickly. A participant's
subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods
unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply
with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a participant's
payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any time during a
Purchase Period. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in
such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Purchase
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.
(e) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the
time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed
of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's federal,
state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the
exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time, the
Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the 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
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eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated
prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of the
Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall
an Employee be permitted to
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purchase during each Purchase Period more than a number of shares determined by
dividing $12,500 by the Fair Market Value of a share 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. The option shall expire on the last day of the Offering
Period.
8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
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provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares
shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of
full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a
participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the
participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to
purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.
9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on which
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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.
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(a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll
deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or
her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in
the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll deductions
credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant promptly after
receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for the Offering
Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for
the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a participant
withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the
beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to
the Company a new subscription agreement.
(b) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have
any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which
may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which
commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the participant
withdraws.
11. Termination of Employment.
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Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee, for any reason, he or she
shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll
deductions credited to such
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participant's account during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise
the option shall be returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her
death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and
such participant's option shall be automatically terminated. The preceding
sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice
of termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee
for the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during
the period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of
notice.
12. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
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participant in the Plan.
13. Stock.
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(a) The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock which
shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be one hundred thousand
(100,000) shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the
Company as provided in Section 19 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 shall have no interest or voting right in shares
covered by his option until such option has been exercised.
(c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan shall be
registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and
his or her spouse.
14. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
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committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board or its
committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe,
interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to
adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and
determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent
permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.
15. Designation of Beneficiary.
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(a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who
is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account under
the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to an Exercise
Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such participant
of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written
designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant's
account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death prior to
exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the designated
beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such
designation to be effective.
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(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant
at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a participant and in
the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at
the time of such participant's death, the Company shall deliver such shares
and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant,
or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of
the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or
cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the
participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company,
then to such other person as the Company may designate.
16. Transferability. Neither payroll deductions credited to a participant's
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account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive
shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution
or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such attempt at
assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect,
except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds from
an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
17. Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company
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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.
18. Reports. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each participant in
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the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating Employees at
least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll
deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining
cash balance, if any.
19. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Liquidation,
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Merger or Asset Sale.
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(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
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shareholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of shares each
participant may purchase each Purchase Period (pursuant to Section 7), as well
as the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each
option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration". Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
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dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Periods shall 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
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substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, any Purchase Periods then in progress shall be
shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date") and any
Offering Periods then in progress shall end on the New Exercise Date. The New
Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed sale or merger.
The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten (10) business
days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the
participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the
participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date,
unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period
as provided in Section 10 hereof.
20. Amendment or Termination.
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(a) The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and for any
reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19 hereof, no
such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that an
Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise Date
if the Board determines that the termination of the Plan is in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders. Except as provided in Section 19
hereof, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which
adversely affects the rights of any participant. To the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any
other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule), the Company shall
obtain shareholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
(b) Without shareholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting
procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock
for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the
participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures
as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable
which are consistent with the Plan.
21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to the
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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.
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22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with
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respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.
As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.
23. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
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occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10)
years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.
24. Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period. To the extent
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permitted by any applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules if the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period
is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date
of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be
automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise
of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the
immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.
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EXHIBIT A
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OPTI INC.
1996 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 1996
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan") and
subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in accordance
with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of
_______% of my Compensation on each payday (from 1 to 10%) 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 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
I understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my
ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is subject
to shareholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5. Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should be
issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only):__________
_____________________________.
6. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the
Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year after the
Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having
received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal
to the
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excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time such shares were
purchased by me over the price which I paid for the shares. I hereby agree
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to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the date of any
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disposition of my shares and I will make adequate provision for Federal,
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state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the
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disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be
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obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet
any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary
to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits
attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I
dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the 2-year and
1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal
income tax purposes as having received income only at the time of such
disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to
the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair
market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the
purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market
value of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder
of the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as
capital gain.
7. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon
my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
8. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
NAME: (Please print) ________________________________________________________
(First) (Middle) (Last)
________________________________ ______________________________________
Relationship
______________________________________
(Address)
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Employee's Social
Security Number: ________________________________________
Employee's Address: ________________________________________
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I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.
Dated: _________________________ ________________________________________
Signature of Employee
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Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other
than spouse)
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EXHIBIT B
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OPTI INC.
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1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the 1996 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 under stands further that no further payroll
deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current Offering
Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in succeeding
Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement.
Name and Address of Participant:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
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Signature:
________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________
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EXHIBIT 5.1
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[WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI LETTERHEAD]
October 29, 1996
OPTi Inc.
888 Tasman Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on form S-8 to be filed by you
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 30, 1996 (the
"Registration Statement") in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 100,000 shares of your Common Stock (the
"Shares") reserved for issuance under the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Plan"). As your counsel, we have examined and are familiar with the
proceedings taken by you in connection with the issuance of the Shares under the
Plan.
It is our opinion that, when issued in the manner referred to in the Plan,
the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement, and in any prospectus used in connection with the sale
of the Shares.
Very truly yours,
WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the OPTi, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
of OPTi, Inc. our report dated January 31, 1996, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of OPTi, Incorporated included
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
October 29, 1996
