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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 1998
Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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PROXIM, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 77-0059429
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
295 NORTH BERNARDO AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
(650) 960-1630
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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1995 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLANS)
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KEITH E. GLOVER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
PROXIM, INC.
295 NORTH BERNARDO AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
(650) 960-1630
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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Copy to:
JEFFREY D. SAPER, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO BE MAXIMUM OFFERING AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PRICE PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE FEE (3)
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Common Stock, $.001 par value, per share
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- 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 200,000 $ 10.5984(1) $ 2,119,680(1) $ 625.31(1)
- 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan 500,000 $ 12.4688(2) $ 6,234,400(2) $ 1,839.15(2)
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TOTAL 700,000 $ 8,354,080 $ 2,464.46
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(1) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457 of Regulation C solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per
share with respect to the additional 200,000 shares recently authorized and
reserved for issuance under the 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan has been
estimated to be 85% of the average of the high and low prices reported in
the Nasdaq National Market on June 22, 1998.
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457 of Regulation C solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per
share with respect to the 500,000 shares authorized and reserved for
issuance under the 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan has been estimated to be
the average of the high and low prices reported in the Nasdaq National
Market on June 22, 1998.
(3) Amount of Registration Fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, which states that the fee shall be "$295 per $1
million " of the maximum aggregate price at which such securities are
proposed to be offered. The Registration Fees are therefore calculated by
multiplying the aggregate offering or sales amount by 0.000295.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"):
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for
the year ended December 31, 1997.
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
for the three months ended March 31, 1998.
(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock to be offered
hereby is contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 21, 1993 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement 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 in this
Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such
documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporations Law authorizes a court
to award, or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant, indemnification to
directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such
indemnification under certain conditions for liabilities (including
reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"). Article VI of the Company's Bylaws provides
for the mandatory indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and
other agents to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware General Corporation
Law, and the Company has entered into agreements with its officers, directors
and certain key employees implementing such indemnification.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit Number
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.,
as to the legality of securities being registered.
10.1 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
10.2 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended
23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
23.2 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(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 distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement,
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the Registrant's Bylaws,
indemnification agreements, 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 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 Act and
will be governed by the adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Proxim, Inc., a Delaware corporation, certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on this Registration Statement 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 June 23 1998.
PROXIM, INC.
By: /s/ David C. King
David C. King,
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints David C. King and Keith E. Glover,
jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereto.
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 date indicated.
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/s/ DAVID C. KING President and Chief Executive June 23, 1998
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David C. King Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ KEITH E. GLOVER Chief Financial Officer, Vice June 23, 1998
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Keith E. Glover Administration (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
/s/ RAYMOND CHIN Director June 23, 1998
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Raymond Chin
/s/ LESLIE G. DENEND Director June 23, 1998
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Leslie G. Denend
/s/ GREGORY L. REYES Director June 23, 1998
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Gregory L. Reyes
/s/ JEFFREY D. SAPER Director June 23, 1998
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Jeffrey D. Saper
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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EXHIBITS
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PROXIM, INC.
JUNE 24, 1998
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Professional Corporation
10.1 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
10.2 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended
23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Professional Corporation (Contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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EXHIBIT 5.1
June 23, 1998
Proxim, Inc.
295 N. Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
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 June 23, 1998 (the
"Registration Statement") in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933 of 500,000 additional shares of your Common Stock under
the 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and 200,000 additional shares of
your Common Stock under the 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. Such
shares of Common Stock are referred to herein as the "Shares," and such plans
are referred to herein as the "Plans." As your counsel in connection with this
transaction, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the
proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection with the issuance and sale
of the Shares pursuant to the Plans.
It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in the manner described in
the Plans and pursuant to the agreements which accompany each grant or purchase
under the Plans, the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully-paid and
non-assessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, and consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.
Very truly yours,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
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EXHIBIT 10.1
PROXIM, INC.
1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The following constitutes the provisions of the 1993 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Proxim, Inc., as amended, effective upon the approval of the
stockholders of the Company on May 22, 1998.
1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention
of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan"
under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The
provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and
limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section
of the Code.
2. Definitions.
(a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
(d) "Company" shall mean Proxim, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(e) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross
earnings, overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation, incentive payments,
bonuses, commissions and other compensation but shall not include income
recognized in connection with stock options.
(f) "Designated Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries which
have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.
(g) "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of
the Company for purposes of tax withholding under the Code whose customary
employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiary is at least twenty (20)
hours per week. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be
treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other
leave of absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90
days and the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by
statute or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have
terminated on the 91st day of such leave.
(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.
(j) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the National
Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale
price for the Common Stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices, if
no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange (or the exchange with the
greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) or system on the date of such
determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Board deems reliable, or;
(2) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ system
(but not on the National Market System thereof) or is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;
(3) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Board.
(4) For purposes of the Enrollment Date under the first
Offering Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall
be the Price to Public as set forth in the final prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
(k) "Offering Period" shall mean the period of approximately
twenty-four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may
be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after February 15 and
August 15 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods
ending twenty-four months later, except that the first Offering Period shall be
an extended Offering Period of approximately twenty-six months, commencing with
the date on which the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (or any
successor form thereof) is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and ending on the last Trading Day in the period ending February 15,
1996. The second Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the first
Trading Day on or after August 15, 1994. The duration of Offering Periods may be
changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
(l) "Plan" shall mean this 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(m) "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower.
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(n) "Purchase Period" shall mean the approximately six month
period 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; provided,
however, that the first Purchase Period of the first Offering Period under the
Plan shall commence with the date on which the Company's registration statement
on Form S-1 (or any successor form thereof) is declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission and end on the last Trading Day occurring in
the period ending August 15, 1994.
(o) "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.
(p) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign,
of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized
or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.
(q) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
(NASDAQ) System are open for trading.
3. Eligibility.
(a) Any Employee (as defined in Section 2(g)), who shall be
employed by the Company on a given Enrollment Date 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) if, 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) which
permits his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase
plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the fair
market value of the shares at the time such option is granted) for each calendar
year in which such option is outstanding at any time.
4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after February 15 and August 15 each year, or on such other
date as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in
accordance with Section 19 hereof; provided, however, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall be an extended Offering Period of approximately
twenty-six months, commencing with the first Trading Day on or after the date on
which the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form
thereof) is declared effective
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by the Securities and Exchange Commission and ending on the last Trading Day in
the period ending February 15, 1996. The second Offering Period under the Plan
shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after August 15, 1994. The Board
shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including the
commencement and termination dates thereof) with respect to future offerings
without shareholder approval if such change is announced at least fifteen (15)
days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be
affected thereafter.
5. Participation.
(a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date, unless a later time for filing the
subscription agreement is set by the Board for all eligible Employees with
respect to a given Offering Period.
(b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the
first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 11 hereof.
6. Payroll Deductions.
(a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the
Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period, and the aggregate of such payroll deductions during the Offering Period
shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the participant's Compensation during said
Offering Period.
(b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole
percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.
(c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the
Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease (down to 0%)
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.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a
participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during any
Purchase Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year (the
"Current Purchase Period") that the aggregate of all payroll deductions which
were previously used to purchase stock under the Plan in a prior Purchase Period
which ended during that calendar year plus all payroll deductions accumulated
with respect to the Current Purchase Period equal $21,250. 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 11 hereof.
(e) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or
at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is
disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time,
the Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company
any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of
Common Stock by the Employee.
7. Grant of Option. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each
eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on 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 purchase during each Purchase Period more than a
number of Shares determined by dividing $25,000 by the Fair Market Value of a
share of the Company's Common Stock on the Enrollment Date, and provided further
that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections
3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8
hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and
shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.
8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares will
be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full
shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account. No fractional shares will be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
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.
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9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares
purchased upon exercise of his or her option.
10. Restriction on Transfer of Shares. Shares of Common Stock purchased
upon exercise of a participant's option may not be sold, pledged, assigned,
hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or
the laws of dissent or distribution for a period of six (6) months from the
Exercise Date. This restriction on transfer shall be earlier terminated in the
event of a participant's permanent disability or death, or upon the involuntary
transfer of the shares due to divorce, judicial declaration of insolvency or
bankruptcy or other form of involuntary transfer.
11. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.
(a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise
his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll
deductions credited to his or her account will be paid to such participant
promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for
the Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll
deductions for the purchase of shares will be made during the Offering Period.
If a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions will not
resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant
delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.
(b) Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee (as defined in
Section 2(g) hereof), for any reason, including by virtue of him or her having
failed to remain an Employee of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per
week during an Offering Period in which the Employee is a participant, he or she
will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll
deductions credited to such participant's account during the Offering Period but
not yet used to exercise the option will be returned to such participant or, in
the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under
Section 14 hereof, and such participant's option will be automatically
terminated.
12. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
participant in the Plan.
13. Stock.
(a) The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be eight hundred
thousand (800,000) shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization
of the Company as provided in Section 18 hereof. If on a given Exercise Date the
number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the
number of shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro
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rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a
manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.
(b) The participant will have no interest or voting right in
shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.
(c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan will
be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant
and his or her spouse.
14. Administration.
(a) Administrative Body. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board or a committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board
or its committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to
construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility
and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding,
decision and determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full
extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties. Members of the
Board who are eligible Employees are permitted to participate in the Plan,
provided that:
(1) Members of the Board who are eligible to participate
in the Plan may not vote on any matter affecting the administration of the Plan
or the grant of any option pursuant to the Plan.
(2) If a Committee is established to administer the Plan,
no member of the Board who is eligible to participate in the Plan may be a
member of the Committee.
(b) Rule 16b-3 Limitations. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Subsection (a) of this Section 14, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
any successor provision ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific requirements for the
administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall be only administered by
such a body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Rule 16b-3. Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion
concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any committee or
person that is not "disinterested" as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.
15. Designation of Beneficiary.
(a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account
under the Plan in the event of such 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 account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 14 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 11 hereof.
17. Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company
under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the
Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
18. Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant
in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees at
least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll
deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining
cash balance, if any.
19. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution,
Liquidation, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
the shareholders of the Company, the Reserves as well as the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been
exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any 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
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Periods will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise
provided by the Board.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a proposed sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, each option under the Plan shall be assumed or
an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a
parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Board determines,
in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or
substitution, to shorten the Offering Periods then in progress by setting a new
Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"). If the Board shortens the Offering
Periods then in progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify each participant in writing, at
least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise
Date for his option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that his
option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to
such date he has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 11
hereof. For purposes of this paragraph, an option granted under the Plan shall
be deemed to be assumed if, following the sale of assets or merger, the option
confers the right to purchase, for each share of option stock subject to the
option immediately prior to the sale of assets or merger, the consideration
(whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the sale of
assets or merger by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held
on the effective date of the transaction (and if such holders were offered a
choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if
such consideration received in the sale of assets or merger was not solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section
424(e) of the Code), the Board may, with the consent of the successor
corporation and the participant, provide for the consideration to be received
upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock and the sale of assets or
merger.
20. Amendment or Termination.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and for
any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 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 Rule 16b-3 or under Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule
or provision or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall
obtain shareholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
(b) Without shareholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be
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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
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.
22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.
As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may
require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.
23. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10)
years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.
24. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3. The terms and conditions of
options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by, persons subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the applicable provisions of
Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall
contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such
additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to
qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to Plan transactions.
25. Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period. To the extent
permitted by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, 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
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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
PROXIM, INC.
1993 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 Proxim, Inc. 1993
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan") and
subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in
accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.
2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (not to exceed 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 "Proxim, Inc. 1993 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan." I understand that my participation in the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I
understand that the grant of the option by the Company under this
Subscription Agreement is subject to obtaining shareholder approval of
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5. Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should be
issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and spouse only):________
___________________.
6. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) 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 excess of the fair market value of the shares at the
time such shares were purchased over the price which I paid for the
shares. I HEREBY AGREE TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY IN WRITING WITHIN
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30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ANY DISPOSITION OF MY SHARES AND I WILL MAKE
ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR OTHER TAX WITHHOLDING
OBLIGATIONS, IF ANY, WHICH ARISE UPON THE DISPOSITION OF THE COMMON
STOCK. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my
compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable withholding
obligation including any withholding necessary to make available to the
Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early
disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such shares at any
time after the expiration of the 2-year 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.
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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)
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Relationship
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(Address)
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
PROXIM, INC.
1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Proxim, Inc.
1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ____________, 19____ (the
"Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws
from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the
undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions credited to
his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The undersigned
understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period will be
automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further that no further
payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current
Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in
succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription
Agreement.
Name and Address of Participant:
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Signature:
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Date:___________________________
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EXHIBIT 10.2
PROXIM, INC.
1995 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
The following constitutes the provisions of the 1995 Long-Term Incentive
Plan of Proxim, Inc., as amended, effective upon the approval of the
stockholders of the Company on May 22, 1998.
1. Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Proxim, Inc. 1995 Long-Term
Incentive Plan is to enable Proxim, Inc. to provide an incentive to eligible
employees, consultants and officers whose present and potential contributions
are important to the continued success of the Company, to afford these
individuals the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company,
and to enable the Company to enlist and retain in its employment the best
available talent for the successful conduct of its business. It is intended that
this purpose will be effected through the granting of (a) stock options, (b)
stock purchase rights to buy restricted stock, (c) stock appreciation rights,
(d) performance shares and (e) stock unit awards.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or such of its Committees as
shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 5 of the Plan.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U. S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are,
or will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board in
accordance with Section 5 of the Plan.
(f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
(g) "Company" means Proxim, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(h) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged
by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services and who is
compensated for such services.
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(i) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" means that
the employment or consulting relationship with the Company, any Parent,
Subsidiary, or, where applicable, any affiliated companies, is not interrupted
or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be
considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the
Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the
Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, any successor, or, where applicable, any
affiliated companies. A leave of absence approved by the Company shall include
sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave approved by an
authorized representative of the Company. For purposes of Incentive Stock
Options, no such leave may exceed ninety days, unless reemployment upon
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment
upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so
guaranteed, on the ninety-first day following such leave any Incentive Stock
Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(j) "Director" means a member of the Board.
(k) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined
in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(l) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or where
applicable, entities affiliated with the Company. Neither service as a Director
nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute
"employment" by the Company.
(m) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(n) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the National
Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock
shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales
were reported) as quoted on such system or exchange (or the exchange with the
greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) on the last market trading day prior
to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System
(but not on the National Market System thereof) or is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair
Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid
and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior
to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
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(iii) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.
(o) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means any Option that is not an
Incentive Stock Option.
(q) "Notice of Grant" means a written notice evidencing certain
terms and conditions of an individual Option, Stock Purchase Right, SAR,
Performance Share or Stock Unit Award grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the
corresponding agreement.
(r) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(s) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(t) "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual
Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
(u) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option
or Right.
(v) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who holds an
outstanding Option or Right.
(w) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(x) "Payment Value" means the dollar amount assigned to a
Performance Share which shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the day of the Administrator's determination under Section 9 with
respect to the applicable Performance Cycle.
(y) "Performance Cycle" or "Cycle" means the period of years
selected by the Administrator during which the performance is measured for the
purpose of determining the extent to which an award of Performance Shares has
been earned.
(z) "Performance Goals" means the objectives established by the
Administrator for a Performance Cycle, for the purpose of determining the extent
to which Performance Shares that have been contingently awarded for such Cycle
are earned.
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(aa) "Performance Share" means an award granted pursuant to
Section 9 of the Plan expressed as a share of Common Stock.
(bb) "Plan" means this 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(cc) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock subject to a
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement acquired pursuant to a grant of Stock
Purchase Rights under Section 8 below.
(dd) "Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement" means a written
agreement between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and
restrictions applying to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
(ee) "Right" means and includes SARs, Performance Shares, Stock
Unit Awards and Stock Purchase Rights granted pursuant to the Plan.
(ff) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any
successor rule thereto, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with
respect to the Plan.
(gg) "SAR" means a stock appreciation right granted pursuant to
Section 7 of the Plan.
(hh) "SAR Agreement" means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual SAR
grant. The SAR Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(ii) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.
(jj) "Stock Purchase Right" means the right to purchase Common
Stock pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.
(kk) "Stock Unit Award" means an award of Common Stock or units
granted under Section 10.
(ll) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Eligibility and Code Section 162(m) Limitation.
(a) Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Rights may be
granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted
only to Employees. If
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otherwise eligible, an Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option or
Right may be granted additional Options or Rights.
(b) Code Section 162(m) Limitation. The following limitation
shall apply to grants of Options, Stock Purchase Rights and Stock Unit Awards to
Employees:
(i) No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of
the Company, Options, Stock Purchase Rights and Stock Unit Awards to purchase
more than 200,000 Shares.
(ii) The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as
described in Section 12.
(iii) If an Option, Stock Purchase Right or Stock Unit
Award is canceled in the same fiscal year of the Company in which it was granted
(other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 12), the
canceled Option, Stock Purchase Right or Stock Unit Award will be counted
against the limit set forth in Section 3(b)(i). For this purpose, if the
exercise price of an Option, Stock Purchase Right or Stock Unit Award is
reduced, the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the Option, Stock
Purchase Right or Stock Unit Award and the grant of a new Option, Stock Purchase
Right or Stock Unit Award.
4. Stock Subject to the Plan. The total number of Shares reserved and
available for distribution under the Plan is two million two hundred fifty
thousand (2,250,000) Shares. Subject to Section 12 of the Plan, if any Shares
that have been optioned under an Option cease to be subject to such Option
(other than through exercise of the Option), or if any Option or Right granted
hereunder is forfeited or any such award otherwise terminates prior to the
issuance of Common Stock to the participant, the shares that were subject to
such Option or Right shall again be available for distribution in connection
with future Option or right grants under the Plan; provided, however, that
Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, whether upon exercise of
an Option or Right, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become
available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if Shares of
Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase
price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.
5. Administration.
(a) Composition of Administrator.
(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. The Plan may be
administered by different committees with respect to different groups of
Directors, Officers, and Employees.
(ii) Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator
determines it to be desirable to qualify Options granted hereunder as
"performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
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(iii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify
transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated
hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under
Rule 16b-3.
(iv) Other Administration. Other than as provided above,
the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which
committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated
by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in
its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock, in accordance with Section 2(n) of the Plan;
(ii) to select the Consultants and Employees to whom
Options and Rights may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options and
Rights or any combination thereof, are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to
be covered by each Option and Right granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder. Such
terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the
time or times when Options or Rights may be exercised (which may be based on
performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture
restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Right or
the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors
as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan;
(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan;
(ix) to determine whether and under what circumstances an
Option or Right may be settled in cash instead of Common Stock or Common Stock
instead of cash;
(x) to reduce the exercise price of any Option or Right;
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(xi) to modify or amend each Option or Right (subject to
Section 14 of the Plan);
(xii) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the
Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option or Right
previously granted by the Administrator;
(xiii) to institute a program whereby outstanding Options
are surrendered in exchange for Options with a lower exercise price;
(xiv) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax
obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair
Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that
the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by an
Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and
under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
(xv) to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to
Options and Rights and any Restricted Stock; and
(xvi) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. The Administrator's
decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of Options or Rights.
6. Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall remain in effect until
terminated by the Board under the terms of the Plan, provided that in no event
may Incentive Stock Options be granted under the Plan later than 10 years from
the date the Plan was adopted by the Board.
7. Options and SARs.
(a) Options. The Administrator, in its discretion, may grant
Options to eligible participants and shall determine whether such Options shall
be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options. Each Option shall be
evidenced by a Notice of Grant which shall expressly identify the Options as
Incentive Stock Options or as Nonstatutory Stock Options, and be in such form
and contain such provisions as the Administrator shall from time to time deem
appropriate. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may at any time
authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective recipients, to issue
new Options or Rights in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of
outstanding Options or Rights. Option agreements shall contain the following
terms and conditions:
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(i) Exercise Price; Number of Shares. The per Share
exercise price for the Shares issuable pursuant to an Option shall be such price
as is determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, the price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock on the date the Option is granted, subject to any
additional conditions set out in Section 7(a)(iv) below. In the case of a
Nonstatutory Stock Option intended to qualify as "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.
The Notice of Grant shall specify the number of Shares to
which it pertains.
(ii) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an
Option is granted, the Administrator will determine the terms and conditions to
be satisfied before Shares may be purchased, including the dates on which Shares
subject to the Option may first be purchased. The Administrator may specify that
an Option may not be exercised until the completion of the service period
specified at the time of grant. (Any such period is referred to herein as the
"waiting period.") At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix
the period within which the Option may be exercised, which shall not be earlier
than the end of the waiting period, if any, nor, in the case of an Incentive
Stock Option, later than ten (10) years, from the date of grant.
(iii) Form of Payment. The consideration to be paid for
the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of
payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may, to
the extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, consist entirely
of:
(1) cash;
(2) check;
(3) promissory note;
(4) other Shares which (1) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender, and (2) have a Fair Market Value on
the date of surrender not greater than the aggregate exercise price of the
Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;
(5) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice
together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if
applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to
the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price;
(6) any combination of the foregoing methods of
payment; or
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(7) such other consideration and method of payment
for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
(iv) Special Incentive Stock Option Provisions. In
addition to the foregoing, Options granted under the Plan which are intended to
be Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:
(1) Dollar Limitation. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value of (a) the Shares with respect to which Options
designated as Incentive Stock Options plus (b) the shares of stock of the
Company, Parent and any Subsidiary with respect to which other incentive stock
options are exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar
year under all plans of the Company and any Parent and Subsidiary exceeds
$100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, (a) Options shall be taken into account in
the order in which they were granted, and (b) the Fair Market Value of the
Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option or other incentive stock
option is granted.
(2) 10% Stockholder. If any Optionee to whom an
Incentive Stock Option is to be granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan
is, on the date of grant, the owner of Common Stock (as determined under Section
424(d) of the Code) possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company, then the following special provisions shall be applicable to the Option
granted to such individual:
(a) The per Share Option price of Shares
subject to such Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair
Market Value of Common Stock on the date of grant; and
(b) The Option shall not have a term in
excess of five (5) years from the date of grant.
Except as modified by the preceding provisions of this subsection 7(a)(iv) and
except as otherwise limited by Section 422 of the Code, all of the provisions of
the Plan shall be applicable to the Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder.
(v) Other Provisions. Each Option granted under the Plan
may contain such other terms, provisions, and conditions not inconsistent with
the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator.
(vi) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time
offer to buyout for a payment in cash, promissory note or Shares, an Option
previously granted, based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator
shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is
made.
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(b) SARs.
(i) In Connection with Options. At the sole discretion
of the Administrator, SARs may be granted in connection with all or any part of
an Option, either concurrently with the grant of the Option or at any time
thereafter during the term of the Option. The following provisions apply to SARs
that are granted in connection with Options:
(1) The SAR shall entitle the Optionee to exercise
the SAR by surrendering to the Company unexercised the corresponding portion of
the related Option. The Optionee shall receive in Exchange from the Company an
amount equal to the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise
of the SAR of the Common Stock covered by the surrendered portion of the related
Option over (2) the exercise price of the Common Stock covered by the
surrendered portion of the related Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Administrator may place limits on the amount that may be paid upon exercise of
an SAR; provided, however, that such limit shall not restrict the exercisability
of the related Option.
(2) When an SAR is exercised, the related Option,
to the extent surrendered, shall cease to be exercisable.
(3) An SAR shall be exercisable only when and to
the extent that the related Option is exercisable and shall expire no later than
the date on which the related Option expires.
(4) An SAR may only be exercised at a time when the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by the related Option exceeds the
exercise price of the Common Stock covered by the related Option.
(ii) Independent of Options. At the sole discretion of the
Administrator, SARs may be granted without related Options. The following
provisions apply to SARs that are not granted in connection with Options:
(1) The SAR shall entitle the Optionee, by
exercising the SAR, to receive from the Company an amount equal to the excess of
(1) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by the exercised portion
of the SAR, as of the date of such exercise, over (2) the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock covered by the exercised portion of the SAR, as of the date on
which the SAR was granted; provided, however, that the Administrator may place
limits on the aggregate amount that may be paid upon exercise of an SAR.
(2) SARs shall be exercisable, in whole or in part,
at such times as the Administrator shall specify in the Optionee's SAR
agreement.
(iii) Form of Payment. The Company's obligation arising
upon the exercise of an SAR may be paid in Common Stock or in cash, or in any
combination of Common Stock and cash, to the extent permitted by Delaware
corporation law and as the Administrator, in its sole
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discretion, may determine. Shares issued upon the exercise of an SAR shall be
valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise.
(c) Method of Exercise.
(i) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any
Option or SAR granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under
such conditions as determined by the Administrator and as shall be permissible
under the terms of the Plan.
An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option or SAR shall be deemed to be exercised when
written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with
the terms of the Option or SAR by the person entitled to exercise the Option or
SAR and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is
exercised has been received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by
the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, determined at
the time of grant) and permitted by the Option Agreement consist of any
consideration and method of payment allowable under subsection 7(a)(iii) of the
Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a
dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock
certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.
Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a
decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter shall be available, both for
purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as
to which the Option is exercised. Exercise of an SAR in any manner shall, to the
extent the SAR is exercised, result in a decrease in the number of Shares which
thereafter shall be available for purposes of the Plan, and the SAR shall cease
to be exercisable to the extent it has been exercised.
(ii) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship.
In the event an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant
terminates other than upon the Optionee's death or Disability (but not in the
event of an Optionee's change of status from Employee to Consultant (in which
case an Employee's Incentive Stock Option shall automatically convert to a
Nonstatutory Stock Option on the date three (3) months and one day following
such change of status) or from Consultant to Employee), the Optionee may
exercise his or her Option or SAR, but only within such period of time as is
determined by the Administrator, not to exceed six (6) months (three (3) months
in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) from the date of such termination, and
only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of
such termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option or SAR as set forth in the Option or SAR Agreement). To the extent that
Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option or SAR at the date of such
termination, and to the extent that the Optionee does not exercise such Option
or SAR (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein,
the Option or SAR shall terminate.
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(iii) Disability of Optionee. In the event an Optionee's
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant terminates as a result of the
Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option or SAR, but
only within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination, and only to
the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option or SAR as set forth in the Option or SAR Agreement). To the extent that
Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option or SAR at the date of such
termination, and to the extent that the Optionee does not exercise such Option
or SAR (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein,
the Option or SAR shall terminate.
(iv) Death of Optionee. In the event of an Optionee's
death, the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the
deceased Optionee's Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance may exercise the
Option or SAR, but only within twelve (12) months following the date of death,
and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date
of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option
or SAR as set forth in the Option or SAR Agreement). To the extent that Optionee
was not entitled to exercise an Option or SAR at the date of death, and to the
extent that the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise
such Option does not exercise such Option or SAR (to the extent otherwise so
entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option or SAR shall terminate.
8. Stock Purchase Rights.
(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued
either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the
Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator
determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall
advise the offeree in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related
to the offer, including the number of Shares that the offeree shall be entitled
to purchase, the price to be paid (provided that such price is not less than the
minimum price permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law), and the time
within which the offeree must accept such offer, which shall in no event exceed
thirty (30) days from the date upon which the Administrator made the
determination to grant the Stock Purchase Right. The offer shall be accepted by
execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the
Administrator.
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines
otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a
repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of
the purchaser's employment with the Company for any reason (including death or
Disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the
Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser
to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the
Administrator may determine.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with
the Plan as may be determined by
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the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the provisions of
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements need not be the same with respect to each
purchaser.
(d) Rights as a Stockholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
exercised, the purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a
stockholder, and shall be a stockholder when his or her purchase is entered upon
the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment
will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to
the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 12
of the Plan.
9. Performance Shares.
(a) The Administrator shall have sole and complete authority to
determine the Employees who shall receive Performance Shares, the number of such
shares for each Performance Cycle, the Performance Goals on which each Award
shall be contingent, the duration of each Performance Cycle, and the value of
each Performance Share. There may be more than one Performance Cycle in
existence at any one time, and the duration of Performance Cycles may differ
from each other.
(b) The Administrator shall establish Performance Goals for each
Cycle on the basis of such criteria and to accomplish such objectives as the
Administrator may from time to time select. During any Cycle, the Administrator
may adjust the Performance Goals for such Cycle as it deems equitable in
recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, changes in
applicable tax laws or accounting principles, or such other factors as the
Administrator may determine.
(c) As soon as practicable after the end of a Performance Cycle,
the Administrator shall determine the number of Performance Shares that have
been earned on the basis of performance in relation to the established
Performance Goals. Payment Values of earned Performance Shares shall be
distributed to the Participant or, if the Participant has died, to the
Participant's designated Beneficiary, as soon as practicable after the
expiration of the Performance Cycle and the Administrator's determination above.
The Administrator shall determine whether Payment Values are to be distributed
in the form of cash or shares of Common Stock.
(d) In the sole and complete discretion of the Administrator, an
Award granted under this Section 9 may provide the Participant with dividends or
dividend equivalents (payable on a current or deferred basis) and cash payments
in lieu of or in addition to an Award.
10. Stock Unit Awards.
(a) The Administrator shall have sole and complete authority to
grant Stock Unit Awards hereunder that can be in the form of Common Stock or
units (including restricted stock units), the value of which is based, in whole
or in part, on the value of Common Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Plan,
Stock Unit Awards shall be subject to such terms, restrictions, conditions,
vesting requirements and payment rules (all of which are sometimes hereinafter
collectively referred
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to as "rules") as the Administrator may determine in its sole and complete
discretion at the time of grant. The rules need not be identical for each Stock
Unit Award.
(b) A Stock Unit Award may be granted subject to the following
rules:
(i) Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, any
shares of Common Stock that are part of a Stock Unit Award may not be assigned,
sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which
the shares are issued or, if later, the date provided by the Administrator at
the time of grant of the Stock Unit Award.
(ii) Stock Unit Awards may provide for the payment of cash
consideration by the person to whom such Award is granted or provide that the
Award, and any Common Stock to be issued in connection therewith, if applicable,
shall be delivered without the payment of cash consideration, provided that for
any Common Stock to be purchased in connection with a Stock Unit Award the
purchase price shall be at least 50% of the Fair Market Value of such Common
Stock on the date such award is granted.
(iii) Stock Unit Awards may relate in whole or in part to
certain performance criteria established by the Administrator at the time of
grant.
(iv) Stock Unit Awards may provide for deferred payment
schedules and/or vesting over a specific period of employment.
(v) In such circumstances as the Administrator may deem
advisable, the Administrator may waive or otherwise remove, in whole or in part,
any restriction or limitation to which a Stock Unit Award was made subject at
the time of grant.
(c) In the sole and complete discretion of the Administrator, an
Award pursuant to this Section 10 may provide the Participant with dividends or
dividend equivalents (payable on a current or deferred basis) and cash payments
in lieu of or in addition to an Award.
11. Non-Transferability of Options and Rights. Unless determined
otherwise by the Administrator, Options and Rights may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the Administrator makes an
Option or Stock Purchase Right transferable, such Option or Stock Purchase Right
shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems
appropriate.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger,
Asset Sale or Change of Control.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option and Right, and the number of shares of Common Stock
which have been authorized for issuance under
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the Plan but as to which no Options or Rights have yet been granted or which
have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or
Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such
outstanding Option or Right, 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 issued 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
Administrator, 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
or Right.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, to the extent that an Option or Right
has not been previously exercised, it will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed action. The Administrator may, in the exercise of
its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any Option or Right shall
terminate as of a date fixed by the Administrator and give each Optionee the
right to exercise his or her Option or Right as to all or any part of the
Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option or Right would not
otherwise be exercisable.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. Subject to the provisions of paragraph
(d) hereof, in the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, (i)
each outstanding Option and Right shall be assumed or an equivalent Option or
Right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the
successor corporation and (ii) twelve months of unvested shares, if any, subject
to such Option or Right shall vest and become fully exercisable upon the Change
in Control. In the event that the successor corporation does not agree to assume
the Option or Right or to substitute an equivalent option or right, the Optionee
shall have the right to exercise the Option or Right as to all of the Optioned
Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be exercisable. If an
Option or Right becomes exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the
event of a merger or sale of assets, the Optionee shall be notified that the
Option or Right shall be exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the
date of such notice, and the Option or Right will terminate upon the expiration
of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option or Right shall be
considered assumed if, immediately following the merger or sale of assets, the
Option or Right confers the right to purchase, for each Share of Optioned Stock
subject to the Option or Right immediately prior to the merger or sale of
assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each
Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered
a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such
consideration received in the merger or sale of assets was not solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with
the consent of the successor corporation and the Optionee, provide for the
consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Right, for each
Share
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of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Right, to be solely common stock of
the successor corporation or its Parent equal in Fair Market Value to the per
share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of
assets.
(d) Change in Control. At the time any Option or Right is
granted, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide that in the
event of a "Change in Control" of the Company, as defined in paragraph (e)
below, then the following acceleration and valuation provisions shall apply:
(i) Such Option or Right outstanding on the date such
Change in Control is determined to have occurred that is not yet exercisable and
vested on such date shall become fully exercisable and vested; or
(ii) Such Option or Right, to the extent it is exercisable
and vested (including any Option or Right that shall become exercisable and
vested pursuant to subparagraph (i) above), shall be terminated in exchange for
a cash payment equal to the Change in Control Price, (reduced by the exercise
price, if any, applicable to such Options or Rights). These cash proceeds shall
be paid to the Optionee or, in the event of death of an Optionee prior to
payment, to the estate of the Optionee or to a person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option or Right by bequest or inheritance.
(e) Definition of "Change in Control". For purposes of this
Section 12, a "Change in Control" means the happening of any of the following:
(i) When any "person," as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or a
Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as
trustee) files or becomes obligated to file a Schedule 13D under the Exchange
Act or any amendment thereto (the "Filing") reporting that such person (or group
of affiliated persons) is or has become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing forty percent (40%) or more of the total voting power
represented by the Company's then outstanding voting securities, and such person
(or group) indicates in connection with such Filing any plans or proposals to
effect any of the transactions or events enumerated in Item 4 of Schedule 13D;
or
(ii) A merger or consolidation of the Company with any
other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in
the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least sixty percent (60%) of
the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or
such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement for the
sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's
assets; or
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(iii) A change in the composition of the Board of
Directors of the Company occurring within a two-year period, as a result of
which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. "Incumbent
Directors" shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as
of the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders, or (B) are elected, or
nominated for election, to the Board of Directors of the Company with the
affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time
of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose
election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy
contest relating to the election of directors to the Company).
(f) Change in Control Price. For purposes of this Section 12,
"Change in Control Price" shall be, as determined by the Administrator, (i) the
highest Fair Market Value of a Share within the 60-day period immediately
preceding the date of determination of the Change in Control Price by the
Administrator (the "60-Day Period"), or (ii) the highest price paid or offered
per Share, as determined by the Administrator, in any bona fide transaction or
bona fide offer related to the Change in Control of the Company, at any time
within the 60-Day Period, or (iii) such lower price as the Administrator, in its
discretion, determines to be a reasonable estimate of the fair market value of a
Share.
13. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option or Right shall be, for
all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Option or Right, or such other later date as is determined by the
Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Optionee
within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company shall obtain stockholder
approval of any Plan amendment to the extent such approval is determined by the
Board to be necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration,
suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee,
unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator,
which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option or Right unless the exercise of such Option or Right and
the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant
provisions of Applicable Laws.
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(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of
an Option or Right, the Company may require the person exercising such Option or
Right 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.
16. Liability of Company. The inability of the Company to obtain
authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is
deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect
of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority
shall not have been obtained.
17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
18. Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the
shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date
the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree
and manner required under Applicable Laws.
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Proxim, Inc. of our report dated January 19, 1998,
appearing on page 47 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997.
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
San Jose, California
June 17, 1998
