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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 1997
Registration No. 333-________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 94-3186995
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1300 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, California 94039-7267
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
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1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
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Phillip M. Drayer
President and Chief Executive Officer
TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
1300 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, California 94039-7267
(415) 968-9252
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copy to:
Larry W. Sonsini
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of
Amount to be Offering Price Aggregate Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered Registered Per Share(1) Offering Price(1) Fee
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Common Stock, $.001 par value, to be 500,000 $8.125 $4,062,500 $1,231.06
issued under the 1994 Stock Option Plan
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Total 500,000 $4,062,500 $1,231.06
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(1) The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated pursuant to Rule
457 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The per
share price for the 1994 Option Plan was determined by reference to the
average between the high and low price reported in the Nasdaq National
Market on July 11, 1997 which average was $8.125.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
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The following documents and information previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by TelCom Semiconductor,
Inc. (the "Company") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996 filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 1997 filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(c) The description of the Company's common stock which is contained
in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange on June 22, 1995, and any description of
any securities of the Registrant which is contained in any registration
statement filed after the date hereof under Section 12 of the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-
effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered 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 of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
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The Company's Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of
directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law
provides that directors of a company will not be personally liable for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability
(i) for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments or dividends
or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided Section 174 of Delaware
General Corporation Law or (iv) for transactions from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its
officers and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the
fullest extent provided by Delaware law, including those
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circumstances where indemnification would otherwise be discretionary under
Delaware law. The Company believes that indemnification under its Bylaws covers
at least negligence on the part of indemnified parties. The Bylaws authorize
the use of indemnification agreements and the Company has entered into such
agreements with each of its directors and officers.
The Company carries officer and director liability insurance with
respect to certain matters, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
Delaware Law does not permit a corporation to eliminate a director's
duty of care, and the provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or
rescission, based upon a director's breach of the duty of care. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Exchange Act may be permitted
to foregoing provisions and agreements, the Company has been informed that in
the opinion of the staff of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and is therefore unenforceable.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-4).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
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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.
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(4) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (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.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Exchange 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 Exchange Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on this
16th day of July, 1997.
TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
By: /s/Phillip M. Drayer
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Phillip M. Drayer,
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Phillip M. Drayer and R. Michael
O'Malley, and each of them acting individually, as his or her attorney-in-fact,
each with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all 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 any substitute, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
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/s/Phillip M. Drayer Director, Chief Executive July 16, 1997
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Phillip M. Drayer Executive Officer)
/s/R. Michael O'Malley Chief Financial Officer July 16, 1997
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R. Michael O'Malley
/s/Kenneth Rose Chief Accounting Officer July 16, 1997
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Kenneth Rose
/s/Irwin Federman
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/s/Robert J. Loarie
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Robert J. Loarie
/s/T. Peter Thomas
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T. Peter Thomas
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TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-4).
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EXHIBIT 4.1
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TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(as amended on May 2, 1997)
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Option Plan are to
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attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants of
the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company's
business. Options granted under this Plan may be incentive stock options (as
defined under Section 422 of the Code) or nonstatutory stock options, as
determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an option and subject to
the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
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(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees
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appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(d) "Committee" means the Committee appointed by the Board of
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Directors in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan.
(e) "Company" means TelCom Semiconductor, Inc., a
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Delaware corporation (formerly named TelCom Universal, Inc.).
(f) "Consultant" means any person who is engaged by the Company or
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any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services and is
compensated for such services, and any director of the Company whether
compensated for such services or not. If and in the event the Company registers
any class of any equity security pursuant to the Exchange Act, the term
Consultant shall thereafter not include directors who are not compensated for
their services or are paid only a director's fee by the Company.
(g) "Continuous Status as an Employee" means the absence of any
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interruption or termination of the employment relationship by the Company or any
Subsidiary. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered
interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board,
including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; provided,
however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, such leave is for a
period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless
provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (ii)
in the case
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of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its
Subsidiaries or its successor.
(h) "Employee" means any person, including officers and directors,
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employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment
of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to constitute
"employment" by the Company.
(i) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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amended.
(j) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of the
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Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Stock is listed on any established stock exchange
or a national market system including, without limitation, the National Market
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation
("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for
such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported, as quoted on such
system or exchange or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Stock
for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination) as reported
in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(ii) If the Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on
the National Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities
dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the
mean between the high and low asked prices for the Stock or;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Stock,
the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.
(k) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as
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an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(l) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
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qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(m) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
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(n) "Optioned Stock" means the Stock subject to an Option.
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(o) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who receives an
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Option.
(p) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
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existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(q) "Plan" means this 1994 Stock Option Plan.
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(r) "Share" means a share of the Stock, as adjusted in accordance
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with Section 12 of the Plan.
(s) "Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company;
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(t) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now or
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hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of
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the Plan, the maximum number of shares of Stock which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 3,300,000 shares. The shares may be authorized, but unissued,
or reacquired Stock.
If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason
without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject
thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for
future grant under the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
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(a) Procedure.
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(i) Administration With Respect to Directors and Officers.
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With respect to grants of Options to Employees who are also officers or
directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board if the
Board may administer the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act or any successor thereto ("Rule 16b-3") with respect to a plan
intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan, or (B) a Committee
designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which Committee shall be
constituted in such a manner as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3
with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan.
Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated
capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may
increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof,
remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution
therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the
Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent
permitted by Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as
a discretionary plan.
(ii) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule
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16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to
directors, nondirector officers and Employees who are neither directors nor
officers.
(iii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and Other
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Employees. With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are
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neither directors nor officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by
(A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall
be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the legal requirements relating to
the administration of incentive stock option plans, if any, of the corporate and
securities laws of California and of the Code (the "Applicable Laws"). Once
appointed, such
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Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise
directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the
Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or
without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies,
however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly
administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
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Plan and in the case of a Committee, 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 Stock, in
accordance with Section 2(j) of the Plan;
(ii) to select the officers, Consultants and Employees to
whom Options may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options are
granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be
covered by each such award granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(vi) determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not
limited to, the share price and any restriction or limitation, or waiver of
forfeiture restrictions regarding any Option or other award and/or the shares of
Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator
shall determine, in its sole discretion);
(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an
Option may be bought-out for cash under subsection 9(f);
(viii) to determine whether, to what extent and under what
circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award under
this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the
participant (including providing for and determining the amount, if any, of any
deemed earnings on any deferred amount during any deferral period); and
(ix) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then
current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Stock covered by such
Option shall have declined since the date the Option was granted.
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(c) Effect of Committee's Decision. All decisions, determinations
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and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of any Options.
5. Eligibility.
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(a) Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Employees and
Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. An
Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option may, if he is otherwise
eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options.
(b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option agreement
as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of the Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock
Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar
year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds
$100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.
(c) For purposes of Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be
taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market
Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect
to such Shares is granted.
(d) The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with
respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the
Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his right or the Company's right
to terminate his employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or
without cause.
(e) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options to
Employees:
(i) No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the
Company, Options to purchase more than 250,000 Shares.
(ii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as
described in Section 12 hereof.
(iii) If an Option 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 hereof, the canceled Option will be counted against the
limit set forth in Section 5(e) hereof. For this purpose, if the exercise price
of an Option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of
the Option and the grant of a new Option.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
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occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
stockholders of the Company as described in Section 18 of the Plan. It shall
continue in effect until February 9, 2004, unless sooner terminated under
Section 14 of the Plan.
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7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
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the Option Agreement; provided, however, that such term shall be no more than
ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be
provided in the Option Agreement. However, in the case of an Option granted to
an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more
than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5)
years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in
the Option Agreement.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
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(a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued
pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the
Board, but shall be subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant
of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent
or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any Employee, the per Share exercise
price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option
(A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant
of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary,
the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value
per Share on the date of the grant.
(B) granted to any person, the per Share exercise price
shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant.
(b) 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 consist entirely of (1) cash, (2)
check, (3) promissory note, (4) other shares of the Company's capital stock
which (x) in the case of shares of the Company's capital stock acquired upon
exercise of an Option either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six
months on the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly,
from the Company, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender
equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option
shall be exercised, (5) authorization from the Company to retain from the total
number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price
for the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised, (6) delivery
of a
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properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a
broker to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds
required to pay the exercise price, (7) by delivering an irrevocable
subscription agreement for the Shares which irrevocably obligates the option
holder to take and pay for the Shares not more than twelve months after the date
of delivery of the subscription agreement, (8) any combination of the foregoing
methods of payment, (9) or such other consideration and method of payment for
the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws.
9. Exercise of Option.
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(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
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granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Board, including performance criteria with respect to the
Company and/or the Optionee, 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 shall be deemed to be exercised, and the Optionee
deemed to be a shareholder of the shares being purchased upon exercise, when
written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with
the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option 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 Board, consist
of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the
Plan.
Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease
in the number of Shares which thereafter may 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.
(b) Termination of Employment. In the event of termination of an
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Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee with the
Company (as the case may be), such Optionee may, within thirty (30) days (or
such longer period of time as is determined by the Board, with such
determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of
grant of the Option and not exceeding ninety (90) days) after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his Option to the extent
that Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To
the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
(c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of
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Section 9(b) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee's Consulting
relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee as a result of his disability,
Optionee may, but only within six (6) months from the date of such termination
(and in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as
set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise
entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination; provided, however, that
if such disability is not a "disability" as such term is defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option such
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Incentive Stock Option shall automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock
Option on the day three months and one day following such termination. To the
extent that Optionee is not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the
Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee,
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the Option may be exercised, at any time within twelve (12) months following the
date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or
by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of death. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to
exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise
such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.
(e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section
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16(b) of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such
additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify
for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to
Plan transactions.
(f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to
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buy out for a payment in cash 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.
10. Nontransferability of Options. The Option may not be sold, pledged,
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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.
11. Stock Withholding to Satisfy Withholding Tax Obligations. At the
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discretion of the Administrator, Optionees may satisfy withholding obligations
as provided in this paragraph. When an Optionee incurs tax liability in
connection with an Option, which tax liability is subject to tax withholding
under applicable tax laws, and the Optionee is obligated to pay the Company an
amount required to be withheld under applicable tax laws, the Optionee may
satisfy the withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold
from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option, 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 (the "Tax Date").
All elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose
shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrator and shall be
subject to the following restrictions:
(a) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax
Date;
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(b) once made, the election shall be irrevocable as to the
particular Shares of the Option as to which the election is made;
(c) all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of
the Administrator;
(d) if the Optionee is subject to Rule 16b-3, the election must
comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 and shall be subject to such
additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify
for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to
Plan transactions.
In the event the election to have Shares withheld is made by an
Optionee and the Tax Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code because no
election is filed under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Optionee shall receive
the full number of Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised but such
Optionee shall be unconditionally obligated to tender back to the Company the
proper number of Shares on the Tax Date.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger. Subject to any
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required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered
by each outstanding Option, and the number of Shares which have been authorized
for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or
which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an
Option, as well as the price per share of Stock covered by each such outstanding
Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Stock, or any
other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of 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 Stock subject to an Option.
In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, the Board shall notify the Optionee at least fifteen (15) days prior to
such proposed action. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, the
Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action.
In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, the Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation. In the event that such successor corporation does not
agree to assume the Option or to substitute an equivalent option, the Option
shall terminate.
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13. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
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all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Option, or such other date as is determined by the Board. Notice
of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an
Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
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(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
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alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension
or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Optionee
under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In addition, to
the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law or regulation,
including the requirements of the NASD or an established stock exchange), the
Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner
and to such a degree as required.
(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or
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termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such
Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and
the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the
Company.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued
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pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the
issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, 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 relevant provisions of law.
16. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
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will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
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.
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17. Agreements. Options shall be evidenced by written agreements in such
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form as the Board shall approve from time to time.
18. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
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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 state and federal law.
19. Information to Optionees. The Company shall provide to each Optionee,
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not less frequently than annually, copies of annual financial statements. The
Company shall also provide such statements to each individual who acquires
Shares pursuant to the Plan while such individual owns such Shares. The Company
shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees whose duties
in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information.
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EXHIBIT 5.1
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July 16, 1997
TelCom Semiconductor, Inc.
1300 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, California 94039-7267
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by
you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 16, 1997, in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
of 500,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") to be issued under the
Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan").
As your legal counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and
are familiar with the proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection
with the sale and issuance of the Shares. It is our opinion that the Shares,
when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Option Plan, and
pursuant to the agreements which accompany the Option Plan, as applicable,
will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to said
Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever
appearing in said Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.
Sincerely,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
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EXHIBIT 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 20, 1997, which appears on
page 19 of TelCom Semiconductor Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 1996.
/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
San Jose, California
July 14, 1997
