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EXHIBIT 10.2
PLANETOUT CORPORATION
1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS MAY 12, 1997
AMENDED JULY 20, 1998 (SHARE INCREASE)
AMENDED SEPTEMBER 9, 1999 (SHARE INCREASE)
1. PURPOSES.
(a) The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which
selected Employees and Directors of and Consultants to the Company, and its
Affiliates, may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of
the stock of the Company through the granting of (i) Incentive Stock Options,
(ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) stock bonuses and (iv) rights to purchase
restricted stock, all as defined below. The Plan does not provide for the
granting of stock appreciation rights.
(b) The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the
services of persons who are now Employees or Directors of or Consultants to the
Company or its Affiliates, to secure and retain the services of new Employees,
Directors and Consultants, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert
maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Affiliates.
(c) The Company intends that the Stock Awards issued under the
Plan shall, in the discretion of the Board or any Committee to which
responsibility for administration of the Plan has been delegated pursuant to
subsection 3(c), be either (i) Options granted pursuant to Section 6 hereof,
including Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options or (ii) stock
bonuses or rights to purchase restricted stock granted pursuant to Section 7
hereof. All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and in such form as issued
pursuant to Section 6, and a separate certificate or certificates will be issued
for shares purchased on exercise of each type of Option.
2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation or subsidiary
corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f) respectively, of the Code.
(b) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d) "COMMITTEE" means a Committee appointed by the Board in
accordance with subsection 3(c) of the Plan.
(e) "COMPANY" means PlanetOut Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
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(f) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, engaged
by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting services and who is
compensated for such services, provided that the term "Consultant" shall not
include Directors who are paid only a director's fee by the Company or who are
not compensated by the Company for their services as Directors.
(g) "CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT"
means the employment or relationship as a Director or Consultant is not
interrupted or terminated. The Board, in its sole discretion, may determine
whether Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant shall 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; or
(ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company,
Affiliates or their successors.
(h) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board.
(i) "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including Officers and Directors,
employed by the Company or any Affiliate of 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.
(j) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(k) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the
common stock of the Company determined as follows and in each case in a manner
consistent with Section 260.140.50 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations:
(1) If the common stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the
Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap, 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 Board deems reliable; or
(2) In the absence of an established market for the
common stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Board.
(l) "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.
(m) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board of
Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or
any Affiliate, does not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the
Company or any Affiliate for services rendered as a Consultant or in any
capacity other than as a member of the Board of Directors (except for an amount
as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 ("Regulation S-K"), does not
possess an interest in any other transaction as to which disclosure would be
required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business
relationship as to which disclosure would be
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required under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a
"non-employee director" for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
(n) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(o) "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.
(p) "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(q) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual
Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan.
(r) "OPTIONEE" means an Employee, Director or Consultant who holds
an outstanding Option.
(s) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a
current employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" (within the
meaning of Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code),
is not a former employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" receiving
compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax qualified
pension plan), was not an officer of the Company or an "affiliated corporation"
at any time, and is not currently receiving direct or indirect remuneration from
the Company or an "affiliated corporation" for services in any capacity other
than as a Director, or (ii) is otherwise considered an "outside director" for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(t) "PLAN" means this 1996 Equity Incentive Plan.
(u) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any
successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with
respect to the Plan.
(v) "STOCK AWARD" means any right granted under the Plan,
including any Option, any stock bonus, or any right to purchase restricted
stock.
(w) "STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the
Company and a holder of a Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an
individual Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until
the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection
3(c).
(b) The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the
limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
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(1) To determine from time to time which of the persons
eligible under the Plan shall be granted Stock Awards; when and how each Stock
Award shall be granted; whether a Stock Award will be an Incentive Stock Option,
a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a stock bonus, a right to purchase restricted
stock, or a combination of the foregoing; the provisions of each Stock Award
granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person
shall be permitted to receive stock pursuant to a Stock Award and the number of
shares with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person.
(2) To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards
granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for
its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement,
in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the
Plan fully effective.
(3) To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in
Section 13.
(c) The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a
committee or committees ("Committee") of one (1) or more persons. In the
discretion of the Board, a Committee may consist solely of two (2) or more
Outside Directors, in accordance with Code Section 162(m), or solely of two (2)
or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. If administration
is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the
administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board (and
references in this Plan to the Board of Directors shall thereafter be to the
Committee). The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the
Board the administration of the Plan.
4. SHARES SUBJECT To THE PLAN.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 12 relating to
adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be issued pursuant to
Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate Two Million Seven Hundred
Ninety-Six Thousand Two Hundred Seventy (2,796,270) shares of the Company's
common stock. If any Stock Award shall for any reason expire or otherwise
terminate, in whole or in part, without having been exercised in full, the stock
not acquired under such Stock Award shall revert to and again become available
for issuance under the Plan.
(b) The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or
reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.
5. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees, Directors or Consultants.
(b) Prior to the date of the first registration of an equity
security of the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, no person shall be
eligible for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option, Nonstatutory Stock Option
or an award to purchase restricted stock if, at the time of grant, such person
owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock
possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates (a "10%
Stockholder") unless the exercise price
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of such Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market
Value of such stock at the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after
the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant, or in the case of a
restricted stock purchase award, the purchase price is at least one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such stock at the date of grant. From
and after the date of the first registration of an equity security of the
Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, this subsection 5(b) shall only
apply with respect to the granting of Incentive Stock Options.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 12 relating to
adjustments upon changes in stock, no person shall be eligible to be granted
Options covering more than Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) shares of the
Company's common stock in any calendar year. This subsection 5(c) shall not
apply prior to the date of the first registration of an equity security of the
Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and, following such registration,
shall not apply until (i) the earliest of: (A) the first material modification
of the Plan (including any increase to the number of shares reserved for
issuance under the Plan in accordance with Section 4); (B) the issuance of all
of the shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan; (C) the
expiration of the Plan; or (D) the first meeting of stockholders at which
directors are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third calendar
year following the calendar year in which occurred the first registration of an
equity security under Section 12 of the Exchange Act; or (ii) such other date
required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
6. OPTION PROVISIONS.
Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The provisions of separate
Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through
incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the
substance of each of the following provisions:
(a) TERM. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of
ten (10) years from the date it was granted.
(b) PRICE. The exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option shall
be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the
stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted; the exercise
price of each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than eighty-five
percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on the
date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option (whether an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option) may be granted with an
exercise price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such
Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option
in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.
(c) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant
to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the Option is exercised, or (ii) at
the discretion of the Board or the Committee, at the time of the grant of the
Option, (A) by delivery to the Company of other common stock of the Company, (B)
according to a deferred payment or other arrangement (which may include, without
limiting
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the generality of the foregoing, the use of other common stock of the Company)
with the person to whom the Option is granted or to whom the Option is
transferred pursuant to subsection 6(d), or (C) in any other form of legal
consideration that may be acceptable to the Board. In the case of any deferred
payment arrangement, interest shall be payable at least annually and shall be
charged at the minimum rate of interest necessary to avoid the treatment as
interest, under any applicable provisions of the Code, of any amounts other than
amounts stated to be interest under the deferred payment arrangement.
(d) TRANSFERABILITY. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be
transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Option is
granted only by such person. A Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be
transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or
pursuant to a domestic relations order satisfying the requirements of Rule 16b-3
and any administrative interpretations or pronouncements thereunder, and shall
be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Option is granted
only by such person or any transferee pursuant to such domestic relations order.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the person to whom the Option is granted may, by
delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company,
designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionee, shall
thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.
(e) VESTING. The total number of shares of stock subject to an
Option may, but need not, be allotted in periodic installments (which may, but
need not, be equal). The Option Agreement may provide that from time to time
during each of such installment periods, the Option may become exercisable
("vest") with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to that period, and
may be exercised with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to such
period and/or any prior period as to which the Option became vested but was not
fully exercised. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on
the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or
other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. Subject to then applicable
law, the vesting provisions of individual Options may vary, but for each Option
granted prior to the date of the first registration of an equity security of the
Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, at least twenty percent (20%) of
the total number of shares subject to the Option shall vest each year. The
provisions of this subsection 6(e) are subject to any Option provisions
governing the minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be exercised.
(f) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR RELATIONSHIP AS A DIRECTOR OR
CONSULTANT. In the event an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee,
Director or Consultant terminates (other than upon the Optionee's death or
disability), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the
Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of termination) but only within
such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3) months after
the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or
Consultant (or such longer or shorter period as specified in the Option
Agreement, which in no event shall be less than thirty (30) days for Options
granted prior to the date of the first registration of an equity security of the
Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act), or (ii) the expiration of the
term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination,
the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in
the Option Agreement, the Option shall
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terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again
become available for issuance under the Plan.
An Optionee's Option Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of
the Option following the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Status as an
Employee, Director, or Consultant (other than upon the Optionee's death or
disability) would result in liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act,
then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term
of the Option set forth in the Option Agreement, or (ii) the tenth (10th) day
after the last date on which such exercise would result in such liability under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Finally, an Optionee's Option Agreement may
also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant (other than
upon the Optionee's death or disability) would be prohibited at any time solely
because the issuance of shares would violate the registration requirements under
the Exchange Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the term of the Option set forth in the first paragraph of this
subsection 6(f), or (ii) the expiration of a period of three (3) months after
the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or
Consultant during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of
such registration requirements.
(g) DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. In the event an Optionee's Continuous
Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates as a result of the
Optionee's disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option (to the
extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of
termination), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i)
the date twelve (12) months following such termination (or such longer or
shorter period as specified in the Option Agreement, which in no event shall be
less than six (6) months for Options granted prior to the date of the first
registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in
the Option Agreement. If, at the date of termination, the Optionee is not
entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares covered by the
unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to and again become available
for issuance under the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not
exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again
become available for issuance under the Plan.
(h) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of an Optionee
during, or within a period specified in the Option after the termination of, the
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant, the Option
may be exercised (to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option
at the date of death) by the Optionee's estate, by a person who acquired the
right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated
to exercise the option upon the Optionee's death pursuant to subsection 6(d),
but only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date eighteen (18)
months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period as
specified in the Option Agreement, which in no event shall be less than six (6)
months for Options granted prior to the date of the first registration of an
equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act), or (ii)
the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement.
If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to exercise his or her
entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option
shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. If,
after
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death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein, the Option
shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again
become available for issuance under the Plan.
(i) EARLY EXERCISE. The Option may, but need not, include a
provision whereby the Optionee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director
or Consultant to exercise the Option as to any part or all of the shares subject
to the Option prior to the full vesting of the Option. Any unvested shares so
purchased shall be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company, with
the repurchase price to be equal to the original purchase price of the stock, or
to any other restriction the Board determines to be appropriate; provided,
however, that, subject to then applicable law, prior to the date of the first
registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act (i) the right to repurchase at the original purchase price shall
lapse at a minimum rate of twenty percent (20%) per year over five (5) years
from the date the Option was granted, (ii) such right shall be exercisable only
within (A) the ninety (90)-day period following the termination of employment or
the relationship as a Director or Consultant, or (B) such longer period as may
be agreed to by the Company and the Optionee (for example, for purposes of
satisfying the requirements of Section 1202(c)(3) of the Code regarding
"qualified small business stock") and (iii) such right shall be exercisable only
for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness for the shares. Should
the right of repurchase be assigned by the Company, the assignee shall pay the
Company cash equal to the difference between the original purchase price and the
stock's Fair Market Value if the original purchase price is less than the
stock's Fair Market Value.
(j) RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. The Option may, but need not, include a
provision whereby the Company may elect, prior to the date of the first
registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, to repurchase all or any part of the vested shares exercised
pursuant to the Option; provided, however, that (i) such repurchase right shall
be exercisable only within (A) the ninety (90)-day period following the
termination of employment or the relationship as a Director or Consultant, or
(B) such longer period as may be agreed to by the Company and the Optionee (for
example, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 1202(c)(3) of
the Code regarding "qualified small business stock"), and (ii) such right shall
be exercisable only for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness for
the shares at a repurchase price equal to the greater of (A) the stock's Fair
Market Value at the time of such termination, or (B) the purchase price paid for
such shares by the Optionee.
(k) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. The Option may, but need not, include
a provision whereby the Company may elect, prior to the date of the first
registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, to exercise a right of first refusal following receipt of notice
from the Optionee of the intent to transfer all or any part of the shares
exercised pursuant to the Option.
(l) RE-LOAD OPTIONS. Without in any way limiting the authority of
the Board or the Committee to make or not to make grants of Options hereunder,
the Board or the Committee shall have the authority (but not an obligation) to
include as part of any Option Agreement a provision entitling the Optionee to a
further Option (a "Re-Load Option") in the event the Optionee exercises the
Option evidenced by the Option Agreement, in whole or in part, by surrendering
other shares of common stock in accordance with this Plan and the terms and
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conditions of the Option Agreement. Any such Re-Load Option (i) shall be for a
number of shares equal to the number of shares surrendered as part or all of the
exercise price of such Option; (ii) shall have an expiration date which is the
same as the expiration date of the Option the exercise of which gave rise to
such Re-Load Option; and (iii) shall have an exercise price which is equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the common stock subject
to the Re-Load Option on the date of exercise of the original Option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Re-Load Option which is granted to a 10%
Stockholder (as described in subsection 5(b)), shall have an exercise price
which is equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the
stock subject to the Re-Load Option on the date of exercise of the original
Option and shall have a term which is no longer than five (5) years.
Any such Re-Load Option may be an Incentive Stock Option or a
Nonstatutory Stock Option, as the Board or the Committee may designate at the
time of the grant of the original Option; provided, however, that the
designation of any Re-Load Option as an Incentive Stock Option shall be subject
to the one hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) annual limitation on
exercisability of Incentive Stock Options described in subsection 11(d) of the
Plan and in Section 422(d) of the Code. There shall be no Re-Load Options
granted on an option which is itself a Re-Load Option. Any Re-Load Option shall
be subject to the availability of sufficient shares under subsection 4(a) and
shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Board or the
Committee may determine which are not inconsistent with the express provisions
of the Plan regarding the terms of Options.
7. TERMS OF STOCK BONUSES AND PURCHASES OF RESTRICTED STOCK.
Each stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board or the
Committee shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of stock bonus or
restricted stock purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms
and conditions of separate agreements need not be identical, but each stock
bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement shall include (through
incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise)
the substance of each of the following provisions as appropriate:
(a) PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price under each restricted stock
purchase agreement shall be such amount as the Board or the Committee shall
determine and designate in such agreement, but in no event shall the purchase
price be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the stock's Fair Market Value on
the date such award is made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the
Committee may determine that eligible participants in the Plan may be awarded
stock pursuant to a stock bonus agreement in consideration for past services
actually rendered to the Company or for its benefit.
(b) TRANSFERABILITY. No rights under a stock bonus or restricted
stock purchase agreement shall be transferable except by will or the laws of
descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order (as described
in subsection 6(d)) and any administrative interpretations or pronouncements
thereunder, so long as stock awarded under such agreement remains subject to the
terms of the agreement.
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(c) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant
to a stock purchase agreement shall be paid either: (i) in cash at the time of
purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, according to a
deferred payment or other arrangement with the person to whom the stock is sold;
or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the
Board or the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Board or the Committee to which administration of the Plan has been delegated
may award stock pursuant to a stock bonus agreement in consideration for past
services actually rendered to the Company or for its benefit.
(d) VESTING. Shares of stock sold or awarded under the Plan may,
but need not, be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company in
accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board or the
Committee; provided, however, that, subject to then applicable law and prior to
the date of the first registration of an equity security of the Company under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act (i) the right to repurchase at the original
purchase price shall lapse at a minimum rate of twenty percent (20%) per year
over five (5) years from the date the Stock Award was granted, (ii) such right
shall be exercisable only (A) within the ninety (90)- day period following the
termination of employment or the relationship as a Director or Consultant, or
(B) such longer period as may be agreed to by the Company and the holder of the
Stock Award (for example, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section
1202(c)(3) of the Code regarding "qualified small business stock") and (iii)
such right shall be exercisable only for cash or cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness for the shares. Should the right of repurchase be assigned by the
Company, the assignee shall pay the Company cash equal to the difference between
the original purchase price and the stock's Fair Market Value if the purchase
price is less than the stock's Fair Market Value.
(e) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR RELATIONSHIP AS A DIRECTOR OR
CONSULTANT. In the event a Participant's Continuous Status as an Employee,
Director or Consultant terminates, the Company may repurchase or otherwise
reacquire, subject to the limitations described in subsection 7(d), any or all
of the shares of stock held by that person which have not vested as of the date
of termination under the terms of the stock bonus or restricted stock purchase
agreement between the Company and such person.
8. CANCELLATION AND RE-GRANT OF OPTIONS.
(a) The Board or the Committee shall have the authority to effect,
at any time and from time to time, (i) the repricing of any outstanding Options
under the Plan and/or (ii) with the consent of the affected holders of Options,
the cancellation of any outstanding Options under the Plan and the grant in
substitution therefor of new Options under the Plan covering the same or
different numbers of shares of stock, but having an exercise price per share not
less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value (one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option) or, in the case of a 10% Stockholder (as described in subsection 5(b)
and to the extent provided for in subsection 5(b)), not less than one hundred
ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of stock on the new grant
date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may grant an
Option with an exercise price lower than that set forth above if such Option is
granted as part of a transaction to which section 424(a) of the Code applies.
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(b) Shares subject to an Option canceled under this Section 8
shall continue to be counted against the maximum award of Options permitted to
be granted pursuant to subsection 5(c) of the Plan. The repricing of an Option
under this Section 8, resulting in a reduction of the exercise price, shall be
deemed to be a cancellation of the original Option and the grant of a substitute
Option. In the event of such repricing, both the original and the substituted
Options shall be counted against the maximum awards of Options permitted to be
granted pursuant to subsection 5(c) of the Plan. The provisions of this
subsection 8(b) shall be applicable only to the extent required by Section
162(m) of the Code.
9. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) During the terms of the Stock Awards, the Company shall keep
available at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such
Stock Awards.
(b) The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory
commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be
required to issue and sell shares of stock upon exercise of the Stock Award;
provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to
register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
either the Plan, any Stock Award or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any
such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain
from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for
the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the
Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and
sell stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is
obtained.
10. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.
Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall
constitute general funds of the Company.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Neither an Employee, Director or Consultant nor any person to
whom a Stock Award is transferred under subsection 6(d) or 7(b) shall be deemed
to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to,
any shares subject to such Stock Award unless and until such person has
satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Stock Award pursuant to its
terms.
(b) Throughout the term of any Stock Award, the Company shall
deliver to the holder of such Stock Award, not later than one hundred twenty
(120) days after the close of each of the Company's fiscal years during the term
of such Stock Award, a balance sheet and an income statement. This section shall
not apply when (i) issuance is limited to key employees whose duties in
connection with the Company assure them access to equivalent information or (ii)
after the date of the first registration of an equity security under Section 12
of the Exchange Act.
(c) Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Stock Award
granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Employee, Director, Consultant or
other holder of Stock Awards any right to continue in the employ of the Company
or any Affiliate (or to continue acting as a
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Director or Consultant) or shall affect the right of the Company or any
Affiliate to terminate the employment of any Employee with or without cause, the
right of the Company's Board of Directors and/or the Company's stockholders to
remove any Director pursuant to the terms of the Company's Bylaws and the
provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the right to terminate
the relationship of any Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's
agreement with the Company or Affiliate.
(d) To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined
at the time of grant) of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year under
all stock plans of the Company and its Affiliates exceeds one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000), the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit
(according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as
Nonstatutory Stock Options.
(e) The Company may require any person to whom a Stock Award is
granted, or any person to whom a Stock Award is transferred pursuant to
subsection 6(d) or 7(b), as a condition of exercising or acquiring stock under
any Stock Award, (1) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as
to such person's knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the
Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters,
and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the
purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award;
and (2) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that such
person is acquiring the stock subject to the Stock Award for such person's own
account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing
the stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such
requirements, shall be inoperative if (i) the issuance of the shares upon the
exercise or acquisition of stock under the Stock Award has been registered under
a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or
(ii) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for
the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the
then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the
Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such
counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable
securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer
of the stock.
(f) To the extent provided by the terms of a Stock Award
Agreement, the person to whom a Stock Award is granted may satisfy any federal,
state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or
acquisition of stock under a Stock Award by any of the following means or by a
combination of such means: (1) tendering a cash payment; (2) authorizing the
Company to withhold shares from the shares of the common stock otherwise
issuable to the participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of stock
under the Stock Award; or (3) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered
shares of the common stock of the Company.
12. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
(a) If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or
subject to any Stock Award, without the receipt of consideration by the Company
(through merger, consolidation,
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reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in
property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of
shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction
not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company), the Plan will be
appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of shares subject to
the Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a) and the maximum number of shares subject to
award to any person during any calendar year pursuant to subsection 5(c), and
the outstanding Stock Awards will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and
number of shares and price per share of stock subject to such outstanding Stock
Awards. Such adjustments shall be made by the Board or the Committee, the
determination of which shall be final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion
of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a
"transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company.")
(b) In the event of: (1) a dissolution, liquidation, or sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (2) a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; (3) a
reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares
of the Company's common shares outstanding immediately preceding the merger are
converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of
securities, cash or otherwise; or (4) the acquisition by any person, entity or
group within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, or any
comparable successor provisions (excluding any employee benefit plan, or related
trust, sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company)
of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act, or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Company
representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled
to vote in the election of directors, then: (i) any surviving or acquiring
corporation shall assume Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan or shall
substitute similar Stock Awards for those outstanding under the Plan, or (ii) in
the event any surviving or acquiring corporation refuses to assume such Stock
Awards or to substitute similar Stock Awards for those outstanding under the
Plan, (A) with respect to Stock Awards held by persons then performing services
as Employees, Directors or Consultants, the vesting of such Stock Awards and the
time during which such Stock Awards may be exercised shall be accelerated prior
to such event and the Stock Awards terminated if not exercised after such
acceleration and at or prior to such event, and (B) with respect to any other
Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan, such Stock Awards shall be terminated
if not exercised prior to such event.
13. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS.
(a) The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the
Plan and/or some or all outstanding Stock Awards granted under the Plan.
However, except as provided in paragraph 12 relating to adjustments upon changes
in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of
the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary for the Plan to
satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act or any Nasdaq or securities exchange listing requirements.
(b) The Board may in its sole discretion submit any other
amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to,
amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder
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regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on
corporate deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers.
(c) It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan
in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible
Employees, Directors or Consultants with the maximum benefits provided or to be
provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options and/or to bring the Plan and/or
Incentive Stock Options granted under it into compliance therewith.
(d) Rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted before
amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless
(i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award was
granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.
(e) The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the
terms of any one or more Stock Award; provided, however, that the rights and
obligations under any Stock Award shall not be impaired by any such amendment
unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Stock
Award was granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.
14. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.
(a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.
Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the last business day of
July 2006. No Stock Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is
suspended or after it is terminated.
(b) Rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the
Plan is in effect shall not be impaired by suspension or termination of the
Plan, except with the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award was granted.
15. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.
The Plan shall become effective as determined by the Board, but no
Stock Awards granted under the Plan shall be exercised unless and until the Plan
has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be
within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the
Board, and, if and to the extent required, an appropriate permit has been issued
by the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California.
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