Key Personnel Stock Option Plan - 8x8 Inc.
8x8, INC.
KEY PERSONNEL STOCK OPTION PLAN
(as amended November 5, 1996)
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are to 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 the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options 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, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees
appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase rights are,
or will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) "Committee" means the Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
(g) "Company" means Integrated Information Technology, Inc. a
California corporation.
(h) "Consultant" means any person who is engaged by the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to such
entity.
(i) "Continuous Status as an Employee" means the absence of any
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) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of
absence approved by the Board; provided that 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 (iv) in the case of
transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its
Subsidiaries or its successor.
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(j) "Employee" means any person, including officers and
directors, 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.
(k) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(l) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system including without limitation the National
Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale
price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported, as quoted
on such system or exchange 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 Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System
(but not on the National Market System 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
Common Stock or;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by
the Administrator.
(m) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(n) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(o) "Notice of Grant" means a written notice evidencing certain
terms and conditions of an individual Option. The Notice of Grant is part of the
respective Option Agreement.
(p) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(q) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.
(r) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who receives an
Option.
(s) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(t) "Plan" means this Key Personnel Stock Option Plan.
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(u) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.
(v) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
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 the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be placed under
option and sold under the Plan is 2,199,925 Shares. The Shares may be
authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option expires or becomes 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.
(a) Procedure.
(i) Administration With Respect to Directors and Officers.
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
16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to
directors, non-director officers and Employees who are neither directors nor
officers.
(iii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and Other
Employees. With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are
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 California
corporate and securities laws and of the Code (the "Applicable Laws"). Once
appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity
until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time
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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
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 Common Stock,
in accordance with Section 2(k) 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 to be covered by
each such award granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Option granted hereunder
(including, but not limited to, the price per Share and any restriction or
limitation, 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 settled in cash under subsection 9(f) instead of Common Stock;
(viii) to determine whether, to what extent and under what
circumstances Common 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);
(ix) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then
current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered
by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was granted;
(x) to modify or amend each Option (subject to Section 14
of the Plan); and
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(xi) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Committee's Decision. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of any Options.
5. Eligibility.
(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 or she is
otherwise eligible, be granted additional Option.
(b) Each Option shall be designated in the Notice of Grant 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.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company as described in Section 19 of the Plan. It shall
continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under
Section 15 of the Plan.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
the Notice of Grant; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, the 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.
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8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) The Administrator, in its discretion, may grant Options to
eligible participants and shall determine whether such Options shall be
Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options. Each Option shall be
evidenced by a Notice of Grant which shall expressly identify such Option as an
Incentive Stock Option or as a Nonstatutory Stock Option, and be in such form
and contain such provisions as the Administrator shall from time to time deem
appropriate. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may, at any time,
or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective
recipients, to issue Options in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of
any or all outstanding Options.
(b) 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, the per
Share exercise price shall be determined by the Administrator. In the case of a
Nonstatutory Stock Option intended to qualify as "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.
(c) 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) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise
of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the
date of surrender and (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, (4) 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
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which the Option is exercised, (5) delivery of a 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 or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its
determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Board shall
consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to
benefit the Company.
9. Exercise of Option.
(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
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 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 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. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to
be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 11 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
Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee with the
Company (as the case may be), such Optionee may, but only within thirty (30)
days (or such other 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 three (3) months) 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, the Option shall terminate.
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(c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of
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
(as defined in the Code), Optionee may, but only within six (6) months from 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 the Option
to the extent otherwise 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 termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified, the Option shall terminate.
(d) Death of Optionee.
(i) If Optionee dies during the term of the Option and is
at the time of his death an Employee or Consultant of the Company who shall have
been in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant since the date of grant
of the Option, then the Option may be exercised, at any time within one (1) year
following the date of death (or such other period of time as is determined by
the Board), 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 of the
right to exercise that would have accrued had the Optionee continued living and
remained in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant three (3) months
after the date of death (or such other period of time as is determined by the
Board); or
(ii) If Optionee dies within thirty (30) days (or such
other period of time not exceeding three (3) months as is determined by the
Board) after the termination of Continuous Status as an Employee, then the
Option may be exercised, at any time within one (1) year following the date of
death (or such other period of time as is determined by the Board), 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 of the right to exercise that
had accrued at the date of termination.
(e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section
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
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. Non-Transferability of Options. The Option may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other
than by will or by the laws of descent 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
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
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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, if
any, 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.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger. Subject to
any 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 covered by each such outstanding
Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common
Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided
however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
adjustment shall be made by the 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
subject to an Option.
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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, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the company, each
outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the
successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In
the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the
Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the
Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would
not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Administration shall notify the Optionee that the Option
shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of
such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if
following the merger, the Option confers the right to purchase or receive, for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the
merger, the consideration (whether stock cash or other securities or property)
received in the merger by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the
effective date of the transaction (and if the holders are offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding Shares). If such consideration received in the merger is not
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the
Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for
the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share
of Optioned Stock subject to the Option to be solely common stock of the
successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger.
13. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
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.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
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 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 Laws, 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
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
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, state securities laws 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.
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16. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's
counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder,
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or
sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been
obtained.
17. Agreements. Options shall be evidenced by written agreements in
such form as the Board shall approve from time to time.
18. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained
in the degree and manner required under applicable state and federal law.
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KEY PERSONNEL PLAN
GRANT OF STOCK PURCHASE RIGHT
[Name of Key Personnel]
[Address]
You have been granted the right to purchase Common Stock of the
Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Key Personnel Plan
(the "Plan") and the Stock Purchase Agreement, as follows:
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Grant Number ____________________
Date of Grant: ____________________
Vesting Commencement Date: ____________________
Price Per Share $___________________
Total Number of Shares
Granted ____________________
Total Purchase Price $___________________
Expiration Date of Stock
Purchase Rights ____________________
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Vesting Schedule:
______ percent (____%) of the Shares purchased pursuant to this Grant
shall vest ______ months after the Vesting Commencement Date, and _________
(___%) of the Shares shall vest at the end of each twelve-month period
thereafter. ____ years after the Vesting Commencement Date all of the Shares
purchased under the Plan shall be vested, provided you shall continue to be
designated Key Personnel of the Company.
Key Personnel Plan:
This Stock Purchase Right is subject in all respects to the terms and
conditions of the Plan. All capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings
defined in the Plan, except as the context herein suggests otherwise. In
addition, your right to purchase shares pursuant to this Stock Purchase Right is
subject to execution and delivery of a Stock Purchase Agreement in the form
attached hereto and compliance with all Applicable Laws.
Expiration of Stock Purchase Right:
All rights granted hereby shall expire on __________, 199__.
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8x8, INC.
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of June __, 1996 between 8x8, Inc. (formerly
Integrated Information Technologies, Inc.), a California corporation (the
"Company"), and _____________________ (the "Purchaser").
WHEREAS in order to give the Purchaser an opportunity to acquire an
equity interest in the Company as an incentive for the Purchaser to participate
in the affairs of the Company, the Company is willing to sell to the Purchaser
and the Purchaser desires to purchase shares of Common Stock according to the
terms and conditions contained in the Company's Key Personnel Plan (the "Plan")
and herein.
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Sale of Stock. The Company hereby agrees to sell to the Purchaser
and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase an aggregate of _________ shares of
the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares"), at the price of $0.50 per share for
an aggregate purchase price of $___________.
2. Payment of Purchase Price.
(a) The purchase price for the Shares may be paid by delivery to
the Company at the time of execution of this Agreement of cash, check, duly
executed promissory note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Note"),
or any combination thereof.
(b) With respect to the Note, the parties agree to the following:
(1) The Note shall become payable in full upon the earlier
of (1) five (5) years from the date of the Note, (B) thirty (30) days following
termination of Transferor's employment with or services to the Company as an
employee, member of the board of directors or consultant except for death or
disability, and (C) one (1) year following any such termination as a result of
death or disability.
(2) The Purchaser shall deliver to an escrow holder
designated by the Company (the "Escrow Holder") all certificates representing
the Shares together with two executed blank stock assignments, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B, for use in transferring all or a portion of said
Shares to the Company as required under this Section 2(b) or under any other
provision of this Agreement, including Section 3, and shall enter into a set of
Joint Escrow Instructions in the form attached as Exhibit C.
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(3) As security for the payment of the Note and any
renewal, extension or modification thereof, the Purchaser hereby grants to the
Company, pursuant to the Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D, a
security interest in and pledges with and delivers to the Company the
certificate or certificates representing the Shares.
(4) In the event of any foreclosure of the security
interest, the Escrow Holder shall deliver the certificates representing the
Shares to the Company in accordance with the Joint Escrow Instructions, and the
Company may sell the Shares at a private sale or may itself repurchase any or
all of the Shares. The parties acknowledge that, prior to the establishment of a
public market for the Shares of the Company, the securities laws applicable to
the sale of the Shares make a public sale of the Shares commercially
unreasonable. The parties agree that the repurchasing of said Shares by the
Company, or by any person to whom the Company may have assigned its rights
hereunder, is commercially reasonable if made at not less than the book value
per Share as recorded on the Company's books at the end of the last fiscal
quarter prior to the date of sale of the Shares upon foreclosure (whether or not
such book value per share is unaudited and subject to adjustment), using the
fully diluted total shares outstanding common stock or options, including shares
issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and shares issuable upon the
conversion of any preferred stock or other convertible securities as outstanding
common shares for purposes of the calculation.
(5) In the event of default in payment when due of any
indebtedness under the Note, the Company may elect then, or at any time
thereafter, to exercise all rights available to a secured party under the
California Commercial Code, including the right to sell the Shares at a private
or public sale or repurchase the Shares as provided above. The proceeds of any
sale shall be applied in the following order:
(i) To pay all reasonable expenses of the Company
in enforcing this Agreement, including without
limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and legal
expenses incurred by the Company.
(ii) In satisfaction of the remaining indebtedness
under the Note.
(iii) To the Purchaser, any remaining proceeds.
(6) Upon full payment by the Purchaser to the Company of
all amounts due on the Note, the Escrow Holder shall deliver to the Purchaser
the certificate or certificates representing the Shares in the Escrow Holder's
possession belonging to the Purchaser, the blank stock assignment and the
executed original Note marked "canceled" by the Company, and the Escrow Holder
shall be discharged of all further obligations hereunder; provided, however,
that the Escrow Holder shall nevertheless retain said certificate or
certificates and stock assignment as escrow agent if so required pursuant to
other restrictions imposed pursuant to this Agreement, including without
limitation the provisions of Section 3.
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3. Repurchase Option. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary
termination of the Purchaser's employment by or services to the Company for any
or no reason (including death or disability) before all of the Shares are
released from the Company's repurchase option (see Section 4), the Company
shall, upon the date of such termination (as reasonably fixed and determined by
the Company) have an irrevocable, exclusive option for a period of 90 days from
such date to repurchase all (but not less than all) of the Shares that shall
constitute the Unreleased Shares (as defined in Section 4) at such time, at the
original purchase price of $0.50 per share (the "Repurchase Price"). Such option
shall be exercised by the Company by written notice to the Purchaser or the
Purchaser's executor (with a copy to the Escrow Holder) and, at the Company's
option, (i) by delivery to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's executor with such
notice of a check in the amount of the purchase price for the Shares being
repurchased, or (ii) by cancellation by the Company of an amount of the
Purchaser's indebtedness to the Company equal to the purchase price for the
Shares being repurchased, or (iii) by a combination of (i) and (ii) so that the
combined payment and cancellation of indebtedness equals the aggregate
Repurchase Price. Upon delivery of such notice and the payment of the purchase
price in any of the ways described above, the Company shall become the legal and
beneficial owner of the Shares being repurchased and all rights and interests
therein or relating thereto, and the Company shall have the right to retain and
transfer to its own name the number of Shares being repurchased by the Company.
4. Release of Shares From Repurchase Option. The Shares shall be
released from the repurchase option according to the schedule set forth in the
Grant(s) of Stock Purchase Right dated June 24, 1996.
(a) The Shares shall be released from the Company's repurchase
option according to the schedule set forth in the Grant(s) of Stock Purchase
Right dated June 24, 1996. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all of the Shares
shall be immediately released from the Company's repurchase option in the event
of a "Change in Control" of the Company. For purposes hereof, a "Change in
Control" shall be deemed to occur in the event that an individual or corporate
entity and related parties cumulatively acquire stock greater than or equal to
35% of the Company's fully diluted stock.
(b) Any of the Shares which have not yet been released from the
Company's repurchase option are referred to herein as "Unreleased Shares".
(c) The Shares which (i) have been released from the Company's
repurchase option and (ii) have been paid for in full shall be delivered to the
Purchaser at the Purchaser's request (see Section 6).
5. Restriction on Transfer. None of the Shares or any beneficial
interest therein shall be transferred, encumbered or otherwise disposed of in
any manner, except for the deposit of the Shares into escrow pursuant to Section
2 and 6 hereof or the release of the Shares to the Company pursuant to such
provisions, until the release of such Shares from the Company's repurchase
option in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
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6. Escrow of Shares. The Shares issued under this Agreement shall be
held by the Escrow Holder, along with a stock assignment executed by the
Purchaser in blank in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, pursuant to the
terms of the Joint Escrow Instructions attached hereto as Exhibit C and the
Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D.
7. Investment Representations. In connection with the purchase of the
Shares, the Purchaser represents to the Company the following:
(a) The Purchaser is aware of the Company's business affairs and
financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to
reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the securities. The
Purchaser is purchasing these securities for investment for the Purchaser's own
account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any
"distribution" thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
(b) The Purchaser understands that the securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption therefrom,
which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the
Purchaser's investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, the
Purchaser understands that, in view of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), the statutory basis for such exemption may not be present if
the Purchaser's representations meant that the Purchaser's present intention was
to hold these securities for a minimum capital gains period under the tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for a market rise, for a sale if the market does
not rise, or for a year or any other fixed period in the future.
(c) The Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the
securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered
under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
The Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no
obligation to register the securities. The Purchaser understands that the
certificate evidencing the securities will be imprinted with a legend which
prohibits the transfer of the securities unless they are registered or such
registration is not required in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Company.
8. Stock Certificate Legends. The share certificate evidencing the
Shares issued hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legends:
(a) THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED
FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE
OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED
WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
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(b) THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED
ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY
AND THE SHAREHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMPANY.
(c) Any legend required by any applicable state securities laws.
9. Market Stand-Off Agreement. The Purchaser hereby agrees, if so
requested by the managing underwriters in such offering, that, without the prior
written consent of such managing underwriters, the Purchaser will not offer,
sell, contract to sell, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or
otherwise dispose of or make a distribution of any capital stock of the Company
held by or on behalf of the Purchaser or beneficially owned by the Purchaser in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission for a period of up to 180 days after the date of the final prospectus
relating to the Company's initial public offering.
10. Adjustment for Stock Split. All references to the number of Shares
and the purchase price of the Shares in this Agreement shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or other change in the
Shares which may be made by the Company after the date of this Agreement.
11. Tax Consequences. The Purchaser has reviewed with the Purchaser's
own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this
investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser is
relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of
the Company or any of its agents. The Purchaser understands that the Purchaser
(and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Purchaser's own tax liability
that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. The Purchaser understands that Section 83 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), taxes as ordinary income both (i)
the difference between the fair market value of the Shares when the Company
granted the Purchaser the right to purchase the Shares and the fair market value
of the Shares on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) the difference between the
amount paid for the Shares and the fair market value of the Shares as of the
date any restrictions on the Shares lapse. In this context, "restriction"
includes the right of the Company to buy back the Shares pursuant to its
repurchase option. In the event the Company has registered under the Exchange
Act, "restriction" with respect to officers, directors and 10% shareholders also
means the period after the purchase of the Shares during which such officers,
directors and 10% shareholders could be subject to suit under Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act. The Purchaser understands that the Purchaser may elect to be
taxed at the time the Shares are purchased rather than when and as the Company's
repurchase option or the Section 16(b) period expires by filing an election
under Section 83(b) of the Code in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E with
the I.R.S. within 30 days from the date of purchase.
THE PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS THE PURCHASER'S SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY'S TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER
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SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF THE PURCHASER REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES
TO MAKE THIS FILING ON THE PURCHASER'S BEHALF.
12. Key Personnel Plan. This Agreement and the Purchasers' rights
hereunder and with respect to the Shares shall be governed in all respects by
the provisions of the Company's Key Personnel Plan. All capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
defined in the Plan.
13. General Provisions.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
California as they apply to contracts entered into and wholly to be performed in
such state. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the purchase of Common Stock by the Purchaser and may only be
modified or amended in writing signed by both parties.
(b) Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be
given by either the Company or the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered
personally or deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and
addressed to the parties at the addresses of the parties set forth at the end of
this Agreement or such other address as a party may request by notifying the
other in writing.
(c) The rights and benefits of the Company under this Agreement
shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants
and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by
the Company's successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the
Purchaser under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written
consent of the Company.
(d) Either party's failure to enforce any provision or provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such
provision or provisions, nor prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each
and every other provision of this Agreement. The rights granted both parties
herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of either party's right
to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.
(e) The Purchaser agrees upon request to execute any further
documents or instruments necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes or
intent of this Agreement.
(f) PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING SERVICE AS AN EMPLOYEE
OR CONSULTANT AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED AT
THIS DATE, AND NOT THROUGH PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). PURCHASER FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT
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CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS AN EMPLOYEE
OR CONSULTANT FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT
INTERFERE WITH PURCHASER'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE PURCHASER'S
EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
(g) Purchaser has reviewed this Agreement in its entirety, has
had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first set forth above.
8x8, Inc. PURCHASER:
a California corporation
By: ____________________________ _______________________________
(Signature)
Title: _________________________ _______________________________
(Type or Print Name)
_______________________________
(Address)
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
I, ____________________, spouse of ___________________, have read and
approved the foregoing Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"). In
consideration of grant of the right to my spouse to purchase shares of 8x8,
Inc., a California corporation (the "Company") as set forth in the Agreement, I
hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of
any rights under the Agreement or the Company's Key Personnel Plan (the "Plan")
and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Agreement and the Plan insofar as
I may have any rights in said Agreement or Plan or any shares issued pursuant
thereto under the community property laws of the State of California or similar
laws relating to marital property in effect in the state of our residence as of
the date of the signing of the foregoing Agreement.
Dated: June ___, 1996
Signed: _________________________________
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EXHIBIT A
PROMISSORY NOTE
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED I, __________________________, hereby sell, assign
and transfer unto ____________________________________________________________
(__________) shares of the Common Stock of 8x8, Inc. standing in my name of the
books of said corporation represented by Certificate No. _____ herewith and do
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________________, to
transfer the said stock on the books of the within named corporation with full
power of substitution in the premises.
This Stock Assignment may be used only in accordance with the Stock
Purchase Agreement between Key Personnel Plan and the undersigned dated June
___, 1996.
Dated: ____________________, _______
______________________________
(to be signed exactly as name
is to appear on stock
certificate)
INSTRUCTIONS: Please do not fill in the blanks other than the signature line.
The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Company to exercise its
"repurchase option," as set forth in the Agreement, without requiring additional
signatures on the part of the Purchaser.
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EXHIBIT C
JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
June ___, 1996
Sandra Abbott
8x8, Inc.
2445 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Dear Corporate Secretary:
As Escrow Agent for both 8x8, Inc., a California corporation (the
"Company"), and the undersigned purchaser of stock of the Company (the
"Purchaser"), you are hereby authorized and directed to hold the documents
delivered to you pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement (the
"Agreement") between the Company and the undersigned pursuant to the Company's
Key Personnel Plan (the "Plan"), in accordance with the following instructions:
1. In the event the Company and/or any assignee of the Company
(referred to collectively for convenience herein as the "Company") exercises the
Company's repurchase option set forth in the Agreement, the Company shall give
to Purchaser and you a written notice specifying the number of shares of stock
to be purchased, the purchase price and the time for a closing hereunder at the
principal office of the Company. Purchaser and the Company hereby irrevocably
authorize and direct you to close the transaction contemplated by such notice in
accordance with the terms of said notice.
2. At the closing, you are directed (a) to date the stock assignments
necessary for the transfer in question, (b) to fill in the number of shares
being transferred, and (c) to deliver same, together with the certificate
evidencing the shares of stock to be transferred, to the Company or its
assignee, against the simultaneous delivery to you of the purchase price (by
cash, a check, cancellation of indebtedness or some combination thereof) for the
number of shares of stock being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the
Company's repurchase option.
3. Purchaser irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit with you any
certificates evidencing shares of stock to be held by you hereunder and any
additions and substitutions to said shares as defined in the Agreement.
Purchaser does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint you as Purchaser's
attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of this escrow to execute with respect
to such securities all documents necessary or appropriate to make such
securities negotiable and to complete any transaction herein contemplated,
including but not limited to the filing with any applicable state blue sky
authority of any required applications for consent to, or notice of transfer of,
the securities. Subject to the provisions of this paragraph 3, Purchaser shall
exercise all rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company while the
stock is held by you.
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4. Upon written request of the Purchaser, but no more than once per
calendar year, unless the Company's repurchase option has been exercised, you
will deliver to Purchaser a certificate or certificates representing so many
shares of stock as are not then subject to the Company's repurchase option,
provided that such shares have been fully paid for and do not secure an unpaid
promissory note or shares not fully paid for. Within 90 days after cessation of
Purchaser's continuous employment by the Company or any parent or subsidiary of
the Company except for death or disability and within one year after cessation
for death or disability, you will deliver to Purchaser a certificate or
certificates representing the aggregate number of shares held or issued pursuant
to the Agreement and not purchased by the Company or its assignees pursuant to
exercise of the Company's repurchase option.
5. If at the time of termination of this escrow you should have in your
possession any documents, securities or other property belonging to Purchaser,
you shall deliver all of the same to Purchaser and shall be discharged of all
further obligations hereunder.
6. Your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked
only by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto.
7. You shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as
are specifically set forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying
or refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by you to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. You
shall not be personally liable for any act you may do or omit to do hereunder as
Escrow Agent or as attorney-in-fact for Purchaser while acting in good faith,
and any act done or omitted by you pursuant to the advice of your own attorneys
shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith.
8. You are hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all
warnings given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or
corporation, excepting only orders or process of courts of law and are hereby
expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any
court. In case you obey or comply with any such order, judgment or decree, you
shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or
corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such order,
judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside,
vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction.
9. You shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity,
authorities or rights of the parties executing or delivering or purporting to
execute or deliver the Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called
for hereunder.
10. You shall not be liable for the outlawing of any rights under the
Statute of Limitations with respect to these Joint Escrow Instructions or any
documents deposited with you.
11. You shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other
experts as you may deem necessary properly to advise you in connection with your
obligations hereunder, may rely upon the advice of such counsel, and may pay
such counsel reasonable compensation therefor.
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12. Your responsibilities as Escrow Agent hereunder shall terminate if
you shall cease to be an officer or agent of the Company or if you shall resign
by written notice to each party. In the event of any such termination, the
Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent.
13. If you reasonably require other or further instruments in
connection with these Joint Escrow Instructions or obligations in respect
hereto, the necessary parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.
14. It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with
respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the
securities held by you hereunder, you are authorized and directed to retain in
your possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said securities
until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual written agreement
of the parties concerned or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has
been perfected, but you shall be under no duty whatsoever to institute or defend
any such proceedings.
15. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon
deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail with
postage and fees prepaid, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto
entitled at the following addresses or at such other addresses as a party may
designate by ten days' advance written notice to each of the other parties
hereto.
COMPANY: Joe Parkinson
8x8, Inc.
2445 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
PURCHASER: ___________________________
___________________________
ESCROW AGENT: Sandra Abbott
8x8, Inc.
2445 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
16. By signing these Joint Escrow Instructions, you become a party
hereto only for the purpose of said Joint Escrow Instructions; you do not become
a party to the Agreement.
17. This instrument shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
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18. These Joint Escrow Instructions shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California.
19. You may be replaced by a person designated in writing by both the
Company and the Purchaser.
Very truly yours,
8x8, INC.
By: ________________________________
Title: ________________________________
PURCHASER
_______________________________________
(Signature)
_______________________________________
(Print or type name)
ESCROW AGENT:
____________________________________
Sandra Abbott
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EXHIBIT D
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement is made as of June ___, 1996 between 8x8, Inc.,
a California corporation ("PLEDGEE"), ________________ ("PLEDGOR"), and Sandra
Abbott, Secretary of Pledgee, as the holder of the Securities pledged hereunder
("PLEDGEHOLDER").
Recitals
This Security Agreement is delivered pursuant to Pledgor's acquisition
of Shares under a Stock Purchase Agreement dated June ___, 1996 (the
"AGREEMENT") among Pledgor, Pledgee and Pledgor's delivery to Pledgee, under the
terms of the Agreement, of Pledgor's promissory note (the "NOTE") in the amount
of $__________ plus accrued interest. The Note and the obligations thereunder
are as set forth in Exhibit A to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
1. Creation and Description of Security Interest. In consideration of
the transfer to Pledgor of ____________ shares of Common Stock of Pledgee (the
("SHARES") under the Agreement, Pledgor, pursuant to the California Commercial
Code, hereby pledges all of such Shares (herein sometimes referred to as the
"COLLATERAL") represented by certificate number ______, duly endorsed in blank
or with an executed stock power or powers, and herewith delivers said
certificate to Pledgeholder, who shall hold said certificate subject to the
terms and conditions of this Security Agreement.
The pledged stock (together with an executed blank stock assignment or
assignments for use in transferring all or a portion of the Shares to Pledgee
if, as and when required pursuant to this Security Agreement) shall be held by
Pledgeholder as security for the repayment of the Note, and any extensions or
renewals thereof, to be executed by Pledgor pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement, and Pledgeholder shall not encumber or dispose of such Shares except
in accordance with the provisions of this Security Agreement.
2. Pledgor's Representations and Covenants. To induce Pledgee to enter
into this Security Agreement, Pledgor represents and covenants to Pledgee, its
successors and assigns, as follows:
a. Payment of Indebtedness. Pledgor will pay the principal sum of
the Note secured hereby, and interest thereon, at the time and in the manner
provided in the Note, to the extent required by the Note.
b. Encumbrances. The Shares are free of all other encumbrances,
defenses and liens (other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable
securities laws), except for (i) Pledgee's rights to repurchase Shares pursuant
to Section 3 of the Agreement and (ii) the pledge of the Shares hereunder as
security for payment of the Note, and Pledgor will not further encumber the
Shares without the prior written consent of Pledgee.
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c. Margin Regulations. In the event that Pledgee's Common Stock
is now or later becomes margin-listed by the Federal Reserve Board and Pledgee
is classified as a "lender" within the meaning of the regulations under Part 207
of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations ("REGULATION G"), Pledgor agrees
to cooperate with Pledgee in making any amendments to the Note or providing any
additional collateral as may be necessary to comply with such regulations.
3. Voting Rights. During the term of this pledge and so long as all
payments of principal and interest are made as they become due under the terms
of the Note, Pledgor shall have the right to vote all of the Shares pledged
hereunder.
4. Stock Adjustments. In the event that during the term of the pledge
any stock dividend, reclassification, readjustment or other changes are declared
or made in the capital structure of Pledgee, all new, substituted and additional
shares or other securities issued by reason of any such change shall be
delivered to and held by the Pledgee under the terms of this Security Agreement
in the same manner as the Shares originally pledged hereunder. In the event of
substitution of such securities, Pledgor, Pledgee and Pledgeholder shall
cooperate and execute such documents as are reasonable so as to provide for the
substitution of such Collateral and, upon such substitution, references to
"SHARES" in this Security Agreement shall include the substituted shares of
capital stock of Pledgor as a result thereof.
5. Options and Rights. In the event that, during the term of this
pledge, subscription Options or other rights or options shall be issued in
connection with the pledged Shares, such rights, Options and options shall be
the property of Pledgor and, if exercised by Pledgor, all new stock or other
securities so acquired by Pledgor as it relates to the pledged Shares then held
by Pledgeholder shall be immediately delivered to Pledgeholder, to be held under
the terms of this Security Agreement in the same manner as the Shares pledged.
6. Default. Pledgor shall be deemed to be in default of the Note and of
this Security Agreement in the event:
a. Payment of principal or interest on the Note shall be
delinquent for a period of 10 days or more; or
b. Pledgor fails to perform any of the covenants set forth in the
Agreement or contained in this Security Agreement for a period of 10 days after
written notice thereof from Pledgee.
In the case of an event of Default, as set forth above, Pledgee shall
have the right to accelerate payment of the Note upon notice to Pledgor, and
Pledgee shall thereafter be entitled to pursue its remedies under the California
Commercial Code.
7. Release of Collateral. Subject to any applicable contrary rules
under Regulation G, there shall be released from this pledge a portion of the
pledged Shares held by Pledgeholder hereunder upon payments of the principal of
the Note. The number of the pledged Shares which shall be released shall be that
number of full Shares which bears the same proportion to the initial number of
Shares pledged hereunder as the payment of principal bears to the initial full
principal amount of
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the Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any release of pledged Shares
hereunder any such Shares which shall continue to constitute Unreleased Shares
as defined in the Agreement shall continue to be held in escrow pursuant to
Sections 3 and 6 of the Agreement.
8. Withdrawal or Substitution of Collateral. Pledgor shall not sell,
withdraw, pledge, substitute or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the
Collateral without the prior written consent of Pledgee.
9. Term. The within pledge of Shares shall continue until the payment
of all indebtedness secured hereby, subject to the provisions for prior release
of a portion of the Collateral as provided in paragraph 7 above.
10. Insolvency. Pledgor agrees that if a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding is instituted by or against it, or if a receiver is appointed for the
property of Pledgor, or if Pledgor makes an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, the entire amount unpaid on the Note shall become immediately due and
payable, and Pledgee may proceed as provided in the case of default.
11. Pledgeholder Liability.
a. Pledgeholder shall not be liable to any party for any of his
acts, or omissions to act, as Pledgeholder unless Pledgeholder is proved to have
acted in bad faith. Any act done or omitted pursuant to the advice of legal
counsel, other than an act or omission involving gross or wilful negligence,
shall be deemed to be done or omitted in good faith.
b. Pledgeholder shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel
and other experts as Pledgeholder may deem necessary properly to advise
Pledgeholder in connection with its obligations hereunder, and Pledgeholder may
rely upon the advice of such counsel. Such counsel's reasonable fees and costs
shall be borne 50% by Pledger and 50% by Pledgee.
c. It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with
respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the
securities held by Pledgeholder hereunder, Pledgeholder is authorized and
directed to retain in Pledgeholder's possession without liability to anyone all
or any part of said securities until such disputes shall have been settled
either by mutual written agreement of the parties concerned or by a final order,
decree or judgment of the arbitrator provided for in Section 13 of the Agreement
or of a court of competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired
and no appeal has been perfected, but Pledgeholder shall be under no duty
whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings.
d. By mutual agreement between Pledgor and Pledgee, the
Pledgeholder can be replaced by a person mutually agreeable to the Pledgor and
Pledgee.
In addition, upon any dispute Pledgeholder should be entitled to
engage legal counsel, one-half of whose fees and expenses shall be borne by
Pledgor and one-half by Pledgee.
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12. Invalidity of Particular Provisions. Pledgor and Pledgee agree that
the enforceability or invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Security
Agreement shall not render any other provision or provisions herein contained
unenforceable or invalid.
13. Successors or Assigns. Pledgor and Pledgee agree that all of the
terms of this Security Agreement shall be binding on their respective successors
and assigns, and that the term "PLEDGOR" and the term "PLEDGEE" as used herein
shall be deemed to include, for all purposes, the respective designees,
successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators.
14. Governing Law. This Security Agreement shall be interpreted and
governed under the laws of the State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
"PLEDGOR"
__________________________________
(Signature)
__________________________________
(Print or type name)
"PLEDGEE"
8x8, INC.
a California corporation
By: _____________________________
Title: __________________________
"PLEDGEHOLDER"
By: _____________________________
Secretary of Pledgee
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EXHIBIT E
ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to the above-referenced Federal
Tax Code, to include in taxpayer's gross income for the current taxable year,
the amount of any compensation taxable to taxpayer in connection with his
receipt of the property described below:
1.The name, address, taxpayer identification number and taxable year of the
undersigned are as follows:
NAME: TAXPAYER: SPOUSE:
ADDRESS:
IDENTIFICATION NO.: TAXPAYER: SPOUSE:
TAXABLE YEAR:
2. The property with respect to which the election is made is described as
follows: __________ shares (the "Shares") of the Common Stock of 8x8,
Inc., a California corporation (the "Company").
3. The date on which the property was transferred is: ________
4. The property is subject to the following restrictions:
The Shares may be repurchased by the Company, or its assignee, on certain
events. This right lapses with regard to a portion of the Shares over
time.
5. The fair market value at the time of transfer, determined without regard
to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never
lapse, of such property is:
$__________
6. The amount (if any) paid for such property is:
$__________
The undersigned has submitted a copy of this statement to the person for whom
the services were performed in connection with the undersigned's receipt of the
above-described property. The transferee of such property is the person
performing the services in connection with the transfer of said property.
The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked
except with the consent of the Commissioner.
Dated: _______________________________
Taxpayer
The undersigned spouse of taxpayer joins in this election.
Dated: _______________________________
Spouse of Taxpayer