2002 Equity Incentive Plan - LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.
2002 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ADOPTED: MAY 24, 2002
APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS: _______________, 2002
TERMINATION DATE: _______________, 2012
1. PURPOSES.
(a) ELIGIBLE STOCK AWARD RECIPIENTS. The persons eligible to receive Stock
Awards are the Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Company and its
Affiliates; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Employees, Directors and Consultants of a Parent shall not be eligible to
receive any Stock Awards under the Plan.
(b) AVAILABLE STOCK AWARDS. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means
by which eligible recipients of Stock Awards may be given an opportunity to
benefit from increases in value of the Class A Common Stock through the granting
of the following Stock Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory
Stock Options, (iii) stock bonuses and (iv) rights to acquire restricted stock.
(c) GENERAL PURPOSE. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain
the services of the group of persons eligible to receive Stock Awards, to secure
and retain the services of new members of this group and to provide incentives
for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its
Affiliates.
(d) ESTABLISHMENT. This Plan is a complete amendment and restatement of
the Company's Stock Option Plan that was previously adopted effective September
25, 1997. Any Stock Awards granted prior to the effective date of this amended
and restated Plan shall be governed by the terms of the Plan as in effect at the
time such Stock Awards were granted. The Company shall submit this amended and
restated Plan for stockholder approval and shall also seek stockholder approval
to extend the term of the Plan to the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of
the date the amended and restated Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by
the stockholders of the Company, whichever is earlier, unless sooner terminated
by the Board.
2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of
the Company, 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) "CAPITALIZATION ADJUSTMENT" has the meaning ascribed to that term in
Section 11(a).
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(d) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means the occurrence, in a single transaction or
in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events
after the date the Company's Class A Common Stock is first offered to the public
under a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act:
(i) any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities
other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction;
(ii) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar
transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately
after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the
stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or
indirectly, outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such
merger, consolidation or similar transaction or more than fifty percent (50%) of
the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in
such merger, consolidation or similar transaction;
(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve or the Board approves
a plan of complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a complete
dissolution or liquidation of the Company shall otherwise occur, and as a result
of which the operations of the Company are no longer being conducted; or
(iv) there is consummated a sale, lease, license or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
Ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other
disposition.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan, the
definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written
agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant shall
supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Stock Awards subject to such
agreement (it being understood, however, that if no definition of Change in
Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written
agreement, the foregoing definition shall apply).
(e) "CLASS A COMMON STOCK" means the Class A common stock of the Company.
(f) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(g) "COMMITTEE" means a committee of one or more members of the Board
appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 3(c).
(h) "COMPANY" means LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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(i) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, (i) engaged by
the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and who is
compensated for such services or (ii) serving as a member of the Board of
Directors of an Affiliate and who is compensated for such services. However, the
term "Consultant" shall not include Directors who are not compensated by the
Company for their services as Directors, and the payment of a director's fee by
the Company for services as a Director shall not cause a Director to be
considered a "Consultant" for purposes of the Plan.
(j) "CONTINUOUS SERVICE" means that the Participant's service with the
Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not
interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant
renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or
Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such
service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the
Participant's service with the Company or an Affiliate, shall not terminate a
Participant's Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from an
Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or a Director shall not
constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Board or the chief
executive officer of the Company, in that party's sole discretion, may determine
whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any
leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or
any other personal leave. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence
shall be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in a Stock Award
only to such extent as may be provided in the Company's leave of absence policy
or in the written terms of the Participant's leave of absence.
(k) "CORPORATE TRANSACTION" means the occurrence, in a single transaction
or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following
events:
(i) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as
determined by the Board in its discretion, of the consolidated assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries;
(ii) a sale or other disposition of at least ninety percent (90%) of
the outstanding securities of the Company;
(iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which
the Company is not the surviving corporation; or
(iv) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which
the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Class A Common Stock
outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar
transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or
similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash
or otherwise.
(l) "COVERED EMPLOYEE" means the chief executive officer and the four (4)
other highest compensated officers of the Company for whom total compensation is
required to be reported to stockholders under the Exchange Act, as determined
for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(m) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(n) "DISABILITY" means the permanent and total disability of a person
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(o) "EMPLOYEE" means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate.
Service as a Director or payment of a director's fee by the Company or an
Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company or
an Affiliate.
(p) "ENTITY" means a corporation, partnership or other entity.
(q) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(r) "EXCHANGE ACT PERSON" means any natural person, Entity or "group"
(within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that
"Exchange Act Person" shall not include (A) the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company, (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee
benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (C) an underwriter
temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or
(D) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the
Company.
(s) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the Class A
Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Class A Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or traded on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
the Fair Market Value of a share of Class A Common Stock shall be the closing
sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as
quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest
volume of trading in the Class A 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.
(ii) In the absence of such markets for the Class A Common Stock,
the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(t) "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.
(u) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a
current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or a subsidiary, does
not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the Company or its parent
or a subsidiary for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other
than as a Director (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 ("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 required under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is
otherwise considered a "non-employee director" for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
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(v) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify as
an Incentive Stock Option.
(w) "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.
(x) "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(y) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company and
an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option
grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
(z) "OPTIONHOLDER" means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to
the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.
(aa) "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.
(bb) "OWN," "OWNED," "OWNER," "OWNERSHIP" A person or Entity shall be
deemed to "Own," to have "Owned," to be the "Owner" of, or to have acquired
"Ownership" of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly,
through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has
or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the
voting, with respect to such securities.
(cc) "PARENT" means any parent corporation of the Company, whether now or
hereafter existing, as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(dd) "PARTICIPANT" means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted
pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an
outstanding Stock Award.
(ee) "PLAN" means this amended and restated LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
2002 Equity Incentive Plan.
(ff) "RULE 16B-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or
any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.
(gg) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(hh) "STOCK AWARD" means any right granted under the Plan, including an
Option, a stock bonus and a right to acquire restricted stock.
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(ii) "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.
(jj) "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation
of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock having
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such
corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or
classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of
the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned
by the Company, and (ii) any partnership in which the Company has a direct or
indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or
capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%).
(kk) "TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDER" means a person who 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.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) ADMINISTRATION BY BOARD. The Board shall administer the Plan unless
and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in
Section 3(c).
(b) POWERS OF BOARD. The Board shall have the power, subject to, and
within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(i) 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; what type or combination of types of Stock Award shall be
granted; 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 Class A Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to
each such person.
(ii) 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.
(iii) To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in Section 12.
(iv) To terminate or suspend the Plan as provided in Section 13.
(v) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as
the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the
Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.
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(c) DELEGATION TO COMMITTEE.
(i) GENERAL. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a
Committee or Committees of one (1) or more members of the Board, and the term
"Committee" shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been
delegated. 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, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of
the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and
references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or
subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The
Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the
administration of the Plan.
(ii) SECTION 162(M) AND RULE 16B-3 COMPLIANCE. In the discretion of
the Board, the Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in
accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, and/or solely of two or more
Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. Within the scope of such
authority, the Board or the Committee may (1) delegate to a committee of one or
more members of the Board who are not Outside Directors the authority to grant
Stock Awards to eligible persons who are either (a) not then Covered Employees
and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of
income resulting from such Stock Award or (b) not persons with respect to whom
the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and/or (2) delegate
to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not Non-Employee
Directors the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons who are not
then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(d) EFFECT OF BOARD'S DECISION. All determinations, interpretations and
constructions made by the Board in good faith shall not be subject to review by
any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a) SHARE RESERVE. Subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) relating to
Capitalization Adjustments, the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be
issued pursuant to Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate Sixteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand (16,500,000) shares of Class A Common Stock.
(b) REVERSION OF SHARES TO THE SHARE RESERVE. If any Stock Award shall for
any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having
been exercised in full, or if any shares of Class A Common Stock issued to a
Participant pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased by
the Company because of or in connection with the failure to meet a contingency
or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, the shares of
Class A Common Stock not acquired, forfeited or repurchased under such Stock
Award shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan;
provided, however, that subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) relating to
Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Class A
Common Stock that may be issued as Incentive Stock Options shall be Sixteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand (16,500,000) shares of Class A Common Stock.
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(c) SOURCE OF SHARES. The shares of Class A Common Stock subject to the
Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or
otherwise.
5. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIFIC STOCK AWARDS. Incentive Stock Options may be
granted only to Employees. Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may
be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any provision in the Plan to the contrary, Employees, Directors and
Consultants of a Parent shall not be eligible to receive any Stock Awards under
the Plan.
(b) TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDERS. A Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be
granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at
least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Class A
Common Stock on the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.
(c) SECTION 162(M) LIMITATION ON ANNUAL GRANTS. Subject to the provisions
of Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, no Employee shall be
eligible to be granted Options covering more than Eight Million (8,000,000)
shares of Class A Common Stock during any calendar year.
(d) CONSULTANTS. A Consultant shall not be eligible for the grant of a
Stock Award if, at the time of grant, a Form S-8 Registration Statement under
the Securities Act ("Form S-8") is not available to register either the offer or
the sale of the Company's securities to such Consultant because of the nature of
the services that the Consultant is providing to the Company, because the
Consultant is not a natural person, or because of any other rule governing the
use of Form S-8, unless the Company determines both (i) that such grant (A)
shall be registered in another manner under the Securities Act (e.g., on a Form
S-3 Registration Statement) or (B) does not require registration under the
Securities Act in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act,
if applicable, and (ii) that such grant complies with the securities laws of all
other relevant jurisdictions.
6. OPTION PROVISIONS.
Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. All Options shall be separately
designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of
grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates
shall be issued for shares of Class A Common Stock purchased on exercise of each
type of Option. 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. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(b) regarding Ten Percent
Stockholders, no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the
expiration of ten (10) years from the date on which it was granted.
(b) EXERCISE PRICE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. Subject to the provisions
of Section 5(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise price of each
Incentive Stock
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Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market
Value of the Class A Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option
is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive 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) EXERCISE PRICE OF A NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. The exercise price of
each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than fifty percent (50%) of the
Fair Market Value of the Class A Common Stock subject to the Option on the date
the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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. The foregoing restriction shall not apply to any NSO issued
in exchange for a stock appreciation right ("SAR"), pursuant to Section 3.3 of
the Company's Employee Equity Participation Plan (the "SAR Plan").
(d) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of Class A Common 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 at the time of the grant of the Option
(or subsequently in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) (1) pursuant to a
program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve
Board, (2) by delivery to the Company of other Class A Common Stock, (3)
according to a deferred payment or other similar arrangement with the
Optionholder or (4) in any other form of legal consideration that may be
acceptable to the Board. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Option,
the purchase price of Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option that
is paid by delivery to the Company of other Class A Common Stock acquired,
directly or indirectly from the Company, shall be paid only by shares of the
Class A Common Stock of the Company that have been held for more than six (6)
months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to
earnings for financial accounting purposes). At any time that the Company is
incorporated in Delaware, payment of the Class A Common Stock's "par value," as
defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law, shall not be made by deferred
payment.
In the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be
compounded at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of
interest necessary to avoid (1) 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 and (2) the treatment of the Option as a
variable award for financial accounting purposes.
(e) TRANSFERABILITY OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. 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 Optionholder
only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder 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
Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.
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(f) TRANSFERABILITY OF A NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. A Nonstatutory Stock
Option shall be transferable to the extent provided in the Option Agreement. If
the Nonstatutory Stock Option does not provide for transferability, then the
Nonstatutory 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 Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Optionholder 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 Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.
(g) VESTING GENERALLY. The total number of shares of Class A Common Stock
subject to an Option may, but need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in
periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. 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. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. The
provisions of this Section 6(g) are subject to any Option provisions governing
the minimum number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which an Option may
be exercised.
(h) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the event that an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder's death or
Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that
the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of
termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i)
the date three (3) months following the termination of the Optionholder's
Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option
Agreement or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the
Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his
or her Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option
shall terminate.
(i) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. An Optionholder's Option Agreement may
also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the
Optionholder's Continuous Service (other than upon the Optionholder's death or
Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of
shares of Class A Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under
the Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the term of the Option set forth in Section 6(a) or (ii) the
expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the
Optionholder's Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option would
not be in violation of such registration requirements.
(j) DISABILITY OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event that an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's Disability, the
Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder
was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination), but only
within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date six (6) months
following such termination (or such longer or shorter period specified in the
Option Agreement or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth
in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not
exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
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(k) DEATH OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event that (i) an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's death or (ii)
the Optionholder dies within the period (if any) specified in the Option
Agreement after the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service for a
reason other than death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the
Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by
the Optionholder'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 Optionholder's death pursuant to Section 6(e) or 6(f), but only
within the period ending on the earlier of (1) the date six (6) months following
the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option
Agreement or (2) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the
Option Agreement. If, after death, the Option is not exercised within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
(l) EARLY EXERCISE. The Option may, but need not, include a provision
whereby the Optionholder may elect at any time before the Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates to exercise the Option as to any part or all of
the shares of Class A Common Stock subject to the Option prior to the full
vesting of the Option. Any unvested shares of Class A Common Stock so purchased
may be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company or to any other
restriction the Board determines to be appropriate. The Company will not
exercise its repurchase option until at least six (6) months (or such longer or
shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial
accounting purposes) have elapsed following exercise of the Option unless the
Board otherwise specifically provides in the Option.
7. PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS.
(a) STOCK BONUS AWARDS. Each stock bonus agreement shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate.
The terms and conditions of stock bonus agreements may change from time to time,
and the terms and conditions of separate stock bonus agreements need not be
identical, but each stock bonus agreement shall include (through incorporation
of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance
of each of the following provisions:
(i) CONSIDERATION. A stock bonus may be awarded in consideration for
past services actually rendered to the Company or an Affiliate for its benefit.
(ii) VESTING. Shares of Class A Common Stock awarded under the stock
bonus agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in
favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by
the Board.
(iii) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPANT'S CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the event
that a Participant's Continuous Service terminates, the Company may reacquire
any or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Participant that
have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the stock bonus
agreement.
(iv) TRANSFERABILITY. Rights to acquire shares of Class A Common
Stock under the stock bonus agreement shall be transferable by the Participant
only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the stock bonus
agreement, as the Board shall determine in its
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discretion, so long as Class A Common Stock awarded under the stock bonus
agreement remains subject to the terms of the stock bonus agreement.
(b) RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. Each restricted stock purchase agreement
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board
shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of the restricted stock
purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions
of separate restricted stock purchase agreements need not be identical, but each
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:
(i) PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price of restricted stock awards
shall not be less than fifty percent (50%) of the Class A Common Stock's Fair
Market Value on the date such award is made or at the time the purchase is
consummated.
(ii) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of Class A Common Stock
acquired pursuant to the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be paid
either: (i) in cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the
Board, according to a deferred payment or other similar arrangement with the
Participant; or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be
acceptable to the Board in its discretion; provided, however, that at any time
that the Company is incorporated in Delaware, then payment of the Class A Common
Stock's "par value," as defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law, shall
not be made by deferred payment.
(iii) VESTING. Shares of Class A Common Stock acquired under the
restricted stock purchase agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share
repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule
to be determined by the Board.
(iv) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPANT'S CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the event
that a Participant's Continuous Service terminates, the Company may repurchase
or otherwise reacquire any or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by
the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination under the
terms of the restricted stock purchase agreement.
(v) TRANSFERABILITY. Rights to acquire shares of Class A Common
Stock under the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be transferable by the
Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the
restricted stock purchase agreement, as the Board shall determine in its
discretion, so long as Class A Common Stock awarded under the restricted stock
purchase agreement remains subject to the terms of the restricted stock purchase
agreement.
8. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF SHARES. During the terms of the Stock Awards, the
Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Class A Common
Stock required to satisfy such Stock Awards.
(b) SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The Company shall seek to obtain from each
regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority
as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Class A
Common Stock upon
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exercise of the Stock Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not
require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock
Award or any Class A Common 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 Class A Common Stock under
the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue
and sell Class A Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and
until such authority is obtained.
9. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.
Proceeds from the sale of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards
shall constitute general funds of the Company.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) ACCELERATION OF EXERCISABILITY AND VESTING. The Board shall have the
power to accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised or
the time during which a Stock Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance
with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award stating the
time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.
(b) STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No Participant shall be deemed to be the holder
of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of
Class A Common Stock subject to such Stock Award unless and until such
Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Stock Award
pursuant to its terms.
(c) NO EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SERVICE RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan or any
instrument executed or Stock Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon
any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in
the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall affect
the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an
Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a
Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's agreement with the Company
or an Affiliate or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the
Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of
the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may
be.
(d) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION $100,000 LIMITATION. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Class A Common
Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the
first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the
Company and its Affiliates) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the
Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in
which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options,
notwithstanding any contrary provision of any Stock Award Agreement.
(e) INVESTMENT ASSURANCES. The Company may require a Participant, as a
condition of exercising or acquiring Class A Common Stock under any Stock Award,
(i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the
Participant's knowledge and experience in
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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 (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to
the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Class A Common Stock
subject to the Stock Award for the Participant's own account and not with any
present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Class A Common Stock.
The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such
requirements, shall be inoperative if (1) the issuance of the shares of Class A
Common Stock upon the exercise or acquisition of Class A Common Stock under the
Stock Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or (2) 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 Class A Common Stock.
(f) WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. To the extent provided by the terms of a
Stock Award Agreement, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local
tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Class A
Common Stock under a Stock Award by any of the following means (in addition to
the Company's right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by
the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment;
(ii) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Class A Common Stock from the
shares of Class A Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result
of the exercise or acquisition of Class A Common Stock under the Stock Award;
provided, however, that no shares of Class A Common Stock are withheld with a
value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or
such lesser amount as may be necessary to avoid variable award accounting); or
(iii) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of Class A Common
Stock.
(g) LOCK-UP PERIOD. Upon exercise of any Stock Award, a Participant may
not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the
purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same
economic effect as a sale, any shares of Class A Common Stock or other
securities of the Company held by the Participant, for a period of time
specified by the managing underwriter(s) (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180)
days) following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company
filed under the Securities Act, other than a Form S-8 registration statement,
(the "Lock Up Period"); provided, however, that nothing contained in this
section shall prevent the exercise of a repurchase option, if any, in favor of
the Company during the Lock Up Period. A Participant may be required to execute
and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company
and/or the underwriter(s) that are consistent with the foregoing or that are
necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing, the
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to such shares of
Class A Common Stock until the end of such period. The underwriters of the
Company's stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 10(g) and
shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as
though they were a party hereto.
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11. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
(a) CAPITALIZATION ADJUSTMENTS. If any change is made in, or other event
occurs with respect to, the Class A Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject
to any Stock Award without the receipt of consideration by the Company (through
merger, consolidation, 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 (each a "Capitalization Adjustment"), the Plan will be appropriately
adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan
pursuant to Sections 4(a) and 4(b) and the maximum number of securities subject
to award to any person pursuant to Section 5(c), and the outstanding Stock
Awards will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and number of securities
and price per share of Class A Common Stock subject to such outstanding Stock
Awards. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of
the Company shall not be treated as a transaction "without receipt of
consideration" by the Company.)
(b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of a dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, then all outstanding Stock Awards shall terminate
immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation.
(c) CORPORATE TRANSACTION. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, any
surviving corporation or acquiring corporation may assume any or all Stock
Awards outstanding under the Plan or may substitute similar stock awards for
Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan (it being understood that similar stock
awards include, but are not limited to, awards to acquire the same consideration
paid to the stockholders or the Company, as the case may be, pursuant to the
Corporate Transaction). In the event that any surviving corporation or acquiring
corporation does not assume any or all such outstanding Stock Awards or
substitute similar stock awards for such outstanding Stock Awards, then unless
otherwise provided by the Board, any outstanding Stock Awards that have been
neither assumed nor substituted may be exercised (to the extent vested) prior to
the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, and any such Stock Awards shall
terminate if not exercised prior to the effective time of the Corporate
Transaction.
(d) CHANGE IN CONTROL. A Stock Award held by any Participant whose
Continuous Service has not terminated prior to the effective time of a Change in
Control may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability
upon or after such event as may be provided in the Stock Award Agreement for
such Stock Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between
the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such
provision, no such acceleration shall occur.
12. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS.
(a) AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may
amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11(a) relating to
Capitalization Adjustments, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by
the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary
to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
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(b) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Board, in its sole discretion, may 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 thereunder regarding the
exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate
deductibility of compensation paid to Covered Employees.
(c) CONTEMPLATED AMENDMENTS. It is expressly contemplated that the Board
may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to
provide eligible Employees 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) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Rights 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 Participant and (ii) the Participant
consents in writing.
(e) AMENDMENT OF STOCK AWARDS. The Board at any time, and from time to
time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards; provided, however,
that the rights under any Stock Award shall not be impaired by any such
amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and
(ii) the Participant consents in writing.
13. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.
(a) PLAN TERM. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.
Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the day before the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by
the stockholders of the Company, whichever is earlier. No Stock Awards may be
granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
(b) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall
not impair rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan
is in effect except with the written consent of the Participant.
14. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.
The Plan shall become effective as determined by the Board, but no Stock
Award shall be exercised (or, in the case of a stock bonus, shall be granted)
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.
15. CHOICE OF LAW.
The law of the State of Delaware shall govern all questions concerning the
construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to such
state's conflict of laws rules.
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