Company: CALX
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001406666-25-000011
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Company: CALIX, INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 shares from the Company for their current fair market value. The Matching Component provides for Eligible Employee to receive matching shares of Common Stock based on purchases made under the Purchase Component and the Matching Component is subject to stockholder approval as an “equity-compensation plan” under Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Manual.

## ARTICLE II.

### DEFINITIONS
2.1 “Agent” means the brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution, entity or person(s), if any, engaged, retained, appointed or authorized to act as the agent of the Company or an Employee with regard to the Plan.

2.2 “Administrator” shall mean the Committee, or such individuals to which authority to administer the Plan has been delegated under Section 8.1 hereof.

2.3 “Affiliate” shall mean the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary.

2.4 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.5 “Committee” shall mean the Talent and Compensation Committee of the Board, or another committee or subcommittee of the Board or the Talent and Compensation Committee described in Article 8 hereof.

2.6 “Common Stock” shall mean common stock, par value $0.025, of the Company.

2.7 “Compensation” of an Employee shall mean the regular straight-time earnings, base salary, cash incentive compensation, cash bonuses (e.g., quarterly or annual bonuses or other corporate bonuses), one-time bonuses (e.g., retention or sign-on bonuses), taxable profit sharing payments, commissions, vacation pay, holiday pay, jury duty pay, funeral leave pay or military pay paid to the Employee from the Company or any Participating Subsidiary or any Affiliate on each Payday as compensation for services to the Company or any Participating Subsidiary or any Affiliate before deduction for any salary deferral contributions made by the Employee to any tax-qualified or nonqualified deferred compensation plan of the Company, any Participating Subsidiary or any Affiliate, but excluding overtime, shift differential payments, fringe benefits (including, without limitation, employer gifts), education or tuition reimbursements, imputed income arising under any Company, Participating Subsidiary or Affiliate group insurance or benefit program, travel expenses, business and moving reimbursements, income received in connection with any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards and all contributions made by the Company, any Participating Subsidiary or any