Exhibit 10.10
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION
     Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Oplink
Communications, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same
defined meanings in this Notice of Grant of Stock Option (the “Notice of Grant”)
and Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A
(together, the “Agreement”).

     
Participant:
  [Name]
 
   
Address:
  [Address]
[Address]

     Participant has been granted an Option to purchase Shares of Common Stock,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

     
Grant Number:
  [Grant No.]
 
   
Date of Grant:
  [Grant Date]
 
   
Vesting Commencement Date:
  [Vest Commence Date]
 
   
Number of Shares Granted:
  [Total Shares]
 
   
Exercise Price per Share:
  $[Per Share Exercise Price]
 
   
Total Exercise Price:
  $[Total Exercise Price]
 
   
Type of Option:
  o Incentive Stock Option
 
   
 
  o Nonstatutory Stock Option
 
   
Term/Expiration Date:
  [Expiration Date]

     Vesting Schedule:
     This Option will be exercisable, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule:
          [Vesting Schedule]
     By Participant’s signature and the signature of the Company’s
representative below, Participant and the Company agree that this Option is
granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this
Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their
entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to
executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and
Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final
all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions
relating to the Plan and Agreement. Participant further agrees to notify the
Company upon any change in the residence address indicated above.

         
PARTICIPANT
  OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.    
 
       
 
       
 
       
Signature
  By    
 
       
 
       
 
       
[Name]
  Title    

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EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
     1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in the Notice
of Grant (“Participant”) an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of
Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per Share set
forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Exercise Price”), subject to the terms and
conditions in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by
reference. Subject to Section 20(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict
between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.
          If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option
(“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as
defined in Section 422 of the Code. However, if this Option is intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code
Section 422(d) it will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“NSO”).
Further, if for any reason this Option (or portion thereof) will not qualify as
an ISO, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion
thereof) will be regarded as a NSO granted under the Plan. In no event will the
Administrator, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or any of their
respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or any
other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an
ISO.
     2. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 3, the Option awarded by
this Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in
the Notice of Grant. Shares scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the
occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in Participant in accordance
with any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless Participant will have been
continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such
vesting occurs.
     3. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may
accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of
the unvested Option at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so
accelerated, such Option will be considered as having vested as of the date
specified by the Administrator.
     4. Exercise of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term
set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Agreement.
          This Option is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the
form attached as Exhibit B (the “Exercise Notice”) or in a manner and pursuant
to such procedures as the Administrator may determine, which will state the
election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the
Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other
representations and agreements as may be required by the Company pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice will be completed by Participant and
delivered to the Company. The Exercise Notice will be accompanied by payment of
the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares together with any
applicable tax withholding. This Option will be deemed to be exercised upon
receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the
aggregate Exercise Price.
     5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price will be by
any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Participant:
          (a) cash;
          (b) check;
          (c) consideration received by the Company under a formal cashless
exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan; or
          (d) surrender of other Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the
date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
     6. Tax Obligations.
          (a) Tax Withholding. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this
Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant,
unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator)
will have been made by Participant with respect to the payment of income,
employment and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with
respect to such Shares. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in
its discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to satisfy

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any tax withholding obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise
deliverable to Participant. If Participant fails to make satisfactory
arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding obligations
hereunder at the time of the Option exercise, Participant acknowledges and
agrees that the Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver
the Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of
exercise.
          (b) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option
granted to Participant herein is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise
disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the
later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Grant Date, or (ii) the date one
(1) year after the date of exercise, Participant will notify the Company in
writing within thirty (30) days of such disposition. Participant agrees that
Participant may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the
compensation income recognized by Participant.
          (c) Code Section 409A. Under Code Section 409A, an option that vests
after December 31, 2004 (or that vested on or prior to such date but which was
materially modified after October 3, 2004) that was granted with a per Share
exercise price that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to
be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant (a “Discount
Option”) may be considered “deferred compensation.” A Discount Option may result
in (i) income recognition by Participant prior to the exercise of the option,
(ii) an additional twenty percent (20%) federal income tax, and (iii) potential
penalty and interest charges. The Discount Option may also result in additional
state income, penalty and interest tax to the Participant. Participant
acknowledges that the Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS will
agree that the per Share exercise price of this Option equals or exceeds the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant in a later examination.
Participant agrees that if the IRS determines that the Option was granted with a
per Share exercise price that was less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on
the date of grant, Participant will be solely responsible for Participant’s
costs related to such a determination.
     7. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under
or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a
stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless
and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded
on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and
delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery,
Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with
respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such
Shares.
     8. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED
ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE
PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT
OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER.
PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO
NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A
SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT
INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR
THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE
PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE.
     9. Termination Period. This Option will be exercisable for three (3) months
after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, unless such termination is
due to Participant’s death or Disability, in which case this Option will be
exercisable for twelve (12) months after Participant ceases to be a Service
Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in no event may this Option be
exercised after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and may be subject to
earlier termination as provided in Section 20(c) of the Plan.
     10. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the
terms of this Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Oplink
Communications, Inc., 46335 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538, or at such other
address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing or electronically.
     11. Grant is Not Transferable. This Option may not be transferred in any
manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by Participant.
     12. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of
this grant contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and
assigns of the parties hereto.

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     13. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company
will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or
qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or
federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority
is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to
Participant (or his or her estate), such issuance will not occur unless and
until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have
been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.
Where the Company determines that the delivery of the payment of any Shares will
violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer
delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates
that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company
will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or
federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of
any such governmental authority. Assuming such compliance, for income tax
purposes the Exercised Shares will be considered transferred to Participant on
the date the Option is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
     14. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of
the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this
Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan
will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement will have
the meaning set forth in the Plan.
     15. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to
interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the
administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent
therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited
to, the determination of whether or not any Shares subject to the Option have
vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by
the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the
Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be
personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good
faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.
     16. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to
deliver any documents related to Options awarded under the Plan or future
Options that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request
Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.
Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and
agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system
established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by
the Company.
     17. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not
to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
     18. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement
will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from,
and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect
on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
     19. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly
warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any
promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.
Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express
written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the
Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or
advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to
comply with Code Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional
tax or income recognition under Code Section 409A in connection to this Option.
     20. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this
Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Option
under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan.
Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be
amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.
     21. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State
of California, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Option or this
Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the
State of California, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the
courts of Alameda County, California, or the federal courts for the United
States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this
Option is made and/or to be performed.

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