Exhibit 10.1
Oplink Communications, Inc.
Form of Executive Corporate Event Agreement
          This Executive Corporate Event Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered
into by and between Oplink Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and [River Gong] [Thomas P. Keegan] [Peter Lee] [Stephen M. Welles]
[Yanfeng Yang] [Shirley Yin] (“Executive”) to be effective as of
                    , 2008.
          Whereas, the Company has granted equity awards to Executive under the
Company’s equity compensation plans for the purpose of providing equity
compensation to Executive and aligning [his/her] interests with those of the
stockholders of the Company; and
          Whereas, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) has determined that it would be in the
best interests of the Company and its stockholders to enhance the Equity Awards
(as defined in Section 3) to provide for acceleration of the vesting of the
Equity Awards in the event of termination of Executive’s employment in
connection with a Corporate Event (as defined in Section 3) of the Company in
order to align further the interests of Executive with those of the stockholders
of the Company as set forth below;
          Whereas, the Compensation Committee has also determined that it would
be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to provide for
certain severance payments in the circumstances as set forth below; and
          Now, Therefore, for valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties hereby agree as follows:
          1. Term. This Agreement will have a term of three (3) years commencing
on the effective date of this Agreement and ending on the third anniversary of
such effective date (the “Stated Expiration Date”); provided, however, that if a
Corporate Event occurs prior to the Stated Expiration Date, then the term of
this Agreement shall be extended until thirteen (13) months following the
effective date of such Corporate Event, and if a Covered Termination occurs
during the relevant period, giving rise to benefits under this Agreement, then
the term of this Agreement shall be further extended until all such benefits
have been paid or otherwise delivered to Executive.
          2. Acceleration of Vesting and Extension of Period of Exercisability;
Severance Payments. Subject to Sections 4 and 6, in the event of the occurrence
of a Corporate Event, then, if Executive’s employment with the Company or its
successor ceases by reason of a Covered Termination (as defined in Section 3)
within the period beginning three (3) months prior to and ending thirteen
(13) months following the effective date of the Corporate Event, then Executive
shall be entitled to the following benefits:
          (a) The vesting of Executive’s Equity Awards (or any substituted
equity awards) shall be accelerated

         
 
  [Thomas Keegan, Stephen Welles and Shirley Yin]   [in full, such that the
Equity Awards shall be 100% vested and exercisable as of the Event/Termination
Date (as defined in Section 3)]
 
       
 
  [River Gong, Peter Lee and [Yanfeng Yang]   [so that the unvested portion of
each Equity Award that would normally vest over the following twelve (12) months
shall immediately vest and become exercisable as of the Event/Termination Date];

          (b) The post-termination exercise period with respect to Executive’s
Options shall extended such that the Options shall continue to be exercisable
until the earliest of: (1) the date twenty-four (24) months

 

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after the Event/Termination Date, (2) the maximum term for each Option in effect
on the date such Option was granted (i.e., the Option’s original expiration
date), (3) the effective date of the Corporate Event if the Corporate Event is a
Non-Assumption Event, or (4) the ten (10) year anniversary of the original date
of grant for each such Option (as defined in Section 3);
          (b) Executive shall be entitled to a severance payment in the form of
a lump-sum cash payment equal to one (1) year’s base salary, subject to standard
payroll deductions and withholdings, within ten (10) business days after
Executive executes and delivers to the Company the release and waiver
contemplated by Section 4 hereof and such release and waiver becomes effective;
and  
          (c) The Company shall pay the premiums for group health plan
continuation coverage (i.e., medical, dental and vision insurance) under Title X
of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended
(“COBRA”), for Executive and/or Executive’s eligible dependents’ for up to
twelve (12) months following Executive’s employment termination date (the “COBRA
Premiums”); provided, that Executive and/or Executive’s eligible dependents
timely elect(s) continued group health coverage under COBRA and otherwise
qualifies for continued coverage.
          To the extent that any Equity Awards held by Executive are settled in
cash (“Cash-Settled Awards”), all such Cash-Settled Awards shall be promptly
settled upon the Event/Termination Date, but in no event after the later of
(i) 2 1/2 months after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the
Event/Termination Date occurs, or (ii) March 15 following the calendar year in
which the Event/Termination Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
settlement of Cash-Settled Awards shall be subject to any delay period required
under Section 6 of this Agreement, to the extent applicable.
          3. Definitions. The following terms in this Agreement shall have the
meanings set forth below solely for purposes of this Agreement.
          (a) “Involuntary Termination Without Cause” shall mean the involuntary
termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for reasons other than
(1) any intentional act of fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation of property
of the Company by Executive which has a materially adverse impact on the
business or affairs of the Company, (2) any intentional unauthorized use or
disclosure by Executive of confidential information or trade secrets of the
Company (or any affiliated corporation or entity of the Company (“Affiliate”)),
or (3) any other intentional misconduct by Executive which has a materially
adverse impact on the business or affairs of the Company (or any Affiliate),
provided that solely for the purpose of this Agreement, Executive shall be given
thirty (30) days written notice (and the opportunity to correct such conduct if
such conduct can be corrected during that notice period) of the Company’s
intention to deem the termination of Executive’s employment to be for any of the
foregoing reasons. The termination of Executive’s employment as a result of
Executive’s death or disability (provided that Executive is provided reasonable
accommodation of Executive’s disability to perform Executive’s duties for the
Company to the extent required by the federal Americans With Disability Act and
any similar applicable state laws) shall not constitute Involuntary Termination
without Cause.
          (b) “Voluntary Termination With Good Reason” shall mean Executive’s
voluntary resignation within sixty (60) days following the initial occurrence of
any of the following actions without Executive’s consent: (1) the material
reduction in Executive’s authorities, duties, or responsibilities as an employee
of the Company as in effect immediately prior to such reduction (but not merely
a change in title or reporting relationships), except in connection with the
termination of Executive’s employment for death, disability, or any conduct
listed in the definition of Involuntary Termination without Cause as grounds for
termination that would not result in an Involuntary Termination without Cause;
(2) the material reduction in Executive’s base compensation (for purposes of
this Agreement, a reduction in Executive’s base compensation equal to or less
than ten percent (10%) shall not be considered a material reduction in
Executive’s base compensation), (3) a material change in the geographic location
at which Executive must perform services (for purposes of this Agreement , a
relocation of Executive’s place of employment equal to or less than fifty
(50) miles shall not be

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considered a material change in the geographic location at which Executive must
perform services), or (4) any other action or inaction that constitutes a
material breach by the Company of any employment agreement between the Company
and Executive, including this Agreement.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive must assert any termination
for Good Reason by written notice to the Company no later than twenty (20) days
following the initial existence of the event giving rise to Good Reason, and the
Company must have an opportunity within thirty (30) days following delivery of
such notice to attempt to rescind or correct the matter giving rise to Good
Reason (the “Cure Period”). If the Company does not rescind or correct the
conduct giving rise to Good Reason to Executive’s reasonable satisfaction by the
expiration of the Cure Period, Executive’s employment will then terminate with
Good Reason.
          (c) “Corporate Event” shall mean any of the following events:
               (1) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company;
               (2) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company so long as the Company’s stockholders
immediately prior to such transaction will, immediately after such transaction,
fail to possess direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty
percent (50%) of the voting power of the acquiring entity (for purposes of this
section, any person who acquired securities of the Company prior to the
occurrence of such asset transaction in contemplation of such transaction and
who after such transaction possesses direct or indirect ownership of at least
ten percent (10%) of the securities of the acquiring entity immediately
following such transaction shall not be included in the group of stockholders of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction);
               (3) either (A) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is
not the surviving corporation and the stockholders of the Company immediately
prior to the merger or consolidation fail to possess direct or indirect
beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the
securities of the surviving corporation (or if the surviving corporation is a
controlled Subsidiary of another entity, then the required beneficial ownership
shall be determined with respect to the securities of that entity which controls
the surviving corporation and is not itself a controlled Subsidiary of any other
entity) immediately following such transaction, or (B) a merger in which the
Company is the surviving corporation and the stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to the merger fail to possess direct or indirect beneficial
ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the securities of the Company (or
if the Company is a controlled Subsidiary of another entity, then the required
beneficial ownership shall be determined with respect to the securities of that
entity which controls the Company and is not itself a controlled Subsidiary of
any other entity) immediately following the merger. (For purposes of this
subsection, any person who acquired securities of the Company prior to the
occurrence of a merger or consolidation in contemplation of such transaction and
who after such transaction possesses direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
at least ten percent (10%) of the securities of the Company or the surviving
corporation (or if the Company or the surviving corporation is a controlled
Subsidiary, then of the appropriate entity as determined above) immediately
following such transaction shall not be included in the group of stockholders of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction.);
               (4) an acquisition by any person, entity or group within the
meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any comparable successor provisions (excluding
any employee benefit plan, or related trust, sponsored or maintained by the
Company or a subsidiary or other controlled Subsidiary of the Company) of the
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act, or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Company
representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled
to vote in the election of directors;

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               (5) any “going private” transaction (or series of related
transactions) in which (A) any person, entity or group obtains all of the
outstanding common stock of the Company, (B) the other stockholders of the
Company receive cash, debt or preferred stock in exchange for their shares of
common stock of the Company, and (C) as a result of such transaction or series
of transactions, the Company will no longer be subject to the ongoing reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act;
               (6) the individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, are
members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute
at least fifty percent (50%) of the Board. If the election, or nomination for
election by the Company’s stockholders, of any new director was approved by a
vote of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Incumbent Board, such new director
shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or
               (7) approval by the Company’s board of directors (or committee
thereof) of any of the events set forth in subsections (i), (ii), (iii),
(iv) and (v) above; provided, however, that a Corporate Event shall be deemed
not to have occurred pursuant to this subsection (vii) if both (a) the event
contemplated in subsection (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) has not been
consummated and (b) the Company’s board of directors (or committee thereof)
rescinds, revokes or otherwise unwinds such approval before the Executive’s
employment with the Company has been terminated by reason of a Covered
Termination.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public offering (including the
initial or any subsequent public offering) of the common stock of the Company
shall not be considered a Corporate Event.
          (d) “Covered Termination” shall mean an Involuntary Termination
Without Cause or a Voluntary Termination With Good Reason.
          (e) “Equity Awards” shall mean (i) the Options and (ii) any and all
other equity awards granted to Executive by the Company, including without
limitation restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance shares,
whether granted prior to or after the date of this Agreement (other than any
awards granted to Executive which expressly provide that the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall not apply to such awards).
          (f) “Event/Termination Date” shall mean the later of: (i) the date on
which occurs a Corporate Event or (ii) the date on which occurs a Covered
Termination related to such Corporate Event for the purposes of Section 2.
          (g) “Non-Assumption Event” shall mean an event which would result in
the termination of outstanding Equity Awards pursuant to a Termination Event.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Non-Assumption Event shall not be deemed to
have occurred if the Equity Awards are or will be continued, substituted for or
assumed such that the economic benefit of the Equity Awards continues after the
Termination Event.
          (h) “Options” shall mean any and all stock options granted to
Executive by the Company to acquire common stock of the Company, whether granted
prior to or after the date of this Agreement (other than any options granted to
Executive which expressly provide that the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall not apply to such options).
          (i) “Section 409A Limit” shall mean the lesser of two (2) times:
(i) Executive’s annualized compensation based upon the annual rate of pay paid
to Executive during the Company’s taxable year preceding the Company’s taxable
year of Executive’s termination of employment as determined under Treasury
Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)(1) and any Internal Revenue Service guidance
issued with respect thereto; or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into
account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for
the year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

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          (j) “Termination Event” shall mean an event which would result in the
termination of outstanding options pursuant to (i) Section 13(b) of the Oplink
Communications, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “1995 SOP”), (ii) Section 13(b)
of the Oplink Communications, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “1998 SOP”), or
(iii) Section 12(b) or Section 12(c) of the Oplink Communications, Inc. 2000
Equity Incentive Plan (the “2000 EIP”) (or like provisions of any other
applicable Company equity compensation plan).
          4. Release. Executive shall be entitled to the benefits set forth in
Section 2 of this Agreement provided that Executive executes and delivers to the
Company a general release and waiver of claims (following the date of the
Corporate Event) in favor of the Company in a time, form and manner acceptable
to the Company and such release and waiver becomes legally effective within
seventy-five (75) days of the date of Executive’s separation from service, and
Executive has not materially breached Executive’s confidential information and
inventions agreement with the Company.
          5. Parachute Excise Tax. If the aggregate benefits set forth in
Section 2 of this Agreement (the “Acceleration”) would (i) constitute a
“parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) but for this sentence, be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise
Tax”), then such Acceleration shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount. The
“Reduced Amount” shall be whichever of the following which would provide the
largest after-tax benefit to Executive: (i) the largest portion of the
Acceleration that would result in no portion of the Acceleration being subject
to the Excise Tax or (ii) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of
the Acceleration, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable
federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all
computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s
receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Acceleration
notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the
Excise Tax. In the event that the Acceleration is to be reduced, such
Acceleration shall be cancelled in the following order: subsection 1(b)(ii),
subsection 1(b)(i), and subsection 1(a). In the event that any Options are to be
cancelled in connection with a reduction of the Acceleration, the Options shall
be cancelled in the order of the Executive’s stock awards with the highest
exercise price first.
     An accounting firm or other person mutually agreed upon by the parties
shall perform the foregoing calculations. The Company shall bear all expenses
with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm or other person
required to be made hereunder. The accounting firm or other person engaged to
make the determinations hereunder shall provide its calculations, together with
detailed supporting documentation, to the Company and Executive within fifteen
(15) calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to Acceleration
arises (if requested at that time by the Company or Executive) or at such other
time as requested by the Company or Executive. If the accounting firm or other
person determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to an Acceleration,
either before or after the application of the Reduced Amount, upon request by
the Company or Executive, it shall furnish the Company and Executive with an
opinion reasonably acceptable to Executive that no Excise Tax will be imposed
with respect to such Acceleration. Any good faith determination of the
accounting firm or other person made hereunder shall be final, binding and
conclusive upon the Company and Executive.
          6. Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, if Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code and any final regulations and official guidance
promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) at the time of Executive’s separation
from service, as such term is defined in Section 409A, and any portion of the
severance payable to Executive, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, including
the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of any
restricted stock unit award is accelerated in connection with Executive’s
separation from service, when considered together with any other severance
payments or separation benefits which may be considered deferred compensation
under Section 409A (together, the “Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits”)
will not and could not under any circumstances, regardless of when such
separation from service occurs, be paid in full by the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd) month of the Company’s fiscal year following Executive’s
separation from service, then only that portion of the Deferred Compensation

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Separation Benefits which do not exceed the Section 409A Limit (as defined in
Section 3) may be made within the first six (6) months following Executive’s
separation from service in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to
each payment or benefit. Any portion of the Deferred Compensation Separation
Benefits in excess of the Section 409A Limit shall accrue and, to the extent
such portion of the Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits would otherwise
have been payable within the first six (6) months following Executive’s
separation from service, will become payable on the first payroll date that
occurs on or after the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of
Executive’s separation from service. All subsequent Deferred Compensation
Separation Benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with the payment
schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. It is the intent of this
Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the
severance payments and benefits to be provided hereunder will be subject to the
additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be
interpreted to so comply.
          7. No Additional Rights. This Agreement and the provisions herein
shall not be construed to be a grant to or modification of any right of the
Executive to continued employment with the Company or its successor. Such right,
if any, shall be governed by any other employment agreements between Executive
and the Company. In particular, the definition of Involuntary Termination
without Cause shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions
which the Company (or any Affiliate) may consider as grounds for Executive’s
dismissal or discharge.
          8. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors of
the Company (including but not limited to any successors of the Company
following a Corporate Event) for the benefit of Executive. The Company will
obtain the assumption of any material agreement, including this Agreement and
the material provisions of any stock option grant, between Executive and the
Company from any successor or assign of the Company following a Corporate Event.
          9. Complete Agreement and Modification of this Agreement. This
Agreement represents the sole agreement of the parties regarding the subject
matter of this Agreement and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous verbal or
written agreements, promises or representations regarding the subject matter of
this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified except by a written
instrument signed by both parties.
          10. Attorneys Fees and Costs. In any legal action in a court of
competent jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be entitled to
his, her or its reasonable attorneys fees and court costs in the action.
          11. Jurisdiction and Governing Law. Jurisdiction and venue in any
action to interpret or enforce the terms of this Agreement shall be in the State
of California and in the County of Santa Clara of the State of California. This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California other than
the choice of laws principles of the laws of that state.
          In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to
be effective as of the date first above written.

                  Executive:       Oplink Communications, Inc.    
 
                             
 
               
 
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