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Exhibit 10.3




Replidyne, Inc.




2006 Equity Incentive Plan




Approved By Board on: _______, 2006

Approved By Stockholders: _______, 2006

Termination Date: _____ , 2016




1. General.




     (a) Amendment and Restatement of Prior Plan. This Plan is an amendment and restatement of the
Company’s existing 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan, adopted ___, 2001 (the “Prior Plan”). The
Prior Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan,
effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below). Upon the Effective Date, all Stock Awards
granted under the Prior Plan will automatically become subject to the terms and conditions of this
Plan, as set forth herein.



     (b) Eligible Award Recipients. The persons eligible to receive Awards are Employees,
Directors and Consultants. The persons eligible to receive non-discretionary Stock Awards under
the Non-Discretionary Grant Program are Eligible Directors.



     (c) Available Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following Awards: (i) Incentive
Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Restricted Stock Awards, (iv) Restricted
Stock Unit Awards, (v) Stock Appreciation Rights, (vi) Performance Stock Awards, (vii) Performance
Cash Awards, and (viii) Other Stock Awards.



     (d) General Purpose. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to secure and retain the
services of the group of persons eligible to receive Awards as set forth in Section 1(a), to
provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any
Affiliate and to provide a means by which such eligible recipients may be given an opportunity to
benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of Stock Awards.



2. Administration.




     (a) Administration by Board. The Board shall administer the Plan unless and until the Board
delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).



     (b) Powers of Board. Except with respect to the Non-Discretionary Grant Program, 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 (A) which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be
granted Awards; (B) when and how each Award shall be granted; (C) what type or combination of types
of Award shall be granted; (D) the provisions of each Award granted



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(which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person shall be permitted to
receive cash or Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and (E) the number of shares of Common
Stock with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person.



            (ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and 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 or in
the written terms of a Performance Cash Award, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem
necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Award fully effective.



            (iii) To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.



            (iv) To accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised or the time during
which an Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the
provisions in the Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during
which it will vest.



            (v) To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. 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 affected Participant.



            (vi) To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable, including,
without limitation, relating to Incentive Stock Options and certain nonqualified deferred
compensation under 409A of the Code and/or to bring the Plan or Stock Awards granted under the Plan
into compliance therewith, subject to the limitations, if any, of applicable law. However, except
as provided in Section 10(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, stockholder approval shall be
required for any amendment of the Plan that either (i) materially increases the number of shares of
Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (ii) materially expands the class of
individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (iii) materially increases the benefits
accruing to Participants under the Plan or materially reduces the price at which shares of Common
Stock may be issued or purchased under the Plan, (iv) materially extends the term of the Plan, or
(v) expands the types of Awards available for issuance under the Plan, but only to the extent
required by applicable law or listing requirements. Except as provided in Section 2(b)(viii),
rights under any 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 affected Participant, and (ii) such
Participant consents in writing.



            (vii) To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited
to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of (i) 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, (ii) Section 422 of the
Code regarding Incentive Stock Options or (iii) Rule 16b-3.



            (viii) To amend the terms of any one or more Awards or stock awards granted under the Prior
Plan, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable than previously
provided in the Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject
to Board discretion; provided however, that, the rights under any Award shall not



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be impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the affected
Participant, and (ii) such Participant consents in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject
to the limitations of applicable law, if any, the Board may amend the terms of any one or more
Awards without the affected Participant’s consent if necessary to maintain the qualified status of
the Award as an Incentive Stock Option or to bring the Award into compliance with Code Section 409A
and the related guidance thereunder.



            (ix) 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 or Awards.



            (x) To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit
participation in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or
employed outside the United States.



            (xi) To effect, at any time and from time to time, with the consent of any adversely affected
Optionholder, (1) the reduction of the exercise price of any outstanding Option under the Plan, (2)
the cancellation of any outstanding Option under the Plan and the grant in substitution therefor of
(A) a new Option under the Plan or another equity plan of the Company covering the same or a
different number of shares of Common Stock, (B) a Restricted Stock Award (including a stock bonus),
(C) a Stock Appreciation Right, (D) Restricted Stock Unit, (E) an Other Stock Award, (F) cash
and/or (G) other valuable consideration (as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion), or
(3) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles.



     (c) Delegation to Committee.



            (i) General. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a
Committee or Committees. However, the Board may not delegate administration of the
Non-Discretionary Grant Program. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the
Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore
possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate
to a subcommittee of the Committee 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 retain the authority to
concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some
or all of the powers previously delegated.



            (ii) Section 162(m) and Rule 16b-3 Compliance. In the sole discretion of the Board, the
Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in accordance with Section 162(m) of
the Code, or solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. In
addition, the Board or the Committee, in its sole discretion, may (A) delegate to a Committee of
Directors who need not be Outside Directors the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who
are either (I) 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 (II) not persons with respect to whom
the Company wishes to comply with



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Section 162(m) of the Code, or (B) delegate to a Committee of Directors who need not be
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) Delegation to an Officer. The Board may delegate to one or more Officers the authority to
do one or both of the following (i) designate Employees who are not Officers to be recipients of
Options (and, to the extent permitted by Delaware law, other Stock Awards) and the terms thereof,
and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Stock Awards granted
to such Employees; provided, however, that the Board resolutions regarding such delegation shall
specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Stock Awards granted
by such Officer and that such Officer may not grant a Stock Award to himself or herself.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(d), the Board may not delegate to an
Officer authority to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock pursuant to Section
14(x)(ii) below.



     (e) 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.



     (f) Administration of Non-Discretionary Grant Program. The Board shall have the power,
subject to and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Non-Discretionary Grant
Program:



            (i) To determine the provisions of each Stock Award to the extent not specified in the
Non-Discretionary Grant Program.



            (ii) To construe and interpret the Non-Discretionary Grant Program and the 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
Non-Discretionary Grant Program or in any Stock Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it
shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Non-Discretionary Grant Program fully effective.



            (iii) To amend the Non-Discretionary Grant Program or a Stock Award thereunder as provided in
Section 7.



            (iv) 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 Non-Discretionary Grant Program.



3. Shares Subject to the Plan.




     (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards (some or all of which
may be Incentive Stock Options) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, thirty five million
(35,000,000) shares of Common Stock. In addition, the number of shares of Common Stock available
for issuance under Stock Awards (some or all of which may be Incentive Stock Options) pursuant to
the Plan shall automatically increase on January 1st of each year



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commencing in 2007 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2016, in an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
December 31st of the preceding calendar year, or (ii) six million five hundred thousand (6,500,000)
shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to the first day of
any calendar year, to provide that there shall be no increase in the share reserve for such
calendar year or that the increase in the share reserve for such calendar year shall be a lesser
number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.
Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASD Rule
4350(i)(1)(A)(iii) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, or AMEX Company
Guide Section 711 and such issuance shall not reduce the number of shares available for issuance
under the Plan.



     (b) If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award (including, without
limitation, all Stock Awards outstanding under the Prior Plan on the Effective Date) are forfeited
back to the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such
shares in the participant, then the shares which are forfeited shall revert to and again become
available for issuance under the Plan. In addition, any shares reacquired by the Company pursuant
Section 8(g) or as consideration for the exercise of an Option shall again become available for
Stock Awards under the Plan (including awards of Incentive Stock Options), provided that the total
number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options over
the term of the Plan shall not exceed the aggregate share reserve set forth in Section 3(a), as
adjusted for Capitalization Adjustments and the annual increases described in Section 3(a).



     (c) Section 162(m) Limitation on Annual Grants. Subject to the provisions of Section 10(a)
relating to Capitalization Adjustments, at such time as the Company may be subject to the
applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, no Employee shall be eligible to be granted
during any calendar year Stock Awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an
exercise or strike price of at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock on the date the Stock Award is granted covering more than seventeen million five
hundred thousand (17,500,000) shares of Common Stock.



     (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but
unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company.



4. Eligibility.




     (a) Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
employees of the Company or a parent corporation or subsidiary corporation (as such terms are
defined in Code Sections 424(e) and (f)). Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be
granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants.



     (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 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.



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     (c) Consultants. A Consultant shall be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award only if, at
the time of grant, a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (“Form S-8") is
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 a natural person, or because of any other rule governing the use of Form S-8.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Awards made to Consultants under the Plan (or the Prior Plan) prior
to the Company’s eligibility to register shares on Form S-8 are permissible and subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan if, at the time such Award was granted, both the offer and the
sale of shares pursuant to such Award were exempt from registration under Rule 701 of the
Securities Act.



5. 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 Common Stock purchased on exercise of
each type of Option. If an Option is not specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option, then
the Option shall be a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The provisions of separate Options need not be
identical; provided, however, that each Option Agreement shall include (through incorporation of
provisions hereof by reference in the Option Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the
following provisions:



     (a) Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, no
Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant or
such shorter period specified in the Option Agreement.



     (b) Exercise Price. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent
Stockholders, the exercise price of each Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%)
of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is
granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than
one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option if
such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner
consistent with the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code (whether or not such options are
Incentive Stock Options).



     (c) Consideration. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an
Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by the Board in
its sole discretion, by any combination of the methods of payment set forth below. The Board shall
have the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or
otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the
consent of the Company to utilize a particular method of payment. The methods of payment permitted
by this Section 6(c) are:



            (i) by cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;



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            (ii) pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve
Board that, prior to the issuance of the stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt
of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate
exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;



            (iii) by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of
Common Stock;



            (iv) by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of
shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair
Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; provided, however, that the Company
shall accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent of any remaining balance of
the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be
issued; provided, further, that shares of Common Stock will no longer be outstanding under an
Option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that (A) shares are used to pay the
exercise price pursuant to the “net exercise,” (B) shares are delivered to the Participant as a
result of such exercise, and (C) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations; or



            (v) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board.



     (d) Transferability of Options. The Board may, in its sole discretion, impose such
limitations on the transferability of Options as the Board shall determine. In the absence of such
a determination by the Board to the contrary, the following restrictions on the transferability of
Options shall apply:



            (i) Restrictions on Transfer. An 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; provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, permit
transfer of the Option in a manner consistent with applicable tax and securities laws upon the
Optionholder’s request.



            (ii) Domestic Relations Orders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be transferred
pursuant to a domestic relations order, provided, however, that an Incentive Stock Option may be
deemed to be a Nonqualified Stock Option as a result of such transfer.



            (iii) Beneficiary Designation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by
delivering written notice to the Company, in a form provided by or otherwise 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.



     (e) Vesting Generally. The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option may
vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may or may not be equal. The
Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may or may
not be exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of Performance Goals or other criteria) as
the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. The
provisions of this Section 5(e) are subject to any Option provisions



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governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option may be exercised.



     (f) Termination of Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Option
Agreement or other agreement between the Optionholder and the Company, 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 of Continuous Service) 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 of Continuous Service, the Optionholder does not exercise his or
her Option within the time specified herein or in the Option Agreement (as applicable), the Option
shall terminate.



     (g) Extension of Termination Date. An Optionholder’s Option Agreement may 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 Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the
Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) 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, or (ii) the
expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement.



     (h) 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 of Continuous Service), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of
(i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination of 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 of Continuous Service, the
Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Option
Agreement (as applicable), the Option shall terminate.



     (i) Death of Optionholder. In the event that an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates
as a result of the Optionholder’s 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, but only within the period
ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following the date of death (or such
longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after the Optionholder’s death, the Option
is not exercised within the time specified herein or in the Option Agreement (as applicable), the
Option shall terminate.



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     (j) Non-Exempt Employees. No Option granted to an Employee that is a non-exempt employee for
purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act shall be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock
until at least six months following the date of grant of the Option. The foregoing provision is
intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the
exercise or vesting of an Option will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay.



6. Provisions of Stock Awards other than Options.




     (a) Restricted Stock Awards. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. To the extent
consistent with the Company’s Bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Common Stock may be (x)
held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to
the Restricted Stock Award lapse; or (y) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate shall be
held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. The terms and conditions of Restricted
Stock Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate
Restricted Stock Award Agreements need not be identical, provided, however, that each Restricted
Stock Award 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 Restricted Stock Award may be awarded in consideration for (A) past or
future services actually or to be rendered to the Company or an Affiliate, or (B) any other form of
legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board in its sole discretion and permissible
under applicable law.



            (ii) Vesting. Shares of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may
be subject to forfeiture to the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by
the Board.



            (iii) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. In the event a Participant’s
Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive via a forfeiture condition, any or all of
the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant which have not vested as of the date of
termination of Continuous Service under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.



            (iv) Transferability. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock
Award Agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are
set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the Board shall determine in its sole
discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement remains
subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.



     (b) Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms
and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the
terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be identical,
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Agreement shall include (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the
Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:



            (i) Consideration. At the time of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board will
determine the consideration, if any, to be paid by the Participant upon delivery of each share of
Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. The consideration to be paid (if any) by
the Participant for each share of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award may be paid
in any form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board in its sole discretion and
permissible under applicable law.



            (ii) Vesting. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board may impose
such restrictions or conditions to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award as it, in its
sole discretion, deems appropriate.



            (iii) Payment. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of
Common Stock, their cash equivalent, any combination thereof or in any other form of consideration,
as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.



            (iv) Additional Restrictions. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the
Board, as it deems appropriate, may impose such restrictions or conditions that delay the delivery
of the shares of Common Stock (or their cash equivalent) subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award
to a time after the vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit Award.



            (v) Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares of Common
Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as determined by the Board and contained in the
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. At the sole discretion of the Board, such dividend
equivalents may be converted into additional shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock
Unit Award in such manner as determined by the Board. Any additional shares covered by the
Restricted Stock Unit Award credited by reason of such dividend equivalents will be subject to all
the terms and conditions of the underlying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which they
relate.



            (vi) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the
applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, such portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award
that has not vested will be forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.



            (vii) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth herein, any Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under the Plan that is not exempt from the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall contain such provisions so that such Restricted
Stock Unit Award will comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Such restrictions,
if any, shall be determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
evidencing such Restricted Stock Unit Award. For example, such restrictions may include, without
limitation, a requirement that any Common Stock that is to be issued in a year following the year
in which the Restricted Stock Unit Award vests must be issued in accordance with a fixed
pre-determined schedule.



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     (c) Stock Appreciation Rights. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. Stock
Appreciation Rights may be granted as stand-alone Stock Awards or in tandem with other Stock
Awards. The terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Right Agreements may change from time to
time, and the terms and conditions of separate Stock Appreciation Right Agreements need not be
identical; provided, however, that each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall include (through
incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of
each of the following provisions:



            (i) Term. No Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10)
years from the date of its grant or such shorter period specified in the Stock Appreciation Right
Agreement.



            (ii) Strike Price. Each Stock Appreciation Right will be denominated in shares of Common Stock
equivalents. The strike price of each Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock equivalents subject to the Stock
Appreciation Right on the date of grant.



            (iii) Calculation of Appreciation. The appreciation distribution payable on the exercise of a
Stock Appreciation Right will be not greater than an amount equal to the excess of (A) the
aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right) of a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of share of Common Stock equivalents in which
the Participant is vested under such Stock Appreciation Right, and with respect to which the
Participant is exercising the Stock Appreciation Right on such date, over (B) the strike price that
will be determined by the Board at the time of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right.



            (iv) Vesting. At the time of the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Board may impose
such restrictions or conditions to the vesting of such Stock Appreciation Right as it, in its sole
discretion, deems appropriate.



            (v) Exercise. To exercise any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant must
provide written notice of exercise to the Company in compliance with the provisions of the Stock
Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right.



            (vi) Payment. The appreciation distribution in respect to a Stock Appreciation Right may be
paid in Common Stock, in cash, in any combination of the two or in any other form of consideration,
as determined by the Board and contained in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such
Stock Appreciation Right.



            (vii) Termination of Continuous Service. In the event that a Participant’s Continuous Service
terminates, the Participant may exercise his or her Stock Appreciation Right (to the extent that
the Participant was entitled to exercise such Stock Appreciation Right as of the date of
termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (A) the date three (3)
months following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter
period specified in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement), or (B) the



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expiration of the term of the Stock Appreciation Right as set forth in the Stock Appreciation
Right Agreement. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her Stock
Appreciation Right within the time specified herein or in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
(as applicable), the Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate.



            (viii) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth herein, any Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan that are not exempt from the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall contain such provisions so that such Stock
Appreciation Rights will comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Such
restrictions, if any, shall be determined by the Board and contained in the Stock Appreciation
Right Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right. For example, such restrictions may
include, without limitation, a requirement that a Stock Appreciation Right that is to be paid
wholly or partly in cash must be exercised and paid in accordance with a fixed pre-determined
schedule.



     (d) Performance Awards.



            (i) Performance Stock Awards. A Performance Stock Award is a Stock Award that may be granted,
may vest, or may be exercised based upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain
Performance Goals. A Performance Stock Award may, but need not, require the completion of a
specified period of Continuous Service. The length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals
to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such
Performance Goals have been attained shall be conclusively determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion. The maximum benefit to be received by any Participant in any calendar year
attributable to Stock Awards described in this Section 6(d)(i) shall not exceed the value of nine
million (9,000,000) shares of Common Stock. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law
and the applicable Award Agreement, the Board may determine that cash may be used in payment of
Performance Stock Awards.



            (ii) Performance Cash Awards. A Performance Cash Award is a cash award that may be granted
upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Cash
Award may also require the completion of a specified period of Continuous Service. The length of
any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the
measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained shall be
conclusively determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The maximum benefit to be
received by any Participant in any calendar year attributable to cash awards described in this
Section 6(d)(ii) shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000). The Board may provide for or,
subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify, may permit a Participant to elect
for, the payment of any Performance Cash Award to be deferred to a specified date or event. The
Administrator may specify the form of payment of Performance Cash Awards, which may be cash or
other property, or may provide for a Participant to have the option for his or her Performance Cash
Award, or such portion thereof as the Board may specify, to be paid in whole or in part in cash or
other property. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the applicable Award
Agreement, the Board may determine that Common Stock authorized under this Plan may be used in
payment of Performance Cash Awards, including additional shares in excess of the Performance Cash
Award as an inducement to hold shares of Common Stock.



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     (e) Other Stock Awards. Other forms of Stock Awards valued in whole or in part by reference
to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock may be granted either alone or in addition to Stock Awards
provided for under Section 5 and the preceding provisions of this Section 6. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have sole and complete authority to determine the persons
to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards will be granted, the number of
shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock
Awards and all other terms and conditions of such Other Stock Awards.



7. Non-Discretionary Grants to Eligible Directors.




     (a) General. The Non-Discretionary Grant Program in this Section 7 allows Eligible Directors
to receive Stock Awards automatically at designated intervals over their period of Continuous
Service on the Board.



     (b) Eligibility. The Stock Awards set forth in this Section 7 shall automatically be granted
to all Eligible Directors who meet the specified criteria.



     (c) Non-Discretionary Grants.



            (i) Initial Award. Without any further action of the Board, (A) each person who, as of the
Effective Date, is an Eligible Director and has been an Eligible Director for at least twelve
months, shall automatically on the Effective Date be granted an Option to purchase eighty thousand
(80,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7(d); and (B) each
person who, after the Effective Date, is elected or appointed for the first time to be an Eligible
Director shall automatically, upon the date of his or her initial election or appointment as an
Eligible Director, be granted an Option to purchase eighty thousand (80,000) shares of Common Stock
on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7(d).



            (ii) Annual Awards. Without any further action of the Board, on the date of the Company’s
annual stockholder meeting each year, each Eligible Director who has been an Eligible Director for
six (6) months or more as of the date of such annual stockholder meeting and whose Continuous
Service has not then terminated shall automatically be granted an Annual Award as described below.



                    (1) Form of Annual Award. On or before December 31 of any calendar year, the Board shall
determine if all Annual Awards to be granted in the subsequent calendar year shall be in the form
of Options described in Section 7(d) or in the form of Restricted Stock Awards described in Section
7(e). If the Board does not make such a determination on or before December 31 of a calendar year,
all Annual Awards to be granted in the subsequent calendar year shall be in the form of Options
described in Section 7(d).



                    (2) Option. If the Annual Award is in the form of an Option, the Annual Award shall be a
Nonstatutory Stock option to purchase forty thousand (40,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms
and conditions set forth in Section 7(d).



                    (3) Restricted Stock Award or Stock Unit Award. If the Annual Award is in the form of a
Restricted Stock Award, the Annual Award shall not be more favorable



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to an Eligible Director than that number of unvested shares of Common Stock, rounded down to
the next whole number of shares, determined as the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the “fair
value” of the Option specified in Section 7(c)(ii)(2) determined under generally accepted
accounting principles and using the option pricing model employed by the Company for purposes of
estimating the value of compensatory stock options for financial reporting purposes as reported in
the Annual Report filed on Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB (or any successor forms) with the Securities
and Exchange Commission in the calendar year preceding the date of grant, by (ii) the Fair Market
Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant. In addition, the Board shall have the
authority to provide that an Annual Award in the form of a Restricted Stock Award shall instead be
in the form of a Stock Unit Award.



     (d) Non-Discretionary Option Grant Provisions.



            (i) Option Type. Each Option granted hereunder shall be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.



            (ii) Term. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the
date it was granted.



            (iii) Exercise Price. The exercise price of each Option shall be one hundred percent (100%)
of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is
granted.



            (iv) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, then, to the extent not
prohibited by applicable law and except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Award
Agreement, the time during which an Option granted to an Eligible Director pursuant to the
Non-Discretionary Grant Program under this Section 7 may be exercised shall (contingent upon the
effectiveness of such transaction, and provided such Option has not terminated prior to the
effective time of such transaction) be accelerated in full to a date prior to the effective time of
such transaction, and such Options shall terminate if not exercised at or prior to such effective
time.



            (v) Remaining Terms. The remaining terms and conditions of each Option shall be as set forth
in an Option Agreement in the form adopted from time to time by the Board; provided, however, that
the terms of such Option Agreement shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan.



     (e) Non-Discretionary Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award Provisions.



            (i) Consideration. Payment for the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award
shall be for past or future services rendered to the Company or an Affiliate. In the event that
additional consideration is required to be paid so that the shares of Common Stock subject to the
Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be deemed fully paid and nonassessable,
the Board shall determine the amount and character of such additional consideration.



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            (ii) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, then, to the extent not
prohibited by applicable law and except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Award
Agreement, the vesting of each Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to
an Eligible Director pursuant to the Non-Discretionary Grant Program under this Section 7 shall
(contingent upon the effectiveness of such transaction, and provided such Restricted Stock Award or
Restricted Stock Unit Award has not terminated prior to the effective time of such transaction)
accelerate in full to a date prior to the effective time of such transaction and, in the case of
Restricted Stock Unit Awards, shall be settled on such date.



     (f) Remaining Terms. The remaining terms and conditions of each grant of Restricted Stock
Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be as set forth in a Restricted Stock Award Agreement
or Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement in a form adopted from time to time by the Board;
provided, however, that the terms of such Restricted Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement shall be consistent with the provisions of the Plan.  



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 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 Common Stock upon 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 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 that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the
lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any
liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and
until such authority is obtained.



     (c) No Obligation to Notify. The Company shall have no duty or obligation to any holder of a
Stock Award to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Stock Award.
Furthermore, the Company shall have no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder
of a pending termination or expiration of a Stock Award or a possible period in which the Stock
Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences
of a Stock Award to the holder of such Stock Award.



9. Miscellaneous.




     (a) Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common
Stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall constitute general funds of the Company.



     (b) Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Stock Awards. Corporate action constituting a
grant by the Company of a Stock Award to any Participant shall be deemed



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completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board,
regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Stock Award is
communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant.



     (c) 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 Common Stock subject to such Stock Award
unless and until such Participant has exercised the Stock Award pursuant to its terms and the
Participant shall not be deemed to be a stockholder of record until the issuance of the Common
Stock pursuant to such exercise has been entered into the books and records of the Company.



     (d) No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan, any Stock Award Agreement or
other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award granted pursuant to the Plan
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.



     (e) Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined at the time of grant) of 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 any 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
the applicable Option Agreement(s).



     (f) Investment Assurances. The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of
exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Stock Award, (i) to give written assurances
satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in 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 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 Common Stock.
The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be
inoperative if (x) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock
under the Stock Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, or (y) 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



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counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws,
including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock.



     (g) Withholding Obligations. Unless prohibited by the terms of a Stock Award Agreement, the
Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation
relating to an 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) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from
the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the
Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; or (iv) by such other method as may be
set forth in the Award Agreement.



     (h) Electronic Delivery. Any reference herein to a “written” agreement or document shall
include any agreement or document delivered electronically or posted on the Company’s intranet.



     (i) Deferrals. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion,
may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting
or settlement of all or a portion of any Award may be deferred and may establish programs and
procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be
made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the
Board may provide for distributions while a Participant is still an employee. The Board is
authorized to make deferrals of Stock Awards and determine when, and in what annual percentages,
Participants may receive payments, including lump sum payments, following the Participant’s
termination of employment or retirement, and implement such other terms and conditions consistent
with the provisions of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law.



     (j) Compliance with 409A. To the extent that the Board determines that any Award granted
under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award
shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences described in Section
409A(a)(1) of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Agreements shall be
interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and
other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or
other guidance that may be issued or amended after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any
provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the Board
determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of
Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the
Effective Date), the Board may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement
or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with
retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Board determines are necessary or
appropriate to (1) exempt the Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax
treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, or (2) comply with the requirements
of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance.



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10. Adjustments upon Changes in Common Stock; Other Corporate Events.




     (a) Capitalization Adjustments. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board shall
appropriately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan
pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be issued
pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 3(c), (iii) the class(es)
and maximum number of securities that may be awarded to any person pursuant to Section 3(d) and
6(d)(i), (iv) the class(es) and number of securities subject to each Stock Award under the
Non-Discretionary Grant Program under Section 7, and (v) the class(es) and number of securities and
price per share of stock subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board shall make such
adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.



     (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, in
the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards (other than
Stock Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to the
Company’s right of repurchase) shall terminate immediately prior to the completion of such
dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase
option may be repurchased by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Stock
Award is providing Continuous Service, provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole
discretion, cause some or all Stock Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer
subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Stock Awards have not previously expired or
terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.



     (c) Corporate Transaction. The following provisions shall apply to Stock Awards (including,
without limitation, Stock Awards under the Non-Discretionary Grant Program) in the event of a
Corporate Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Stock Award or any
other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the holder of the Stock Award or
unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of a Stock Award.



            (i) Stock Awards May Be Assumed. Except as otherwise stated in the Stock Award Agreement, in
the event of a Corporate Transaction, any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the
surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) may assume or continue any or all Stock Awards
outstanding under the Plan or may substitute similar stock awards for Stock Awards outstanding
under the Plan (including but not limited to, awards to acquire the same consideration paid to the
stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction), and any reacquisition or
repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to Stock Awards
may be assigned by the Company to the successor of the Company (or the successor’s parent company,
if any), in connection with such Corporate Transaction. A surviving corporation or acquiring
corporation (or its parent) may choose to assume or continue only a portion of a Stock Award or
substitute a similar stock award for only a portion of a Stock Award. The terms of any assumption,
continuation or substitution shall be set by the Board in accordance with the provisions of Section
2.



            (ii) Stock Awards Held by Current Participants. Except as otherwise stated in the Stock Award
Agreement, in the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the



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surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or
continue such outstanding Stock Awards or substitute similar stock awards for such outstanding
Stock Awards, then with respect to Stock Awards that have not been assumed, continued or
substituted and that are held by Participants whose Continuous Service has not terminated prior to
the effective time of the Corporate Transaction (referred to as the “Current Participants”), the
vesting of such Stock Awards (and, if applicable, the time at which such Stock Awards may be
exercised) shall (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction) be accelerated in
full to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction as the Board shall
determine (or, if the Board shall not determine such a date, to the date that is five (5) days
prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction), and such Stock Awards shall terminate if
not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, and
any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Stock Awards shall
lapse (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction).



            (iii) Stock Awards Held by Persons other than Current Participants. Except as otherwise
stated in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the surviving
corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such
outstanding Stock Awards or substitute similar stock awards for such outstanding Stock Awards, then
with respect to Stock Awards that have not been assumed, continued or substituted and that are held
by persons other than Current Participants, the vesting of such Stock Awards (and, if applicable,
the time at which such Stock Award may be exercised) shall not be accelerated and such Stock Awards
(other than a Stock Award consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject
to the Company’s right of repurchase) shall terminate if not exercised (if applicable) prior to the
effective time of the Corporate Transaction; provided, however, that any reacquisition or
repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Stock Awards shall not terminate and may
continue to be exercised notwithstanding the Corporate Transaction.



            (iv) Payment for Stock Awards in Lieu of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event a Stock Award will terminate if not exercised prior to the effective time of a Corporate
Transaction, the Board may provide, in its sole discretion, that the holder of any such
Stock Award that is not exercised prior to such effective time will receive a payment, in such form
as may be determined by the Board, equal in value to the excess, if any, of (A) the value of the
property the holder of the Stock Award would have received upon the exercise of the Stock Award,
over (B) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise.



     (d) Change in Control. A Stock Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and
exercisability upon or after a Change in Control 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. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Stock Award Agreement, the vesting of Stock
Awards granted under the Non-Discretionary Grant Program in the event of a Change in Control shall
be governed by Section 7.



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11. Termination or Suspension of the Plan.




     (a) Plan Term. Unless sooner terminated by the Board pursuant to Section 2, the Plan shall
automatically 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
Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.



     (b) No Impairment of Rights. Termination of the Plan shall not impair rights and obligations
under any Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected
Participant.



12. Effective Date of Plan.




     This Plan shall be in force under the terms and conditions set forth in the Prior Plan, as
amended, until the Effective Date. The terms and conditions as set forth herein shall become
effective on the Effective Date.



13. Choice of Law.




     The law of the State of Colorado shall govern all questions concerning the construction,
validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to such state’s conflict of laws rules.



     14. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the definitions contained in this Section 13 shall
apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:



     (a) “Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “subsidiary” as such
terms are defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The Board shall have the authority to
determine the time or times at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the
foregoing definition.



     (b) “Annual Award” means a Stock Award granted to each Eligible Director pursuant to Section
7(c)(ii).



     (c) “Annual Meeting” means the first meeting of the Company’s stockholders held each calendar
year at which Directors of the Company are selected.



     (d) “Award” means a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award.



     (e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.



     (f) “Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur
with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Stock Award after the
Effective Date 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.
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convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a transaction “without receipt
of consideration” by the Company.



     (g) “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:



            (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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur (A) on account of
the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other
Exchange Act Person from the Company in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary
purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities
or (B) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “Subject Person”)
exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a
repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares
outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this
sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share
acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that,
assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then
outstanding voting securities Owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold,
then a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur;



            (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, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%)
of the combined outstanding voting power [same comment as above] of the surviving Entity in such
merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) 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, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such 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, except for a liquidation into a parent corporation;



            (iv) there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive 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 outstanding voting securities of the Company
immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; or



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            (v) individuals who, on the date this Plan is adopted by the Board, are members of the Board
(the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of
the Board; (provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of
any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent
Board then still in office, such new member shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a
member of the Incumbent Board).



     For the avoidance of doubt, the term Change in Control shall not include a sale of assets,
merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the
Company.



     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 Awards
subject to such agreement; provided, 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.



     The Board may, in its sole discretion and without Participant consent, amend the definition of
“Change in Control” to conform to the definition of “Change of Control” under Section 409A of the
Code, as amended, and the Treasury Department or Internal Revenue Service Regulations or Guidance
issued thereunder.



     (h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



     (i) “Committee” means a committee of one (1) or more Directors to whom authority has been
delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).



     (j) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.



     (k) “Company” means Replidyne, Inc., a Delaware corporation.



     (l) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or
an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or
(ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such
services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, shall not
cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan.



     (m) “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 to an Affiliate or to a
Director shall not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. To the extent permitted by
law, 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



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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, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy
applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law.



     (n) “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
sole 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) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the
Company is not the surviving corporation; or



            (iv) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the
Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of 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.



     (o) “Covered Employee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.



     (p) “Director” means a member of the Board.



     (q) “Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months, as provided in Section 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i)
of the Code.



     (r) “Eligible Director” means a Director who is not an Employee and is eligible to participate
in the Non-Discretionary Grant Program.



     (s) "Effective Date” means the date of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the
underwriter(s) managing the initial public offering of the Common Stock, pursuant to which the
Common Stock is priced for the initial public offering.



     (t) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service
solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, shall not cause a Director to be
considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.



     (u) “Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.



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     (v) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



     (w) “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
(i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) 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, (iii) an underwriter
temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) 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; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date of the Plan
as set forth in Section 12, is 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.



     (x) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as
follows:



            (i) If the 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 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 Common Stock) on the last market trading day prior to the date 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 Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be
determined by the Board in good faith.



     (y) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to be, and qualifies as, an
“incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.



     (z) “Initial Award” means an Option granted to an Eligible Director who meets the specified
criteria pursuant to Section 7(c)(i).



     (aa) “Non-Discretionary Grant Program” means the non-discretionary grant program in effect
under Section 7 of the Plan.



     (bb) “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or
officer of the Company or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or
indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate 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 for which disclosure
would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business
relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 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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     (cc) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any Option that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option.



     (dd) “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.



     (ee) “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase
shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.



     (ff) “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder
evidencing the terms and conditions of an Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan.



     (gg) “Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if
permitted under the terms of this Plan, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.



     (hh) “Other Stock Award” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common
Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(d).



     (ii) “Other Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder
of an Other Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Stock Award grant. Each
Other Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.



     (jj) “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” who receives compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a
tax-qualified retirement plan) during the taxable year, has not been an officer of the Company or
an “affiliated corporation,” and does not receive remuneration from the Company or an “affiliated
corporation,” either directly or indirectly, 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.



     (kk) “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.



     (ll) “Participant” means a person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if
applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.



     (mm) “Performance Cash Award” means an award of cash granted pursuant to the terms and
conditions of Section 6(d)(ii).



     (nn) “Performance Criteria” means the one or more criteria that the Board shall select for
purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period. The Performance



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Criteria that shall be used to establish such Performance Goals may be based on any one of, or
combination of, the following: (i) earnings per share; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes and
depreciation; (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iv) total
stockholder return; (v) return on equity; (vi) return on assets, investment, or capital employed;
(vii) operating margin; (viii) gross margin; (ix) operating income; (x) net income (before or after
taxes); (xi) net operating income; (xii) net operating income after tax; (xiii) pre-tax profit;
(xiv) operating cash flow; (xv) sales or revenue targets; (xvi) increases in revenue or product
revenue; (xvii) expenses and cost reduction goals; (xviii) improvement in or attainment of working
capital levels; (xix) economic value added (or an equivalent metric); (xx) market share; (xxi) cash
flow; (xxii) cash flow per share; (xxiii) share price performance; (xxiv) debt reduction; (xxv)
implementation or completion of projects or processes; (xxvi) customer satisfaction; (xxvii);
stockholders’ equity; and (xxviii) other measures of performance selected by the Board. Partial
achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the
degree of achievement as specified in the Stock Award Agreement or the written terms of a
Performance Cash Award. The Board shall, in its sole discretion, define the manner of calculating
the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period.



     (oo) “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by
the Board for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Performance Goals may be
based on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates,
or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more
comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices. At the time of the grant
of any Award, the Board is authorized to determine whether, when calculating the attainment of
Performance Goals for a Performance Period: (i) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring
charges; (ii) to exclude exchange rate effects, as applicable, for non-U.S. dollar denominated net
sales and operating earnings; (iii) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted
accounting standards required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; (iv) to exclude the
effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; and (v) to exclude the effects of any
“extraordinary items” as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. In addition,
the Board retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due
upon attainment of Performance Goals.



     (pp) “Performance Period” means the period of time selected by the Board over which the
attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a
Participant’s right to and the payment of a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award. Performance
Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Board.



     (qq) “Performance Stock Award” means a Stock Award granted under the terms and conditions of
Section 6(d)(i).



     (rr) “Plan” means this Replidyne, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.



     (ss) “Prior Plan” means the Replidyne, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Long-Term Incentive
Plan, as amended.



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     (tt) “Restricted Stock Award” means an award of shares of Common Stock which is granted
pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(a).



     (uu) “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a
holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award
grant. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.



     (vv) “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means a right to receive shares of Common Stock which is
granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(b).



     (ww) “Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and
a holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock
Unit Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan.



     (xx) “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.



     (yy) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



     (zz) “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive the appreciation on Common Stock that
is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(c).



     (aaa) “Stock Appreciation Right Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a
holder of a Stock Appreciation Right evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation
Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan.



     (bbb) “Stock Award” means any right to receive Common Stock granted under the Plan, including
an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted
Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Performance Stock Award or any Other Stock Award.



     (ccc) “Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant
evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.



     (ddd) “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, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a
direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital)
of more than fifty percent (50%).



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     (eee) “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 any Affiliate.




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