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Exhibit 10.1 LSI LOGIC CORPORATION
1991 EQUITY INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 1. Grant of Option. LSI Logic Corporation hereby grants a nonstatutory stock
option (Option), pursuant to the Companys 1991 Equity Incentive Option Plan
(the Plan), to purchase Common Stock of the Company to the person named on
the Notice of Grant of Stock Options attached to and incorporated into this
agreement (the Optionee) on the date, for the number of shares, and at the
exercise price as are each specified on the Notice of Grant of Stock Options.
The shares may be purchased as set forth in and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Option Agreement and the Plan. Except where the context
otherwise requires, the term Company shall include the parent and all present
and future subsidiaries of the Company as defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced from time to time
(the Code). 2. Administration. All questions of interpretation concerning this Option
Agreement shall be determined by the Companys Board of Directors (the Board)
and/or by a duly appointed committee of the Board having such powers as shall
be specified by the Board. Any subsequent reference herein to the Board shall
also mean the committee if such committee has been appointed. All
determinations by the Board shall be final and binding upon all persons having
an interest in the Option. 3. Exercise of Option and Provisions for Termination. (a) Right to Exercise. The Option shall be exercisable to the extent
vested in accordance with the schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant of
Stock Options. The Option shall be exercisable only in accordance with the
terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement. The Option may not be exercised
more than seven years after the date of grant (the Expiration Date). (b) Exercise Procedure. Subject to the terms of this Option Agreement,
this Option shall be exercised by delivery of written notice of exercise to the
Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased and the purchase price
to be paid, accompanied by payment in full in accordance with Section 4 of this
Option Agreement. Such exercise shall be effective upon receipt by the Company
of such written notice together with the required payment. The Optionee may
purchase less than the number shares covered by the vested portion of the
Option, provided that no partial exercise of this Option may be for a fraction
of a share. (c) Continuous Employment Required. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 3, this Option may not be exercised unless the Optionee, at the time he
or she exercises this Option is, and has been at all times since the date of
grant of this Option, an employee of the Company. If this Option shall be
assumed or a new Option substituted in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of
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or substituting corporation shall be considered for purposes of this
Option to be employment by the Company. The employment relationship shall not
be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave, military leave or
any other leave of absence approved by the Board; provided that any such leave
is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract, statute or pursuant to
formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company and issued and
promulgated to Employees in writing, or (ii) transfer between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its subsidiaries or its successor. In the case
of any employee on an approved leave of absence, the Board may make such
provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Option while on leave from
the employ of the Company as it may deem appropriate, if any, except that in no
event shall an Option be exercised after the Expiration Date. Unless there is a written employment agreement for a specified term in effect,
Optionees employment may be terminated at any time, with or without cause, by
the Company. Neither the Plan nor this Option shall obligate the Company to
employ Optionee for any particular length of time nor confer any right with
respect to continuing the Optionees relationship as an employee with the
Company. (d) Exercise Upon Termination of Employment. If the Optionee ceases to be
employed by the Company for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs
(e) and (f) below, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate 90 days
after such cessation (but not after the Expiration Date). In that event, this
Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Option was unexercised
and vested on the date of such cessation. The Companys obligation to deliver
shares upon the exercise of this Option shall be subject to the satisfaction of
all applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding
requirements, arising by reason of this option being treated as a nonstatutory
stock option or otherwise. (e) Exercise Upon Death or Disability. In the event Optionee dies or
becomes totally disabled (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to
the Expiration Date while an employee of the Company, that portion of the
Option which had become vested and exercisable as of the date of death or
disability shall be exercisable within 12 months of the date of death or
disability (but not after the Expiration Date). In the event the Optionee dies
within 3 months after termination as an employee (other than discharge for
misconduct as specified in paragraph (f) below), that portion of the Option
that had become vested and exercisable as of the date of termination shall be
exercisable within 6 months of the date of death (but not after the Expiration
Date). (f) Discharge for Misconduct. If the Optionee is discharged due to
misconduct (as defined immediately below) prior to the Expiration Date, the
right to exercise this Option shall terminate immediately upon cessation of
employment. Misconduct , include, but it not limited to (i) willful breach
or neglect of duty; (ii) failure or refusal to work or to comply with the
Companys rules, policies, and practices; (iii) dishonesty; (iv)
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extent medically prescribed) or alcohol while on duty or on Company
premises; (vi) conduct endangering, or likely to endanger, the health or safety
of another employee, any other person or the property of the Company; or (vii)
conviction of a felony. 4. Payment of Purchase Price. Payment of the purchase price for shares
purchased upon exercise of this Option, shall be made by delivery of (i) cash,
(ii) a check made payable to the order of the Company, (iii) a promissory note,
(iv) other shares of Common Stock of the Company which (x) either have been
owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender or were
not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, and (y) have a Fair
Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of
the shares to be exercised, (v) a properly executed exercise notice together
with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company
the amount of sale proceeds required to pay the exercise price, (vi) an
irrevocable subscription agreement for the shares which obligates the option
holder to take and pay for the shares not more than 12 months after the date of
delivery of the subscription agreement, (vii) any combination of the foregoing
methods of payment, or (viii) such other consideration and method of payment
for the issuance of shares to the extent permitted under the Delaware General
Corporation Law. 5. Withholding Taxes. At the time the Option is exercised the Optionee hereby
authorizes withholding from payroll and other amounts payable to Optionee by
the Company, or shall remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy
federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of
any certificate or certificates for such shares. 6. Non-Transferability of Options. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of
Section 3, this Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of
descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the
Optionee, only by the Optionee. 7. Rights as a Stockholder. Until the shares are issued, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section 13 of
the Plan. 8. Recapitalization. In the event that dividends are payable in Common Stock
or in the event there are splits, subdivisions, or combinations of shares of
Common Stock, the number of shares deliverable in connection with this Option
shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, without
change in the aggregate purchase price (where applicable). 9. Reorganization. In case the Company is merged or consolidated with another
corporation and the Company is not the surviving corporation, or in case all of
the property or stock of the Company is acquired by another corporation prior
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Expiration Date, then the Board, or the board of directors of any corporation
assuming the obligations of the Company hereunder, shall either (a) assume the
outstanding Options or make a substitution on an equitable basis of appropriate
stock of the Company or of the merged, consolidated, or otherwise reorganized
corporation which will be issuable in respect to the shares of Common Stock, or
(b) provide that the Option must be exercised within 30 days of the date of
written notice or it will be terminated. 10. Compliance with Securities Law. This Option shall be subject to the
requirement that if, at any time, counsel to the Company shall determine that
the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject hereto upon
any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental or regulatory body, or that the disclosure of
non-public information or the satisfaction of any other condition is necessary
as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares
hereunder, this Option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval, disclosure or
satisfaction of such other condition shall have been effected or obtained on
terms acceptable to the Board of Directors. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
require the Company to apply for, effect or obtain such listing, registration,
qualification, or disclosure, or to satisfy such other condition. 11. Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, must comply with Rule 16b-3 and
shall be deemed to contain such additional conditions or restrictions as may be
required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to Plan transactions. 4