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Exhibit 10.20




CLIFF-YEAR VESTING

OFFICER SEVERANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANT




BROADCOM CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT




RECITALS




          A. The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of retaining the services of selected
Employees and consultants and other independent advisors who provide services to the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary).




          B. Participant is to render valuable services to the Corporation (or a Parent or Subsidiary),
and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan
in connection with the Corporation’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Participant under
the Stock Issuance Program.




          C. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in the
attached Appendix A.



  NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:




          1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Corporation hereby awards to the Participant,
as of the Award Date, Restricted Stock Units under the Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents
the right to receive one share of Common Stock (or, as applicable, the cash equivalent of one share
of Common Stock) on the vesting date specified for that unit in accordance with the express
provisions of this Agreement. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to the awarded
Restricted Stock Units, the applicable vesting schedule for those shares, the date or dates on
which those vested shares shall become issuable to Participant and the remaining terms and
conditions governing the award (the “Award”) shall be as set forth in this Agreement.




AWARD SUMMARY




	 	 	 
	Participant:

	 	________________________________
	 
	 	 
	Award Date:

	 	______________________, 20___
	 
	 	 
	Vesting Commencement Date

	 	______________________, 20___ (the “Vesting Commencement Date”)
	 
	 	 
	Number of Shares
Subject to Award:

	 	______________ shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”)
	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:

	 	The Shares shall vest upon the Participant’s continuation in
Service through the end of the three (3)-year period measured
from the Vesting Commencement Date (the “Required Service
Period”). However, the Shares may vest in whole or in part on
an accelerated basis in accordance






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	 	with the provisions of
Sections 3 and 6 of this Agreement. The Required Service
Period may also be extended in connection with certain leaves
of absence or changes in Employee status, as set forth and
subject to the limitations contained in Section 4 of this
Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Issuance Schedule:

	 	Subject to the delayed issuance provisions of Section 9 of
this Agreement (to the extent applicable), the Shares to which
the Participant becomes entitled upon continuation in Service
through the completion of the Required Service Period shall be
issued upon the completion of such period or as soon
thereafter as administratively practicable, but in no event
later than thirty (30) days after the completion of such
period. Any Restricted Stock Units which vest on an
accelerated basis pursuant to Section 3 or 6 of this Agreement
shall be settled in accordance with the applicable provisions
of such section. The Corporation shall in all instances
collect the applicable Withholding Taxes with respect to the
issued Shares pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section
8 of this Agreement.






          2. Limited Transferability. Prior to actual receipt of the Shares that become
issuable (or cash that becomes payable, if applicable) hereunder, the Participant may not transfer
any interest in the Award or the underlying Shares or pledge or otherwise hedge the sale of those
Shares, including (without limitation) any short sale or any acquisition or disposition of any put
or call option or other instrument tied to the value of those Shares. Any attempt by the
Participant to do so will result in an immediate forfeiture of all of the Restricted Stock Units
awarded to the Participant hereunder. Any Shares that vest (or cash that becomes payable, if
applicable) hereunder but which otherwise remain unissued (or unpaid) at the time of the
Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of the Participant’s will or the
laws of inheritance or to the Participant’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of this Award.
The Participant may also direct the Corporation to immediately re-issue the stock certificates for
any Shares that in fact vest and become issuable to Participant under the Award during his or her
lifetime to one or more designated Family Members or a trust established for the Participant and/or
his or her Family Members. The Participant may make such a beneficiary designation or certificate
directive at any time by filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator or its designee.




          3. Cessation of Service.




               (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3 or Section 6 below, should the Participant
cease Service for any reason prior to the completion of the Required Service Period, then this
Award will be immediately cancelled with respect to all Shares subject to this Award. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 3 or Section 6 below, Service for only a portion of the Required
Service Period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle Participant to any proportionate
vesting or avoid or mitigate the cancellation and forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units that
will occur upon the termination of Participant’s Service prior to the completion of the Required
Service Period. Upon the cancellation of one more Restricted Stock



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Units, the Participant shall cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares or
other payment under those cancelled units.




               (b) The Participant is also a participant in the Corporation’s special officer severance
program pursuant to the terms of the letter agreement and appendix between the Corporation and the
Participant (the “Severance Agreement”). The Severance Agreement sets forth certain terms and
conditions under which the Participant’s equity or equity-based awards from the Corporation,
including this Award, may vest in whole or in part on an accelerated basis in connection with the
Participant’s cessation of Employee status under various specified circumstances. The Severance
Agreement also sets forth the date or dates on which the shares of Common Stock subject to the
awards that vest on such an accelerated basis, including the Shares subject to this Award, are to
be issued, subject to certain required delays as set forth in the Severance Agreement. The terms
and provisions of the Severance Agreement, as they apply to this Award, are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Agreement and shall have the same force and effect as if expressly set forth in
this Agreement.



               (c) The following special vesting acceleration provisions shall be in effect for this Award
and the underlying Shares to the extent the various vesting acceleration provisions applicable to
this Award pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Severance Agreement incorporated herein
would not otherwise result in the accelerated vesting of the Award and the underlying Shares under
the terms and conditions set forth below:



               (i) If (A) Participant’s Employee status is terminated by the Corporation without Cause other
than in connection with a Reduction in Force prior to the completion of the Required Service Period
and (B) Participant delivers his or her required Release to the Corporation within twenty-one (21)
days after the date of such termination (or within forty-five (45) days after such termination
date, to the extent such longer period is required under applicable law) and that Release becomes
effective in accordance with applicable law, then Participant shall vest in fifty percent (50%) of
the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award in which the Participant would have
otherwise been vested at the time of such termination had the Restricted Stock Units vested in
successive equal quarterly installments over the three (3)-year period measured from the Vesting
Commencement Date; provided, however, that unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in
its sole discretion, the number of vested Restricted Stock Units so calculated shall be reduced,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of this Agreement, to the extent Participant is not
entitled to Service-vesting credit for any authorized leave of absence during the period commencing
with the Vesting Commencement Date and, provided, further, that notwithstanding anything contained
to the contrary herein, in the event that any Restricted Stock Units vest pursuant to this Section
3(c)(i), such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled in cash or cash equivalents in an amount
determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units so vested by the Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock on the applicable termination date, which amount shall, subject to
Section 9 below, be paid to Participant on the sixtieth (60th) day following
Participant’s Separation from Service, subject to the foregoing conditions.



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               (ii) If (A) Participant’s Employee status is terminated by the Corporation without Cause in
connection with a Reduction in Force prior to the completion of the Required Service Period and (B)
Participant delivers his or her required Release to the Corporation within twenty-one (21) days
after the date of such termination (or within forty-five (45) days after such termination date, to
the extent such longer period is required under applicable law) and that Release becomes effective
in accordance with applicable law, then Participant shall vest in the number of Restricted Stock
Units subject to this Award (and the underlying Shares) in which the Participant would have
otherwise been vested at the time of such termination had the Restricted Stock Units vested in
successive equal quarterly installments over the three (3)-year period measured from the Vesting
Commencement Date; provided, however, that unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator
in its sole discretion, the number of vested Restricted Stock Units so calculated shall be reduced,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of this Agreement, to the extent Participant is not
entitled to Service-vesting credit for any authorized leave of absence during the period commencing
with the Vesting Commencement Date and, provided, further, that notwithstanding anything contained
to the contrary herein, in the event that any Restricted Stock Units vest pursuant to this Section
3(c)(ii), such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled in cash or cash equivalents in an amount
determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units so vested by the Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock on the applicable termination date, which amount shall, subject to
Section 9 below, be paid to Participant on the sixtieth (60th) day following
Participant’s Separation from Service, subject to the foregoing conditions.



               (d) In no event, however, shall the number of Restricted Stock Units that vest on an
accelerated basis in accordance with Section 3(c) exceed the number of unvested Restricted Stock
Units subject to this Award immediately prior to the date of Participant’s termination of Employee
status.



               (e) In the event that Participant’s Employee status terminates prior to vesting in all the
Shares due to his or her death or Disability, then the applicable death and Disability provisions
of the Severance Agreement shall govern the Participant’s rights and entitlements.



          4. Leaves of Absence/Change of Employee Status. Participant shall not be deemed to
have ceased Service while on a leave of absence authorized by the Corporation, except to the extent
otherwise provided in the Appendix to this Agreement with respect to the date on which Participant
is deemed to have a Separation from Service. However, the date on which the Required Service
Period would otherwise be completed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 (and the corresponding
settlement date of the Restricted Stock Units) and the number of Restricted Stock Units that might
otherwise vest on an accelerated basis under Section 3(c) may each be affected by such leave of
absence. Accordingly, the Required Service Period under Section 1 may be extended (and the
corresponding settlement date delayed) should Participant be absent from active Service by reason
of such leave and, subject to the discretion reserved to the Plan Administrator under Section 3,
the number of Restricted Stock Units that vest on an accelerated basis under Section 3(c) may be
reduced to the extent the Participant is not eligible for Service-vesting credit during the period
of that leave and any Restricted Stock Units that do






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not vest shall terminate and be forfeited by Participant. In addition, a change in
Participant’s Employee status from full-time or part-time may also result in similar adjustments to
the Required Service Period under Section 1 and the vesting provisions of Section 3(c), to the
extent such change in status results in a slower rate of vesting accrual. The actual effect that a
leave of absence or change in Employee status may have upon the Required Service Period and the
vesting of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award will be determined by the Corporation’s
policies governing those subjects that are in effect at the time. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the Required Service Period shall only be extended in accordance with this Section
4 (and the Restricted Stock Unit settlement date correspondingly delayed) to the extent that any
delayed vesting and settlement will not require Participant to include in income under Code Section
409A amounts payable in respect of the Restricted Stock Units. In the event that any extension of
the Required Service Period (and corresponding delay in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units)
that would apply under this Section 4 is limited in accordance with the preceding sentence, any
Restricted Stock Units that would have vested and been settled during any disallowed portion of an
extended Required Service Period but for such limitation shall, as determined in the sole
discretion of the Plan Administrator, either (i) vest and be settled prior to the expiration of the
Required Service Period (as may be extended in accordance with this Section 4), or (ii) terminate
and be forfeited by Participant.




          5. Shareholder Rights.




               (a) The Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award do not impose any fiduciary obligations
upon the Corporation and create only a contractual obligation on the part of the Corporation to
issue the Shares that vest in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement. The Restricted
Stock Units shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind.



               (b) Participant shall not have any shareholder rights, including voting, dividend or
liquidation rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the Award until Participant becomes the
record holder of those Shares upon their actual issuance following the Corporation’s collection of
the applicable Withholding Taxes.



               (c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 7, no adjustments will made to this Award for
dividends or other shareholder distributions for which the record date is prior to the date
Participant becomes the record holder of the Shares subject to this Award.



          6. Change of Control.




               (a) Any Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award at the time of a Change in Control may be
assumed by the successor entity or otherwise continued in full force and effect or may be replaced
with a cash retention program of the successor entity that preserves the Fair Market Value (at the
time of the Change in Control) of the unvested shares of Common Stock subject to the Award and
provides for the subsequent vesting and payout of that value in accordance with the same vesting
and issuance schedules applicable to the Award. In the event of such assumption or continuation of
this Award or such replacement of the Award with a cash



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retention program, no accelerated vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or the underlying
Shares shall occur at the time of the Change in Control.




              (b) In the event this Award is assumed or otherwise continued in effect, the Restricted Stock
Units subject to the Award shall be adjusted immediately after the consummation of the Change in
Control so as to apply to the number and class of securities into which the Shares subject to those
units immediately prior to the Change in Control would have been converted in consummation of that
Change in Control had those Shares actually been issued and outstanding at that time. To the
extent the actual holders of the outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their
Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation (or parent entity)
may, in connection with the assumption or continuation of the Restricted Stock Units subject to the
Award at that time, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value
equal to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in the Change in Control
transaction, provided the substituted common stock is readily tradable on an established U.S.
securities exchange or market.




               (c) Any Restricted Stock Units that are assumed or otherwise continued in effect in connection
with a Change in Control or replaced with a cash retention program under Section 6(a) shall be
subject to accelerated vesting in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the
Severance Agreement incorporated herein.




               (d) If Participant’s Employee status continues until the Change in Control and the Restricted
Stock Units subject to this Award at the time of the Change in Control are not assumed or otherwise
continued in effect or replaced with a cash retention program in accordance with Section 6(a), then
those units will vest immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control. The Shares subject
to those vested units shall be converted into the right to receive the same consideration per share
of Common Stock payable to the other shareholders of the Corporation in consummation of that Change
in Control, and such consideration per Share shall be distributed to Participant upon such Change
in Control or at such later time or times as the consideration is paid to the other holders of
Common Stock in connection with the Change in Control, but only to the extent that any such delayed
payments will not require Participant to include amounts payable in respect of the Restricted Stock
Units in income under Code Section 409A.




               (e) This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust,
reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge,
consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.




          7. Adjustment in Shares. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of
any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares,
spin-off transaction or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the
Corporation’s receipt of consideration, or should the value of outstanding shares of Common Stock
be substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or
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other reorganization, then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Plan Administrator to
the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award. The adjustments shall
be made by the Plan Administrator in such manner as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate to
reflect such change, and those adjustments shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of
a Change in Control, the provisions of Section 6 shall be controlling.




          8. Issuance of Shares of Common Stock.




               (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(d), on any applicable date that Shares are to be
issued pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation shall issue to or on behalf of Participant a
certificate (which may be in electronic form) for the vested shares of Common Stock to be issued on
that date.



               (b) The applicable Withholding Taxes with respect to the issued Shares or any other
consideration distributed to Participant shall be collected from Participant as and when such taxes
become due. Participant may, with respect to the issued Shares, satisfy the applicable Withholding
Taxes through one or more of the following methods:




          (i) The delivery of a separate check payable to the Corporation;




          (ii) if and to the extent expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator at the
time, through a share withholding procedure, pursuant to which the Corporation will
automatically withhold, immediately upon the issuance of the Shares, a portion of
those Shares with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the issuance date) equal to
the amount of such Withholding Taxes (the “Share Withholding Method”); provided,
however, that the amount of any Shares so withheld shall not exceed the amount
necessary to satisfy the Corporation’s required tax withholding obligations using
the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes,
including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income.
Participant will be notified (either in writing or through electronic transmission)
of the time or times when the Share Withholding Method will actually be available
with respect to one or more vested Shares that become issuable under this Agreement
(such notification will also set forth the procedures authorized and established by
the Plan Administrator for such purpose);




          (iii) irrevocable instructions given by Participant to a broker to remit to the
Corporation cash, in an amount equal to such Withholding Taxes, from a previously
established account Participant maintains with such broker; or




          (iv) to the extent the Share Withholding Method is not otherwise available at
the time one or more vested Shares become issuable, Participant may also satisfy the
applicable Withholding Taxes with respect to those Shares through the use of
proceeds from a next day sale of the issued Shares, provided and only if (i) such a
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insider trading policies governing sales of Corporation shares and (ii) such
transaction is not otherwise deemed to constitute a prohibited loan under Section
402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



               (c) If any withholding event is other than the issuance of the Shares, or if the Corporation
for any reason is unable to collect the applicable Withholding Taxes with respect to the issuance
of the Shares through any of the foregoing collection procedures specified in this Section 8, then
the Corporation shall be entitled to require Participant to make a cash payment and/or to deduct
from other compensation payable to him or her the amount of such applicable Withholding Taxes.



               (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8, the employee portion of the
federal, state and local employment taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation in connection
with the vesting of the Shares or any other amounts hereunder (the “Employment Taxes”) shall in all
events be collected from the Participant no later than the last business day of the calendar year
in which the Shares or other amounts vest hereunder. Accordingly, to the extent the issuance date
for one or more vested Shares or the distribution date for such other amounts is to occur in a year
subsequent to the calendar year in which those Shares or other amounts vest hereunder, the
Participant shall, on or before the last business day of the calendar year in which the Shares or
other amounts vest, deliver to the Corporation a check payable to its order in the dollar amount
equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those Shares or other
amounts. The provisions of this Section 8(d) shall be applicable only to the extent necessary to
comply with the applicable tax withholding requirements of Code Section 3121(v).



               (e) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, Section 6 or Section 8(b), the settlement of
all Restricted Stock Units that vest under the Award shall be made solely in shares of Common
Stock. In no event, however, shall any fractional shares be issued. Accordingly, the total number
of shares of Common Stock to be issued at the time the Award vests shall, to the extent necessary,
be rounded down to the next whole share to avoid the issuance of a fractional share.



          9. Code Section 409A Limitations. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to
the contrary, should this Agreement be deemed a deferred compensation arrangement subject to
Section 409A of the Code:





          - In no event shall the Shares that become issuable (or cash that becomes
payable) under this Agreement in connection with the Participant’s cessation of
Employee status be actually issued (or paid), nor shall Participant have any right
to the issuance of those Shares (or payment), prior to the date on which the
Participant incurs a Separation from Service due to that cessation of Employee
status.




          - If the issuance date for the Shares (or the cash payment date) is tied to the
Participant’s Separation from Service in accordance with the applicable provisions
of this Agreement, then in no event will the Shares be



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issued (or such amounts be distributed) prior to the earlier of (i) the first
day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of such Separation from Service or
(ii) the date of Participant’s death, if Participant is deemed at the time of such
Separation from Service to be a specified employee under Section 1.409A-1(i) of the
Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A, as determined by the Plan
Administrator in accordance with consistent and uniform standards applied to all
other Code Section 409A arrangements of the Corporation, and such delayed
commencement is otherwise required to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code
Section 409A(a)(2). Upon the expiration of the applicable deferral period, the
Shares shall be issued (or cash paid) in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh
(7th) month after the date of Participant’s Separation from Service, or if earlier,
the first day of the month immediately following the date the Corporation receives
proof of Participant’s death.



          In addition, it is the intent of the Corporation and the Participant that the
provisions of this Agreement comply with all applicable requirements of Section 409A of the
Code. Accordingly, to the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether one or more
provisions of this Agreement would otherwise contravene the applicable requirements or
limitations of Code Section 409A, then those provisions shall be interpreted and applied in
a manner that does not result in a violation of the applicable requirements or limitations
of Code Section 409A and the applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder.




          10. Deferred Release Date. Should the applicable Restricted Stock Units settlement
date occur during any period Participant is under investigation by the Corporation for any act or
transaction that might constitute grounds for termination for Cause, then any cash payments, issued
Shares and/or the net proceeds from any sale or sales of those Shares during such period (the gross
sale proceeds less withholding taxes due the Corporation and broker commissions) will be held by
the Corporation in escrow until such time as the investigation is satisfactorily completed. If it
is determined that Participant has not engaged in any action or transaction that might constitute
grounds for a termination for Cause, then the escrowed Shares and/or funds will be released to
Participant, subject to the Corporation’s collection of all applicable Withholding Taxes not
otherwise previously collected, as soon as administratively practicable following the completion of
the investigation, but in no event later than the close of the calendar year in which such
determination is made. If it is determined that the Participant has engaged in any act or
transaction that constitutes grounds for termination for Cause, then Participant shall cease to
have any further right, title or interest in the escrowed Shares and/or funds, and those Shares and
funds shall be returned to the Corporation.




          11. Securities Law Compliance. The Corporation shall use its reasonable commercial
efforts to assure that all Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement are registered under the
federal securities laws. However, no Shares will be issued pursuant to this Award if such issuance
would otherwise constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws or
regulations or the requirements of any Stock Exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed.
The inability of the Corporation to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority
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hereunder shall defer the Corporation’s obligation with respect to the issuance of such Shares
until such approval shall have been obtained.




          12. Transfer Restriction. None of the issued Shares may be sold or
transferred in contravention of (i) any market blackout periods the Corporation may impose from
time to time or (ii) the Corporation’s insider trading policies to the extent applicable to you
from time to time.




          13. Parachute Payment. In the event the accelerated vesting and issuance
of the Shares subject to this Award would otherwise constitute a parachute payment under Code
Section 280G, then the applicable parachute payment provisions of the Severance Agreement shall
govern the Participant’s rights and entitlements.




          14. Notice. Any notice to be given or delivered to the Corporation relating
to this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal corporate
offices. Any notice to be given or delivered to Participant relating to this Agreement shall be in
writing and addressed to Participant at the address indicated below his or her signature line on
the last page of this Agreement or such other address of which Participant may later advise the
Corporation in writing. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon
deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.




          15. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its successors and assigns and upon
Participant and the legal representatives, heirs and the legatees of his or her estate.




          16. Construction. This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made
and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the
Plan. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to interpret and construe any
term or provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and such interpretation shall be binding on all
persons having an interest in the Award.




          17. Governing Law. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without resort to that State’s
conflict-of-laws rules.




          18. At Will Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or the Award shall
provide Participant with any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or
interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way Participant’s right or the right of the Corporation
to terminate Participant’s Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause, or for no
reason.




          19. Mandatory Arbitration. ANY AND ALL DISPUTES OR CONTROVERSIES BETWEEN
PARTICIPANT AND THE CORPORATION ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR OTHERWISE CONNECTED WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS EVIDENCED HEREBY OR THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION,
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AGREEMENT SHALL BE SETTLED EXCLUSIVELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION TO BE HELD IN THE COUNTY IN
WHICH PARTICIPANT IS (OR HAS MOST RECENTLY BEEN) EMPLOYED BY THE CORPORATION (OR ANY PARENT OR
SUBSIDIARY) AT THE TIME OF SUCH ARBITRATION. THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY (i)
THE NATIONAL RULES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES THEN IN EFFECT OF THE AMERICAN
ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION AND (ii) THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE SAME,
BUT NO GREATER, REMEDIAL AUTHORITY AS WOULD A COURT HEARING THE SAME DISPUTE. THE DECISION OF THE
ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FINAL, CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES TO THE ARBITRATION AND SHALL BE IN
LIEU OF THE RIGHTS THOSE PARTIES MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH
DECISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CORRECTION, CONFIRMATION OR VACATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
AND STANDARDS OF APPLICABLE LAW GOVERNING THE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ARBITRATION AWARDS. THE PREVAILING
PARTY IN SUCH ARBITRATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE ARBITRATOR, AND IN ANY ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER COURT
PROCEEDINGS, SHALL BE ENTITLED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TO REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE OTHER
PARTY FOR ALL OF THE PREVAILING PARTY’S COSTS, EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY’S FEES. HOWEVER, THE
ARBITRATOR’S COMPENSATION AND OTHER FEES AND COSTS UNIQUE TO ARBITRATION SHALL IN ALL EVENTS BE
PAID BY THE CORPORATION. JUDGMENT SHALL BE ENTERED ON THE ARBITRATOR’S DECISION IN ANY COURT
HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, EITHER PARTY MAY IN AN APPROPRIATE MATTER APPLY TO A COURT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE
OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1281.8, OR ANY COMPARABLE STATUTORY PROVISION OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLE,
FOR PROVISIONAL RELIEF, INCLUDING A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER OR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PROCEEDINGS AND RESULTS, INCLUDING THE ARBITRATOR’S DECISION, SHALL BE
KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.




          20. Electronic Delivery. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion,
decide to deliver any document related to the Award, the Plan or future awards that may be granted
under the Plan by electronic means, and Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by
electronic delivery.




          21. Remaining Terms. The remaining terms and conditions of this Award are
governed by the Plan, and this Award is also subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and
regulations that may from time to time be adopted under the Plan. The official prospectus
summarizing the principal features of the Plan and the restricted stock units issuable under the
Plan is available for review on the Corporation’s website at
http://finbu.broadcom.com/stock/default.aspx. In the event of any conflict between the provisions
of this Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall be






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controlling. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those
of the Severance Agreement, the provisions of the Severance Agreement shall be controlling.
Provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary authority on the Board or the Plan Administrator
do not (and shall not be deemed to) confer in Participant any rights, except to the extent such
rights are expressly set forth herein or are otherwise in the sole discretion of the Board or the
Plan Administrator expressly conferred by appropriate action after the date hereof.




          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first
indicated above.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	BROADCOM CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PARTICIPANT	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Signature:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Address:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 











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APPENDIX A




DEFINITIONS



          The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:




          A. Agreement shall mean this Restricted Stock Unit Issuance Agreement.




          B. Award shall mean the award of Restricted Stock Units made to the
Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.




          C. Award Date shall mean the date the Restricted Stock Units are awarded to
Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in Section 1 of the
Agreement.




          D. Board shall mean the Corporation’s Board of Directors.




          E. Cause shall mean the Participant’s commission of any one or more of the
following acts: (i) willful damage to the property, business, business relationships,
reputation or goodwill of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary; (ii) commission of a
felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (iii) theft, dishonesty, fraud or
embezzlement; (iv) willful violation of any rules or regulations of any governmental or
regulatory body that is or is reasonably expected to be injurious to the Corporation or any
Parent or Subsidiary; (v) the use of alcohol, narcotics or other controlled substances to
the extent that Participant is prevented from efficiently performing services for the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary; (vi) willful injury to any other employee of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary; (vii) willful injury to any person in the course
of performance of services for the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary; (viii)
disclosure to a competitor or other unauthorized persons of confidential or proprietary
information or secrets of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary or any other material
breach of the provisions of the Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement between
the Participant and the Corporation; (ix) solicitation of business on behalf of a
competitor or a potential competitor of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary; (x)
harassment of any other employee of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary or the
commission of any act that otherwise creates an offensive work environment for other
employees of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary; (xi) material breach of any of
the terms of or policies in the Corporation’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Conduct; or
(xii) failure for any reason within five (5) days after receipt by Participant of written
notice thereof from the Corporation, to correct, cease or otherwise alter any
insubordination, failure to comply with instructions, neglect of the material duties to be
performed by Participant or other act or omission to act that in the opinion of the
Corporation does or may adversely affect the business or operations of the Corporation or
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          F. Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the
Corporation effected through any of the following transactions:





          (i) a shareholder-approved merger, consolidation or other reorganization, unless
securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting
power of the outstanding securities of the successor corporation are immediately
after such transaction, beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in
substantially the same proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned Broadcom’s
outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction,




          (ii) a shareholder-approved sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of Broadcom’s assets,




          (iii) the closing of any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant
to which any person or any group of persons comprising a “group” within the meaning
of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the 1934 Act, other than Broadcom or a person that, prior to
such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls,
is controlled by or is under common control with, Broadcom, becomes directly or
indirectly (whether as a result of a single acquisition or by reason of one or more
acquisitions within the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recent
acquisition) the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act)
of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities
possessing) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of
Broadcom’s securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the
election of Board members) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such
transaction or series of related transactions, whether the transaction or
transactions involve a direct issuance from Broadcom or the acquisition of
outstanding securities held by one or more of Broadcom’s existing shareholders, or




          (iv) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twenty-four (24)
consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by
reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of
individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning
of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members
during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause
(A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or
nomination; provided, however, that solely for purposes of determining whether a
permissible Section 409A distribution can be made under Section 6(d) in connection
with such Change in Control event, the period for measuring a change in the
composition of the Board shall be limited to a period of twelve (12) consecutive
months or less;



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          Provided, however, that if this Agreement is deemed to constitute a deferred
compensation arrangement for purposes of Code Section 409A, then for purposes of any
circumstances in which a Change in Control constitutes a payment or settlement date
with respect to the Restricted Stock Units subject hereto, including without
limitation, pursuant to Section 6(d) above, the foregoing shall only constitute a
Change in Control to the extent that such transaction(s) also constitute a “change in
control event” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.



          G. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.




          H. Common Stock shall mean shares of the Corporation’s Class A common stock.




          I. Corporation shall mean Broadcom Corporation, a California corporation, and
any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of
Broadcom Corporation that shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.




          J. Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction of the employer entity
as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.




          K. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be
determined in accordance with the following provisions:





          (i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market (or the Nasdaq Global Market), then the Fair Market Value shall be the
closing selling price per share of Common Stock at the close of regular trading
hours (i.e. before after-hours trading begins) on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
(or the Nasdaq Global Market) on the date in question, as such price is reported by
the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or the Nasdaq Global Market) either as reported on
the Nasdaq website (www.nasdaq.com), or otherwise. If there is no closing selling
price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall
be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.




          (ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any other Stock Exchange, the
then Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock
at the close of regular hours trading (i.e., before after-hours trading begins) on
the date in question on the Stock Exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to
be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in
the composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling
price for the Common Stock on the date in question, the then Fair Market Value shall
be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.



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          L. Family Members shall mean, with respect to the Participant, any child,
stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling,
niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or
sister-in-law.




          M. 1934 Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time.




          N. Participant shall mean the person to whom the Award is made pursuant to the
Agreement.




          O. Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each corporation in
the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the determination,
stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.




          P. Plan shall mean the Corporation’s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated from time to time.




          Q. Plan Administrator shall mean either the Board or a committee of the Board
acting in its capacity as administrator of the Plan.




          R. Reduction in Force shall mean the Corporation’s unilateral layoff of
Employees effected in connection with a restructuring, reorganization, down-sizing or
elimination of one or more business units, departments, facilities or locations of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary.




          S. Release shall mean the general waiver and release (in form satisfactory to
the Corporation) of all claims against the Corporation, its affiliates and successors
relating to or arising from the Participant’s period of Service with the Corporation (or
any Parent or Subsidiary) and/or the termination of that Service relationship.




          T. Separation from Service shall mean a “separation from service” from the
Corporation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).




          U. Service shall mean the Participant’s performance of services for the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the capacity of an Employee, a non-employee
member of the board of directors or a consultant or independent advisor. For purposes of
this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Service immediately upon the
occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Participant no longer performs services
in any of the foregoing capacities for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), other
than due to a leave of absence approved by the Corporation or (ii) the entity for which
Participant performs such services ceases to remain a Parent or Subsidiary of the
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perform services for that entity; provided, however, that except to the extent
otherwise required by law or expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator or by the
Corporation’s written policy on leaves of absence, no Service credit shall be given for
vesting purposes for any period during which the Participant is on a leave of absence.




          V. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or
Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.




          W. Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation, provided each corporation
(other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the
determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.




          X. Withholding Taxes shall mean the federal, state and local income taxes and
the employee portion of the federal, state and local employment taxes required to be
withheld by the Corporation in connection with the issuance of the shares of Common Stock
to which the Participant becomes entitled under this Agreement or any other consideration
that becomes payable to Participant with respect to those shares.





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