TiVo Inc. Amended & Restated 1999 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan



 EXHIBIT 10.3 
  
 TIVO INC. 
  
 1999 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ STOCK OPTION
PLAN 
  
 Adopted by the Board of Directors
July 14, 1999 
 Approved By Stockholders July 14, 1999 
  
 Amended by the Board of Directors January 5, 2000 
 Stockholder Approval Not Required 
  
 Amended by the Board of Directors March 17, 2004 
 Stockholder Approval Not Required 

 
 Amended and Restated by Board of Directors December 8, 2004

 Stockholder Approval Not Required 
  
 Effective Date: July 14, 1999 
 Termination Date: July 13, 2009 
  
 1. PURPOSES.

  
 (a) Eligible Option Recipients. The persons
eligible to receive Options are the Non-Employee Directors of the Company. 
  
 (b) Available Options. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which Non-Employee Directors may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of
Nonstatutory Stock Options. 
  
 (c) General Purpose. The
Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of its Non-Employee Directors, to secure and retain the services of new Non-Employee Directors and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the
Company and its Affiliates. 
  
 2. DEFINITIONS. 

 
 (a) “Affiliate” means any parent
corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code. 
  
 (b) “Annual Grant” means an Option granted annually to all Non-Employee Directors who meet
the specified criteria pursuant to subsection 6(b) of the Plan. 
  
 (c) “Annual Meeting” means the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company. 
  

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 (d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 (e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended. 
  
 (f) “Common
Stock” means the common stock of the Company. 
  
 (g) “Company” means TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
  
 (h) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and who is compensated for such services or
(ii) who is a member of the Board of Directors of an Affiliate. However, the term “Consultant” shall not include either Directors of the Company who are not compensated by the Company for their services as Directors or Directors of the
Company who are merely paid a director’s fee by the Company for their services as Directors. 
  
 (i) “Continuous Service” means that the Optionholder’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an
Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. The Optionholder’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Optionholder renders service to the Company
or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Optionholder renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service. For example, a
change in status from a Non-Employee Director of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or an Employee of the Company will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. 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 leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave. 
  
 (j) “Director” means a member of the Board of
Directors of the Company. 
  
 (k)
“Disability” means the permanent and total disability of a person within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. 
  
 (l) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. Mere service as a Director or payment of a
director’s fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or an Affiliate. 
  
 (m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 (n) “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 
  

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 greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the day of determination (or the next day on which sales were reported
if none were reported on such date), 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 in good faith by the Board. 
  
 (o) “Initial Grant” means an Option granted to
a Non-Employee Director who meets the specified criteria pursuant to subsection 6(a) of the Plan. 
  
 (p) “IPO Date” means the effective date of the initial public offering of the Common Stock. 
  
 (q) “Non-Employee Director” means a Director
who is not an Employee. 
  
 (r) “Nonstatutory
Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
  
 (s) “Option” means a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 (t) “Option Agreement” means a written
agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. 
  
 (u) “Optionholder” means a person to whom an
Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option. 
  
 (v) “Plan” means this TiVo Inc. 1999 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan. 
  
 (w) “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. 
  
 (x) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
  
 3. ADMINISTRATION. 
  
 (a) Administration by Board. The Board shall administer the Plan. The Board may not delegate administration of the Plan to a committee. 

 
 (b) Powers of Board. The Board shall have the power, subject to,
and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan: 
  
 (i) To determine the provisions of each Option to the extent not specified in the Plan. 
  

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 (ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Options 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 Option Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or
expedient to make the Plan fully effective. 
  
 (iii) To
amend the Plan or an Option as provided in Section 12. 
  
 (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 which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan. 
  
 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE
PLAN. 
  
 (a) Share Reserve. Subject to
the provisions of Section 11 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be issued pursuant to Options shall not exceed in the aggregate Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) shares of Common Stock. 
  
 (b) Additional Shares. Commencing on December 31, 1999, the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Options granted under the Plan as specified in subsection 4(a) shall automatically be increased each December 31 by one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of Common Stock. 
  
 (c) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If any Option shall for
any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having been exercised in full, the stock not acquired under such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 (d) Source of Shares. The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued
shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise. 
  
 5.
ELIGIBILITY. Nondiscretionary Options as set forth in section 6 shall be granted under the Plan to all Non-Employee Directors. 
  
 6. NON-DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. 
  

(a) Initial Grants. 
  
 (i) Each person who became a Non-Employee Director between July 14, 1999 and March 16, 2004 automatically shall upon the date of his or her initial
election or appointment to be a Non-Employee Director by the Board or stockholders of the Company, be granted an Initial Grant to purchase Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
  
 (ii) Each person who is elected or appointed for the first time to be
a Non-Employee Director on or after March 17, 2004 automatically shall, upon the date of his or her 
  

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 initial election or appointment to be a Non-Employee Director by the Board or stockholders of the Company, be granted an
Initial Grant to purchase Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
  
 (iii) Make-Whole Grants. Each person who became a Non-Employee Director between August 5, 2003 and March 17, 2004 shall, upon March 29, 2004, be
granted a Make-Whole Grant to purchase Thirty Thousand (30,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth herein for Initial Grants. 
  
 (b) Annual Grants. 
  
 (i) On the day following each Annual Meeting commencing with the Annual Meeting in 2001 and running through the Annual Meeting in 2003, each person
who is then a Non-Employee Director and has been a Non-Employee Director for at least six (6) months prior to such date automatically shall be granted an Annual Grant to purchase Ten Thousand (10,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and
conditions set forth herein. 
  
 (ii) On the day following
each Annual Meeting commencing with the Annual Meeting in 2004, each person who is then a Non-Employee Director and has been a Non-Employee Director for at least six (6) months prior to such date automatically shall be granted an Annual Grant to
purchase Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
  
 (iii) With respect to the first Annual Grant made to any Non-Employee Director, at least eighteen (18) months must have elapsed between the Initial
Grant to such person and the first Annual Grant to such person. 
  
 7.
OPTION PROVISIONS. 
  
 Each
Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as required by the Plan. Each Option shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Board shall deem appropriate. Each Option shall
include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: 
  
 (a) Term. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it was granted. 
  
 (b) Exercise Price. Subject to subsection 6(b)(ii) below, the exercise
price of each Option shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the 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 that
set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code. 
  

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 (c) Consideration. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an Option may be paid, to the
extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, in any combination of (i) cash or check, (ii) delivery to the Company of other Common Stock which, in the case of Common Stock acquired from the Company, has been held such minimum period as
necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences for the Company or (iii) any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board and provided in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that at any time that the Company is
incorporated in Delaware, payment of the Common Stock’s “par value,” as defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law, shall not be made by deferred payment. 
  
 (d) Transferability. An Option is not transferable, except (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
(ii) by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust, in a form accepted by the Company, in which the Option is to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor) and (iii) by gift, in a form accepted by the Company, to a
member of the “immediate family” of the Optionholder as that term is defined in 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-1(e). In addition, Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form 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 and Exercise. 
  
 (i) Initial Grants shall vest at the rate of 1/24th of the shares subject to the Initial Grant per month over two (2) years from the date of grant. An Optionholder may elect at any time before the Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates to
exercise the Optionholder’s Initial Grant as to any part or all of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Initial Grant prior to the full vesting of the Initial Grant. Any unvested shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be subject to a
seven-month repurchase option (or such longer period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes) in favor of the Company and to any other restriction that the Company determines to be appropriate. The Company
will not exercise its repurchase option until at least six (6) months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes) have elapsed following exercise of the Initial Grant.

  
 (ii) Annual Grants shall be fully vested and
exercisable on the date of grant. 
  
 (f) Termination of
Continuous Service. In the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option 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 (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does
not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 
  
 (g) Extension of Termination Date. 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 would 
  

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 violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the term of the Option set forth in subsection 7(a) or (ii) 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. 
  
 (h) Disability
of Optionholder. In the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s Disability, the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option, but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of
(i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate. 
  
 (i) Death of
Optionholder. In the event (i) an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s death or (ii) the Optionholder dies within the three-month period after the termination of the Optionholder’s
Continuous Service for a reason other than death, then the Option may be exercised 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 (1) the date eighteen (18) months following the date of death or (2) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If,
after death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 
  
 8. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. 
  
 (a) Availability of Shares. During the terms of the Options, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock
required to satisfy such Options. 
  
 (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 Options and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the
Options; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Option or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Option. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is
unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to
issue and sell stock upon exercise of such Options unless and until such authority is obtained. 
  
 9. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK. 
  
 Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Options shall constitute general funds of the Company. 
  

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 10. MISCELLANEOUS. 
  
 (a) Stockholder Rights. No Optionholder shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder
with respect to, any shares subject to such Option unless and until such Optionholder has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms. 
  
 (b) No Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Option granted pursuant thereto shall confer
upon any Optionholder any right to continue to serve the Company as a Non-Employee Director 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. 
  
 (c) Investment Assurances. The Company may require an Optionholder, as a condition of exercising or acquiring stock under any Option, (i) to give
written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Optionholder’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 Option; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the
Company stating that the Optionholder is acquiring the stock subject to the Option for the Optionholder’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. The foregoing requirements, and any
assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (iii) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of stock under the Option has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the
Securities Act or (iv) 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 counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the
stock. 
  
 (d) Withholding Obligations. The Optionholder
may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of stock under an Option by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the
Optionholder by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Optionholder as a result of the exercise or
acquisition of stock under the Option; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of the Common Stock. 
  

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 11. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.

  
 (a) Capitalization Adjustments. If any change is
made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any Option, 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), the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in the
class(es) and maximum number of securities subject both to the Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a) and to the nondiscretionary Options specified in Section 5, and the outstanding Options will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and number of
securities and price per share of stock subject to such outstanding Options. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be treated as a transaction “without receipt of consideration” by the Company.) 
  
 (b) Change in Control—Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, then the vesting and exercisability of outstanding Options shall accelerate immediately prior
to such event, and all outstanding Options shall terminate immediately prior to such event. 
  
 (c) Change in Control—Asset Sale, Merger, Consolidation or Reverse Merger. In the event of (i) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) a sale by
the stockholders of the Company of the voting stock of the Company to another corporation and/or its subsidiaries that results in the ownership by such corporation and/or its subsidiaries of eighty percent (80%) or more of the combined voting power
of all classes of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote; (iii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or (iv) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, then any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation shall assume any
Options outstanding under the Plan or shall substitute similar options (including an option to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the transaction described in this subsection 11(c)) for those outstanding under the Plan.
Whether or not any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation assumes such Options or substitutes similar options for those outstanding under the Plan, the vesting and exercisability of outstanding Options shall accelerate ten (10) days prior to
such event. In the event any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation refuses to assume such Options or to substitute similar options for those outstanding under the Plan, then such Options shall terminate if not exercised prior to such event.

  
 12. AMENDMENT OF THE
PLAN AND OPTIONS. 
  
 (a) Amendment of Plan. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the
stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or any Nasdaq or securities exchange listing requirements. 
  

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 (b) Stockholder Approval. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to the
Plan for stockholder approval. 
  
 (c) No Impairment of
Rights. Rights under any Option 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 Optionholder and (ii) the Optionholder consents in writing. 
  
 (d) Amendment of Options. The Board at any time, and from time to
time, may amend the terms of any one or more Options; provided, however, that the rights under any Option shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Optionholder and (ii) the Optionholder consents
in writing. 
  
 13. TERMINATION OR
SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN. 
  
 (a) Plan Term. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall 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 Options may be granted
under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. 
  
 (b) No Impairment of Rights. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not impair rights and obligations under any Option granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the Optionholder. 
  
 14. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

  
 The Plan shall become effective upon adoption by the
Board, but no Option shall be exercised unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. 
  
 15. CHOICE OF LAW. 
  
 All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of
this Plan shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to such state’s conflict of laws rules. 
  

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