Epicor Software Corp. Nonqualified Option Agreement



 EXHIBIT 4.2 
  
 EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
  
 NONQUALIFIED OPTION AGREEMENT 
  
 I.    NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT 
  
 Michael A. Piraino 
  
 195 Technology Drive 
  
 Irvine, CA 92618 
  
 You have been granted a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as
follows: 
  

	 Date of Grant
	  	May 27, 2003
		
	 Vesting Commencement Date
	  	May 27, 2003
		
	 Exercise Price per Share
	  	$3.65
		
	 Total Number of Shares Granted
	  	250,000
		
	 Total Exercise Price
	  	$912,500
		
	 Term/Expiration Date:
	  	May 27, 2013
		
	 Vesting Schedule:
	  	 


  
 This Option
shall vest and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule: 
  
 25% of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest one year after the Vesting Commencement Date, and 6.25% of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest
at the conclusion of each three (3) month period thereafter, such that the subsequent vesting dates are as follows: August 27, 2004; November 27, 2004; February 27, 2005; May 27, 2005; August 27, 2005; November 27,
2005; February 27, 2006; May 27, 2006; August 27, 2006; November 27, 2006; February 27, 2007 and May 27, 2007, subject to the Optionee continuing to be a Service Provider on such dates. 
  
 Termination Period 
  
 This Option may be exercised for three (3) months after Optionee ceases to be
a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the Optionee ceases to be a Service 







 Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement. In no event shall this Option be exercised later that
the Term/Expiration Date provided. 
  
 II.    AGREEMENT 
  
 1.    Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: 
  
         (a)    “Agreement” means this stock option agreement between the
Company and Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of this Option. 
  
         (b)    “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of stock options under U.S. state corporate laws,
U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction that may apply to this Option. 
  
         (c)    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that has been designated by the Board to administer this
Agreement. 
  
         (d)    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  

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

  
         (f)    “Company” means Epicor Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 
  
         (g)    “Consultant” means any person,
including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity. 
  
         (h)    “Director” means a member of the Board. 
  
         (i)    “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. 
  
         (j)    “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A Service
Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company. 
  
         (k)    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. 
  
         (l)    “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: 
  
                 (1)    If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without
limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such 
  

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 exchange or system for the last market trading day on or prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 
  
                 (2)    If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices
are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination; or 
  
                 (3)    In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in
good faith by the Board. 
  
         (m)    “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. 
  
         (n)    “Notice of Grant” means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice
of Grant is part of the Option Agreement. 
  
         (o)    “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. 
  
         (p)    “Option” means this stock option. 
  
         (q)    “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to this
Option. 
  
         (r)    “Optionee” means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such person’s successor. 
  
         (s)    “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. 
  
         (t)    “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant. 
  
         (u)    “Share” means a share of the
Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. 
  
         (v)    “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of
the Code. 
  
 2.    Grant of Option.
The Board hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the “Exercise Price”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
  

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 3.    Exercise of Option. 
  
 (a)    Right to
Exercise.    This Option is exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 (b)    Method of
Exercise.    This Option is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of
Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be completed by the Optionee and delivered to
Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice
accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price. 
  
 (c)    Legal Compliance.    No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and exercise complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for
income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares. 
  
 4.    Method of Payment.    Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be
by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee: 
  
 (a)    cash or check; 
  
 (b)    consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company; or 
  
 (c) surrender of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares. 
  
 5.    Non-Transferability of
Option.    This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms of this
Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee. 
  
 6.    Term of Option.    This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant,
and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 
  
 7.    Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider.    If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or Disability), this Option may be
exercised for a period of three (3) months after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of such
termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 
  

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 8.    Disability of Optionee.    If the Optionee ceases to
be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, this Option may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in
the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 
  
 9.    Death of Optionee.    If
the Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionee’s
estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 
  
 10.    Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization or Change of Control. 
  
 (a)    In the event that the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Company are hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of merger, consolidation or reorganization in which the Company is the
surviving corporation or of a recapitalization, stock split, combination of shares, reclassification, reincorporation, stock dividend (in excess of 2%), or other change in the corporate structure of the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made
by the Board in the aggregate number and kind of shares and the price per share subject to the Option in order to preserve, but not to increase, the benefits to the person then holding the Option. 
  
 (b)    In the event that a Change of Control (as defined
below) occurs, the vesting of the Option shall be accelerated immediately prior thereto and Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option in respect to any or all of the Shares then subject thereto. To the extent possible, the Board shall
cause written notice of the Change of Control to be given to the Optionee not less than ten (10) days prior to the anticipated effective date of the Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Company may take such other action as is
equitable and fair. 
  
 (c)    For the
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: 
  
 (1)    Any “person,” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”) (other than the Company, a Company subsidiary, or a Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (or a successor to the Company) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company or such successor; or

  
 (2)    At least a majority of the
directors of the Company constitute persons who were not at the time of their first election to the Board, candidates proposed by a majority of the Board in office prior to the time of such first election; or 
  

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 (3)    A merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity,
except for a transaction, the principal purpose of which is to change the state in which the Company is incorporated; or 
  
 (4)    A sale, transfer or other disposition of assets involving fifty percent (50%) or more in value of the assets of the Company;
or 
  
 (5)    The dissolution of the Company,
or liquidation of more than fifty percent (50%) in value of the Company; or 
  
 (6)    Any reverse merger in which the Company is a surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s
outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such reverse merger. 
  
 11.    Notices.    Any notice to be given to the Company hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
addressed to the Company, at its then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this Section. Any notice to be given to the Optionee hereunder shall be
addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when
personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to the party entitled to receive it. 
  
 12.    Tax Consequences.    Some of the federal tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of
this Option, are set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES. 
  
 (a)    Exercising the
Option.    The Optionee may incur regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option (an “NSO”). The Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at
ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required
to withhold from his or her compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and
refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise. 
  
 (b)    Disposition of Shares.    If the Optionee holds NSO Shares for at least one year, any gain realized
on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. 
  
 13.    Entire Agreement; Governing Law.    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionee’s interest
except by means of a writing 
  

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 signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of
law rules, of California. 
  
 14.    NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.    OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT
CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEE’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEE’S
RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. 
  
 By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this Agreement in
its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below. 
  

	OPTIONEE	  	 EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION

		
	 /s/  MICHAEL A. PIRAINO

	  	 /s/  JOHN IRELAND


	 Signature
	  	 By

		
	 Michael A. Piraino

	  	 General Counsel


	 Print Name
	  	 Title

	  
  

 Address
	  	 
	  
 195 Technology Drive

	  	 
	 Irvine, CA 92618

	  	 

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  
 EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
  

EXERCISE NOTICE 
  
 Epicor Software Corporation 
 195 Technology Drive 
 Irvine, CA 92718-2402 
  
 Attention: 
  
 1.    Exercise of Option. Effective as of today,
                        , 20    , the undersigned (“Purchaser”) hereby elects to purchase
                 shares (the “Shares”) of the Common Stock of Epicor Software Corporation (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the Nonqualified
Option Agreement effective as of May 27, 2003 (the “Option Agreement”). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $                , as required by the Option
Agreement. 
  
 2.    Delivery of
Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares. 
  
 3.    Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option
Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions. 
  
 4.    Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, 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. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after
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 of issuance, except as provided in Section 10 of the Option Agreement. 
  
 5.    Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that
Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase
or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice. 
  
 6.    Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple
assignees, and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 
  









 7.    Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this
Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all
parties. 
  
 8.    Entire Agreement;
Governing Law. The Option Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement
is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California. 
  

	Submitted by:	 	 	 	 Accepted by:

			
	OPTIONEE	 	 	 	 EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION

			
	
	 	 	 	

	 Signature
	 	 	 	 
			
	
	 	 	 	

	 Print Name
	 	 	 	 
			
	
	 	 	 	 195 Technology Drive

	 Address
	 	 	 	 
			
	
	 	 	 	 Irvine, CA 92718-2402


  
  

				
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