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Exhibit 10.2




ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.




2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN




1. Purpose




     The purpose of this 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by
enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who are expected to make
important contributions to the Company by providing such persons with equity ownership
opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of
such persons with those of the Company’s stockholders. Except where the context otherwise
requires, the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s present or future parent or
subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”) and any other business venture
(including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company
has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).



2. Eligibility




     All of the Company’s employees, officers and directors are eligible to be granted options,
stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other
stock-based awards (each, an “Award”) under the Plan. Consultants and advisors to the Company (as
such terms are defined and interpreted for purposes of Form S-8 (or any successor form)) are also
eligible to be granted Awards. Each person who is granted an Award under the Plan is deemed a
“Participant.”



3. Administration and Delegation




     (a) Administration by Board of Directors. The Plan will be administered by the Board.
The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative
rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may
construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan.
The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or
any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and
it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made
in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any
interest in the Plan or in any Award.



     (b) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board
may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of
the Board (a “Committee”). All references in the Plan to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a
Committee of the Board or the officers referred to in Section 3(c) to the extent that the Board’s
powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or officers.



 









 





     (c) Delegation to Officers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may
delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Options and other Awards that
constitute rights under Delaware law (subject to any limitations under the Plan) to employees or
officers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiary corporations and to exercise
such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall fix the
terms of the Awards to be granted by such officers (including the exercise price of the Awards,
which may include a formula by which the exercise price will be determined) and the maximum number
of shares subject to such Awards that the officers may grant; provided further, however, that no
officer shall be authorized to grant Awards to any “executive officer” of the Company (as defined
by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or to any
“officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act). The Board may not
delegate authority under this Section 3(c) to grant restricted stock, unless Delaware law then
permits such delegation.



     (d) Awards to Non-Employee Directors. Discretionary Awards to non-employee directors
will only be granted and administered by a Committee, all of the members of which are independent
as defined by Section 4200(a)(15) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.



4. Stock Available for Awards




     (a) Number of Shares; Share Counting.



          (1) Authorized Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 10, Awards may
be made under the Plan for up to 2,200,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of
the Company (the “Common Stock”), any or all of which Awards may be in the form of Incentive Stock
Options. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued
shares or treasury shares.




          (2) Fungible Share Pool. Subject to adjustment under Section 10, any Award that is
not a Full-Value Award shall be counted against the share limits specified in Sections 4(a)(1) and
4(b)(2) as one share for each share of Common Stock subject to such Award and any Award that is a
Full-Value Award shall be counted against the share limits specified in Sections 4(a)(1) and
4(b)(2) as 1.5 shares for each one share of Common Stock subject to such Full-Value Award.
“Full-Value Award” means any Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock-Based Award (each as defined
below). To the extent a share that was subject to an Award that counted as one share is returned
to the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)(3), each applicable share reserve will be credited with one
share. To the extent that a share that was subject to a Full-Value Award that counted as 1.5
shares is returned to the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)(3), each applicable share reserve will be
credited with 1.5 shares.




          (3) Share Counting. For purposes of counting the number of shares available for the
grant of Awards under the Plan and under the sublimits contained in Section 4(b)(2), (i) all shares
of Common Stock covered by independent SARs shall be counted against the number of shares available
for the grant of Awards; provided, however, that independent SARs that may be settled only in cash
shall not be so counted; (ii) if any Award (A) expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled
without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of
shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by




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the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or (B)
results in any Common Stock not being issued (including as a result of an independent SAR that was
settleable either in cash or in stock actually being settled in cash), the unused Common Stock
covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards; provided, however, in the
case of Incentive Stock Options (as hereinafter defined), the foregoing shall be subject to any
limitations under the Code; and provided further, in the case of independent SARs, that the full
number of shares subject to any stock-settled SAR shall be counted against the shares available
under the Plan and against the sublimits listed in the first clause of this Section in proportion
to the portion of the SAR actually exercised regardless of the number of shares actually used to
settle such SAR upon exercise; (iii) shares of Common Stock delivered (by actual delivery,
attestation, or net exercise) to the Company by a Participant to (A) purchase shares of Common
Stock upon the exercise of an Award or (B) satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares
retained from the Award creating the tax obligation) shall not be added back to the number of
shares available for the future grant of Awards; and (iv) shares of Common Stock repurchased by the
Company on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an Award shall not increase the
number of shares available for future grant of Awards.




     (b) Sub-limits. Subject to adjustment under Section 10, the following sub-limits on
the number of shares subject to Awards shall apply:



          (1) Section 162(m) Per-Participant Limit. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be
500,000 per calendar year, except in the calendar year in which the Participant is hired by the
Company, in which case the maximum number of shares shall be 1,000,000. For purposes of the
foregoing limit, the combination of an Option in tandem with a SAR (as each is hereafter defined)
shall be treated as a single Award. The per Participant limit described in this Section 4(b)(1)
shall be construed and applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor
provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder (“Section 162(m)”).




          (2) Limit on Awards to Directors. Except for initial and annual grants provided under
Section 6, the maximum number of shares with respect to which Awards may be granted to directors
who are not employees of the Company at the time of grant shall be 5% of the maximum number of
authorized shares set forth in Section 4(a)(1).




     (c) Substitute Awards. In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with
the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may
grant awards in substitution for any options, stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or
an affiliate thereof. Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Board deems
appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Awards contained in the Plan.
Substitute Awards shall not count against the overall share limit set forth in Section 4(a)(1) or
any sublimits contained in the Plan, except as may be required by reason of Section 422 and related
provisions of the Code.



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5. Stock Options




     (a) General. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”)
and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option, the exercise price
of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option,
including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers
necessary or advisable. An Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (as
hereinafter defined) shall be designated a “Nonstatutory Stock Option”.



     (b) Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an “incentive
stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an “Incentive Stock Option”) shall only be
granted to employees of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s
present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the
Code, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options
under the Code, and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements
of Section 422 of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other
party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not
an Incentive Stock Option or if the Company converts an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory
Stock Option.



     (c) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Option and
specify the exercise price in the applicable option agreement. The exercise price shall be not less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) on the date the Option is granted; provided
that if the Board approves the grant of an Option with an exercise price to be determined on a
future date, the exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future
date. “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock for purposes of the Plan will be determined
as follows:



          (1) if the Common Stock trades on a national securities exchange, the closing sale price (for
the primary trading session) on the date of grant;




          (2) if the Common Stock does not trade on any such exchange, the average of the closing bid
and asked prices as reported by an authorized OTCBB market data vendor as listed on the OTCBB
website (otcbb.com) on the date of grant; or




          (3) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded, the Board will determine the Fair Market Value
for purposes of the Plan using any measure of value it determines to be appropriate (including, as
it considers appropriate, relying on appraisals) in a manner consistent with the valuation
principles under Section 409A of the Code, except as the Board or Committee may expressly determine
otherwise.



For any date that is not a trading day, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock for such
date will be determined by using the closing sale price or average of the bid and asked prices, as
appropriate, for the immediately preceding trading day and with the timing in the formulas above
adjusted accordingly. The Board can substitute a particular time of day or other measure of
“closing sale price” or “bid and asked prices” if appropriate because of exchange or market
procedures or can, in its sole discretion, use weighted averages either on a daily basis or


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such longer period as complies with Section 409A of the Code. The Board has sole discretion to
determine the Fair Market Value for purposes of this Plan, and all Awards are conditioned on the
participants’ agreement that the Board’s determination is conclusive and binding even though others
might make a different determination.




     (d) Duration of Options. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject
to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable option agreement; provided,
however, that no Option will be granted for a term in excess of 10 years.



     (e) Exercise of Option. Options may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a
written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any other form of notice (including
electronic notice) approved by the Company, together with payment in full as specified in Section
5(f) for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised. Shares of Common Stock subject to
the Option will be delivered by the Company as soon as practicable following exercise.



     (f) Payment Upon Exercise. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option
granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows:



          (1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;




          (2) except as may otherwise be provided in the applicable option agreement, by (i) delivery of
an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the
Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii)
delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions
to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the
exercise price and any required tax withholding;




          (3) to the extent provided for in the applicable option agreement or approved by the Board, in
its sole discretion, by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common
Stock owned by the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value, provided (i) such method of
payment is then permitted under applicable law, (ii) such Common Stock, if acquired directly from
the Company, was owned by the Participant for such minimum period of time, if any, as may be
established by the Board in its discretion and (iii) such Common Stock is not subject to any
repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements;




          (4) to the extent provided for in the applicable Nonstatutory Stock Option agreement or
approved by the Board in its sole discretion, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the
Company, as a result of which the Participant would receive the number of shares of Common Stock
underlying the Option so exercised reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
aggregate exercise price of the Option divided by the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise;




          (5) to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided for in the applicable Option
agreement or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by payment of such other lawful
consideration as the Board may determine; or




          (6) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.




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     (g) Limitation on Repricing. Unless such action is approved by the Company’s
stockholders: (1) no outstanding Option granted under the Plan may be amended to provide an
exercise price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such
outstanding Option (other than adjustments pursuant to Section 10) and (2) the Board may not cancel
any outstanding option (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefor
new Awards under the Plan covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock and
having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the
cancelled option.



6. Director Options




     (a) Initial Grant. Upon the commencement of service on the Board by any individual
who is not then an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall
grant to such person a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase 30,000 shares of Common Stock (subject
to adjustment under Section 10).



     (b) Annual Grant. On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders of the Company,
the Company shall grant to each member of the Board who is both serving as a director of the
Company immediately prior to and immediately following such annual meeting and who is not then an
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase 15,000
shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 10); provided, however, that a director
shall not be eligible to receive an option grant under this Section 6(b) until such director has
served on the Board for at least six months. In addition, on the date of each annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company, the Company shall grant a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase an
additional 10,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 10) to the Chairman
of the Audit Committee of the Board.



     (c) Terms of Director Options. Options granted under this Section 6 shall (i) have an
exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, (ii) vest in full on the first
anniversary of the date of grant provided that the individual is serving on the Board on such date
(or, in the case of Options granted under Section 6(a), as to one-third of the shares subject to
the Option on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant); provided
that no additional vesting shall take place after the Participant ceases to serve as a director and
further provided that the Board may provide for accelerated vesting in the case of death,
disability, change in control, attainment of mandatory retirement age or retirement, (iii) expire
on the earlier of 10 years from the date of grant or three months following cessation of service on
the Board and (iv) contain such other terms and conditions as the Board shall determine.



     (d) Board Discretion. The Board retains the specific authority to from time to time
increase or decrease the number of shares subject to Options granted under this Section 6, subject
to the limitation on the aggregate number of shares issuable to non-employee directors contained in
Section 4(b)(2). The Board also retains the specific authority to issue SARs, Restricted Stock
Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards in lieu of some or all of the Options otherwise issuable under
this Section 6, subject to the limitation on the aggregate number of shares issuable to
non-employee directors contained in Section 4(b)(2).



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7. Stock Appreciation Rights




     (a) General. The Board may grant Awards consisting of SARs entitling the holder, upon
exercise, to receive an amount of Common Stock or cash or a combination thereof (such form to be
determined by the Board) determined by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant,
in the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock over the measurement price established pursuant
to Section 7(c). The date as of which such appreciation is determined shall be the exercise date.



     (b) Grants. SARs may be granted in tandem with, or independently of, Options granted
under the Plan.



          (1) Tandem Awards. When SARs are expressly granted in tandem with Options, (i) the
SAR will be exercisable only at such time or times, and to the extent, that the related Option is
exercisable (except to the extent designated by the Board in connection with a Reorganization Event
and will be exercisable in accordance with the procedure required for exercise of the related
Option; (ii) the SAR will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise
of the related Option, except to the extent designated by the Board in connection with a
Reorganization Event and except that a SAR granted with respect to less than the full number of
shares covered by an Option will not be reduced until the number of shares as to which the related
Option has been exercised or has terminated exceeds the number of shares not covered by the SAR;
(iii) the Option will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the exercise of the related SAR;
and (iv) the SAR will be transferable only with the related Option.




          (2) Independent SARs. A SAR not expressly granted in tandem with an Option will
become exercisable at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board may specify in the
SAR Award.




     (c) Measurement Price. The Board shall establish the measurement price of each SAR
and specify it in the applicable SAR agreement. The measurement price shall not be less than 100%
of the Fair Market Value on the date the SAR is granted; provided that if the Board approves the
grant of a SAR with a measurement price to be determined on a future date, the measurement price
shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.



     (d) Duration of SARs. Each SAR shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such
terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable SAR agreement; provided, however,
that no SAR will be granted with a term in excess of 10 years.



     (e) Exercise of SARs. SARs may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a written
notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any other form of notice (including electronic
notice) approved by the Company, together with any other documents required by the Board.



     (f) Limitation on Repricing. Unless such action is approved by the Company’s
stockholders: (1) no outstanding SAR granted under the Plan may be amended to provide an exercise
price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such outstanding
SAR (other than adjustments pursuant to Section 10) and (2) the Board may not cancel any
outstanding SAR (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution



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therefor new Awards under the Plan covering the same or a different number of shares of Common
Stock and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share
of the cancelled SAR.



8. Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units




     (a) General. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire shares of
Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”), subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or part of
such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such
shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions specified by the Board
in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or
periods established by the Board for such Award. Instead of granting Awards for Restricted Stock,
the Board may grant Awards entitling the recipient to receive shares of Common Stock or cash to be
delivered at the time such Award vests (“Restricted Stock Units”) (Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units are each referred to herein as a “Restricted Stock Award”).



     (b) Terms and Conditions for All Restricted Stock Awards. The Board shall determine
the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for vesting and
repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any. Restricted Stock Awards that vest solely
based on the passage of time shall be zero percent vested prior to the first anniversary of the
date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the
first annual meeting held after the date of grant), no more than one-third vested prior to the
second anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if
earlier, the date of the second annual meeting held after the date of grant), and no more than
two-thirds vested prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to
non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the third annual meeting held after the date of
grant). Restricted Stock Awards that do not vest solely based on the passage of time shall not
vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee
directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the date of grant). The two
foregoing sentences shall not apply to (1) Performance Awards granted pursuant to Section 11(i) or
(2) Restricted Stock Awards granted, in the aggregate, for up to 10% of the maximum number of
authorized shares set forth in Section 4(a)(1). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan
(other than Section 11(i), if applicable), the Board may, in its discretion, either at the time a
Restricted Stock Award is made or at any time thereafter, waive its right to repurchase shares of
Common Stock (or waive the forfeiture thereof) or remove or modify any part or all of the
restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock Award, provided that the Board may only exercise
such rights in the following extraordinary circumstances: death, disability or retirement of the
Participant, or a merger, consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in
control of the Company.



     (c) Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock.



          (1) Dividends. Participants holding shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to
all ordinary cash dividends paid with respect to such shares, unless otherwise provided by the
Board. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any dividends or distributions are paid in
shares, or consist of a dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an


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ordinary cash dividend, the shares, cash or other property will be subject to the same
restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect
to which they were paid. Each dividend payment will be made no later than the end of the calendar
year in which the dividends are paid to shareholders of that class of stock or, if later, the 15th
day of the third month following the date the dividends are paid to shareholders of that class of
stock.




          (2) Stock Certificates. The Company may require that any stock certificates issued in
respect of shares of Restricted Stock shall be deposited in escrow by the Participant, together
with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). At the expiration of the
applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no
longer subject to such restrictions to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to the
beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts
due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death (the “Designated
Beneficiary”). In the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, “Designated
Beneficiary” shall mean the Participant’s estate.




     (d) Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock Units.



          (1) Settlement. Upon the vesting of and/or lapsing of any other restrictions (i.e.,
settlement) with respect to each Restricted Stock Unit, the Participant shall be entitled to
receive from the Company one share of Common Stock or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market
Value of one share of Common Stock, as provided in the applicable Award agreement. The Board may,
in its discretion, provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units shall be deferred, on a
mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant in a manner that complies with Section 409A
of the Code.




          (2) Voting Rights. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any
Restricted Stock Units.




          (3) Dividend Equivalents. To the extent provided by the Board, in its sole
discretion, a grant of Restricted Stock Units may provide Participants with the right to receive an
amount equal to any dividends or other distributions declared and paid on an equal number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents may be paid
currently or credited to an account for the Participants, may be settled in cash and/or shares of
Common Stock and may be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the
Restricted Stock Units with respect to which paid, as determined by the Board in its sole
discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish, in each
case to be set forth in the applicable Award agreement.




9. Other Stock-Based Awards




     (a) General. Other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued
in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other
property, may be granted hereunder to Participants (“Other Stock-Based-Awards”), including without
limitation Awards entitling recipients to receive shares of Common Stock to be delivered in the
future. Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the
settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of



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compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based Awards may be
paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine.



     (b) Terms and Conditions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall
determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock-Based Award , including any purchase price
applicable thereto. Other Stock-Based Awards that vest solely based on the passage of time shall
be zero percent vested prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of
Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the
date of grant), no more than one-third vested prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant
(or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the second annual
meeting held after the date of grant), and no more than two-thirds vested prior to the third
anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier,
the date of the third annual meeting held after the date of grant). Other Stock-Based Awards that
do not vest solely based on the passage of time shall not vest prior to the first anniversary of
the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the
first annual meeting held after the date of grant). The two foregoing sentences shall not apply to
(1) Performance Awards granted pursuant to Section 11(i) or (2) Other Stock-Based Awards granted,
in the aggregate, for up to 10% of the maximum number of authorized shares set forth in Section
4(a)(1). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan (other than Section 11(i), if
applicable), the Board may, in its discretion, either at the time an Other Stock-Based Award is
made or at any time thereafter, waive its right to repurchase shares of Common Stock (or waive the
forfeiture thereof) or remove or modify any part or all of the restrictions applicable to the Other
Stock-Based Award, provided that the Board may only exercise such rights in the following
extraordinary circumstances: death, disability or retirement of the Participant, or a merger,
consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in control of the Company.



10. Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events




     (a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or
other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of
Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available
under the Plan, (ii) the sub-limits, fungible pool and share counting rules set forth in Sections
4(a) and 4(b), (iii) the minimum vesting provisions of Restricted Stock Awards and Other
Stock-Based Awards set forth in Sections 8(b) and 9(b), (iv) the number and class of securities and
exercise price per share of each outstanding Option and each Option issuable under Section 6, (v)
the share- and per-share provisions and the measurement price of each SAR, (vi) the number of
shares subject to and the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock
Award and (vii) the share- and per-share-related provisions and the purchase price, if any, of each
outstanding Other Stock-Based Award, shall be equitably adjusted by the Company (or substituted
Awards may be made, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means
of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to an outstanding
Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the
record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date
and the distribution date for such stock dividend



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shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the
shares of Common Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such
shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.



     (b) Reorganization Events.



          (1) Definition. A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation
of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the
Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property
or is cancelled, (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Common Stock of the Company for
cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction or (c) any
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.




          (2) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Awards Other than Restricted Stock
Awards. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the
following actions as to all or any (or any portion of) outstanding Awards other than Restricted
Stock Awards on such terms as the Board determines: (i) provide that Awards shall be assumed, or
substantially equivalent Awards shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation
(or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, provide that the
Participant’s unexercised Awards will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such
Reorganization Event unless exercised by the Participant within a specified period following the
date of such notice, (iii) provide that outstanding Awards shall become exercisable, realizable, or
deliverable, or restrictions applicable to an Award shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or
upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of
which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share
surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash
payment to a Participant equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Acquisition Price times the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Participant’s Awards (to the extent the exercise
price does not exceed the Acquisition Price) over (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such
outstanding Awards and any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of such
Awards, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Awards
shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (if applicable, net of the exercise
price thereof and any applicable tax withholdings) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing. In
taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 10(b), the Board shall not be obligated by
the Plan to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type,
identically.




          For purposes of clause (i) above, an Option shall be considered assumed if, following
consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Option confers the right to purchase, for each share
of Common Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization
Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the
Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately
prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the
Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an
affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent


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of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon
the exercise of Options to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding
corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in value (as determined by the Board) to the per
share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the
Reorganization Event.




          (3) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Restricted Stock Awards. Upon the
occurrence of a Reorganization Event other than a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the
repurchase and other rights of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Stock Award shall
inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall, unless the Board determines otherwise,
apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or
exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as
they applied to the Common Stock subject to such Restricted Stock Award; provided, however, that
the Board may provide for termination or deemed satisfaction of such repurchase or other rights
under the instrument evidencing any Restricted Stock Award or any other agreement between a
Participant and the Company, either initially or by amendment. Upon the occurrence of a
Reorganization Event involving the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except to the extent
specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Restricted Stock Award or
any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, all restrictions and conditions on all
Restricted Stock Awards then outstanding shall automatically be deemed terminated or satisfied.




11. General Provisions Applicable to Awards




     (a) Transferability of Awards. Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by
operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case
of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and, during the
life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant; provided, however, that the
Board may permit or provide in an Award for the gratuitous transfer of the Award by the Participant
to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or other entity established for
the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof if, with respect to such
proposed transferee, the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 for the registration of the
sale of the Common Stock subject to such Award under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
provided, further, that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such transfer until such
time as the Participant and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer,
deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company
confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award.
References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, shall include references to
authorized transferees.



     (b) Documentation. Each Award shall be evidenced in such form (written, electronic or
otherwise) as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition
to those set forth in the Plan.



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     (c) Board Discretion. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award may be
made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be
identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.



     (d) Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the
disability, death, termination or other cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence or
other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the
period during which, the Participant, or the Participant’s legal representative, conservator,
guardian or Designated Beneficiary, may exercise rights under the Award.



     (e) Withholding. The Participant must satisfy all applicable federal, state, and
local or other income and employment tax withholding obligations before the Company will deliver
stock certificates or otherwise recognize ownership of Common Stock under an Award. The Company
may decide to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary or
wages. If the Company elects not to or cannot withhold from other compensation, the Participant
must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for withholding or have a broker tender to
the Company cash equal to the withholding obligations. Payment of withholding obligations is due
before the Company will issue any shares on exercise or release from forfeiture of an Award or, if
the Company so requires, at the same time as is payment of the exercise price unless the Company
determines otherwise. If provided for in an Award or approved by the Board in its sole discretion,
a Participant may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery (either by actual
delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award
creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value; provided, however, except as
otherwise provided by the Board, that the total tax withholding where stock is being used to
satisfy such tax obligations cannot exceed the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations
(based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll
taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). Shares used to satisfy tax
withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or
other similar requirements.



     (f) Amendment of Award. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 8(b) and 9(b) with
respect to the vesting of Restricted Stock Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards, Section 11(i) with
respect to Performance Awards or Section 12(d) with respect to actions requiring shareholder
approval, the Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited
to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of
exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
The Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the
action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the
Participant’s rights under the Plan or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 10 hereof.



     (g) Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any
shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously
delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the
satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters
in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any
applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or stock



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market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the
Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the
requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.



     (h) Acceleration. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 8(b), 9(b) and 11(i), the
Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in full or in
part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part,
as the case may be.



     (i) Performance Awards.



          (1) Grants. Restricted Stock Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards under the Plan may
be made subject to the achievement of performance goals pursuant to this Section 11(i)
(“Performance Awards”), subject to the limit in Section 4(b)(1) on shares covered by such grants.
Subject to Section 11(i)(4), no Performance Awards shall vest prior to the first anniversary of the
date of grant.




          (2) Committee. Grants of Performance Awards to any Covered Employee intended to
qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) (“Performance-Based Compensation”)
shall be made only by a Committee (or subcommittee of a Committee) comprised solely of two or more
directors eligible to serve on a committee making Awards qualifying as “performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m). In the case of such Awards granted to Covered Employees,
references to the Board or to a Committee shall be treated as referring to such Committee or
subcommittee. “Covered Employee” shall mean any person who is, or whom the Committee, in its
discretion, determines may be, a “covered employee” under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.




          (3) Performance Measures. For any Award that is intended to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee shall specify that the degree of granting and vesting
shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance measures established by
the Committee, which shall be based on the relative or absolute attainment of specified levels of
one or any combination of the following: net income, earnings before or after discontinued
operations, interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization, operating profit before or after
discontinued operations and/or taxes, sales, sales growth, earnings growth, cash flow or cash
position, gross margins, stock price, market share, return on sales, assets, equity or investment,
improvement of financial ratings, achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives,
total shareholder return, market penetration goals, unit volume, geographic business expansion
goals, drug discovery or other scientific goals, pre-clinical or clinical goals, organizational
goals, regulatory approvals, cost targets and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures and/or
strategic partnerships.




          (4) Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, with respect to any
Performance Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may
adjust downwards, but not upwards, the cash or number of Shares payable pursuant to such Award, and
the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance measures except in the
case of the death or disability of the Participant or a change in control of the Company.




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          (5) Other. The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on
Performance Awards as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all
requirements for Performance-Based Compensation.




12. Miscellaneous




     (a) No Right To Employment or Other Status. No person shall have any claim or right
to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant
the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company
expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a
Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the
applicable Award.



     (b) No Rights As Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no
Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any
shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder
of such shares.



     (c) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the date the
Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”). No Awards shall be granted
under the Plan after the expiration of 10 years from the Effective Date, but Awards previously
granted may extend beyond that date.



     (d) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any
portion thereof at any time provided that (i) to the extent required by Section 162(m), no Award
granted to a Participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) after the date of such
amendment shall become exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award, unless and
until the Company’s stockholders approve such amendment if required by Section 162(m) (including
the vote required under Section 162(m)); (ii) no amendment that would require stockholder approval
under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) may be made effective unless and until the
Company’s stockholders approve such amendment; and (iii) if the NASDAQ amends its corporate
governance rules so that such rules no longer require stockholder approval of “material amendments”
to equity compensation plans, then, from and after the effective date of such amendment to the
NASDAQ rules, no amendment to the Plan (A) materially increasing the number of shares authorized
under the Plan (other than pursuant to Sections 4(c) or 10), (B) expanding the types of Awards that
may be granted under the Plan, or (C) materially expanding the class of participants eligible to
participate in the Plan shall be effective unless and until the Company’s stockholders approve such
amendment. In addition, if at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as
to any other modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision
with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment
without such approval. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan
adopted in accordance with this Section 12(d) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all
Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board
determines that such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants
under the Plan. No Award shall be made that is conditioned upon stockholder approval of any
amendment to the Plan.



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     (e) Authorization of Sub-Plans. The Board may from time to time establish one or more
sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable securities or tax laws of various
jurisdictions. The Board shall establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to the Plan
containing (i) such limitations on the Board’s discretion under the Plan as the Board deems
necessary or desirable or (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with
the Plan as the Board shall deem necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board
shall be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement shall apply only to Participants within
the affected jurisdiction and the Company shall not be required to provide copies of any supplement
to Participants in any jurisdiction which is not the subject of such supplement.



     (f) Non-U.S. Participants. Awards may be granted to Participants who are non-U.S.
citizens or residents employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions
different from those applicable to Awards to Participants employed in the United States as may, in
the judgment of the Board, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law
or tax policy. The Board also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order
to minimize the Board’s obligation with respect to tax equalization for Participants on assignments
outside their home country. The Board may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements
or alternative versions of the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes,
without thereby affecting the terms of this Plan as in effect for any other purpose, and the
Secretary or other appropriate officer of the Company may certify any such document as having been
approved and adopted in the same manner as this Plan.



     (g) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Except as provided in individual Award
agreements initially or by amendment, if and to the extent any portion of any payment, compensation
or other benefit provided to a Participant in connection with his or her employment termination is
determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of
the Code and the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the
Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination the
Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the
payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six months plus one
day after the date of “separation from service” (as determined under Section 409A of the Code) (the
“New Payment Date”), except as Section 409A of the Code may then permit. The aggregate of any
payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant during the period between the date
of separation from service and the New Payment Date shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum
on such New Payment Date, and any remaining payments will be paid on their original schedule.


The Company makes no representations or warranty and shall have no liability to the Participant or
any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under the Plan
are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code
but do not to satisfy the conditions of that section.




     (h) Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no
individual acting as a director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company will be liable to
any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss,
liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan, nor will such individual be personally



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liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes
in his or her capacity as a director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company. The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other employee, or agent of the
Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has
been or will be delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability
(including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Board’s approval) arising out of any act
or omission to act concerning this Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.



     (i) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding
choice-of-law principles of the law of such state that would require the application of the laws of
a jurisdiction other than such state.




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