Exhibit 4.1



 







Exhibit 4.1




PIXELWORKS, INC.




2006 Stock Incentive Plan



1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Incentive Plan are to attract, retain and
reward individuals who can and do contribute to the Company’s success by providing Employees and
Consultants an opportunity to share in the equity of the Company and to more closely align their
interests with the Company and its shareholders.



2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:





     2.1. Administrator” shall mean the Board or any of its Committees appointed to
administer the Plan, in accordance with Section 4.1.




     2.2. “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.




     2.3. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.




     2.4. “Committee” shall mean a committee appointed by the Board in accordance with
Section 4.1 of the Plan.




     2.5. “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company.




     2.6. “Company” shall mean Pixelworks, Inc., an Oregon corporation.




     2.7. “Consultant” shall mean any non-Employee who is engaged by the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting services and is compensated for such consulting
services and any Director of the Company whether compensated for such services or not.




     2.8. “Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant” shall mean the absence of any
interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Status as
an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any sick
leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the Company; provided,
however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, any such leave is for a period of not
more than ninety days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by
contract or statute, provided, further, that on the ninety-first day of such leave (where
re-employment is not guaranteed by contract or statute) the Grantee’s Incentive Stock Option
shall automatically convert to a Nonqualified Stock Option; or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or its
successor.




     2.9. “Director” shall mean a member of the Board.




     2.10. “Disability” shall mean total and permanent disability as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code.




     2.11. “Employee” shall mean any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by
the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary. Neither the payment of a



 









 







director’s fee by the Company nor service as a Director or Consultant shall be
sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.




     2.12. “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.




     2.13. “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, the value of a Share determined
as follows:




     2.13.1. 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, Fair Market Value shall be
the closing sales price for a Share (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported)
as quoted on such exchange or system on the date of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
provided, if the date of determination does not fall on a day on which the Common
Stock has traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on which the
Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the Common
Stock was so traded prior to the date of determination, or such other appropriate
day as shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion;




     2.13.2. If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities
dealer but selling prices are not reported, Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for a Share on the date of determination,
as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator
deems reliable; provided, if the date of determination does not fall on a day on
which the Common Stock has been so quoted, the date on which the Fair Market Value
shall be established shall be the last day on which the Common Stock was so quoted
prior to the date of determination, or such other appropriate day as shall be
determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion;




     2.13.3. In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair
Market Value of a Share shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.




     2.14. “Grantee” shall mean an Employee or Consultant who holds an Option or Stock
Appreciation Right, or their permitted successor or legal representative.




     2.15. “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option intended to qualify as an incentive
stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.




     2.16. “Nonqualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option not intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.




     2.17. “Notice of Grant” shall mean a written notice evidencing certain terms and
conditions of an individual Option or Stock Appreciation Right. The Notice of Grant is part
of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right Agreement.




     2.18. “Officer” shall mean 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.



 









 






     2.19. “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option
granted pursuant to the Plan.




     2.20. “Option Agreement” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Grantee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option
Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.




     2.21. “Optioned Stock” shall mean the Shares subject to an Option or Stock Appreciation
Right.




     2.22. “Parent” shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as
defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.




     2.23. “Plan” shall mean this 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.




     2.24. “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule
16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.




     2.25. “Sale” or “Sold” shall include, with respect to the sale of Shares under the
Plan, the sale of Shares for any form of consideration specified in Section 8.2, as well as
a grant of Shares for consideration in the form of past or future services.




     2.26. “Share” shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 11 of the Plan.




     2.27. “SAR Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Grantee
evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Stock Appreciation Right. The SAR
Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.




     2.28. “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” shall mean a right to receive from the
Company, with respect to each Share as to which the SAR is exercised, payment in an amount
equal to the excess of the Share’s Fair Market Value on the exercise date over its Fair
Market Value on the date the SAR was granted. Such payment will be made solely in Shares
valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date.




     2.29. “Subsidiary” shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.


3. Stock Subject to the Plan.





     3.1. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.2 below and the provisions of Section 11
of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be subject to Options, SARs
and/or Sold under the Plan is 4,000,000 shares. The Shares may be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.




     3.2. If an Option or SAR should expire, or become unexercisable for any reason, or is
otherwise terminated or forfeited, without having been exercised in full, the Optioned
Stock which was subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become
available for future Option or SAR grants and/or Sales under the Plan. If any Shares
issued pursuant to a Sale or exercise of an Option or SAR shall be reacquired, canceled or
forfeited for any reason, such Shares shall become available for future Option or SAR
grants and/or Sales under the Plan, unless the Plan shall have been terminated. If any
reacquired, canceled or forfeited Shares were originally issued upon



 









 







exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, then once so reacquired, canceled or forfeited,
such Shares shall not be considered to have been issued for purposes of applying the
limitation set forth in Section 3.3 below.




     3.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3, the maximum number of
Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be 4,000,000.


4. Administration of the Plan.





     4.1. Procedure.




     4.1.1. Multiple Administrative Committees. If permitted by Rule 16b-3, the Plan
may be administered by different Committees with respect to Directors, Officers who
are not Directors, and Employees who are neither Directors nor Officers.




     4.1.2. Administration With Respect to Directors and Officers Subject to Section
16(b). With respect to Option or SAR grants or Sales to Employees who are also
Officers or Directors subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board, if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance
with the rules governing a plan intended to qualify as a discretionary plan under
Rule 16b-3, or (B) a Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which
Committee shall be constituted to comply with the rules, if any, governing a plan
intended to qualify as a discretionary plan under Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such
Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed
by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and
appoint additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new
members, fill vacancies (however caused), and remove all members of the Committee and
thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the rules, if
any, governing a plan intended to qualify as a discretionary plan under Rule 16b-3.
With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under
the Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3. To the
extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Administrator fails to so comply,
it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable
by the Administrator.




     4.1.3. Administration With Respect to Other Persons. With respect to Option or
SAR grants or Sales to Employees or Consultants who are neither Directors nor
Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee
designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to satisfy the legal
requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under applicable
corporate and securities laws and the Code. Once appointed, such Committee shall
serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board
may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members
(with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies (however caused),
and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan,
all to the extent



 









 







permitted by the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock
option plans under state corporate and securities laws and the Code.




     4.2. Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the
case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such
Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:




     4.2.1. to grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or SARs;




     4.2.2. to authorize Sales of Shares hereunder;




     4.2.3. to determine, upon review of relevant information, the Fair Market Value
of a Share;




     4.2.4. to determine the exercise/purchase price per Share of Options or SARs to
be granted or Shares to be Sold, which exercise/purchase price shall be determined
in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Plan;




     4.2.5. to determine the Employees or Consultants to whom, and the time or times
at which, Options or SARs shall be granted and the number of Shares to be
represented by each Option or SAR;




     4.2.6. to determine the Employees or Consultants to whom, and the time or times
at which, Shares shall be Sold and the number of Shares to be Sold;




     4.2.7. to administer and interpret the Plan;




     4.2.8. to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan;




     4.2.9. to determine the terms and provisions of each Option or SAR granted
(which need not be identical) and, with the consent of the holder thereof, modify or
amend each Option or SAR;




     4.2.10. to determine the terms and provisions of each Sale of Shares (which
need not be identical) and, with the consent of the purchaser thereof, modify or
amend each Sale;




     4.2.11. to accelerate (with the consent of the Grantee) the exercise date of
any Option;




     4.2.12. to accelerate (with the consent of the Grantee or purchaser of Shares)
the vesting restrictions applicable to Shares Sold or Options or SARs granted under
the Plan;




     4.2.13. to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any
instrument required to effectuate the grant of an Option, SAR or Sale of Shares
previously granted or authorized by the Administrator;




     4.2.14. to determine the transfer or vesting restrictions, repurchase rights
or other restrictions applicable to Shares issued under the Plan;




     4.2.15. to establish, on a case-by-case basis, different terms and conditions
pertaining to exercise or vesting rights upon termination of employment, but only at
the time of an Option or SAR grant or Sale of Shares;



 









 






     4.2.16. to approve forms for use under the Plan;




     4.2.17. To reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then current fair
market value if the fair market value of the Common Stock covered by such Option
shall have declined since the date the Option was granted; provided, however, that
the Administrator may not reduce the exercise price of any outstanding Option
without shareholder approval; and




     4.2.18. to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.




     4.3. Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and
interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Grantees and any
other holders of any Shares Sold under the Plan.


5. Eligibility.





     5.1. Persons Eligible. Options and SARs may be granted and/or Shares Sold only to
Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. An
Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option, SAR or Sold Shares may, if he or she
is otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options, SARs or Sold additional Shares.




     5.2. ISO Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares
subject to a Grantee’s Incentive Stock Options granted by the Company, any Parent or
Subsidiary which become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under all
plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options
shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 5.2, Incentive
Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the
Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time of grant.




     5.3. Section 5.2 Limitations. Section 5.2 of the Plan shall apply only to an Option
evidenced by an Option Agreement which sets forth the intention of the Company and the
Grantee that such Option shall qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Section 5.2 of the
Plan shall not apply to any Option evidenced by an Option Agreement which sets forth the
intention of the Company and the Grantee that such Option shall be a Nonqualified Stock
Option.




     5.4. No Right to Continued Employment. The Plan shall not confer upon any Grantee any
right with respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the
Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company’s right to
terminate their employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.




     5.5. Other Limitations. The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options or
SARs to Employees:




     5.5.1. No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the Company, Options
or SARs to acquire more than 300,000 Shares.



 









 






     5.5.2. In connection with his or her initial employment, an Employee may be
granted Options or SARs for up to an additional 300,000 Shares which shall not count
against the limit set forth in subsection 5.5.1 above.




     5.5.3. The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in
connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization as described in Section
11.




     5.5.4. If an Option or SAR is canceled in the same fiscal year of the Company
in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in
Section 11), the canceled Option or SAR shall be counted against the limits set
forth in subsections 5.5.1 and 5.5.2 above.


6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the
Board or its approval by the shareholders of the Company as described in Section 17 of the Plan. It
shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years, unless sooner terminated under Section 13 of
the Plan. However, if the Company’s shareholders approve an increase in the number of Shares
available for issuance under section 3.1, such approval shall be deemed the adoption of a new plan
with respect to the increased number of Shares, which may be issued for a term of ten (10) years
following the date of such shareholder approval.



7. Term of Options and SARs. The term of each Option and SAR shall be stated in the Notice of
Grant; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be ten (10)
years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Notice of Grant.
However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Grantee who, on the date the
Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the
Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term
as may be provided in the Notice of Grant.



8. Exercise/Purchase Price and Consideration.





     8.1. Exercise/Purchase Price. The per Share exercise/purchase price for the Shares to
be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option, SAR or a Sale shall be such price as is
determined by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:




     8.1.1. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option




     (1) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such
Incentive Stock Option, owns more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per
Share exercise price shall be at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the
Fair Market Value on the date of the grant.




     (2) granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall
be at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value on the date
of grant.




     8.1.2. In the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, SAR or Sale, the per Share
exercise/purchase price shall be at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value on the date of grant or Sale, as the case may be.



 









 






     8.2. Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option or pursuant to a Sale, including the method of payment, shall be
determined by the Administrator. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the
Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant.
Such consideration may consist of:




     8.2.1. cash;




     8.2.2. check;




     8.2.3. promissory note;




     8.2.4. transfer to the Company of Shares which




     (1) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have
been owned by the Grantee for more than six months on the date of transfer,
and




     (2) have a Fair Market Value on the date of transfer equal to the
aggregate exercise price of the Shares to be acquired;




     8.2.5. if and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or
12(g) of the Exchange Act, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together
with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company the
amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price;




     8.2.6. such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of
Shares to the extent permitted by legal requirements relating to the administration
of stock option plans and issuances of capital stock under applicable corporate and
securities laws and the Code; or




     8.2.7. any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.



     If the Fair Market Value of the number of whole Shares transferred or the number of whole
Shares surrendered is less than the total exercise price of the Option, the shortfall must be made
up in cash or by check. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2, the
consideration for Shares to be issued pursuant to a Sale may not include, in whole or in part, the
consideration set forth in subsection 8.2.5 above.


9. Exercise of Option or SAR.





     9.1. Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option or SAR granted
hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the
Administrator, including performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the
Grantee, and as shall be permissible under the terms of the Plan.




     An Option or SAR may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. If the exercise of a
SAR would result in the issuance of a fractional Share, the Shares to be issued shall be
rounded to the nearest whole Share.




     An Option or SAR shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise
has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option or SAR by the
Grantee and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has
been received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the



 









 







Administrator, consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under the
Option Agreement and Section 8.2 of the Plan. Each Grantee who exercises an Option or SAR
shall, upon notification of the amount due (if any) and prior to or concurrent with delivery
of the certificate representing the Shares, pay to the Company amounts necessary to satisfy
applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. A Grantee must also
provide a duly executed copy of any stock transfer agreement then in effect and determined
to be applicable by the Administrator. 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 stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock represented by
such stock certificate, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option or SAR. No adjustment
will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date
the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 11 of the Plan. Subject to
section 3, exercise of an Option or settlement of a SAR shall decrease the number of Shares
thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for issuance under the Option or SAR
by the number of Shares issued upon such exercise.




     9.2. Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship. In the event that a
Grantee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant terminates (other than upon the
Grantee’s death or Disability), the Grantee may exercise his or her Option or SAR, but only
within such period of time as is determined by the Administrator, and only to the extent
that the Grantee was entitled to exercise it at the date of termination (but in no event
later than the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the Notice of
Grant). In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine such
period of time (in no event to exceed three (3) months from the date of termination) when
the Option is granted. If, at the date of termination, the Grantee is not entitled to
exercise his or her entire Option or SAR, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of
the Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Grantee does not
exercise his or her Option or SAR within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option
or SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.




     9.3. Disability of Grantee. In the event that a Grantee’s Continuous Status as an
Employee or Consultant terminates as a result of the Grantee’s Disability, the Grantee may
exercise his or her Option or SAR at any time within twelve (12) months from the date of
such termination, but only to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise it at the
date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option or SAR as set forth in the Notice of Grant). If, at the date of termination, the
Grantee is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option or SAR, the Shares covered by
the unexercisable portion of the Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. If, after
termination, the Grantee does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the time
specified herein, the Option or SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option
or SAR shall revert to the Plan.




     9.4. Death of Grantee. In the event of the death of a Grantee, the Option or SAR may
be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death



 









 







(but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set
forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Grantee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right
to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the
Grantee was entitled to exercise the Option or SAR at the date of death. If, at the time of
death, the Grantee was not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option or SAR, the Shares
covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. If,
after death, the Grantee’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
or SAR by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option or SAR within the time
specified herein, the Option or SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option
shall revert to the Plan.




     9.5. Rule 16b-3. Options or SARs granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional conditions or
restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section
16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.


10. Nontransferability of Options and SARs. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the
Option or SAR Agreement, an Option or SAR may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will, or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Grantee only by the Grantee or, if
incapacitated, by his or her legal guardian or legal representative.



11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger.





     11.1. Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of
the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option or SAR
and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the
Plan but as to which no Options or SARs have yet been granted or Sales made or which have
been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or SAR, as well as
the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option or SAR, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination
or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of
issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company;
provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be
deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be
made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall
affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
price of Optioned Shares.




     11.2. Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, each outstanding Option or SAR will terminate immediately prior
to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator.
The Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare
that any Option or SAR shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Board and give each Grantee
the right to exercise Grantee’s Option or SAR as to all or any part



 









 







of the Optioned Stock subject to the Option or SAR, including Shares as to which the
Option or SAR would not otherwise be exercisable.




     11.3. Merger or Asset Sale. Except as otherwise provided in an Option or SAR
Agreement, in the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each outstanding
Option or SAR shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such
successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the
Administrator determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such
assumption or substitution, that each Grantee shall have the right to exercise the Grantee’s
Options or SARs as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock subject to the Option or SAR,
including Shares as to which the Option or SAR would not otherwise be exercisable. If the
Administrator determines that an Option or SAR shall be exercisable in lieu of assumption or
substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the
Grantee that the Option or SAR shall be so exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from
the date of such notice or such shorter period as the Administrator may specify in the
notice, and the Option or SAR will terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the Option or SAR shall be considered assumed or substituted if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the Option or SAR confers the right to purchase, for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or SAR immediately prior to the merger or
sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on
the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or
sale of assets was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the
Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the
consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or SAR, for each Share of
Optioned Stock subject to the Option or SAR, to be solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its Parent substantially equal in Fair Market Value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets. The
determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the
Administrator and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.


12. Time of Granting Options or SARs. The date of grant of an Option or SAR shall, for all
purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option or
SAR. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Grantee within a reasonable time after the
date of such grant.



13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.





     13.1. Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan from time
to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable.




     13.2. Shareholder Approval. The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan
amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 or with Section
422 of the Code (or any successor rule or statute or other applicable law, rule or
regulation, including the requirements of any exchange or quotation system on



 









 







which the Common Stock is listed or quoted). Such shareholder approval, if required,
shall be obtained in such a manner and to such a degree as is required by the applicable
law, rule or regulation.




     13.3. Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or termination of the
Plan shall not affect Options or SARs already granted, and such Options or SARs shall remain
in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless mutually
agreed otherwise between the Grantee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in
writing and signed by the Grantee and the Administrator.


14. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an
Option, SAR or a Sale unless the exercise of such Option, SAR or consummation of the Sale and the
issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of
law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, applicable state
securities laws, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the
requirements of any stock exchange (including NASDAQ) upon which the Shares may then be listed, and
shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.



15. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve
and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the
Plan.



16. Liability of Company.





     16.1. Inability to Obtain Authority. Inability of the Company to obtain authority from
any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel
to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the
Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which
such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.




     As a condition to the exercise of an Option or SAR or a Sale, the Company may require
the person exercising such Option or SAR or to whom Shares are being Sold to represent and
warrant at the time of any such exercise or Sale that the Shares are being purchased only
for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in
the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the
aforementioned relevant provisions of law.




     16.2. Grants Exceeding Allotted Shares. If the grant of an Option or SAR causes the
number of Shares of Optioned Stock to exceed, as of the date of grant, the number of Shares
which may be issued under the Plan without additional shareholder approval, such Option or
SAR shall be void with respect to such excess Optioned Stock, unless shareholder approval of
an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of Shares subject to the Plan is timely
obtained in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan.


17. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders
of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted. Such
shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under applicable
federal and state law.




 









 







18. Market Standoff.





     In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity
securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act,
including the Company’s initial public offering, a Grantee or other participant in the Plan
shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the
purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or otherwise agree to engage in any
of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any shares issuable or issued under the Plan,
whether pursuant to an Option, SAR or a Sale, without the prior written consent of the
Company or its underwriters. Such limitations shall be in effect for such period of time as
may be requested by the Company or such underwriters and agreed to by the Company’s officers
and directors with respect to their shares; provided, however, that in no event shall such
period exceed 180 days. The limitations of this paragraph shall in all events terminate
five years after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering. Participants
shall be subject to the market standoff provisions of this Section 18 only if the officers
and directors of the Company are also subject to similar arrangements.




     In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of
shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company’s outstanding Common Stock
effected as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, then any new,
substituted or additional securities distributed with respect to the purchased shares shall
be immediately subject to the provisions of this Section 18, to the same extent the
purchased shares are at such time covered by such provisions.




     In order to enforce the limitations of this Section 18, the Company may impose
stop-transfer instructions with respect to the purchased shares until the end of the
applicable standoff period.



 









 





PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT/ADJUSTMENTS

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	 	 	 	 	Section/Effect of	 	Date of Shareholder
	Date of Board Action	 	Action	 	Amendment	 	Approval
	May 23, 2006
	 	Initial Plan Adoption	 	N/A	 	May 23, 2006