Document:

Exhibit 10.86

Exhibit 10.86

TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

865 South Figueroa Street, suite 1800

Los Angeles, California 90017

March 23, 2009

Rio Vista Penny LLC

2601 Northwest Expressway #902E

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 93112

Attention: Ian Bothwell

	 	 	 
	Re:

	 	Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), by and among RIO
VISTA PENNY LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Company”), the Holders party
thereto, and TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, as Administrative
Agent.

Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Note Purchase Agreement. Terms that are defined in the Note Purchase
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the meanings given them in the
Note Purchase Agreement.

Company has requested that Holders extend the required payments of principal and accrued
interest that are due and payable on March 23, 2009 and also to extend the date to deliver the
Engineering Report effective as of November 1, 2008, in each case to April 13, 2009. Accordingly,
in reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, and waivers of the Restricted Persons
contained in this Letter, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Letter, Administrative
Agent and Holders hereby agree that (i) the mandatory principal payment in respect of the Notes
due and payable on the December 2008 Quarterly Payment Date pursuant Section 2.8(a) of the Note
Purchase Agreement is hereby extended to April 13, 2009 (which was previously extended to March
23, 2009 by letter agreement dated February 28, 2008 among the parties hereto), (ii) the required
payment of accrued interest in respect of the Notes due and payable on the December 2008 Quarterly
Payment Date is hereby extended to April 13, 2009 (which was previously extended to March 23, 2009
by letter agreement dated February 28, 2008 among the parties hereto), and (iii) the delivery of
the Engineering Report to be effective as of November 1, 2008 that was due prior to December 1,
2008 pursuant to Section 7.2(i) of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby extended to April 13,
2009 (which was previously extended to March 23, 2009 by letter agreement dated February 28, 2008
among the parties hereto).

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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In order to induce Holder Parties to enter into this Letter, Company represents and warrants
to each Holder Party that the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Note
Purchase Agreement are true and correct at and as of the time of the effectiveness hereof, except
to the extent such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which
case they are true and correct as of such earlier date. Company hereby further
acknowledges, confirms and agrees (i) that as of the close of business on March 23, 2009, Company
is indebted to Holders in respect of the Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $24,700,000.00
and in respect of accrued but unpaid interest related thereto in the amount of $1,509,444.44, and
(ii) that the amount of such accrued interest shall be recalculated on all outstanding Loans at
the Default Rate from December 30, 2008 if such accrued interest is not paid in full on or before
April 13, 2009. All such Loans, together with interest accrued and accruing thereon, and fees,
costs, expenses and other charges now or hereafter payable by Company to Administrative Agent and
Holders under the Note Documents, are unconditionally owing by Company to Administrative Agent and
Holders, without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind, nature or description whatsoever.
Company (and each other Restricted Person by execution of the attached Consent and Reaffirmation)
hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that Administrative Agent and Holders have and shall
continue to have valid, enforceable and perfected first-priority Liens in the Collateral
heretofore granted to Administrative Agent and Holders pursuant to the Note Documents or otherwise
granted to or held by such Persons.

To induce Holder Parties to enter into this Letter, Company (and each other Restricted Person
by execution of the attached Consent and Reaffirmation) hereby (a) represents and warrants that as
of the date of this Letter there are no claims or offsets against or defenses or counterclaims to
its obligations under the Note Documents, and waives any and all such claims, offsets, defenses,
or counterclaims, whether known or unknown, arising prior to the date of this Letter, (b) releases
and forever discharges the Released Persons from any and all Released Claims, and (c) covenants
not to assert (and not to assist or enable any other Person to assert) any Released Claim against
any Released Person. The Restricted Persons acknowledge and agree that such release is a general
release of any and all Released Claims that constitutes a full and complete satisfaction for all
or any alleged injuries or damages arising out of or in connection with the Released Claims, all
of which are herein compromised and settled. As used in this paragraph, “Released Claims” and
“Released Persons” mean:

“Released Claims” means any and all actions, causes of action, judgments,
executions, suits, debts, claims, demands, controversies, liabilities, obligations,
damages and expenses of any and every character (whether known or unknown, liquidated or
unliquidated, absolute or contingent, acknowledged or disputed, direct or indirect), at
law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature (including claims of usury), whether
heretofore or hereafter accruing, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or
suffered to be done by any of the Released Persons prior to and including the date hereof
that in any way directly or indirectly arise out of or in any way are connected to (a) any
of the Note Documents or any default or event of default thereunder, (b) any negotiation,
discussion, enforcement action, agreement or failure to agree related to any Note Document
or any default or event of default thereunder, or (c) any action, event, occurrence, or
omission otherwise related to the rights, duties, obligations and relationships among the
various Restricted Persons and Holder Parties.

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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“Released Persons” means Administrative Agent, Holders, and Royalty Owner,
together with their respective employees, agents, attorneys, officers, partners,
shareholders, accountants, consultants, and directors, and their respective successors and
assigns.

The Note Purchase Agreement and the other Note Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed in
all respects. Except as expressly set forth above, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this letter shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Administrative Agent or
Holders under the Note Purchase Agreement or any other Note Document, nor constitute a waiver of
any provision of the Note Purchase Agreement or any other Note Document.

THIS LETTER AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

This Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
and the same instrument. This Letter may be executed by facsimile signature and all such
signatures shall be effective as originals.

This Letter is a “Note Document”, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, and, except as
expressly provided herein to the contrary, this Letter is subject to all provisions of the Note
Purchase Agreement governing such Note Documents.

Please execute a counterpart of this Letter in the place provided below to evidence your
agreement to the foregoing and your continuing ratification of the Note Purchase Agreement and the
other Note Documents in consideration hereof, whereupon this Letter shall become effective as of
the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Yours truly,

TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 
as
Administrative Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Patrick Hickey
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Patrick Hickey	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt S. Taylor 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 
	 

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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	 	 	HOLDERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TCW ENERGY FUND X — NL, L.P.,
	 	 	a California limited partnership
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	TCW (ENERGY X), LLC, its General Partner:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	TCW Asset Management Company,
	 	 	 	 	 	 	its Managing Member
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TCW ENERGY FUND XB — NL, L.P.,
	 	 	a California limited partnership
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	TCW (ENERGY X), LLC, its General Partner:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	TCW Asset Management Company,
	 	 	 	 	 	 	its Managing Member
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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	 	 	TCW ENERGY FUND XC — NL, L.P.,
	 	 	a California limited partnership
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	TCW (ENERGY X), LLC, its General Partner:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	TCW Asset Management Company,
	 	 	 	 	 	 	its Managing Member
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TCW ENERGY FUND XD — NL, L.P.,
	 	 	a California limited partnership
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	TCW (ENERGY X), LLC, its General Partner:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	TCW Asset Management Company,
	 	 	 	 	 	 	its Managing Member
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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	 	TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a California corporation, as Investment Manager

under the Amended and Restated Investment Management and Custody Agreement
dated as of December 3, 2003 among Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc., TCW Asset
Management Company and Trust Company of the West, a California trust company,
as Sub-Custodian

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Patrick Hickey
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Patrick Hickey 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt S. Taylor 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 
	 
	 	TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a California corporation, as Investment Manager

under the Amended and Restated Investment Management and Custody Agreement
dated as of December 11, 2003 among Harry L. Bradley, Jr. Partition Trust,
Harry L. Bradley, Jr. Trust, Jane Bradley Uihlien Pettit Partition Trust, Jane
Bradley Uihlien Trust, TCW Asset Management Company and Trust Company of the
West, a California trust company, as Sub-Custodian

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Patrick Hickey
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Patrick Hickey 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt S. Taylor 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 
	 

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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	 	TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a
California corporation, as Investment Manager under the Amended and Restated
Investment Management and Custody Agreement dated as of March 18, 2004 among
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, TCW Asset Management Company and Trust
Company of the West, a California trust company, as Sub-Custodian

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Patrick Hickey
 
	 	 	Name:  	Patrick Hickey 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	 /s/ Curt S. Taylor
 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt S. Taylor 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WARRANT OWNER: 

	 	 	ENERGY FUNDS X HOLDINGS, L.P.,
	 	 	a California limited partnership
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	TCW (ENERGY X), LLC, its General Partner:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	TCW Asset Management Company,
	 	 	 	 	 	 	its Managing Member
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Patrick Hickey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Curt S. Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:   SVP

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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	Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	RIO VISTA PENNY LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Ian Bothwell	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Ian Bothwell	 	 
	 

	 	Manager	 	 

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION

Each of the undersigned hereby (i) consents to the provisions of this Letter Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein and agrees to the provisions therein related to it as a Restricted
Person, (ii) ratifies and confirms the Management Services Agreement, the Guaranty dated November
19, 2007, and the other Note Documents, in each case to which it is a party, (iii) agrees that all
of its respective obligations and covenants thereunder shall remain unimpaired by the execution and
delivery of this Letter Agreement, and (iv) agrees that the Management Services Agreement, such
Guaranty, and such other Note Documents shall remain in full force and effect.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	RIO VISTA ECO LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Ian Bothwell
 	 
	 	 	Ian Bothwell 	 
	 	 	Manager 	 
	 
	 	RIO VISTA GO LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Ian Bothwell
 	 
	 	 	Ian Bothwell 	 
	 	 	Manager 	 
	 
	 	GO, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Ian Bothwell
 	 
	 	 	Ian Bothwell 	 
	 	 	Manager 	 
	 
	 	MV PIPELINE COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Ian Bothwell
 	 
	 	 	Ian Bothwell 	 
	 	 	President 	 
	 

[Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

Rio Vista Penny LLC

March 23, 2009

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	 	RIO VISTA OPERATING LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Ian Bothwell
 	 
	 	 	Ian Bothwell 	 
	 	 	Manager 	 
	 
	 	RIO VISTA ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.

By: Rio Vista GP LLC, its general partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Ian Bothwell
 	 
	 	 	Ian Bothwell 	 
	 	 	Acting CEO 	 
	 

[Letter Agreement]Exhibit 10.1(a)

Exhibit 10.1(a)

QAD INC. NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

OPTION AGREEMENT

This Option Agreement is made and entered into this «Day»th day of «MMonth», «Year» (this
“Agreement”), pursuant to the QAD Inc. Nonqualified Stock Option Plan and the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock
Incentive Program (collectively, the “Plan”). The Program Administrators administering the Plan
have selected «name» (the “Optionee”) to receive the following grant of a stock option (the
“Option”) to purchase shares of the Common Stock of QAD Inc. (the “Company”), on the terms and
conditions set forth below, which the Optionee accepts and to which the Optionee agrees. All
capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement that are not defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the
terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall prevail.

1. Option Granted:

	 	 	 
	Number of Shares Subject to Option
	 	«Shares»
	Grant Date
	 	«MMonth» «Day», «Year»
	Exercise Price Per Share (U.S. dollars)
	 	«Price»
	Expiration Date
	 	«MMonth» «Day», «EYear»

2. The Option is granted pursuant to the Plan to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock
of the Company specified in Section 1 hereof (the “Shares”). Except as herein otherwise stated,
the Option, to the extent not theretofore exercised, shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on
«MMonth» «Day», «EYear», the date preceding the eighth (8th) anniversary of the issuance
date hereof, except that the Option may expire earlier as provided elsewhere in this Agreement
and/or in the Plan. The number of Shares subject to the Option granted hereunder shall be adjusted
as provided in the Plan. The Option is intended by the Company and the Optionee to be a
nonqualified stock option, which does not qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

3. The Option shall be exercisable in all respects in accordance with the terms of the Plan,
which are incorporated herein by this reference. The Optionee acknowledges having received and
read a copy of the Plan.

4. Shares of Common Stock shall not be issued with respect to any option granted under the
Plan, unless the exercise of that option and the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant
thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of the applicable laws.

Subject to this Agreement, the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option in accordance
with the following schedule:

(a) The Option may not be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the first
anniversary of the Grant Date.

(b) The Optionee may exercise the Option as to one fourth of the Shares on the first
anniversary of the Grant Date and at each of the subsequent three anniversaries thereof.

(c) The right to exercise the Option shall be cumulative. The Optionee may buy all, or from
time to time any part, of the maximum number of Shares, which are exercisable under the Option, but
in no case may the Optionee exercise the Option with regard to a fraction of a Share, or for any
Share for which the Option is not exercisable.

 

 

 

5. The Optionee agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations applicable
to the grant and
exercise of the Option and the sale or other disposition of the Shares received pursuant to
the exercise of such Option. Exercise of the Option shall be conditioned on the Optionee’s
compliance with procedures established from time to time by the Program Administrators for
exercise, including but not limited to submission of such forms and documents as the Program
Administrators may require.

6. The Option shall not become exercisable unless and until the Company has determined that:

(a) it and the Optionee have taken all actions required to register such Shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, or to perfect an exemption from the registration requirements thereof;

(b) it and the Optionee have taken all actions required for any applicable listing,
registration or qualification requirement of the Shares upon any stock exchange or under any
relevant laws, for any applicable consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory body, for
any required disclosure of information, or for the satisfaction of any other condition that is
necessary as a condition of or in connection with the issuance or purchase of Shares; and

(c) all other applicable provisions of applicable laws have been satisfied.

7. Termination of Employment or Service other than by Death or Disability. If the Optionee
ceases to be an employee or to provide services to the Company or any subsidiary for any reason
other than his or her death or total and permanent disability within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Code, as determined by the Program Administrators in their sole discretion, the
Optionee shall have the right, subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, to
exercise the Option at any time within sixty (60) days after the date that the Optionee ceases to
be an employee or to provide services, but not beyond the otherwise applicable term of the Option
and only to the extent that on such date that the Optionee ceases to be an employee or to provide
services the Optionee’s right to exercise such Option has vested.

8. For purposes of this Section 8, the employment or services relationship shall be treated as
continuing intact while the Optionee is an active employee or provides services to the Company or
any subsidiary, or other bona fide leave of absence to be determined in the sole discretion of the
Program Administrators.

9. Disability of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases to be an employee or to provide services
due to becoming totally and permanently disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code, as determined by the Program Administrators in their sole discretion, the Option may be
exercised to the extent it had vested at the time of cessation of employment or services and,
subject to the Plan, at any time one year after the Optionee’s termination of employment or ceasing
to provide services, but not beyond the otherwise applicable term of the Option.

10. Death of Optionee. If the Optionee dies while an employee or providing services, or after
ceasing to be an employee or providing services but during the period while he or she could have
exercised the Option under Section 7, the Option may be exercised in whole or in part, on all of
the Shares, and subject to the Plan, at any time within one year after the Optionee’s death, by the
executors or administrators of his or her estate or by any person or persons who acquire the Option
by will or the laws of descent and distribution, but not beyond the otherwise applicable term of
the Option.

11. Payment of Purchase Price. Payment of the purchase price for Shares upon exercise of the
Option shall be made by:

(a) funds transfer, certified or cashier’s check payable to the order of the Optionee’s
account at the 3rd party administrator or the brokerage firm designated by Program
Administrators; or

(b) shares of Common Stock if permitted by the Program Administrators, including a special
sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee provides irrevocable instructions to
(i) a Company-designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased Shares and
remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on settlement date, sufficient funds to
cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares plus all applicable taxes
required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise; and (ii) the Company to deliver
the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the
sale; or

(c) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

 

 

 

12. Rights as a Shareholder. The Optionee, or a transferee of the Optionee, shall have no
rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Share for which his or her Option is
exercisable until the date of the issuance of such Share. No adjustment shall be made for
dividends, ordinary or extraordinary (whether in currency, securities, or other property),
distributions, or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Share is issued,
except as provided in the Plan.

13. Modification, Extension, and Renewal of Option. Within the limitations of the Plan, the
Program Administrators may modify, extend or renew the Option or accept the cancellation of the
Option for the grant of a new option in substitution therefore. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, no modification of the Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, alter or impair
any rights or obligations under the Option.

14. In adopting and maintaining the Plan and granting options thereunder, neither the Company
nor any subsidiary makes any representations or undertakings with respect to the initial
qualification or treatment of the Option under applicable tax or securities laws. The Company and
each subsidiary expressly disavows the creation of any rights in the Optionee, or the Optionee’s
beneficiaries, of any obligations on the part of the Company, any subsidiary or the Program
Administrator, except as expressly provided in the Plan and this Agreement.

15. Tax Withholding and Payment Obligations. The Company will assess its requirements
regarding tax, social insurance and any other payroll tax withholding and reporting in connection
with the Option, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option or sale of Shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise of the Option (“Tax-Related Items”). These requirements may change from
time to time as laws or interpretations change. Regardless of the Company’s actions in this
regard, the Optionee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the ultimate liability for any and all
Tax-Related Items is and remains his or her responsibility and liability and that the Company:

(a) makes no representations or undertaking regarding treatment of any Tax-Related Items in
connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option
and the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option; and

(b) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce
or eliminate the Optionee’s liability regarding tax-related items. In the event the Company
determines that it and/or a subsidiary must withhold any Tax-Related Items as a result of the
Optionee’s participation in the Plan, the Optionee agrees as a condition of the grant of the Option
to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy all withholding
requirements. The Optionee authorizes the Company and/or a subsidiary to withhold all applicable
withholding taxes from the Optionee’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Optionee by the
Company and/or a subsidiary. Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under local law, the
Company may sell or arrange for the sale of Shares that the Optionee is due to acquire to meet the
minimum withholding obligation for the Tax-Related Items. Furthermore, the Optionee agrees to pay
the Company and/or a subsidiary any amount of taxes the Company and/or a subsidiary may be required
to withhold as a result of the Optionee’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the
means described in this Section 15. The Optionee acknowledges that the Company’s obligation to
issue and/or deliver any certificate for Shares upon the exercise of the Option is subject to the
satisfaction of all applicable Tax-Related Items.

16. This Agreement and the Option shall be governed by the laws of the State of California,
and any dispute arising out of or in connection with the same shall be submitted to binding
arbitration in Santa Barbara, California before a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of
arbitration of the American Arbitration Association.

17. Acknowledgment and Waiver. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the grant of an
Option evidenced hereby, the Optionee acknowledges:

(a) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by
the Company at any time with or without notice;

(b) that the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual
or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options;

 

 

 

(c) that all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited
to, the times when options shall be granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the
option price, and the time or times when each option shall be exercisable, will be at the sole
discretion of the Company;

(d) that the Optionee’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further
employment with the Optionee’s employer or an obligation on the Optionee’s part to continue the
Optionee’s employment and shall not interfere with the ability of the Optionee’s employer to
terminate the Optionee’s employment relationship at any time with or without cause;

(e) that participation in the Plan is offered and may only be accepted subject to the
condition that cessation of the Option or entitlement to exercise the same under the Plan (or any
loss or diminution in value of the same) resulting from termination of the Optionee’s employment
with the Participating Company Group (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of
contract) shall not give rise to a claim for damages and, if (contrary to the foregoing) any such
claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, that the Optionee shall, by
entering into this Agreement, be deemed irrevocably to have waived any such claim;

(f) that the Optionee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(g) that the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the
scope of the Optionee’s employment contract, if any;

(h) that the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating
any termination, severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service
awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments;

(i) that the vesting of any Option ceases upon the earlier of (i) termination of employment or
other services or (ii) receipt of notice of termination of employment or other services for any
reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan or this Agreement;

(j) that the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty;

(k) that the Option has been granted to the Optionee in the Optionee’s status as an employee
of the Optionee’s employer or in the Optionee’s capacity as a service provider, and can in no event
be understood or interpreted to mean that the Company is the Optionee’s employer or that the
Optionee has an employment relationship with the Company;

(l) that if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value; and

(m) that nothing in the Option shall obligate the Company, its respective shareholders, Board
of Directors, officers or employees to continue any relationship that the Optionee might have as a
director or consultant for the Company.

18. Data Privacy. As a condition of participating in the Plan, the Optionee:

(a) consents to the collection, use, processing, and transfer, in electronic or other form, of
personal data described in this Section by and among the Company and any subsidiary for the
exclusive purpose of implementing, administering or managing his or her participation in the Plan;

(b) understands that the Company and/or any subsidiary may hold certain personal information
about the Optionee, including but not limited to name, home address and telephone number, date of
birth, social security number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any
shares or directorships held in the Company and/or any subsidiary, details of all options or any
other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, purchased, or
outstanding in the Optionee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and
managing the Plan (“Data”);

 

 

 

(c) understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting the Company and/or
any subsidiary in the administration of the Plan;

(d) understands that the recipients of Data may be located within or outside the Optionee’s
country of residence, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data
privacy laws and protections than the Optionee’s country of residence;

(e) authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in
electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering or managing the
Optionee’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be
required for the administration of the Plan and/or any subsequent holding of shares on the
Optionee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Optionee may elect to deposit any
shares acquired pursuant to the Plan;

(f) understands that Data will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer or
manage the Optionee’s participation in the Plan;

(g) understands that the Optionee may, at any time, review the Data, require any necessary
amendments to Data or withdraw the consents herein in writing by contacting the Company or the
relevant subsidiary; and

(h) understands that withdrawing the Optionee’s consent may affect the Optionee’s ability to
participate in the Plan.

19. Translation. If this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan is translated
into a language other than English, and if the translated version is different from the English
language version, the English language version will take precedence.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement, in the case of the
Company by its duly authorized officer, as of the date and year written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	OPTIONEE

	 	QAD INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 

	 	 
	«name»
	 	 	 	 

 

 

 

QAD INC. 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement is made and entered into by and between QAD Inc. (the
“Company”) and Employee Name as of the date of acceptance, pursuant to the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock
Incentive Program (the “Program”). The Program Administrators administering the Program have
selected the Grantee to receive the following grant of stock appreciation rights (“SAR”). This SAR
entitles the Grantee to receive a payment in shares of the common stock of QAD Inc. (the “Common
Stock”) that reflects the appreciation over the Grant Price, as specified in Section 1 hereof, for
the number of shares of the Common Stock for which this SAR was granted, as specified in Section 1
hereof, (the “Grant Shares”), on the terms and conditions of the Program and as set forth below,
which Grantee accepts and to which the Grantee agrees:

1. SAR Granted:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Number of Shares Subject to SAR
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Grant Date
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Grant Price per Share (U.S. dollars)
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Expiration Date
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 

2. This SAR may be exercised in whole or in part until fully exercised. The payment due to Grantee
upon exercise shall be equal to a number shares of Common Stock of the Company with an aggregate
fair market value on the exercise date equal to (i) the difference between the fair market value of
the Common Stock on the date of exercise and the Grant Price, multiplied by (ii) the number of
Grant Shares being exercised. The payment shall be made in the form of shares of the Common Stock
(the “Payment Shares”), rounded up to the nearest whole number, subject to applicable income and
employment tax withholding. Except as herein otherwise stated, the SAR, to the extent not
theretofore exercised, shall terminate on the day immediately preceding the eighth (8th)
anniversary of the Grant Date, except that the SAR may expire earlier as provided elsewhere in this
Agreement and/or in the Program. The number of shares subject to the SAR granted hereunder shall
be adjusted as provided in the Program.

3. This SAR shall be exercisable in all respects in accordance with the terms of the Program, which
are incorporated herein by this reference. Grantee acknowledges having received and read a copy of
the Program.

4. Shares of Common Stock shall not be issued with respect to any SAR granted under the Program,
unless the exercise of that SAR and the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant thereto shall
comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, local and foreign laws.

5. Grantee shall have the right to exercise the SAR in accordance with the following schedule:

	 	(a)	 	The SAR may not be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the first
anniversary of the Grant Date.

	 
	 	(b)	 	Grantee may exercise the SAR as to one-fourth of the Grant Shares on the first
anniversary of the Grant Date and an additional one-fourth at each of the subsequent three
anniversaries thereof.

	 
	 	(c)	 	The right to exercise the SAR shall be cumulative. Grantee may exercise all, or from
time to time any part, of the maximum number of Grant Shares which are exercisable under
this SAR, but in no case may Grantee exercise the SAR with regard to a fraction of a Grant
Share, or for any Grant Share for which the SAR is not exercisable.

6. Withholding Taxes. All SARs are subject to the condition that if at any time the Company
shall determine, in its discretion, that the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding
liabilities under any federal, state, local or foreign laws is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the grant, vesting or exercise of a SAR or the delivery or
purchase of shares pursuant thereto, then such action shall not be effective unless such
withholding shall have been effected or obtained in a manner acceptable to the Company. Such
withholding liabilities shall be satisfied by reducing the number of shares that would otherwise be
payable to Grantee on exercise of a SAR by an amount equal in value to the withholding liability,
unless at the Company’s sole and complete discretion, the Company determines to require or accept
cash from Grantee.

7. Termination of Employment other than by Death or Disability. If the Grantee ceases to
be an employee of the Company or any subsidiary (used herein as defined in the Program) (an
“Employee”) for any reason other than his or her death or disability, the SAR may be exercised, to
the extent it had vested at the time of cessation of employment and subject
to the Program, at any time within sixty (60) days after his or her termination of employment, but
not beyond the otherwise applicable term of the SAR.

 

 

 

For purposes of this Section 7, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact
while the Grantee is an active employee of the Company or any subsidiary, or other bona fide leave
of absence to be determined in the sole discretion of the Program Administrators.

8. Disability of Grantee. If the Grantee ceases to be an Employee due to becoming totally
and permanently disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as determined by the
Program Administrators in their sole discretion, the SAR may be exercised, to the extent it had
vested at the time of cessation of employment and subject to the Program, at any time within one
year after the Grantee’s termination of employment, but not beyond the otherwise applicable term of
the SAR.

9. Death of Grantee. If the Grantee dies while an Employee, or after ceasing to be an
Employee but during the period while he or she could have exercised the SAR, the SAR may be
exercised, to the extent it had vested at the time of death and subject to the Program, at any time
within one year after the Grantee’s death, by the executors or administrators of his or her estate
or by any person or persons who acquire the SAR by will or the laws of descent and distribution,
but not beyond the otherwise applicable term of the SAR.

10. Rights as a Shareholder. The Grantee, or a transferee of the Grantee, shall have no
rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Payment Share for which his or her SAR
is exercisable until the date of the issuance of such Payment Share. No adjustment shall be made
for dividends, ordinary or extraordinary (whether in currency, securities, or other property),
distributions, or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock is issued,
except as provided in the Program.

11. Modification, Extension, and Renewal of SAR. Within the limitations of the Program,
the Program Administrator may modify, extend or renew the SAR or accept the cancellation of the SAR
for the granting of a new SAR in substitution therefor. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no
modification of the SAR shall, without the consent of the Grantee, alter or impair any rights or
obligations under the SAR.

12. Nontransferability. This SAR may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned,
encumbered or otherwise alienated or hypothecated otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution.

13. Acknowledgements. Grantee acknowledges receipt of and understands and agrees to the
terms of this SAR Agreement and the Program. In addition to the above terms, Grantee understands
and agrees to the following:

(a) Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program and agrees to be bound by
all of the terms and provisions thereof, including the terms and provisions adopted after the date
of this Agreement but prior to the completion of the vesting period. If and to the extent that any
provision contained in this Agreement is inconsistent with the Program, the Program shall govern.

(b) Grantee acknowledges that as of the date of this Agreement, the Agreement and the Program
set forth the entire understanding between Grantee and the Company regarding the acquisition of
shares of Common Stock underlying the SAR and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements
pertaining to the SAR.

(c) Grantee understands that the Company and its subsidiaries hold certain personal
information about Grantee, including but not limited to his or her name, home address, telephone
number, date of birth, social security number, salary, nationality, job title and details of all
SARs or other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested
or outstanding (“Personal Data”). Certain Personal Data may also constitute sensitive personal data
within the meaning of applicable law. Such data include but are not limited to the information
provided above and any changes thereto and other appropriate personal and financial data about
Grantee. Grantee hereby gives explicit consent to the Company and any of its subsidiaries to
process any such Personal Data and/or sensitive personal data. Grantee also hereby gives explicit
consent to the Company to transfer any such Personal Data outside the country in which Grantee is
employed, including, but not limited to the United States. The legal persons for whom such Personal
Data are intended include, but are not limited to the Company, its subsidiaries and its agents.
Grantee has been informed that he or she has the right to access and make corrections to his or her
personal data by applying to the Chief People Officer of the Company, or such person’s designees.

(d) Grantee understands that the Company has reserved the right to amend or terminate the
Program at any time, and that the award of this SAR under the Program at one time does not in any
way obligate the Company or its subsidiaries to grant additional SARs in any future year or in any
given amount. Grantee acknowledges and understands that Grantee’s
participation in the Program is voluntary and that this SAR and any future SARs under the Program
are wholly discretionary in nature, the value of which do not form part of any normal or expected
compensation for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any termination,
severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension
or retirement benefits or similar payments, other than to the extent required by local law.

 

 

 

14. No Right to Continued Employment. Neither this SAR nor any terms contained in this
Agreement shall confer upon Grantee any expressed or implied right to be retained in the service of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any period at all, nor restrict in any way the right of
the Company or any such subsidiary, which right is hereby expressly reserved, to terminate his or
her employment at any time with or without cause. Grantee acknowledges and agrees that any right
to receive delivery of shares of Common Stock is earned only by continuing as an employee of the
Company or its subsidiary at the will of Company or such subsidiary, or satisfaction of any other
applicable terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Program, and not through the
act of being hired, being granted this SAR or acquiring shares of Common Stock hereunder.

15. Compliance with Laws, Regulations and Program Rules. The award of this SAR to Grantee
and the obligation of the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock hereunder and the sale or the
disposition of the Payment Shares received pursuant to the exercise of such SAR shall be subject to
(a) all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations, and (b) any
registration, qualification, approvals or other requirements imposed by any government or
regulatory agency or body which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be
necessary or applicable. Moreover, shares of Common Stock shall not be delivered hereunder if such
delivery would be contrary to applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange. Exercise of the
SAR shall be conditioned on the Grantee’s compliance with procedures established from time to time
by the Program Administrators for exercise, including but not limited to submission of such forms
and documents as the Program Administrators may require.

16. Definitions. All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement that are not defined
herein have the meanings defined in the Program. In the event of a conflict between the terms of
the Program and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Program shall prevail.

17. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall, if to
the Company, be in accordance with the Program, and, if to Grantee, be in writing and delivered in
person or by registered or certified mail or overnight courier, postage prepaid, addressed to
Grantee at his or her last known address as set forth in the Company’s records.

18. Severability. If any of the provisions of this Agreement should be deemed
unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

19. This Agreement and this SAR shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and any
dispute arising out of or in connection with the same shall be submitted to binding arbitration in
Santa Barbara, California before a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of arbitration of
the American Arbitration Association.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this SAR Agreement, in the case of the
Company by its duly authorized officer, as of the date of acceptance.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GRANTEE	 	 	 	QAD INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(Signature)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

(Name)

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

(Date)

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