Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

 

1995 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN

 

(as amended and restated effective May 4, 2000)

(as amended and restated effective June 12, 2013)

 

1.                                      Purposes of the Plan.  The purposes of this 1995 Director Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for service as Outside Directors (as defined herein) of the Company, to provide additional incentive to the Outside Directors of the Company to serve as Directors, and to encourage their continued service on the Board.

 

All options granted hereunder shall be nonstatutory stock options.

 

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

 

(a)                                 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b)                                 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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

 

(d)                                 “Company” means Advent Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

(e)                                  “Director” means a member of the Board.

 

(f)                                   “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  The payment of a Director’s fee by the Company shall not be sufficient in and of itself to constitute “employment” by the Company.

 

(g)                                  “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(h)                                 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

 

(i)                                     If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) System, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such system or exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable;

 

(ii)                                  If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on the National Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;

 

 

(iii)                               In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

 

(iv)                              For purposes of Options granted on the effective date of this Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price to the public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended for the initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

(i)                                     “Inside Director” means a Director who is an Employee.

 

(j)                                    “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

(k)                                 “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

 

(l)                                     “Optionee” means a Director who holds an Option.

 

(m)                             “Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.

 

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

 

(o)                                 “Plan” means this 1995 Director Option Plan.

 

(p)                                 “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(q)                                 “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

3.                                      Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 325,000 Shares of Common Stock (the “Pool”).  The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

 

If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).  Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan.

 

4.                                      Administration and Grants of Options under the Plan.

 

(a)                                 Procedure for Grants.  The provisions set forth in this Section 4(a) shall not be amended more than once every six months, other than to comport with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.  All grants of Options to Outside Directors under this Plan shall be automatic and nondiscretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the following provisions:

 

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(i)                                     No person shall have any discretion to select which Outside Directors shall be granted Options or to determine the number of Shares to be covered by Options granted to Outside Directors.

 

(ii)                                  Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an Option to purchase 30,000 Shares (the “First Option”) on the date on which the later of the following events occurs: (A) the effective date of this Plan, as determined in accordance with Section 6 hereof, or (B) the date on which such person first becomes an Outside Director, whether through election by the shareholders of the Company or appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy; provided, however, that an Inside Director who ceases to be an Inside Director but who remains a Director shall not receive a First Option.

 

(iii)                               Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an Option to purchase 6,000 Shares (a “Subsequent Option”) on December 1 of each year provided he or she is then an Outside Director, and if as of such date, he or she shall have served on the Board for at least the preceding six (6) months.

 

(iv)                              Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (ii) and (iii) hereof, any exercise of an Option granted before the Company has obtained shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof shall be conditioned upon obtaining such shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof.

 

(v)                                 The terms of a First Option granted hereunder shall be as follows:

 

(A)                               the term of the First Option shall be ten (10) years.

 

(B)                               the First Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.

 

(C)                               the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the First Option.  In the event that the date of grant of the First Option is not a trading day, the exercise price per Share shall be the Fair Market Value on the next trading day immediately following the date of grant of the First Option.

 

(D)                               subject to Section 10 hereof, the First Option shall become exercisable as to twenty percent (20%) of the Shares subject to the First Option one year after its date of grant and as to 1/60th of the shares each month thereafter, provided that the Optionee continues to serve as a Director on such dates.

 

(vi)                              The terms of a Subsequent Option granted hereunder shall be as follows:

 

(A)                               the term of the Subsequent Option shall be ten (10) years.

 

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(B)                               the Subsequent Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.

 

(C)                               the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the Subsequent Option.  In the event that the date of grant of the Subsequent Option is not a trading day, the exercise price per Share shall be the Fair Market Value on the next trading day immediately following the date of grant of the Subsequent Option.

 

(D)                               subject to Section 10 hereof, the Subsequent Option shall become exercisable as to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the Shares subject to the Subsequent Option four (4) years and one month after its date of grant and as to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the shares each month thereafter, provided that the Optionee continues to serve as a Director on such dates.

 

(vii)                           In the event that any Option granted under the Plan would cause the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options plus the number of Shares previously purchased under Options to exceed the Pool, then the remaining Shares available for Option grant shall be granted under Options to the Outside Directors on a pro rata basis.  No further grants shall be made until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for grant under the Plan through action of the Board or the shareholders to increase the number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan or through cancellation or expiration of Options previously granted hereunder.

 

5.                                      Eligibility.  Options may be granted only to Outside Directors.  All Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 4 hereof.

 

The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuation of service as a Director or nomination to serve as a Director, nor shall it interfere in any way with any rights which the Director or the Company may have to terminate the Director’s relationship with the Company at any time.

 

6.                                      Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 11 of the Plan.

 

7.                                      Form of Consideration.  The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall consist of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) other shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, (iv) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Company and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, or (v) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

 

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8.                                      Exercise of Option.

 

(a)                                 Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder.  Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times as are set forth in Section 4 hereof; provided, however, that no Options shall be exercisable until shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof has been obtained.

 

An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

 

An Option 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 by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company.  Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 7 of the Plan.  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, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  A share certificate for the number of Shares so acquired shall be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.  No adjustment shall 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 10 of the Plan.

 

Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

 

(b)                                 Rule 16b-3.  Options granted to Outside Directors must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto and shall contain such additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify Plan transactions, and other transactions by Outside Directors that otherwise could be matched with Plan transactions, for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

(c)                                  Termination of Continuous Status as a Director.  Subject to Section 10 hereof, in the event an Optionee’s status as a Director terminates (other than upon the Optionee’s death or total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code)), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within three (3) months following the date of such termination, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it on the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option on the date of such termination, and to the extent that the Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

 

(d)                                 Disability of Optionee.  In the event Optionee’s status as a Director terminates as a result of total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within twelve (12) months following the date of such termination, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it on the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option on the date of termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

 

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(e)                                  Death of Optionee.  In the event of an Optionee’s death, the Optionee’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance may exercise the Option, but only within twelve (12) months following the date of death, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it on the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option on the date of death, and to the extent that the Optionee’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise such Option does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

 

9.                                      Non-Transferability of Options.  The Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.

 

10.                               Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger, Asset Sale or Change of Control.

 

(a)                                 Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option, the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per Share covered by each such outstanding Option, and the number of Shares issuable pursuant to the automatic grant provisions of Section 4 hereof shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares 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 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.” 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 Shares subject to an Option.

 

In the event of an extraordinary cash dividend by the Company, the per Share exercise price of each outstanding Option shall be adjusted by reducing the per Share exercise price by an amount equal to the per Share extraordinary cash dividend amount; provided, however, that in the event that the Board determines in its sole discretion that a cash payment shall be made to an Optionee holding an Option, whether partially or entirely in lieu of a reduction to the Option’s exercise price in order to prevent adverse tax consequences to the Participant with respect to the Option, then each such Option shall be adjusted to reduce its per Share exercise price to the extent the Board determines appropriate and advisable (unless the Board determines that no reduction shall be made) and with respect to each Share subject to such Option, a cash payment shall be made to the Optionee holding the Option in an amount equal to the per Share extraordinary cash dividend amount less the amount of any reduction applied to the Option’s per Share exercise price.  Unless determined otherwise by the Board, any cash payment to be made pursuant to this paragraph shall be

 

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subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares subject to the Option with respect to which the cash payment may be made.  The foregoing Option adjustments, if any, shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine not to apply the provisions of this paragraph to some or all Options.

 

(b)                                 Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, to the extent that an Option has not been previously exercised, it shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

 

(c)                                  Merger or Asset Sale.  In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the vesting of outstanding Options shall become fully vested and exercisable, including as to Shares for which such Options would not otherwise be exercisable.  In such event the Board shall notify the Optionee that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and upon the expiration of such period the Option shall terminate.

 

11.                               Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

 

(a)                                 Amendment and Termination.  Except as set forth in Section 4, the Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension, or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Optionee under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent.  In addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

 

(b)                                 Effect of Amendment or Termination.  Any such amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated.

 

12.                               Time of Granting Options.  The date of grant of an Option shall, for all purposes, be the date determined in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

 

13.                               Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option 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, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange 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.

 

As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise 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.

 

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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.

 

14.                               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.

 

15.                               Option Agreement.  Options shall be evidenced by written option agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.

 

16.                               Shareholder Approval.  Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company at or prior to the first annual meeting of shareholders held subsequent to the granting of an Option hereunder.  Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under applicable state and federal law.

 

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ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

 

1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

(as amended and restated effective June 12, 2013)

 

1.                                      Purposes of the Plan.  The purposes of this Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan are:

 

·                                          to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,

 

·                                          to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and

 

·                                          to promote the success of the Company’s business.

 

Options granted under the Plan will be Nonstatutory Stock Options.

 

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

 

(a)                                 “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

 

(b)                                 “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

 

(c)                                  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(d)                                 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(e)                                  “Committee” means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

 

(f)                                   “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company.

 

(g)                                  “Company” means Advent Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

(h)                                 “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.

 

(i)                                     “Director” means a member of the Board.

 

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

 

 

(k)                                 “Employee” means any person, including Officers, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.  Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

 

(l)                                     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(m)                             “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

 

(i)                                     If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

 

(ii)                                  If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

 

(iii)                               In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

 

(n)                                 “Notice of Grant” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.  The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.

 

(o)                                 “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(p)                                 “Option” means a nonstatutory stock option granted pursuant to the Plan, that is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(q)                                 “Option Agreement” means an agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.  The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(r)                                    “Option Exchange Program” means a program whereby outstanding options are surrendered in exchange for options with a lower exercise price.

 

(s)                                   “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

 

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(t)                                    “Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the Plan.

 

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

 

(v)                                 “Plan” means this 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.

 

(w)                               “Service Provider” means an Employee including an Officer, Consultant or Director.

 

(x)                                 “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

 

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

 

3.                                      Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 100,000 Shares.  The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

 

If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).

 

4.                                      Administration of the Plan.

 

(a)                                 Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by (i) the Board or (ii) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

 

(b)                                 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:

 

(i)                                     to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock;

 

(ii)                                  to select the Service Providers to whom Options may be granted hereunder;

 

(iii)                               to determine whether and to what extent Options are granted hereunder;

 

(iv)                              to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option granted hereunder;

 

(v)                                 to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

 

(vi)                              to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder.  Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

 

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(vii)                           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;

 

(viii)                        to institute an Option Exchange Program;

 

(ix)                              to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

 

(x)                                 to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;

 

(xi)                              to modify or amend each Option (subject to Section 14(b) of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;

 

(xii)                           to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option previously granted by the Administrator;

 

(xiii)                        to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to Options;

 

(xiv)                       to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld.  The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.  All elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

 

(xv)                          to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

 

(c)                                  Effect of Administrator’s Decision.  The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any other holders of Options.

 

5.                                      Eligibility.  Options may be granted to Service Providers; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, Options may not be granted to Officers and Directors.

 

6.                                      Limitation.  Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon an Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Optionee’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 

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7.                                      Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board.  It shall continue in effect for ten (10) years, unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.

 

8.                                      Term of Option.  The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement.

 

9.                                      Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

 

(a)                                 Exercise Price.  The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator.

 

(b)                                 Waiting Period and Exercise Dates.  At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

 

(c)                                  Form of Consideration.  The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment.  Such consideration may consist entirely of:

 

(i)                                     cash;

 

(ii)                                  check;

 

(iii)                               promissory note;

 

(iv)                              other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;

 

(v)                                 consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;

 

(vi)                              a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee’s participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;

 

(vii)                           such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or

 

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

 

10.                               Exercise of Option.

 

(a)                                 Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder.  Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement.  An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

 

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An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised.  Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan.  Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse.  Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised.  No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

 

Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

 

(b)                                 Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider.  If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionee’s death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement, and only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement).  In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Optionee’s termination.  If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

 

(c)                                  Disability of Optionee.  If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement).  In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination.  If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

 

(d)                                 Death of Optionee.  If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death.  In the absence of a specified time in 

 

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the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination.  If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan.  The Option may be exercised by the executor or administrator of the Optionee’s estate or, if none, by the person(s) entitled to exercise the Option under the Optionee’s will or the laws of descent or distribution.  If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

 

(e)                                  Buyout Provisions.  The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

 

11.                               Non-Transferability of Options.  Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.  If the Administrator makes an Option transferable, such Option shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.

 

12.                               Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.

 

(a)                                 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, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, 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 Board, 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 shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

 

In the event of an extraordinary cash dividend by the Company, the per Share exercise price of each outstanding Option shall be adjusted by reducing the per Share exercise price by an amount equal to the per Share extraordinary cash dividend amount; provided, however, that in the event that the Administrator determines in its sole discretion that a cash payment shall be made to an Optionee holding an Option, whether partially or entirely in lieu of a reduction to the Option’s exercise price in order to prevent adverse tax consequences to the Participant with respect to the Option, then each such Option shall be adjusted to reduce its per Share exercise price to the extent the Administrator determines appropriate and advisable (unless the Administrator determines that no reduction shall be made) and with respect to each Share subject to such Option, a cash payment shall be made to the Optionee holding the Option in an amount equal to the per Share extraordinary cash dividend 

 

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amount less the amount of any reduction applied to the Option’s per Share exercise price.  Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, any cash payment to be made pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares subject to the Option with respect to which the cash payment may be made.  The foregoing Option adjustments, if any, shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine not to apply the provisions of this paragraph to some or all Options.

 

(b)                                 Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction.  The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable.  In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated.  To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

 

(c)                                  Merger or Asset Sale.  In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation.  In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable.  If an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.  For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock, 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 is 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, for each Share of Optioned Stock to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.

 

13.                               Date of Grant.  The date of grant of an Option shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator.  Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Optionee within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

 

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14.                               Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

 

(a)                                 Amendment and Termination.  The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

 

(b)                                 Effect of Amendment or Termination.  No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.  Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

 

15.                               Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

 

(a)                                 Legal Compliance.  Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

(b)                                 Investment Representations.  As a condition to the exercise of an Option the Company may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise 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.

 

16.                               Inability to Obtain Authority.  The 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.

 

17.                               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.

 

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