Document:

Offer Letter to John P. Livingston

 Exhibit 10.12 
 July 26, 2006 
 Mr. John Livingston 

Revised Offer Letter 
 Dear John: 

I am pleased to offer you a position with Cortina Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) as Vice President, Operations, reporting to
Amir Nayyerhabibi, Chief Executive Officer. You will receive an annualized base salary equivalent to $187,000 for your services, which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures, subject to applicable withholdings
and deductions. As a Company employee, you will also be eligible for all employee benefits made available to Company employees generally, pursuant to the terms of applicable Company benefit plans, as they may exist from time to time. 

Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), you will be granted an option (the
“Option”) to purchase 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), and a form of stock option grant notice
and stock option grant agreement to be issued to you (collectively, the “Option Agreement”). The Option will be excisable at a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of Company common stock on the date that the
option is granted, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Option shall be subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Plan and the Option Agreement, including accelerated vesting upon a Change of Control (as defined in the
Plan). 
 You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at will
employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause. Normal working hours are from 9:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. As an exempt salaried employee, you will be expected to work additional hours as required by the nature of your work assignments. 
 For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must
be provided to us within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated. 
 As a condition to your employment with the Company, you will be required to sign the Company’s standard Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, a copy of which is enclosed. You agree that
you will not bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. You will also be expected to abide by all Company policies set forth
in the Company’s Employee Handbook and in effect from time to time. 

 July 26, 2006 
 By signing this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), you represent to the Company that your signing this Agreement and providing employment services to the Company as contemplated herein does not
and will not violate any agreement you have with your current employer or any other third party. 
 To ensure the rapid and
economical resolution of disputes that may arise in connection with your employment with the Company, you and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action, in law or equity, arising from or relating to the enforcement,
breach, performance, execution or interpretation of this Agreement, your employment, or the termination of that employment, shall be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration in San Jose,
California conducted by a single arbitrator with JAMS (formerly, “Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services) or its successor, under the then applicable JAMS rules. You and the Company each hereby acknowledge that by agreeing to this
arbitration procedure, both parties are waiving the right to resolve any such dispute through a trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. The arbitrator shall: (a) have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the
resolution of the dispute and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and (b) issue a written arbitration decision including the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions and a statement of the award. The
arbitrator shall be authorized to determine if an issue is subject to this arbitration obligation, and to award any or all remedies that the parties would be entitled to seek in a court of law. The Company shall pay all JAMS’ arbitration fees.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prevent any party from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. 

To indicate your acceptance of the Company’s offer, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below, sign the enclosed
Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, and return them to me. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter, along with the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, set forth the terms of your employment with the
Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral (including the offer letter previously issued to you). This letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one instrument. This letter may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement, signed by an officer of the Company and by you. 
 If this Agreement is acceptable to you, we would like you to start work on August 7, 2006. 

 July 26, 2006 
 We look forward to working with you at Cortina Systems, Inc. 
  

	
	Sincerely,
	
	Cortina Systems, Inc.
	
	 /s/ Amir Nayyerhabibi

	Amir Nayyerhabibi
	President & CEO

  

	
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this
	27th day of July, 2006.
	
	 /s/ John Livingston

	John Livingston
	

  

			
	Enclosures:	  	Duplicate Original Letter
		  	Employment, Confidential Information, and Invention Assignment AgreementOffer Letter to Richard W. Walther

 Exhibit 10.13 
 August 25, 2006 
 Richard Walther 
 Dear Rick: 
 I am pleased to offer you a position with Cortina Systems, Inc. (the
“Company”) as Vice President Sales, reporting to Amir Nayyerhabibi, President and CEO. You will receive an annualized base salary equivalent to $200,000 for your services, which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal
payroll procedures, subject to applicable withholdings and deductions. You will also be eligible to participate in the 2006 Cortina Management Variable Incentive Plan with a target bonus of 30% of base salary as defined in the 2006 Cortina
Management Incentive Plan (provided under separate cover). You will also receive a one-time bonus payment of $5,163, subject to applicable wtthholdings and deductions. Also, as a Company employee, you will also be eligible for all employee benefits
made available to Company employees generally, pursuant to the terms of applicable Company benefit plans, as they may exist from time to time. Finally, for benefit accrual purposes, your original hire date with Intel will be used and your service
with Intel will be bridged. 
 Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), you
will be granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase 850,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), and a form
of stock option grant notice and stock option grant agreement to be issued to you (collectively, the “Option Agreement”). The Option will be exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of Company
common stock on the date that the option is granted, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Option shall be subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Plan and the Option Agreement, including accelerated vesting upon a Change
of Control (as defined in the Plan). 
 You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and
constitutes at will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause. Normal working
hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. As an exempt salaried employee, you will be expected to work additional hours as required by the nature of your work assignments. 

For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and
eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated. 

As a condition to your employment with the Company, you will be required to sign the Company’s standard Proprietary Information and
Inventions Agreement a copy of which is enclosed. You agree that you will not bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. You
will also be expected to abide by all Company policies set forth in the Company’s Employee Handbook and in effect from time to time. 
 By signing this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), you represent to the Company that your signing this Agreement and providing employment services to the Company as contemplated herein

 August 25, 2006 
 does not and will not violate any agreement you have with your current employer or any other third party. 
 To ensure the rapid and economical resolution of disputes that may arise in connection with your employment with the Company, you and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of
action, in law or equity, arising from or relating to the enforcement, breach, performance, execution or interpretation of this Agreement, your employment, or the termination of that employment, shall be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration in San Jose, California conducted by a single arbitrator with JAMS (formerly, “Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services) or its successor, under the then-applicable JAMS rules. You and
the Company each hereby acknowledge that by agreeing to this arbitration procedure, both parties are waiving the right to resolve any such dispute through a trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. The arbitrator shall: (a) have
the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and (b) issue a written arbitration decision including the arbitrator’s essential findings and
conclusions and a statement of the award. The arbitrator shall be authorized to determine if an issue is subject to this arbitration obligation, and to award any or all remedies that the parties would be entitled to seek in a court of law. The
Company shall pay all JAMS’ arbitration fees. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prevent any party from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. 

To indicate your acceptance of the Company’s offer, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below, sign the enclosed
Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, and return them to me. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter, along with the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, set forth the terms of your employment with the
Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral (including the offer letter previously issued to you). This letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one instrument. This letter may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement, signed by an officer of the Company and by you. 

 August 25, 2006 
 This offer will expire on September 6, 2006. If this Agreement is acceptable to you, you will begin your employment with Cortina Systems, Inc. on October 15, 2006. We look forward to working
with you at Cortina Systems, Inc. 
  

	
	Sincerely,
	
	Cortina Systems, Inc.
	
	/s/ Amir Nayyerhabibi
	Amir Nayyerhabibi
	President & CEO

  

	
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this
	1st day of Sept., 2006
	
	/s/ Richard Walther
	Richard Walther

  

			
	Enclosures:	  	Duplicate Original Letter
		  	Employment, Confidential Information, and Invention Assignment Agreement

 August 30, 2006 
 Cortina Offer Letter Addendum 
 Please be advised that certain stock option plan
language in the Cortina Systems, Inc. offer of employment dated August 30, 2006, is not correct. The language should be corrected as follows. 
 1. All references to “the Company’s 2002 Equity Incentive Plan” should be replaced with, “the Company’s 2001 Equity Incentive Plan.” 

2. The sentence: 

“The Option shall be subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Plan and the Option Agreement, including accelerated vesting
upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan)” 
 should be replaced with: 

“The Option shall be subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Plan and the Option Agreement, including accelerated vesting
in the event that the option is not assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction as set forth in Section 11(c) of the Plan” 
  

	
	Sincerely,
	
	Cortina Systems, Inc.
	
	/s/ Amir Nayyerhabibi
	Amir Nayyerhabibi
	President & CEO

  

	
	Acknowledged and agreed:
	
	/s/ Richard W. Walther
	Signature

  

	
	Richard W. Walther
	Print name

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