Document:

Stock Option Plan

  
 Exhibit 10.1

  
 MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. 
  
 2003 EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANT STOCK OPTION PLAN 
  

	1.	DEFINITIONS. 

  
 Unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, as used in this Myriad Genetics, Inc. 2003 Employee, Director
and Consultant Stock Option Plan, have the following meanings: 
  
 Administrator means the Board of Directors, unless it has delegated power to act on its behalf to the Committee, in which case the Administrator means the Committee. (See paragraph 4) 
  
 Affiliate means a corporation which, for purposes of Section 424 of
the Code, is a parent or subsidiary of the Company, direct or indirect. 
  
 Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following events: 
  

	 	(i)	Ownership. Any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose the
Company or its Affiliates or any employee benefit plan of the Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transactions which the Board of Directors does not approve; or 

  

	 	(ii)	Merger/Sale of Assets. A merger or consolidation of the Company whether or not approved by the Board of Directors, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) at least 50% of
the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement for
the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 

  

 Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 Committee means the committee of the Board of Directors to which the
Board of Directors has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. 
  
 Common Stock means shares of the Company’s common stock, $.01 par value per share. 
  
 Company means Myriad Genetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

  
 Disability or Disabled means permanent and
total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. 
  
 Employee means any employee of the Company or of an Affiliate (including, without limitation, an employee who is also serving as an officer or director of the Company or of an Affiliate), designated by the Administrator to be
eligible to be granted one or more Options under the Plan. 
  
 Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock means: 
  
 (1) If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the closing or last price of the Common Stock on the Composite Tape
or other comparable reporting system for the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date; 
  
 (2) If the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded on the over-the-counter market, if sales prices are not regularly
reported for the Common Stock for the trading day referred to in clause (1), and if bid and asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the mean between the bid and the asked price for the Common Stock at the close of trading in the
over-the-counter market for the trading day on which Common Stock was traded immediately preceding the applicable date; and 
  
 (3) If the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, such value as the Administrator, in
good faith, shall determine. 
  
 ISO means an option meant
to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code. 
  
 Non-Qualified Option means an option which is not intended to qualify as an ISO. 
  
 Option means an ISO or Non-Qualified Option granted under the Plan. 
  

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 Option Agreement means an agreement between the Company and a Participant delivered pursuant to
the Plan, in such form as the Administrator shall approve. 
  
 Participant means an Employee, director or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate to whom one or more Options are granted under the Plan. As used herein, “Participant” shall include “Participant’s
Survivors” where the context requires. 
  
 Plan means
this Myriad Genetics, Inc. 2003 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan. 
  
 Shares means shares of the Common Stock as to which Options have been or may be granted under the Plan or any shares of capital stock into which the Shares are changed or for which they are exchanged within the
provisions of Paragraph 3 of the Plan. The Shares issued upon exercise of Options granted under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or shares held by the Company in its treasury, or both. 
  
 Survivor means a deceased Participant’s legal representatives
and/or any person or persons who acquired the Participant’s rights to an Option by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 
  

	2.	PURPOSES OF THE PLAN. 

  
 The Plan is intended to encourage ownership of Shares by Employees and directors of and certain consultants to the Company in order to attract such
people, to induce them to work for the benefit of the Company or of an Affiliate and to provide additional incentive for them to promote the success of the Company or of an Affiliate. The Plan provides for the granting of ISOs and Non-Qualified
Options. 
  

	3.	SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. 

  
 The number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall not exceed (a) 1,300,000 Shares, plus (b) such additional Shares as
are represented by Options previously granted under the Company’s 2002 Amended and Restated Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (the “2002 Plan”) which are cancelled or expire after the date of stockholder approval of
this Plan without delivery of shares of stock by the Company and any Shares which have been reserved but not granted under the 2002 Plan as of the date of stockholder approval of the Plan; provided however, that no more than 5,611,6461 Shares (which equals the number of outstanding Options and Shares available to be granted under the 2002 Plan as of September
26, 2003) shall be added to the Plan pursuant to this subsection (b). The 

	1	While this represents the maximum number of shares that could be added to the Plan pursuant to subsection (b), the actual number of Shares transferred to the Plan is
anticipated to be substantially less. 

  

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 Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall adjust appropriately the number of Shares set forth in the previous sentence
after interpreting the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction in accordance with Paragraph 16 of the Plan. 
  
 If an Option ceases to be “outstanding”, in whole or in part, the Shares which were subject to such Option shall
be available for the granting of other Options under the Plan. Any Option shall be treated as “outstanding” until such Option is exercised in full, or terminates or expires under the provisions of the Plan, or by agreement of the parties
to the pertinent Option Agreement. 
  

	4.	ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. 

  
 The Administrator of the Plan will be the Board of Directors, except to the extent the Board of Directors delegates its authority to the Committee, in
which case the Committee shall be the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator is authorized to: 
  

	 	a.	Interpret the provisions of the Plan or of any Option or Option Agreement and to make all rules and determinations which it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of
the Plan; 

  

	 	b.	Determine which Employees, directors and consultants shall be granted Options; 

  

	 	c.	Determine the number of Shares for which an Option or Options shall be granted, provided, however, that in no event shall Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares be granted to
any Participant in any fiscal year; 

  

	 	d.	Specify the terms and conditions upon which an Option or Options may be granted; and 

  

	 	e.	Adopt any sub-plans applicable to residents of any specified jurisdiction as it deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with or take advantage of any tax laws applicable
to the Company or to Plan Participants or to otherwise facilitate the administration of the Plan, which sub-plans may include additional restrictions or conditions applicable to Options or Shares acquired upon exercise of Options;

  
 provided, however, that all such interpretations, rules,
determinations, terms and conditions shall be made and prescribed in the context of preserving the tax status under Section 422 of the Code of those Options which are designated as ISOs. Subject to the foregoing, the interpretation and construction
by the Administrator of any provisions of the Plan or of any Option granted under it shall be final, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if the Administrator is the Committee. In addition, if the Administrator is the Committee,
the Board of Directors may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee. 
  

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 If permissible under applicable law, the Board of Directors or the Committee may allocate all or any
portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any other person selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Board of
Directors or the Committee at any time. 
  

	5.	ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION. 

  
 The Administrator will, in its sole discretion, name the Participants in the Plan, provided, however, that each Participant must be an Employee, director
or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate at the time an Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may authorize the grant of an Option to a person not then an Employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an
Affiliate; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Option shall be conditioned upon such person becoming eligible to become a Participant at or prior to the time of the execution of the Option Agreement evidencing such Option. ISOs may be
granted only to Employees. Non-Qualified Options may be granted to any Employee, director or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate. The granting of any Option to any individual shall neither entitle that individual to, nor disqualify him or her
from, participation in any other grant of Options. 
  

	6.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. 

  
 Each Option shall be set forth in writing in an Option Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the
Company, by the Participant. The Administrator may provide that Options be granted subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the terms and conditions specifically required under this Plan, as the Administrator may deem appropriate
including, without limitation, subsequent approval by the shareholders of the Company of this Plan or any amendments thereto. The Option Agreements shall be subject to at least the following terms and conditions: 
  

	 	A.	Non-Qualified Options: Each Option intended to be a Non-Qualified Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and
in the best interest of the Company, subject to the following minimum standards for any such Non-Qualified Option: 

  

	 	a.	Option Price: Each Option Agreement shall state the option price (per share) of the Shares covered by each Option, which option price shall be at least the Fair Market Value per
share of Common Stock; 

  

	 	b.	Each Option Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which it pertains; 

  

	 	c.	 Each Option Agreement shall state the date or dates on which it first is exercisable and the date after which it may no longer be exercised, and may provide that
the Option rights accrue or become exercisable in 

  

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installments over a period of months or years, or upon the occurrence of certain conditions or the attainment of stated goals or events; and

  

	 	d.	Exercise of any Option may be conditioned upon the Participant’s execution of a Share purchase agreement in form satisfactory to the Administrator providing for certain
protections for the Company and its other shareholders, including requirements that: 

  

	 	i.	The Participant’s or the Participant’s Survivors’ right to sell or transfer the Shares may be restricted; and 

  

	 	ii.	The Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may be required to execute letters of investment intent and must also acknowledge that the Shares will bear legends noting any
applicable restrictions. 

  

	 	e.	Directors’ Options: On the date of each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders commencing in 2003, each director of the Company who is (i) not an employee of
the Company or any Affiliate, or (ii) nominated or elected pursuant to or in satisfaction of a contractual obligation of the Company, provided that on such dates such director has been in the continued and uninterrupted service of the Company as a
director since his or her election or appointment and is a director of the Company and is not an employee of the Company at such times, shall be granted a Non-Qualified Option to purchase 15,000 Shares. Each such Option shall (i) have an exercise
price equal to the Fair Market Value per share of the Shares on the date of grant of the Option, (ii) have a term of ten years unless such director is terminated “for cause” and in such case the terms of Paragraph 11 hereof shall apply,
and (iii) shall become cumulatively exercisable in three equal annual installments of 33.33% each, upon completion of one full year of service on the Board of Directors after the date of grant, and continuing on each of the next two full years of
service thereafter provided however, that in the event of a Change of Control of the Company, the Option shall become fully exercisable as of the date of the Change of Control, in the event of the death of a director, the Option shall become fully
exercisable as of the date of death and in the event of the Disability of a director the Option shall vest to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next
vesting date had the director not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of Disability. 

  
 The provisions of Paragraphs 10, 12 and 13 below shall not apply to Options
granted pursuant to this subparagraph. Any director entitled to receive an Option grant under this subparagraph may elect to decline the Option. 
  

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	 	B.	ISOs: Each Option intended to be an ISO shall be issued only to an Employee and be subject to the following terms and conditions, with such additional restrictions or changes
as the Administrator determines are appropriate but not in conflict with Section 422 of the Code and relevant regulations and rulings of the Internal Revenue Service: 

  

	 	a.	Minimum standards: The ISO shall meet the minimum standards required of Non-Qualified Options, as described in Paragraph 6(A) above, except clauses (a) and (e) thereunder.

  

	 	b.	Option Price: Immediately before the ISO is granted, if the Participant owns, directly or by reason of the applicable attribution rules in Section 424(d) of the Code:

  

	 	i.	10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the Option price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not
be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Shares on the date of the grant of the Option; or 

  

	 	ii.	More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the Option price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be
less than 110% of the said Fair Market Value on the date of grant. 

  

	 	c.	Term of Option: For Participants who own: 

  

	 	i.	10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the
grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide; or 

  

	 	ii.	More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than five years from the date of the grant
or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide. 

  

	 	d.	Limitation on Yearly Exercise: The Option Agreements shall restrict the amount of ISOs which may become exercisable in any calendar year (under this or any other ISO plan of the
Company or an Affiliate) so that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time each ISO is granted) of the stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by the Participant in any calendar year does not exceed
$100,000. 

  

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	7.	EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND ISSUE OF SHARES. 

  
 An Option (or any part or installment thereof) shall be exercised in accordance with the procedures established by the Company for electronic exercise of
the Option or by giving written notice to the Company or its designee, together with provision for payment of the full purchase price in accordance with this Paragraph for the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, and upon compliance
with any other condition(s) set forth in the Option Agreement. Such notice shall be signed by the person exercising the Option, shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall contain any representation
required by the Plan or the Option Agreement. Payment of the purchase price for the Shares as to which such Option is being exercised shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check, or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator,
through delivery of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of the exercise to the cash exercise price of the Option and held for at least six months, or (c) at the discretion of the Administrator, by delivery of the
grantee’s personal note, for full, partial or no recourse, bearing interest payable not less than annually at market rate on the date of exercise and at no less than 100% of the applicable Federal rate, as defined in Section 1274(d) of the
Code, with or without the pledge of such Shares as collateral, or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, in accordance with a cashless exercise program established with a securities brokerage firm, and approved by the Administrator, or (e) at
the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a), (b), (c) and (d) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall accept only such payment on exercise of an ISO as is permitted by Section 422 of the Code. 
  
 The Company shall then reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which
such Option was exercised to the Participant (or to the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be). In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood that the issuance and delivery of the Shares may
be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or regulation (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect to the Shares prior to their issuance.
The Shares shall, upon delivery, be fully paid, non-assessable Shares. 
  
 The Administrator shall have the right to accelerate the date of exercise of any installment of any Option; provided that the Administrator shall not accelerate the exercise date of any installment of any Option granted to any Employee as
an ISO (and not previously converted into a Non-Qualified Option pursuant to Paragraph 19) if such acceleration would violate the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in Paragraph 6.B.d. 
  
 The Administrator may, in its discretion, amend any term or condition of an
outstanding Option provided (i) such term or condition as amended is permitted by the Plan, (ii) any such amendment shall be made only with the consent of the Participant to whom the Option was granted, or in the event of the death of the
Participant, the Participant’s Survivors, if the amendment is adverse to the Participant, and (iii) any such amendment of any ISO shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such amendment would constitute a 

  

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“modification” of any Option which is an ISO (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or would cause any adverse tax consequences
for the holder of such ISO. 
  

	8.	RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. 

  
 No Participant to whom an Option has been granted shall have rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by such Option, except after due
exercise of the Option and tender of the full purchase price for the Shares being purchased pursuant to such exercise and registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant. 
  

	9.	ASSIGNABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. 

  
 By its terms, an Option granted to a Participant shall not be transferable by the Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, or (ii) as approved by the Administrator in its discretion and set forth in the applicable Option Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ISO transferred except in compliance with clause (i) above shall no longer qualify as an
ISO. The designation of a beneficiary of an Option by a Participant, with the prior approval of the Administrator and in such form as the Administrator shall prescribe, shall not be deemed a transfer prohibited by this Paragraph. Except as provided
above, an Option shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by such Participant (or by his or her legal representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise)
and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of any Option or of any rights granted thereunder contrary to the provisions of this Plan, or the
levy of any attachment or similar process upon an Option, shall be null and void. 
  

	10.	EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN “FOR CAUSE” OR DEATH OR DISABILITY. 

  
 Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, in the event of a termination of service (whether as
an employee, director or consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate before the Participant has exercised an Option, the following rules apply: 
  

	 	a.	A Participant who ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate (for any reason other than termination “for cause”, Disability, or
death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 11, 12, and 13, respectively), may exercise any Option granted to him or her to the extent that the Option is exercisable on the date of such termination of service, but only within such
term as the Administrator has designated in a Participant’s Option Agreement. 

  

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	 	b.	Except as provided in Subparagraph (c) below, or Paragraph 12 or 13, in no event may an Option intended to be an ISO, be exercised later than three months after the
Participant’s termination of employment. 

  

	 	c.	The provisions of this Paragraph, and not the provisions of Paragraph 12 or 13, shall apply to a Participant who subsequently becomes Disabled or dies after the termination of
employment, director status or consultancy, provided, however, in the case of a Participant’s Disability or death within three months after the termination of employment, director status or consultancy, the Participant or the Participant’s
Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Option. 

  

	 	d.	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment, termination of director status or termination of consultancy, but
prior to the exercise of an Option, the Board of Directors determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute “cause”, then such Participant shall
forthwith cease to have any right to exercise any Option. 

  

	 	e.	A Participant to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan who is absent from work with the Company or with an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other
than a permanent and total Disability as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such
Participant’s employment, director status or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide. 

  

	 	f.	Except as required by law or as set forth in a Participant’s Option Agreement, Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of a Participant’s status
within or among the Company and any Affiliates, so long as the Participant continues to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate. 

  

	11.	EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE “FOR CAUSE”. 

  
 Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, the following rules apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an
employee, director or consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated “for cause” prior to the time that all his or her outstanding Options have been exercised: 
  

	 	a.	All outstanding and unexercised Options as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated “for cause” will immediately be forfeited.

  

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	 	b.	For purposes of this Plan, “cause” shall include (and is not limited to) dishonesty with respect to the Company or any Affiliate, insubordination, substantial malfeasance
or non-feasance of duty, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the
Company or any Affiliate, and conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any Affiliate. The determination of the Administrator as to the existence of “cause” will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.

  

	 	c.	“Cause” is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of
“cause” occur prior to termination. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of service but prior to the exercise of an Option, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination
the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute “cause,” then the right to exercise any Option is forfeited. 

  

	 	d.	Any definition in an agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, which contains a conflicting definition of “cause” for termination and which is in
effect at the time of such termination, shall supersede the definition in this Plan with respect to that Participant. 

  

	12.	EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY. 

  
 Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, a Participant who ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company
or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability may exercise any Option granted to such Participant: 
  

	 	a.	To the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of Disability; and 

  

	 	b.	In the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have
accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of Disability. 

  
 A Disabled Participant may exercise such rights only within (i) the earlier
of the expiration of the Option or one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, directorship or consultancy, as the case may be, if the Option is an ISO, or (ii) within the remaining term of the Option if the Option
is a Non-Qualified Option; notwithstanding that the Participant might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if the Participant had not become Disabled and had continued to be an employee, director or
consultant. 
  

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 The Administrator shall make the determination both of whether Disability has occurred and the date of
its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such determination). If requested, the Participant shall be examined
by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company. 
  

	13.	EFFECT OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT. 

  
 Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, in the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an employee,
director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate, such Option shall become fully exerciseable as of the date of the death of the Participant. 
  
 If the Participant’s Survivors wish to exercise the Option, they must take all necessary steps to exercise the Option within the originally
prescribed term of the Option. 
  

	14.	PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT. 

  
 Unless the offering and sale of the Shares to be issued upon the particular exercise of an Option shall have been effectively registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as now in force or hereafter amended (the “1933 Act”), the Company shall be under no obligation to issue the Shares covered by such exercise unless and until the following conditions have been fulfilled: 

 

	 	a.	The person(s) who exercise(s) such Option shall warrant to the Company, prior to the receipt of such Shares, that such person(s) are acquiring such Shares for their own respective
accounts, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person(s) acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend which shall be
endorsed upon the certificate(s) evidencing their Shares issued pursuant to such exercise or such grant: 

  
 “The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person,
including a pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that an
exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and (2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities laws.” 
  

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	 	b.	At the discretion of the Administrator, the Company shall have received an opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise in compliance with the
1933 Act without registration thereunder. 

  

	15.	DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE COMPANY. 

  
 Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all Options granted under this Plan which as of such date shall not have been exercised will terminate
and become null and void; provided, however, that if the rights of a Participant or a Participant’s Survivors have not otherwise terminated and expired, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors will have the right immediately prior
to such dissolution or liquidation to exercise any Option to the extent that the Option is exercisable as of the date immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation. 
  

	16.	ADJUSTMENTS. 

  
 Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, a Participant’s rights with respect to any Option granted to him or her hereunder which has not
previously been exercised in full shall be adjusted as hereinafter provided, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Participant’s Option Agreement: 
  

A. Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If (i) the shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of
shares or if the Company shall issue any shares of Common Stock as a stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock, or (ii) additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed
with respect to such shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of such Option may be appropriately increased or decreased proportionately, and appropriate adjustments may be made including, in the
purchase price per share, to reflect such events. The number of Shares subject to options to be granted to directors pursuant to Paragraph 6(A)(e) and the number of Shares subject to the limitation in Paragraph 4(c) shall also be proportionately
adjusted upon the occurrence of such events. 
  
 B. Corporate
Transactions. If the Company is to be consolidated with or acquired by another entity in a merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than a transaction to merely change the state of incorporation (a
“Corporate Transaction”), the Administrator or the board of directors of any entity assuming the obligations of the Company hereunder (the “Successor Board”), shall, as to outstanding Options, either (i) make appropriate
provision for the continuation of such Options by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Options either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate
Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity; or (ii) upon written notice to the Participants, provide that all Options must be exercised (either to the extent then exercisable or, at the discretion of the Administrator, including
upon a change of control of the Company, all Options being made fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph), within a specified number of days of the date of 

  

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such notice, at the end of which period the Options shall terminate; or (iii) terminate all Options in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the
Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options (either to the extent then exercisable or, at the discretion of the Administrator, all Options being made fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph) over the exercise price thereof.

  
 C. Recapitalization or Reorganization. In the event of
a recapitalization or reorganization of the Company other than a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which securities of the Company or of another corporation are issued with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Participant upon
exercising an Option after the recapitalization or reorganization shall be entitled to receive for the purchase price paid upon such exercise the number of replacement securities which would have been received if such Option had been exercised prior
to such recapitalization or reorganization. 
  
 D. Modification
of ISOs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Subparagraph A, B or C above with respect to ISOs shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such adjustments would constitute a “modification”
of such ISOs (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or would cause any adverse tax consequences for the holders of such ISOs. If the Administrator determines that such adjustments made with respect to ISOs would constitute a
modification of such ISOs, it may refrain from making such adjustments, unless the holder of an ISO specifically requests in writing that such adjustment be made and such writing indicates that the holder has full knowledge of the consequences of
such “modification” on his or her income tax treatment with respect to the ISO. 
  
 E. Repricing. Without the prior approval of the Company’s shareholders, Options issued will not be repriced, replaced, or regranted through cancellation, or by lowering the option exercise price of a
previously granted award. 
  

	17.	ISSUANCES OF SECURITIES. 

  
 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 Options. Except as expressly provided herein, no adjustments shall be made for dividends paid in cash or in property
(including without limitation, securities) of the Company. 
  

	18.	FRACTIONAL SHARES. 

  
 No fractional shares shall be issued under the Plan and the person exercising such right shall receive from the Company cash in lieu of such fractional
shares equal to the Fair Market Value thereof. 
  

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	19.	CONVERSION OF ISOs INTO NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS; TERMINATION OF ISOs. 

  
 The Administrator, at the written request of any Participant, may in its discretion take such actions as may be necessary to convert such
Participant’s ISOs (or any portions thereof) that have not been exercised on the date of conversion into Non-Qualified Options at any time prior to the expiration of such ISOs, regardless of whether the Participant is an employee of the Company
or an Affiliate at the time of such conversion. At the time of such conversion, the Administrator (with the consent of the Participant) may impose such conditions on the exercise of the resulting Non-Qualified Options as the Administrator in its
discretion may determine, provided that such conditions shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant the right to have such Participant’s ISOs converted into Non-Qualified Options, and no
such conversion shall occur until and unless the Administrator takes appropriate action. The Administrator, with the consent of the Participant, may also terminate any portion of any ISO that has not been exercised at the time of such conversion.

  

	20.	WITHHOLDING. 

  
 In the event that any federal, state, or local income taxes, employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“F.I.C.A.”) withholdings or
other amounts are required by applicable law or governmental regulation to be withheld from the Participant’s salary, wages or other remuneration in connection with the exercise of an Option or a Disqualifying Disposition (as defined in
Paragraph 21), the Company may withhold from the Participant’s compensation, if any, or may require that the Participant advance in cash to the Company, or to any Affiliate of the Company which employs or employed the Participant, the statutory
minimum amount of such withholdings unless a different withholding arrangement, including the use of shares of the Company’s Common Stock or a promissory note, is authorized by the Administrator (and permitted by law). For purposes hereof, the
fair market value of the shares withheld for purposes of payroll withholding shall be determined in the manner provided in Paragraph 1 above, as of the most recent practicable date prior to the date of exercise. If the fair market value of the
shares withheld is less than the amount of payroll withholdings required, the Participant may be required to advance the difference in cash to the Company or the Affiliate employer. The Administrator in its discretion may condition the exercise of
an Option for less than the then Fair Market Value on the Participant’s payment of such additional withholding. 
  

	21.	NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION. 

  
 Each Employee who receives an ISO must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately after the Employee makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any
shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO. A Disqualifying Disposition is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and includes any disposition (including any sale or gift) of such shares before the later of (a) two years after the date the
Employee was granted the ISO, or (b) one year after the date the Employee acquired Shares by exercising the ISO, except as otherwise provided in Section 

  

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424(c) of the Code. If the Employee has died before such stock is sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no Disqualifying Disposition can
occur thereafter. 
  

	22.	TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. 

  
 The Plan will terminate on September 4, 2013, the date which is ten years from the earlier of the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors
and the date of its approval by the shareholders. The Plan may be terminated at an earlier date by vote of the shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that any such earlier termination shall not affect any Option
Agreements executed prior to the effective date of such termination. 
  

	23.	AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AGREEMENTS. 

  
 The Plan may be amended by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan may also be amended by the Administrator, including, without limitation, to the
extent necessary to qualify any or all outstanding Options granted under the Plan or Options to be granted under the Plan for favorable federal income tax treatment (including deferral of taxation upon exercise) as may be afforded incentive stock
options under Section 422 of the Code, and to the extent necessary to qualify the shares issuable upon exercise of any outstanding Options granted, or Options to be granted, under the Plan for listing on any national securities exchange or quotation
in any national automated quotation system of securities dealers. Any amendment approved by the Administrator which the Administrator determines is of a scope that requires shareholder approval shall be subject to obtaining such shareholder
approval. Any modification or amendment of the Plan shall not, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect his or her rights under an Option previously granted to him or her. With the consent of the Participant affected, the Administrator
may amend outstanding Option Agreements in a manner which may be adverse to the Participant but which is not inconsistent with the Plan. In the discretion of the Administrator, outstanding Option Agreements may be amended by the Administrator in a
manner which is not adverse to the Participant. 
  

	24.	EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP. 

  
 Nothing in this Plan or any Option Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Company or an Affiliate from terminating the employment, consultancy or
director status of a Participant, nor to prevent a Participant from terminating his or her own employment, consultancy or director status or to give any Participant a right to be retained in employment or other service by the Company or any
Affiliate for any period of time. 
  

	25.	GOVERNING LAW. 

  
 This Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware. 
  

 16Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.85.6 
  
 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 Dated as of December 10, 2003 
  
 This SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is among MICROSEMI CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several financial institutions party to the Credit
Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Lenders”; individually, a “Lender”), and COMERICA BANK, as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”). 
  
 PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS: 
  
 (1) The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have entered into
that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 1999, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 25, 1999, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February 14, 2000, that certain Third
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 2001, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2002 and that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 5, 2002 (as so amended the “Credit
Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement). 
  
 (2) The Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement. 
  
 (3) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders are, on the terms and conditions
stated below, willing to grant the request of the Borrower. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the date
hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 
  
 (a) Section 7.2.4(e) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: 
  
 “(e) Its EBITDA to be less than $18,000,000 as of the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2003,
December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 or to be less than $20,000,000 as of June 30, 2004 or the end of any fiscal quarter thereafter.” 
  
 Conditions to Effectiveness. The amendments in Section 1 of this Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof, subject to the
Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following on or before December 22, 2003: 
  
 (a) counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and all Lenders; 

 (b) a reaffirmation of the Guaranty, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, duly-executed by
each Guarantor; and 
  
 (c) such other documentation as the
Administrative Agent or any Lender shall reasonably request. 
  
 Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants as follows: 
  
 (a) Authority: Enforceability. The Borrower has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, and to
perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly approved by the Board of
Directors of the Borrower and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Borrower are necessary to consummate such transactions. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. Each of this Amendment and the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms. 
  

(b) Loan Document Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document are true and correct on and
as of the date hereof, before and after giving effect to this Amendment, as though made on and as of such date (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such
earlier date). 
  
 (c) Absence of Default. No event has
occurred and is continuing, or would result from the effectiveness of this Amendment, that constitutes a Default. 
  
 Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. (a) Upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”,
“thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified and amended hereby. 
  
 (b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall continue to be in
full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. 
  
 (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of
the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. 
  
 Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telefacsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Amendment. 
  
 Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	 COMERICA BANK, as Administrative Agent

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Elisabeth C. Schutz

	 Name:
	 	 Elisabeth C. Schutz

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

		
	 Address:
	 	     Comerica Bank

	 	 	     500 North State College Boulevard

	 	 	     Suite 570

	 	 	     Orange, CA 92868

	 	 	     Telephone: 714-940-6715

	 	 	     Facsimile: 714-940-6719

	 	 	     Attention: Elisabeth C. Schutz

  

			
	 COMERICA BANK, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Elisabeth C. Schutz

	 Name:
	 	 Elisabeth C. Schutz

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

		
	 Address:
	 	     Comerica Bank

	 	 	     500 North State College Boulevard

	 	 	     Suite 570

	 	 	     Orange, CA 92868

	 	 	     Telephone: 714-940-6715

	 	 	     Facsimile: 714-940-6719

	 	 	     Attention: Elisabeth C. Schutz

  
 This Amendment is approved and

 accepted as of the date first above written 
  

			
	 MICROSEMI CORPORATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David R. Sonksen

	 Name:
	 	 David R. Sonksen

	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President and
 Chief Financial Officer

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