Document:

Exhibit 10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

REALNETWORKS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN

(as amended and restated as of June 1, 2001)

1

PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVENESS

     1.1   Purpose. The purpose of the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to
provide a method by which selected individuals rendering services to
RealNetworks, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), may be offered an
opportunity to invest in capital stock of the Company, thereby increasing their
personal interest in the growth and success of the Company. The Plan is also
intended to aid in attracting persons of exceptional ability to become officers
and employees of the Company.

     1.2   Effective Date; Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall be effective at
the time specified in the resolutions of the Board adopting the Plan (the
“Effective Date”). The Plan shall be subject to the requirement of RCW
21.20.310(10) that the Administrator of Securities of the Department of
Financial Institutions of the State of Washington be provided with notification
of the adoption of the Plan. No Option shall be granted hereunder until this
notification requirement has been satisfied. The issuance of Incentive Stock
Options shall be subject to approval of the Plan by holders of shares of Common
Stock constituting at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock
represented in person or by proxy at the meeting at which the approval is
sought. If this shareholder approval requirement is not satisfied within twelve
(12) months after the Effective Date, all Incentive Stock Options issued under
the Plan shall automatically become Nonqualified Stock Options.

     1.3   Acquired Company Awards. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, the Administrative Committee may grant Options under the Plan in
substitution for options issued under other plans, or assume under the Plan
options issued under other plans, if the other plans are or were plans of other
acquired entities (“Acquired Entities”) (or the parent of the Acquired Entity)
and the new Option is substituted, or the old option is assumed, by reason of a
merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or of stock, reorganization or
liquidation (the “Acquisition Transaction”). In the event that a written
agreement pursuant to which the Acquisition Transaction is completed is
approved by the Board and said agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of
the substitution for or assumption of outstanding options of the Acquired
Entity, said terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the
Administrative Committee without any further action by the Administrative
Committee, except as may be required for compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be
Holders.

2

DEFINITIONS

     2.1   Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the
Plan shall have the following meanings (whether used in the singular or
plural):

     “Administrative Committee” is defined in Section 3.1.

 

-1-

     “Affiliate” of the Company means any corporation, partnership, or other
business association that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the
Company.

     “Approved Transaction” means (a) any merger, consolidation or binding
share exchange pursuant to which shares of Common Stock are changed or
converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than
any such transaction in which the persons who hold Common Stock immediately
prior to the transaction have immediately following the transaction the same
proportionate ownership of the common stock of, and the same voting power with
respect to, the surviving corporation; (b) any merger, consolidation or binding
share exchange in which the persons who hold Common Stock immediately prior to
the transaction have immediately following the transaction less than a majority
of the combined voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company
ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having
the right to vote in the election of directors; (c) any liquidation or
dissolution of the Company; and (d) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer
not in the ordinary course of business (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the
Company.

     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific
section of the Code shall include any successor section.

     “Common Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the
Company.

     “Company” means RealNetworks, Inc., a Washington corporation.

     “Control Purchase” means any transaction (or series of related
transactions), consummated without the approval or recommendation of the Board,
in which (a) any person, corporation or other entity (including any “person” as
defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, but excluding
the Company and any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company) purchases
any Common Stock (or securities convertible into Common Stock) for cash,
securities or any other consideration pursuant to a tender offer or exchange
offer; or (b) any person, corporation or other entity (including any “person”
as defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, but excluding
the Company and any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
securities of the Company ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under
special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors
(calculated as provided in Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act in the case of
rights to acquire the Company’s securities).

     “Disability” means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected
to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

     “Disinterested Person” is defined in Section 3.2(b).

     “Effective Date” is defined in Section 1.2.

     “Eligible Person” is defined in Section 5.

     “Equity Securities” has the meaning given that term in Rule 3a11-1
promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any
successor rule thereto.

 

-2-

     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any
specific section of the Exchange Act shall include any successor section.

     “Executive Officer” means any employee of the company who is an “officer”
within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act, as amended from time
to time, or any successor rule thereto.

     “Fair Market Value” on any day means, if the Common Stock is publicly
traded, the last sales price (or, if no last sales price is reported, the
average of the high bid and low asked prices) for a share of Common Stock on
that day (or, if that day is not a trading day, on the next preceding trading
day), as reported by the principal exchange on which the Common Stock is
listed, or, if the Common Stock is publicly traded but not listed on an
exchange, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if such prices or
quotations are not reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, as reported by any
other available source of prices or quotations selected by the Administrative
Committee. If the Common Stock is not publicly traded, or if the Fair Market
Value is not determinable by any of the foregoing means, the Fair Market Value
on any day shall be determined in good faith by the Administrative Committee on
the basis of such considerations as the Administrative Committee deems
appropriate.

     “Holder” means an Eligible Person who has received an Option under this
Plan or, if rights continue under the Option following the death of the
Eligible Person, the person who succeeds to those rights by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution.

     “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

     “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is designated as a
nonqualified stock option.

     “Option” means an option with respect to shares of Common Stock awarded
pursuant to Article 6.

     “Option Agreement” is defined in Section 6.5.

     “Plan” is defined in Section 1.1.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific
section of the Securities Act shall include any successor section.

     “10% Shareholder” means a person who owns (or is considered as owning
within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10%
of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the
Company.

3

ADMINISTRATION

     3.1   Administrative Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Board
unless the Board, either voluntarily or as required by Section 3.2 below,
appoints a separate committee of the Board to administer the Plan (the Board,
or such committee, if it is administering the Plan, will be referred to in the
Plan as the “Administrative Committee”). The Administrative Committee shall
select one of its members as its chairman and shall hold its meetings at such
times and places as it shall deem advisable. A majority of its members shall
constitute a quorum and all determinations shall be made by a majority of that
quorum. Any determination reduced to writing and signed by all of the members
of the Administrative Committee shall be fully as effective as if it had been
made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held.

 

-3-

     3.2   Appointment of Administrative Committee. The Board may appoint a
committee consisting of two or more of its members to administer the Plan.
Once appointed, the committee shall continue to serve until otherwise directed
by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the
committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with or without
cause) and appoint new members in their place, fill vacancies however caused,
and/or remove all members of the committee and thereafter directly administer
the Plan.

     3.3   Powers; Regulations. The Administrative Committee shall have full
power and authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan (a) to
designate the Eligible Persons to whom Options are to be granted under the
Plan; (b) to determine the number of shares subject to, and all of the other
terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of, all Options so granted;
(c) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and the Option Agreements
evidencing the Options so granted; (d) to correct any defect, supply any
information and reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent
as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the Plan;
(e) to supervise the administration of the Plan; and (f) to take such other
actions in connection with or in relation to the Plan as it deems necessary or
advisable. The Administrative Committee is authorized to establish, amend and
rescind such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the terms and
conditions of the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable for the proper
administration of the Plan. In making determinations hereunder, the
Administrative Committee may give such consideration to the recommendations of
management of the Company as the Administrative Committee deems desirable.

     3.4   Limits on Authority. Exercise by the Administrative Committee of its
authority under the Plan shall be consistent (a) with the intent that all
Incentive Stock Options issued under the Plan be qualified under the terms of
Section 422 of the Code (including any amendments thereto and any similar
successor provision), and (b) if the Company registers any class of Equity
Security pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, with the intent that the
Plan be administered in a manner so that, to the extent possible, the grant of
Options and all other transactions with respect to the Plan, to Options and to
any Common Stock acquired upon exercise of Options, shall be exempt from the
operation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

     3.5   Exercise of Authority. Each action and determination made or taken
pursuant to the Plan by the Administrative Committee, including but not limited
to any interpretation or construction of the Plan and the Option Agreements,
shall be final and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons. No member
of the Administrative Committee shall be liable for any action or determination
made or taken by the member or the Administrative Committee in good faith with
respect to the Plan.

4

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

     4.1   Number of Shares. Subject to the provisions of this Article 4, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options may be
granted during the term of the Plan shall be the sum of (a) 60,200,000, plus
(b) an additional 4,646,744 shares of Common Stock previously reserved for
issuance pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Company’s 1995 Stock Option Plan (the
“1995 Plan”), plus (c) any of the 2,520,480 shares of Common Stock subject to
options currently outstanding under the 1995 Plan to the extent the options
terminate without having been exercised in full. Shares of Common Stock will
be made available from the authorized but unissued shares of the Company or
from shares reacquired by the Company. If any Option terminates for any reason
without having been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock subject to
the Option for which it has not been exercised shall again be available for
purposes of the Plan.

     4.2   Adjustments. If the Company subdivides its outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock (by stock
dividend, stock split, reclassification or otherwise) or

 

-4-

combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares
of Common Stock (by reverse stock split, reclassification or otherwise), or if
the Administrative Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that any stock
dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, reclassification, recapitalization,
reorganization, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares, warrants
or rights offering to purchase Common Stock, or other similar corporate event
(including a merger or consolidation other than one that constitutes an
Approved Transaction) affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is
required in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be
made available under this Plan, then the Administrative Committee shall, in its
sole discretion and in such manner as the Administrative Committee may deem
equitable and appropriate, make adjustments to any or all of (a) the number and
kind of shares with respect to which Options may thereafter be granted under
this Plan; (b) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Options,
and (c) the purchase price under outstanding Options; provided, however, that
the number of shares subject to an Option shall always be a whole number. The
Administrative Committee may, if deemed appropriate, provide for a cash payment
to any Holder of an Option in connection with any adjustment made pursuant to
this Section 4.2.

5

ELIGIBILITY

     The persons eligible to participate in the Plan and to receive Options
under the Plan (“Eligible Persons”) shall be (a) employees (including officers
and directors who are also employees) of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
and (b) consultants (and directors who are not employees) rendering services to
the Company or any of its Affiliates in the capacity of independent
contractors. Options may be granted to Eligible Persons even if they hold or
have held Options under this Plan or options or similar awards under any other
plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

6

STOCK OPTIONS

     6.1   Grant of Options. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the
Administrative Committee shall designate from time to time each Eligible Person
who is to be granted an Option, the time when the Option shall be granted, the
number of shares subject to the Option, whether the Option is to be an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option and, subject to Section
6.2, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option;
provided, however, that Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to Eligible
Persons who are employees of the Company or an Affiliate that constitutes a
“parent corporation” or a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of
Section 424 of the Code. Each Option granted under this Plan shall also be
subject to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as
the Administrative Committee, in its sole discretion, determines. Subject to
the limitations of the Plan, the same Eligible Person may receive Incentive
Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options at the same time and pursuant to
the same Option Agreement, provided that Incentive Stock Options and
Nonqualified Stock Options are clearly designated as such.

     6.2   Purchase Price. The price at which shares may be purchased upon
exercise of an Option shall be fixed by the Administrative Committee and may be
more than, less than or equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as
of the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that the purchase price
of an Incentive Stock Option shall be (a) at least 110% of the Fair Market
Value as of the date of grant of the Common Stock subject thereto, if the
Incentive Stock Option is being granted to a 10% Shareholder, and (b) at least
100% of the Fair Market Value as of the date of grant of the Common Stock
subject thereto, if the Incentive Stock Option is being granted to any other
Eligible Person.

     6.3   Limitations on Grants.

 

-5-

          (a)  Annual Limitation on Grants of Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate
Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which, during
any calendar year, one or more Incentive Stock Options under this Plan (and/or
one or more options under any other plan maintained by the Company or any of
its Affiliates for the granting of options intended to qualify under Section
422 of the Code) become exercisable for the first time by a Holder shall not
exceed $100,000 (said value to be determined as of the respective dates on
which the options are granted to the Holder). If (i) a Holder holds one or more
Incentive Stock Options under this Plan (and/or one or more options under any
other plan maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates for the granting
of options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code), and (ii) the
aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock with respect to
which, during any calendar year, such options become exercisable for the first
time exceeds $100,000 (said value to be determined as provided above), then
such option or options are intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code
with respect to the maximum number of such shares as can, in light of the
foregoing limitation, be so qualified, with the shares so qualified to be the
shares subject to the option or options earliest granted to the Holder. If an
Option that would otherwise qualify as an Incentive Stock Option becomes
exercisable for the first time in any calendar year for shares of Common Stock
that would cause such aggregate Fair Market Value to exceed $100,000, then the
portion of the Option in respect of such shares shall be deemed to be a
Nonqualified Stock Option.

          (b)  Annual Limitation on Grants Following Exchange Act Registration. If
the Company registers any class of any Equity Security pursuant to Section 12
of the Exchange Act, then, from the effective date of the registration until
six (6) months after the termination of the registration, the number of shares
subject to one or more Options granted during any calendar year to an Eligible
Person shall not exceed one million (1,000,000).

     6.4   Term of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan with respect
to termination of Options upon death, Disability or termination of services,
the term of each Option shall be for such period as the Administrative
Committee shall determine, but not more than (a) five (5) years from the date
of grant in the case of Incentive Stock Options held by 10% Shareholders; (b)
ten (10) years from the date of grant in the case of Incentive Stock Options
held by persons other than 10% Shareholders; and (c) twenty (20) years from the
date of grant in the case of all other Options, provided, however, that the
term for a Nonqualified Stock Option granted more than one (1) year following
the Effective Date shall be ten (10) years unless otherwise determined by the
Administrative Committee.

     6.5   Option Agreement. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be
evidenced by an agreement (the “Option Agreement”) which shall designate the
Option as an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option and contain
such terms and provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as
the Administrative Committee from time to time approves. Each grantee of an
Option shall be notified promptly of the grant, an Option Agreement shall be
executed and delivered by the Company to the grantee within sixty (60) days
after the date the Administrative Committee approves the grant, and, in the
discretion of the Administrative Committee, the grant shall terminate if the
Option Agreement is not signed by the grantee (or his or her attorney) and
delivered to the Company within sixty (60) days after it is delivered to the
grantee. An Option Agreement may contain (but shall not be required to contain)
such provisions as the Administrative Committee deems appropriate to insure
that the penalty provisions of Section 4999 of the Code will not apply to any
stock received by the Holder from the Company. An Option Agreement may be
modified from time to time pursuant to Section 7.6(b).

     6.6   Exercise of Options. An Option granted under the Plan shall become
and remain exercisable during the term of the Option to the extent provided in
the Option Agreement evidencing the Option and in this Plan and, unless the
Option Agreement otherwise provides, may be exercised to the extent
exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time during such
term; provided, however, that subsequent to the grant of an Option, the
Administrative Committee, at any time before complete termination of the
Option, may accelerate the time or times at which the Option may be exercised
in whole or in part (without reducing the term of the Option). If an Option is
scheduled to become exercisable on one or more

 

-6-

dates specified in its Option Agreement, and its Holder has a leave of absence
without pay, such date or dates shall be postponed for a period equal to the
duration of the leave unless the Administrative Committee determines otherwise.

     6.7   Manner of Exercise.

          (a)  Form of Payment. An Option shall be exercised by written notice to
the Company upon such terms and conditions as the Option Agreement evidencing
the Option may provide and in accordance with such other procedures for the
exercise of Options as the Administrative Committee may establish from time to
time. The method or methods of payment of the purchase price for the shares to
be purchased upon exercise of an Option and of any amounts required by Section
7.8 shall be determined by the Administrative Committee and may consist of (i)
cash, (ii) check, (iii) promissory note, (iv) whole shares of Common Stock
already owned by the Holder, (v) the withholding of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Option, (vi) the delivery, together with a
properly executed exercise notice, of irrevocable instructions to a broker to
deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to
pay the purchase price, (vii) any combination of the foregoing methods of
payment, or (viii) such other consideration and method of payment as may be
permitted for the issuance of shares under applicable securities and other
laws. The permitted methods or methods of payment of the amounts payable upon
exercise of an Option, if other than in cash, shall be set forth in the Option
Agreement evidencing the Option and may be subject to such conditions as the
Administrative Committee deems appropriate. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, if a Holder is permitted to elect to have shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of an Option withheld to pay all or any part of the
amounts payable in connection with the exercise, then the Administrative
Committee shall have the sole discretion to approve or disapprove the election,
which approval or disapproval shall be given after the election is made.

          (b)  Value of Shares. Shares of Common Stock delivered in payment of all
or any part of the amounts payable in connection with the exercise of an
Option, and shares of Common Stock withheld for the payment, shall be valued
for such purpose at their Fair Market Value as of the exercise date.

          (c)  Issuance of Shares. The Company shall effect the issuance of the
shares of Common Stock purchased under the Option as soon as practicable after
the exercise thereof and payment in full of the purchase price therefor and of
any amounts required by Section 7.8, and within a reasonable time thereafter
the issuance shall be evidenced on the books of the Company. Following the
exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrative Committee shall cause
the information statement required by Section 6039 of the Code to be furnished
to the Holder within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

     6.8   Legends. Each certificate representing shares of Common Stock issued
under the Plan upon exercise of an Option shall, unless the Administrative
Committee otherwise determines, contain on its face the notice “SEE TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS ON REVERSE” and on its reverse a legend in form substantially as
follows, together with any other legends that are required by the terms and
conditions of the Plan or that the Administrative Committee in its discretion
deems necessary or appropriate:

            NOTICE: TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS

		
	 	     THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF EXCEPT UPON SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS. INFORMATION
CONCERNING THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATION. ANY
OFFER OR DISPOSITION OF THESE SECURITIES WITHOUT SATISFACTION OF SAID
CONDITIONS WILL BE WRONGFUL AND WILL NOT ENTITLE THE TRANSFEREE TO
REGISTER OWNERSHIP OF THE SECURITIES WITH THE CORPORATION.

 

-7-

		
	 	     THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO REPURCHASE BY THE
CORPORATION OR ONE OR MORE OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF THE CORPORATION’S 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN AND/OR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE HOLDER AND THE CORPORATION AND/OR AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE CORPORATION
AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS. INFORMATION CONCERNING THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATION.

The Company may cause the transfer agent for the Common Stock to place a stop
transfer order with respect to such shares.

     6.9   Nontransferability. Unless the Administrative Committee determines
otherwise at the time an Option is granted (or at any later time when the
Administrative Committee, by written notice to the Holder, releases in whole or
in part the restrictions under this Section 6.9), an Option shall not be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder thereof only by the Holder
(or his or her court appointed legal representative). Options shall not be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
Options may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder thereof only by the
Holder (or his or her court appointed legal representative).

     6.10   Repurchase of Shares.

          (a)  Right of Repurchase. If so specified by the Administrative Committee
at the time an Option is granted to a Holder who is an employee of the Company
or any of its Affiliates or a party to a consulting arrangement with the
Company or any of its Affiliates, the Company shall have the right, but shall
not be required, to repurchase from the Holder all or part of (i) the shares of
Common Stock that the Holder acquires upon the exercise of the Option, and (ii)
any other shares of Common Stock or other securities issued or acquired with
respect to the shares specified in the preceding clause (i) or this clause (ii)
in connection with any stock dividend, stock split, reclassification,
recapitalization, reorganization, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of
shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Common Stock, or other similar
corporate event. Such right shall be exercisable at any time and from time to
time during the period of ninety (90) days commencing on the date of
termination of the Holder’s employment or consulting agreement with the Company
or any of its Affiliates for “cause,” as defined in Section 7.2(b).

          (b)  Exercise of Repurchase Right. The Company’s right of repurchase under
this Section 6.10 shall be exercised by delivery written notice to the Holder
specifying the number of shares or other securities to be repurchased and the
effective date of the repurchase, which date shall not be earlier than the date
of the notice nor later than the date of termination of the Company’s right of
repurchase. If a Holder transfers shares or other securities that are subject
to the Company’s right of repurchase, the shares or other securities shall
remain subject to the Company’s right of repurchase during the period specified
in the last sentence of Section 6.10(a) (exercise of the right of repurchase in
such even shall be effected by notice to the person or entity holding the
shares or other securities at the time of exercise).

          (c)  Repurchase Price. With respect to each share or other security to be
repurchased by the Company upon its exercise of its right of repurchase under
this Section 6.10, the repurchase price shall be the Fair Market Value of the
share or security as of the effective date of the repurchase. The Company may
elect to pay the amount owed to the Holder (or to the person or entity holding
the share or other security to be repurchased) either (i) in cash, in which
case the amount shall be paid, without interest, within thirty (30) days
following the effective date of the repurchase, or (ii) in three equal
installments, with the first installment payable on the first anniversary of
the effective date of the repurchase, and the remaining installments payable on
the corresponding date in each of the next two years, with each installment to
include interest on the unpaid principal computed at the prime rate published
in the Wall Street Journal for the first

 

-8-

business day of the month in which the effective date of the repurchase occurs,
for the period from the effective date of the repurchase or the date of the
most recent installment, as the case may be, to the due date of the installment
being paid.

          (d)  Termination of Right of Repurchase. Any right of repurchase of the
Company under this Section 6.10 shall terminate upon the occurrence of a
Control Purchase or an Approved Transaction (other than an Approved Transaction
in connection with which the Administrative Committee determines, in accordance
with the last sentence of Section 7.1, that Options otherwise subject to such
right of repurchase will not vest or become exercisable on an accelerated basis
and/or will not terminate if not exercised prior to consummation of the
Approved Transaction). Any right of repurchase of the Company under this
Section 6.10 shall also terminate upon the effective date of the registration
by the Company of any class of any Equity Security pursuant to Section 12 of
the Exchange Act.

     6.11   Class of Common Stock. The class of shares subject to each Option
and the class of shares to be received upon exercise of each Option shall
depend upon the employment status of the Eligible Person at the date the Option
is granted and at the date the Option is exercised. If the Eligible Person is
an employee (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the
Company or one of its Affiliates as of the date the Option is granted, the
shares subject to the Option shall be shares of Series B Common Stock, which
are automatically convertible into the shares of Series C Common Stock upon the
occurrence of certain events (a “Conversion Event”) as described in the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended from time to time (the
“Articles”), provided, that if a Conversion Event occurs prior to the exercise
of an Option, the shares subject to the Option shall be shares of Series C
Common Stock, with the rights defined in the Articles. If the Eligible Person
is a consultant (other than a director) rendering services to the Company or
any of its Affiliates in the capacity of an independent contractor as of the
date the Option is granted, the shares subject to the Option shall be shares of
Series C Common Stock, with the rights defined in the Articles, regardless of
the Eligible Person’s employment status with the Company at the date the Option
is exercised.

     6.12   Delegation to Executive Officer of Authority to Grant Options. The
Board may delegate to an Executive Officer the authority to determine from time
to time (a) the Eligible Persons to whom Options are to be granted; (b) the
number of shares of Common Stock for which the Options are exercisable and the
purchase price of such shares; (c) whether the Options are Incentive Stock
Options or Nonqualified Stock Options; and (d) all of the other terms and
conditions (which need not be identical) of the Options; provided, however,
that (i) the authority delegated to the Executive Officer under this Section
6.12 shall not exceed that of the Administrative Committee under the foregoing
provisions of this Article 6 and shall be subject to such limitations, in
addition to those specified in this Section 6.12, as may be specified by the
Board at the time of delegation; (ii) the Executive Officer may not be
delegated authority under this Section 6.12 to grant any Option to any person
who is an Executive Officer or a director of the Company at the time of the
grant; (iii) the purchase price of each share of Common Stock under an Option
granted under this Section 6.12 shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of
such share on the date of grant of the Option; and (iv) the Executive Officer
shall promptly provide a report to the Administrative Committee of each person
to whom an Option has been granted under this Section 6.12 and the material
terms and conditions of the Option.

7

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     7.1  
Acceleration of Options — Approved Transactions; Control Purchase. In
the event of any Approved Transaction or Control Purchase, each outstanding
Option under the Plan shall become exercisable in full in respect of the
aggregate number of shares covered thereby, notwithstanding any contrary
vesting schedule in the Option Agreement evidencing the Option (except to the
extent the Option Agreement expressly provides otherwise), effective upon the
Control Purchase or immediately prior to consummation of

 

-9-

the Approved Transaction. In the case of an Approved Transaction, the Company
shall provide notice of the pendency of the Approved Transaction, at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the expected date of consummation thereof, to each
Holder of an outstanding Option. Each Holder shall thereupon be entitled to
exercise the Option at any time prior to consummation of the Approved
Transaction. Any such exercise as to any portion of the Option that will only
become vested immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved Transaction
in accordance with the foregoing acceleration provision shall be contingent on
such consummation. Any such exercise as to any other portion of the Option will
not be contingent on such consummation unless so elected by the Holder in a
notice delivered to the Company simultaneously with the exercise. Upon
consummation of the Approved Transaction, all Options shall expire to the
extent such exercise has not occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except to
the extent otherwise provided in one or more Option Agreements evidencing
Options, the Administrative Committee may, in its discretion, determine that
any or all outstanding Options will not vest or become exercisable on an
accelerated basis in connection with an Approved Transaction and/or will not
terminate if not exercised prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction,
if the Board or the surviving or acquiring corporation, as the case may be,
shall take, or made effective provision for the taking of, such action as in
the opinion of the Administrative Committee is equitable and appropriate in
order to substitute new Options for such Options, or to assume such Options
(which assumption may be effected by any means determined by the Administrative
Committee, in its discretion, including, but not limited to, by a cash payment
to each Holder, in cancellation of the Options held by him or her, of such
amount as the Administrative Committee determines, in its sole discretion,
represents the then value of the Options) and in order to make such new or
assumed Options, as nearly as practicable, equivalent to the old Options
(before giving effect to any acceleration of the vesting or exercisability
thereof), taking into account, to the extent applicable, the kind and amount of
securities, cash or other assets into or for which the Common Stock may be
changed, converted or exchanged in connection with the Approved Transaction.

     7.2   Termination of Services. The provisions of this Section 7.2 shall
apply to any Holder who is an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates
or a party to a written consulting agreement with the Company or any of its
Affiliates.

          (a)  General. If such a Holder’s employment or consulting agreement
terminates prior to the complete exercise of an Option, then the Option shall,
except to the extent the Option Agreement evidencing the Option expressly
provides otherwise, thereafter be exercisable, to the extent that the Holder
was entitled to exercise the Option on the date of such termination, for a
period of three (3) months following such termination (but not later than the
scheduled expiration date of the Option); provided, however, that (i) if the
Holder’s employment or consulting agreement terminates by reason of Disability,
then, except to the extent the Option Agreement evidencing the Option expressly
provides otherwise, the Option shall be exercisable, to the extent that the
Holder was entitled to exercise the Option on the date of such termination, for
a period of one (1) year following such termination (but not later than the
scheduled expiration of the Option), (ii) if a Holder’s employment or
consulting agreement terminates due to his or her death, any Option held by
such Holder, to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to exercise
such Option, may be exercised in full, whether or not the vesting requirements
set forth in the Option Agreement have been satisfied, within one year after
his or her death (but not later than the scheduled expiration of the Option) by
the personal representative of his or her estate or by the person or persons to
whom the Holder’s rights under the option shall pass by will or by the
applicable laws of descent and distribution, (iii) if a Holder dies within the
three (3) month period following cessation of the Holder’s employment or
consulting relationship (twelve (12) months in the case of Disability), any
Option held by such Holder, to the extent that the Holder would have been
entitled to exercise such Option, may be exercised within one year after his or
her death (but not later than the scheduled expiration of the Option) by the
personal representative of his or her estate or by the person or persons to
whom the Holder’s rights under the option shall pass by will or by the
applicable laws of descent and distribution, and (iv) any termination by the
Company or any of its Affiliates for cause will be treated in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7.2(b) (except to the extent the Option Agreement
expressly provides otherwise).

 

-10-

          (b)  Termination by Company for Cause. If a Holder’s employment or
consulting agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates is terminated
for cause, then all Options held by the Holder shall immediately terminate and,
accordingly, may not be exercised, except to the extent one or more of the
Option Agreements evidencing the Options expressly provides otherwise. For
purposes of this Plan, “cause” shall have the meaning given that term in any
employment agreement or consulting agreement to which the Holder is a party or,
in the absence thereof, the conduct that shall constitute “cause” for purposes
of this Plan shall be insubordination, a knowing violation of a state or
federal law involving the commission of a crime against the Company or any of
its Affiliates or a felony, any misrepresentation, deception, fraud or
dishonesty that is materially injurious to the Company or any of its
Affiliates, incompetence, moral turpitude, the refusal to perform the Holder’s
duties and responsibilities for any reason other than illness or incapacity,
and any other misconduct of any kind that the Administrative Committee
determines constitutes “cause” for purposes of this Plan; provided, however,
that if a termination occurs within twelve (12) months after an Approved
Transaction or Control Purchase, termination for cause shall mean only a felony
conviction for fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement. Following termination
of a Holder’s employment or consulting agreement, if the Holder engages in any
act that would have constituted cause if the Holder had remained employed by or
in a consulting relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, then
the Administrative Committee shall be entitled to terminate any Options held by
the Holder.

          (c)  Miscellaneous. The Administrative Committee may determine whether any
given leave of absence of a Holder constitutes a termination of the Holder’s
employment or consulting agreement; provided, however, that for purposes of the
Plan     

               (i)  a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the Company or any
of its Affiliates for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose
approved by the Company or any of its Affiliates, if the period of the leave
does not exceed ninety (90) days, and

               (ii)  a leave of absence in excess of ninety (90) days, duly authorized in
writing by the Company or any of its Affiliates, provided the Holder’s right to
return to service with the Company or the Affiliate is guaranteed either by
statute or by contract     

shall not be deemed a termination of the Holder’s employment or consulting
agreement. Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change
of a Holder’s employment or consulting agreement so long as the Holder
continues to be an employee of or consultant to the Company or any of its
Affiliates. Except to the extent an Option Agreement evidencing an Option
expressly provides otherwise, if a Holder has an employment or consulting
agreement with an Affiliate of the Company that ceases to be an Affiliate, such
event shall be deemed to constitute a termination of the Holder’s employment or
consulting agreement for a reason other than death or Disability.

     7.3   Right to Terminate Services. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any
Option Agreement, and no action of the Company or the Administrative Committee
with respect thereto, shall confer or be construed to confer on any Holder any
right to continue in the service of the Company or any of its Affiliates or
interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
subject to the provisions of any agreement between the Holder and the Company
or any of its Affiliates, to terminate at any time, with or without cause, the
employment or consulting agreement with the Holder.

     7.4   Nonalienation of Benefits. Except as provided in Section 6.9, no
right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject to anticipation, alienation,
sale, assignment, hypothecation, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumbrance or
charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, hypothecate,
pledge, exchange, transfer, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right
or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts,
contracts, liabilities or torts of the person entitled to the right or benefit.

     7.5   Shareholders Agreement. Unless the Option Agreement evidencing an
Option expressly provides otherwise, the Holder of the Option shall be
required, as a condition to the issuance of any shares of

 

-11-

Common Stock that the Holder acquires upon the exercise of the Option, to
execute and deliver to the Company a shareholders agreement in such form as may
be in use by the Company at the time of such exercise, or a counterpart
thereof, together with, unless the Holder is unmarried, a spousal consent in
the form required thereby, unless the Holder has previously executed and
delivered such documents and they are in effect at the time the shares are to
be issued.

     7.6   Termination and Amendment.

          (a)  General. Unless the Plan shall previously have been terminated as
hereinafter provided, no Options may be granted under the Plan on or after the
tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. The Board or the
Administrative Committee may at any time prior to the tenth (10th) anniversary
of the Effective Date terminate the Plan, and may, from time to time, suspend
or discontinue the Plan or modify or amend the Plan in such respects as it
shall deem advisable; provided, however, that any such modification or
amendment shall comply with all applicable laws and stock exchange listing
requirements and, with respect to Incentive Stock Options granted or to be
granted under the Plan, shall be subject to any approval by shareholders of the
Company required under the Code.

          (b)  Modification. No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan
may adversely affect the rights of the Holder of an outstanding Option in any
material way unless the Holder consents thereto. No modification, extension,
renewal or other change in any Option granted under the Plan shall be made
after the grant of the Option, unless the same is consistent with the
provisions of the Plan. With the consent of the Holder and subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan (including Section 7.6(a)), the Administrative
Committee may amend outstanding Option Agreements with any Holder, including,
without limitation, any amendment that would (i) accelerate the time or times
at which the Option may be exercised, and/or (ii) extend the scheduled
expiration date of the Option. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Administrative Committee may, but solely with the Holder’s
consent unless otherwise provided in the Option Agreement, agree to cancel any
Option under the Plan and issue a new Option in substitution therefor, provided
that the Option so substituted shall satisfy all of the requirements of the
Plan as of the date the new Option is granted. Nothing contained in the
foregoing provisions of this Section 7.6(b) shall be construed to prevent the
Administrative Committee from providing in any Option Agreement that the rights
of the Holder with respect to the Option are subject to such rules and
regulations as the Administrative Committee may, subject to the express
provisions of the Plan, adopt from time to time, or impair the enforceability
of any such provision.

     7.7   Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company with
respect to Options shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and
regulations and such approvals by any governmental agencies as may be required,
including, without limitation, the effectiveness of any registration statement
required under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations of any
securities exchange or association on which the Common Stock may be listed or
quoted. As long as the Common Stock is not registered under the Exchange Act,
the Company intends that all offers and sales of Options and shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of Options shall be exempt from registration under
the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act, and the Plan shall be
administered in a manner so as to preserve such exemption. The Company also
intends that the Plan shall constitute a written compensatory benefit plan,
within the meaning of Rule 701(b) promulgated under the Securities Act, and
that each Option granted under the Plan at a time when the Common Stock is not
registered under the Exchange Act shall, unless otherwise provided by the
Administrative Committee at the time the Option is granted, be granted in
reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of
the Securities Act provided by Rule 701. As long as the Common Stock is
registered under the Exchange Act, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts
to comply with any legal requirements to file in a timely manner all reports
required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act.

     7.8   Withholding. The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to applicable federal, state
and local tax withholding requirements. Federal, state and local withholding
tax due at the time an Option is exercised may, in the discretion of the
Administrative

 

-12-

Committee, be paid in shares of Common Stock already owned by the Holder or
through the withholding of shares otherwise issuable to the Holder, upon such
terms and conditions as the Administrative Committee shall determine. If the
Holder shall fail to pay, or make arrangements satisfactory to the
Administrative Committee for the payment of, all such federal, state and local
taxes, then the Company or any of its Affiliates shall, to the extent not
prohibited by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind
otherwise due to the Holder an amount equal to any federal, state or local
taxes of any kind required to be withheld by the Company or any of its
Affiliates with respect to the Option.

     7.9   Separability. With respect to Incentive Stock Options, if this Plan
does not contain any provision required to be included herein under Section 422
of the Code, such provision shall be deemed to be incorporated herein with the
same force and effect as if such provision had been set out at length herein;
provided, however, that to the extent any Option that is intended to qualify as
an Incentive Stock Option cannot so qualify, the Option, to that extent, shall
be deemed to be a Nonqualified Stock Option for all purposes of the Plan.

     7.10   Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the
Board nor the submission of the Plan to the shareholders of the Company for
approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the
Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable,
including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and the awarding
of stock and cash otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be
either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

     7.11   Exclusion from Pension and Profit-Sharing Computation. By acceptance
of an Option, unless otherwise provided in the Option Agreement evidencing the
Option, the Holder shall be deemed to have agreed that the Option is special
incentive compensation that will not be taken into account, in any manner, as
salary, compensation or bonus in determining the amount of any payment under
any pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, program or policy of
the Company or any of its Affiliates.

     7.12   No Shareholder Rights. No Holder or other person shall have any
voting or other shareholder rights with respect to shares of Common Stock
subject to an Option until the Option has been duly exercised, full payment of
the purchase price has been made, all conditions under the Option and this Plan
to issuance of the shares have been satisfied, and a certificate for the shares
has been issued. No adjustment shall be made for cash or other dividends or
distributions to shareholders for which the record date is prior to the date of
such issuance.

     7.13   Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington.

     7.14   Company’s Rights. The grant of Options pursuant to the Plan shall
not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make
reclassifications, reorganizations or other changes of or to its capital or
business structure or to merge, consolidate, liquidate, sell or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of its business or assets.

 

-13-Exhibit 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

REALNETWORKS, INC.

2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN

(as amended and restated as of June 1, 2001)

1

PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVENESS

     1.1   Purpose. The purpose of the 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to
provide a method by which selected individuals rendering services to
RealNetworks, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), may be offered an
opportunity to invest in capital stock of the Company, thereby increasing their
personal interest in the growth and success of the Company. The Plan is also
intended to aid in attracting persons of exceptional ability to become officers
and employees of the Company.

     1.2   Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective at the time specified in
the resolutions of the Board adopting the Plan (the “Effective Date”).

     1.3   Acquired Company Awards. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, the Administrative Committee may grant Options under the Plan in
substitution for options issued under other plans, or assume under the Plan
options issued under other plans, if the other plans are or were plans of other
acquired entities (“Acquired Entities”) (or the parent of the Acquired Entity)
and the new Option is substituted, or the old option is assumed, by reason of a
merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or of stock, reorganization or
liquidation (the “Acquisition Transaction”). In the event that a written
agreement pursuant to which the Acquisition Transaction is completed is
approved by the Board and said agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of
the substitution for or assumption of outstanding options of the Acquired
Entity, said terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the
Administrative Committee without any further action by the Administrative
Committee, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Holders.

2

DEFINITIONS

     2.1 Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the
Plan shall have the following meanings (whether used in the singular or
plural):

     “Administrative Committee” is defined in Section 3.1.

     “Affiliate” of the Company means any corporation, partnership, or other
business association that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the
Company.

     “Approved Transaction” means (a) any merger, consolidation or binding
share exchange pursuant to which shares of Common Stock are changed or
converted into or exchanged for cash,

 

-1-

securities or other property, other than any such transaction in which the
persons who hold Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction have
immediately following the transaction the same proportionate ownership of the
common stock of, and the same voting power with respect to, the surviving
corporation; (b) any merger, consolidation or binding share exchange in which
the persons who hold Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction have
immediately following the transaction less than a majority of the combined
voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company ordinarily (and
apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to
vote in the election of directors; (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the
Company; and (d) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer not in the
ordinary course of business (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company.

     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific
section of the Code shall include any successor section.

     “Common Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the
Company.

     “Company” means RealNetworks, Inc., a Washington corporation.

     “Control Purchase” means any transaction (or series of related
transactions), consummated without the approval or recommendation of the Board,
in which (a) any person, corporation or other entity (including any “person” as
defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, but excluding
the Company and any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company) purchases
any Common Stock (or securities convertible into Common Stock) for cash,
securities or any other consideration pursuant to a tender offer or exchange
offer; or (b) any person, corporation or other entity (including any “person”
as defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, but excluding
the Company and any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
securities of the Company ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under
special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors
(calculated as provided in Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act in the case of
rights to acquire the Company’s securities).

     “Disability” means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected
to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

     “Effective Date” is defined in Section 1.2.

     “Eligible Person” is defined in Section 5.

     “Equity Securities” has the meaning given that term in Rule 3a11-1
promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any
successor rule thereto.

 

-2-

     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any
specific section of the Exchange Act shall include any successor section.

     “Executive Officer” means any employee of the company who is an “officer”
within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act, as amended from time
to time, or any successor rule thereto.

     “Fair Market Value” on any day means the last sales price (or, if no last
sales price is reported, the average of the high bid and low asked prices) for
a share of Common Stock on that day (or, if that day is not a trading day, on
the next following trading day), as reported by the principal exchange on which
the Common Stock is listed, or, if the Common Stock is publicly traded but not
listed on an exchange, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if such
prices or quotations are not reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, as reported
by any other available source of prices or quotations selected by the
Administrative Committee.

     “Holder” means an Eligible Person who has received an Option under this
Plan or, if rights continue under the Option following the death of the
Eligible Person, the person who succeeds to those rights by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution.

     “Option” means an option with respect to shares of Common Stock awarded
pursuant to Article 6. No Option is intended to qualify as an incentive
stock option under Section 422 of the Code, except as may be required or
provided for by Section 1.3.

     “Option Agreement” is defined in Section 6.5.

     “Plan” is defined in Section 1.1.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific
section of the Securities Act shall include any successor section.

3

ADMINISTRATION

     3.1   Administrative Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Board
unless the Board, in accordance with Section 3.2 below, appoints a separate
committee of the Board to administer the Plan (the Board, or such committee, if
it is administering the Plan, will be referred to in the Plan as the
“Administrative Committee”). The Administrative Committee shall select one of
its members as its chairman and shall hold its meetings at such times and
places as it shall deem advisable. A majority of its members shall constitute a
quorum and all determinations shall be made by a majority of that quorum. Any
determination reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the
Administrative Committee shall be fully as effective as if it had been made by
a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held.

     3.2   Appointment of Administrative Committee. The Board may appoint a
committee consisting of two or more of its members to administer the Plan.
Once appointed, the committee shall continue to serve until otherwise directed
by the Board. From time to time the

 

-3-

Board may increase the size of the committee and appoint additional members,
remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in their place,
fill vacancies however caused, and/or remove all members of the committee and
thereafter directly administer the Plan.

     3.3   Powers; Regulations. The Administrative Committee shall have full
power and authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan (a) to
designate the Eligible Persons to whom Options are to be granted under the
Plan; (b) to determine the number of shares subject to, and all of the other
terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of, all Options so granted;
(c) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and the Option Agreements
evidencing the Options so granted; (d) to correct any defect, supply any
information and reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent
as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the Plan;
(e) to supervise the administration of the Plan; and (f) to take such other
actions in connection with or in relation to the Plan as it deems necessary or
advisable. The Administrative Committee is authorized to establish, amend and
rescind such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the terms and
conditions of the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable for the proper
administration of the Plan. In making determinations hereunder, the
Administrative Committee may give such consideration to the recommendations of
management of the Company as the Administrative Committee deems desirable.

     3.4   Exercise of Authority. Each action and determination made or taken
pursuant to the Plan by the Administrative Committee, including but not limited
to any interpretation or construction of the Plan and the Option Agreements,
shall be final and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons. No member
of the Administrative Committee shall be liable for any action or determination
made or taken by the member or the Administrative Committee in good faith with
respect to the Plan.

4

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

     4.1   Number of Shares. Subject to the provisions of this Article 4, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options may be
granted during the term of the Plan shall be Four Million (4,000,000). Shares
of Common Stock will be made available from the authorized but unissued shares
of the Company or from shares reacquired by the Company. If any Option
terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the shares of
Common Stock subject to the Option for which it has not been exercised shall
again be available for purposes of the Plan.

     4.2   Adjustments. If the Company subdivides its outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock (by stock
dividend, stock split, reclassification or otherwise) or combines its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common
Stock (by reverse stock split, reclassification or otherwise), or if the
Administrative Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that any stock
dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, reclassification, recapitalization,
reorganization, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares, warrants
or rights offering to purchase Common Stock, or other similar corporate event
(including a merger or consolidation other than one that constitutes an
Approved Transaction) affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is
required in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be
made available under this Plan, then the Administrative Committee shall, in its
sole discretion and in such manner as the Administrative Committee may deem
equitable and

 

-4-

appropriate, make adjustments to any or all of (a) the number and kind of
shares with respect to which Options may thereafter be granted under this Plan;
(b) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Options, and (c) the
purchase price under outstanding Options; provided, however, that the number of
shares subject to an Option shall always be a whole number. The Administrative
Committee may, if deemed appropriate, provide for a cash payment to any Holder
of an Option in connection with any adjustment made pursuant to this Section
4.2.

5

ELIGIBILITY

     The persons eligible to participate in the Plan and to receive Options
under the Plan (“Eligible Persons”) shall be (a) employees of the Company or
any of its Affiliates, and (b) consultants rendering services to the Company or
any of its Affiliates in the capacity of independent contractors. However, any
person who is an officer of the Company and/or a member of the Board shall not
be an Eligible Person. Options may be granted to Eligible Persons even if they
hold or have held Options under this Plan or options or similar awards under
any other plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

6

STOCK OPTIONS

     6.1   Grant of Options. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the
Administrative Committee shall designate from time to time each Eligible Person
who is to be granted an Option, the time when the Option shall be granted, the
number of shares subject to the Option, and, subject to Section 6.2, the
purchase price of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option. Each
Option granted under this Plan shall also be subject to such other terms and
conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as the Administrative Committee, in
its sole discretion, determines.

     6.2   Purchase Price. The price at which shares may be purchased upon
exercise of an Option shall be fixed by the Administrative Committee and may be
more than, less than or equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as
of the date the Option is granted.

     6.3   Annual Limitations on Grants. The number of shares subject to one or
more Options granted during any calendar year to an Eligible Person shall not
exceed one million (1,000,000).

     6.4   Term of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan with respect
to termination of Options upon death, Disability or termination of services,
the term of each Option shall be for such period as the Administrative
Committee shall determine.

     6.5   Option Agreement. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be
evidenced by an agreement (the “Option Agreement”) which shall designate the
Option as an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option and contain
such terms and provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as
the Administrative Committee from time to time approves. Each grantee of an
Option shall be notified promptly of the grant, an Option Agreement shall be
executed and delivered by the Company to the grantee within sixty (60) days
after the date the Administrative Committee approves the grant, and, in the
discretion of the Administrative Committee, the grant

 

-5-

shall terminate if the Option Agreement is not signed by the grantee (or his or
her attorney) and delivered to the Company within sixty (60) days after it is
delivered to the grantee. An Option Agreement may contain (but shall not be
required to contain) such provisions as the Administrative Committee deems
appropriate to insure that the penalty provisions of Section 4999 of the Code
will not apply to any stock received by the Holder from the Company. An Option
Agreement may be modified from time to time pursuant to
Section 7.5(b).

     6.6   Exercise of Options. An Option granted under the Plan shall become
and remain exercisable during the term of the Option to the extent provided in
the Option Agreement evidencing the Option and in this Plan and, unless the
Option Agreement otherwise provides, may be exercised to the extent
exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time during such
term; provided, however, that subsequent to the grant of an Option, the
Administrative Committee, at any time before complete termination of the
Option, may accelerate the time or times at which the Option may be exercised
in whole or in part (without reducing the term of the Option). If an Option is
scheduled to become exercisable on one or more dates specified in its Option
Agreement, and its Holder has a leave of absence without pay, such date or
dates shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the leave unless
the Administrative Committee determines otherwise.

     6.7   Manner of Exercise.

          (a)  Form of Payment. An Option shall be exercised by written notice to
the Company upon such terms and conditions as the Option Agreement evidencing
the Option may provide and in accordance with such other procedures for the
exercise of Options as the Administrative Committee may establish from time to
time. The method or methods of payment of the purchase price for the shares to
be purchased upon exercise of an Option and of any amounts required by Section
7.7 shall be determined in the discretion of the Administrative Committee and
may consist of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) promissory note, (iv) whole shares
of Common Stock already owned by the Holder, (v) the withholding of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Option, (vi) the delivery, together
with a properly executed exercise notice, of irrevocable instructions to a
broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds
required to pay the purchase price, (vii) any combination of the foregoing
methods of payment, or (viii) such other consideration and method of payment as
may be permitted for the issuance of shares under applicable securities and
other laws. The permitted methods or methods of payment of the amounts payable
upon exercise of an Option, if other than in cash, shall be set forth in the
Option Agreement evidencing the Option and may be subject to such conditions as
the Administrative Committee deems appropriate. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, if a Holder is permitted to elect to have shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of an Option withheld to pay all or any
part of the amounts payable in connection with the exercise, then the
Administrative Committee shall have the sole discretion to approve or
disapprove the election, which approval or disapproval shall be given after the
election is made.

          (b)  Value of Shares. Shares of Common Stock delivered in payment of all
or any part of the amounts payable in connection with the exercise of an
Option, and shares of Common Stock withheld for the payment, shall be valued
for such purpose at their Fair Market Value as of the exercise date.

          (c)  Issuance of Shares. The Company shall effect the issuance of the
shares of Common Stock purchased under the Option as soon as practicable after
the exercise thereof and

 

-6-

payment in full of the purchase price therefor and of any amounts required by
Section 7.7, and within a reasonable time thereafter the issuance shall be
evidenced on the books of the Company.

     6.8   Legends. Each certificate representing shares of Common Stock issued
under the Plan upon exercise of an Option may, if the Administrative Committee
otherwise determines, contain on its face the notice “SEE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
ON REVERSE” and on its reverse any other legends that are required by the terms
and conditions of the Plan or that the Administrative Committee in its
discretion deems necessary or appropriate. The Company may cause the transfer
agent for the Common Stock to place a stop transfer order with respect to such
shares.

     6.9   Nontransferability. Unless the Administrative Committee determines
otherwise at the time an Option is granted (or at any later time when the
Administrative Committee, by written notice to the Holder, releases in whole or
in part the restrictions under this Section 6.9), an Option shall not be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder thereof only by the Holder
(or his or her court appointed legal representative). Options shall not be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
Options may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder thereof only by the
Holder (or his or her court appointed legal representative).

     6.10   Delegation to Executive Officer of Authority to Grant Options. The
Board may delegate to an Executive Officer the authority to determine from time
to time (a) the Eligible Persons to whom Options are to be granted; (b) the
number of shares of Common Stock for which the Options are exercisable and the
purchase price of such shares; and (c) all of the other terms and conditions
(which need not be identical) of the Options; provided, however, that (i) the
authority delegated to the Executive Officer under this Section 6.10 shall not
exceed that of the Administrative Committee under the foregoing provisions of
this Article 6 and shall be subject to such limitations, in addition to those
specified in this Section 6.10, as may be specified by the Board at the time of
delegation; (ii) the Executive Officer may not be delegated authority under
this Section 6.10 to grant any Option to any person who is an Executive Officer
or a director of the Company at the time of the grant; (iii) the purchase price
of each share of Common Stock under an Option granted under this Section 6.10
shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of such share on the date of grant
of the Option; and (iv) the Executive Officer shall promptly provide a report
to the Administrative Committee of each person to whom an Option has been
granted under this Section 6.10 and the material terms and conditions of the
Option.

7

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     7.1   Acceleration of Options — Approved Transactions; Control Purchase. In
the event of any Approved Transaction or Control Purchase, each outstanding
Option under the Plan shall become exercisable in full in respect of the
aggregate number of shares covered thereby, notwithstanding any contrary
vesting schedule in the Option Agreement evidencing the Option (except to the
extent the Option Agreement expressly provides otherwise), effective upon the
Control Purchase or immediately prior to consummation of the Approved
Transaction. In the case of an Approved Transaction, the Company shall provide
notice of the pendency of the Approved Transaction, at least fifteen (15) days
prior to the expected date of consummation thereof, to each Holder of an
outstanding Option. Each Holder shall thereupon be entitled to exercise the
Option at

 

-7-

any time prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction. Any such exercise
as to any portion of the Option that will only become vested immediately prior
to the consummation of the Approved Transaction in accordance with the
foregoing acceleration provision shall be contingent on such consummation. Any
such exercise as to any other portion of the Option will not be contingent on
such consummation unless so elected by the Holder in a notice delivered to the
Company simultaneously with the exercise. Upon consummation of the Approved
Transaction, all Options shall expire to the extent such exercise has not
occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except to the extent otherwise
provided in one or more Option Agreements evidencing Options, the
Administrative Committee may, in its discretion, determine that any or all
outstanding Options will not vest or become exercisable on an accelerated basis
in connection with an Approved Transaction and/or will not terminate if not
exercised prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction, if the Board or
the surviving or acquiring corporation, as the case may be, shall take, or made
effective provision for the taking of, such action as in the opinion of the
Administrative Committee is equitable and appropriate in order to substitute
new Options for such Options, or to assume such Options (which assumption may
be effected by any means determined by the Administrative Committee, in its
discretion, including, but not limited to, by a cash payment to each Holder, in
cancellation of the Options held by him or her, of such amount as the
Administrative Committee determines, in its sole discretion, represents the
then value of the Options) and in order to make such new or assumed Options, as
nearly as practicable, equivalent to the old Options (before giving effect to
any acceleration of the vesting or exercisability thereof), taking into
account, to the extent applicable, the kind and amount of securities, cash or
other assets into or for which the Common Stock may be changed, converted or
exchanged in connection with the Approved Transaction.

     7.2   Termination of Services. The provisions of this Section 7.2 shall
apply to any Holder who is an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates
or a party to a written consulting agreement with the Company or any of its
Affiliates.

          (a)  General. If such a Holder’s employment or consulting agreement
terminates prior to the complete exercise of an Option, then the Option shall,
except to the extent the Option Agreement evidencing the Option expressly
provides otherwise, thereafter be exercisable, to the extent that the Holder
was entitled to exercise the Option on the date of such termination, for a
period of three (3) months following such termination (but not later than the
scheduled expiration date of the Option); provided, however, that (i) if the
Holder’s employment or consulting agreement terminates by reason of Disability,
then, except to the extent the Option Agreement evidencing the Option expressly
provides otherwise, the Option shall be exercisable, to the extent that the
Holder was entitled to exercise the Option on the date of such termination, for
a period of one (1) year following such termination (but not later than the
scheduled expiration of the Option), (ii) if a Holder’s employment or
consulting agreement terminates due to his or her death, any Option held by
such Holder, to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to exercise
such Option, may be exercised in full, whether or not the vesting requirements
set forth in the Option Agreement have been satisfied, within one year after
his or her death (but not later than the scheduled expiration of the Option) by
the personal representative of his or her estate or by the person or persons to
whom the Holder’s rights under the option shall pass by will or by the
applicable laws of descent and distribution, (iii) if a Holder dies within the
three (3) month period following cessation of the Holder’s employment or
consulting relationship (twelve (12) months in the case of Disability), any
Option held by such Holder, to the extent that the Holder would have been
entitled to exercise such Option, may be exercised within one year after his or
her death (but not later than the scheduled expiration of the Option) by the
personal representative of his or her estate or by the person or persons to
whom the Holder’s rights under the option shall pass by will or

 

-8-

 by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and (iv) any
termination by the Company or any of its Affiliates for cause will be treated
in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2(b) (except to the extent the
Option Agreement expressly provides otherwise).

          (b)  Termination by Company for Cause. If a Holder’s employment or
consulting agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates is terminated
for cause, then all Options held by the Holder shall immediately terminate and,
accordingly, may not be exercised, except to the extent one or more of the
Option Agreements evidencing the Options expressly provides otherwise. For
purposes of this Plan, “cause” shall have the meaning given that term in any
employment agreement or consulting agreement to which the Holder is a party or,
in the absence thereof, the conduct that shall constitute “cause” for purposes
of this Plan shall be insubordination, a knowing violation of a state or
federal law involving the commission of a crime against the Company or any of
its Affiliates or a felony, any misrepresentation, deception, fraud or
dishonesty that is materially injurious to the Company or any of its
Affiliates, incompetence, moral turpitude, the refusal to perform the Holder’s
duties and responsibilities for any reason other than illness or incapacity,
and any other misconduct of any kind that the Administrative Committee
determines constitutes “cause” for purposes of this Plan; provided, however,
that if a termination occurs within twelve (12) months after an Approved
Transaction or Control Purchase, termination for cause shall mean only a felony
conviction for fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement. Following termination
of a Holder’s employment or consulting agreement, if the Holder engages in any
act that would have constituted cause if the Holder had remained employed by or
in a consulting relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, then
the Administrative Committee shall be entitled to terminate any Options held by
the Holder.

          (c)  Miscellaneous. The Administrative Committee may determine whether any
given leave of absence of a Holder constitutes a termination of the Holder’s
employment or consulting agreement; provided, however, that for purposes of the
Plan—

               (i)  a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the Company or any
of its Affiliates for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose
approved by the Company or any of its Affiliates, if the period of the leave
does not exceed ninety (90) days, and

               (ii)  a leave of absence in excess of ninety (90) days, duly authorized in
writing by the Company or any of its Affiliates, provided the Holder’s right to
return to service with the Company or the Affiliate is guaranteed either by
statute or by contract—

shall not be deemed a termination of the Holder’s employment or consulting
agreement. Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change
of a Holder’s employment or consulting agreement so long as the Holder
continues to be an employee of or consultant to the Company or any of its
Affiliates. Except to the extent an Option Agreement evidencing an Option
expressly provides otherwise, if a Holder has an employment or consulting
agreement with an Affiliate of the Company that ceases to be an Affiliate, such
event shall be deemed to constitute a termination of the Holder’s employment or
consulting agreement for a reason other than death or Disability.

     7.3   Right to Terminate Services. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any
Option Agreement, and no action of the Company or the Administrative Committee
with respect thereto, shall confer or be construed to confer on any Holder any
right to continue in the service of the Company or any of its Affiliates or
interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
subject to the provisions of any agreement between the Holder and the Company
or any

 

-9-

of its Affiliates, to terminate at any time, with or without cause, the
employment or consulting agreement with the Holder.

     7.4   Nonalienation of Benefits. Except as provided in Section 6.9, no
right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject to anticipation, alienation,
sale, assignment, hypothecation, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumbrance or
charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, hypothecate,
pledge, exchange, transfer, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right
or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts,
contracts, liabilities or torts of the person entitled to the right or benefit.

     7.5   Termination and Amendment.

          (a)  General. Unless the Plan shall previously have been terminated as
hereinafter provided, no Options may be granted under the Plan on or after the
tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. The Board or the
Administrative Committee may at any time prior to the tenth (10th) anniversary
of the Effective Date terminate the Plan, and may, from time to time, suspend
or discontinue the Plan or modify or amend the Plan in such respects as it
shall deem advisable; provided, however, that any such modification or
amendment shall comply with all applicable laws and stock exchange listing
requirements.

          (b)  Modification. No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan
may adversely affect the rights of the Holder of an outstanding Option in any
material way unless the Holder consents thereto. No modification, extension,
renewal or other change in any Option granted under the Plan shall be made
after the grant of the Option, unless the same is consistent with the
provisions of the Plan. With the consent of the Holder and subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan (including Section 7.5(a)), the Administrative
Committee may amend outstanding Option Agreements with any Holder, including,
without limitation, any amendment that would (i) accelerate the time or times
at which the Option may be exercised, and/or (ii) extend the scheduled
expiration date of the Option. Nothing contained in the foregoing provisions
of this Section 7.5(b) shall be construed to prevent the Administrative
Committee from providing in any Option Agreement that the rights of the Holder
with respect to the Option are subject to such rules and regulations as the
Administrative Committee may, subject to the express provisions of the Plan,
adopt from time to time, or impair the enforceability of any such provision.

     7.6   Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company with
respect to Options shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and
regulations and such approvals by any governmental agencies as may be required,
including, without limitation, the effectiveness of any registration statement
required under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations of any
securities exchange or association on which the Common Stock may be listed or
quoted. As long as the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, the
Company shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with any legal requirements
to file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it under the
Exchange Act.

     7.7   Withholding. The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to applicable federal, state
and local tax withholding requirements. Federal, state and local withholding
tax due at the time an Option is exercised may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Committee, be paid in shares of Common Stock already owned by
the Holder or through the withholding of shares otherwise issuable to the
Holder, upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Committee shall
determine. If the Holder shall fail

 

-10-

to pay, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Committee for
the payment of, all such federal, state and local taxes, then the Company or
any of its Affiliates shall, to the extent not prohibited by law, have the
right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Holder an
amount equal to any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required to be
withheld by the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Option.

     7.8   Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. The adoption of the Plan by the Board
for approval shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of
the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable,
including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and the awarding
of stock and cash otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be
either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

     7.9   Exclusion from Pension and Profit-Sharing Computation. By acceptance
of an Option, unless otherwise provided in the Option Agreement evidencing the
Option, the Holder shall be deemed to have agreed that the Option is special
incentive compensation that will not be taken into account, in any manner, as
salary, compensation or bonus in determining the amount of any payment under
any pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, program or policy of
the Company or any of its Affiliates.

     7.10   No Shareholder Rights. No Holder or other person shall have any
voting or other shareholder rights with respect to shares of Common Stock
subject to an Option until the Option has been duly exercised, full payment of
the purchase price has been made, all conditions under the Option and this Plan
to issuance of the shares have been satisfied, and a certificate for the shares
has been issued. No adjustment shall be made for cash or other dividends or
distributions to shareholders for which the record date is prior to the date of
such issuance.

     7.11   Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington (with the exception of its
conflict of laws provisions).

     7.12   Company’s Rights. The grant of Options pursuant to the Plan shall
not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make
reclassifications, reorganizations or other changes of or to its capital or
business structure or to merge, consolidate, liquidate, sell or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of its business or assets.

 

-11-

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00028-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00028-of-00352.parquet"}]]