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Exhibit 4.3

BUSINESS OBJECTS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SUB-PLAN TRUST

     WHEREAS, Business Objects S.A. (the “Company”) has adopted, and its shareholders have
approved, the Subsidiary Stock Incentive Sub-Plan (the “Sub-Plan”), under the Company’s 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Parent Plan”);

     WHEREAS, certain Subsidiaries of the Company, which are the signatories of this Sub-Plan Trust
agreement (the “Trust Agreement”), would like to grant Awards under the Sub-Plan to their
employees, defined as “Subsidiary Beneficiary(ies)” by the Sub-Plan;

     WHEREAS, the Sub-Plan contemplates the creation of a stand-alone trust, defined as “Sub-Plan
Trust” or “Trust” by the Sub-Plan, from which Awards may be issued to Subsidiary Beneficiaries
pursuant to the Sub-Plan;

     WHEREAS, the Sub-Plan contemplates that the Trustee of the Trust will administer the Sub-Plan
in accordance with instructions received from the Subsidiary Administrator;

     WHEREAS, these Subsidiaries have appointed Allecon Stock Associates L.L.C. as trustee of the
Trust (“Trustee”), and such company has agreed to serve in such capacity;

     WHEREAS, it is the intention of these Subsidiaries to contribute cash to the Trust to enable
the Trust to subscribe for or acquire Shares;

     WHEREAS, the Company is authorized to issue new Shares reserved to the Trust and to allocate
Shares to the Trust in compliance with its share repurchase program;

     WHEREAS, Shares subscribed or acquired by the Trust and converted into American Depositary
Shares (“ADS” or “share”), will enable Trustee to satisfy Awards granted by Trustee to eligible
Subsidiary Beneficiaries under the Sub-Plan in accordance with the directions of the Subsidiary
Administrator;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Subsidiaries, having signed this Trust Agreement and the Trustee
(collectively the “Parties”) do hereby adopt the Trust and agree that the Trust shall be comprised,
held and disposed of as follows:

     Section 1. Definitions. Initially capitalized terms herein are as defined in the
Parent Plan and the Sub-Plan, except where otherwise defined herein

     Section 2. Establishment of Trust.

     (a) The Subsidiaries hereby establish the Trust with the Trustee, consisting of such sums of
money and other property acceptable to the Trustee as from time to time shall be paid or delivered
to the Trustee. All such money and other property, all investments and reinvestments made
therewith or proceeds thereof and all earnings and profits thereon, less all payments and charges
as authorized herein, shall constitute the “Trust Fund.”

 

 

     (b) The Trust hereby established shall be irrevocable.

     (c) The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust of which the Subsidiaries are the grantors,
within the meaning of subpart E, part I, subchapter I, chapter 1, subtitle A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be construed accordingly.

     (d) The principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon shall be held separate and apart from
other funds of these Subsidiaries and shall be used solely for the uses and purposes of satisfying
Sub-Plan obligations to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries and general creditors of these
Subsidiaries as herein set forth. Eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries and their beneficiaries shall
have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust. Any
rights created under the Sub-Plan shall be mere unsecured contractual rights of eligible Subsidiary
Beneficiaries. Any assets held by the Trust will be subject to the claims of the general creditors
of these Subsidiaries under federal and state law in the event of insolvency.

     (e) These Subsidiaries, in their sole discretion, may at any time, or from time to time, make
additional deposits of cash in trust with Trustee to augment the principal to be held, administered
and disposed of by Trustee as provided in this Trust Agreement. Neither Trustee nor any eligible
Subsidiary Beneficiaries shall have any right to compel such additional deposits.

     (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure by the Subsidiaries to provide
contributions sufficient to subscribe and/or acquire sufficient Shares under the Sub-Plan to
satisfy obligations to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries under the Sub-Plan.

     (g) In the event a Subsidiary makes contributions to the Trust resulting from a mistake of
fact or law, the Trustee shall, upon written request of the Subsidiary, refund such requested
amounts to the extent allowed by law or regulation and generally accepted accounting principles.

     (h) No right or interest to receive shares from the Trust may be assigned, sold, anticipated,
alienated or otherwise transferred by eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries or their beneficiaries.

     Section 3. Awards and Distributions to Subsidiary Beneficiaries.

     (a) In accordance with section 3(h) hereof, the Trustee shall be responsible for
administering the Sub-Plan. The Trustee shall keep a record of Subsidiary contributions and the
number of shares allocated to each Subsidiary for Awards to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries
employed by such Subsidiary as to (i) each Subsidiary’s contributions to the Trust and resulting
Share subscriptions or acquisitions, (ii) share transfers from one Subsidiary’s account to another
Subsidiary’s account pursuant to sections 3(b) or 3(c) hereof, and (iii) Awards (including shares
distributed and shares forfeited) made at the request of the Subsidiary Administrator.

     (b) In the event of an eligible Subsidiary Beneficiary transfers employment from one
Subsidiary to another, the Trustee shall equitably allocate the Shares subject to such eligible
Subsidiary

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Beneficiary’s Award from each Subsidiary’s account based upon the amount of such Award vesting
during employment by each Subsidiary.

     (c) A Subsidiary (the “Assignor”) may decide to transfer all or a part of its
allocated shares to another Subsidiary (the “Assignee”). In this case the Subsidiary or the
Subsidiary Administrator will direct the Trustee to transfer a specific number of shares from the
Assignor account to the Assignee account. The Assignor and the Assignee will separately agree upon
the payment terms and conditions for the transferred shares.

     (d) The Subsidiaries or the Subsidiary Administrator may deliver to the Trustee a
schedule (the “Share Schedule”) that indicates the Awards to be granted and/or Share amounts
payable to each eligible Subsidiary Beneficiary employed by such Subsidiary (and his or her
beneficiaries), and the time for distribution of such Shares. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the Trustee shall make such Awards and distribute shares to the eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries
and their beneficiaries in accordance with such Share Schedules.

     (e) The Trustee may refuse to make an Award directed by the Subsidiary Administrator
to the extent it reasonably believes that the concerned Subsidiary has insufficient shares
remaining in Trust on its account to satisfy the Award.

     (f) If so directed by the Subsidiaries or the Subsidiary Administrator, the Trustee
shall make provision for the reporting and withholding of any federal or state or local taxes that
may be required to be withheld with respect to the granting of Awards or the distribution of shares
pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Plan and Awards thereunder and shall pay amounts withheld to the
appropriate taxing authorities or determine that such amounts have been reported, withheld and paid
by these Subsidiaries, as appropriate. Moreover, if so directed by the Subsidiary Administrator,
the Trustee shall only issue to Subsidiary Beneficiaries and/or their beneficiaries net shares upon
the grant or vesting of Awards, after subtracting that number of shares specified by the Subsidiary
Administrator as equal in fair market value to the minimum amount necessary to satisfy related tax
withholding obligations. In such event, the applicable Subsidiary or Subsidiaries shall pay the
tax withholding amount and shall receive a credit to their Trust account equal to the number of
shares retained by the Trust to satisfy such tax withholding obligations.

     (g) The entitlement of an eligible Subsidiary Beneficiary or his or her
beneficiaries to receive Awards and corresponding shares under the Sub-Plan shall be determined by
the Subsidiary Administrator.

     (h) Subject to the provisions of Section 3(a) hereof, the Sub-Plan, U.S. Applicable
Laws and other applicable laws, the Subsidiary Administrator shall have the authority, in their
discretion, to instruct and direct the Trustee with respect to the following actions:

	 	 	 	- to select the Subsidiary Beneficiaries to whom Awards may be granted;
	 
	 	 	 	- to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted;
	 
	 	 	 	- to determine the number of shares to be covered by each Award granted;

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	 	-	 	to approve forms of agreement for use with Awards;
	 
	 	-	 	to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms and
conditions of the Sub-Plan, of any Awards. Such terms and conditions include, but
are not limited to, the purchase price (if any), vesting schedules (which may be
performance based), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions,
and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the shares relating thereto,
based in each case on such factors as the Subsidiary Administrator, in their sole
discretion, shall determine;
	 
	 	-	 	to determine whether and to what extent shares subject to an Award shall be
distributed at a specific time after vesting;
	 
	 	-	 	to construe and interpret the terms of the Sub-Plan and Awards granted pursuant to
the Sub-Plan;
	 
	 	-	 	to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Sub-Plan,
including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of
qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable tax laws;
	 
	 	-	 	to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 15.3 of the Sub-Plan);
	 
	 	-	 	to execute on behalf of the Subsidiary any instrument required to effect the grant
of an Award previously decided by the Subsidiary Administrator;
	 
	 	-	 	to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to Awards, including without
limitation the sale of Shares acquired pursuant to an Award during certain periods or
upon certain events which the Subsidiary Administrator shall determine in its sole
discretion; and
	 
	 	-	 	to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
administering the Sub-Plan.

     (i) If the principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon, are not sufficient to
make payments of Shares in accordance with the terms of the Sub-Plan, the Subsidiaries shall
contribute sufficient cash amounts to enable the Trust to subscribe or acquire for sufficient
Shares to satisfy the shortfall. Trustee shall notify the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary
Administrator when principal and earnings are not sufficient. In addition, Trustee shall
provide the Subsidiaries with written confirmation of the fact and time of any payment of Shares
hereunder within the time limit agreed to by the Subsidiaries and Trustee from time to time.

     (j) Trustee and its officers, directors and employees shall be entitled to rely on
all certificates and reports made by any duly appointed accountants, actuaries, recordkeepers and
consultants, and on all opinions given by any properly consulted legal counsel, which legal counsel
may be counsel for the Trustee, the Subsidiaries or the Company.

	Section 4.	 	Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries
When Subsidiary is Insolvent.

     (a) Trustee shall cease making distributions to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries and their
beneficiaries if the Subsidiary employing the eligible Subsidiary Beneficiary is Insolvent. The
Subsidiaries shall be considered “Insolvent” for purposes of this Trust Agreement if (i) the
Subsidiaries are unable to pay their debts as they become due, or (ii) the Subsidiaries are subject
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proceeding as a debtor under the applicable bankruptcy code of the jurisdiction in which they
are incorporated.

     (b) At all times during the continuance of this Trust, the principal and income of the Trust
shall be subject to claims of general creditors of Subsidiaries under federal, state and local law
as follows:

          (i) The Subsidiaries shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing of the Subsidiary’s
Insolvency. If a person claiming to be a creditor of any Subsidiary alleges in writing to the
Trustee that the Subsidiary has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall determine whether the
Subsidiary is Insolvent and, pending such determination, the Trustee shall cease distributing
shares to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries employed by the Insolvent Subsidiary or their
beneficiaries.

          (ii) Unless the Trustee has actual knowledge of the Insolvency of any Subsidiary, or has
received notice from a Subsidiary or a person claiming to be a creditor that a specific Subsidiary
is Insolvent, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire whether such Subsidiary is Insolvent. The
Trustee may in all events rely on such evidence concerning such Subsidiary’s solvency as may be
furnished to the Trustee and that provides the Trustee with a reasonable basis for determining such
Subsidiary’s solvency.

          (iii) If at any time the Trustee has determined that a Subsidiary is Insolvent, the Trustee
shall cease distributing shares to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries employed by the Insolvent
Subsidiary or their beneficiaries and shall hold that portion of the assets of the Trust allocated
to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries of the insolvent Subsidiary for the benefit of the Insolvent
entity’s general creditors. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any way diminish any rights
of eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries or their beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general
creditors of the Subsidiaries with respect to benefits due under the Sub-Plan or otherwise.

          (iv) The Trustee shall resume the distribution of shares to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries
or their beneficiaries in accordance with Section 3 of this Trust Agreement only after Trustee has
determined that Subsidiary is not Insolvent or is no longer Insolvent.

     Section 5. Payments to Subsidiaries. Except as provided in Sections 2(g) and 4
hereof, the Subsidiaries shall have no right or power to direct Trustee to return to the
Subsidiaries or to divert to others any of the Trust assets before all payment of shares have been
made to eligible Subsidiary Beneficiaries and their beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of the
Sub-Plan and Awards thereunder.

     Section 6. ADS holder Rights. The Trustee must abstain from voting shares held by the
Trust. The Trustee shall have all other rights of an ADS holder with respect to Company ADSs while
they are held in trust, including without limitation, the right to receive any cash dividends
declared thereon in compliance with the term of the depositary agreement. If, from time to time
while Company ADSs are held in trust, there is any stock dividend, stock split or other change in
capitalization, or (ii) any dissolution, merger or sale of all or substantially all of the assets
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new, substituted or additional securities to which the Trustee is entitled by reason of the
Trustee’s ownership of the ADSs shall be immediately subject to the Trust, deposited with the Trust
account in compliance with and subject to the conditions of the section 13 of the Sub-Plan.

     Section 7. Investment Authority.

     (a) Except as provided below, the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator shall have
all power and responsibility for the management and investment of cash Trust assets, and the
Trustee shall comply with proper written directions of the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary
Administrator concerning the cash Trust assets. The Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary
Administrator will not issue directions in violation of the terms of this Trust Agreement. Except
as provided in this Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to review,
initiate action, or make recommendations regarding the cash Trust assets and shall retain such
assets until directed in writing by the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator use them
to subscribe for or acquire Shares from the Company and convert them into ADS.

     (b) The Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator may appoint an investment manager to
direct, control or manage the investment of all or a portion of the cash Trust assets. The
Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing of the
appointment of each investment manager and the portion of the cash Trust assets subject to the
investment manager’s direction. If the foregoing conditions are met, the investment manager shall
have the power to manage such portion of the cash Trust assets and the Trustee shall not be liable
for the acts or omissions of the investment manager or be under an obligation to invest or
otherwise manage the portion of the cash Trust assets that is subject to the direction of such
investment manager.

     (c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7, Trustee shall have, without
exclusion, all powers conferred on Trustee by applicable law, unless expressly provided otherwise
herein, and all rights associated with assets of the Trust shall be exercised by Trustee or the
person designated by Trustee, and shall in no event be exercisable by or rest with Participants.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7, Trustee shall have full power and authority
to invest and reinvest the cash Trust funds in any investment permitted by law that provide
sufficient liquidity for the Trustee to make required subscriptions or acquisitions hereunder,
under the standards set forth in Section 10(a) including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power:

          (i) To deposit or invest all or any part of the assets of the Trust Fund in savings
accounts or certificates of deposit or other deposits that bear a reasonable interest rate in a
bank, including the commercial department of Trustee, if such bank is supervised by the United
States or any state of the United States;

          (ii) To hold in cash, without liability for interest, such portion of the Trust Fund
that, in its discretion, shall be reasonable under the circumstances, pending investments, or
payment of expenses, or the distribution of benefits;

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          (iii) To cause title to property of the Trust to be issued, held or registered in
the individual name of Trustee, or in the name of its nominee(s) or agent(s), or in such form that
title will pass by delivery;

          (iv) To exercise all of the further rights, powers, options and privileges granted,
provided for, or vested in trustees generally under the laws of the State of California; so that
the powers conferred upon Trustee herein shall not be in limitation of any authority conferred by
law, but shall be in addition thereto;

          (v) To use securities depositories or custodians and to allow such securities as may
be held by a depository or custodian to be registered in the name of such depository or its nominee
or in the name of such custodian or its nominee;

          (vi) To do all other acts necessary or desirable for the proper administration of
the Trust Fund, as if Trustee were the absolute owner thereof.

     Section 8. Disposition of Income. During the term of this Trust, all income received
by the Trust, net of expenses and taxes, shall be accumulated and reinvested or used to subscribe
for or acquire additional Company Shares.

     Section 9. Accounting by Trustee. Trustee shall keep accurate and detailed records of
all investments, receipts, disbursements, and all other transactions required to be made, including
such specific records as shall be agreed upon in writing between Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary
Administrator and Trustee. Within 90 days following the close of each fiscal year of the Company
and within 90 days after the removal or resignation of Trustee, Trustee shall deliver to the
Subsidiary Administrator a written account of its administration of the Trust during such year or
during the period from the close of the last preceding year to the date of such removal or
resignation, setting forth all investments, receipts, disbursements and other transactions effected
by it, including a description of all securities and investments purchased and sold with the cost
or net proceeds of such purchases or sales (accrued interest paid or receivable being shown
separately), and showing all cash, securities and other property held in the Trust at the end of
such year or as of the date of such removal or resignation, as the case may be. Upon the request
of the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator, Trustee shall maintain records based upon
information provided by the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator regarding the
allocation of Trust assets to Subsidiary Beneficiaries. The Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary
Administrator may approve such account by written notice of approval delivered to the Trustee or by
failure to express objections to such account delivered to the Trustee in writing within sixty (60)
days from the date upon which the account was delivered to the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary
Administrator. The account shall be deemed approved upon receipt by the Trustee of the
Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator written approval of the account or upon the
passage of the sixty (60)-day period of time, except for any matters covered by written objections
that have been delivered to the Trustee by the Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator and
for which the Trustee has not given an explanation or made an adjustment satisfactory to the
Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator.

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     Section 10. Responsibility of Trustee.

     (a) Trustee shall act with the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances
then prevailing that a prudent person acting in like capacity and familiar with such matters would
use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims, provided, however, that
Trustee shall incur no liability to any person for any action taken pursuant to a direction,
request or approval given by Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator which is contemplated
by, and in conformity with, the terms of the Sub-Plan or this Trust and is given in writing by
Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator. In the event of a dispute between Subsidiaries
and/or the Subsidiary Administrator and a party, Trustee may apply to a court of competent
jurisdiction to resolve the dispute.

     (b) If Trustee undertakes or defends any litigation arising in connection with this Trust,
Subsidiaries agree to indemnify Trustee against Trustee’s costs, expenses and liabilities
(including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) relating thereto and to be primarily
liable for such payments. If Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator do not pay such
costs, expenses and liabilities in a reasonably timely manner, Trustee may obtain payment from the
Trust.

     (c) Trustee may consult, at its own expense, with legal counsel (who may also be counsel for
Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator generally) with respect to any of its duties or
obligations hereunder.

     (d) Trustee may hire, at its own expense, agents, accountants, actuaries, investment advisors,
financial consultants or other professionals to assist it in performing any of its duties or
obligations hereunder.

     (e) Trustee shall have, without exclusion, all powers conferred on Trustee by applicable law,
unless expressly provided otherwise herein.

     (f) Notwithstanding any powers granted to Trustee pursuant to this Trust Agreement or to
applicable law, Trustee shall not have any power that could give this Trust the objective of
carrying on a business and dividing the gains therefrom, within the meaning of section 301.7701-2
of the Procedure and Administrative Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.

     Section 11. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The Subsidiaries will pay Trustee
compensation for its services as agreed upon by and between the Trustee and the Subsidiaries and/or
the Subsidiary Administrator in a separate agreement.

     Section 12. Resignation and Removal of Trustee.

     (a) Trustee may resign at any time by written notice to the Subsidiary Administrator, which
shall be effective 30 days after receipt of such notice unless Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary
Administrator and Trustee agree otherwise.

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     (b) Trustee may be removed by all Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator on 30 days’
notice or upon such shorter notice accepted by Trustee.

     (c) Upon resignation or removal of Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee, all assets
shall subsequently be transferred to the successor Trustee. The transfer shall be completed within
30 days after receipt of notice of resignation, removal or transfer, unless Subsidiaries and/or the
Subsidiary Administrator extends the time limit.

     (d) If Trustee resigns or is removed, a successor shall be appointed discretionarily in
accordance with Section 13 hereof by the effective date of resignation or removal under paragraphs
(a) or (b) of this Section. If no such appointment has been made, Trustee may apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor or for instructions. All expenses of Trustee
in connection with the proceeding shall be allowed as administrative expenses of the Trust.

     (e) A successor Trustee need not examine the records and acts of any prior Trustee and may
retain or dispose of existing Trust assets, subject to Sections 7, 9 and 10 hereof. A successor
Trustee shall not be responsible for, and the Subsidiaries will indemnify and defend the successor
Trustee from, any claim or liability resulting from any action or inaction of any prior Trustee or
from any other past event, or any condition existing at the time it becomes successor Trustee.

     Section 13. Appointment of Successor. If Trustee resigns or is removed, then the
Subsidiaries may appoint any other party including any individual, as a successor to replace
Trustee upon resignation or removal. The appointment shall be effective when accepted in writing
by the new Trustee, who shall have all of the origins and powers of the former Trustee, including
ownership rights in the Trust assets. The former Trustee shall execute any instrument necessary or
reasonably requested by Subsidiaries and/or the Subsidiary Administrator or the successor Trustee
to evidence the transfer.

     Section 14. Amendment or Termination.

     (a) This Trust Agreement may be amended by a written instrument executed by Trustee and the
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment shall conflict with the terms of
the Sub-Plan.

     (b) The Trust shall not terminate until the date upon which Subsidiary Beneficiaries are no
longer entitled to benefits pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Plan and Awards thereunder. Upon
termination of the Trust any assets remaining in the Trust shall be returned to Subsidiaries.

     Section 15. Miscellaneous.

     (a) Any provision of this Trust Agreement prohibited by law shall be ineffective to the extent
of any such prohibition, without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.

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     (b) Benefits payable to Subsidiary Beneficiaries and their beneficiaries under this Trust
Agreement may not be anticipated, assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated, pledged,
encumbered or subjected to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable
process.

     (c) This Trust Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
California.

     Section 16. Effective Date. The effective date of this Trust Agreement shall be
June 22, 2005.

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	AGREED:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	THE SUBSIDIARIES

	 	TRUSTEES
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Business Objects Americas, Inc
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	By:
/s/ Susan Wolfe

	 	By: /s/ Nicole Dmitruchina
	Susan
Wolfe, Secretary and General Counsel
	 	Nicole
Dmitruchina for James McBride, Trustee
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Business Objects Corporation
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	By: /s/ James Tolonen
	 	 
	 
	 	
	James
Tolonen, CFO
	 	 

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	Business Objects Australia Pty Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ James Tolonen

	 

	James Tolonen, Director

	 

	Business Objects Belux B.V.

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects do Brasil Ltda

	 

	By:
/s/ Gisele Pais da Silva Costa

	 

	Gisele Pais da Silva Costa

	 

	Business Objects Software (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ James Tolonen

	 

	James Tolonen, Chairman and Legal Representative

	 

	Business Objects Danmark ApS

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Finland Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Deutschland GmbH

	 

	By: /s/ Benoit Fouilland

	 

	Benoit Fouilland, Director

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	Business Objects Greater China Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Hong Kong Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Software India Private Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Software (Ireland) Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ James Tolonen

	 

	James Tolonen, Director

	 

	Business Objects Italia S.p.A.

	 

	By: /s/ Benoit Fouilland

	 

	Benoit Fouilland, Director

	 

	Business Objects Japan K.K.

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Korea Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

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	Business Objects Malaysia Sdn. Bhd Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects de Mexico S; de R.L de C.V.

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Nederland B.V.

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Iberica S.L.

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Nordic A.B.

	 

	By: /s/ James Tolonen

	 

	James Tolonen, Chairman

	 

	Business Objects Taiwan, Inc.

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

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	Business Objects Schweitz A.G.

	 

	By: /s/ James Tolonen

	 

	James Tolonen, President

	 

	Business Objects (UK) Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Business Objects Data Integration, Inc

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Secretary and General Counsel

	 

	Crystal Decisions (UK) Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

	 

	Set Analyzer Ltd

	 

	By: /s/ Susan Wolfe

	 

	Susan Wolfe, Director

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Exhibit 10.46

 

Option Agreement

This Option Agreement (“Option Agreement”) and the attached Notice of Grant of Stock Options and
Option Agreement (“Notice”), forming one agreement (“Agreement”), is entered into as of effective
date specified in the Notice (“Effective Date”) by and between Alliance Semiconductor Corporation,
a Delaware corporation with executive offices at 2575 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, California
95054 (“Company”) and the optionee specified in the Notice (“Optionee”).

1. Grant of Option

The Company hereby grants to the Optionee an option (“Option”) to purchase the total number of
shares of common stock, $0.0l par value, of the Company set forth in the Notice (“Shares”) at the
exercise price per share set forth in the Notice (“Exercise Price”), subject to all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan, as amended to the date
hereof (“Plan”). If designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice, this Option is intended
to qualify as an “incentive stock option” (“ISO”) within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Revenue Code”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

2. Exercise Period of Option

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, this Option shall become
exercisable as to portions of the Shares as described in the Notice, provided, however, that this
Option shall expire on the Expiration Date set forth above and must be exercised, if at all, on or
before the Expiration Date.

3. Restriction on Exercise

This Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with the Securities Act of
1933 and all applicable state securities laws as they are in effect on the date of exercise, and
the requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company’s common
stock may be listed at the time of exercise. Optionee understands that the Company is under no
obligation to register, qualify or list the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”), any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.

4. Termination of Option

Except as provided below in this Paragraph, this Option shall terminate and may not be exercised if
Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (or, in
the case of a nonqualified stock option, an Affiliate of the Company). Optionee shall be
considered to be employed by the Company for all purposes under Paragraph 2 and this Paragraph 4 if
Optionee is an officer, director or full-time employee of the Company or of any Parent, Subsidiary
or Affiliate of the Company or if the Committee determines that Optionee is rendering substantial
services as a part-time employee, consultant, contractor or adviser to the Company or to any
Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company. The Committee shall have discretion to determine
whether Optionee has ceased to be employed by the Company or by any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company and the effective date on which such employment terminated (the “Termination Date”).

	4.1	 	Termination Generally
	 
	 	 	If Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or by any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company for any reason except death or disability, this Option, to the extent (and
only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by Optionee on the Termination Date,
may be exercised by Optionee within thirty (30) days after the Termination Date, but in no
event later than the Expiration Date.
	 
	4.2	 	Death or Disability
	 
	 	 	If Optionee’s employment with the Company or with any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company is terminated because of the death of Optionee or the disability of Optionee within
the

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	 	 	meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Revenue Code, this Option, to the extent (and only to the
extent) that it would have been exercisable by Optionee on the Termination Date, may be
exercised by Optionee (or by Optionee’s legal representative) within six (6) months after
the Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration Date.
	 
	4.3	 	No Right to Employment
	 
	 	 	Nothing in the Plan or in this Option Agreement shall confer on Optionee any right to
continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or with any Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or of
any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to terminate Optionee’s employment or
other relationship at any time, with or without cause.
	 
	5.	 	Manner of Exercise
	 
	5.1	 	Exercise Agreement
	 
	 	 	This Option shall be exercisable by delivery to the Company of an executed written Stock
Option Exercise Agreement in the form attached hereto, or in such other form as may be
approved by the Company (“Exercise Agreement”), which shall set forth Optionee’s election to
exercise some or all of this Option, the number of Shares being purchased, any restrictions
imposed on the Shares and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company to comply with applicable securities laws.
	 
	5.2	 	Exercise Price
	 
	 	 	Such Exercise Agreement shall be accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price for the
Shares being purchased. Payment for the Shares may be made in cash (by check) or, where
permitted by law:

	 	5.2.1	 	by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to Optionee;
	 
	 	5.2.2	 	where approved by the Committee, by surrender of shares of common stock of the
Company having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Option that have
been owned by Optionee for more than six (6) months (and which have been paid for
within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 and, if such Shares were purchased from the Company
by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares), or were obtained by Optionee in the open public market; and are clear of all
liens, claims, encumbrances and security interests (provided, however, that in the case
of ISOs, the Committee’s approval must have been made at the time of grant);
	 
	 	5.2.3	 	by waiver of compensation due or accrued to Optionee for services rendered;
	 
	 	5.2.4	 	provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists, through a “same
day sale” commitment from Optionee and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers (an “NASD Dealer”) whereby Optionee irrevocably
elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay
for the Exercise Price and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of
such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company;
	 
	 	5.2.5	 	provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists, through a
“margin” commitment from Optionee and an NASD Dealer whereby Optionee irrevocably
elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer
in a margin account as security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the
Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such
Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or
	 
	 	5.2.6	 	by any combination of the foregoing.

	5.3	 	Withholding Taxes
	 
	 	 	Prior to the issuance of the Shares upon exercise of this Option, Optionee must pay or make
adequate provision for any applicable federal, state or local withholding obligations of the
Company. Optionee may provide for payment of Optionee’s minimum statutory withholding taxes

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	 	 	upon exercise of the Option by requesting that the Company retain Shares with a Fair Market
Value equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld, all as set forth in
Section 6.3 of the Plan. In such case, the Company shall issue the net number of Shares to
Optionee by deducting the Shares retained from the Shares exercised.
	 
	5.4	 	Security Interest in Shares Collateralizing Obligations Owed to the Company
	 
	 	 	Optionee hereby grants the Company a security interest in the Shares as follows. In the
event that Optionee owes the Company any sum (including without limitation amounts owed
pursuant to a loan made by the Company to Optionee), and such sum is past due (“Past Due
Amount”), the Company shall have a security interest in the Shares. Optionee agrees that
promptly upon request by the Company, Optionee shall execute such instruments and take such
action as may be useful for the Company to perfect and/or exercise such security interest,
and hereby irrevocably grants the Company the right to retain, as payment of the Past Due
Amount, the following number of Shares upon any whole or partial exercise of the Option: a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Past Due Amount, and the denominator of which is the
Fair Market Value of the Company’s common stock (as defined in the Plan) as of the date of
such exercise; provided that the fraction set forth in the preceding clause shall be rounded
up to the nearest whole number. The security interest set forth herein shall be cumulative
to all, and not in lieu of any, other remedies to available to the Company with respect to
any Past Due Amount.
	 
	5.5	 	Issuance of Shares
	 
	 	 	Provided that such Exercise Agreement and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to
counsel for the Company, the Company shall cause the Shares to be issued in the name of
Optionee, Optionee’s legal representative or Optionee’s authorized assignee, subject to the
Company’s security interest, if any, as set forth in Section 5.4. Optionee hereby agrees
that in the event that Optionee elects to pay for the Shares by means of a “same day sale”
as set forth in Section 5.2(d), Optionee shall cause the NASD Dealer to pay the Company the
sum of:

	 	5.5.1	 	the Exercise Price for the Shares; and
	 
	 	5.5.2	 	the Past Due Amount, prior to making any distribution to Optionee.
	 
	 	 	 	The Company hereby agrees to permit a “same day sale” sufficient to enable the NASD Dealer
to pay the Company the sum of the amounts set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section
5.5.

6. Market Standoff Agreement

Optionee agrees in connection with any registration of the Company’s securities that, upon the
request of the Company or the underwriters managing any public offering of the Company’s
securities, Optionee will not sell or otherwise dispose of any Shares or any other securities of
the Company without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may
be, for such period of time from the effective date of such registration as the Company or the
underwriters may specify for employee shareholders generally. Optionee understands and agrees
that, in order to ensure compliance with the market standoff agreement, the Company may issue
appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent.

7. Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares

If the Option granted to Optionee herein is an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of
any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO within the date two years after the Date of Grant,
or the date one year after exercise of the ISO with respect to the Shares to be sold or disposed,
Optionee shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Optionee
acknowledges and agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on
the compensation income recognized by Optionee from any such early disposition by payment in cash
(or in Shares, to the extent permissible under Section 5.3) or out of the current wages or other
earnings payable to Optionee. Optionee hereby authorizes his/her broker(s) to provide the Company,
promptly at the Company’s request, with any information concerning the Shares, now or previously in
Optionee’s account(s) with such broker(s), as the Company may request. Optionee agrees that this
authorization may not be revoked or modified in any manner except pursuant to a writing signed by
both Optionee and the Company.

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8. Nontransferability of Option

If this Option is an ISO, or if Optionee is an Insider subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, then this Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or
by the law of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by
Optionee. Otherwise, this Option may only be transferred to Optionee’s immediate family, to a
trust for the benefit of Optionee or Optionee’s immediate family, or to a charitable entity
qualified under Revenue Code Section 501(c), where “immediate family” shall mean spouse, lineal
descendant or antecedent, brother or sister. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the
executors, administrators, successors and assigns of Optionee.

9. Tax Consequences

Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date this form of Option Agreement was adopted of some
of the federal and California tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the
Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE
SHARES.

	9.1	 	Exercise of ISO
	 
	 	 	If this Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be no regular federal income tax liability or
California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if
any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price
will be treated as an adjustment to alternative minimum taxable income for federal income
tax purposes and may subject Optionee to an alternative minimum tax liability in the year of
exercise.
	 
	9.2	 	Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option
	 
	 	 	If this Option does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal income tax
liability and a California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. Optionee
will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of
exercise over the Exercise Price. The Company will be required to withhold from Optionee’s
compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise.
	 
	9.3	 	Disposition of Shares
	 
	 	 	In the case of a nonqualified stock option (an “NQSO”), if Shares are held for more than one
year before disposition, any gain on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term
capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. In the case of an ISO, if
Shares are held for more than one year after the date of exercise and more than two years
after the Date of Grant, any gain on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term
capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. If Shares acquired pursuant to
an ISO are disposed of within such one year or two year periods (a “disqualifying
disposition”), gain on such disqualifying disposition will be treated as compensation income
(taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the Fair Market
Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price (the “Spread”), or, if
less, the difference between the amount realized on the sale of such Shares and the Exercise
Price. Any gain in excess of the Spread shall be treated as capital gain.

10. Interpretation

Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Option Agreement shall be submitted by Optionee or
the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Board or Committee
shall be final and binding on the Company and on Optionee.

11. Privileges of Stock Ownership

Optionee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until
Optionee exercises the Option and pays the Exercise Price.

12. Notices

All notices required or permitted by this Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if delivered by hand; mailed, postage prepaid, by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested; or deposited with any return receipt express courier, prepaid; and
addressed to Company at the address listed above or Optionee at their address listed in the Notice.
Optionee shall be obligated to timely notify the Company in writing of any change in Optionee’s
address. Notice of change of address shall be effective only when done in accordance with this
subparagraph. All notices shall be deemed to have been

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given or delivered upon: personal delivery; three days after deposit in the United States mail by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or one business day after deposit with any
return receipt express courier (prepaid).

13. Successors and Assigns

The Company may assign any of its rights under this Option Agreement. This Option Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to
the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Option Agreement shall be binding upon Optionee
and Optionee’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

14. Entire Agreement

The Notice, the Plan, and the Exercise Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference. This
Option Agreement, the Notice, the Plan and the Exercise Agreement (the “Stock Agreements”)
constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersede all prior undertakings and
agreements, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Stock Agreements may
not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous agreement. To the extent that the
policies and procedures of the Company apply to Optionee and are inconsistent with the terms of the
Stock Agreements, the provisions of the Stock Agreements shall control.

15. Amendments and Waivers

None of the Stock Agreements may be modified, amended, or terminated except by an instrument in
writing, signed by each of the parties (in the case of the Company, such instrument must be signed
by the President of the Company to be effective). No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising any right, remedy, or power under any of the Stock Agreements shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, or power under any of the
Stock Agreements preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other
right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity. All rights and remedies, whether
conferred by any of the Stock Agreements, by any other instrument or by law, shall be cumulative,
and may be exercised singularly or concurrently.

16. Severability and Enforcement

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect
(“Impaired Provision”), (a) such Impaired Provision shall be interpreted in such a manner as to
preserve, to the maximum extent possible, the intent of the parties, (b) the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby,
and (c) such decision shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such Impaired
Provision under other circumstances. The parties agree to negotiate in good faith and agree upon a
provision to substitute for the Impaired Provision in the circumstances in which the Impaired
Provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

17. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

In any legal action, arbitration, or other proceeding brought to enforce or interpret the terms of
any of the Agreements, the substantially prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs.

18. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The Stock Agreements shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of
California, without reference to that body of law concerning choice of law or conflicts of law,
except that the General Corporation Law of Delaware (“GCLD”) shall apply to all matters governed by
the GCLD, including without limitation matters concerning the validity of grants of stock options
and actions of the Company’s board of directors or any committee thereof.

19. Action by the Company

All actions required or permitted to be taken under any of the Stock Agreements by the Company,
including without limitation, exercise of discretion, consents, waivers, and amendments to any of
the Agreements, shall be made and authorized only by the President or by his or her representative
specifically authorized to fulfill these obligations under the Stock Agreements.

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20. No Duty to Disclose

Optionee acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any of the Company’s officers,
directors, shareholders, employees, agents or representatives has any duty or obligation to
disclose to Optionee any information whatsoever, including but not limited to information
concerning the Company that might if made public affect the value of the Shares. Such information
includes without limitation any information concerning the Company’s actual or potential financial
performance, actual or potential material contracts to which the Company is or may become a party,
or actual or potential material transactions that involve or may involve the Company, including but
not limited to plans to effect a merger or to acquire or dispose of a material amount of assets.
Optionee acknowledges and understands that he or she (a) might exercise his or her Option (or a
portion thereof) prior to the public dissemination of such information, and that the value of the
Shares may decrease after the public dissemination of such information, or (b) might exercise his
or her Option (or a portion thereof) and sell, pledge or encumber the Shares (or a portion thereof)
prior to the public dissemination of such information, and that the value of the Shares may
increase after the public dissemination of such information; and Optionee acknowledges and agrees
that he or she will not bring or participate in any claim whatsoever against the Company or against
any of the Company’s officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or representatives
related to the failure to have disclosed such information prior to Optionee’s exercise and/or sale,
pledge or encumbrance.

21. Agreement to Arbitrate

Optionee and the Company recognize that differences may arise between them during or following
Optionee’s employment with the Company, and that those differences may or may not be related to the
grant of options herein or to Optionee’s employment. Optionee understands and agrees that by
entering into this Option Agreement, Optionee anticipates the benefits of a speedy, impartial
dispute-resolution procedure of any such differences. As used in this Section 21, the “Company”
shall also refer to all benefit plans, the benefit plans’ sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators,
affiliates, and all successors and assigns of any of them.

	21.1	 	Arbitrable Claims
	 
	 	 	ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN OPTIONEE (AND HIS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS) AND THE COMPANY (AND ITS
AFFILIATES, SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ASSIGNS) RELATING IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER
TO THE EMPLOYMENT OR TERMINATION OF OPTIONEE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL DISPUTES
ARISING UNDER ANY OF THE STOCK AGREEMENTS (“ARBITRABLE CLAIMS”) SHALL BE RESOLVED BY
ARBITRATION. Arbitrable Claims shall include, but are not limited to, contract (express or
implied) and tort claims of all kinds, as well as all claims based on any federal, state, or
local law, statute, or regulation (including but not limited to claims alleging unlawful
harassment or discrimination in violation of Title VII and/or Title IX of the U.S. Code, of
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, of the Americans with Disabilities Act, of state
statute, or otherwise), excepting only claims under applicable workers’ compensation law and
unemployment insurance claims. Arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties and
shall be the exclusive remedy for all Arbitrable Claims. Except as provided in the
following sentences of this Paragraph 21(a), the Arbitrator (as defined below) shall decide
whether a claim is an Arbitrable Claim. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
however, the Company may enforce in court, without prior resort to arbitration, any claim
concerning actual or threatened unfair competition and/or the actual or threatened use
and/or unauthorized disclosure of confidential or proprietary information of the Company.
The court shall determine whether a claim concerns actual or threatened unfair competition
and/or the actual or threatened use and/or unauthorized disclosure of confidential or
proprietary information of the Company. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THAT THEY MAY
HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN REGARD TO ARBITRABLE CLAIMS.
	 
	21.2	 	Arbitration Procedure

	 	21.2.1	 	American Arbitration Association Rules; Initiation of Arbitration; Location of
Arbitration. Arbitration of Arbitrable Claims shall be in accordance with the
Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA
Employment Rules”), except as provided otherwise in this Option Agreement. Arbitration
shall be initiated by providing written notice to the other party with a statement of
the claim(s) asserted, the facts upon which the claim(s) are based, and the remedy
sought. This notice shall be provided to the other party within six (6) months of the
acts or omissions complained of. Any claim not initiated within this limitations
period shall be null and void, and the Company

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	 	 	 	and Optionee waive all rights under statutes of limitation of different duration.
The arbitration shall take place in San Jose, California.
	 
	 	21.2.2	 	Selection of Arbitrator. All disputes involving Arbitrable Claims shall be
decided by a single arbitrator (“Arbitrator”), who shall be selected as follows. The
American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) shall give each party a list of eleven (11)
arbitrators drawn from its panel of employment arbitrators. Each party may strike all
names on the list it deems unacceptable. If only one common name remains on the lists
of all parties, that individual shall be designated as the Arbitrator. If more than
one common name remains on the lists of all parties, the parties shall strike names
alternately until only one remains. If no common name remains on the lists of all
parties, the AAA shall furnish an additional list or lists until an Arbitrator is
selected. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, if a party
strikes all eleven names on each of the first and the second lists provided by the AAA,
such party shall be deemed to have stricken such names in bad faith, and all twenty-two
names on the lists shall be deemed acceptable to such party, and the other party shall
select the Arbitrator.
	 
	 	21.2.3	 	Conduct of the Arbitration.

21.2.3.1 Discovery. To help prepare for the arbitration, Optionee
and the Company shall be entitled, at their own expense, to learn about the
facts of a claim before the arbitration begins. Each party shall have the
right to take the deposition of one individual and any expert witness
designated by another party. Each party also shall have the right to make
requests for production of documents to any party. Additional discovery may
be had only where the Arbitrator so orders, upon a showing of substantial
need. At least thirty (30) days before the arbitration, the parties must
exchange lists of witnesses, including any expert witnesses, and copies of
all exhibits intended to be used at the arbitration.

21.2.3.2 Authority. The Arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to hear
and rule on pre-hearing disputes and is authorized to hold pre-hearing
conferences by telephone or in person as the Arbitrator deems necessary. The
Arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a
motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards
governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The
Arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if
applicable) of the state in which the claim arose, or federal law, or both,
as applicable to the claim(s) asserted. The Arbitrator shall have the
authority to award equitable relief, damages, costs and fees as provided by
the law for the particular claim(s) asserted. The arbitrator shall not have
the power to award remedies or relief that a California court could not have
awarded. The Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply. The burden of proof
shall be allocated as provided by applicable law. The Arbitrator, and not
any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority
to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability,
enforceability or formation of the Agreements, including but not limited to
any claim that all or any part of any of the Agreements is void or voidable
and any assertion that a dispute between Optionee and the Company is not an
Arbitrable Claim. The arbitration shall be final and binding upon the
parties.

21.2.3.3 Costs. Either party, at its expense, may arrange for and
pay the cost of a court reporter to provide a stenographic record of the
proceedings. If the Arbitrator orders a stenographic record, the parties
shall split the cost. Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph and in
Paragraph 17, Optionee and the Company shall equally share the fees and costs
of the arbitration and the Arbitrator.

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	21.3	 	Confidentiality
	 
	 	 	All proceedings and documents prepared in connection with any Arbitrable Claim shall be
confidential and, unless otherwise required by law, the subject matter thereof shall not be
disclosed to any person other than the parties to the proceeding, their counsel, witnesses
and experts, the Arbitrator, and, if involved, the court and court staff. All documents
filed with the Arbitrator or with a court shall be filed under seal. The parties shall
stipulate to all arbitration and court orders necessary to effectuate fully the provisions
of this subparagraph concerning confidentiality.

21.4 Enforceability

Either party may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration under
this Option Agreement and to enforce an arbitration award. Except as provided above, neither party
shall initiate or prosecute any lawsuit or administrative action in any way related to any
Arbitrable Claim. The Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of
this Paragraph.

	22.	 	Acceptance
	 
	22.1	 	Optionee hereby acknowledges by signing the Notice:
	 
	 	 	I have received a copy this Option Agreement, the Notice, the Plan and Exercise Agreement; I
have had the opportunity to consult legal counsel in regard to the Stock Agreements, and
have availed myself of that opportunity to the extent I wish to do so (I understand the
Company’s attorneys represent the Company and not myself, and I have not relied on any
advice from the Company’s attorneys); I have read and understand this Agreement; I AM FULLY
AWARE OF LEGAL EFFECT OF THIS OPTION AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE EFFECT OF
PARAGRAPH 21 HEREOF CONCERNING ARBITRATION; and I have entered into this Agreement freely
and voluntarily and based on my own judgment and not on any representations or promises
other than those contained in this Agreement.
	 
	22.2	 	Optionee accepts this Option subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this
Option Agreement. Optionee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon
exercise of this Option or disposition of the Shares and that Optionee should consult a tax
adviser prior to such exercise or disposition.

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Exercise Agreement

I hereby elect to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock of Alliance Semiconductor
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) as set forth below:

	 	 	 
	Optionee:  

	 	Number of Shares Purchased:  

	Social Security Number:  

	 	Purchase Price Per Share: $  

	Address:  

	 	Aggregate Purchase Price: $  

	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	Date of Optionee’s Stock Option Agreement:                      (the “Option Agreement”)
	Type of Option:

	 	o Incentive Stock Option
	 	Exact Name of Title Desired for Shares:
	(check one)

	 	o Nonqualified Stock Option
	 	 

Optionee hereby delivers to the Company the Aggregate Purchase Price, to the extent permitted in
the Option Agreement, as follows (check as applicable and complete):

o in cash or by check in the amount of $                    ;

o where approved by the Committee, by delivery of fully-paid, nonassessable and vested shares of
the common stock of the Company owned by Optionee for at least six (6) months prior to the date
hereof (and which have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144), or obtained by Optionee
in the open public market, and owned free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security
interests, valued at the current Fair Market Value of $                      per share (provided, however, that
in the case of ISOs, such Committee approval must have been made at the time of grant);

o by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to Optionee in the amount of $                    ;

o by the waiver hereby of compensation due or accrued to Optionee for services rendered in the
amount of $                    ;

o through a “same-day-sale” commitment, delivered herewith, from Optionee and the NASD Dealer
named therein, in the amount of $                     ; or

o through a “margin” commitment, delivered herewith from Optionee and the NASD Dealer named
therein, in the amount of $                     .

Market Standoff Agreement. Optionee agrees in connection with any registration of the Company’s
securities that, upon the request of the Company or the underwriters managing any public offering
of the Company’s securities, Optionee will not sell or otherwise dispose of any Shares or any other
securities of the Company without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as
the case may be, for such period of time from the effective date of such registration as the
Company or the underwriters may specify for employee shareholders generally. Optionee understands
and agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the market standoff agreement, the Company may
issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent.

Tax Consequences. OPTIONEE UNDERSTANDS THAT OPTIONEE MAY SUFFER ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES AS A
RESULT OF OPTIONEE’S PURCHASE OR DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES. OPTIONEE REPRESENTS THAT OPTIONEE HAS
CONSULTED WITH ANY TAX CONSULTANT(S) OPTIONEE DEEMS ADVISABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OR
DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES AND THAT OPTIONEE IS NOT RELYING ON THE COMPANY FOR ANY TAX ADVICE.

Entire Agreement. The Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan (“Plan”) the Option Agreement and Notice of
Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement (“Notice”) are incorporated herein by reference. This
Exercise Agreement, the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Notice constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee, oral or written, with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and may not be modified except in a writing signed by the President of the
Company and Optionee.

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:	 	 	 	Signature of Optionee:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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