Document:

Exhibit 4.4

 

ACCELRYS, INC.

 

SAR AWARD AGREEMENT

(AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN)

 

Pursuant
to its Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
ACCELRYS, INC. (the “Company”), hereby
grants to you (the “Participant”) a stock
appreciation right upon the terms and conditions set forth below (the “SAR”).  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Attachment 1.

 

1.             GOVERNING
PLAN DOCUMENT.  Your SAR is subject
to all of the provisions of the Plan, which provisions are hereby made a part
of this SAR Award Agreement.  In the
event of any conflict between the provisions of this SAR Award Agreement and the
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control in all
respects.

 

2.             DETAILS OF SAR.  The details of your SAR are as
follows:

 

	
  Date of Award:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Number of Shares
  of Common Stock Measuring the Value of this SAR:

  	
                      
  shares (“SAR Shares”).

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Base Price for
  SARs (“Base Price”):

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Vesting
  Schedule:

  	
   

  

 

3.             VESTING AND EXERCISE OF YOUR
AWARD.  You may exercise your
vested portion of this SAR at any time and from time to time in accordance with
the Plan, using the notice of exercise in the form attached hereto as Attachment 2.  The number
of shares of Common Stock you receive upon exercise will equal the product of (i) the
number of vested SAR Shares that you designate for exercise, multiplied by (ii) the
excess of the fair market value of a share on the date of exercise over the
Base Price stated in Section 2 above.

 

4.             FORM OF PAYMENTS TO YOU.  The Company will make any payment to you
under this SAR Award Agreement in the form of shares of Common Stock, with cash
paid in lieu of fractional shares.  Any
shares of Common Stock that you receive will be free from vesting restrictions
(but subject to the terms of this SAR Award Agreement and to such legends as
the Company determines to be appropriate). 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not issue share
certificates to you unless you have made arrangements satisfactory to the
Committee to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations.

 

5.             FAILURE OF VESTING RESTRICTIONS.  By executing this SAR Award Agreement, you
acknowledge and agree that if your full- or part-time employment or service
with the Company terminates under circumstances that do not result in
accelerated vesting pursuant to the Plan, you will irrevocably forfeit any and
all unvested rights under this SAR, and this SAR will immediately become null,
void, and unenforceable.

 

 

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6.             NOT A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT.  By executing this Award,
you acknowledge and agree that (i) any person who is terminated before full
vesting of an award, such as the one granted to you by this Award, could claim
that he or she was terminated to preclude vesting; (ii) you promise never to
make such a claim; (iii) unless a written employment agreement specifies
otherwise, you are an “at will” employee, and nothing in this Award or the Plan
confers on you any right to continue an employment, service or consulting
relationship with the Company, nor shall it affect in any way your right or the
Company’s right to terminate your employment, service, or consulting
relationship at any time, with or without Cause; and (iv) the Company would not
have granted this Award to you but for these acknowledgements and agreements.

 

7.             TAXES. 
By signing this SAR Award Agreement, you acknowledge that you shall be
solely responsible for the satisfaction of any taxes that may arise, and
neither the Company nor the Administrator shall have any obligation whatsoever
to pay such taxes.  To the extent the
Company is required to pay any tax as a result of your receipt or exercise of
this Award, you will indemnify the Company for any such payment.

 

8.             GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE.  This
SAR Award Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all
respects by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect
to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any legal action or other legal
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of
this Agreement shall be brought or otherwise commenced exclusively in any state
or federal court located in the County of San Diego, State of California.  Each of the parties hereto: (i) expressly and
irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of each state and federal
court located in the County of San Diego, State of California, in connection
with any legal proceeding; (ii) agrees that each state and federal court
located in the County of San Diego, State of California, shall be deemed to be
a convenient forum; and (iii) agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense or otherwise, in any such legal proceeding commenced in any state or
federal court located in the County of San Diego, State of California, any
claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that
such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue
of such proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter of
this SAR Award Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

9.             NOTICES.  Any notices to be delivered pursuant to this SAR
Award Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given
upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to
you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

 

10.          SEVERABILITY.  If one or
more provisions of this SAR Award Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall
be excluded from this SAR Award Agreement and the balance of the SAR Award Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be
enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

11.          BINDING
AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  The terms and
conditions of this SAR Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. This SAR
Award Agreement, together with the Plan and any attachments hereto or thereto, constitute
the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard
to the subjects hereof and thereof no party shall be liable or bound to any
other party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements except as specifically set forth herein and therein.

 

12.          COUNTERPARTS.  This SAR Award Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

 

	
  COMPANY:

  	
  PARTICIPANT:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ACCELRYS, INC.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Name:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
									

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

 

ACCELRYS, INC. AMENDED AND
RESTATED 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

ATTACHMENT 2

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

Accelrys, Inc.

10188 Telesis Court, Suite 100

San Diego, CA 
92121

Attention:  2004
Stock Incentive Plan Administrator

 

	
   

  	
  Date of Exercise: 

  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This
letter is intended to inform you of my election pursuant to that certain SAR
Award Agreement between me and Accelrys, Inc. (the “Company”)
to exercise my SAR (as defined in the SAR Award Agreement) with respect to that
number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock indicated below:

 

	
  Number of shares as to which SAR is exercised:

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

I
hereby make the following certifications and representations with respect to
the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company listed above (the “Shares”), which are being acquired
by me for my own account upon exercise of the SAR as set forth above:

 

I
warrant and represent to the Company that I have no present intention of
distributing or selling the Shares, except as permitted under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)
and any applicable state securities laws.

 

I
further acknowledge that my ability to sell the Shares may be limited by the
Securities Act (including, without limitation, Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act) and the terms and conditions of the SAR Award Agreement and
the Plan.

 

	
   

  	
  Very truly yours,

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:Exhibit 4.5

 

ACCELRYS,
INC.

 

RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

(AMENDED
AND RESTATED 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN)

 

Pursuant to its Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), ACCELRYS,
INC. (the “Company”),
hereby grants to you (the “Participant”)
that number of restricted shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted
Stock Award”) subject to the terms and conditions below.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Attachment 1.

 

1.             GOVERNING
PLAN DOCUMENT.  Your Restricted Stock
Award is subject to all of the provisions of the Plan, which provisions are
hereby made a part of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the provisions of the
Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control in all respects.

 

2.             DETAILS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD.  The
details of your Restricted Stock Award are as follows:

 

	
  Number of Shares
  of Restricted Stock Subject to Award:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Price Per Share:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Award Date:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Vesting
  Schedule:

  	
   

  	
  Equal annual
  installments over the three (3) year period commencing with the Award
  Date

  

 

3.             REPURCHASE
OPTION.

 

(a)           Terms of Repurchase
Option.  In the event that your full-
or part-time employment or service with the Company terminates for any reason,
the Company will have an irrevocable option (the “Repurchase Option”), exercisable for a
period of ninety (90) days after the termination of your employment or service
with the Company, or such longer period as may be agreed to by you and the
Company, to repurchase from you or your personal representative, as the case
may be, all or any portion of the shares of Restricted Stock subject to your
Restricted Stock Award that, as of the date of the termination of your employment
or service with the Company, would not have vested in accordance with the Vesting
Schedule indicated in Section 1 (the “Unvested Shares”).

 

(b)           Purchase
Price.   The Company may repurchase
all or any of your Unvested Shares in accordance with Section 3(a) at
the lower of: (i) the Fair Market Value of such Unvested Shares on the Award
Date indicated in Section 2; or (ii) the Price Per Share indicated in
Section 2 (the lower of “(i)” and “(ii)” being referred to herein as the “Repurchase Price”).

 

(c)           Exercise
of Repurchase Option.  In the event
that the Company elects to exercise the Repurchase Option, it will deliver
written notice to you of such election. 
Such notice will identify the number of Unvested Shares to be purchased
and the place, date and time for the 

 

 

settlement
of such purchase, which date and time will be within the ninety (90) day period
set forth in Section 3(a).  The
Company will be entitled to pay the aggregate Repurchase Price at the Company’s
option in cash, by offset against any indebtedness owing to the Company by you
or by any combination of both.  Upon
delivery of such notice and payment of the aggregate Repurchase Price, the
Company will become the legal and beneficial owner of the Unvested Shares being
repurchased and all rights and interest therein or related thereto, and the
Company will have the right to transfer to its own name such Unvested Shares,
without further action by you.

 

4.             ESCROW
OF UNVESTED COMMON STOCK.  As
security for your faithful performance of the terms of this Restricted Stock
Award Agreement and to ensure the availability for delivery of the Unvested
Shares upon exercise of the Repurchase Option herein provided for, you agree
that, you will deliver to and deposit with the Secretary of the Company or the
Secretary’s designee, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), three (3) executed stock
assignments (with date and number of shares blank) in the form attached hereto
as Attachment 2, together with each
certificate or certificates evidencing the Unvested Shares, which materials
will be held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of the joint escrow
instructions attached hereto as Attachment 3.

 

5.             RIGHTS
AS A STOCKHOLDER.  From and after the
Award Date, you will be entitled exercise all rights and privileges of a
stockholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Shares subject to
your Restricted Stock Award.  Likewise,
you will be deemed to be the holder of such Restricted Shares for purposes of
receiving any dividends that may be paid with respect to such Restricted Shares
and for purposes of exercising any voting rights relating to such Restricted
Shares, regardless of whether such Restricted Shares are also Unvested Shares.

 

6.             LIMITATIONS
ON TRANSFER.  In addition to any
other limitation on transfer created by applicable securities laws, you agree
that you will not sell, assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise
dispose of any interest in any Unvested Shares. 
Likewise, after any Restricted Shares cease to be Unvested Shares, you
agree that you will not sell, assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or
otherwise dispose of any interest in such Restricted Shares except in
compliance with all applicable securities laws. 
The Company will not be required to: (i)  transfer on its books any
Restricted Shares which will have been transferred in violation of this Section 6;
or (b) treat as owner of such Restricted Shares, accord the right to vote
such Restricted Shares to, or pay dividends to, any transferee to whom such Restricted
Shares have purportedly been so transferred.

 

7.             RESTRICTIVE
LEGENDS.  In addition to any other
legend which may be required by applicable securities laws, all certificates
representing the Restricted Shares will have endorsed thereon a legend in
substantially the following form:

 

“THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A REPURCHASE OPTION SET FORTH IN
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR SUCH HOLDER’S
PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL
OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.  ANY TRANSFER OR
ATTEMPTED 

 

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TRANSFER OF ANY
SHARES SUBJECT TO SUCH OPTION IS VOID WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT
OF THE COMPANY.”

 

8.             REPRESENTATIONS.  In connection with the acquisition of the Restricted
Shares pursuant to this Restricted Stock Award Agreement, you represent and
warrant to the Company that you have no present intention of distributing or
selling the Restricted Shares, except as permitted under applicable securities
laws.  You further acknowledge and agree
that your ability to sell the Restricted Shares may be limited by the
Securities Act (including, without limitation, Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act) and by the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock
Award Agreement and the Plan.

 

9.             SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.   You understand that Section 83(a) of
the Code would normally tax as ordinary income the difference between the
amount paid for the Restricted Shares and the Fair Market Value of the Restricted
Shares as of the date any restrictions on such Restricted Shares lapse.  In this context, “restriction” includes the
right of the Company to buy back the Restricted Shares pursuant to the
Repurchase Option.  You further
understand that you may elect to be taxed at the time the Restricted Shares are
acquired, rather than when the Repurchase Option expires, by filing an election
under Section 83(b) of the Code (the “83(b) Election”), with the
Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days from the Award Date indicated
in Section 2.  You acknowledge that
your failure to file such an 83(b) Election in a timely manner may result
in adverse tax consequences for you, that it is your sole obligation and responsibility to timely file such 83(b) Election
and that neither the Company nor the Company’s legal or financial advisors
shall have any obligation or responsibility with respect to such filing.  You further acknowledge that the foregoing is only a summary of the
effect of United States federal income taxation with respect to acquisition
of the Restricted Shares hereunder that the Company does not purport to be
complete and that the Company has directed you to seek independent advice
regarding the applicable provisions of the Code, the income tax laws of any
municipality, state or foreign country in which you may reside and the tax
consequences of your death.  You hereby
acknowledge and agree that you assume all responsibility for filing the 83(b) Election
and for paying all taxes resulting from such 83(b) Election or the lapse
of the restrictions on the Restricted Shares. 
You further agree that you will provide to the Company a copy of any 83(b) Election
delivered to the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days of the date
of such delivery.

 

 

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10.          NOT A CONTRACT OF
EMPLOYMENT.  By
executing this Award, you acknowledge and agree that (i) any person who is
terminated before full vesting of an award, such as the one granted to you by
this Award, could claim that he or she was terminated to preclude vesting; (ii)
you promise never to make such a claim; (iii) unless a written employment
agreement specifies otherwise, you are an “at will” employee, and nothing in
this Award or the Plan confers on you any right to continue an employment,
service or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it affect in any
way your right or the Company’s right to terminate your employment, service, or
consulting relationship at any time, with or without Cause; and (iv) the
Company would not have granted this Award to you but for these acknowledgements
and agreements.

 

11.          TAXES.  By signing this Restricted Stock Award
Agreement, you acknowledge that you shall be solely responsible for the
satisfaction of any taxes that may arise, and neither the Company nor the
Administrator shall have any obligation whatsoever to pay such taxes.  To the extent the Company is required to pay
any tax as a result of your receipt or exercise of this Award, you will
indemnify the Company for any such payment.

 

12.          GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE.  This Restricted Stock Award
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects
by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its
principles of conflicts of laws. Any legal action or other legal proceeding
relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this
Agreement shall be brought or otherwise commenced exclusively in any state or
federal court located in the County of San Diego, State of California.  Each of the parties hereto: (i) expressly and
irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of each state and federal
court located in the County of San Diego, State of California, in connection
with any legal proceeding; (ii) agrees that each state and federal court
located in the County of San Diego, State of California, shall be deemed to be
a convenient forum; and (iii) agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense or otherwise, in any such legal proceeding commenced in any state or
federal court located in the County of San Diego, State of California, any
claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that
such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue
of such proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter of
this Restricted Stock Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

13.          NOTICES.  Any notices to be delivered pursuant to this Restricted
Stock Award Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively
given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company
to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

 

14.          SEVERABILITY.  If one or
more provisions of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement are held to be
unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Restricted
Stock Award Agreement and the balance of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall
be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable
in accordance with its terms.

 

15.          BINDING
AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  The terms and
conditions of this Restricted Stock Award
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
respective successors and assigns of the parties. This Restricted Stock Award Agreement, together with the Plan and any
attachments hereto or thereto, constitute the full and entire understanding and
agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof no
party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements except as specifically set forth herein
and therein.

 

16.          COUNTERPARTS.  This Restricted
Stock Award Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute
one instrument.

 

	
   

  	
  COMPANY:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ACCELRYS,
  INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  PARTICIPANT:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
   

  	
   

  
								

 

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ATTACHMENT
1

 

ACCELRYS,
INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

ATTACHMENT
2

 

STOCK
ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

 

FOR VALUE
RECEIVED,                                               
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ACCELRYS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant
to the Repurchase Option under that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement,
dated as of                               ,
by and between the undersigned and the Company,                               
(                              )
shares of Common Stock of the Company standing in the undersigned’s name on the
books of the Company and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the
Company’s Secretary as the undersigned’s attorney-in-fact to transfer such
shares of Common Stock on the books of the Company with full power of
substitution in the premises.

 

	
  Dated: 

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  (Signature)

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  (Print Name)

  
					

 

 

INSTRUCTION:                     Please do not
fill in any blanks other than the “Signature” line and the “Print Name” line.

 

 

ATTACHMENT
3

 

JOINT ESCROW
INSTRUCTIONS

 

Accelrys, Inc.

10188 Telesis Court, Suite 100

San Diego, CA 
92121

Attention:  Secretary

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

As Escrow Agent for both ACCELRYS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),
and the undersigned holder of restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company,
you are hereby authorized and directed to hold the documents delivered to you
pursuant to the terms of that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated as
of                               ,
to which a copy of these Joint Escrow Instructions is attached as Attachment 3, in accordance with the following instructions:

 

1.             In the event the Company or an assignee elects
to exercise the Repurchase Option set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement,
the Company or its assignee will give to the undersigned and to you a written
notice specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be repurchased (the “Repurchased Shares”), the repurchase
price and the place, date and time at which such repurchase will occur (the “Repurchase Closing”).

 

2.             At the Repurchase Closing, you are directed
to: (i)  date any stock assignments necessary for the transfer of
Repurchased Shares; (ii)  fill in the number of Repurchased Shares being
transferred; (iii) deliver such stock assignments, together with the
certificate(s) evidencing the Repurchased Shares, to the Company against the
simultaneous delivery to you of the purchase price (which may include suitable
acknowledgment of cancellation of indebtedness) for such Repurchased Shares.

 

3.             The undersigned irrevocably authorizes the
Company to deposit with you any certificate(s) evidencing shares of Common
Stock to be held by you pursuant to these instructions and appoints you as the undersigned’s
attorney-in-fact and agent for the duration of the escrow term with respect to any
and all activities necessary to establish, maintain and discharge the escrow
arrangement contemplated herein.

 

4.             This escrow will terminate with respect to
shares of Common Stock held hereunder, and such shares of Common Stock will be available
for release, upon the earlier of the expiration of the Repurchase Option with
respect to such shares (in which case such shares shall be released to the undersigned)
or the exercise of the Repurchase Option with respect to such shares (in which
case such shares shall be released to the Company).

 

5.             If at the time of termination of this escrow
you should have in your possession any documents, securities or other property
belonging to the undersigned, you will deliver all of such documents,
securities or other property to the undersigned and will be discharged of all
further obligations hereunder; provided, however, that if at the
time of termination of this escrow you are advised by the Company that the
property subject to this escrow is the subject of a pledge or other security
agreement, you will deliver all such property to the pledgeholder or other
person designated by the Company.

 

 

6.             Except as otherwise provided in these Joint
Escrow Instructions, your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or
revoked only by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto.

 

7.             You will be obligated only for the
performance of such duties as are specifically set forth herein and may rely on,
and will be protected in relying on, any instrument reasonably believed by you
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties or their assignees.  You will not
be personally liable for any act you may do or omit to do hereunder as Escrow
Agent or as attorney-in-fact for the undersigned while acting in good faith, and
any act done or omitted by you pursuant to the advice of your own attorneys will
be conclusive evidence of such good faith.

 

8.             You are hereby expressly authorized to
disregard any and all warnings given by any of the parties hereto or by any
other person or corporation, excepting only orders or process of courts of law,
and are hereby expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments
or decrees of any court.  In case you
obey or comply with any such order, judgment or decree of any court, you will
not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or
corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such order,
judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside,
vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction.

 

9.             You will not be liable in any respect on
account of the identity, authority or rights of the parties executing or
delivering or purporting to execute or deliver the Agreement or any documents
or papers deposited or called for hereunder. 
You will not be liable for the outlawing of any rights under any statute
of limitations with respect to these Joint Escrow Instructions or any documents
deposited with you.

 

10.          Your responsibilities as Escrow Agent
hereunder will terminate if you will cease to be Secretary of the Company or if
you otherwise resign by written notice to each party.  In the event of any such termination, the
Company may appoint any officer or assistant officer of the Company as
successor Escrow Agent, and the undersigned hereby confirms the appointment of
such successor or successors as the undersigned’s attorney-in-fact and agent to
the full extent of your appointment.

 

11.          If you reasonably require other or further
instruments in connection with these Joint Escrow Instructions or obligations
in respect hereto, the necessary parties hereto will join in furnishing such
instruments.

 

12.          It is understood and agreed that should any
dispute arise with respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of
possession of the shares of Common Stock delivered to you hereunder, you are
authorized and directed to retain in your possession without liability to
anyone all or any part of such shares until such dispute will have been settled
either by mutual written agreement of the parties concerned or by a final
order, decree or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction after the time
for appeal has expired and no appeal has been perfected, but you will be under
no duty whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings.

 

13.          Any notice required or permitted hereunder will
be given in writing and will be deemed effectively given upon personal
delivery, including delivery by express courier or five (5) days after
deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail with
postage and fees prepaid, addressed to each of the other parties hereto at the
addresses of such party set forth on the signature page(s) hereto, or at such
other addresses as a party may designate by ten (10) days advance written
notice to each of the other parties hereto.

 

14.          You will be entitled to employ such legal
counsel and other experts as you may deem necessary properly to advise you in
connection with your obligations hereunder. 
You may rely upon the 

 

 

advice of such counsel and may pay such counsel
reasonable compensation therefor.  The
Company agree to be responsible for and to pay all fees generated by such legal
counsel in connection with your obligations hereunder.

 

15.          This agreement will be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.  It is understood and
agreed that references to “you” or “your” herein refer to the original Escrow
Agent and to any and all successor Escrow Agents.  It is understood and agreed that the Company
may at any time or from time to time assign its rights under the Restricted
Stock Award Agreement and these Joint Escrow Instructions in whole or in part.  This agreement will be governed by and
interpreted and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, as such laws are applied by California courts to contracts made and
to be performed entirely in California by residents of that state.

 

	
   

  	
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