Document:

ex44.htm

 

EXHIBIT 4.4

 

AUXILIO, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

The Board of Directors of AUXILIO, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), has approved a grant to ___________, an individual (the “Participant”), of restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share  (the “Shares”), pursuant to the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), as follows:

 

	
Participant

	
_______________

	
Grant Date

	
___________ ____, 20__

	
Total Number of Shares

	
__________ Shares of Common Stock

	
Purchase Price Per Share

	
$_______________

	
Total Purchase Price

	
$_______________

	
Vesting Commencement Date

	
___________ ____, 20__

	
Vesting Schedule

	
Shares subject to vesting in accordance with Section 2 below

 

By their signatures below, the Company and the Participant agree that the Shares are subject to this Purchase Agreement, including the Additional Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) attached hereto and incorporated herein as part of this Purchase Agreement, and the provisions of the Plan.  In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between any provision in this Purchase Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.  Capitalized terms used in this Purchase Agreement that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Plan.  The Participant acknowledges receipt of copies of both this Purchase Agreement (including the Terms) and the Plan, and hereby accepts the Shares subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

 

	OPTIONEE	 	COMPANY	 
	 	 	 	 
	[Insert Name of Optionee]	 	AUXILIO, Inc.	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	
By:   

	/s/ 	 
	Signature	 	 	Joseph J. Flynn	 
	 	 	 	Chief Executive Officer and President	 
	Date	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address:	26300 La Alameda, Suite 100,	 
	Address	 	 	 	Mission Viejo, CA  92691	 

 

 

Attachments:  Additional Terms and Conditions; Stock Assignment Separate from Certificate; Form of IRC Section 83(b) Election; Summary of Federal Income Tax Consequences; Auxilio, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

  

1

  

 

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

The terms and conditions set forth below constitute part of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement to which they are attached, and references herein to the “Purchase Agreement” include both documents as one agreement.

 

1. Issuance of Shares and Consideration.  The Company agrees to issue to the Participant the number of Shares at the purchase price per share (the “Purchase Price”) stated on the first page of this Purchase Agreement, which Purchase Price shall be paid by the delivery of Participant’s check payable to the Company contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Purchase Agreement.

 

2. Vesting of Shares.  Subject to Section 3(f) below, the Shares acquired hereunder shall vest and become “Vested Shares” in accordance with Schedule I hereto.  No additional shares shall vest after the date of termination of Participant’s Continuous Service.  Shares which have not yet become vested are herein called “Unvested Shares.”  For these purposes, the “Vesting Commencement Date” shall be as set forth on the first page of this Purchase Agreement.

 

For purposes of this Purchase Agreement, the term “Continuous Service” means (a) Participant’s employment by either the Company or any Affiliated Company, or by a successor entity following a Change in Control, which is uninterrupted except for vacations, illness (not including Disability), or leaves of absence which are approved in writing by the Company or any of such other employer corporations, as applicable, (b) service as a member of the Board until the Participant resigns, is removed from office, or Participant’s term of office expires and he or she is not reelected, or (c) so long as the Participant is engaged as a Consultant or other Service Provider.

 

3. Reconveyance Upon Termination of Service.

 

(a) Repurchase Right.  The Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to repurchase (the “Repurchase Right”) any or all of the Unvested Shares in the event that the Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason (such date of termination of Continuous Service, the “Termination Date”).  Upon exercise of the Repurchase Right, the Participant shall be obligated to sell his or her Unvested Shares to the Company, as provided in this Section 3.  In the event the Company does not exercise the Repurchase Right with respect to all of the Unvested Shares, the Company shall nevertheless continue to have the “right of first refusal” (the “Right of First Refusal”) with respect to any remaining Unvested Shares during the period and as set forth in Section 4 below.

 

(b) Repurchase Price.  The repurchase price of the Unvested Shares (the “Repurchase Price”) shall be equal to the lesser of (1) the original Purchase Price of such Unvested Shares, or (2) the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the Plan) of such Unvested Shares as of the Termination Date.

 

(c) Procedure for Exercise of Reconveyance Option.  For ninety (90) days after the Termination Date or other event described in this Section 3, the Company may exercise the Repurchase Right by giving Participant and/or any other person obligated to sell the Unvested Shares written notice of the number of Unvested Shares which the Company desires to purchase.  The Repurchase Price for the Unvested Shares (as determined pursuant to Section 3(b)) shall be payable, at the option of the Company, by cash or check, by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of Participant to the Company, or by any combination thereof.  In the event the Company does not exercise the Repurchase Right with respect to all of the Unvested Shares, the Company shall nevertheless continue to have the Right of First Refusal with respect to any such remaining Unvested Shares as set forth in Section 4 below.

 

  

2

  

(d) Notification and Settlement.  In the event that the Company has elected to exercise the Repurchase Right as to part or all of the Unvested Shares within the period described above, Participant or such other person shall deliver to the Company certificate(s) representing the Unvested Shares to be acquired by the Company within thirty (30) days following the date of the notice from the Company.  The Company shall deliver to Participant against delivery of the Unvested Shares, a check of the Company, or such other form of payment permitted under Section 3(c), payable to Participant and/or any other person obligated to transfer the Unvested Shares in the aggregate amount of the Repurchase Price to be paid as set forth in paragraph 3(b) above.

 

(e) Escrow of Shares.  For purposes of facilitating the enforcement of the provisions of this Section 3, Participant agrees, immediately upon receipt of certificate(s) for any Shares, to deliver such certificate(s), together with a Stock Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached to this Purchase Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Purchase Agreement, duly executed, in blank, to the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, to hold such certificate(s) and Stock Assignment Separate from Certificate in escrow and to take all such actions and to effectuate all such transfers and/or releases as are in accordance with the terms of this Purchase Agreement.  Participant hereby acknowledges that the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, is so appointed as the escrow holder with the foregoing authorities as a material inducement to make this Purchase Agreement and that said appointment is coupled with an interest and is accordingly irrevocable.  Participant agrees that said escrow holder shall not be liable to any party hereof (or to any other party).  The escrow holder may rely upon any letter, notice or other document executed by any signature purported to be genuine and may resign at any time.  Participant agrees that if the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, resigns as escrow holder for any or no reason, the Administrator shall have the power to appoint a successor to serve as escrow holder pursuant to the terms of this Purchase Agreement.  Participant shall be entitled to receive dividends and distributions on all such deposited Shares.

 

(f) Assignment of Repurchase Right.  The Company may assign its Repurchase Right under this Section 3 without the consent of the Participant.

 

4. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capital Structure.  In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company are hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of a recapitalization, stock split, combination of shares, reclassification, stock dividend, or other change in the capital structure of the Company, then Participant shall be entitled to new or additional or different shares of stock or securities, in order to preserve, as nearly as practical, but not to increase, the benefits of Participant under this Purchase Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2 of the Plan.  Such new, additional or different shares shall be deemed “Shares” for purposes of this Purchase Agreement and subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof.  Notwithstanding anything in this Purchase Agreement to the contrary, as provided in Section 8.3 of the Plan, (a) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 5 to Restricted Stock awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; (b) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 5 to Restricted Stock awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment the Restricted Stock awards either (i) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and (c) in any event, the Administrator shall not have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to this Section 5 to the extent the existence of such authority would cause Restricted Stock awards that are not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the time of grant to be subject thereto.

 

  

3

  

5. Shares Free and Clear.  All Shares purchased by the Company pursuant to this Purchase Agreement shall be delivered by Participant free and clear of all claims, liens and encumbrances of every nature (except the provisions of this Purchase Agreement and any conditions concerning the Shares relating to compliance with applicable federal or state securities laws), and the purchaser thereof shall acquire full and complete title and right to all of the shares, free and clear of any claims, liens and encumbrances of every nature (again except for the provisions of this Purchase Agreement and such securities laws).

 

6. Investment Representations.  The Participant acknowledges that he or she is aware that the Shares to be issued to him or her by the Company pursuant to this Purchase Agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act.  In this connection, the Participant warrants and represents to the Company as follows:

 

(a) Participant is purchasing the Shares solely for the Participant’s own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or distribution of the Shares or any portion thereof and not with any present intention of selling, offering to sell or otherwise disposing of or distributing the Shares or any portion thereof.  The Participant also represents that the entire legal and beneficial interest of the Shares the Participant is purchasing is being purchased for, and will be held for the account of, the Participant only and neither in whole nor in part for any other person.

 

(b) Participant has heretofore discussed the Company and its plans, operations and financial condition with its officers and that the Participant has heretofore received all such information as the Participant deems necessary and appropriate to enable the Participant to evaluate the financial risk inherent in making an investment in the Shares of the Company and the Participant further represents and warrants that the Participant has received satisfactory and complete information concerning the business and financial condition of the Company in response to all inquiries in respect thereof.

 

(c) The Participant realizes that the purchase of the Shares is a highly speculative investment and represents that the Participant is able, without impairing the Participant’s financial condition, to hold the Shares for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss on the investment.

 

(d) The Company hereby discloses to the Participant and the Participant hereby acknowledges that:

 

(i) the offer and sale of the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act, and such Shares must be held indefinitely unless a transfer of them is subsequently registered under the Securities Act, or an exemption from such registration is available;

 

(ii) the share certificate representing the Shares will be stamped with the legends restricting transfer specified in this Purchase Agreement; and

 

(iii) the Company will make a notation in its records of the aforementioned restrictions on transfer and legends.

 

(e) The Participant understands that the Shares are restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and that any sale of the Shares may be made by him or her only in compliance with the terms and conditions of Rule 144.

 

(f) Without in any way limiting any of the other provisions of this Purchase Agreement or its representations set forth above, the Participant further agrees that the Participant shall in no event make any disposition of all or any portion of the Shares which the Participant is purchasing unless and until:

 

  

4

  

(i) there is then in effect a Registration Statement under the Securities Act, covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said Registration Statement; or

 

(ii) (A) the Participant shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, (B) the Participant shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel to the effect that such disposition will not require registration of such shares under the Securities Act, and (C) such opinion of counsel shall have been concurred in by counsel for the Company and the Company shall have advised the Participant of such concurrence.

 

7. Limitation of Company’s Liability for Nonissuance; Unpermitted Transfers.

 

(a) The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from any applicable regulatory agency such authority or approval as may be required in order to issue and sell the Shares to Participant pursuant to this Purchase Agreement.  The inability of the Company to obtain, from any such regulatory agency, authority or approval deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder and under the Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the nonissuance or sale of such Shares as to which such requisite authority or approval shall not have been obtained.

 

(b) The Company shall not be required to:  (i) transfer on its books any Shares of the Company which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Purchase Agreement, or (ii) treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote (if any) as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.  In the event of a sale of Shares by the Participant pursuant to Section 4, the Participant shall furnish to the Company proof that such sale was made in compliance with the provisions of Section 4 as to price and general terms of such sale.

 

8. Notices.  Any notice, demand, offer, request or other communication required or permitted to be given by either the Company or the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Purchase Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given the earlier of (i) when received, (ii) when delivered personally, (iii) one business day after being delivered by facsimile (with receipt of appropriate confirmation), (iv) one business day after being deposited with an overnight courier service or (v) four days after being deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid and return receipt requested, and addressed to the parties at the addresses provided to the Company (which the Company agrees to disclose to the other parties upon request) or such other address as a party may request by notifying the other in writing.

 

9. Binding Obligations.  All covenants and agreements herein contained by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns.

 

10. Captions and Section Headings.  Captions and section headings used herein are for convenience only, and are not part of this Purchase Agreement and shall not be used in construing it.

 

11. Amendment.  This Purchase Agreement may not be amended, waived, discharged, or terminated other than by written agreement of the parties.

 

  

5

  

12. Entire Agreement.  This Purchase Agreement and the Plan shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements and understandings of the parties, either express or implied.  To the extent of any conflict or ambiguity between the terms of this Purchase Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern, and the Administrator shall interpret and construe this Purchase Agreement and the Plan, and any action, decision, interpretation or determination made in good faith by the Administrator shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participant.

 

13. Assignment.  Participant shall have no right, without the prior written consent of the Company, to (a) sell, assign, mortgage, pledge or otherwise transfer any interest or right created hereby, or (b) delegate his or her duties or obligations under this Purchase Agreement.  This Purchase Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, and no other person, partnership, association or corporation shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Purchase Agreement.

 

14. Severability.  Should any provision or portion of this Purchase Agreement be held to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions and portions of this Purchase Agreement shall be unaffected by such holding.

 

15. Counterparts.  This Purchase Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be deemed one instrument.

 

16. Governing Law.  The validity, construction, interpretation, and effect of this Purchase Agreement shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 

17. No Agreement to Employ.  Nothing in this Purchase Agreement shall obligate the Company or any Affiliated Company, or their respective stockholders, directors, officers or employees, to continue any relationship that Participant might have as a director, employee, Consultant or other Service Provider of the Company.  The right of the Company or any Affiliated Company to terminate at will Participant’s employment at any time (whether by dismissal, discharge or otherwise), with or without Cause, is specifically reserved.  Moreover, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of Shares pursuant to this Purchase Agreement is earned only by continuing service as a service provider at will.  The Participant further acknowledges that this Purchase Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule, if any, do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued employment or engagement as a service provider for the vesting period, or for any period at all, and shall not interfere with the Participant’s right or the Company’s or Affiliated Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s relationship with the Company or Affiliated Company at any time, with or without Cause or notice.

 

  

6

  

18. “Market Stand-Off” Agreement.  In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, the Participant or a transferee shall not directly or indirectly sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, offer, grant or sell any option or other contract for the purchase of, purchase any option or other contract for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Shares without the prior written consent of the Company or its managing underwriter.  Such restriction (the “Market Stand-Off”) shall be in effect for such period of time following the date of the final prospectus for the offering as may be requested by the Company or such underwriter.  In no event, however, shall such period exceed 180 days plus such additional period as may reasonably be requested by the Company or such underwriter to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (a) the publication or other distribution of research reports or (b) analyst recommendations and opinions, including (without limitation) the restrictions set forth in Rule 2711(f)(4) of the National Association of Securities Dealers and Rule 472(f)(4) of the New York Stock Exchange, as amended, or any similar successor rules promulgated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.  In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, a spin off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Shares thereby become convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market Stand-Off.  In addition, if reasonably requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, Participant or a transferee shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Company's securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act.  In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares acquired under this Purchase Agreement until the end of the applicable stand-off period.  The Company’s underwriters shall be beneficiaries of the agreement set forth in this Section 19.

 

19. Stop-Transfer Notices.  The Participant agrees that to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

 

20. Tax Elections.  The Participant has reviewed with the Participant’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement.  The Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.  The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for any tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement.  The Participant understands that Section 83 of the Code, generally taxes as ordinary income the difference between the purchase price for the Shares and the fair market value of the Shares as of the date any restrictions on the Shares lapse.  In this context, “restriction” includes the right of the Company to buy back the Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Right.  The Participant understands that the Participant may elect to be taxed at the time the Shares are purchased rather than when and as the Repurchase Right expires by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the IRS within 30 days from the date of purchase.  THE FORM FOR MAKING THIS SECTION 83(b) ELECTION IS ATTACHED TO THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT AS EXHIBIT B AND THE PARTICIPANT (AND NOT THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS) SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATELY FILING SUCH FORM, EVEN IF THE PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENTS TO MAKE THIS FILING ON THE PARTICIPANT’S BEHALF.

 

  

7

  

21. Withholding.  Participant shall deliver a check or cash to the Company in the amount reasonably requested by the Company to satisfy the Company’s withholding obligations under federal, state or other applicable tax 

laws with respect to the taxable income, if any, recognized by the Participant in connection with the vesting of any portion of the Shares in accordance with the terms of this Purchase Agreement, or in connection with the Participant’s Section 83(b) election, as the case may be (unless the Company consented to other arrangements for deductions or withholding from Participant’s wages, bonus or other compensation payable to Participant, or by the delivery of Shares owned by the Participant in accordance with the Plan, provided such arrangements satisfy the requirements of applicable tax, securities, or other applicable law).

 

22. Attorneys’ Fees.  If any party shall bring an action in law or equity against another to enforce or interpret any of the terms, covenants and provisions of this Purchase Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

23. Reliance on Counsel and Advisors.  The Participant acknowledges that he or she has had the opportunity to review this Purchase Agreement, including all attachments hereto, and the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement with his or her own legal counsel, tax advisors and other advisors.  The Participant is relying solely on his or her own counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or its agents for legal or other advice with respect to this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement.

 

  

8

  

SCHEDULE I

 

VESTING SCHEDULE

 

  

  

  

EXHIBIT A

 

STOCK ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of ________________ _________, 20___, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________, ___________________________ (____________) shares of Common Stock of Auxilio, Inc., a Nevada corporation, standing in the undersigned’s name on the books of said corporation represented by certificate number ________________ delivered herewith, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________________ as attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to transfer said stock on the books of said corporation.

 

	 Dated:   	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	(Signature)
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(Print Name)

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(Spouse’s Signature, if any)

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(Print Name)

 

 

This Stock Assignment Separate From Certificate was executed in conjunction with the terms of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement between the above assignor and the above corporation, dated as of ______________ ____, 20___.

  

  

  

EXHIBIT B

 

SECTION 83(b) ELECTION

 

The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include in his or her gross income the amount of any compensation taxable to him or her in connection with his or her receipt of the property described below:

 

1.           The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the undersigned are as follows:

 

NAME OF TAXPAYER:  ________________________________________________________

 

TAXPAYER’S ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                

 

 

TAXPAYER SSN:                                                                           

 

2.           The property with respect to which the election is made is described as follows:  ______ shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Auxilio, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

3.           The date on which the property was transferred is:  _________ ____, 20___.

 

4.           The taxable year for which the election is made is:  20___.

 

5.           The property is subject to the following restrictions:  The Shares may be repurchased by the Company, or its assignee, upon the occurrence of certain events.  This right lapses with regard to a portion of the Shares over time.

 

6.           The fair market value at the time of transfer, determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never lapse, of such property is:  $___________ per share.

 

7.           The amount, if any, paid for such property:  $__________ per share.

 

The undersigned has submitted a copy of this statement to the person for whom the services were performed in connection with the undersigned’s receipt of the above-described property.  The transferee of such property is the person performing the services in connection with the transfer of said property.

 

The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked except with the consent of the Commissioner.

 

 

	 Dated:   	 	 	 
	 	 	 	[Insert Name], Taxpayer10.1 - 01

EXHIBIT 10.1
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(As amended August 19, 2011)
1.Purposes of the Plan.  The Plan is intended to increase shareholder value and the success of the Company by motivating key executives to:  (1) perform to the best of their abilities, and (2) achieve the Company's objectives.  The Plan's goals are to be achieved by providing such executives with incentive awards based on the achievement of goals relating to the performance of the Company or upon the achievement of objectively determinable individual performance goals.  The Plan is intended to permit the payment of bonuses that may qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).

2.Definitions.

(a)"Award" means, with respect to each Participant, the award determined pursuant to Section 8(a) below for a Performance Period.  Each Award is determined by a Payout Formula for a Performance Period, subject to the Committee's authority under Section 8(a) to eliminate or reduce the Award otherwise payable. 

(b)"Base Salary" means as to any Performance Period, the Participant's annualized salary rate on the last day of the Performance Period.  Such Base Salary shall be before both (a) deductions for taxes or benefits, and (b) deferrals of compensation pursuant to Company-sponsored plans.

(c)"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

(d)"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(e)"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or a sub-committee of the Compensation Committee, which shall, with respect to payments hereunder intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), consist solely of two or more members of the Board who are not employees of the Company and who otherwise qualify as "outside directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m).

(f)"Company" means Microchip Technology Incorporated or any of its subsidiaries (as such term is defined in Code Section 424(f)). 

(g)"Determination Date" means the latest possible date that will not jeopardize a Target Award or Award's qualification as Performance-Based Compensation. 

(h)"Fiscal Quarter" means a fiscal quarter of the Company.

(i)"Fiscal Year" means a fiscal year of the Company.

(j)"Maximum Award" means as to any Participant for any Performance Period, $2.5 million. 

(k)"Participant" means an executive officer of the Company participating in the Plan for a Performance Period.

(l)"Payout Formula" means as to any Performance Period, the formula or payout matrix established by the Committee pursuant to Section 7 in order to determine the Awards (if any) to be paid to Participants.  The formula or matrix may differ from Participant to Participant. 

(m)"Performance-Based Compensation" means compensation that is intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m).

(n)    "Performance Goals" means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award.  As determined by the Committee, the performance measures for any performance period will be any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or, except with respect to stockholder return metrics, to a region, business unit, affiliate or business segment, and measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous period's results to a designated comparison group, and/or to another Performance Goal and, with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB Principles") or which may be adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or under IASB Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow) or cash flow margin, (ii) cash position, (iii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iv) gross margin, (v) operating margin, (vi) operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, (vii) earnings (which may include, without limitation, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes and earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortization), (viii) earnings per share, (ix) operating income or operating income as a percentage of revenue, (x) net income, (xi) stock price, (xii) return on equity, (xiii) total stockholder return, (xiv) growth in stockholder value relative to a specified publicly reported index (such as the S&P 500 Index), (xv) return on capital, (xvi) return on assets or net assets, (xvii) return on investment, (xviii) economic value added, (xix) market share, (xx) contract awards or backlog, (xxi) overhead or other expense reduction, (xxii) credit rating, (xxiii) objective customer indicators (including, without limitation, a customer satisfaction rating), (xxiv) new product invention or innovation, (xxv) attainment of research and development milestones, (xxvi) improvements in productivity, (xxvii) attainment of objective operating goals, and (xxviii) objective employee metrics.  The Committee shall appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal to exclude (i) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management's discussion and analysis of financial conditions and results of operations appearing in the Company's reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the applicable year, and (ii) the effect of any changes in accounting principles affecting the Company's or a business unit's reported results.

(o)    "Performance Period" means any Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year, or such other longer period but not in excess of five Fiscal Years, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(p)    "Plan" means this Performance Bonus Plan.

(q)    "Plan Year" means the Company's fiscal year.

(r)    "Section 162(m)" means Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor to Section 162(m), as that Section may be interpreted from time to time by the Internal Revenue Service, whether by regulation, notice or otherwise. 

(s)    "Target Award" means the target award payable under the Plan to a Participant for the Performance Period, expressed as a percentage of his or her Base Salary or a specific dollar amount, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 6.

3.    Plan Administration.

(a)    The Committee shall be responsible for the general administration and interpretation of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions.  Subject to the requirements for qualifying compensation as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may delegate specific administrative tasks to Company employees or others as appropriate for proper administration of the Plan.  Subject to the limitations on Committee discretion imposed under Section 162(m), the Committee shall have such powers as may be necessary to discharge its duties hereunder, including, but not by way of limitation, the following powers and duties, but subject to the terms of the Plan:

i)discretionary authority to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, and to determine eligibility, Awards and the amount, manner and time of payment of any Awards hereunder;

ii)to prescribe forms and procedures for purposes of Plan participation and distribution of Awards; and

2

(iii)    to adopt rules, regulations and bylaws and to take such actions as it deems necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the Plan.

(b)    Any rule or decision by the Committee that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on all persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law.

4.    Eligibility.  The employees eligible to participate in the Plan for a given Performance Period shall be executive officers of the Company who are designated by the Committee in its sole discretion.  No person shall be automatically entitled to participate in the Plan.

5.    Performance Goal Determination.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish the Performance Goals for each Participant for the Performance Period.  Such Performance Goals shall be set forth in writing prior to the Determination Date.  

6.    Target Award Determination.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish a Target Award for each Participant.  Each Participant's Target Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and each Target Award shall be set forth in writing prior to the Determination Date.

7.    Determination of Payout Formula or Formulae.  On or prior to the Determination Date, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish a Payout Formula or Formulae for purposes of determining the Award (if any) payable to each Participant.  Each Payout Formula shall (a) be set forth in writing prior to the Determination Date, (b) be based on a comparison of actual performance to the Performance Goals, (c) provide for the payment of a Participant's Target Award if the Performance Goals for the Performance Period are achieved, and (d) provide for an Award greater than or less than the Participant's Target Award, depending upon the extent to which actual performance exceeds or falls below the Performance Goals.  Notwithstanding the preceding, in no event shall a Participant's Award for any Performance Period exceed the Maximum Award.

8.    Determination of Awards; Award Payment.

(a)Determination and Certification.  After the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing (which may be by approval of the minutes in which the certification was made) the extent to which the Performance Goals applicable to each Participant for the Performance Period were achieved or exceeded.  The Award for each Participant shall be determined by applying the Payout Formula to the level of actual performance that has been certified by the Committee.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may eliminate or reduce the Award payable to any Participant below that which otherwise would be payable under the Payout Formula but shall not have the right to increase the Award above that which would otherwise be payable under the Payout Formula.

(b)    Right to Receive Payment.  Each Award under the Plan shall be paid solely from the general assets of the Company.  Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to create a trust or to establish or evidence any Participant's claim of any right to payment of an Award other than as an unsecured general creditor with respect to any payment to which he or she may be entitled.  A Participant needs to be employed by the Company through the payment date in order to be eligible to receive an Award payout hereunder.

(c)    Form of Distributions.  The Company shall distribute all Awards to the Participant in cash.

(d)    Timing of Distributions.  Subject to Section 8(e) below, the Company shall distribute amounts payable to Participants as soon as is practicable following the determination and written certification of the Award for a Performance Period.

(e)    Deferral.  The Committee may defer payment of Awards, or any portion thereof, to Covered Employees as the Committee, in its discretion, determines to be necessary or desirable to preserve the deductibility of such amounts under Section 162(m).  In addition, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of cash that would otherwise be delivered to a Participant under the Plan.  Any such deferral elections shall be subject to such rules and procedures as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

3

9.    Term of Plan.  Subject to its re-approval at the 2011 annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, the Plan shall continue until terminated under Section 10 of the Plan.

10.    Amendment and Termination of the Plan.  The Committee may amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan, in whole or in part, at any time, including the adoption of amendments deemed necessary or desirable to correct any defect or to supply omitted data or to reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award granted hereunder; provided, however, that no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuation shall be made which would (i) impair any payments to Participants made prior to such amendment, modification, suspension or termination, unless the Committee has made a determination that such  amendment or modification is in the best interests of all persons to whom Awards have theretofore been granted; provided further, however, that in no event may such an amendment or modification result in an increase in the amount of compensation payable pursuant to such Award or (ii) cause compensation that is, or may become, payable hereunder to fail to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation.  To the extent necessary or advisable under applicable law, including Section 162(m), Plan amendments shall be subject to shareholder approval.  At no time before the actual distribution of funds to Participants under the Plan shall any Participant accrue any vested interest or right whatsoever under the Plan except as otherwise stated in this Plan.

11.    Withholding.  Distributions pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to all applicable federal and state tax and withholding requirements.

12.    At-Will Employment.  No statement in this Plan should be construed to grant any employee an employment contract of fixed duration or any other contractual rights, nor should this Plan be interpreted as creating an implied or an expressed contract of employment or any other contractual rights between the Company and its employees.  The employment relationship between the Company and its employees is terminable at-will.  This means that an employee of the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason or no reason.

13.    Successors.  All obligations of the Company under the Plan, with respect to awards granted hereunder, shall be binding on any successor to the Company,  whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.

14.    Indemnification.  Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (a) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any award, and (b) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

15.    Nonassignment.  The rights of a Participant under this Plan shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant except by will or the laws of intestacy.

16.    Governing Law.  The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereunder.

4

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00193-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00193-of-00352.parquet"}]]