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EXHIBIT 10.38
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC.
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
The Company has granted to ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (the "OPTIONEE") an option to
purchase certain shares of Stock, upon the terms and conditions set forth in
this Option Agreement and the Notice of Stock Option Grant to which this Option
Agreement is attached as Exhibit A (the "NOTICE").
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Notice. Whenever used
herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth
below:
(a) "OPTION EXPIRATION DATE" means the date ten (10) years after
the Date of Option Grant.
(b) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company. If one
or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan,
"Board" shall also mean such Committee(s).
(c) "CAUSE" shall occur if the Optionee's Service is terminated
for any of the following reasons:
(i) theft, dishonesty, or intentional falsification of any
employment or Company records;
(ii) improper disclosure of the Company's confidential or
proprietary information; or
(iii) the Optionee's conviction (including any plea of
guilty or nolo contendre) for any criminal act that impairs his ability to
perform his duties for the Company.
(d) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
(e) "COMMITTEE" means the Compensation Committee or other
committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such
powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee
have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of
the Board granted in the Plan, including, without limitation, the power to amend
or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable limitations imposed by law.
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(f) "COMPANY" means JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.
(g) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, engaged
by a Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee or a
Director.
(h) "CONSULTING AGREEMENT" means an agreement in substantially
the same form as the Consulting Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A-1.
(i) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board or of the board of
directors of any other Participating Company.
(j) "DISABILITY" means the permanent and total disability of the
Optionee within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(k) "EMPLOYEE" means any person treated as an employee (including
an officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a
Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor
payment of a director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for
this purpose.
(l) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(m) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of stock or other property, as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion, or by the Company, in its sole discretion, if such determination is
expressly allocated to the Company herein.
(n) "GOOD REASON" shall mean the occurrence of any of the
following conditions, without the Optionee's written consent, which condition(s)
remain(s) in effect twenty (20) days after written notice to the Company from
Optionee of such condition(s):
(i) a material, adverse change in the Optionee's
responsibilities or duties, as measured against the Optionee's responsibilities
or duties immediately prior to the Transfer of Control (as defined in Section
8.1(b)), causing the Optionee's position to be of materially less stature or
responsibility; provided, that for purposes of this Option Agreement, a
material, adverse change shall be deemed to occur if the Optionee no longer
serves as Chief Executive Officer of a publicly-traded company reporting
directly to the Board;
(ii) the relocation of the Optionee's work place for the
Company to a location more than thirty (30) miles from the Optionee's work
location prior to the Transfer of Control;
(iii) a failure to pay, or any reduction of the Optionee's
base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Transfer of Control or the
Optionee's bonus compensation in effect prior to the Transfer of Control
(subject to applicable performance
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requirements with respect to the actual amount of bonus compensation earned by
the Optionee); or
(iv) any material breach of this Option Agreement by the
Company.
(o) "INSIDER" means an officer or a Director of the Company or
any other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
(p) "PARENT CORPORATION" means any present or future "parent
corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(q) "PARTICIPATING COMPANY" means the Company or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.
(r) "PARTICIPATING COMPANY GROUP" means, at any point in time,
all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.
(s) "PLAN" means the JDA Software Group, Inc. 1996 Stock Option
Plan.
(t) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.
(u) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(v) "SERVICE" means the Optionee's employment or service with the
Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a Director
or a Consultant. The Optionee's Service shall not be deemed to have terminated
merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Optionee renders Service
to the Participating Company Group or a change in the Participating Company for
which the Optionee renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption
or termination of the Optionee's Service. The Optionee's Service shall be deemed
to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the
corporation for which the Optionee performs Service ceasing to be a
Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its sole
discretion, shall determine whether the Optionee's Service has terminated and
the effective date of such termination. (NOTE: If the Option is exercised more
than three (3) months after the date on which the Optionee ceased to be an
Employee (other than by reason of death or Disability), the Option will be
treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and not as an Incentive Stock Option to
the extent required by Section 422 of the Code.)
(w) "SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION" means any present or future
"subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
(x) "TERMINATION AFTER TRANSFER OF CONTROL" shall mean the
occurrence, within eighteen (18) months following a Transfer of Control, of
either (i) termination
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of the Optionee's Service by the Company for any reason other than for Cause, or
(ii) the Optionee's resignation for Good Reason. "Termination After Transfer of
Control" shall not include any termination of the Service of the Optionee (i) by
the Company for Cause; (ii) by the Company as a result of the Disability of the
Optionee; (iii) as a result of the death of the Optionee; or (iv) as a result of
the voluntary termination of Service by the Optionee (other than for Good
Reason).
1.2 CONSTRUCTION. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the
context, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the
singular, and the term "or" shall include the conjunctive as well as the
disjunctive.
2. TAX STATUS OF OPTION. This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, but the Company does
not represent or warrant that this Option qualifies as such. The Optionee should
consult with the Optionee's own tax advisor regarding the tax effects of this
Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income tax treatment
under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding period
requirements. (NOTE: If the aggregate Exercise Price of the Option (that is, the
Exercise Price multiplied by the Number of Option Shares) plus the aggregate
exercise price of any other Incentive Stock Options held by the Optionee
(whether granted pursuant to the Plan or any other stock option plan of the
Participating Company Group) is greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000), the Optionee should contact the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company to ascertain whether the entire Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock
Option.)
3. ADMINISTRATION. All questions of interpretation concerning this Option
Agreement shall be determined by the Board, including any duly appointed
Committee of the Board. All determinations by the Board shall be final and
binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any officer of a
Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the
officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation,
or election.
4. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION.
4.1 RIGHT TO EXERCISE. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Option
shall be exercisable on and after the Initial Exercise Date and prior to the
termination of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an amount not to exceed
the Number of Option Shares multiplied by the Vested Ratio less the number of
shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option. In no event shall the
Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option Shares.
4.2 METHOD OF EXERCISE. Exercise of the Option shall be by written
notice to the Company which must state the election to exercise the Option, the
number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such
other representations and agreements as to the Optionee's investment intent with
respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The written notice must be signed by the Optionee and
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must be delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the
Company may permit, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other
authorized representative of the Participating Company Group, prior to the
termination of the Option as set forth in Section 6, accompanied by (i) full
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being
purchased and (ii) an executed copy, if required herein, of the then current
form of security agreement referenced below. The Option shall be deemed to be
exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice, the aggregate
Exercise Price, and, if required by the Company, such executed agreement.
4.3 PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE.
(a) FORMS OF CONSIDERATION AUTHORIZED. Except as otherwise
provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares
of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by
check, or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company of whole shares of
Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the
Company without regard to any restrictions on transferability applicable to such
stock by reason of federal or state securities laws or agreements with an
underwriter for the Company) not less than the aggregate Exercise Price, (iii)
by means of a Cashless Exercise, as defined in Section 4.3(c), (iv) in the
Company's sole discretion at the time the Option is exercised, by cash for a
portion of the aggregate Exercise Price not less than the par value of the
shares being acquired and the Optionee's promissory note for the balance of the
aggregate Exercise Price, or (v) by any combination of the foregoing.
(b) TENDER OF STOCK. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option
may not be exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock to the extent
such tender of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law,
regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock. The
Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock unless
such shares either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months
or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.
(c) CASHLESS EXERCISE. A "CASHLESS EXERCISE" means the assignment
in a form acceptable to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with
respect to some or all of the shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of the
Option pursuant to a program or procedure approved by the Company (including,
without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of
Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right,
in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to decline to approve or
terminate any such program or procedure.
(d) PAYMENT BY PROMISSORY NOTE. No promissory note shall be
permitted if an exercise of the Option using a promissory note would be a
violation of any law. Unless otherwise specified by the Board at the time the
Option is granted, the promissory note permitted in clause (iv) of Section
4.3(a) shall be a full recourse note in a form satisfactory to the Company, with
principal payable four (4) years after the date the Option is exercised.
Interest on
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the principal balance of the promissory note shall be payable in annual
installments at the minimum interest rate necessary to avoid imputed interest
pursuant to all applicable sections of the Code. Such recourse promissory note
shall be secured by the shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the then current
form of security agreement as approved by the Company. At any time the Company
is subject to the regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or any other governmental entity affecting the extension
of credit in connection with the Company's securities, any promissory note shall
comply with such applicable regulations, and the Optionee shall pay the unpaid
principal and accrued interest, if any, to the extent necessary to comply with
such applicable regulations. Except as the Company in its sole discretion shall
determine, the Optionee shall pay the unpaid principal balance of the promissory
note and any accrued interest thereon upon termination of the Optionee's Service
with the Participating Company Group for any reason, with or without cause.
4.4 TAX WITHHOLDING. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole or
in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Optionee
hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the
Optionee, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by
means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums
required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding
obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in
connection with the Option, including, without limitation, obligations arising
upon (i) the exercise, in whole or in part, of the Option, (ii) the transfer, in
whole or in part, of any shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, (iii) the
operation of any law or regulation providing for the imputation of interest, or
(iv) the lapsing of any restriction with respect to any shares acquired upon
exercise of the Option. The Optionee is cautioned that the Option is not
exercisable unless the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company
Group are satisfied. Accordingly, the Optionee may not be able to exercise the
Option when desired even though the Option is vested, and the Company shall have
no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares or release such shares from
any escrow provided for herein.
4.5 CERTIFICATE REGISTRATION. Except in the event the Exercise Price
is paid by means of a Cashless Exercise, the certificate for the shares as to
which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the Optionee,
or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Optionee.
4.6 RESTRICTIONS ON GRANT OF THE OPTION AND ISSUANCE OF SHARES. The
grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the
Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of
federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The Option may
not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would
constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities
laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or
market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, the Option
may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities
Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the
shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or (ii) in the opinion of legal
counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be
issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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THE OPTIONEE IS CAUTIONED THAT THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE
FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE OPTIONEE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. Questions
concerning this restriction should be directed to the Chief Financial Officer of
the Company. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body
having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel
to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the
Option shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to
issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have
been obtained. As a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may
require the Optionee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or
appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to
make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by
the Company.
4.7 FRACTIONAL SHARES. The Company shall not be required to issue
fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.
5. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF THE OPTION. The Option may be exercised during the
lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or the Optionee's guardian or
legal representative and may not be assigned or transferred in any manner except
by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Following the death of the
Optionee, the Option, to the extent provided in Section 7, may be exercised by
the Optionee's legal representative or by any person empowered to do so under
the deceased Optionee's will or under the then applicable laws of descent and
distribution.
6. TERMINATION OF THE OPTION. The Option shall terminate and may no longer
be exercised on the first to occur of (a) the Option Expiration Date, (b) the
last date for exercising the Option following termination of the Optionee's
Service as described in Section 7, or (c) a Transfer of Control to the extent
provided in Section 8.
7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
7.1 OPTION EXERCISABILITY.
(a) DISABILITY. If the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group is terminated because of the Disability of the
Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on
which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or
the Optionee's guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the
expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Optionee's Service
terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
(b) DEATH. If the Optionee's Service with the Participating
Company Group is terminated because of the death of the Optionee, the Option, to
the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Optionee's
Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or the Optionee's legal
representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by
reason of the Optionee's death) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve
(12) months after the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in
any event
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no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Optionee's Service shall be deemed
to have terminated on account of death if the Optionee dies within one (1) month
after the Optionee's termination of Service (other than a termination for
Cause).
(c) TERMINATION AFTER TRANSFER OF CONTROL.
(i) General. In the event of a Termination After Transfer of
Control, any unexercised portion of the Option shall be immediately exercisable
and vested in full as of the date of the Optionee's termination of Service,
subject to Section 10 below. In addition, the Option, to the extent unexercised
by the Optionee on the later of (A) the date on which the Optionee's Service
terminated and, if applicable, (B) the termination of the Consulting Agreement
(such later date, the "TERMINATION DATE"), may be exercised by the Optionee
within three (3) months (or six (6) months if the Optionee is subject to
restrictions on transfer to comply with "Pooling-of-Interests" accounting rules)
following the Termination Date, but in any event no later than the Option
Expiration Date.
(ii) Escrow. In the event that the Termination After
Transfer of Control results from the Optionee's resignation for Good Reason and
such termination occurs within nine (9) months after the Transfer of Control,
the Company may require that any certificates evidencing shares which were
acquired upon an exercise of the Option that was permissible solely by reason of
this Section 7.1(c) be deposited with an agent designated by the Company under
the terms and conditions of an escrow agreement reasonably approved by the
Optionee and the Company. The escrow agent shall hold the certificates in order
to secure the Optionee's agreement to continue in the full-time employ of the
Company or its parent or successor for a period of up to nine (9) months
following a Transfer of Control. Such employment shall be pursuant to an
employment agreement ("EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT") reasonably acceptable to the
Optionee which shall provide in its essential terms (A) that Optionee shall
continue to receive his salary and bonus at such rate and upon such terms as
prior to the Transfer of Control; (B) that Optionee's responsibilities shall not
be diminished during the term of the Employment Agreement; (C) that Optionee
shall not be required to relocate during the term of the Employment Agreement;
and (D) such other terms as are consistent with maintaining Optionee's stature
and responsibilities. While the certificates are held in escrow, the Optionee
may direct the use (including without limitation, the sale, transfer or other
distribution for fair value) and voting of the shares represented by the
escrowed certificates, although the escrowed shares (or the proceeds from the
transfer thereof) may not be released from escrow until the expiration of the
term of the Employment Agreement. The Company shall bear the expenses of any
escrow established pursuant to this Section.
(iii) Pooling of Interests Accounting. Notwithstanding
anything in the Option Agreement to the contrary, no acceleration of
exercisability or vesting of the Option shall occur pursuant to this Section
7.1(c) in the event that (A) the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
asserts that such acceleration of exercisability or vesting precludes the use of
"pooling of interests" accounting treatment of the Transfer of Control, (B) the
Transfer of Control is supported by the Board, and (C) the SEC will not reverse
its position following reasonable persuasive efforts by the Company. In the
event that acceleration
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of exercisability or vesting of the Option is precluded as a result of this
Section 7.1(c)(iii), the Company and the Optionee shall enter into the
Consulting Agreement as soon as practicable following such determination.
(d) OTHER TERMINATION OF SERVICE. If the Optionee's Service with
the Participating Company Group terminates for any reason, except Disability,
death, or Termination After Transfer of Control, the Option, to the extent
unexercised and exercisable by the Optionee on the date on which the Optionee's
Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee within one (1) month (or
such other longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion) after the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in
any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
7.2 ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON OPTION EXERCISE. Except as the Company
and the Optionee otherwise agree, exercise of the Option pursuant to Section 7.1
following termination of the Optionee's Service may not be made by delivery of a
promissory note as provided in Section 4.3(a).
7.3 EXTENSION IF EXERCISE PREVENTED BY LAW. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set
forth in Section 7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section 4.6, the Option
shall remain exercisable until three (3) months after the date the Optionee is
notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date. The Company makes no representation as to
the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult
with the Optionee's own tax advisor as to the tax consequences to the Optionee
of any such delayed exercise.
7.4 EXTENSION IF OPTIONEE SUBJECT TO SECTION 16(b). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section
7.1 of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the
Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall
remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day
following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Optionee would no
longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day
after the Optionee's termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration
Date. The Company makes no representation as to the tax consequences of any such
delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult with the Optionee's own tax
advisors as to the tax consequences to the Optionee of any such delayed
exercise.
7.5 LEAVE OF ABSENCE. For purposes of Section 7.1, the Optionee's
Service with the Participating Company Group shall not be deemed to terminate if
the Optionee takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of
absence approved by the Company of ninety (90) days or less. In the event of a
leave of absence in excess of ninety (90) days, the Optionee's Service shall be
deemed to terminate on the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave unless the
Optionee's right to reemployment with the Participating Company Group remains
guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
otherwise designated by
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the Company (or required by law), a leave of absence shall not be treated as
Service for purposes of determining the Optionee's Vested Ratio.
8. TRANSFER OF CONTROL.
8.1 DEFINITIONS.
(a) An "OWNERSHIP CHANGE EVENT" shall be deemed to have occurred
if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:
(i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or
series of related transactions by the stockholders of the Company of more than
fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company;
(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a
party;
(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(b) A "TRANSFER OF CONTROL" shall mean an Ownership Change Event
or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the "TRANSACTION")
wherein the stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do
not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock
immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to
which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "TRANSFEREE
CORPORATION(S)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest
resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which,
as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee
Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more
subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether
multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple
Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
8.2 EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF CONTROL ON OPTION. In the event of a
Transfer of Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing
corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the "ACQUIRING
CORPORATION"), may either assume the Company's rights and obligations under the
Option or substitute for the Option a substantially equivalent option for the
Acquiring Corporation's stock. In the event that the Acquiring Corporation
elects not to assume the Company's rights and obligations under the Option or
substitute for the Option in connection with the Transfer of Control, any
unexercised portion of the Option shall be immediately exercisable and vested in
full as of the date ten (10) days prior to the date of the Transfer of Control,
subject to Section 10 below. Any exercise of the Option that was
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permissible solely by reason of this Section 8.2 shall be conditioned upon the
consummation of the Transfer of Control. The Option shall terminate and cease to
be outstanding effective as of the date of the Transfer of Control to the extent
that the Option is neither assumed or substituted for by the Acquiring
Corporation in connection with the Transfer of Control nor exercised as of the
date of the Transfer of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares acquired
upon exercise of the Option prior to the Transfer of Control and any
consideration received pursuant to the Transfer of Control with respect to such
shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of this Option
Agreement except as otherwise provided herein. Furthermore, notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject to the Option
immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event described in Section 8.1(a)(i)
constituting a Transfer of Control is the surviving or continuing corporation
and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less than fifty percent (50%)
of the total combined voting power of its voting stock is held by another
corporation or by other corporations that are members of an affiliated group
within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the
provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the Option shall not terminate unless
the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.
8.3 FAIR MARKET VALUE LIMITATION. Should the exercisability of this
Option be accelerated in connection with a Transfer of Control in accordance
with Section 8.2, then to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the
shares of Stock with respect to which the Optionee may exercise the Option for
the first time during the calendar year of the Transfer of Control, when added
to the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares subject to any other options
designated as Incentive Stock Options granted to the Optionee under all stock
option plans of the Participating Company Group prior to the Date of Option
Grant with respect to which such options are exercisable for the first time
during the same calendar year, exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
(or such other limit, if any, imposed by Section 422 of the Code), the portion
of the Option which exceeds such amount shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock
Option. For purposes of the preceding sentence, options designated as Incentive
Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were
granted, and the Fair Market Value of shares of stock shall be determined as of
the time the option with respect to such shares is granted.
9. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. In the event of any stock
dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination,
reclassification, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number, Exercise Price and class of
shares of stock subject to the Option. If a majority of the shares which are of
the same class as the shares that are subject to the Option are exchanged for,
converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to an Ownership
Change Event) shares of another corporation (the "NEW SHARES"), the Board may
unilaterally amend the Option to provide that the Option is exercisable for New
Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the Number of Option Shares and the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner, as determined
by the Board, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 9 shall
be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and in no event may the Exercise
Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock
subject to the Option.
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10. SECTION 4999 LIMITATION. This Section 10 shall apply only if the
Optionee, on an after-tax basis, would receive more value under this Option
after the application of this Section than before the application of this
Section. For this purpose, "after-tax basis" shall mean a calculation taking
into account all federal and state income and excise taxes imposed on the
Optionee, including (without limitation) the excise tax described in section
4999 of the Code. If this Section 10 is applicable, it shall supersede any
conflicting provision of this Option Agreement.
Options shall accelerate pursuant to the provisions of this Option
Agreement, including without limitation those set forth in Sections 7.1(c) and 8
hereof, to the extent but only to the extent that such acceleration would not
subject the Optionee to the excise tax described in section 4999 of the Code.
All calculations required by this Section 10 shall be made by the independent
auditors retained by the Company most recently prior to the Transfer of Control,
based on information supplied by Company and Optionee, and shall be binding on
the Company and the Optionee. All fees and expenses of such auditors shall be
paid by the Company.
11. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT. The Optionee shall
have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option
until the date of the issuance of a certificate for the shares for which the
Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No
adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which
the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued, except as
provided in Section 9. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the
Optionee any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or
interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to
terminate the Optionee's Service as an Employee or Consultant, as the case may
be, at any time.
12. ESCROW.
12.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCROW. To ensure that shares securing any
promissory note will be available for repurchase, the Company may require the
Optionee to deposit the certificate evidencing the shares which the Optionee
purchases upon exercise of the Option with an agent designated by the Company
under the terms and conditions of a security agreement approved by the Company.
If the Company does not require such deposit as a condition of exercise of the
Option, the Company reserves the right at any time to require the Optionee to so
deposit the certificate in escrow. Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change
Event or a change, as described in Section 9, in the character or amount of any
of the outstanding stock of the corporation the stock of which is subject to the
provisions of this Option Agreement, any and all new, substituted or additional
securities or other property to which the Optionee is entitled by reason of the
Optionee's ownership of shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of the Option
that remain, following such Ownership Change Event or change described in
Section 9, subject to any security interest held by the Company shall be
immediately subject to the escrow to the same extent as such shares of Stock
immediately before such event. The Company shall bear the expenses of the
escrow.
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12.2 DELIVERY OF SHARES TO OPTIONEE. As soon as practicable after full
repayment of any promissory note secured by the shares or other property in
escrow, the agent shall deliver to the Optionee the shares and any other
property no longer securing any promissory note.
13. STOCK DISTRIBUTIONS SUBJECT TO OPTION AGREEMENT. If, from time to time,
there is any stock dividend, stock split or other change, as described in
Section 9, in the character or amount of any of the outstanding stock of the
corporation the stock of which is subject to the provisions of this Option
Agreement, then in such event any and all new, substituted or additional
securities to which the Optionee is entitled by reason of the Optionee's
ownership of the shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall be
immediately subject to any security interest held by the Company with the same
force and effect as the shares subject to such security interest immediately
before such event.
14. NOTICE OF SALES UPON DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION. The Optionee shall
dispose of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option only in accordance with
the provisions of this Option Agreement. In addition, the Optionee shall
promptly notify the Chief Financial Officer of the Company if the Optionee
disposes of any of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option within one (1)
year after the date the Optionee exercises all or part of the Option or within
two (2) years after the Date of Option Grant. Until such time as the Optionee
disposes of such shares in a manner consistent with the provisions of this
Option Agreement, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Company, the
Optionee shall hold all shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the Optionee's
name (and not in the name of any nominee) for the one-year period immediately
after the exercise of the Option and the two-year period immediately after Date
of Option Grant. At any time during the one-year or two-year periods set forth
above, the Company may place a legend on any certificate representing shares
acquired pursuant to the Option requesting the transfer agent for the Company's
stock to notify the Company of any such transfers. The obligation of the
Optionee to notify the Company of any such transfer shall continue
notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the certificate pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
15. LEGENDS. The Company may at any time place legends referencing any
applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all
certificates representing shares of stock subject to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The Optionee shall, at the request of the Company, promptly
present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired
pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Optionee in order to carry out
the provisions of this Section.
16. BINDING EFFECT. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth
herein, this Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns. Any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect
and whether by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise)
or to all or substantially all of the Company's business and/or assets shall
assume the obligations under this Option Agreement and agree expressly to
perform the obligations under this Option Agreement in the same manner and to
the same extent as the
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Company would be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a
succession. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement shall be a material
breach of this Option Agreement.
17. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT. The Board may terminate or amend the Plan or
the Option at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section
8.2 in connection with a Transfer of Control, no such termination or amendment
may adversely affect the Option or any unexercised portion hereof without the
consent of the Optionee unless such termination or amendment is necessary to
comply with any applicable law or government regulation or is required to enable
the Option to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. No amendment or addition to
this Option Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.
18. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT. This Option Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement of the Optionee and the Participating Company Group
with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and there are no
agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among
the Optionee and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject
matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein. To the extent
contemplated herein, the provisions of this Option Agreement shall survive any
exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and effect.
19. APPLICABLE LAW. This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Delaware as such laws are applied to agreements between Delaware
residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of
Delaware.
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