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April 29,May 7, 2008
 
Dear Internap Stockholder:
 
I am pleased to invite you to Internap Network Services Corporation’s 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. This year’s meeting will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at 250 Williams Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Details of the business to be conducted at the annual meeting are given in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. A copy of our 2007 Annual Report to Stockholders is also enclosed.
 
Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, we hope you will have your shares represented by marking, signing, dating, and returning your proxy card in the enclosed envelope as soon as possible. Your stock will be voted in accordance with the instructions you have given in your proxy card. If you return your signed proxy but no voting instructions are given, your shares will be voted for each of the proposals discussed in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. If you attend the annual meeting, you may vote your shares in person even though you have previously signed and returned your proxy card. Even if you plan to attend the annual meeting, we recommend that you also submit your proxy and voting instructions so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the meeting.
 
  
 Very truly yours,
  
 
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James P. DeBlasio
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
 1.To elect three Directors for a term expiring at the 2011 annual meeting and one Director for a term expiring at the 2010 annual meeting;
   
 2.To amend the Certificate of Incorporation;
   
 3.To increase the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan by four million shares;
   
 4.To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2008; and
   
 5.To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
  
 By order of the Board of Directors,
  
 
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Richard Dobb
Corporate Secretary

 Internap Network Services Corporation
 Attention: Corporate Secretary
 250 Williams Street, Suite E-100
 Atlanta, Georgia 30303

 1.To elect three Directors for a term expiring at the 2011 annual meeting and one Director for a term expiring at the 2010 annual meeting;
   
 2.To amend the Certificate of Incorporation;
   
 3.To increase the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan by four million shares;
   
 4.To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2008; and
   
 5.To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Under the rules of the NASDAQ Global Market, which we refer to as “NASDAQ,” member firms that hold shares in street name for beneficial owners may, to the extent that such beneficial owners do not furnish voting instructions with respect to any or all proposals submitted for stockholder action, vote on the election of directors and on certain other routine matters under NASDAQ rules. On non-routine matters, if the brokerage firm has not received voting instructions from the stockholder, the brokerage firm cannot vote the shares on that proposal, which is considered a “broker non-vote.” Broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum to conduct business at the meeting. The proposal for the election of Directors and the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm are routine. The proposal to amend our certificate of incorporation and the proposal to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan are non-routine.  Accordingly, brokers that do not receive instructions will be entitled to vote on the election of Directors and the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm at the annual meeting, but may not vote for the proposal to amend our certificate of incorporation or the proposal to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan.
 
How to Vote
 
You may vote by mail. You may vote by mail by signing your proxy card and mailing it in the enclosed envelope. If you mark your voting instructions on the proxy card, your shares will be voted as you instruct. If you return a signed card but do not provide voting instructions, your shares will be voted “For” each of the proposals described in this proxy statement.
 
You may vote by the Internet. Detailed instructions on how to vote by the Internet are set forth below.
 
For shares registered in your name —As a stockholder of record, you may go to www.proxyvote.com to grant a proxy to vote your shares via the Internet. You will be required to provide your number and control number contained on your proxy card. You will then be asked to complete an electronic proxy card. The votes represented by such proxy will be generated on the computer screen, and you will be prompted to submit or revise them as desired.
 
For shares registered in the name of a broker or bank —If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, that institution will send you separate instructions describing the procedures for voting your shares.
 
General information for all shares voted via the Internet —We must receive votes submitted via the Internet by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 18, 2008. Submitting your proxy via the Internet will not affect your right to vote in person should you decide to attend the annual meeting.
 
You may also vote by phone. You may vote by phone by using a touch-tone telephone and calling 1-800-690-6903. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
 
You may also vote in person at the annual meeting. Written ballots will be given to anyone who wants to vote at the annual meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name,” you will need to obtain a proxy from the broker or bank that holds your shares in order to vote at the annual meeting.
 
Revocability of Proxies
 
Any stockholder delivering a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time before it is voted by:
 
 1.giving written notice to the Corporate Secretary, Internap Network Services Corporation, at 250 Williams Street, Suite E-100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303;
 
 2.executing and delivering to the Corporate Secretary a proxy card bearing a later date; or
 
 3.voting in person at the annual meeting.
 
Cost of this Proxy
 
We will bear the entire cost of solicitation of proxies, including the costs of preparing, assembling, printing, and mailing this proxy statement, the proxy card and any additional information furnished to stockholders. We will furnish copies of solicitation materials to banks, brokerage houses, fiduciaries, and custodians holding in their names shares of our common stock beneficially owned by others to forward to such beneficial owners. We may reimburse persons representing beneficial owners of common stock for their costs of forwarding solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. We may also solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile or personal solicitation by our Directors, officers or other regular employees. We will not pay any additional compensation to Directors, officers or other regular employees for such services. We have retained Morrow & Co., LLC, 470 West Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut 06902, to assist us in the solicitation of proxies at an initial anticipated cost of approximately $10,000 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
 
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Other Matters that May Come Before the Annual Meeting
 
Our Board of Directors knows of no matters other than those referred to in the accompanying Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that may properly come before the annual meeting. If, however, any other matters should be properly presented for consideration and voting at the annual meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof, the accompanying proxy gives discretionary authority to the persons named as proxies on the proxy card to vote the shares represented by all valid proxy cards with respect to such other matters. Those persons intend to vote that proxy in accordance with their best judgment.
 
Kevin L. Ober, 47, has served as a Director of Internap since October 1997 and is a Managing Partner of Divergent Venture Partners. Mr. Ober currently leads Divergent’s investment in Plaint Technology. Prior to Divergent, he spent seven years with Vulcan Ventures, a national venture capital firm owned by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. While with Vulcan, he led investments in Internet infrastructure companies such as Nexabit Networks, Wavtrace and Net Perceptions, as well as Internap. Other investments included Command Audio, Capstone Turbine, Colorado Micro Displays, ShareWave, Terastor, and Netschools. Prior to working at Vulcan Ventures, Mr. Ober served in various positions at Conner Peripherals, Inc., a computer hard disk drive manufacturer in San Jose California. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from St. John’s University and a M.B.A. degree from Santa Clara University.
 
Incumbent Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in 2009 (Class I)
 
    Charles B. Coe, 60, has served as a Director since July 2003. Mr. Coe is a 28-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, including 15 years with BellSouth. During his tenure at BellSouth, he served as President of BellSouth Network Services, President of BellSouth Telecommunications, President of BellSouth International, and Group President of Customer Operations for BellSouth Telecommunications. Previously, Mr. Coe had served in various management positions with AT&T Communications and American Telesystems Corporation. Mr. Cole is currently a director of Dycom Industries, Inc. Mr. Coe holds a M.B.A. degree from Georgia State University and a B.S. degree from The Citadel.
 
Patricia L. Higgins, 58, has served as a Director since December 2004. Ms. Higgins has nearly 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Ms. Higgins is the former President, CEO, and a Board member of Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc., a leading provider of neutral interconnection and collocation services. Until 2000, Ms. Higgins served as Chairman and CEO of The Research Board, a premier consulting and research services company for information technology. Prior to 1999, Ms. Higgins was the CIO of Alcoa Inc. and also held senior management positions at UNISYS Corporation, Verizon (NYNEX) and AT&T Inc. Ms. Higgins currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Travelers Companies, Inc., Visteon Corporation and Barnes and Noble, Inc. Ms. Higgins holds a B.A. degree from Montclair State University and attended Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
 
Family Relationships
 
No family relationships exist among any of our Directors or executive officers.
 
Agreements to Elect Directors
 
No agreements exist to elect any of our Directors.
 
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
Board of Directors’ Committees and Meetings
 
The Board of Directors conducts its business through meetings and it may take action by unanimous written consent of the full Board, but only in rare instances following fulsome consideration and discussion of the issues presented, and through three standing committees of the Board, which are an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominations and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has adopted a charter for each of these committees that can be found on our website at www.internap.com.
 
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Board of Directors held nine meetings, the Audit Committee held 11 meetings, the Compensation Committee held nine meetings, and the Nominations and Governance Committee held six meetings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, each member of our Board of Directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and of the committees on which he or she served that were held during the period for which he or she was a Director or committee member.
 
We have not adopted a formal policy regarding Director attendance at our annual meetings. We, however, strongly encourage all Directors to attend the annual meeting.  Each of our Directors, who was a Director at the time of our 2007 annual meeting, was in attendance at the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders.
 
The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each current non-employee Director is an “independent director” as that term is defined under NASDAQ rules and regulations. Mr. DeBlasio, the President and Chief Executive Officer, is not an independent Director because of his employment by the Company. Mr. DeBlasio does not participate in any action of the Board or the Compensation Committee related to his compensation.
 
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is composed of Dr. Harding, Ms. Higgins, Mr. Ober, and Mr. Pfeiffer. Ms. Higgins is the Chair of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things:
 
directly appointing our independent registered public accountants;
 
discussing with our independent registered public accountants their independence from management;
 
reviewing with our independent registered public accountants the scope and results of their audit;
 
approving all audit services and pre-approving all permissible non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accountants;
 
overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accountants the interim and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC; and
 
reviewing and monitoring our accounting principles, policies and financial and accounting controls.
 
All committee members are independent as defined in applicable NASDAQ rules. The Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Higgins, the current committee Chair, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of NASDAQ rules and regulations.
 
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Coe, Ms. Higgins, Mr. Pfeiffer, and Dr. Stanzione. Mr. Harman was a member of the Compensation Committee prior to his resignation on March 15, 2007. Mr. Coe currently serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to the Board the compensation and benefits of all our officers and establishes and reviews general policies relating to compensation and benefits for our employees. All committee members are independent as defined in applicable NASDAQ rules.
 
Nominations and Governance Committee. The Nominations and Governance Committee consists of Doctors Stanzione and Eidenberg, Mr. Coe, and Ms. Higgins. Dr. Stanzione currently serves as Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee. The Nominations and Governance Committee is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors in identifying and attracting highly qualified individuals to serve as Directors and selecting Director nominees and recommending them to the Board for election at annual meetings of stockholders. Each member of the Nominations and Governance Committee is independent as defined in applicable NASDAQ rules. The Nominations and Governance Committee is also responsible for monitoring significant developments in the regulation and practice of corporate governance and the duties and responsibilities of directors generally, evaluating and administering the Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company and recommending changes to the Board and periodically reviewing the Company’s governance structure.
 
Selection of Director Nominees
 
General Criteria and Process. The policy of the Nominations and Governance Committee is to consider candidates for Board membership received by Nominations and Governance Committee members, other Board members, management, the Company’s stockholders, third party search firms, and any other appropriate sources. In identifying and evaluating Director candidates, the Nominations and Governance Committee has not set specific criteria for Directors. Under its committee charter, the Nominations and Governance Committee is responsible for determining desired skills and attributes and may consider strength of character, mature judgment, career specialization, relevant technical skills, diversity, and the extent to which the candidate would fill a present need on the Board. The Nominations and Governance Committee may retain a third party search firm to identify Director candidates and has sole authority to select the search firm and approve the terms and fees of any Director search engagement.
 
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In addition, stockholders may nominate Directors for election without consideration by the Nominations and Governance Committee. Any stockholder of record may nominate an individual by following the procedures and deadlines set forth in the “Stockholders’ Proposals for 2009 Annual Meeting” section of this proxy statement and by complying with the eligibility, advance notice and other provisions of our bylaws. Under our bylaws, a stockholder is eligible to submit a stockholder proposal if the stockholder is of record and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. The stockholder also must provide timely notice of the proposal to us. To be timely, the stockholder must provide advance notice not less than 90 nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Nominations and Governance Committee had not received a recommended nominee from any stockholder or group of stockholders that beneficially owned more than 5% of our common stock for at least one year as of the date of the recommendation.
 
Compensation of Directors
 
We discuss the compensation of our Directors in the section “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
 
Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors
 
The Board of Directors has a policy and process to facilitate stockholder communications with Directors. Stockholders who wish to communicate directly with the Board of Directors may do so by writing to Internap Network Services Corporation, 250 Williams Street, Suite E-100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Attn: Corporate Secretary or by sending electronic mail to boardofdirectors@internap.com.
 
The Corporate Secretary will forward all communications received without reviewing or editing them. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the other Director to whom your communication is addressed, if other than the Board, will decide whether and how to respond to your communication. Such person may consult with the Corporate Secretary regarding his or her response.
 
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock as of March 25, 2008 for:
 
 our Directors and Director nominees;
   
 our principal executive officer, our principal accounting officer, our three most highly compensated named executive officers other than the principal executive officer and principal accounting officer as of December 31, 2007, and one individual who would have been the principal financial officer had he been an executive officer as of December 31, 2007;
   
 our Directors, Director nominees and executive officers as a group; and
   
each stockholder who holds more than a 5% interest in our outstanding common stock.
 
Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes, all of such interests are owned directly and the indicated person or entity has sole voting and disposition power.
 
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage of ownership held by that person, shares of common stock subject to options and warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after March 25, 2008 are deemed outstanding, while these shares are not deemed outstanding for computing percentage ownership of any other person.
 
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The percentage of common stock beneficially owned is based on 50,249,871 shares of our common stock outstanding at March 25, 2008.
 
The address for those individuals for which an address is not otherwise indicated is: c/o Internap Network Services Corporation, 250 Williams Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
 
   Common Stock Beneficially Owned 
   Number of Shares  Percent of Class 
Tamara Augustyn (1) 36,751 * 
David A. Buckel (2)  --  -- 
Charles B. Coe (3)  53,500  * 
James P. DeBlasio (4)  681,323  * 
Richard Dobb (5) 66,235 * 
Eugene Eidenberg (6)  242,656  * 
Franklin Resources, Inc. (7)  3,696,290  7.4% 
William J. Harding (8)  24,783  * 
Patricia L. Higgins (9)  41,229  * 
Integral Capital Management VII, LLC, Integral Capital Management VIII, LLC
and ICP Absolute Return Management, LLC (10)
 2,999,000 6.0% 
Phil Kaplan (11) 437,862 * 
Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. (12) 3,736,800 7.4% 
Vince Molinaro (13) 194,771 * 
Kevin L. Ober (14)  23,500  * 
Gary Pfeiffer (15) 12,500 * 
Daniel C. Stanzione (16)  45,500  * 
All Directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons)  1,860,610  3.7% 

 

 

 
* Less than 1%.
(1)Consists of 3,980 shares of restricted common stock awarded on March 20, 2008 that vest in 16 quarterly installments, 7,500 shares of restricted common stock awarded on March 15, 2007 that vest in 16 quarterly installments, 10,000 shares of restricted common stock awarded on February 27, 2006 of which 12.5% vest every six months, and options to purchase 15,271 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable or that will vest within 60 days.
(2)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on November 19, 2007.
Consists of 15,000 shares of common stock, 2,500 shares of restricted common stock awarded on June 22, 2007 one-third of which vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, provided Mr. Coe is a Director of the Company on such date, and options to purchase 36,000 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable.
(4)
Consists of: (i) 5,000 shares purchased in the open market; (ii) 100,000 shares of restricted stock of which 50,000 vested on September 30, 2006 and 17,325 shares were withheld to cover taxes, 16,667 vested on September 30, 2007 with 16,667 shares to vest on September 30, 2008 and 16,666 shares to vest on September 30, 2009, provided that Mr. DeBlasio is employed by the Company on such vesting dates.  Thus far, Mr. DeBlasio has sold 27,000 shares in accordance with his 10b-5 plan; (iii) 125,000 shares of restricted stock that vest in a series of 16 quarterly installments at the end of each calendar quarter beginning with the second quarter of 2007 provided that Mr. DeBlasio is employed by the Company at the end of such quarter; (iv) 149,776 shares of restricted common stock awarded on March 20, 2008, half of which are time-based and half are performance-based vesting. The time-based portion vests in 16 equal quarterly installments. The performance-based portion vests in increments of one-third beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date if the Company achieves revenue and EBITDA levels established by the Board. The Company will either meet or not meet both goals in a given year. With respect to all shares of performance-based restricted  stock that do not vest during any of the three years, 50% of such shares will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant. The vesting of any restricted stock (including both time-based and performance-based) is subject to Mr. DeBlasio being an employee in good standing on the date of vesting; (v) 4,372 shares awarded on March 15, 2008; and (vi) and options to purchase 341,500 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable or that will vest within 60 days.
(5)Consists of 30,000 shares of restricted common stock awarded on April 23, 2007 and 25% of the award vests on the anniversary of grant, provided that Mr. Dobb is employed by the Company on that date, 1,628 shares awarded on March 15, 2008 that are fully vested, and 34,607 shares of restricted common stock awarded on March 20, 2008, half of which are time-based and half are performance-based vesting. The time-based portion vests in 16 equal quarterly installments. The performance-based portion vests in increments of one-third beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date if the Company achieves revenue and EBITDA levels established by the Board. The Company will either meet or not meet both goals in a given year. With respect to all shares of performance-based restricted  stock that do not vest during any of the three years, 50% of such shares will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant. The vesting of any restricted stock (including both time-based and performance-based) is subject to Mr. Dobb being an employee in good standing on the date of vesting.
(6)Consists of the 2,500 shares of restricted common stock awarded on June 22, 2007 one-third of which vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, provided Dr. Eidenberg is a Director of the Company on such date, 236 shares of common stock held by Mr. Eidenberg, 45,556 shares of common stock held by Mr. Eidenberg, as trustee of the Eugene Eidenberg Trust dated 9/97, 2,799 shares of common stock held by Eugene Eidenberg, as trustee of the Anna M. Chavez Educational Trust, 40,000 shares of common stock held by the Eugene Eidenberg Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, 8,566 shares held by Anna M. Chavez, and options to purchase 142,999 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable.
 
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(7)As of December 31, 2007. The address of Franklin Resources, Inc. is One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California 94403.
(8)Dr. Harding retired from Morgan Stanley Venture Partners III, LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. in 2007.  He assigned all of his equity compensation received while serving on our Board of Directors to Morgan Stanley, which consists of 2,500 shares of restricted common stock and options to purchase 27,000 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable.  Dr. Harding disclaims beneficial ownership in all such shares. Because Dr. Harding has retired from Morgan Stanley, such shares are excluded from the table above.
(9)Consists of 4,729 shares of common stock, 2,500 shares of restricted common stock awarded on June 22, 2007 one-third of which vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, provided Ms. Higgins is a Director of the Company on such date, and options to purchase 34,000 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable.
(10)As of January 4, 2008.  The address is 3000 Sand Hill Road, Building 3, Suite 240, Menlo Park, California  94025.
(11)Consists of 329,321 shares owned by Mr. Kaplan’s family trust, options to purchase 74,493 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable or that will vest within 60 days and 34,048 shares of restricted common stock awarded on March 20, 2008, half of which are time-based and half are performance-based vesting. The time-based portion vests in 16 equal quarterly installments. The performance-based portion vests in increments of one-third beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date if the Company achieves revenue and EBITDA levels established by the Board. The Company will either meet or not meet both goals in a given year. With respect to all shares of performance-based restricted  stock that do not vest during any of the three years, 50% of such shares will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant. The vesting of any restricted stock (including both time-based and performance-based) is subject to Mr. Kaplan being an employee in good standing on the date of vesting.
(12)As of December 31, 2007. The address is 5420 West 61st Place, Shawnee Mission, Kansas  66205.
(13)Consists of 125,000 shares of restricted common stock awarded on April 24, 2007 of which 25% of the award vests on the anniversary of grant, provided that Mr. Molinaro is employed by the Company on that date and 69,771 shares of restricted common stock awarded on March 20, 2008, half of which are time-based and half are performance-based vesting. The time-based portion vests in 16 equal quarterly installments. The performance-based portion vests in increments of one-third beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date if the Company achieves revenue and EBITDA levels established by the Board. The Company will either meet or not meet both goals in a given year. With respect to all shares of performance-based restricted stock that do not vest during any of the three years, 50% of such shares will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant. The vesting of any restricted stock (including both time-based and performance-based) is subject to Mr. Molinaro being an employee in good standing on the date of vesting.  Mr. Molinaro resigned his position as Chief Operating Officer on April 7, 2008 and plans to remain an employee through June 30, 2008.
(14)Consists of 2,500 shares of restricted common stock awarded on June 22, 2007 one-third of which vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, provided Mr. Ober is a Director of the Company on such date, and options to purchase 21,000 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable.
(15)Consists of 12,500 shares of restricted common stock awarded on August 21, 2007 one-third of which vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, provided Mr. Pfeiffer is a Director of the Company on such date.
(16)Consists of 9,000 shares purchased in the open market, 2,500 shares of restricted common stock awarded on June 22, 2007 one-third of which vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, provided Dr. Stanzione  is a Director of the Company on such date, and options to purchase 34,000 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable.
 
 
Executive Officers
 
In addition to Mr. DeBlasio, our President and Chief Executive Officer, whose biographical information appears under “Proposal 1—Election of Directors,” set forth below are each of our named executive officers and their ages as of December 31, 2007.
 
     
Name
  Age  Position
James P. DeBlasio  52  President and Chief Executive Officer
Tamara Augustyn  38  Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer
David A. Buckel  45  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (1)
Richard Dobb  53  Vice President and General Counsel
Phil Kaplan  41  Chief Strategy Officer
Vince Molinaro  44  Chief Operating Officer (2)
 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on November 19, 2007.
(2)Mr. Molinaro resigned his position as Chief Operating Officer on April 7, 2008.

Tamara Augustyn assumed the role of the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer effective as of November 19, 2007 in addition to serving as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accountant since January 2007.  Ms. Augustyn served as the Company’s Corporate Controller and Chief Accountant from August 2006 to January 2007, and prior to that time, as the Company’s Operational Controller since June 2004. Before she joined the Company in June 2004, Ms. Augustyn held a number of positions with American Tower Corporation from June 1999 to January 2004, most recently as the Director of Finance for one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Galaxy Engineering Services, which was acquired by Incode Telecom Group in August of 2003.  Ms. Augustyn worked in Internal Audit at Fluor Corporation from 1997 to 1999 and began her career in the audit department of Dixon Hughes PLLC.  Ms. Augustyn has a B.S. degree in Business from Wake Forest University and is a certified public accountant.
 
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David A. Buckel served as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 2004 to November 2007, after serving as Financial Vice President from October 2003 until May 2004. Mr. Buckel also previously served as an Investor Relations consultant with the Company from July 2003 until October 2003. From November 2002 to July 2003, he served as Senior Manager and President of AJC Finance & Market Group, a financial consulting firm. Prior to that, Mr. Buckel was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for two NASDAQ-listed companies, Web.com, which was formerly known as Interland Corporation, a provider of applications and web hosting and consulting services from March 2001 through November 2002, and Applied Theory Corporation, a provider of hosting, software development and Internet connectivity products, from July 1995 through March 2001. Mr. Buckel, a Certified Management Accountant, holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Canisius College and a M.B.A. degree in Finance and Operations Management from Syracuse University.

Richard Dobb has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since April 2007.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dobb served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for S1 Corporation from 2001 - 2007.  Prior to joining S1, Mr. Dobb was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of eShare Communications, Inc., a global provider of Web-based customer care software solutions. Mr. Dobb has also served as a senior counsel at Digital Equipment Corporation, as Chief Legal Officer of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, he was a member of the corporate finance practice at King & Spalding.   Mr. Dobb holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and J.D from the Emory University School of Law.

Philip N. Kaplan has served as Chief Strategy Officer of the Company since February 2007 when the Company acquired VitalStream Holdings, Inc., or VitalStream.  He served as president of VitalStream since November 2004, as chief operating officer and a director of VitalStream since April 2002, and as Secretary of VitalStream from April 2002 until November 2004. Mr. Kaplan served as chief operating officer, secretary and a director of VitalStream, Inc. since its inception in March 2000, which merged with VitalStream in 2002. Mr. Kaplan was also co-founder of AnaServe, Inc. where he held the position of senior vice president, secretary and treasurer from its formation in 1995 until its acquisition by Concentric Network Corporation in August 1998. Mr. Kaplan remained employed by Concentric until April 1999. Mr. Kaplan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with a minor in Russian language from the University of California, Davis.

Vincent J. Molinaro served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer from April 2007 to April 7, 2008. From December 2006 to April 2007, Mr. Molinaro served as president of the Europe & North Region for Alcatel-Lucent. From July 2005 to December 2006, Mr. Molinaro served as president of North America Region for Lucent Technologies and led the sales, technical support and delivery teams to grow the company’s service provider business and extend its legacy products into next-generation enterprise solutions. Additionally, from December 1994 to July 2000, Mr. Molinaro lived in the Netherlands serving as vice president and chief operating officer of Lucent’s Europe, Middle East & Africa Regions. In that position, he oversaw all marketing, sales, service, support, and program management for Internet and telecommunications companies throughout the region. He was also an executive in the Data Networking Systems Group and the Applications Software Business Unit. Mr. Molinaro joined AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of the technical staff in 1988, and then transferred to AT&T Network Systems two years later. During his tenure with AT&T he held many global roles ranging from systems engineering and product management to marketing and business development.  Mr. Molinaro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bridgeport.
 
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
 
Introduction
 
In this section, we discuss certain aspects of our compensation program as it pertains to our principal executive officer, our principal accounting officer, our three other most highly compensated executive officers as of December 31, 2007, and one individual who would have been among the three most highly compensated executive officers had he been an executive officer as of December 31, 2007. We refer to these individuals as the “named executive officers.” Our discussion focuses on compensation and practices relating to 2007, our most recently completed fiscal year, and includes relevant actions we have taken thus far in 2008 that affect the compensation of our named executive officers.
 
We believe that the individual performance of our named executive officers can have a significant impact on our overall results. We, therefore, place considerable importance on the design and administration of our executive compensation program.
 
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis will outline our compensation philosophy, the administration of our policies, our use of consultants, and provide a detailed description of how and why we paid each element of the compensation plan to our named executive officers.
 
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Philosophy

Our executive compensation program is designed to: (1) attract, motivate, reward, and retain high quality executives necessary for our leadership; (2) ensure that compensation provided to executive officers is closely aligned with our short and long-term business objectives, financial performance and strategic goals; (3) build a strong link between an individual’s performance and his or her related paid compensation; and (4) further align the interests of management with our stockholders  by providing equity incentive compensation. Our executive compensation practices are intended to provide each executive a total annual compensation that is commensurate with the executive’s responsibilities, experience and demonstrated performance and are intended to be competitive with a select group of peer companies, as well as a larger group of other technology companies.

The Company is in an industry characterized by intense competition, rapid technological change and the introduction of new products and services. Successful companies in this industry are those that achieve growth in this environment.  Our compensation program reflects our commitment to growth and increasing stockholder value by providing for bonuses and equity awards only when the Company has achieved certain levels of growth.  For example, the bonuses received by our named executive officers in 2007 for performance in 2006 were the first such bonuses awarded by the Company and coincided with the Company’s unprecedented financial performance.

Determination Process

The Compensation Committee, or the Committee, oversees the establishment of executive compensation policies and programs consistent with our corporate objectives and stockholder interests, as well as reviews the general policies relating to the compensation and benefits for all of our employees. The Board of Directors determines the Committee’s membership. All members of the Committee are independent Directors under NASDAQ rules. The Committee meets at scheduled times during the year, and it may take action by unanimous written consent, but only in rare instances following fulsome consideration and discussion of the issues presented. The Chair of the Committee reports on Committee actions and recommendations at meetings of the full Board of Directors. The Committee engages independent compensation consultants and considers their data and input.
 
The Committee’s charter, which is available on our website, mandates that the Committee annually review each named executive officer’s compensation package. The Committee considers: (1) the extent to which we attained specified corporate objectives for the preceding year; (2) the extent to which the named executive officer attained his or her individual objectives for the preceding year; (3) the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer with respect to compensation of the other named executive officers; (4) the experience and contribution levels of the named executive officer; (5) internal pay equity; and (6) benchmarking the total compensation levels of executive officers in similar positions in companies in a select group of peer companies, as well as a larger group of other technology companies, through surveys conducted by independent compensation consultants.
 
The Committee approves the total compensation, including base salary adjustments, cash bonus and long-term incentive awards, of the named executive officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer, based on the factors described in the preceding paragraph. The Committee considers the same factors when evaluating the Chief Executive Officer’s performance and recommends a compensation package, including base salary adjustments, cash bonus and long-term incentive awards, to the Board of Directors for its review, discussion and approval. A majority of the independent Directors of the full Board of Directors must approve the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer.
 
The Committee typically makes changes to our named executive officers’ base salaries in December of each year, but made such adjustments to base salaries for 2007 in January of 2007.  The Committee typically determines bonus awards in March after financial results for the preceding year are available.  The Committee also determines the long-term incentives in March during its prescheduled meeting.
 
Use of Consultants
 
We recognize that competitive compensation is critical for attracting, motivating and rewarding qualified executives. To ensure our named executive officers are compensated appropriately, the Committee retained the services of Aon Consulting, or Aon, an independent compensation consultant, to identify appropriate compensation levels and compensation program design features.  Aon assisted the Committee in identifying and establishing median total compensation goals and assisted in general oversight of our executive compensation program. This oversight includes helping the Committee evaluate compensation practices and assisting the Committee with developing and implementing our executive compensation program and philosophy. The Committee used information provided by Aon when approving or recommending compensation levels, but does not delegate authority to set compensation to Aon or to any other party.
 
At the Committee’s direction to ensure independence, neither Aon nor any of its affiliates or subsidiaries provided any other services to the Company.
 
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Compensation for 2007
 
In September 2006, Aon conducted a review of labor market salary levels for top executives in similar sized companies and similar industries using published compensation surveys and a selected peer group of companies. Aon provided a preliminary list of potential peer companies using publicly available databases and screening on relevant industry categories.  The Committee reviewed this preliminary list and considered the similarities of products and services offered, revenue size, market capitalization, and number of employees, as well as revenue growth and profitability. Based on this review, the Committee determined that the following companies would constitute the peer group: Akamai Technologies Inc., Arbinet-Thexchange Inc., Cbeyond Communications Inc., Cogent Communications Group, Covad Communications Group, Equinix Inc., Globix Corp., Infospace Inc., Internet Security Systems Inc., Ipass Inc., ITC Deltacom Inc., Navisite Inc., Savvis Inc., Terremark Worldwide Inc., and VitalStream Holdings, Inc. The peer group companies are Internet infrastructure companies, as well as a larger group of similarly situated and sized technology companies, but these companies are not necessarily dispositive of the companies we consider in all comparative analyses. While the these peer companies differed in relative revenue size, Aon used regression analysis of its database to factor in size differences and to calculate actual and expected compensation for executives relative to net sales and completed an analysis that linked the peer group executive regression data, the published survey data and the Company’s internal hierarchy. Aon matched our executive positions to published compensation survey data for similarly sized companies. These surveys are generally broad in scope and incorporate the comparison data from hundreds of respondent companies. The survey sources on which Aon relied included Aon’s Radford Technology Compensation Surveys and surveys from other well-known sources, including William M. Mercer and Watson Wyatt. Data utilized represented companies of similar size, industry and scope to us, with revenues generally less than $200 million.
 
Aon conducted a regression analysis using the peer group database to calculate actual and expected compensation for chief executive officers relative to 2005 net sales and completed an analysis that linked the peer group chief executive officer regression data, the published survey data and our internal hierarchy. This analysis compared relative values from published surveys of positions below the chief executive officer by creating a published survey index to the chief executive officer. Aon set the chief executive officer index at 100% and the indices for positions below the chief executive officer are calculated by dividing the published survey median results for each position by the published median for the chief executive officer’s compensation. These indices were applied to calculate expected compensation levels for the positions below the chief executive officer.
 
For base salaries, the Committee focused on the published survey data results because the Committee viewed those results as more indicative of the labor market since the published survey data sources covered many more companies. For total cash compensation, which is salary plus bonus and total direct compensation, which is total cash plus the present value of stock or other long-term compensation, the Committee focused on the peer group regression results because those companies are growth companies and better represented the labor market on these elements of compensation.
 
Aon identified the market median salary for each of our named executive officers. Based on that median, we concluded that the base salaries of our named executive officers were between 94% and 112% of the published surveys’ market median salary for each position. We also concluded that our named executive officers had total cash compensation that ranged from 105% to 139% of expected total cash compensation from the peer group regressions, and total direct compensation that ranged from 85% to 151% of the expected total direct compensation from the peer group regressions.
 
The overall results of the Aon engagement provided the foundation for our actions involving executive compensation in 2007.
 
Compensation for 2008
 
To assist with its decisions for executive compensation for 2008, the Committee asked Aon to conduct a review of the competitiveness of Internap’s executive compensation program for its top executives and to compare Internap’s executive compensation to published surveys and a mutually selected peer group.    Aon presented the results of this review in August of 2007 and formed the foundation for our actions related to executive compensation in 2008.
 
Aon utilized published surveys and a selected peer group of similar companies to Internap.  Aon developed key findings from an analysis of competitive compensation data and its review of reports and documents provided by the Company.  Aon compared the Company’s top executive positions to the executives listed in the proxy statement of each of the selected peer companies.  The Committee, with Aon’s advice, selected the peer companies.  Aon then matched the Company’s executive positions to published compensation survey data for similarly sized companies.  The surveys are generally broad in scope and incorporate the compensation data from hundreds of respondent companies.  Aon aged this salary information to October 1, 2007 at a 3.5% annualized increase rate, which was based on actual 2006 and projected 2007 median merit salary increase rates for technology companies.  The surveys Aon used were:
 
●                The 2005 Radford Executive Compensation Survey, Telecommunications Products/Services with revenues from $200 million to $1 billion;
 
●               The 2006 William M. Mercer Executive Compensation Report, All Organizations with revenues less than $500 million; and
 
●               The 2006 Watson Wyatt Industry Report on Top Management Compensation, All Organizations with revenues from $150 million to $750 million.
 
Aon then evaluated the Company’s compensation components and total compensation levels, including base salary and annual and long-term incentives, for the positions matched to the survey sources.  Aon also developed a database of compensation and financial information for the Company and the peer group.  The peer group consisted of the following companies: Akamai Technologies Inc., Cbeyond Communications Inc., Cogent Communications Group, Covad Communications Group, Equinix Inc., Infospace Inc., ITC Deltacom Inc., Limelight Networks Inc., Navisite Inc., Neustar Inc., Premier Global Services, Radiant Systems Inc., Savvis Inc., Switch & Data Facilities Co., and Terremark Worldwide Inc.
 
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The following companies were included as peers in Aon’s 2006 analysis, but were not included as peers in this 2007 analysis: Arbinet-Thexchange Inc., Globix Corp., Internet Security Systems Inc., Ipass Inc., and VitalStream Holdings, Inc.  The Committee did not include Globix because it underwent business changes and portions were acquired.  Similarly, the Committee did not include Internet Security Systems Inc. or VitalStream Holdings, Inc. because both were acquired.  The following companies were not included as peers in the 2006 analysis, but were peers in this 2007 analysis: Infospace Inc., Limelight Networks Inc., Neustar Inc., Premier Global Services, Radiant Systems Inc., and Switch & Data Facilities Co.  The Committee did not include Limelight in its 2006 analysis because it was not publicly traded.  It added Infospace, Neustar, Premier, Radiant, and Switch & Data this year because those companies are succeeding in areas we expect to grow. The Committee did not include Arbinet-Thexchange Inc. and Ipass Inc. because it concluded that the newly included companies were more relevant peers.
 
Aon then conducted regression analyses using the peer group database to calculate actual and expected CEO compensation. Aon completed an Executive Value Index analysis that linked peer group CEO regression data, the published survey data and the Company’s internal hierarchy.  This analysis compared relative values from published surveys of positions below the CEO by creating a published survey index to CEO.  The CEO index is set at 100% and the indices for positions below the CEO are calculated by dividing the published survey results for each position by the published survey median for the CEO’s compensation. This approach is particularly accurate in measuring job values based on the duties and responsibilities of each job, rather than a ranking of by salary only.
 
Aon also identified the prevalence of performance-based long-term incentive grants for the peer companies.  Aon evaluated stock compensation dilution levels for the peer companies to identify competitive annual stock compensation grants and total stock compensation shares outstanding and available for grant relative to total shares issued and outstanding.
 
Aon then developed recommended target compensation levels for certain executives, including target base salaries, bonus opportunity ranges and long-term incentive award ranges.
 
Based on the published survey data, Aon concluded that the Company’s base salaries for these executives were 103.7% of the median survey data and 87.2% of the 75th percentile survey data. Based on the trended peer group analysis, which was unadjusted for differences in net sales size, Aon concluded that the Company’s base salaries for these executives was 98.7% of the median survey data and 88.7% of the 75th percentile survey data.
 
Executive Compensation Program Overview
 
The three primary components of our executive compensation program are:
 
Base salary;
 
Annual cash incentives; and
 
Long-term equity incentives, which consist of stock options and restricted stock.
 
We strive to provide sufficiently competitive levels of base salary and annual and long-term incentive opportunities in order to attract and retain the talent needed to ensure continued operational and financial success, high quality customer service and creation of sustained stockholder value.  To this end, we target each element to the median of our peer group and the broader published survey pay data for similar sized companies in the technology industry, which reflects the Committee’s commitment to pay for performance. When the Company’s performance exceeds established benchmarks, the compensation of our named executive officers will exceed this median.
 
 
We believe that the compensation of our named executive officers should be predominately performance-based because these individuals have the greatest ability to influence our performance. To that end, our compensation practices provide ong-term award opportunities to reflect the strategic roles of our named executive officers in leading us toward long-term growth, increasing profitability and stockholder value creation.  Accordingly, the Committee does not target a particular mix of compensation elements and the amounts awarded or paid pursuant to each element do not affect decisions regarding the other elements.
 
A description of these three components and related programs follows.
 
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Executive Summary
 
The total compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer, Jim DeBlasio, was $1,750,408,  which consisted of base salary of $425,000, awards of restricted stock of $524,831, awards of stock options of $435,452, and a bonus of $337,663 of which $297,500 was paid in cash and $40,163 was paid in shares of common stock.  The cash component of Mr. DeBlasio’s compensation equals approximately 41% of his total compensation and the equity component of his compensation equals approximately 59% of his total compensation.
 
The total compensation of our former Chief Financial Officer, David Buckel, was $750,248, which consisted of salary of $240,333, which is a prorated amount of his base salary of $260,000 for the portion of the year he was employed by the Company, awards of restricted stock of $222,204 and awards of stock options of $287,711.  The cash component of Mr. Buckel’s compensation equals approximately 32% of his total compensation and the equity component of his compensation equals approximately 68% of his total compensation.
 
The total compensation of our Chief Operating Officer, Vincent Molinaro, was $661,336, which consisted of salary of $247,917, which is a prorated amount of his base salary of $350,000 for the portion of the year he was employed by the Company, a portion of his signing bonus of $13,333, awards of restricted stock of $325,086, and a cash bonus of $75,000.  The cash component of Mr. Molinaro’s compensation equals approximately 51% of his total compensation and the equity component of his compensation equals approximately 49% of his total compensation.
 
The total compensation of our Vice President and General Counsel, Richard Dobb, was $381,363, which consisted of salary of $180,000, which is a prorated amount of his base salary of $240,000 for the portion of the year he was employed by the Company, awards of restricted stock of $78,783 and a bonus of $122,580 of which $108,000 was paid in cash and $14,180 was paid in shares of common stock.  The cash component of Mr. Dobb’s compensation equals approximately 76% of his total compensation and the equity component of his compensation equals approximately 24% of his total compensation.
 
The total compensation of our Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Phil Kaplan, was $726,137, which consisted of base salary of $230,808, which is a prorated amount of his base salary of $235,000 for the portion of the year he was employed by the Company, awards of stock options of $396,641 and a bonus of $98,688 of which $87,000 was paid in cash and $11,688 was paid in shares of common stock.  The cash component of Mr. Kaplan’s compensation equals approximately 44% of his total compensation and the equity component of his compensation equals approximately 56% of his total compensation.
 
The total compensation of our Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer, Tamara Augustyn, was $347,428, which consisted of base salary of $172,500 awards of restricted stock of $42,987, awards of stock options of $41,941, and a cash bonus of $90,000.  The cash component of Ms. Augustyn’s compensation equals approximately 76% of her total compensation and the equity component of her compensation equals approximately 24% of her total compensation.
 

1.Base Salary
 
The Committee establishes base salaries that are sufficient to attract and retain individuals with the qualities it believes are necessary for our long-term financial success and that are competitive in the marketplace. A named executive officer’s base salary generally reflects the officer’s responsibilities, tenure, job performance, special circumstances, and direct competition for the officer’s services. In other cases, the Committee determines salaries in negotiations to recruit certain highly qualified executives for key positions, after consideration of, with no specific weighting, the importance of the position being filled, the experience and background of the candidate, the level of compensation required to induce the candidate to leave his or her current position, and the compensation historically paid to others in that position.
 
The Committee reviews the salaries of our executive officers annually. In addition to these periodic reviews, the Committee may at any time review the salary of an executive who has received a significant promotion, whose responsibilities have been increased significantly or who is a retention risk. Salaries for the named executive officers generally are based upon their personal performance in light of individual levels of responsibility, our overall performance and profitability during the preceding year, economic trends that may affect us, and the competitiveness of the executive’s salary with the salaries of executives in comparable positions at companies of comparable size or with operational characteristics. While the Committee considered each of these factors, it did not assign a specific value to each factor.
 
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As part of the compensation setting process for the named executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, the Committee met with our Chief Executive Officer and reviewed the performance of each of the other named executive officers. The Committee considered the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer along with the competitiveness of the named executive officer’s salary compared to salaries of executives of our peer group. The base salary component of our executive compensation provides each named executive officer with a fixed minimum amount of annual cash compensation. Set forth below and effective as of January 2007 are the fiscal year 2007 base salaries for our named executive officers:
 
Name
 
  Base Salary 
James DeBlasio  $425,000 
Vincent Molinaro $350,000 
David Buckel  $260,000  (1)
Richard Dobb  $240,000 
Phil Kaplan  $235,000 
Tamara Augustyn  $175,000 

 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Chief Financial Officer in November 2007.
 
In December 2007, the Board conducted its annual review of the salaries of the named executive officers. The Board compared each named executive officer’s base salary to market median levels and considered each named executive officer’s experience and sustained performance in the position and also considered each named executive officer’s job performance balanced against his or her retention risk. Effective January 1, 2008, the Board increased Mr. DeBlasio’s base salary to $460,000, increased Mr. Molinaro’s base salary to $360,000, Mr. Dobb’s base salary to $248,000, Mr. Kaplan’s base salary to $244,000, and Ms. Augustyn’s base salary to $185,000.
 
2.Annual Cash Incentives
 
We believe that our compensation program should focus the named executive officers and other key executives on our annual financial performance and should reward individual performance. To that end, we have adopted the 2007 Executive Bonus Award Incentive Plan, or the Plan. Named executive officers and other executives participate in the Plan and our Chief Executive Officer may recommend to the Committee that other key contributors participate in the Plan.
 
The purpose of the Plan is to:
 
Focus participants’ actions on the achievement of annual revenue growth and profitability goals;
 
Align participants’ actions on the accomplishment of key operational and strategic goals;
 
Encourage and reward participants for the achievement of specific objectives; and
 
Maintain a competitive range of incentive compensation opportunities.
 
Each named executive officer’s award is based on the following three criteria:
 
 1.Achievement of revenue goals by us, which comprises 25% of the potential award;
 
 2.Achievement of adjusted EBITDA goals by us, which comprises 50% of the potential award; and
 
 3.Achievement of individual goals by the named executive officer, which comprises 25% of the potential award.
 
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We must meet a threshold of financial performance based on revenue, adjusted EBITDA and net income, which excludes equity compensation expenses, for the year in order for any awards to be made pursuant to the Plan. The Board established this minimum financial performance in November of 2006 as part of our business plan for 2007. In addition, a named executive officer must achieve a certain rating in his or her performance review, which includes attaining his or her individual and department budget objectives, to receive any award pursuant to the Plan.
 
We choose to base awards pursuant to the Plan on adjusted EBITDA and revenue because we believe they are accurate measurements of our core performance. We chose to base the majority of awards pursuant to the Plan based on adjusted EBITDA because adjusted EBITDA has become a commonly used metric, especially for capital-intensive technology companies such as ours, for assessing operating performance, liquidity and valuations by investors, analysts and banks.

For 2007, the adjusted EBITDA target was $36.1 million and the revenue target was $235.0 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA target of $18.8 million and revenue target of $160.1 million for 2006. The change in these targets from 2006 to 2007 represents an approximately 92% increase in adjusted EBITDA and a 46% increase in revenue.
 
The Committee chose these revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets because they reflected the substantial growth the Company expected in 2007, particularly in light of its acquisition of VitalStream Holdings, Inc.  Further, these targets complemented the earnings guidance the Company issued, which was adjusted EBITDA of $34-37 million and revenue of $235 million.
 
With respect to individual goals, the Chief Executive Officer establishes his goals with the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer oversees the establishment of each of the other named executive officer’s goals for the upcoming year. Upon completion of the year, the Chief Executive Officer rates each of the other named executive officer on the attainment of those goals. A named executive officer receives a Needs Improvement rating, or NI, a Meets Expectations rating, or ME, an Often Exceeds Expectations rating, or OE, or an Exceeds Expectations rating, or EE. The Board rates the Chief Executive Officer using the same rating system. If a named executive officer receives a Needs Improvement rating, he or she is not eligible for any award pursuant to the Plan, regardless of the Company’s financial performance.
 
To be eligible for awards, a participant must be a full-time employee at the time the Board determines achievement under the Plan. If an executive joins the Company mid-year, his or her award is pro-rated for the portion of the year during which he or she was an executive.
 
The Board assigns each executive a target level as a percentage of his or her salary, which are based on survey analysis. The target award levels for 2007 were:
 
       
Name
 
  Target  Maximum 
James DeBlasio  70% 140%
David Buckel (1)  50% 100%
Vincent Molinaro  50% 100%
Richard Dobb  45% 90%
Phil Kaplan  37  % 74  %
Tamara Augustyn (2)  --% --%
 

 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Chief Financial Officer in November 2007.
 
(2)Ms. Augustyn assumed the role of Principal Accounting Officer following Mr. Buckel’s resignation in November 2007 and was not a participant in the Plan when the Board established these percentages.
 
The Board retains the sole discretion to determine whether the Company and the named executive officer have met the objectives.
 
The Board established the following four levels for each of the three criteria: threshold, target, above and maximum.
 
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Potential payment for achievement of the “Threshold” objective for the annual revenue goal and annual adjusted EBITDA goal equals 40% of each respective criterion’s allocated percentage of the individual named executive officer’s target award amount, which is 40% of 25% of the total target award amount in the case of the annual revenue goal and 40% of 50% of the total target award amount, in the case of the annual adjusted EBITDA goal. Potential payment for achievement of the threshold objective for the individual goals is $0.
 
Potential payment of achievement of the “Target” objective for the annual revenue goal, annual adjusted EBITDA goal and individual goals equals 100% of each criterion’s allocated percentage of the named executive officer’s total target award amount, which are 25%, 50% and 25% of the total target award amount, respectively.
 
Potential payment for achievement of the “Above” objective for the annual revenue goal, annual adjusted EBITDA goal and individual goals are 130% of each respective goal’s allocated portion of the individual’s target award amount.
 
Potential payment for achievement of the “Maximum” objective for the annual revenue goal, annual adjusted EBITDA goal and individual goals is 200% of each such goal’s allocated portion of the individual’s target award amount.
 
The Board determines the potential payment for performance for the annual revenue and annual adjusted EBITDA goals that fall between the “Target,” “Threshold,” “Above,” or “Maximum” objectives by interpolating on a straight-line basis to determine an incentive amount.
 
The following table is an illustrative example for a named executive officer whose salary is $240,000 and whose target award is 45%.
 
                    
   Weight  Threshold  Target  Above  Maximum 
Annual Revenue Bonus Payout  25%  95%  100%  105%  110%
      $10,800  $27,000  $35,100  $54,000 
      
Annual Adjusted EBITDA Bonus Payout  50%  90%  100%  110%  120%
      $21,600  $54,000  $70,200  $108,000 
      
Individual Goals Bonus Payout  25%  NI   ME   OE   EE 
      $0  $27,000  $35,100  $54,000 
 
If our annual revenue was 110% of the annual revenue goal established by the Board, then this named executive officer would receive a bonus for those criteria of $54,000. If our annual adjusted EBITDA objective was 110% of the adjusted EBITDA goal established by the Board, then this named executive officer would receive a bonus of $70,200. If this named executive officer received a rating of Often Exceeds Expectations, or OE, this named executive officer would receive a bonus of $35,100. In total, this named executive officer would receive a total bonus of $159,300.
 
The Board decided that the Company would pay the Target Award Level, as defined in the Plan, in cash and  pay the excess of the Target Award Level in shares of common stock.  The Company determined the number of shares of common stock to be awarded based on the closing price of the Company’s stock price on the day preceding the date on which the Company paid such bonus.  The Company withheld the number of shares necessary to cover the taxes each participant owed the Internal Revenue Service as a result of the vesting of the shares of common stock.
 
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In 2007, the Company’s revenue was $235 million, which equaled the revenue target established in the Plan, and adjusted EBITDA was $37.7 million, which exceeded the adjusted EBITDA target established in the Plan.  In consideration of this matrix and as provided in the Plan, the Committee determined in 2008 and approved bonus payment amounts not directly calculated by reference to the Plan in excess of the targets established in the Plan for each named executive officer, other than the Chief Executive Officer, and the Board determined the bonus payment for the Chief Executive Officer, as follows and paid such amounts on March 15, 2008:
 

 
Name:
 
Total Bonus Amount
  
Cash Portion
  
Stock Portion
 
 
James DeBlasio
 $337,663  $297,500  $40,163, or 6,638 shares 
 
David Buckel (1)
  --   --   -- 
 
Vincent Molinaro
 $75,000  $75,000  $0 
 
Richard Dobb
 $122,580  $108,000  $14,580, or 2,409 shares 
            
 
Phil Kaplan
 $98,688  $87,000  $11,688, or 1,931 shares 
            
 
Tamara Augustyn (2)
 $90,000  $90,000  $0 
 

 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Chief Financial Officer in November 2007 and thus, was not eligible for an award pursuant to the Plan.
  
(2)Ms. Augustyn assumed the role of Principal Accounting Officer following Mr. Buckel’s resignation in November 2007.
 
    In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Board established the target revenue and target adjusted EBITDA goals for 2008. The Committee established the following target award levels for our named executive officers, other than our Chief Executive Officer, and the Board established the target award level for Mr. DeBlasio:
 
       
Name
 
  Target  Maximum 
James DeBlasio  70% 140%
       
David Buckel (1)  --% --%
       
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 50% 100%
       
Vincent Molinaro (2)  50% 100%
       
Richard Dobb  45  % 90 %
       
Phil Kaplan  45  % 90  %
       
Tamara Augustyn (3)  --% --%
 

 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on November 18, 2007.
  
(2)Mr. Molinaro resigned his position as Chief Operating Officer on April 7, 2008.
  
(3)Ms. Augustyn will not be a participant in the Plan for 2008.
 
The changes in performance targets are not an indication of how we will perform in 2008. The sole purpose of these targets, which the Board established in the fourth quarter of 2007, is to establish internal performance-based goals under an annual incentive compensation plan. Consistent with our pay-for-performance compensation philosophy, the Board establishes these goals to align executive compensation with our performance and to encourage the achievement of our goals. As disclosed in the press release we furnished in our Current Report on Form 8-K on February 28, 2008, we issued revenue guidance of 25% growth and full year adjusted EBIDTA of approximately 20% of total revenue. We are not providing any guidance, nor updating any prior guidance, of our future performance with the disclosure of these performance targets, and you are cautioned not to place any reliance on these performance targets as an indication of our future performance.
 
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3.Long-Term Equity Incentives
 
Historically, the primary form of equity compensation that we awarded consisted of non-qualified stock options. We selected this form because of the favorable accounting and tax treatments and the near universal expectation by employees in our industry that they would receive stock options. Beginning in 2006, however, the accounting treatment for stock options changed as a result of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (revised 2004), making the accounting treatment of stock options less attractive because it required the Company to record an expense related to stock options. As a result, we assessed the desirability of granting shares of restricted stock to employees, particularly members of senior management, and concluded that restricted stock would provide an equally motivating form of incentive compensation while permitting us to issue fewer shares, thereby reducing potential dilution. We continue to award stock options to new hires, upon a promotion, as a result of performance evaluations, and in other special situations.
 
The Committee grants stock options and restricted stock to named executive officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer, under the Amended and Restated Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan, or the Stock Plan, which our stockholders approved, to provide long-term incentives that are aligned with the creation of increased stockholder value over time. We believe an executive who owns options or restricted stock will have an increased personal interest in our growth and success. Because these awards vest over time, they also serve as a retention device. The Committee recommends the amounts of the Chief Executive Officer’s awards to the Board and the Board determines his grants. The strike price of options is the fair market value of our stock at the date of grant. Options also typically have a ten-year term and generally vest 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter. Shares of restricted stock typically vest in 16 equal quarterly installments.
 
The Committee reviews long-term incentive levels for all named executive officers each fiscal year in light of long-term strategic and performance objectives and each named executive officer’s current and anticipated contributions to our future performance. When determining the number of stock options or restricted shares to be awarded to a named executive officer, the Committee considers: (1) the named executive officer’s current contribution to our performance; (2)  the named executive officer’s anticipated contribution in meeting our long-term strategic performance goals and (3) comparisons to formal surveys of executive long-term incentive awards relative to the median of the peer group, as well as a larger group of other similarly sized technology companies.
 
With the exception of significant promotions and new hires, we generally make these awards at the first meeting of the Committee each year following the availability of the financial results for the prior year. These grants were made on March 15, 2007 for our 2006 fiscal year and March 20, 2008 for our 2007 fiscal year. We selected this timing in March because it enables us to consider both the Company’s performance and the named executive officer’s performance for the previous year, as well as to consider our expectations for the current year. The Committee’s schedule is determined several months in advance and the proximity of any awards to earnings announcements or other market events is coincidental.
 
We do not time, and have never timed, the grant of stock options or restricted stock in coordination with the release of material non-public information nor have we timed our release of non-public information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. Although our Chief Executive Officer may recommend the amount of stock awards granted to management, the Committee, or in the case of awards to our Chief Executive Officer, the Board, approves the grant of all stock awards and does not delegate the timing of grants. We have retained a third party service provider to administer the day-to-day activities of the Stock Plan, but the provider does not determine the recipient of stock awards, the amount of stock awards granted to a participant, the exercise price, or vesting of stock awards.
 
Prior to the scheduled meeting of the Committee in March, our Chief Executive Officer provided a list of recommended incentive restricted stock grants for the other named executive officers to the Committee. The following paragraph describes the formula he used to determine the number of shares restricted stock he recommended that the other named executive officers receive.
 
The named executive officer’s base salary is multiplied by the target bonus percentage established by the Board for that named executive officer for 2007 to arrive at a target bonus. The target bonus percentage is multiplied by a market competitive multiple, which Aon developed based on its analysis. Based on this analysis, the Committee determined that our chief executive officer would receive a multiple of 6.0. Other executives receive a lower multiple, which is expressed in increments of 0.5 based on his or her decreasing level of responsibilities from the chief executive officer. These multiples of target bonus reinforce our named executive officers’ strategic role in driving the achievement of our long-term performance objectives and the creation of stockholder value. We calculated the target long-term incentive opportunities for our named executive officers using the following multiples of their target bonus percentages:
 
Name
 
  Multiple
James DeBlasio  6.0
   
David Buckel (1)  --
   
Vince Molinaro  5
   
Richard Dobb  4
   
Phil Kaplan  4
   
Tamara Augustyn  1.5
 

 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on November 18, 2007 prior to the Board’s determination of awards and thus, was not eligible for an award pursuant to the Stock Plan.
 
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The target bonus percentage multiplied by this multiple yields a target long-term incentive as a percentage of target salary. This percentage of target salary is then multiplied by the named executive officer’s 2007 base salary to yield a target long-term incentive amount. This target long-term incentive amount is then divided by the volume-weighted average price of our common stock from March 19, 2007 to March 19, 2008 to yield a target number of restricted shares. Our Chief Executive Officer then presented his recommendations to the Committee.
 
The calculation of these awards is materially different from such calculation in 2007 in that the Committee chose to use the volume-weighted average price of our common stock from March 19, 2007 to March 19, 2008 rather than the closing price of the stock on the day before the grant.  Using the volume-weighted average price rather than the closing price the day before reduced the number of shares granted by approximately 66%.  In making its determination to use the volume-weighted average price, the Committee considered the unusual volatility of the stock price and that the closing price of the Company’s stock on March 19, 2007 was $16.49, while the closing price on March 19, 2008 was $4.09. Given this decline in value, the Committee concluded that using the closing price the day before rather than the volume-weighted average price would result in equity awards that do not reflect the goal of paying for performance.
 
    The Board concluded that half of each award should be time-based and half should be performance-based in order to tie the long term incentive to performance.  Previous equity awards were all time-based.  The Board made this change to further align the interest of our named executive officers with our stockholders’ interests. For the time-based portion, the shares vest in 16 equal quarterly installments.  For the performance-based portion, the shares vest in 33% annual increments starting with the year that includes the first anniversary of the grant date.  Executives earn annual tranches of awards, which vest on each of the first three anniversaries from the date of grant, to the extent that the Company achieves certain revenue and EBITDA targets established by the Board of Directors for each respective year in the performance cycle.  The Company will either meet or not meet both goals in a given year.  With respect to all shares of performance-based restricted stock that do not vest during any of the three years, 50% of such shares will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant.
 
    The vesting of any restricted stock (including both time-based and performance-based) is subject to the executive being an employee in good standing on the date of vesting.
 
The Committee considered the recommendation in light of the named executive officer’s contribution and anticipated contribution and the results provided from Aon’s competitive market survey. In making its determination of both cash incentives and long-term incentive awards and its recommendation to the Board for Mr. DeBlasio’s awards, the Committee considered the Company’s performance in 2007 and granted each named executive officer, other than the Chief Executive Officer, a target award based on the above-described matrix.
 
The Board then considered the number of shares of restricted stock to grant to our Chief Executive Officer. The Board applied the same process as described above, and granted Mr. DeBlasio 149,776 shares, as indicated in the following table.
 
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Name
 
  
Total
Number of Shares
Time-BasedPerformance-Based
James DeBlasio
 
  
149,776
 
                                          74,888
 
74,888
 
David Buckel (1)
 
  ------
Vincent Molinaro
 
  69,77134,88634,886
Richard Dobb
 
  34,60717,30317,303
Phil Kaplan
 
  34,04817,02417,024
Tamara Augustyn
 
  3,9803,980--
 

 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on November 18, 2007 prior to the Board’s determination of awards and thus, was not eligible for an award pursuant to the Stock Plan.
 
Stock Retention Guidelines
 
    On March 20, 2008, the Board adopted stock retention guidelines for certain executives.  The stock retention guidelines are based on net shares obtained from option exercises or vesting of restricted shares after costs of exercise and taxes. The percentage of net shares obtained from option exercises or vesting of restricted shares after costs of exercise and taxes that each executive is to retain and the time in which he or she is to hold such shares are set forth in the following table:
 
Position Retention Ratio Time to Retain
Chief Executive Officer 50.0% 
5 Years from date of
acquisition
Chief Operating Officer 33.3% 
4 Years from date of
acquisition
Chief Financial Officer 33.3% 
4 Years from date of
acquisition
Chief Technology Officer 25.0% 
3 Years from date of
acquisition
Chief Strategy Officer 25.0% 
3 Years from date of
acquisition
Vice President, Human Resources 25.0% 
3 Years from date of
acquisition
Vice President and General Counsel 25.0% 
3 Years from date of
acquisition
Vice President, Sales 25.0% 
3 Years from date of
acquisition
 
    These guidelines apply to the grants made pursuant to the Stock Plan on March 20, 2008 described above and will apply to all future grants.  The enumerated executives are subject to these guidelines for as long as he or she is an employee of the Company.
 
 
The Board concluded that the emerging best practices in corporate governance include such guidelines and and adopted these stock retention guidelines to further align the interests of the executives with our stockholders’ interests.
 
Perquisites; Other Compensation
 
We annually review any perquisites that our named executive officers may receive. In general, we do not provide our named executive officers with many of the types of perquisites that other companies offer their executives. As reflected in our Summary Compensation Table, our Chief Executive Officer received $18,900 for corporate housing and $8,561.91 for car service during fiscal year 2007. The aggregate cost of these perquisites was $27,462.
 
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We provide named executive officers with the same benefit package available to all of our salaried employees. This package includes:
 
Health and dental insurance;
 
Basic life insurance;
 
Long-term disability insurance; and
 
Participation in our 401(k) plan, including matching contributions.
 
Limitations on the Deductibility of Executive Compensation
 
Compensation payments in excess of $1 million to the chief executive officer or the other five most highly compensated executive officers are subject to a limitation on deductibility by us under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Certain performance-based compensation is not subject to the limitation on deductibility. The Committee does not expect cash compensation in 2007 to our Chief Executive Officer or any other named executive officer to be in excess of $1 million. We intend to maintain qualification of the Amended and Restated Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan for the performance-based exception to the $1 million limitation on deductibility of compensation payments.
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
The following table sets forth total compensation for 2007 for our named executive officers.
 
Name and Principal
Position
 Year 
Salary
$(1)
  
Bonus
$
 
Stock
Awards
$(2)
 
Option
Awards
$ (2)
 
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation(3)
$
 
Change in
Pension
Value &
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
$
 
All Other
Compensation
$
 
Total
$
James DeBlasio
Chief Executive Officer
 2007  425,000    524,831  435,452  337,663  
  27,462  1,750,408
  2006  350,000    119,918  435,452      47,599  952,969
          
David Buckel (4)
Chief Financial Officer
 2007  240,333    222,204  287,711        750,248
  2006  235,385    70,097  390,611  100,000      796,093
          
Vincent Molinaro
Chief Operating Officer
 2007  247,917  13,333   325,086    75,000      661,336
  2006                
          
Richard Dobb
Vice President and
General Counsel
 2007  180,000    78,783  
  122,580      381,363
  2006                
Philip Kaplan
    Chief Strategy Officer
 2007  230,808      396,641  98,688      726,137
  2006                
Tamara Augustyn
     Vice President and Principal 
Accounting Officer
 2007  172,500    42,987  41,941  90,000      347,428
  2006  152,274    14,902  41,227  50,000      202,274
 
(1)The salary of each of  Mr. Buckel, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Dobb, and Mr. Kaplan is prorated for the portion of the year he was employed by the Company.
(2)Represents the proportionate amount of the total fair value of stock and option awards recognized by the Company as an expense in 2007 and 2006 for inancial accounting purposes, excluding forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. The fair values of these awards and the amounts expensed were determined in accordance with FAS 123R. The awards for which expense is shown in this table include the awards described in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table of this Proxy Statement, as well as awards granted in prior years for which the Company continued to recognize expense in 2007 and 2006. The assumptions used in determining the grant date fair values of these awards are set forth in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007.
(3)As provided in the Plan, the Committee determined and approved bonus payments in 2008 in excess of the targets established in the Plan for each named executive officer, other than the Chief Executive Officer, and the Board determined the bonus payment for the Chief Executive Officer, and paid such excess in shares of common stock on March 15, 2008. Mr. DeBlasio’s bonus consisted of $297,500 paid in cash and $40,163 paid in shares of  common stock. Mr. Dobb’s bonus consisted of $108,000 paid in cash and $14,180 paid in shares of common stock. Mr. Kaplan’s bonus consisted of $87,000 paid in cash and $11,688 paid in shares of common stock. The amounts reported in this column include the value of such shares. The value of these shares is not, however, reflected in column (e).
(4)Mr. Buckel resigned as Chief Financial Officer in November of 2007. As a result, he forfeited 9,375 options that were a part of a grant made on May 12, 2004, 1,597 options that were part of a grant made on September 28, 2006, 1,298 options that were part of a second grant made on September 28, 2006, 5,090 options that were part of a third grant made on September 28, 2006, as well as 30,934 shares of restricted common stock that were part of an award made on January 18, 2006 and 65,625 shares of restricted common stock that were part of an award made on March 15, 2007.  The aggregate amount of this forfeiture is $249,525.60 based on the assumptions delineated in footnote (2) above.
 
 
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 All Other Compensation
 
Name and Principal Position
  
Perquisites
and Other
Personal
Benefits
$
  
Tax
Reimburse-
ments
$
  
Dividend
Equivalents
$
  
Payments/
Accruals on
Termination
Plans
$
  
Registrant
Contributions
to Defined
Contribution
Plans
$
  
Insurance
Premiums
$
  
Other
$
James DeBlasio
Chief Executive Officer
   27,462(1)                 
        
David Buckel
Chief Financial Officer
                     
        
Vincent Molinaro
Chief Operating Officer
                     
        
Richard Dobb
Vice President and General Counsel
                     
        
Philip Kaplan
Chief Strategy Officer
                     
        
Tamara Augustyn
Vice President and Principal
Accounting Officer
                     
 

 
(1)The amounts shown for fiscal 2007 include personal use of corporate housing of $18,900 and car service of $8,562.
 
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
 
The following table sets forth information regarding grants of annual incentive awards and stock based compensation for 2007 for each named executive officer.
 
  
Grant
Date
 
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards
 
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards
 
All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
#
 
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
#
 
Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
$/Sh
 
Grant
Date
Fair
Value of
Stock
and
Option
Awards
Name and Principal
Position
   
Threshold
$
 
Target
$
 
Maximum
$
 
Threshold
#
 
Target
#
 
Maximum
#
        
James DeBlasio
Chief Executive Officer
 3/15/2007       
 
 125,000 
   $2,082,500
  3/15/2008(1)           6,638       40,160
              
David Buckel
Chief Financial Officer
 
3/15/2007
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
75,000
 
 
  
 
  
1,249,500
 
              
Vincent Molinaro
Chief Operating Officer
 
4/24/2007
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
125,000
 
 
 
  
  
2,005,000
 
              
Richard Dobb 4/23/2007         30,000     474,600
Vice President and
General Counsel
 
3/15/2008
 
 (1)    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,409
 
 
 
  
  —
 
  
14,574
 
              
Philip Kaplan 6/22/2007  
 
  
 
 
 
  30,000  13.64  409,200
Chief Strategy Officer 3/15/2008(1)        1,931     11,683
 
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Tamara Augustyn
Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer
 
03/15/07
12/19/2007
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,500
 
10,000
 
  
9.15
 
  
124,950
91,500
 
 
        (1)   As provided in the Plan, the Committee determined and approved bonus payments in 2008 in excess of the targets established in the Plan for each named executive officer, other than the Chief Executive Officer, and the Board determined the bonus payment for the Chief Executive Officer, and paid such excess in shares of common stock on March 15, 2008. Mr. DeBlasio’s bonus consisted of $297,500 paid in cash and $40,163 paid in shares of common stock, or 6,638 shares. Mr. Dobb’s bonus consisted of $108,000 paid in cash and $14,180 paid in shares of common stock, or 2,409 shares. Mr. Kaplan’s bonus consisted of $87,000 paid in cash and $11,688 paid in shares of common stock, or 1,931 shares.  The Company included these shares even though the Company did not award these shares in fiscal year 2007 to enhance the overall disclosure of our executive compensation policies.
 
Outstanding Equity Awards Table
 
The following table provides a detail of outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2007.
 
  Option Awards  Stock Awards
Name and Principal
Position
 
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
#
Exercisable
  
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
#
Unexercisable
 
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
#
 
Option
Exercise
Price
$
 
Option
Expiration
Date
  
Number
of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
#
  
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested (1)
$
 
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
#
 
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
$
                      
James DeBlasio
Chief Executive Officer
 
8,000
17,000
2,000
2,000
312,5000
(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13.50
13.50
14.90
4.60
4.80
 
9/16/2013
9/16/2013
5/27/2014
6/23/2015
9/30/2015
  
33,330
101,562
(3)
(4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
277,639
846,011
 
 
          
David Buckel
Chief Financial Officer
 
15,000
65,625
903
734
2,877
(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
11.10
14.30
14.46
14.46
14.46
 
10/31/2013
5/12/2014
9/28/2016
9/28/2016
9/28/2016
  
   
 
 
          
Vincent Molinaro
Chief Operating Officer
   
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  125,000
(6)
 
 
 
 
  1,041,250 
 
 
          
Richard Dobb
Vice President and
General Counsel
    
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
30,000
 
  
  
(7)
 
 
 
  
249,900
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
          
Philip Kaplan
Chief Strategy Officer
 
25,569
13,471
24,056
(8) 
13,471
52,924
 
  
4.06
10.53
17.31
 
12/2/2014
12/16/2015
07/13/2016
  
   
 
 
     30,000(9)  13.64 6/22/2017       
          
Tamara Augustyn
Vice President and Principal
 
13,125
479
  
1,875
521
(10)
  
12.10
5.30
 
6/30/2014
1/18/2016
  
6,250
6,094
(11)
(12)
  
52,063
50,763
 
 
Accounting Officer 
 
  10,000   9.15 12/19/2017       

 

 

 
(1)The fair market value of a share of Internap stock on the last day of the 2007 fiscal year was $8.33.
(2)Mr. DeBlasio was granted 500,000 options on September 30, 2005. 25% vested immediately, but were not exercisable until September 30, 2006 with the remaining shares vesting annually over a four-year period beginning September 30, 2005, and the other options were granted for Mr. DeBlasio’s service as a Director.
(3)Mr. DeBlasio was awarded restricted shares on September 30, 2005. 50% of those shares vested on September 30, 2006, with the remaining shares vesting annually over a three-year period beginning September 30, 2006.
 
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(4)Mr. DeBlasio was granted 125,000 shares of restricted stock on March 15, 2007 that vest in a series of 16 quarterly installments at the end of each calendar quarter beginning with the second quarter of 2007.
(5)Mr. Buckel was granted options on October 31, 2003, May 12, 2004, January 18, 2006, and three separate grants on September 29, 2006. The options vest over a four-year period with the exception of options granted on September 28, 2006. The options vest monthly over a three-year period.
(6)Mr. Molinaro was granted 125,000 shares of restricted common stock on April 24, 2007 of which 25% of the award vests on the anniversary of grant.
(7)Mr. Dobb was granted 30,000 shares of restricted common stock on April 23, 2007 and 25% of the award vests on the anniversary of grant.
(8)Mr. Kaplan was granted options on December 2, 2004, December 16, 2005 and July 13, 2006.  One-fourth of the number of shares  vested on the anniversary of the grant date and then vest quarterly over the next three years.
(9)Mr. Kaplan was granted 30,000 options on June 22, 2007.  One-fourth of the number of shares vest on each of the first, second, third, and fourth anniversary of the grant date.
(10)
Ms. Augustyn was granted options on June 30, 2004, January 18, 2006 and December 19, 2007.  One-fourth of the number of shares vest on the anniversary of the grant date and 1/48 of the number of shares vest per month thereafter.
(11)Ms. Augustyn was granted 10,000 shares of restricted common stock on February 27, 2006.  One-eighth of the number of shares vest every six months after the grant date.
(12)Ms. Augustyn was granted 7,500 shares of restricted common stock on March 15, 2007 that vest in a series of 16 quarterly installments at the end of each calendar quarter beginning with the second quarter of 2007.
 
Option Exercises and Stock Vesting
 
The following table provides information with respect to options exercised during fiscal 2007.
 
            
   Option Awards  Stock Awards
Name and Principal Position
  
Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
#
  
Value Realized
Upon Exercise
$
  
Number of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting
#
  
Value Realized
On Vesting
$
             
James DeBlasio
Chief Executive Officer
       40,108   535,124
     
David Buckel
Chief Financial Officer
       19,689   288,753
     
Vincent Molinaro
Chief Operating Officer
          
     
Richard Dobb
Vice President and General Counsel
          
     
Philip Kaplan
Chief Strategy Officer
          
     
Tamara Augustyn
Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer
       3,906   59,222

 

 

 
Pension Benefits
 
None of our named executive officers are covered by a pension plan or other similar benefit plan that provides for payments or other benefits at, following or in connection with retirement.
 
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
 
None of our named executive officers are covered by a nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified plan that provides for the deferral of compensation.
 
Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
 
We have entered into an employment security plan with Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Dobb, Mr. Kaplan, and certain other officers and an employment agreement with Mr. DeBlasio that provide for payments in the event of a change in control or termination of the officer’s employment. We believe that we should protect these individuals in the event of a change in control. We also believe that the interests of our stockholders will be best served if the interests of these officers are aligned with them. Providing change in control benefits should eliminate, or at least reduce, the reluctance of these officers to pursue potential change in control transactions that may be in the best interests of our stockholders. The employment security plan and Mr. DeBlasio’s employment agreement are designed to promote stability and continuity of our officers.
 
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Mr. DeBlasio’s employment agreement provides that if the Company terminates his employment without cause, as defined in the agreement, or if Mr. DeBlasio terminates his employment for good reason, also as defined in the agreement, Mr. DeBlasio shall receive a cash severance payment equal to one and one-half (1-1/2) times his then-current base salary. If the Company terminates Mr. DeBlasio’s employment without cause or if Mr. DeBlasio terminates his employment for good reason within 24 months of a change in control, as such term is defined in the agreement, instead of the severance benefits previously described, Mr. DeBlasio shall receive a severance payment equal to two (2) times the sum of his then-current base salary plus the greater of (A) his maximum bonus for the year in which the termination occurs and (B) his average bonus during the prior two completed years (as a percentage of his base salary upon which his bonus awards were calculated) multiplied by his then-current base salary, and all of his then-unvested stock options and additional equity compensation shall vest and become exercisable. In addition, he will continue to receive health care and life insurance coverage for 18 months as if he were an active employee, subject to the employee portion of premiums for such coverage.  If Mr. DeBlasio dies while employed pursuant to this agreement, all of his unvested equity compensation that would, had he not have died, have become vested within twelve months after the date of his death (assuming fulfillment of any performance criteria and his continued employment by the Company) shall become vested, free of restrictions, other than those imposed by law, and  immediately exercisable for  a period ending on the earlier of twelve months after the date of death and the original expiration date thereof.

    On November 14, 2007, the Company entered into an Employment Security Plan for certain executive officers of the Company (the “Plan”).  The Plan supersedes the employment agreements that were in place for the executives who executed Joinder Agreements to the Plan, including Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Dobb and Mr. Kaplan.  The Board adopted the Plan in order to bring consistency to its executives’ agreements and to minimize the negotiation of individual contracts. The Board and Mr. DeBlasio decided to keep Mr. DeBlasio’s employment agreement in place rather than have him enter into the Plan in order to preserve maximum flexibility and to acknowledge the unique relationship of a chief executive officer with a company.

    The purpose of the Plan is to provide certain benefits in the event an executive’s employment is terminated, either in connection with or unrelated to a change of control of the Company.

    Upon a qualifying termination, as defined in the Plan, other than during a protection period, also as defined in the Plan, a participant will receive severance equal to his or her then-current base salary.  Upon a qualifying termination during a protection period, a participant will receive severance equal to the sum of his or her then-current base salary plus maximum bonus for the participant under the applicable bonus plan as established by Company’s Board of Directors for the year in which the termination occurs, and all of his or her unvested equity-based compensation will vest.

    A participant is entitled to severance benefits under the Plan in consideration for his or her execution of an agreement with terms substantially similar to the terms of the General Release and Separation Agreement set forth as Exhibit B to the Plan.  The Company’s obligation to provide such severance benefits is also conditioned upon the participant’s continued compliance with confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disparagement covenants.

    The Joinder Agreement for each of Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Dobb and Mr. Kaplan preserves certain benefits of each executive’s superseded employment agreement that were greater than those provided by the Plan.

    Upon a qualifying termination, as defined in the Plan, other than during a protection period, also as defined in the Plan, Mr. Molinaro receives severance equal to one and one-half times his then-current base salary.  Upon a qualifying termination during a protection period, he receives severance equal to the sum of two times his then-current base salary plus maximum bonus for him under the applicable bonus plan.

    Upon a qualifying termination during a protection period, Mr. Dobb receives severance equal to the sum of two times his then-current base salary plus maximum bonus for him under the applicable bonus plan.

    Upon a qualifying termination during a protection period, Mr. Kaplan receives severance equal to the sum of two times his then-current base salary plus maximum bonus for him under the applicable bonus plan and the options holds that were originally granted on December 2, 2004 and December 16, 2005, shall become vested in their entirety.
 
    The table below details the calculation of the payments based upon an assumed January 1, 2008 termination date and assuming the termination was without cause:
 
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Potential Termination and Change in Control Payments
 

  
Termination Benefit
 
 
Change in Control Benefit
 
Name and Principal
Position
 
Estimate
of
Total
Severance
Value
$
 
Termination
Reason
 
Cash
Severance
Multiple
 
Equity
Treatment (3)
 
Benefit
Continu-
ation
 
Retirement
Continu-
ation
 Other 
Estimate
of Total
Change in
Control
Value
$
 
Protection
Period
 
Cash
Severance
Multiple
 
Equity
Award
Treatment
 
Benefit
Continu-
ation
 
Retirement
Continu-
ation
James DeBlasio
Chief Executive Officer
  637,500 Involuntary Termination Without cause 1.5x Base Salary No accelerated vesting - Executive has 90 days to exercise vested options 18 months    2,332,400 24 months 2x(Base Salary + Maximum Target Bonus) 100% vesting of restricted stock and options 
18 months
 
David Buckel (1)
Chief Financial Officer
               
Vincent Molinaro
Chief Operating Officer
  525,000 
Involuntary Termination Without cause
 
1.5x Base Salary
 
No accelerated vesting - Executive has 90 days to exercise vested options
 18 months    2,091,250 24 months 
2x(Base Salary + Maximum Target Bonus)
 
100% vesting of restricted stock and options
 
18 months
 
Richard Dobb
Vice President and General Counsel
  240,000 
Involuntary Termination Without cause
 
1x Base Salary
 
No accelerated vesting - Executive has 90 days to exercise vested options
 18 months    924,900 24 months 
2x(Base Salary + Maximum Target Bonus)
 
100% vesting of restricted stock and options
 
18 months
 
Philip Kaplan
Chief Strategy Officer
  235,000 
Involuntary Termination Without cause
 
1x Base Salary
 
No accelerated vesting - Executive has 90 days to exercise vested options
 
18 months
    643,900 24 months 
2x(Base Salary + Maximum Target Bonus)
 
100% vesting of restricted stock and options
 
18 months
 
Tamara Augustyn
Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer
               
 
(1)Mr. Buckel resigned in November of 2007.
 
Compensation of Directors
 
Effective as of January 1, 2007, compensation for non-employee Directors is as follows:
 
 The cash fee for Directors for attendance at a Board meeting in person is $1,500 and by telephone is  $750 per meeting;
   
 The cash fee for Directors for attendance at a Committee meeting in person is $1,000 and by telephone is  $750 per meeting;
   
 The annual retainer paid to each Director is $20,000.
   
   An annual stock option grant to each Director of 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options have an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and are fully vested and exercisable as of the date of grant;
   
 An annual grant of 2,500 restricted stock units, which vests ratably over a three-year period, subject to the terms in the stock grant agreement and Stock Plan under which the restricted stock units are granted;
   
 The Chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors receives an annual retainer of $7,500;
   
 Other members of the Compensation Committee receive an annual retainer of $2,500;
   
 Members of the Audit Committee, other than the Chair, receive an annual retainer of $5,000. The Audit Committee Chair’s retainer is $10,000.
   
 The Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors receives an annual retainer of $5,000.
   
 The Chairman of the Board of Directors receives an annual retainer of $40,000.
   
 New non-employee Directors receive a grant of 12,500 restricted stock units, which vests ratably over a three-year period, subject to the terms of the stock grant agreement and Stock Plan under which the restricted stock units are  granted.
 
We also reimburse Directors for certain expenses in connection with attendance at Board of Director and committee meetings. Directors who are also employees do not receive any additional compensation for serving on the Board of Directors or any committees of the Board of Directors.
 
In addition, the Board adopted a stock retention policy starting in 2007 that requires each Director to retain a fixed percentage of the “net shares” he or she acquires through stock option exercise and vesting of restricted stock units. Net shares are shares obtained after costs of exercise and taxes to the Director. For 2007, the stock retention requirement is fifty percent (50%) of these net shares. A Director must retain the stock so acquired until six months following the completion of his or her service as a Director. The Board concluded that the best practices emerging in corporate governance include such retention policies and adopted this stock retention policy to further align the interests of the Directors with our stockholders’ interests.
 
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The following table provides information concerning the compensation of our non-employee Directors for our most recently completed fiscal year.
 
Name
  
Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash $
  
Stock
Awards
$(1)
 
Option
Awards
 $(1)
  
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation $
  
Change in
Pension Value and
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings $
  
All
Other
Compensation (2)
$
  Total $
Eidenberg, Eugene   42,000  4,779  57,631       9,879   114,289
Higgins, Patricia   45,250  4,779  57,631          107,659
Coe, Charles   35,875  4,779  57,631       2,113   100,397
Harding, William   10,250  4,779  57,631       1,497   74,157
Harman, Frederick (3)  9,000       2,399  11,399
Ober, Kevin   33,000  4,779  57,631       8,347   103,757
Pfeiffer, Gary   10,250  17,813         3,069   31,132
Stanzione, Daniel   36,000  4,779  57,631       124   98,533
 

 
(1)Based on the grant date fair value of outstanding awards that vested in 2007 computed in accordance with FAS 123R.
  
(2)Includes consulting fees and reimbursement for expenses.
  
(3)Mr. Harman resigned on March 15, 2007.
 
            The Board also targets its compensation to the median based on a survey provided by Aon for software and Internet technology companies with $200 to $499.9 million in revenues.
 
The following table lists the number of outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards held by our non-employee Directors as of December 31, 2007.  All outstanding options are fully vested.

Name
  Options  
Shares of
Restricted
Stock
 
Eidenberg, Eugene   142,999 2,500 
       
Higgins, Patricia   34,000  2,500 
       
Coe, Charles   36,000  2,500 
       
Harding, William (1)      
       
Harman, Frederick (2)    
       
Ober, Kevin   21,000  2,500 
       
Pfeiffer, Gary     12,500 
       
Stanzione, Daniel   34,000  2,500 
       

(1) Dr. Harding retired from Morgan Stanley Venture Partners III, LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. in October of 2007.  He assigned all of his equity compensation received while serving on our Board of Directors to Morgan Stanley, which consists of 2,500 shares of restricted common stock and options to purchase 27,000 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable.  Dr. Harding disclaims beneficial ownership in all such shares. Because Dr. Harding has retired from Morgan Stanley, such shares are excluded from the table above.
(2) Mr. Harman resigned on March 15, 2007.
 
Compensation Committee Report
 
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and, based on this review and discussion, recommends that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the proxy statement and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 The Compensation Committee
  
 Charles B. Coe
 Patricia L. Higgins
 Gary Pfeiffer
 Daniel Stanzione
 
    Note that Mr. Harman served as a member of the Compensation Committee and resigned from the Board of Directors on March 15, 2007. Accordingly, he did not review the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and did not sign the Compensation Committee Report.
 
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS
 
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our Directors and executive officers for the indemnification of and advancement of expenses to such persons to the fullest extent permitted by law. We also intend to enter into these agreements with our future Directors and executive officers.
 
There are no transactions, since the beginning of our last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
 
We do not have policies and procedures for the review, approval, or ratification of any transactions with related persons because we have never had occasion to consider a related party transaction.
 
 
The primary function of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight and monitoring of our financial reporting and auditing process. In January 2007, our Board of Directors adopted an amended and restated Audit Committee Charter that sets forth the responsibilities of the Audit Committee.
 
Management has primary responsibility for our financial statements and the overall reporting process, including our system of internal controls. The independent registered public accountants audit the annual financial statements prepared by management and express an opinion as to whether those financial statements fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The independent registered public accountants also audit Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and discuss with the Audit Committee any issues that come about in conjunction with the audits that they believe should be raised with the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee monitors these processes, relying, without independent verification, on the information provided to it and on the representations made by management and the independent registered public accountants.
 
Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, attended 10 regular meetings of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and our unaudited quarterly financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2007. The Audit Committee also discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (Communication With Audit Committees).
 
The Audit Committee also received the written disclosures and the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that are required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees) and has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP its independence. The Audit Committee considered whether the services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the year ended December 31, 2007 are compatible with maintaining their independence. The Audit Committee has determined to engage PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008.
 
Based upon its review of the audited financial statements, including Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, and the discussions noted above, the Audit Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include the audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007 for filing with the SEC.
 
 Audit Committee
  
 Patricia L. Higgins
 William J. Harding
 Kevin L. Ober
 Gary Pfeiffer
 
The foregoing report of the Audit Committee shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such acts.
 
 
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PROPOSAL 2 - APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

Overview

    On June 21, 2006, our stockholders approved an amendment of our certificate of incorporation to affect a one-for-ten reverse stock split of our common stock. On July 11, 2006, we filed a certificate of amendment to effectuate this split, or the Previously Filed Certificate of Amendment.

    Prior to the one-for-ten reverse stock split, the total number of shares that the Company was authorized to issue was 800,000,000, consisting of 600,000,000 shares of common stock and 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock.  The authorized number of shares of common stock was reduced to 60,000,000 in the Previously Filed Certificate of Amendment by the one-for-ten reverse stock split.  The authorized number of shares of preferred stock, however, was not accordingly reduced and remains at 200,000,000 shares.  As a result, the Company’s authorized capital stock is now 260,000,000, consisting of 60,000,000 shares of common stock and 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock.  The Company intended for the one-for-ten reverse stock split to reduce the authorized number of shares of preferred stock.  In addition, the Company pays a franchise tax to the state of Delaware based on the total number of shares of stock authorized by its certificate of incorporation.  The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders approve a reduction in the authorized number of shares of stock to 80,000,000, consisting of 60,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock as originally intended.

    The Previously Filed Certificate of Amendment also amends and restates Article IV.A of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, but does not purport to replace Sections BC or CD of such Article IV.  These Sections BC and CD of Article IV establish series A convertible preferred stock and delineate the rights and preferences of that series.  Effective September 14, 2004, all shares of our outstanding shares of series A convertible preferred stock were mandatorily converted into common stock. Accordingly, theThe Company intended for the Certificate of Amendmentwants to restate all ofremove Article IVIV.C and not just Article IV.A.IV.D in order to clarify that no Series A convertible preferred stock is outstanding or authorized.

    Therefore, our Board of Directors has deemed it advisable and in our stockholders’ best interests to seek the approval of our stockholders of this Proposal 2, authorizing the Board of Directors to amend our certificate of incorporation to effect the afore-mentioned changes.  Our Board of Directors’ intent is to affect these changes after our annual meeting, and your approval of this proposal would give our Board of Directors the authority to file a certificate of amendment  to our certificate of incorporation as soon as reasonably practicable.

    The form of the certificate of amendment to affect these corrections, or the Proposed Certificate of Amendment, is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A. The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the certificateProposed Certificate of amendment,Amendment, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
 
Purpose of the Proposed Certificate of Amendment

    The Board of Directors believes that the proposed certificateProposed Certificate of amendmentAmendment is advisable to clarify that no series A convertible preferred stock is outstanding and to reduce the number of shares of authorized shares, which should decrease the Company’s franchise tax obligations. The Board of Director’s reasons for approving this amendment,Proposed Certificate of Amendment, as well as the possible disadvantages to the amendmentProposed Certificate of Amendment that the Board of Directors took into account, are summarized below.

Effects of Proposed Certificate of Amendment
 
    The proposed amendmentProposed Certificate of Amendment should reduce the amount of franchise tax the state of Delaware assesses the Company each year.
  













          SARs may be granted by the Committee to eligible employees and outside directors under the Stock Plan, or in the case of certain grants to eligible employees who are not “insiders” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 or “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Code, by the Committee’s delegate, either as part of an Option or as stand alone SAR.  The terms and conditions for an SAR granted as part of an Option will be set forth in the Option certificate for the related Option while the terms and conditions for a stand alone SAR will be set forth in a SAR certificate.  SARs entitle the holder to receive the appreciation of the fair market value of one share of common stock as of the date such right is exercised over the baseline price specified in the Option or SAR certificate (the “SAR Value”), multiplied by the number of shares of common stock in respect of which the SAR is being exercised.  The SAR Value for an SAR must equal or exceed the fair market value of a share of common stock as determined on the grant date in accordance with the Stock Plan.  If an SAR is granted together with an Option, then the exercise of the SAR shall cancel the right to exercise the related Option, and the exercise of a related Option shall cancel the right to exercise the SAR.  An SAR granted as a part of an Option shall be exercisable only while the related Option is exercisable.  A stand alone SAR shall be exercisable as provided in the related SAR certificate.  The Committee (or, if applicable its delegate) in its discretion may require completion of a period of service as an eligible employee or outside director before an SAR may be exercised, but if the only condition to the exercise of an SAR is the completion of a period of service, such period of service shall not be less than one year, starting on the date the SAR is granted unless the Committee (or, if applicable, its delegate) determines that a shorter period of service (or no period of service) better serves Internap’s interest.  At the discretion of the Committee or its delegate, any payment due to the eligible employee or director upon the exercise of an SAR can be made in cash or in the form of common stock.
          Stock Grants are grants which are designed to result in the issuance of common stock to the eligible employee or outside director to whom the grants are made, and Stock Grants may be granted by the Committee, or in the case of certain grants to eligible employees who are not “insiders” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 or “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Code, by the Committee’s delegate, subject to such terms and conditions, if any, as the Committee (or, if applicable its delegate) acting in its absolute discretion deems appropriate.  The Committee or its delegate, in its discretion, may prescribe that an eligible employee’s or outside director’s rights in a Stock Grant will be nontransferable or forfeitable or both unless certain conditions are satisfied.  These conditions may include, for example, a requirement that the eligible employee continue employment or the outside director continue service with Internap for a specified period or that Internap or the eligible employee achieve stated performance or other objectives.  If the only condition to the forfeiture of a Stock Grant is the completion of a period of service, such period of service shall not be less than three years, starting on the date the Stock Grant is made unless the Committee (or, if applicable, its delegate) determines that a shorter period of service (or no period of service) better serves Internap’s interest.  Each Stock Grant shall be evidenced by a certificate which will specify what rights, if any, an eligible employee or outside director has with respect to such Stock Grant as well as any conditions applicable to the Stock Grant.
Mergers.  The Committee as part of any transaction described in Code Section 424(a) which is not a change in control shall have the right to adjust (in any manner which the Committee in its discretion deems consistent with Code Section 424(a)) the number, kind or class of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Plan, the number, kind or class of shares of common stock underlying any Stock Grants previously made under the Stock Plan and any related grant and forfeiture conditions, and the number, kind or class of shares of common stock subject to Option and SAR grants previously made under the Stock Plan and the related option price of the Options and SAR Value of the SARs and cash payment under Stock Unit grants previously made under the Stock Plan, and, further, shall have the right to make (in any manner which the Committee in its discretion deems consistent with Code Section 424(a)) Stock Grant, Stock Unit, Option and SAR grants to effect the assumption of, or the substitution for, stock grants, option and stock appreciation right grants previously made by any other corporation to the extent that such transaction calls for the substitution or assumption of such grants.  Further, if the Committee makes any such grants as a part of a transaction described in Section 424(a) of the Code, the Committee shall have the right to increase the number of shares of Internap’s common stock available for issuance under the Stock Plan by the number of shares subject to such grants without seeking shareholder approval unless approval of Internap’s shareholders required under applicable law or the rules of the stock exchange on which the common stock of Internap is traded.
           Non-ISOs.  An eligible employee or an outside director will not recognize any taxable income upon the grant of a Non-ISO, and Internap will not be entitled to take an income tax deduction at the time of such grant. Upon the exercise of a Non-ISO, the eligible employee or outside director generally will recognize ordinary income and Internap will be entitled to take an income tax deduction (provided Internap satisfies applicable federal income tax reporting requirements) in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price.  However, if an eligible employee or outside director is subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) and cannot sell the common stock purchased after the exercise of the Non-ISO without being subject to liability under such section, the stock will be treated as subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for six months or until the stock can be sold without any such liability, whichever comes first, and the eligible employee or outside director will be taxable on such spread at that time.  Upon a subsequent sale of the common stock by the eligible employee or outside director, such individual will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss (depending on the applicable holding period).  However, if the sale of the common stock at a profit within six months after the “purchase” of the common stock could subject the eligible employee or outside director to a suit under Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, then the eligible employee or outside director either will need to make an election to be taxed on the ordinary income determined at the time of such purchase pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the common stock less the exercise price for the common stock, determined as of the earlier of the end of such six month period or the first date within such six month period on which the eligible employee or outside director could sell the common stock at a profit without being subject to such a suit.  The U.S. Tax Court has held that the “purchase” of shares subject to a Non-ISO for this purpose occurs when the Non-ISO is granted.
           Stock Grants.  An eligible employee or outside director is not subject to any federal income tax upon the grant of a Stock Grant, nor does the grant of a Stock Grant result in an income tax deduction for Internap, unless the restrictions on the stock do not present a “substantial risk of forfeiture” or the stock is “transferable”, each within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code.  Stock which is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code is transferable within the meaning of Section 83 if the transferee would not be subject to such risk of forfeiture after such transfer.  In the year that the Stock Grant is either no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or is transferable, the eligible employee or outside director will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares of common stock transferred to the eligible employee or outside director, generally determined on the date the Stock Grant is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or is transferable, whichever comes first, over the amount, if any, paid for such shares.  If an eligible employee or outside director is subject to Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act and cannot sell the common stock without being subject to liability under such section after the common stock is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or is transferable, the common stock will be treated as subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and non-transferable for six months or until the stock can be sold without any such liability, whichever comes first.  If the Stock Grant is forfeited, the eligible employee or outside director will recognize no gain.

Name and Position Dollar Value ($)  Number of Units 
James DeBlasio
Chief Executive Officer
 $0   0 
David Buckel (1)
Chief Financial Officer
 $0   0 
Vincent Molinaro
Chief Operating Officer
 $0   0 
Richard Dobb
Vice President and General Counsel
 $0   0 
Philip Kaplan
Chief Strategy Officer
 $0   0 
Tamara Augustyn
Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer
 $0   0 
Executive Group $0   0 
Non-Executive Director Group $0   0 
Non-Executive Officer Employee Group $0   0 
 
Our Audit Committee has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has audited our financial statements since our inception in 1996. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to be present at the annual meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
 
Stockholder ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm is not required by our bylaws or otherwise. The Board of Directors, however, is submitting the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate governance. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether to retain this firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in their discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if they determine that such a change would be in the best interests of us and our stockholders.
   2007  2006
Audit Fees (1)  $1,988,994  $1,298,297
Audit-Related Fees (2)   325,694   399,966
Tax Fees (3)   78,530   52,768
All Other Fees (4)   1,500   142,804
Total  $2,394,718  $1,893,835
       

(1)Fees related to the audit of Internap’s annual financial statements, including the audit of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the reviews of the quarterly financial statements filed on Forms 10-Q, and, for 2006, included the audit of management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting.
(2)Fees primarily related to international statutory filings and, in 2006, also included registration statements.
(3)Fees primarily related to tax compliance, advice and planning.
(4)Fees related to services performed in conjunction with other professional services.
 
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and regulations of the SEC thereunder require our Directors, officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, as well as certain affiliates of such persons, to file initial reports of their ownership of our common stock and subsequent reports of changes in such ownership with the SEC. Directors, officers and persons owning more than 10% of our common stock are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.
 
Based solely on our review of these reports or of certifications to us that no report was required to be filed, we believe that all of our Directors and executive officers complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them during the 2007 fiscal year, except: Mr. Buckel, who filed two late Form 4s in connection with the sale of shares of his common stock; Mr. Abrahamson, who resigned in August of 2007, who filed one late Form 4 in connection with his exercise of stock options prior to the Board’s determination that he no longer have filing obligations pursuant to Section 16(a); Mr. Kaplan, who filed one late Form 4 in connection with his grant of stock options; and Ms. Augustyn, who filed one late Form 4 in connection with her grant of stock options.  
 Internap Network Services Corporation
 250 Williams Street, Suite E-100
 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
 Attention: Corporate Secretary











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§ 1. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE1
§ 2. DEFINITIONS1
2.1Affiliate1
2.2Board1
2.3Change Effective Date1
2.4Change in Control2
2.5Code5
2.6Committee5
2.7Company6
2.8Director6
2.9Eligible Employee6
2.10Fair Market Value6
2.11ISO7
2.121933 Act7
2.131934 Act7
2.14Non-ISO7
2.15Option7
2.16Option Certificate7
2.17Option Price7
2.18Parent7
2.19Plan7
2.20Preexisting Plan7
2.21Rule 16b-38
2.22SAR Value8
2.23Stock8
2.24Stock Appreciation Right8
2.25Stock Appreciation Right Certificate8
2.26Stock Grant8
2.27Stock Grant Certificate8
2.28Stock Unit Grant8
2.29Subsidiary9
2.30Ten Percent Shareholder9
§ 3. SHARES AND GRANT LIMITS9
3.1Shares Reserved9
3.2Source of Shares9
3.3Use of Proceeds10
3.4Grant Limits10
3.5Preexisting Plan10
 
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§ 5. COMMITTEE11
§ 6. ELIGIBILITY12
§ 7. OPTIONS12
7.1Committee Action12
7.2$100,000 Limit13
7.3Option Price13
7.4Payment13
7.5Exercise14
§ 8. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS15
8.1Committee Action15
8.2Terms and Conditions15
8.3Exercise17
§ 9. STOCK GRANTS18
9.1Committee Action18
9.2Conditions18
9.3Dividends, Voting Rights and Creditor Status21
9.4Satisfaction of Forfeiture Conditions.22
9.5Income Tax Deduction22
§ 10. NON-TRANSFERABILITY25
§ 11. SECURITIES REGISTRATION26
§ 12. LIFE OF PLAN27
§ 13. ADJUSTMENT27
13.1Capital Structure27
13.2Available Shares28
13.3Transactions Described in § 424 of the Code29
13.4Fractional Shares30
§ 14. CHANGE IN CONTROL30
§ 15. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION32
§ 16. MISCELLANEOUS32
16.1Shareholder Rights32
16.2No Contract of Employment33
16.3Withholding33
16.4Construction33
 
 
Other Conditions34
16.6Rule 16b-334
16.7Coordination with Employment Agreements and Other Agreements34
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interest of the Company by authorizing the Committee to grant Options and Stock Appreciation Rights and to make Stock Grants and Stock Unit Grants to Eligible Employees and Directors in order (1) to attract and retain Eligible Employees and Directors, (2) to provide an additional incentive to each Eligible Employee or Director to work to increase the value of Stock and (3) to provide each Eligible Employee or Director with a stake in the future of the Company which corresponds to the stake of each of the Company’s shareholders.
§ 2.
DEFINITIONS
  2.1     Affiliate -- means any organization (other than a Subsidiary) that would be treated as under common control with the Company under § 414(c) of the Code if “50 percent” were substituted for “80 percent” in the income tax regulations under § 414(c) of the Code.
  2.2      Board -- means the Board of Directors of the Company.
  2.3     Change Effective Date - -- means either the date which includes the “closing” of the transaction which makes a Change in Control effective if the Change in Control is made effective through a transaction which has a “closing” or the date a Change in Control is reported in accordance with applicable law as effective to the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Change in Control is made effective other than through a transaction which has a “closing”.
 
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2.4     Change in Control -- means the happening of any of the following events:
 (a)An acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) (an “Entity”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 30% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of Stock (the “Outstanding Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); excluding, however, the following: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section;

 (b)A change in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of the Change Effective Date, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent Board”),

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  cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the Change Effective Date, whose election, or nomination for election, by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso), shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided, further however, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or in connection with either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the 1934 Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an Entity other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board;  
 
 (c)The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a merger, reorganization or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (each, a “Corporate Transaction”) or, if consummation of such Corporate Transaction is subject, at the time of such approval by stockholders, to the consent of any government or governmental agency, the obtaining

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of such consent either explicitly or implicitly by consummation); excluding however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a Parent) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Entity (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company, such corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent for purposes of determining whether clause (i) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Corporate Transaction, such Parent) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting
 
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from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors unless such ownership resulted solely from ownership of securities of the Company prior to the Corporate Transaction, and (iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will immediately after the consummation of the Corporate Transaction constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent for purposes of determining whether clause (i) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Corporate Transaction, of the Parent); or  
 
 (d)The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

2.5    Code -- means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.6    Committee -- means the Compensation Committee of the Board which shall have at least 2 members, each of whom shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall come within the definition of a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3 and an “outside director” under § 162(m) of the Code.
 
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  2.7      Company -- means Internap Network Services Corporation and any successor to Internap Network Services Corporation.
  2.8      Director -- means any member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary or affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act) of the Company.
  2.9      Eligible Employee -- means an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or Parent or Affiliate to whom the Committee decides for reasons sufficient to the Committee to make a grant under this Plan.
  2.10    Fair Market Value -- means either (a) the closing price on any date for a share of Stock as reported by The Wall Street Journal or, if The Wall Street Journal no longer reports such closing price, such closing price as reported by a newspaper or trade journal selected by the Committee or, if no such closing price is available on such date, (b) such closing price as so reported in accordance with § 2.10(a) for the immediately preceding business day, or, if no newspaper or trade journal reports such closing price or if no such price quotation is available, (c) the price which the Committee acting in good faith determines through any reasonable valuation method that a share of Stock might change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or to sell and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts or, (d) in the discretion of the Committee, any stock valuation method which complies with the requirements of Section 409A or Section 422 of the Code, as applicable, based on the provisions of such statutory provision and any formal guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service.


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  2.11    ISO -- means an option granted under this Plan to purchase Stock which is intended to satisfy the requirements of § 422 of the Code.
  2.12    1933 Act -- means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
  2.13    1934 Act -- means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  2.14    Non-ISO -- means an option granted under this Plan to purchase Stock which is intended to fail to satisfy the requirements of § 422 of the Code.
  2.15    Option -- means an ISO or a Non-ISO which is granted under § 7.
  2.16    Option Certificate -- means the certificate (whether in electronic or written form) which sets forth the terms and conditions of an Option granted under this Plan.
  2.17    Option Price -- means the price which shall be paid to purchase one share of Stock upon the exercise of an Option granted under this Plan.
  2.18    Parent -- means any corporation which is a parent corporation (within the meaning of § 424(e) of the Code) of the Company.
  2.19    Plan -- means this Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan as effective as of the date approved by the shareholders of the Company and as amended from time to time thereafter.
  2.20    Preexisting Plan -- means each of the following plans, as each such plan has been amended from time to time up to the date this Plan is effective (a) Switchsoft Systems, Inc. Founders 1996 Stock Option Plan, (b) Internap Network Services Corporation 2002 Stock Compensation Plan, (c) Amended 1999 Equity


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Incentive Plan, (d) 1999 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Officers, (e) Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, and (f) the Switchsoft Systems, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan.
  2.21    Rule 16b-3 -- means the exemption under Rule 16b-3 to Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act or any successor to such rule.
  2.22    SAR Value -- means the value assigned by the Committee to a share of Stock in connection with the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right under § 8.
  2.23    Stock -- means the common stock of the Company.
  2.24    Stock Appreciation Right -- means a right which is granted under § 8 to receive the appreciation in a share of Stock.
  2.25    Stock Appreciation Right Certificate -- means the certificate (whether in electronic or written form) which sets forth the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right which is not granted as part of an Option.
  2.26    Stock Grant -- means a grant under § 9 which is designed to result in the issuance of the number of shares of Stock described in such grant rather than a payment in cash based on the Fair Market Value of such shares of Stock.
  2.27    Stock Grant Certificate -- means the certificate (whether in electronic or written form) which sets forth the terms and conditions of a Stock Grant or a Stock Unit Grant.
  2.28    Stock Unit Grant -- means a grant under § 9 which is designed to result in the payment of cash based on the Fair Market Value of the number of shares of


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Stock described in such grant rather than the issuance of the number of shares of Stock described in such grant.
  2.29    Subsidiary -- means a corporation which is a subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of § 424(f) of the Code) of the Company.
  2.30    Ten Percent Shareholder -- means a person who owns (after taking into account the attribution rules of § 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of either the Company, a Subsidiary or Parent.
§ 3.
SHARES AND GRANT LIMITS
  3.1      Shares Reserved .. There shall (subject to § 13) be reserved for issuance under this Plan (a) 20,000,000 shares of Stock plus (b) the number of shares of Stock which remained available for issuance under each Preexisting Plan (including any shares with respect to which options or other awards have been granted if the shares underlying such options or other awards have not been issued as of the effective date of this Plan); provided, however, (c) no more than the number of shares of Stock described in § 3.1(a) shall be issued in connection with the exercise of ISOs.
  3.2      Source of Shares . The shares of Stock described in § 3.1 shall be reserved to the extent that the Company deems appropriate from authorized but unissued shares of Stock and from shares of Stock which have been reacquired by the Company. All shares of Stock described in § 3.1 shall remain available for issuance under this Plan until issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or a Stock


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Appreciation Right or issued pursuant to a Stock Grant, and any such shares of stock which are issued pursuant to an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right or a Stock Grant which are forfeited thereafter shall again become available for issuance under this Plan. Finally, if the Option Price under an Option is paid in whole or in part in shares of Stock or if shares of Stock are tendered to the Company in satisfaction of any condition to a Stock Grant, such shares thereafter shall become available for issuance under this Plan and shall be treated the same as any other shares available for issuance under this Plan.
  3.3      Use of Proceeds . The proceeds which the Company receives from the sale of any shares of Stock under this Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes and shall be added to the general funds of the Company.
  3.4      Grant Limits . No Eligible Employee or Director in any calendar year shall be granted an Option to purchase (subject to § 13) more than 1,400,000 shares of Stock or a Stock Appreciation Right based on the appreciation with respect to (subject to § 13) more than 1,400,000 shares of Stock, and no Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant shall be made to any Eligible Employee or Director in any calendar year where the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to such grant on the date of the grant exceeds $3,000,000. No more than 700,000 non-forfeitable shares of Stock shall (subject to § 13) be issued pursuant to Stock Grants under § 9.
  3.5      Preexisting Plan . No grants shall be made under any Preexisting Plan on or after the date this Plan becomes effective, but the terms of any grant made under a Preexisting Plan prior to the date this Plan becomes effective shall be


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interpreted under the terms of the Preexisting Plan under which such grant was made and not under this Plan. Each Preexisting Plan is hereby made a part of this Plan so that the shares available for issuance under this Plan may be issued in connection with grants made under any Preexisting Plan.
§ 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE
  The effective date of this Plan shall be the date the shareholders of the Company (acting at a duly called meeting of such shareholders) approve the adoption of this Plan.
§ 5.
COMMITTEE
  This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall exercise such powers and take such action as expressly called for under this Plan and, further, the Committee shall have the power to interpret this Plan and (subject to § 14 and § 15 and Rule 16b-3) to take such other action in the administration and operation of this Plan as the Committee deems equitable under the circumstances, which action shall be binding on the Company, on each affected Eligible Employee or Director and on each other person directly or indirectly affected by such action. Furthermore, the Committee as a condition to making any grant under this Plan to any Eligible Employee or Director shall have the right to require him or her to execute an agreement which makes the Eligible Employee or Director subject to non-


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competition provisions and other restrictive covenants which run in favor of the Company.
§ 6.
ELIGIBILITY
  Only Eligible Employees who are employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or Parent shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs under this Plan. All Eligible Employees and all Directors shall be eligible for the grant of Non-ISOs and Stock Appreciation Rights and for Stock Grants and Stock Unit Grants under this Plan.
§ 7.
OPTIONS
  7.1      Committee Action . The Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall have the right to grant Options to Eligible Employees and to Directors under this Plan from time to time to purchase shares of Stock, but the Committee shall not (subject to § 13) take any action, whether through amendment, cancellation, replacement grants, or any other means, to reduce the Option Price of any outstanding Options absent the approval of the Company’s shareholders. The Committee may appoint a delegate and authorize such delegate to make grants of Options to Eligible Employees who are not “insiders” within the meaning of rule 16b-3 or “covered employees” under § 162(m) of the Code. Each grant of an Option to an Eligible Employee or Director shall be evidenced by an Option Certificate, and each Option Certificate shall set forth whether the Option is an ISO or a Non-ISO and shall set forth such other terms and conditions of such grant as the Committee acting in its absolute discretion deems consistent with the


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terms of this Plan; however, (a) if the Committee grants an ISO and a Non-ISO to an Eligible Employee on the same date, the right of the Eligible Employee to exercise the ISO shall not be conditioned on his or her failure to exercise the Non-ISO and (b) if the only condition to exercise of the Option is the completion of a period of service, such period of service shall be no less than the one (1) year period  which starts on the date as of which the Option is granted unless the Committee determines that a shorter period of service (or no period of service) better serves the Company’s interest.
  7.2      $100,000 Limit .. No Option shall be treated as an ISO to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to the Option which would first become exercisable in any calendar year exceeds $100,000. Any such excess shall instead automatically be treated as a Non-ISO. The Committee shall interpret and administer the ISO limitation set forth in this § 7.2 in accordance with § 422(d) of the Code, and the Committee shall treat this § 7.2 as in effect only for those periods for which § 422(d) of the Code is in effect.
  7.3      Option Price . The Option Price for each share of Stock subject to an Option shall be no less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, if the Option is an ISO granted to an Eligible Employee who is a Ten Percent Shareholder, the Option Price for each share of Stock subject to such ISO shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date such ISO is granted.
  7.4      Payment . The Option Price shall be payable in full upon the exercise of any Option and, at the discretion of the Committee, an Option Certificate can


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provide for the payment of the Option Price either in cash, by check or in Stock which has been held for at least 6 months and which is acceptable to the Committee, or through any cashless exercise procedure which is effected by an unrelated broker through a sale of Stock in the open market and which is acceptable to the Committee, or in any combination of such forms of payment. Any payment made in Stock shall be treated as equal to the Fair Market Value of such Stock on the date the certificate for such Stock (or proper evidence of such certificate) is presented to the Committee or its delegate in such form as acceptable to the Committee.
  7.5      Exercise ..
 (a)
Exercise Period. Each Option granted under this Plan shall be exercisable in whole or in part at such time or times as set forth in the related Option Certificate, but no Option Certificate shall make an Option exercisable on or after the earlier of  
 (1)the date which is the fifth anniversary of the date the Option is granted, if the Option is an ISO and the Eligible Employee is a Ten Percent Shareholder on the date the Option is granted, or
 (2)the date which is the tenth anniversary of the date the Option is granted, if the Option is (a) a Non-ISO or (b) an ISO which is granted to an


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Eligible Employee who is not a Ten Percent Shareholder on the date the Option is granted.
 (b)
Termination of Status as Eligible Employee or Director. Subject to § 7.5(a), an Option Certificate may provide for the exercise of an Option after an Eligible Employee’s or a Director’s status as such has terminated for any reason whatsoever, including death or disability.
§ 8.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
  8.1      Committee Action . The Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall have the right to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Employees and to Directors under this Plan from time to time. The Committee may appoint a delegate and authorize such delegate to make grants of Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Employees who are not “insiders” within the meaning of rule 16b-3 or “covered employees” under § 162(m) of the Code. Each Stock Appreciation Right grant shall be evidenced by a Stock Appreciation Right Certificate or, if such Stock Appreciation Right is granted as part of an Option, shall be evidenced by the Option Certificate for the related Option.
  8.2      Terms and Conditions ..  
 (a)
Stock Appreciation Right Certificate. If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted independent of an Option, such Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by a Stock Appreciation Right Certificate, and


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such certificate shall set forth the number of shares of Stock on which the Eligible Employee’s or Director’s right to appreciation shall be based and the SAR Value of each share of Stock. Such SAR Value shall be no less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date that the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. The Stock Appreciation Right Certificate shall set forth such other terms and conditions for the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right as the Committee deems appropriate under the circumstances, but no Stock Appreciation Right Certificate shall make a Stock Appreciation Right exercisable on or after the date which is the tenth anniversary of the date such Stock Appreciation Right is granted.
 (b)
Option Certificate. If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted together with an Option, such Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by an Option Certificate, the number of shares of Stock on which the Eligible Employee’s or Director’s right to appreciation shall be based shall be the same as the number of shares of Stock subject to the related Option, and the SAR Value for each such share of Stock shall be no less than the Option Price under the related Option. Each such Option Certificate shall provide that the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right with respect to any share of Stock shall cancel the Eligible Employee’s or Director’s right to exercise


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his or her Option with respect to such share and, conversely, that the exercise of the Option with respect to any share of Stock shall cancel the Eligible Employee’s or Director’s right to exercise his or her Stock Appreciation Right with respect to such share. A Stock Appreciation Right which is granted as part of an Option shall be exercisable only while the related Option is exercisable. The Option Certificate shall set forth such other terms and conditions for the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right as the Committee deems appropriate under the circumstances.
 (c)
Minimum Period of Service. If the only condition to exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right is the completion of a period of service, such period of service shall be no less than the one (1) year period which starts on the date as of which the Stock Appreciation Right is granted unless the Committee determines that a shorter period of service (or no period of service) better serves the Company’s interest.
  8.3      Exercise . A Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on which the right to appreciation is based exceeds the SAR Value for such share, and the payment due on exercise shall be based on such excess with respect to the number of shares of Stock to which the exercise relates. An Eligible Employee or Director upon the exercise of his or her Stock Appreciation Right shall receive a payment from the Company in cash or in Stock


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issued under this Plan, or in a combination of cash and Stock, and the number of shares of Stock issued shall be based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. The Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall have the right to determine the form and time of any payment under this § 8.3.
§ 9.
STOCK GRANTS
  9.1      Committee Action . The Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall have the right to make Stock Grants and Stock Unit Grants to Eligible Employees and to Directors. The Committee may appoint a delegate and authorize such delegate to make Stock Grants and Stock Unit Grants to Eligible Employees who are not “insiders” within the meaning of rule 16b-3 or “covered employees” under § 162(m) of the Code. Each Stock Grant and each Stock Unit Grant shall be evidenced by a Stock Grant Certificate, and each Stock Grant Certificate shall set forth the conditions, if any, under which Stock will be issued under the Stock Grant or cash will be paid under the Stock Unit Grant and the conditions under which the Eligible Employee’s or Director’s interest in any Stock which has been issued will become non-forfeitable.
  9.2      Conditions ..
 
 
 (a)
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circumstances for Eligible Employees or Directors generally or for an Eligible Employee or a Director in particular, and the related Stock Grant Certificate shall set forth each such condition and the deadline for satisfying each such condition. Stock subject to a Stock Grant shall be issued in the name of an Eligible Employee or Director only after each such condition, if any, has been timely satisfied, and any Stock which is so issued shall be held by the Company pending the satisfaction of the forfeiture conditions, if any, under § 9.2(b) for the related Stock Grant.
 (b)
Conditions on Forfeiture of Stock or Cash Payment. The Committee acting in its absolute discretion may make any cash payment due under a Stock Unit Grant or Stock issued in the name of an Eligible Employee or Director under a Stock Grant non-forfeitable subject to the satisfaction of one, or more than one, objective employment, performance or other condition that the Committee acting in its absolute discretion deems appropriate under the circumstances for Eligible Employees or Directors generally or for an Eligible Employee or a Director in particular, and the related Stock Grant Certificate shall set forth each such condition, if any, and the deadline, if any, for satisfying each such condition. An Eligible Employee’s or a Director’s non-forfeitable interest in the shares of Stock underlying a Stock Grant or the


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cash payable under a Stock Unit Grant shall depend on the extent to which he or she timely satisfies each such condition. If a share of Stock is issued under this § 9.2(b) before an Eligible Employee’s or Director’s interest in such share of Stock is non-forfeitable, (1) such share of Stock shall not be available for re-issuance under § 3 until such time, if any, as such share of Stock thereafter is forfeited as a result of a failure to timely satisfy a forfeiture condition and (2) the Company shall have the right to condition any such issuance on the Eligible Employee or Director first signing an irrevocable stock power in favor of the Company with respect to the forfeitable shares of Stock issued to such Eligible Employee or Director in order for the Company to effect any forfeiture called for under the related Stock Grant Certificate.
 (c)
Minimum Period of Service. If the only condition to the forfeiture of a Stock Grant or a Stock Unit Grant is the completion of a period of service, such period of service shall be no less than the three (3) year period which starts on the date as of which the Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant is made unless the Committee determines that a shorter period of service (or no period of service) better serves the Company’s interest.


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  9.3      Dividends, Voting Rights and Creditor Status .
 (a)
Cash Dividends. Except as otherwise set forth in a Stock Grant Certificate, if a dividend is paid in cash on a share of Stock after such Stock has been issued under a Stock Grant but before the first date that an Eligible Employee’s or a Director’s interest in such Stock (1) is forfeited completely or (2) becomes completely non-forfeitable, the Company shall pay such cash dividend directly to such Eligible Employee or Director.
 (b)
Stock Dividends. If a dividend is paid on a share of Stock in Stock after such Stock has been issued under a Stock Grant but before the first date that an Eligible Employee’s or a Director’s interest in such Stock (1) is forfeited completely or (2) becomes completely non-forfeitable, the Company shall hold such dividend Stock subject to the same conditions under § 9.2(b) as the related Stock Grant.
 (c)
Other. If a dividend (other than a dividend described in § 9.3(a) or § 9.3(b)) is paid with respect to a share of Stock after such Stock has been issued under a Stock Grant but before the first date that an Eligible Employee’s or a Director’s interest in such Stock (1) is forfeited completely or (2) becomes completely non-forfeitable, the


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 Company shall distribute or hold such dividend in accordance with such rules as the Committee shall adopt with respect to each such dividend.
 (d)
Voting. Except as otherwise set forth in a Stock Grant Certificate, an Eligible Employee or a Director shall have the right to vote the Stock issued under his or her Stock Grant during the period which comes after such Stock has been issued under a Stock Grant but before the first date that an Eligible Employee’s or Director’s interest in such Stock (1) is forfeited completely or (2) becomes completely non-forfeitable.
 (e)
General Creditor Status. Each Eligible Employee and each Director to whom a Stock Unit grant is made shall be no more than a general and unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to any cash payable under such Stock Unit Grant.
  9.4      Satisfaction of Forfeiture Conditions. A share of Stock shall cease to be subject to a Stock Grant at such time as an Eligible Employee’s or a Director’s interest in such Stock becomes non-forfeitable under this Plan, and the certificate or other evidence of ownership representing such share shall be transferred to the Eligible Employee or Director as soon as practicable thereafter.
  9.5      Income Tax Deduction .
 (a)
General. The Committee shall (where the Committee under the circumstances deems in the Company’s best interest) either (1) make Stock Grants and Stock Unit Grants to Eligible Employees


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subject to at least one condition related to one, or more than one, performance goal based on the performance goals described in § 9.5(b) which seems likely to result in the Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant qualifying as “performance-based compensation” under § 162(m) of the Code or (2) make Stock Grants and Stock Unit Grants to Eligible Employees under such other circumstances as the Committee deems likely to result in an income tax deduction for the Company with respect such Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant. A performance goal may be set in any manner determined by the Committee, including looking to achievement on an absolute or relative basis in relation to peer groups or indexes, and no change may be made to a performance goal after the goal has been set.
 (b)
Performance Goals. A performance goal is described in this § 9.5(b) if such goal relates to (1) the Company’s return over capital costs or increases in return over capital costs, (2) the Company’s total earnings or the growth in such earnings, (3) the Company’s consolidated earnings or the growth in such earnings, (4) the Company’s earnings per share or the growth in such earnings, (5) the Company’s net earnings or the growth in such earnings, (6) the Company’s earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization and one-time charges or the growth in such earnings, (7) the Company’s earnings before interest and taxes or the growth


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in such earnings, (8) the Company’s consolidated net income or the growth in such income, (9) the value of the Company’s stock or the growth in such value, (10) the Company’s stock price or the growth in such price, (11) the Company’s return on assets or the growth on such return, (12) the Company’s cash flow or the growth in such cash flow, (13) the Company’s total shareholder return or the growth in such return, (14) the Company’s expenses or the reduction of such expenses, (15) the Company’s revenue growth, (16) the Company’s overhead ratios or changes in such ratios, (17) the Company’s expense-to-sales ratios or the changes in such ratios, or (18) the Company’s economic value added or changes in such value added.
 (c)
Adjustments. When the Committee determines whether a performance goal has been satisfied for any period, the Committee where the Committee deems appropriate may make such determination using calculations which alternatively include and exclude one, or more than one, “extraordinary items” as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and the Committee may determine whether a performance goal has been satisfied for any period taking into account the alternative which the Committee deems appropriate under the circumstances. The Committee also may take into account any other unusual or non-


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recurring items, including, without limitation, the charges or costs associated with restructurings of the Company, discontinued operations, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes and, further, may take into account any unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company, changes in applicable tax laws or accounting principles or such other factors as the Committee may determine reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances (including, without limitation, any factors that could result in the Company’s paying non-deductible compensation to an Eligible Employee).
§ 10.
NON-TRANSFERABILITY
  No Option, Stock Grant, Stock Unit Grant or Stock Appreciation Right shall (absent the Committee’s consent) be transferable by an Eligible Employee or a Director other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall (absent the Committee’s consent) be exercisable during an Eligible Employee’s or Director’s lifetime only by the Eligible Employee or Director. The person or persons to whom an Option or Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant or Stock Appreciation Right is transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (or with the Committee’s consent) thereafter shall be treated as the Eligible Employee or Director.


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§ 11.
SECURITIES REGISTRATION
  As a condition to the receipt of shares of Stock under this Plan, the Eligible Employee or Director shall, if so requested by the Company, agree to hold such shares of Stock for investment and not with a view of resale or distribution to the public and, if so requested by the Company, shall deliver to the Company a written statement satisfactory to the Company to that effect. Furthermore, if so requested by the Company, the Eligible Employee or Director shall make a written representation to the Company that he or she will not sell or offer for sale any of such Stock unless a registration statement shall be in effect with respect to such Stock under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities law or he or she shall have furnished to the Company an opinion in form and substance satisfactory to the Company of legal counsel satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required. Certificates or other evidence of ownership representing the Stock transferred upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the lapse of the forfeiture conditions, if any, on any Stock Grant may at the discretion of the Company bear a legend to the effect that such Stock has not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities law and that such Stock cannot be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to such Stock under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities law or an opinion in form and substance satisfactory to the Company of legal counsel satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required.


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§ 12.
LIFE OF PLAN
  No Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted or Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant made under this Plan on or after the earlier of:
 (1)the tenth anniversary of the effective date of this Plan (as determined under § 4), in which event this Plan otherwise thereafter shall continue in effect until all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised in full or no longer are exercisable and all Stock issued under any Stock Grants under this Plan have been forfeited or have become non-forfeitable, or
 (2)the date on which all of the Stock reserved under § 3 has (as a result of the exercise of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan or the satisfaction of the forfeiture conditions, if any, on Stock Grants) been issued or no longer is available for use under this Plan, in which event this Plan also shall terminate on such date.
§ 13.
ADJUSTMENT
  13.1   Capital Structure . The grant caps described in § 3.4, the number, kind or class (or any combination thereof) of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan and the Option Price of


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such Options and the SAR Value of such Stock Appreciation Rights as well as the number, kind or class (or any combination thereof) of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Stock Grants and Stock Unit Grants made under this Plan shall be adjusted by the Committee in a reasonable and equitable manner to preserve immediately after
 (a)any equity restructuring or change in the capitalization of the Company, including, but not limited to, spin offs, stock dividends, large non-reoccurring dividends, rights offerings or stock splits, or
 (b)any other transaction described in § 424(a) of the Code which does not constitute a Change in Control of the Company
the aggregate intrinsic value of each such outstanding Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant and Stock Unit Grant immediately before such restructuring or recapitalization or other transaction.
  13.2       Available Shares . If any adjustment is made with respect to any outstanding Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant under § 13.1, then the Committee shall adjust the number, kind or class (or any combination thereof) of shares of Stock reserved under § 3.1 so that there is a sufficient number, kind and class of shares of Stock available for issuance pursuant to each such Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant and Stock Unit Grant as adjusted under § 13.1 without seeking the approval of the Company’s shareholders for such adjustment unless such approval is required under applicable law or the rules of the stock exchange on which shares of Stock are traded. Furthermore, the Committee shall have the absolute discretion to further adjust such number, kind or class (or any combination thereof) of


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shares of Stock reserved under § 3.1 in light of any of the events described in § 13.1(a) and § 13.1(b) to the extent the Committee acting in good faith determinates that a further adjustment would be appropriate and proper under the circumstances and in keeping with the purposes of this Plan without seeking the approval of the Company’s shareholders for such adjustment unless such approval is required under applicable law or the rules of the stock exchange on which shares of Stock are traded.
  13.3       Transactions Described in § 424 of the Code . If there is a corporate transaction described in § 424(a) of the Code which does not constitute a Change in Control of the Company, the Committee as part of any such transaction shall have right to make Stock Grants, Stock Unit Grants and Option and Stock Appreciation Right grants (without regard to any limitations set forth under 3.4 of this Plan) to effect the assumption of, or the substitution for, outstanding stock grants, stock unit grants and option and stock appreciation right grants previously made by any other corporation to the extent that such corporate transaction calls for such substitution or assumption of such outstanding stock grants, stock unit grants and stock option and stock appreciation right grants. Furthermore, if the Committee makes any such grants as part of any such transaction, the Committee shall have the right to increase the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under § 3.1 by the number of shares of Stock subject to such grants without seeking the approval of the Company’s shareholders for such adjustment unless such approval is required under applicable law or the rules of the stock exchange on which shares of Stock are traded.


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  13.4       Fractional Shares . If any adjustment under this § 13 would create a fractional share of Stock or a right to acquire a fractional share of Stock under any Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Grant, such fractional share shall be disregarded and the number of shares of Stock reserved under this Plan and the number subject to any Options or Stock Appreciation Right grants and Stock Grants shall be the next lower number of shares of Stock, rounding all fractions downward. An adjustment made under this § 13 by the Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all affected persons.
§ 14.
CHANGE IN CONTROL
  In the event of (i) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) a consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the Stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, own less than 50% of the Company’s outstanding voting power of the surviving entity (or its parent) following the consolidation, merger or reorganization or (iii) any transaction (or series of related transactions involving a person or entity, or a group of affiliated persons or entities) in which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding voting power is transferred (“a Corporate Transaction”), then any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation shall assume any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant (collectively “Stock Awards”) outstanding under the Plan or shall substitute similar stock awards (including an award


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to be settled in cash or to acquire the same consideration paid to the Stockholders in the Corporate Transaction for those outstanding under the Plan). In the event any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation refuses to assume such Stock Awards or to substitute similar stock awards for those outstanding under the Plan, then with respect to Stock Awards held by Participants whose employment or service with the Company has not terminated, the vesting of such Stock Awards (and, if applicable, the time during which such Stock Awards may be exercised) shall be accelerated in full and, if applicable, be exercisable for a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, subject to the transaction occurring, and the Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to such event; provided, that (1) if any issuance or forfeiture condition described in a Stock Award relates to satisfying any performance goal and there is a target for such performance goal, such issuance or forfeiture condition shall be deemed satisfied under this § 14 only to the extent of such target unless such target has been exceeded before the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, in which event such issuance or forfeiture condition shall be deemed satisfied to the extent such target had been so exceeded, and (2) a Corporate Transaction shall affect a Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Unit Grant which is subject to § 409A of the Code only if the Corporate Transaction also constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning of § 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code. With respect to any other Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan, such Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised (if applicable) prior to such event.


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§ 15.
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
  This Plan may be amended by the Board from time to time to the extent that the Board deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, (a) no amendment shall be made absent the approval of the shareholders of the Company to the extent such approval is required under applicable law or the rules of the stock exchange on which shares of Stock are listed and (b) no amendment shall be made to § 14 on or after the date of any Corporate Transaction which might adversely affect any rights which otherwise would vest on the related Change Effective Date. The Board also may suspend granting Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or making Stock Grants or Stock Unit Grants under this Plan at any time and may terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, the Board shall not have the right unilaterally to modify, amend or cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted or Stock Grant made before such suspension or termination unless (1) the Eligible Employee or Director consents in writing to such modification, amendment or cancellation or (2) there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a transaction described in § 13.1 or § 14.
§ 16.
MISCELLANEOUS
  16.1       Shareholder Rights . No Eligible Employee or Director shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company as a result of the grant of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right pending the actual delivery of the Stock subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right to such Eligible Employee or Director. An Eligible


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Employee’s or a Director’s rights as a shareholder in the shares of Stock which remain subject to forfeiture under § 9.2(b) shall be set forth in the related Stock Grant Certificate.
  16.2       No Contract of Employment . The grant of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right or a Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant to an Eligible Employee or Director under this Plan shall not constitute a contract of employment or a right to continue to serve on the Board and shall not confer on an Eligible Employee or Director any rights upon his or her termination of employment or service in addition to those rights, if any, expressly set   forth in this Plan or the related Option Certificate, Stock Appreciation Right Certificate, or Stock Grant Certificate.
  16.3       Withholding . Each Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant and Stock Unit Grant shall be made subject to the condition that the Eligible Employee or Director consents to whatever action the Committee directs to satisfy the minimum statutory federal and state tax withholding requirements, if any, which the Company determines are applicable to the exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or to the satisfaction of any forfeiture conditions with respect to Stock subject to a Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant issued in the name of the Eligible Employee or Director. No withholding shall be effected under this Plan which exceeds the minimum statutory federal and state withholding requirements.
  16.4       Construction . All references to sections (§) are to sections (§) of this Plan unless otherwise indicated. This Plan shall be construed under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each term set forth in § 2 shall, unless otherwise stated, have the


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meaning set forth opposite such term for purposes of this Plan and, for purposes of such definitions, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Finally, if there is any conflict between the terms of this Plan and the terms of any Option Certificate, Stock Appreciation Right Certificate or Stock Grant Certificate, the terms of this Plan shall control.
  16.5       Other Conditions . Each Option Certificate, Stock Appreciation Right Certificate or Stock Grant Certificate may require that an Eligible Employee or a Director (as a condition to the exercise of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right or the issuance of Stock subject to a Stock Grant) enter into any agreement or make such representations prepared by the Company, including (without limitation) any agreement which restricts the transfer of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right or a Stock Grant or provides for the repurchase of such Stock by the Company.
  16.6       Rule 16b-3 . The Committee shall have the right to amend any Option, Stock Grant or Stock Appreciation Right to withhold or otherwise restrict the transfer of any Stock or cash under this Plan to an Eligible Employee or Director as the Committee deems appropriate in order to satisfy any condition or requirement under Rule 16b-3 to the extent Rule 16 of the 1934 Act might be applicable to such grant or transfer.


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an outstanding Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant or for the extension of the deadline to exercise any rights under an outstanding Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant, any such acceleration or extension shall be deemed effected pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of such outstanding Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant and this Plan even if such employment agreement or other agreement is first effective after the date the outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right was granted or the Stock Grant or Stock Unit Grant was made.
 
 
 
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
By:__________________________________
Date:______________________
 
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  VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
   
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery
of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off
date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web
site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
  
   ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
  
   
If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by Internap Network Services Corporation in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or
the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions
above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access stockholder communications electronically in future years.
  
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Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until
11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date.
Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
  
   VOTE BY MAIL
  
   
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
we have provided or return it to Internap Network Services Corporation, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
 
     
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INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
 
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE
“FOR” EACH OF THE BELOW-LISTED PROPOSALS.
 
    Vote On Directors
 
           
(1)  To elect three Directors to serve until the 2011 annual meeting and one Director to serve until the 2010 annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal (except as indicated to the contrary on the right).  
For
All
  
Withhold
All
  
For All
Except
  
To withhold authority to vote for any
individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s)
on the line below.
 
      ¨  ¨  ¨   
 
 
01) Eugene Eidenberg for a term to expire at the 2011 annual meeting
02) William Harding for a term to expire at the 2011 annual meeting
03) Daniel Stanzione for a term to expire at the 2011 annual meeting
04) Gary Pfeiffer for a term to expire at the 2010 annual meeting
 
  For  Against  Abstain
    Vote On ProposalProposals        
      
(2)  To amend the Certificate of Incorporation;¨ ¨ ¨
(3) To increase the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Internap Network Services Corporation 2005 Incentive Stock Plan by four million shares; and¨ ¨ ¨
(4)  To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.¨  ¨  ¨
 
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as properly may come before the annual meeting and any and all adjournments thereof.         
    
This Proxy will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned stockholder. If this Proxy is returned and no direction is provided by the undersigned stockholder, this Proxy will be voted FOR ALL NOMINEES in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4.         
 
       
Please indicate if you plan to attend the annual meeting  ¨  ¨   
   Yes  No   
 
             
                   
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INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
 
   
Revocable Proxy  COMMON STOCK
 
The undersigned hereby appoints George Kilguss and Richard Dobb, and each of them, proxies, with full power of substitution, to act for and in the name of the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of Internap Network Services Corporation (the “Company”) that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, to be held on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at 250 Williams Street, Atlanta, Georgia, and at any and all adjournments thereof, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon and in respect of the matters listed on the reverse side and in accordance with the instructions listed on the reverse side, with discretionary authority as to any and all other matters that may properly come before the meeting.
 
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
This proxy card will be voted as directed. If no instructions are specified, this proxy card will be voted “FOR” each of the proposals listed on the reverse side of this proxy card. If any other business is presented at the annual meeting, this proxy card will be voted by the proxies in their best judgment. At the present time, the Board of Directors knows of no other business to be presented at the annual meeting.
 
The undersigned may elect to withdraw this proxy card at any time prior to its use by: (i) giving written notice to Corporate Secretary; (ii) executing and delivering to the Corporate Secretary a duly executed proxy card bearing a later datedate; or (iii) attending at the annual meeting and voting in person.
 
Please mark, date and sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy card. When shares are held jointly, both holders should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give your full title. If the holder is a corporation or a partnership, the full corporate or partnership name should be signed by a duly authorized officer.
 
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE
 
(Continued, and to be signed and dated, on the reverse side)