EXHIBIT 10.7
SYNOPSYS, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(as amended by approval of the Board of Directors on January 24, 2020
and approved by the stockholders on April 9, 2020)
The Synopsys, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is intended to provide Eligible Employees of the Company and one or more of its Corporate Affiliates with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.
Board means the Company’s Board of Directors or its delegate, as applicable, to the extent the Board has delegated its authority to administer the Plan pursuant to Section III.
Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Committee means a committee of Board members that will satisfy Rule16b-3 of the Exchange Act, as in effect with respect to the Company from time to time.
Company means Synopsys, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any corporate successor to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Synopsys, Inc. that shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.
Common Stock means shares of the Company’s common stock.
Corporate Affiliate means any “parent” or “subsidiary” of the Company as such terms are defined in Code Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, including any such parent or subsidiary that becomes such after the Effective Date.
Earnings has the meaning ascribed to it in the applicable Offering Document.
Effective Date means January 24, 2020, the date this amended and restated Plan was approved by the Board.
Eligible Employee means an Employee who meets the requirements set forth in the applicable Offering Document for eligibility to participate in the Offering, provided that such Employee also meets the requirements for eligibility to participate set forth in the Plan.
Employee means any person who is treated as an employee for purposes of Code Section 423 in the records of the Company or a Corporate Affiliate. A Participant shall be deemed to have ceased to be an Employee either upon an actual termination of employment or upon the Corporate Affiliate employing the Participant ceasing to be a Participating Company. For purposes of the Plan, a Participant shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an Employee while on any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company, to the extent permitted by Treasury RegulationSection 1.421-1(h). Service solely as a director, or payment of a fee for such services, shall not cause a director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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