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Exhibit 10.9
CIDA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1995 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
As Adopted December 31, 1995
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentives to
attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential
contributions are important to the success of the Company, its Parent,
Subsidiaries and Affiliates, by offering them an opportunity to participate in
the Company's future performance through awards of Options, Restricted Stock and
Stock Bonuses. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section
23.
2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
2.1 Number of Shares Available. Subject to Sections 2.2 and
18, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance
pursuant to the Plan shall be ____________ Shares. Subject to Sections 2.2 and
18, Shares shall again be available for grant and issuance in connection with
future Awards under the Plan that: (a) are subject to issuance upon exercise of
an Option but cease to be subject to such Option for any reason other than
exercise of such Option, (b) are subject to an Award granted hereunder but are
forfeited or are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price, or (c)
are subject to an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued.
2.2 Adjustment of Shares. In the event that the number of
outstanding Shares is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock
split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or
similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration,
then (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (b) the
Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options, and (c)
the number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards shall be
proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the
shareholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities laws;
provided, however, that fractions of a Share shall not be issued but shall
either be paid in cash at Fair Market Value or shall be rounded up to the
nearest Share, as determined by the Committee.
3. ELIGIBILITY. ISOs (as defined in Section 5 below) may be
granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also
employees) of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. All other
Awards may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants,
independent contractors and advisors of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company; provided such consultants, contractors and advisors
render bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of
securities in a capital-raising transaction. A person may be granted more than
one Award under the Plan.
4. ADMINISTRATION.
4.1 Committee Authority. The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee or the Board acting as the Committee. Subject to the general
purposes, terms and conditions of the Plan, and
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to the direction of the Board, the Committee shall have full power to implement
and carry out the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to:
(a) construe and interpret the Plan, any Award
Agreement and any other agreement or
document executed pursuant to the Plan;
(b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan;
(c) select persons to receive Awards;
(d) determine the form and terms of Awards;
(e) determine the number of Shares or other
consideration subject to Awards;
(f) determine whether Awards will be granted
singly, in combination, in tandem with, in
replacement of, or as alternatives to, other
Awards under the Plan or any other incentive
or compensation plan of the Company or any
Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company;
(g) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions;
(h) determine the vesting, exercisability and
payment of Awards;
(i) correct any defect, supply any omission, or
reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, any
Award or any Award Agreement;
(j) determine whether an Award has been earned;
and
(k) make all other determinations necessary or
advisable for the administration of the
Plan.
4.2 Committee Discretion. Any determination made by the
Committee with respect to any Award shall be made in its sole discretion at the
time of grant of the Award of, unless in contravention of any express term of
the Plan or Award, at any later time, and such determination shall be final and
binding on the Company and all persons having an interest in any Award under the
Plan. The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the
authority to grant an Award under the Plan to Participants who are not Insiders
of the Company.
4.3 Exchange Act Requirements. If the Company is subject to
the Exchange Act, the Company will take appropriate steps to comply with the
disinterested director requirements of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act,
including but not limited to, the appointment by the Board of a Committee
consisting of not less than two persons (who are members of the Board), each of
whom is a Disinterested Person.
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5. OPTIONS. The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons
and shall determine whether such Options shall be Incentive Stock Options within
the meaning of the Code ("ISOs") or Nonqualified Stock Options ("NQSOs"), the
number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the
period during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms and
conditions of the Option, subject to the following:
5.1 Form of Option Grant. Each Option granted under the Plan
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall expressly identify the
Option as an ISO or NQSO ("Stock Option Agreement"), and be in such form and
contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the
Committee shall from time to time approve, and which shall comply with and be
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
5.2 Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option shall be
the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option,
unless otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a
copy of the Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time
after the granting of the Option.
5.3 Exercise Period. Options shall be exercisable within the
times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock
Option Agreement; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable after
the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted, and
provided further that no Option granted to a person who directly or by
attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company ("Ten Percent Shareholder") shall be exercisable after the expiration of
five (5) years from the date the Option is granted. The Committee also may
provide for the exercise of Options to become exercisable at one time or from
time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number or percentage as the
Committee determines.
5.4 Exercise Price. The Exercise Price shall be determined
by the Committee when the Option is granted and may be not less than 85% of the
Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; provided that (i) the
Exercise Price of an ISO shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of
the Shares on the date of grant and (ii) the Exercise Price of any Option
granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be less than 110% of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares
purchased may be made in accordance with Section 8 of the Plan.
5.5 Method of Exercise. Options may be exercised only by
delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise agreement (the
"Exercise Agreement") in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the
same for each Participant), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the
restrictions imposed on the Shares, if any, and such representations and
agreements regarding Participant's investment intent and access to information
and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to
comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the
Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased.
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5.6 Termination. Notwithstanding the exercise periods set
forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option shall always be
subject to the following:
(a) If the Participant is Terminated for
any reason except death or
Disability, then Participant may
exercise such Participant's Options
only to the extent that such Options
would have been exercisable upon the
Termination Date no later than three
(3) months after the Termination
Date (or such shorter time period as
may be specified in the Stock Option
Agreement), but in any event, no
later than the expiration date of
the Options.
(b) If the participant is terminated
because of death or Disability (or
the Participant dies within three
months of such termination), then
Participant's Options may be
exercised only to the extent that
such Options would have been
exercisable by Participant on the
Termination Date and must be
exercised by Participant (or
Participant's legal representative
or authorized assignee) no later
than twelve (12) months after the
Termination Date (or such shorter
time period as may be specified in
the Stock Option Agreement), but in
any event no later than the
expiration date of the Options.
5.7 Limitations on Exercise. The Committee may specify a
reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an
Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from
exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then
exercisable.
5.8 Limitations on ISOs. The aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are
exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under
the Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any
Affiliate, Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000. If
the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs
are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year
exceeds $100,000, the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become
exercisable in such calendar year shall be ISOs and the Options for the amount
in excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year shall be
NQSOs. In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are
amended after the Effective Date of the Plan to provide for a different limit on
the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different
limit shall be automatically incorporated herein and shall apply to any Options
granted after the effective date of such amendment.
5.9 Modification, Extension or Renewal. The Committee may
modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new
Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without
the written consent of Participant, impair any of Participant's rights under any
Option previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended,
renewed or
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otherwise altered shall be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the
Code. The Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without
the consent of Participants affected by a written notice to them; provided,
however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum Exercise
Price that would be permitted under Section 5.4 of the Plan for Options granted
on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price.
5.10 No Disqualification. Notwithstanding any other provision
in the Plan, no term of the Plan relating to ISOs shall be interpreted, amended
or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be
exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or,
without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under
Section 422 of the code.
6. RESTRICTED STOCK. A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the
Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that are subject to restrictions.
The Committee shall determine to whom an offer will be made, the number of
Shares the person may purchase, the price to be paid (the "Purchase Price"), the
restrictions to which the Shares shall be subject, and all other terms and
conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the following:
6.1 Form of Restricted Stock Award. All purchases under a
Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement ("Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement") that all be in such form
(which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee shall from
time to time approve, and shall comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan. The offer of Restricted Stock shall be accepted by the
Participant's execution and delivery of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
and full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days from the
date the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement along with full payment for the
Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days, then the offer shall terminate,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee.
6.2 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price of Shares sold
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee and
shall be at least 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the
Restricted Stock Award is granted, except in the case of a sale to a Ten Percent
Shareholder, in which case the Purchase Price shall be 100% of the Fair Market
Value. Payment of the Purchase Price may be made in accordance with Section 8 of
the Plan.
6.3 Restrictions. Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject
to such restrictions as the Committee may impose. The Committee may provide for
the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such
restrictions, in whole or part, based on length of service, performance or such
other factors or criteria as the Committee may determine.
7. STOCK BONUSES.
7.1 Awards of Stock Bonuses. A Stock Bonus is an award of
Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock) for services rendered to the
Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company. A Stock Bonus may
be awarded for past services already rendered to the Company, or any Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company pursuant to an Award Agreement (the
"Stock Bonus
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Agreement") that shall be in such form (which need not be the same for each
Participant) as the Committee shall from time to time approve, and shall comply
with and be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. A Stock Bonus may
be awarded upon satisfaction of such performance goals as are set out in advance
in Participant's individual Award Agreement (the "Performance Stock Bonus
Agreement") that shall be in such form (which need not be the same for each
Participant) as the Committee shall from time to time approve, and shall comply
with and be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Stock Bonuses may
vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants, and may
be based upon the achievement of the Company, Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate
and/or individual performance factors or upon such other criteria as the
Committee may determine.
7.2 Terms of Stock Bonuses. The Committee shall determine
the number of Shares to be awarded to the Participant and whether such Shares
shall be Restricted Stock. If the Stock Bonus is being earned upon the
satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance Stock Bonus
Agreement, then the Committee shall determine: (a) the nature, length and
starting date of any period during which performance is to be measured (the
"Performance Period") for each Stock Bonus; (b) the performance goals and
criteria to be used to measure the performance, if any; (c) the number of Shares
that may be awarded to the Participant; and (d) the extent to which such Stock
Bonuses have been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may
participate simultaneously with respect to Stock Bonuses that are subject to
different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other
criteria. The number of Shares may be fixed or may vary in accordance with such
performance goals and criteria as may be determined by the Committee. The
Committee may adjust the performance goals applicable to the Stock Bonuses to
take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules and to make such
adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the
impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid
windfalls or hardships.
7.3 Form of Payment. The earned portion of a Stock Bonus may
be paid currently or on a deferred basis with such interest or dividend
equivalent, if any, as the Committee may determine. Payment may be made in the
form of cash, whole Shares, including Restricted Stock, or a combination
thereof, either in a lump sum payment or in installments, all as the Committee
shall determine.
7.4 Termination During Performance Period. If a Participant
is Terminated during a Performance Period for any reason, then such Participant
shall be entitled to payment (whether in Shares, cash or otherwise) with respect
to the Stock Bonus only to the extent earned as of the date of Termination in
accordance with the Performance Stock Bonus Agreement, unless the Committee
shall determine otherwise.
8. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES.
8.1 Payment. Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the
Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the
Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law:
(a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company
to the Participant;
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(b) by surrender of Shares that either (1) have
been owned by Participant for more than six
(6) months and have been paid for within the
meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares
were purchased from the Company by use of a
promissory note, such note has been fully
paid with respect to such Shares); or (2)
were obtained by Participant in the public
market;
(c) by tender of a full recourse promissory note
having such terms as may be approved by the
Committee and bearing interest at a rate
sufficient to avoid imputation of income
under Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code;
provided, however, that Participants who are
not employees of the Company shall not be
entitled to purchase Shares with a
promissory note unless the note is
adequately secured by collateral other than
the Shares; provided, further, that the
portion of the Purchase Price equal to the
par value of the Shares, if any, must be
paid in cash;
(d) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to
Participant for services rendered;
(e) by tender of property;
(f) with respect only to purchases upon exercise
of an Option, and provided that a public
market for the Company's stock exists:
(1) through a "same day sale" commitment
from Participant and a broker-dealer
that is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers
(an "NASD Dealer") whereby the
Participant irrevocably elects to
exercise the Option and to sell a
portion of the Shares so purchased
to pay for the Exercise Price, and
whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably
commits upon receipt of such Shares
to forward the Exercise Price
directly to the Company; or
(2) through a "margin" commitment from
Participant and an NASD Dealer
whereby Participant irrevocably
elects to exercise the Option and to
pledge the Shares so purchased to
the NASD Dealer in a margin account
as security for a loan from the NASD
Dealer in the amount of the Exercise
Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer
irrevocably commits upon receipt of
such Shares to forward the exercise
price directly to the Company; or
(g) by any combination of the foregoing.
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8.2 Loan Guarantees. The Committee may help the Participant
pay for Shares purchased under the Plan by authorizing a guarantee by the
Company of a third-party loan to the Participant.
9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
9.1 Withholding Generally. Whenever Shares are to be issued
in satisfaction of Awards granted under the Plan, the Company may require the
Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal,
state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any
certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under the Plan, payments
in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash, such payment shall be net of
an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax
requirements.
9.2 Stock Withholding. When, under applicable tax laws, a
Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of
any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to
pay the Company the amount required to be Withheld, the Committee may allow the
Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to
have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld,
determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined
(the "Tax Date"). All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for
this purpose shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee and
shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(a) the election must be made on or prior to the
applicable Tax Date;
(b) once made, then except as provided below,
the election shall be irrevocable as to the
particular Shares as to which the election
is made;
(c) all elections shall be subject to the
consent or disapproval of the Committee;
(d) if the Participants is an Insider and if the
Company is subject to Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act: (1) the election may not be
made within six (6) months of the date of
grant of the Award, except as otherwise
permitted by SEC Rule 16b-3(e) under the
Exchange Act, and (2) either (A) the
election to use stock withholding must be
irrevocably made at least six (6) months
prior to the Tax Date (although such
election may be revoked at any time at least
six (6) months prior to the Tax Date) or (B)
the exercise of the Option or election to
use stock withholding must be made in the
ten (10) day period beginning on the third
day following the release of the Company's
quarterly or annual summary statement of
sales or earnings; and
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(e) in the event that the Tax Date is deferred
until six (6) months after the delivery of
Shares under Section 83(b) of the Code, the
Participant shall receive the full number of
Shares with respect to which the exercise
occurs, but such Participant shall be
unconditionally obligated to tender back to
the Company the proper number of Shares on
the Tax Date.
10. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP.
10.1 Voting and Dividends. No Participant shall have any of
the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are
issued to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the
Participant shall be a shareholder and have all the rights of a shareholder with
respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or
other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, that if
such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different
securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such
Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the
corporate or capital structure of the Company shall be subject to the same
restrictions as the Restricted Stock; provided, further, that the Participant
shall have no right to retain such stock dividends or stock distributions with
respect to Shares that are repurchased at the Participant's original Purchase
Price pursuant to Section 12.
10.2 Financial Statements. The Company shall provide
financial statements to each Participant prior to such Participant's purchase of
Shares under the Plan, and to each Participant annually during the period such
Participant has Awards outstanding; provided, however, the Company shall not be
required to provide such financial statements to Participants whose services in
connection with the Company assure them access to equivalent information.
11. TRANSFERABILITY. Awards granted under the Plan, and any
interest therein, shall not be transferable or assignable by Participant, and
may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as consistent with
the specific Plan and Award Agreement provisions relating thereto. During the
lifetime of the Participant an Award shall be exercisable only by the
Participant, and any elections with respect to an Award, may be made only by the
Participant.
12. RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES. At the discretion of the Committee,
the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement
(a) a right of first refusal to purchase all Shares that a Participant (or a
subsequent transferee) may propose to transfer to a third party, and/or (b) a
right to repurchase a portion of or all Shares held by a Participant following
such Participant's Termination at any time within ninety (90) days after the
later of Participant's Termination Date and the date Participant purchases
Shares under the Plan, for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness,
at: (A) with respect to Shares that are "Vested" (as defined in the Award
Agreement), the higher of: (1) Participant's original Purchase Price, or (2) the
Fair Market Value of such Shares on Participant's Termination Date, provided,
such right of repurchase terminates when the Company's securities become
publicly traded; or (B) with respect to Shares that are not "Vested" (as defined
in the Award Agreement), at the Participant's original Purchase Price, provided,
that the right to repurchase at the principal Purchase Price lapses at the rate
of at least 20% per year over 5 years from the date the
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Shares were purchased, and if the right to repurchase is assignable, the
assignee must pay the Company, upon assignment of the right to repurchase, cash
equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares over the original
Purchase Price.
13. CERTIFICATES. All certificates for Shares or other securities
delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends
and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable,
including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities
law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock
exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed.
14. ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES. To enforce any restrictions on a
Participant's Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all
certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other
instruments of transfer approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in
blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow
until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a
legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the
certificates. Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as
partial or full consideration for the purchase of Shares under the Plan shall be
required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares so
purchased as collateral to secure the payment of Participant's obligation to the
Company under the promissory note; provided, however, that the Committee may
require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment
of such obligation and, in any event, the Company shall have full recourse
against the Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of
the Participant's Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of
the Shares, Participant shall be required to execute and deliver a written
pledge agreement in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve.
The Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on
a pro rata basis as the promissory note is paid.
15. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. The Committee may, at any time
or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective
Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation
of any or all outstanding Awards. The Committee may at any time buy from a
Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares (including
Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as
the Committee and the Participant shall agree.
16. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. An Award
shall not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable
federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental
body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system
upon which the Shares may then be listed, as they are in effect on the date of
grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance.
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, the Company shall have no
obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to
(a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company
determines are necessary or advisable, and/or (b) completion of any registration
or other qualification of such shares under any state or federal law or ruling
of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or
advisable. The Company shall be under no obligation to register the Shares with
the SEC or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing
requirements of any
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state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the
Company shall have no liability for any inability or failure to do so.
17. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY. Nothing in the Plan or any Award
granted under the Plan shall confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant
any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship
with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or limit
in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of
the Company to terminate Participant's employment or other relationship at any
time, with or without cause.
18. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.
18.1 Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor. In the
event of (a) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving
corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned
subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or
other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the shareholders of
the Company and the Awards granted under the Plan are assumed or replaced by the
successor corporation, which assumption shall be binding on all Participants),
(b) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (c) the sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Company, or (d) any other transaction which qualifies
as a "corporate transaction" under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the
shareholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company
(except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
outstanding shares of the Company), any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed
or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption or
replacement shall be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the
successor corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially
similar consideration to Participants as was provided to shareholders (after
taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards). The successor
corporation may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held
by the Participant, substantially similar shares or other property subject to
repurchase restrictions no less favorable to the Participant.
In the event such successor corporation (if any) refuses to
assume or substitute Options, as provided above, pursuant to a transaction
described in this Subsection 18.1, such Options shall expire on such transaction
at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.
18.2 Other Treatment of Awards. Subject to any greater rights
granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 18, in
the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 18.1, any
outstanding Awards shall be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or
plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, sale of assets or other
"corporate transaction."
18.3 Assumption of Awards by the Company. The Company, from
time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by
another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company
or otherwise, by either (a) granting an Award under the Plan in substitution of
such other company's award, or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted
under the Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award
granted under the Plan. Such substitution or assumption shall be permissible if
the holder of the substituted or assumed award would
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have been eligible to be granted an Award under the Plan if the other company
had applied the rules of the Plan to such grant. In the event the Company
assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such
award shall remain unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and
nature of Shares issuable upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted
appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company
elects to grant a new Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new
Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.
19. ADOPTION AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Plan shall become
effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board (the "Effective Date").
The Plan shall be approved by the shareholders of the Company (excluding Shares
issued pursuant to this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within twelve
months before or after the Effective Date. Upon the Effective Date, the Board
may grant Awards pursuant to the Plan; provided, however, that: (a) no Option
may be exercised prior to initial shareholder, approval of the Plan; (b) no
Option granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares approved by the
Board shall be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by
the shareholders of the Company; and (c) in the event that shareholder approval
is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards granted
hereunder shall be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant to any Award shall be
canceled and any purchase of Shares hereunder shall be rescinded. After the
Company becomes subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company will
comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (or its successor), as amended, with
respect to shareholder approval.
20. TERM OF PLAN. The Plan will terminate ten (10) years from the
Effective Date or, if earlier, the date of shareholder approval.
21. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may at any time
terminate or amend the Plan in any respect, including without limitation
amendment of any form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant
to the Plan; provided, however, that the Board shall not, without the approval
of the shareholders of the Company, amend the Plan in any manner that requires
such shareholder approval pursuant to the Code or the regulations promulgated
thereunder as such provisions apply to ISO plans or pursuant to the Exchange Act
or Rule 16b-3 (or its successor), as amended, thereunder.
22. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN. Neither the adoption of the Plan
by the Board, the submission of the Plan to the shareholders of the Company for
approval, nor any provision of the Plan shall be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation
arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the
granting of stock options and bonuses otherwise than under the Plan, and such
arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific
cases.
23. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"Affiliate" means any corporation that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, another corporation, where
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"control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with")
means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to cause the direction of
the management and policies of the corporation, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Award" means any award under the Plan, including any Option,
Restricted Stock or Stock Bonus.
"Award Agreement" means, with respect to each Award, the
signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth
the terms and conditions of the Award.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan, or if no committee is appointed, the Board.
"Company" means CIDA Technology, Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of California, or any successor corporation.
"Disability" means a disability, whether temporary or
permanent, partial or total, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code,
as determined by the Committee.
"Disinterested Person" means a director who has not, during
the period that person is a member of the Committee and for one year prior to
service as a member of the Committee, been granted or awarded equity securities
pursuant to the Plan or any other plan of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary
or Affiliate of the Company, except in accordance with the requirements set
forth in Rule 16b-3(c)(2)(i) (and any successor regulation thereto) as
promulgated by the SEC under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as such rule is
amended from time to time and as interpreted by the SEC.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Exercise Price" means the price at which a holder of an
Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option.
"Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of the Company's Common Stock determined as follows:
(a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market, its last reported sale price on the
Nasdaq National Market or, if no such reported sale
takes place on such date, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices;
(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then
listed on a national securities exchange, the last
reported sale price or, if no such reported sale
takes place on
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such date, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices on the principal national securities exchange
on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to
trading;
(c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market nor listed or
admitted to trading on a national securities
exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices on such date, as reported by The Wall Street
Journal, for the over-the-counter market; or
(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Board
of Directors of the Company in good faith.
"Insider" means an officer or director of the Company or any
other person whose transactions in the Company's Common Stock are subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
"Option" means an award of an option to purchase Shares
pursuant to Section 5.
"Parent" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if at the time of the
granting of an Award under the Plan, each of such corporations other than the
Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
"Participant" means a person who receives an Award under the
Plan.
"Plan" means this CIDA Technology, Inc. 1995 Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended from time to time.
"Restricted Stock Award" means an award of Shares pursuant to
Section 6.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Shares" means shares of the Company's Common Stock reserved
for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 15, and any
successor security.
"Stock Bonus" means an award of Shares, or cash in lieu of
Shares, pursuant to Section 7.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in
an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of
granting of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation
in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such
chain.
"Termination" or "Terminated" means, for purposes of the Plan
with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has ceased to provide
services as an employee, director, consultant,
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independent contractor or adviser, to the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company, except in the case of sick leave, military leave, or
any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided, that such leave
is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or reinstatement upon the
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. The Committee
shall have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to
provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to
provide services (the "Termination Date").
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CIDA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1995 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Stock Option Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as
of the date of grant set forth below (the "Date of Grant") by and between CIDA
Technology, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), and the participant
named below ("Participant"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Company's 1995 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"Plan").
Participant: _________________________________
Social Security Number: _________________________________
Address: _________________________________
_________________________________
Total Option Shares: _________________________________
Exercise Price Per Share: _________________________________
Date of Grant: _________________________________
First Vesting Date: _________________________________
Expiration Date: _________________________________
Type of Stock Option
(Check one): [ ] Incentive Stock Option
[ ] Nonqualified Stock Option
1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Company hereby grants to Participant an
option (the "Option") to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock of
the Company set forth above (the "Shares") at the Exercise Price Per Share set
forth above (the "Exercise Price"), subject to all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the Plan. If designated as an Incentive Stock Option
above, the Option is intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option" ("ISO")
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code").
2. EXERCISE PERIOD.
2.1 Exercise Period of Option. Provided Participant
continues to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary, Parent or
Affiliate of the Company throughout the specified period, the Option shall
become exercisable as to portions of the Shares as follows: (a) This Option
shall not be exercisable with respect to any of the Shares until the last day of
the 12th month after the Date of Grant, which is________________, 199_____(the
"First Vesting Date"); (b) on the First Vesting Date the Option shall become
exercisable as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares; and (c) thereafter at
the end of each full succeeding month the Option shall become exercisable as to
two and one-twelfth percent (2.0833%) of the Shares. If application of the
vesting percentage causes a fractional Share, such Share shall be rounded down
to a whole Share.
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2.2 Expiration. The Option shall expire on the Expiration
Date set forth above and must be exercised, if at all, on or before the
Expiration Date.
3. TERMINATION.
3.1 Termination for Any Reason Except Death or Disability.
If Participant is Terminated for any reason, except death or Disability, the
Option, to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been
exercisable by Participant on the date of Termination, may be exercised by
Participant no later than three (3) months after the date of Termination, but in
any event no later than the Expiration Date.
3.2 Termination Because of Death or Disability. If
Participant is Terminated because of death or Disability of Participant, the
Option, to the extent that it is exercisable by Participant on the date of
Termination, may be exercised by Participant (or Participant's legal
representative) no later than twelve (12) months after the date of Termination,
but in any event no later than the Expiration Date.
3.3 No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this
Agreement shall confer on Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or
other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of
the Company, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to terminate Participant's employment or
other relationship at any time, with or without cause.
4. MANNER OF EXERCISE.
4.1 Stock Option Exercise Agreement. To exercise this
Option, Participant (or in the case of exercise after Participant's death,
Participant's executor, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) must
deliver to the Company an executed stock option exercise agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, or in such other form as may be approved by the
Company from time to time (the "Exercise Agreement"), which shall set forth,
inter alia, Participant's election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares
being purchased, any restrictions imposed on the Shares and any representations,
warranties and agreements regarding Participants investment intent and access to
information as may be required by the Company to comply with applicable
securities laws. If someone other than Participant exercises the Option, then
such person must submit documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company that
such person has the right to exercise the Option.
4.2 LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE. The Option may not be exercised
unless such exercise is in compliance with all applicable federal and state
securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise. The Option may
not be exercised as to fewer than 100 Shares unless it is exercised as to all
Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.
4.3 PARENT. The Exercise Agreement shall be accompanied by
full payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased in cash (by
check), or where permitted by law:
(a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company
to the Participant;
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(b) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to
Participant for services rendered; or
(c) by any combination of the foregoing.
4.4 Tax Withholding. Prior to the issuance of the Shares
upon exercise of the Option, Participant must pay or provide for any applicable
federal or state withholding obligations of the Company. If the Committee
permits, Participant may provide for payment of withholding taxes upon exercise
of the Option by requesting that the Company retain Shares with a Fair Market
Value equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld. In such
case, the Company shall issue the net number of Shares to the Participant by
deducting the Shares retained from the Shares issuable upon exercise.
4.5 Issuance of Shares. Provided that the Exercise Agreement
and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company,
the Company shall issue the Shares registered in the name of Participant,
Participant's authorized assignee, or Participant's legal representative, and
shall deliver certificates representing the Shares with the appropriate legends
affixed thereto.
5. NOTICE OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION OF ISO SHARES. If the
Option is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any of the
Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date two
years after the Date of Grant, and (2) the date one year after transfer of such
Shares to Participant upon exercise of the Option, Participant shall immediately
notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Participant agrees that
Participant may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the
compensation income recognized by Participant from the early disposition by
payment in cash or out of the current wages or other compensation payable to
Participant.
6. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS. The exercise of the
Option and the issuance and transfer of Shares shall be subject to compliance by
the Company and Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and
state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange
on which the Company's Common Stock may be listed at the time of such issuance
or transfer. Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register or qualify the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.
7. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. The Option may not be
transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by
Participant. The terms of the Option shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators successors and assigns of Participant.
8. TAX CONSEQUENCES. Set forth below is a brief summary as of
the Date of Grant of some of the federal and California tax consequences of
exercise of the Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND
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REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PARTICIPANT SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER
BEFORE EXERCISING THE OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
8.1 Exercise of ISO. If the Option qualifies as an ISO,
there will be no regular federal or California income tax liability upon the
exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the fair market value of
the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as a
tax preference item for federal income tax purposes and may subject the
Participant to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise.
8.2 Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option. If the Option
does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal and California income
tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. Participant will be treated as
having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal
to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of
exercise over the Exercise Price. The Company will be required to withhold from
Participant's compensation or conflict from Participant and pay to the
applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this
compensation income at the time of exercise.
8.3 Disposition of Shares. If the Shares are held for more
than twelve (12) months after the date of the transfer of the Shares pursuant to
the exercise of the Option (and, in the case of an ISO, are disposed of more
than two years after the Date of Grant), any gain realized on disposition of the
Shares will be treated as long term capital gain for federal and California
income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within one
year of exercise or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized
on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary
income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of
the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. The Company will be
required to withhold from Participant's compensation or collect from Participant
and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of
this compensation income at the time of exercise.
9. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. Participant shall not have any
of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares until Participant
exercises the Option and pays the Exercise Price.
10. INTERPRETATION. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Agreement shall be submitted by Participant or the Company to the Committee
for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and
binding on the Company and Participant.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Plan is incorporated herein by
reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the
parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the
subject matter hereof.
12. NOTICES. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the
Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to
the Corporate Secretary of the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any
notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and
addressed to Participant at the address indicated above or to such other address
as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All
notices shall be deemed to have been given
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or delivered upon: personal delivery; three (3) days after deposit in the United
States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested); one (1)
business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid); or
one (1) business day after transmission by rapifax or telecopier.
13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Company may assign any of its
rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon
Participant and Participant's heirs, executors, administrators, legal
representatives, successors and assigns.
14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California as such laws
are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be
performed entirely within California.
15. ACCEPTANCE. Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy
of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has read and understands the terms
and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all the terms and
conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant acknowledges that there
may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of
the Shares and that Participant should consult a tax adviser prior to such
exercise or disposition.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
executed in duplicate by its duly authorized representative and Participant has
executed this Agreement in duplicate as of the Effective Date.
CIDA TECHNOLOGY, INC. PARTICIPANT
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