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EXHIBIT 99.1
IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(AMENDED AND RESTATED THROUGH FEBRUARY 20, 1998)
I. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN
(a) This Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is intended to promote the
interests of IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), by providing a method whereby (i) key employees (including
officers and directors) of the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary
corporations) responsible for the management, growth and financial success of
the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations), (ii) the
non-employee members of the Corporation's Board of Directors (or any parent or
subsidiary corporations) and (iii) independent consultants and advisors who
provide valuable services to the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary
corporations) may be offered incentives and rewards which will encourage them to
acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary
interest, in the Corporation and continue to render services to the Corporation
(or its parent or subsidiary corporations).
(b) The following provisions shall be applicable in determining the
parent and subsidiary corporations of the Corporation:
(i) Any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation
shall be considered to be a PARENT corporation of the
Corporation, provided each such corporation in the unbroken
chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the
determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more
of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.
(ii) Each corporation (other than the Corporation) in
an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation shall be considered to be a SUBSIDIARY of the
Corporation, provided each such corporation (other than the
last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of
the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or
more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
(a) The Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") shall appoint a
committee ("Committee") of two (2) or more non-employee Board members to assume
full responsibility for the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee
shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be
subject to removal by the Board at any time.
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(b) The Committee as Plan Administrator shall have full power and
authority (subject to the express provisions of the Plan) to establish such
rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for the proper administration
of the Plan and to make such determinations under, and issue such
interpretations of, the Plan and any outstanding option grants or stock
issuances as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Plan
Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties who have an interest in
the Plan or any outstanding option or stock issuance thereunder.
III. ELIGIBILITY FOR OPTION GRANTS
(a) The persons eligible to receive option grants under the Plan are
as follows:
(i) key employees (including officers and directors) of
the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations)
who render services which contribute to the success and
growth of the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary
corporations) or which may reasonably be anticipated to
contribute to the future success and growth of the
Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations);
(ii) the non-employee members of the Board or the
non-employee members of the board of directors of any parent
or subsidiary corporations; and
(iii) those independent consultants or other advisors
who provide valuable services to the Corporation (or its
parent or subsidiary corporations).
(b) The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to determine
which eligible individuals are to receive option grants under the Plan, the
number of shares to be covered by each such grant, whether the granted option is
to be an incentive stock option ("Incentive Option") which satisfies the
requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or a non-statutory
option not intended to meet such requirements, the time or times at which each
such option is to become exercisable, and the maximum term for which the option
is to be outstanding.
IV. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a) The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of the
Corporation's authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum
number of shares which may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 6,335,000
shares.* The total number of shares
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* Adjusted to reflect (i) the 1 for 2.5 reverse Common Stock split effected by
the Company on August 18, 1991, (ii) the 670,000 share increase authorized by
the Board on March 18, 1992 and approved by the shareholders at the 1992 Annual
Meeting, (iii) the 700,000 share increase
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issuable under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in
accordance with Section IV(d) of the Plan.
(b) In no event may the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for
which any one individual participating in the Plan may be granted stock options
and separately exercisable stock appreciation rights exceed 1,250,000 shares in
the aggregate over the remaining term of the Plan, subject to adjustment from
time to time in accordance with Section IV(d) of the Plan. For purposes of such
limitation, no stock options or stock appreciation rights granted prior to
January 1, 1994 shall be taken into account.
(c) Should an option expire or terminate for any reason prior to
exercise in full (including options cancelled in accordance with the
cancellation-regrant provisions of Section VIII of the Plan), the shares subject
to the portion of the option not so exercised shall be available for subsequent
option grants under the Plan. Unvested shares issued under the Plan and
subsequently repurchased by the Corporation, at the option exercise price paid
per share, pursuant to the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Plan, shall
be added back to the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Plan and shall accordingly be available for reissuance through one or
more subsequent option grants under the Plan. Shares subject to any option
cancelled in accordance with Section IX of the Plan shall reduce on a
share-for-share basis the number of shares of Common Stock available for
subsequent option grants under this Plan. In addition, should the exercise price
of an outstanding option under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock,
then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan
shall be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the option is
exercised, and not by the net number of shares of Common Stock actually issued
to the option holder.
(d) In the event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under
the Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares,
exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a
class without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, then appropriate
adjustments shall be made to (I) the maximum number and/or class of securities
issuable under the Plan, (II) the maximum number and/or class of securities
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authorized by the Board on January 13, 1993 and approved by the shareholders at
the 1993 Annual Meeting, (iv) the 650,000 share increase authorized by the Board
on February 28, 1994 and approved by the shareholders at the 1994 Annual
Meeting, (v) the 500,000 share increase authorized by the Board on January 25,
1995, and approved by the shareholders at the 1995 Annual Meeting, (vi) the
1,200,000 share increase authorized by the Board on January 24, 1996, and
approved by the shareholders at the 1996 Annual Meeting, (vii) the 800,000 share
increase authorized by the Board on February 24, 1997, and approved by the
shareholders at the 1997 Annual Meeting and (viii) the 855,000 share increase
authorized by the Board on February 20, 1998, subject to shareholder approval at
the 1998 Annual Meeting. In no event, however, shall more than 4,993,901 shares
of Common Stock be issued under the Plan after February 28, 1998, subject to
adjustment under Section IV(d) in the event of changes in the Company's capital
structure.
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for which stock options and separately exercisable stock appreciation rights may
be granted to any one participant in the aggregate after December 31, 1993 and
(III) the number and/or class of securities and exercise price per share in
effect under each outstanding option in order to prevent the dilution or
enlargement of benefits thereunder. The adjustments determined by the Plan
Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.
V. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be authorized by action of
the Plan Administrator and may, at the Plan Administrator's discretion, be
either Incentive Options or non-statutory options. Individuals who are not
Employees (as defined in Section V.3.D below) may only be granted non-statutory
options. Each granted option shall be evidenced by one or more instruments in
the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such
instrument shall comply with the terms and conditions specified below. Each
instrument evidencing an Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the
applicable provisions of Section VI.
1. Option Price.
A. The option price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator, but in no event shall the option price per share be less than
eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on
the date of the option grant.
B. The option price shall become immediately due upon
exercise of the option and shall, subject to the provisions of Section X and the
instrument evidencing the grant, be payable in one of the alternative forms
specified below:
(i) full payment in cash or check payable to the
Corporation; or
(ii) full payment in shares of Common Stock held by the
optionee for the requisite period necessary to avoid a
charge to the Corporation's reported earnings and valued at
fair market value on the Exercise Date (as such term is
defined below); or
(iii) full payment through a combination of shares of
Common Stock held by the optionee for the requisite period
necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's reported
earnings and valued at fair market value on the Exercise
Date and cash or check payable to the Corporation; or
(iv) full payment effected through a broker-dealer sale
and remittance procedure pursuant to which the optionee
shall provide irrevocable instructions (I) to a
Corporation-designated brokerage firm to (A) effect the
immediate sale of a sufficient number of the purchased
shares to enable such firm
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to remit to the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds
available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover
the aggregate option price payable for the purchased shares
plus all applicable Federal and State income and employment
taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation in
connection with such purchase and (B) remit those funds to
the Corporation on the settlement date, and (II) to the
Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased
shares directly to such brokerage firm.
For purposes of this subparagraph B, the Exercise Date shall
be the date on which written notice of the option exercise is received by the
Corporation. Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure is utilized
in connection with the exercise of the option, payment of the option price for
the purchased shares must accompany such notice.
C. The fair market value per share of Common Stock on any
relevant date under subparagraph A or B (and for all other valuation purposes
under the Plan) shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) If the Common Stock is not at the time listed or
admitted to trading on any national stock exchange but is
traded on the Nasdaq National Market, the fair market value
shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock
on the date in question, as reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq National
Market. If there is no reported closing selling price for
the Common Stock on the date in question, then the closing
selling price on the last preceding date for which such
quotation exists shall be determinative of fair market
value.
(ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed or
admitted to trading on any national stock exchange, then the
fair market value shall be the closing selling price per
share of Common Stock on the date in question on the stock
exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be the
primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is
officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on
such exchange. If there is no reported sale of Common Stock
on such exchange on the date in question, then the fair
market value shall be the closing selling price on the
exchange on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.
2. Term and Exercise of Options. Each option granted under the
Plan shall be exercisable at such time or times, during such period, and for
such number of shares as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set
forth in the instrument evidencing such option; provided, however, that no such
option shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years from the grant date.
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3. Limited Transferability of Options. During the lifetime of the
optionee, Incentive Options shall be exercisable only by the optionee and shall
not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution following the optionee's death. However, non-statutory options
may, in connection with the optionee's estate plan, be assigned in whole or in
part during the optionee's lifetime to one or more members of the optionee's
immediate family or to a trust established exclusively for one or more such
family members. The assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or
persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the
assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as
those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be
set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may
deem appropriate.
4. Effect of Termination of Service.
A. Should an optionee cease to remain in Service (as defined
in subparagraph D below) for any reason (including death or permanent disability
as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) while the holder of
one or more outstanding options granted to such optionee under the Plan, then
such option or options shall not (except to the extent otherwise provided
pursuant to Section XI below) remain exercisable for more than a thirty-six
(36)-month period (or such shorter period determined by the Plan Administrator
and specified in the instrument evidencing the grant) following the date of such
cessation of Service. Under no circumstances, however, shall any such option be
exercisable after the specified expiration date of the option term. Each such
option shall, during such thirty-six (36)-month or shorter period, be
exercisable only to the extent of the number of shares (if any) for which the
option is exercisable on the date of the optionee's cessation of Service. Upon
the expiration of such thirty-six (36)-month or shorter period or (if earlier)
upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall terminate and cease to
be exercisable. However, the option shall, immediately upon the optionee's
cessation of Service for any reason, terminate and cease to be outstanding for
any option shares for which the option is not otherwise at that time
exercisable.
B. Any outstanding option held by the optionee and
exercisable in whole or in part on the date of his or her death may be
subsequently exercised, but only to the extent of the number of shares (if any)
for which the option is exercisable on the date of the optionee's cessation of
Service (less any option shares subsequently purchased by the optionee prior to
death), by the personal representative of the optionee's estate or by the person
or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the optionee's will or
in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. The right to exercise
the option for those shares shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the third
anniversary of the date of the optionee's cessation of Service or (ii) the
specified expiration date of the option term.
C. Notwithstanding subparagraphs A and B above, the Plan
Administrator shall have complete discretion, exercisable either at the time the
option is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to permit
one or more options held by the optionee under the Plan to be exercised, during
the limited period of exercisability provided under
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Section V.4.A above, not only with respect to the number of shares for which
each such option is exercisable at the time of the optionee's cessation of
Service but also with respect to one or more subsequent installments for which
the option would otherwise have become exercisable had such cessation of Service
not occurred.
D. For purposes of the foregoing provisions of this Section V.4
(and all other provisions of the Plan), the optionee shall be deemed to remain
in the SERVICE of the Corporation for so long as such individual renders
services on a periodic basis to the Corporation or any parent or subsidiary
corporation in the capacity of an Employee, a non-employee member of the board
of directors or an independent consultant or advisor, unless the option
agreement evidencing the option grant and/or the purchase agreement evidencing
the purchased option shares specifically provides otherwise. The optionee shall
be considered to be an EMPLOYEE for so long as such individual remains in the
employ of the Corporation or one or more of its parent or subsidiary
corporations, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to
the work to be performed and as to the manner and method of performance.
5. Stockholder Rights. An optionee shall have none of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the option until such
individual shall have exercised the option and paid the option price for the
purchased shares.
6. Repurchase Rights. Unvested shares of Common Stock may be issued
under the Plan which are subject to repurchase by the Corporation in accordance
with the following provisions:
(a) Upon the optionee's cessation of Service while holding
unvested shares under the Plan, the Corporation shall have the right
to repurchase any or all of those unvested shares at the option price
paid per share. The terms and conditions upon which such repurchase
right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for
exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased
shares) shall be established by the Plan Administrator and set forth
in the instrument evidencing such repurchase right.
(b) All of the Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights shall
automatically terminate, and all shares subject to such terminated
rights shall immediately vest in full, upon the occurrence of any
Corporate Transaction under Section VII of this Plan, except to the
extent: (i) any such repurchase right is to be assigned to the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with the
Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is precluded by
other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the
repurchase right is issued.
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(c) The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary
authority, exercisable either before or after the optionee's cessation
of Service, to cancel the Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights
with respect to any or all unvested shares purchased or purchasable by
the optionee under the Plan and thereby accelerate the vesting of
those shares in whole or in part at any time.
VI. INCENTIVE OPTIONS.
The terms and conditions specified below shall be applicable to all
Incentive Options granted under the Plan. Incentive Options may only be granted
to individuals who are Employees. Options which are specifically designated as
"non-statutory" options when issued under the Plan shall not be subject to such
terms and conditions.
(a) Option Price. The option price per share of the Common Stock
subject to an Incentive Option shall in no event be less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date
of grant.
(b) Dollar Limitation. The aggregate fair market value (determined as
of the respective date or dates of grant) of the Common Stock for which one or
more options granted to any Employee under this Plan (or any other option plan
of the Corporation or its parent or subsidiary corporations) may for the first
time become exercisable as incentive stock options under the Federal tax laws
during any one calendar year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000). To the extent the Employee holds two or more such options
which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, the
foregoing limitation on the exercisability of such options as incentive stock
options under the Federal tax laws shall be applied on the basis of the order in
which such options are granted. Should the number of shares of Common Stock for
which an Incentive Option first becomes exercisable in any calendar year exceed
the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limitation, the option may
nevertheless be exercised for those excess shares in such calendar year as a
non-statutory option.
(c) 10% Stockholder. If any individual to whom the Incentive Option is
granted is the owner of stock (as determined under Section 424(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code) possessing ten percent (10%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any one of
its parent or subsidiary corporations, then the option price per share shall not
be less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the fair market value per
share of Common Stock on the grant date, and the option term shall not exceed
five (5) years, measured from such grant date.
Except as modified by the preceding provisions of this Section VI, all
the provisions of the Plan shall be applicable to the Incentive Options granted
hereunder.
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VII. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a) In the event of any of the following transactions (a "Corporate
Transaction"):
(i) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation
is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the
principal purpose of which is to change the State of the
Corporation's incorporation,
(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation in
liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation, or
(iii) any reverse merger in which the Corporation is
the surviving entity but in which fifty percent (50%) or
more of the Corporation's outstanding voting stock is
transferred to persons different from those who held the
stock immediately prior to such merger,
each outstanding option under the Plan shall automatically accelerate
so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the specified effective
date for the Corporate Transaction, become exercisable for the total number of
shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised
for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock.
However, an outstanding option under the Plan shall not so accelerate if and to
the extent: (i) such option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction,
either to be assumed by the successor corporation or parent thereof or be
replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the
successor corporation or parent thereof or (ii) the acceleration of such option
is subject to other applicable limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at
the time of grant. The determination of comparability under clause (i) above
shall be made by the Plan Administrator and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
(b) Each outstanding option under the Plan which is assumed in
connection with the Corporate Transaction or is otherwise to continue in effect
shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction,
to apply and pertain to the number and class of securities which would have been
issued, in consummation of such Corporate Transaction, to an actual holder of
the same number of shares of Common Stock as are subject to such option
immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall
also be made to the option price payable per share, provided the aggregate
option price payable for such securities shall remain the same. In addition, the
class and number of securities available for issuance under the Plan on both an
aggregate and per participant basis shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect
the effect of the Corporate Transaction upon the Corporation's capital
structure.
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(c) In connection with any Change in Control (as defined below), the
Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority, exercisable either at
the time the option is granted or at any time while the option remains
outstanding, to provide for the automatic acceleration of each outstanding
option under the Plan so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the
effective date of the Change in Control, become exercisable for the total number
of shares at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any
portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. The Plan
Administrator shall also have full power and authority to condition such option
acceleration, and the termination of any of the Corporation's repurchase rights
with respect to any unvested shares purchased or purchasable under the Plan,
upon the subsequent termination of the optionee's Service within a designated
period following the Change in Control.
A CHANGE IN CONTROL shall be deemed to occur in the event:
(i) twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
Corporation's outstanding voting stock is acquired pursuant
to a tender or exchange offer (A) which is made directly to
the Corporation's stockholders by any person or related
group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person
that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with, the Corporation) and (B) which
the Board does not recommend the stockholders to accept; or
(ii) there is a change in the composition of the Board
over a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months or less
such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason
of one or more proxy contests for the election of Board
members, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have
been Board members continuously since the beginning of such
period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as
Board members during such period by at least a majority of
the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in
office at the time such election or nomination was approved
by the Board.
(d) Immediately following the consummation of a Corporate Transaction,
all outstanding options under the Plan shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation or its
parent company. Upon a Change in Control, each outstanding option accelerated
pursuant to subsection VII(c) above shall remain fully exercisable until the
expiration or sooner termination of the option term specified in the agreement
evidencing such grant.
(e) The exercisability as incentive stock options under the Federal
tax laws of any options accelerated in connection with a Corporate Transaction
or Change in Control shall remain subject to the dollar limitation of Section
VI(b) of the Plan. To the extent such dollar limitation is exceeded, the
accelerated option shall be exercisable as a non-statutory option under the
Federal tax laws.
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(f) The grant of options under this Plan shall in no way affect the
right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change
its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate
or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
VIII. CANCELLATION AND REGRANT OF OPTIONS
The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at any time
and from time to time, with the consent of the affected optionees, the
cancellation of any or all outstanding options under the Plan and to grant in
substitution therefor new options under the Plan covering the same or different
numbers of shares of Common Stock but having an option price per share not less
than (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value per share of the
Common Stock on the new grant date or (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of such
fair market value in the case of an Incentive Option or (iii) one hundred and
ten percent (110%) of such fair market value in the case of an Incentive Option
granted to a 10% Stockholder.
IX. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
(a) Provided and only if the Plan Administrator determines in its
discretion to implement the stock appreciation right provisions of this Section
IX, one or more optionees may be granted the right, exercisable upon such terms
and conditions as the Plan Administrator may establish, to surrender all or part
of an unexercised option under the Plan in exchange for a distribution from the
Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value (on
the option surrender date) of the number of shares in which the optionee is at
the time vested under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion thereof)
over (ii) the aggregate option price payable for such vested shares.
(b) No surrender of an option shall be effective hereunder unless it
is approved by the Plan Administrator. If the surrender is so approved, then the
distribution to which the optionee shall accordingly become entitled under this
Section IX may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at fair market value on
the option surrender date, in cash, or partly in shares and partly in cash, as
the Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate.
(c) If the surrender of an option is rejected by the Plan
Administrator, then the optionee shall retain whatever rights the optionee had
under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion thereof) on the option
surrender date and may exercise such rights at any time prior to the later of
(i) five (5) business days after the receipt of the rejection notice or (ii) the
last day on which the option is otherwise exercisable in accordance with the
terms of the instrument evidencing such option, but in no event may such rights
be exercised more than ten (10) years after the date of the option grant.
(d) One or more officers of the Corporation subject to the short-swing
profit restrictions of the Federal securities laws may, in the Plan
Administrator's sole discretion, be granted limited stock appreciation rights in
tandem with their outstanding options under the Plan.
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Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, each outstanding option with such a
limited stock appreciation right shall automatically be cancelled, to the extent
such option is at the time exercisable for fully-vested shares of Common Stock
(including any shares which may vest in connection with such Hostile Take-Over).
The optionee shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the
Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the
vested shares of Common Stock at the time subject to the cancelled option (or
cancelled portion of such option) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable
for such shares. The cash distribution payable upon such cancellation shall be
made within five (5) days following the consummation of the Hostile Take-Over.
The Plan Administrator shall pre-approve, at the time the limited stock
appreciation right is granted, the subsequent exercise of that right in
accordance with the terms of the grant and the provisions of this Section IX(d).
No additional approval of the Plan Administrator or the Board shall be required
at the time of the actual option cancellation and cash distribution. The balance
of the option (if any) shall continue to remain outstanding and exercisable in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the instrument evidencing such
grant.
(e) For purposes of Section IX(d), the following definitions shall be
in effect:
A HOSTILE TAKE-OVER shall be deemed to occur in the event any
person or related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a
person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with, the Corporation) directly or indirectly
acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of securities possessing more than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the total combined voting power of the
Corporation's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange
offer made directly to the Corporation's stockholders which the Board
does not recommend such stockholders to accept.
The TAKE-OVER PRICE per share shall be deemed to be equal to the
greater of (a) the fair market value per share on the date of
cancellation, as determined pursuant to the valuation provisions of
Section V.1.C, or (b) the highest reported price per share paid by the
acquiring entity in effecting such Hostile Take-Over. However, to the
extent the cancelled option is an Incentive Option, the Take-Over
Price shall not exceed the clause (a) price per share.
(f) The shares of Common Stock subject to any option surrendered or
cancelled for an appreciation distribution pursuant to this Section IX shall NOT
be available for subsequent option grant under the Plan.
X. LOANS OR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS
The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, assist any optionee
(including any officer or director of the Corporation) in the exercise of one or
more options granted to such individual under the Plan, including the
satisfaction of any Federal and State income and employment tax obligations
arising therefrom, by (i) authorizing the extension of a loan from the
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Corporation to such optionee or (ii) permitting the optionee to pay the option
price for the purchased Common Stock in installments over a period of years. The
terms of any such loan or installment method of payment (including the interest
rate and terms of repayment) will be upon such terms as the Plan Administrator
specifies in the applicable option agreement or otherwise deems appropriate
under the circumstances. Loans or installment payments may be granted with or
without security or collateral (other than to individuals who are independent
consultants or advisors, in which event the loan must be adequately secured by
collateral other than the purchased shares). However, the maximum credit
available to the optionee may not exceed the option price of the acquired shares
(less the par value of those shares) plus any Federal and State income and
employment tax liability incurred by the optionee in connection with the
exercise of the option.
XI. EXTENSION OF EXERCISE PERIOD
The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority, to extend
the period of time for which the option is to remain exercisable following the
optionee's cessation of Service from the thirty-six (36) month or shorter period
set forth in the option agreement to such greater period of time as the Plan
Administrator shall deem appropriate. In no event, however, shall such option be
exercisable after the specified expiration date of the option term.
XII. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to
amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects whatsoever; provided, however,
that no such amendment or modification shall, without the consent of the
holders, adversely affect rights and obligations with respect to options at the
time outstanding under the Plan. In addition, certain amendments may require
stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws or regulations.
XIII. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN
(a) The Plan was initially adopted by the Board on July 19, 1988 and
approved by the Corporation's stockholders on March 29, 1989. The Plan was
subsequently amended by the Board on July 18, 1990, and such amendment was
approved by the Corporation's stockholders in October, 1990. In January 1991,
the Plan was again amended to increase by 480,000 shares the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and such share increase was approved by
the Corporation's stockholders on March 20, 1991. The Board further amended the
Plan on May 22, 1991, with such amendments to become effective as of the date
the Corporation's Common Stock first became traded on the Nasdaq National
Market, in order to revise certain provisions previously required when the Plan
was subject to the permit requirements of the California Corporations
Department. On March 18, 1992, the Plan was amended and restated in its
entirety, including an increase of 670,000 shares to the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable thereunder. The 1992 restatement, including the
670,000-share increase, was approved by the stockholders at the 1992 Annual
Meeting. On January 13, 1993, the Board amended the Plan to increase by an
additional 700,000 shares the number of shares of
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Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and such share increase was approved by
the stockholders at the 1993 Annual Meeting. On February 28, 1994, the Board
amended the Plan to increase by an additional 650,000 shares the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and such increase was approved
by the stockholders at the 1994 Annual Meeting. On January 25, 1995, the Board
amended the Plan to increase by an additional 500,000 shares the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and such increase was approved
by the stockholders at the 1995 Annual Meeting. On January 24, 1996, the Board
adopted an amendment which increased the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable under the Plan by an additional 1,200,000 shares, and such increase was
approved by the stockholders at the 1996 Annual Meeting.
On February 24, 1997, the Board adopted a series of amendments to the
Plan (the "1997 Amendments") which (i) increased the number of shares of Common
Stock reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan by an additional 800,000
shares, (ii) rendered non-employee Board members serving as Plan Administrator
eligible to receive option grants under the Plan, (iii) allowed unvested shares
issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by the Corporation at the
option exercise price paid per share to be reissued under the Plan, (iv) removed
certain restrictions on the eligibility of non-employee Board members to serve
as Plan Administrator, (v) extended the term of the Option Plan from July 19,
1998 to December 31, 2002 and (vi) effected a series of additional changes to
the provisions of the Plan (including the stockholder approval requirements, the
transferability of non-statutory stock options and the elimination of the six
(6)-month holding period requirement as a condition to the exercise of stock
appreciation rights) in order to take advantage of the recent amendments to Rule
16b-3 of the 1934 Act which exempts certain officer and director transactions
under the Plan from the short-swing liability provisions of the federal
securities laws. The 1997 Amendments were approved by the Corporation's
stockholders at the 1997 Annual Meeting.
On February 20, 1998, the Board authorized an increase of 855,000
shares of Common Stock to the share reserve under the Plan, and the stockholders
approved such increase at the 1998 Annual Meeting.
(b) The provisions of the 1992 restatement and of each subsequent
amendment to the Plan shall apply only to stock options and stock appreciation
rights granted under the Plan from and after the applicable effective date of
such restatement or amendment. All stock options and stock appreciation rights
issued and outstanding under the Plan immediately prior to each such effective
date shall continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan (and
the respective agreements evidencing each such option or stock appreciation
right) as in effect on the date each such option or stock appreciation right was
previously granted, and nothing in the 1992 restatement or in any subsequent
amendment shall be deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or
obligations of the holders of such prior options or stock appreciation rights
with respect to their acquisition of shares of Common Stock under such options
or their exercise of such stock appreciation rights. However, the Plan
Administrator may, in its discretion, modify stock option or stock appreciation
right issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective
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date of the 1992 restatement or any subsequent amendment to include one or more
provisions to the Plan added by such restatement or amendment.
(c) Unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section VII, the Plan
shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) December 31, 2002 or (ii) the date on
which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued or
cancelled pursuant to the exercise, surrender of cash-out of the stock options
and stock appreciation rights granted hereunder. If the date of termination is
determined under clause (i) above, then each stock option or stock appreciation
right outstanding on such date shall thereafter continue to have force and
effect in accordance with the provisions of the instruments evidencing such
grant.
(d) Options may be granted under this Plan to purchase shares of
Common Stock in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance under
the Plan, provided any excess shares actually issued under the Plan are held in
escrow until stockholder approval is obtained for a sufficient increase in the
number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. If such stockholder
approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the date the first such
excess option grants are made, then (I) any unexercised excess options shall
terminate and cease to be exercisable and (II) the Corporation shall promptly
refund the purchase price paid for any excess shares actually issued under the
Plan and held in escrow, together with interest (at the applicable Short Term
Federal Rate) for the period the shares were held in escrow.
XIV. USE OF PROCEEDS
Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares
pursuant to options granted under the Plan shall be used for general corporate
purposes.
XV. REGULATORY APPROVALS
The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any stock option or
stock appreciation right hereunder, and the issuance of stock upon the exercise
of any such option or stock appreciation right shall be subject to the
procurement by the Corporation of all approvals and permits required by
regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the options and stock
appreciation rights granted under it and the stock issued pursuant to it.
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