Exhibit 4.11
FREELOADER, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 STOCK PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Amended and Restated
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1996 Stock Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for
positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to
Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the
success of the Company's business. Options granted under the Plan may be
incentive stock options (as defined under Section 422 of the Code) or non-
statutory stock options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant
of an option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the
Code, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Stock purchase
rights may also be granted under the Plan.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall
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apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees
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appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Codeof 1986, as amended.
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(d) "Committee" means the Committee appointed by the Board of
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Directors in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Plan.
(e) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
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(f) "Company" means FreeLoader, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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(g) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, who is
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engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render services and is
compensated for such services, and any director of the Company whether
compensated for such services or not, provided that if and in the event the
Company registers any class of any equity security pursuant to the Exchange Act,
the term Consultant shall thereafter not include directors who are not
compensated for their services or are paid only a director's fee by the Company.
(h) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" means
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the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or
Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be
considered interrupted in the case of (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave, (iii)
any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such
leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment
upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or
unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time
or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the
Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective
successors. For purposes of this Plan, a change in status from an Employee to
a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute an
interruption of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant.
(i) "Employee" means any person, including officers and
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directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company,
with the status of employment determined based upon such minimum number of
hours or periods worked as shall be determined by the Administrator in its
discretion, subject to any requirements of the Code. The payment of a
director's fee by the Company to a director shall not be sufficient to
constitute "employment" of such director by the Company.
(j) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
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as amended.
(k) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the fair market
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value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system including without limitation the
National Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported), as quoted on such system or exchange, or the exchange with the
greatest volume of trading in Common Stock for the last market trading day prior
to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System
(but not on the National Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock
for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported
in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable; or
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith
by the Administrator.
(l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to
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qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code, as designated in the applicable option agreement.
(m) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
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qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, as designated in the applicable option
agreement.
(n) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
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(o) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an
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Option or a Stock Purchase Right.
(p) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who receives
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an Option or a Stock Purchase Right.
(q) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
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hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code, or any successor
provision.
(r) "Plan" means this Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Plan.
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(s) "Reporting Person" means an officer, director, or greater
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than ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-2
under the Exchange Act, who is required to file reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3
under the Exchange Act.
(t) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired
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pursuant to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 10 below.
(u) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
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Exchange Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any successor
provision.
(v) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
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accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.
(w) "Stock Exchange" means any stock exchange or consolidated
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stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted
at any given time.
(x) "Stock Purchase Right" means the right to purchase Common
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Stock pursuant to Section 10 below.
(y) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether
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now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, or any
successor provision.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of
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Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be
optioned and sold under the Plan is 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares
may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. If an Option should
expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in
full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan
shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan. In
addition, any shares of Common Stock which are retained by the Company upon
exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right in order to satisfy the exercise
or purchase price for such Option or Stock Purchase Right or any withholding
taxes due with respect to such exercise shall be treated as not issued and shall
continue to be available under the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
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(a) Initial Plan Procedure. Prior to the date, if any,
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upon which the Company becomes subject to the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be
administered by the Board or a committee appointed by the Board.
(b) Plan Procedure After the Date, if any, Upon Which the
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Company Becomes Subject to the Exchange Act.
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(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by
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Rule 16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to
directors, non-director officers and Employees or Consultants who are not
Reporting Persons.
(ii) Administration With Respect to Reporting Persons.
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With respect to grants of Options or Stock Purchase Rights to Employees who are
Reporting Persons, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board if the Board
may administer the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan
intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan, or (B) a committee
designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which committee shall be
constituted in such a manner as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3
with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan.
Once appointed, such committee shall continue to serve in its designated
capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may
increase the size of the committee and appoint additional members thereof,
remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution
therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the
committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent
permitted by Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as
a discretionary plan. No person serving as a member of an Administrator that has
authority with respect to grants to Reporting Persons shall be eligible to
receive any grant under the Plan which would cause such member to cease to be
"disinterested" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.
(iii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and
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Other Employees. With respect to grants of Options or Stock Purchase Rights to
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Employees or Consultants who are not Reporting Persons, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board or (B) a committee designated by the Board, which
committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the legal
requirements relating to the administration of incentive stock option plans, if
any, of state corporate and securities laws, of the Code and of any applicable
Stock Exchange (the "Applicable Laws"). Once appointed, such Committee shall
continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the
Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and
appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and
appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused,
and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the
Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions
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of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by
the Board to such Committee, and
subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, including the approval,
if required, of any Stock Exchange, the Administrator shall have the authority,
in its discretion;
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock, in accordance with Section 2(k) of the Plan;
(ii) to select the Consultants and Employees to whom
Options and Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options
and Stock Purchase Rights or any combination thereof are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock
to be covered by each such award granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the
Plan,
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder;
(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances
an Option may be settled in cash under Section 9(f) instead of Common Stock;
(viii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to
the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock covered by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was
granted;
(ix) to determine the terms and restrictions
applicable to Stock Purchase Rights and the Restricted Stock purchased by
exercising such Stock Purchase Rights; and
(x) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan
and awards granted pursuant to the Plan,
(xi) in order to fulfill the purposes of the Plan and
without amending the Plan, to modify grants of Options or Stock Purchase
Rights to participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the
United States in order to recognize differences in local law, tax policies or
customs.
(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions,
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determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and
binding on all holders of Options or Stock Purchase Rights.
5. Eligibility.
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(a) Nonstatutory Stock Options And Stock Purchase Rights may
be granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted
only to Employees. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option or
Stock Purchase Right may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted
additional Options or Stock Purchase Rights.
(b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option
agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate
Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Options designated as
Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee
during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as
Nonstatutory Stock Options.
(c) For purposes of Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options
shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the
Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an Incentive Stock Option shall be
determined as of the date of the grant of such Option.
(d) The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right
with respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the
Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with such Optionee's right or the
Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship
at any time, with or without cause.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the
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earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by
the shareholders of the Company as described in Section 19 of the Plan. It
shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated
under Section 15 of the Plan.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term
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stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no
more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as
may be provided in the Option Agreement. However, in the case of an Option
granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall
be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be
provided in the Option Agreement.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
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(a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued
pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the
Board, but shall be subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is:
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of
the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than
ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less
than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any Employee, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than I 00% of the Fair Market Value per Share
on the date of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option that is:
(A) granted to a person who, at the time of the
grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of
the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant.
(B) granted to any person, the per Share exercise
price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant.
(b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued
upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined
by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be
determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash, (2)
check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares that (x) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender or such other period as may be required
to avoid a charge to the Company's earnings, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which such Option shall be exercised, (5) authorization for the Company to
retain from the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised that
number of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the
exercise price for the total number of Shares as to which the Option is
exercised, (6) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with
such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable,
shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of
the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price and any applicable
income or employment taxes, (7) delivery of an irrevocable subscription
agreement for the Shares that irrevocably obligates the option holder to take
and pay for the Shares not more than twelve months after the date of delivery of
the subscription agreement, (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of
payment, or (9) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance
of Shares to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws. In making its
determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall
consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to
benefit the Company.
9. Exercise of Option.
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(a) Procedure for Exercise, Rights as a Shareholder. Any
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Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such
conditions as determined by the Administrator, including performance criteria
with respect to the Company and/or the Optionee,
and as shall be permissible under the terms of the Plan; provided that such
Option shall become exercisable at the rate of at least twenty percent (20%)
per year over five (5) years from the date the Option is granted.
An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written
notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the
terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and the
Company has received full payment for the Shares with respect to which the
Option is exercised. Full payment may, as authorized by the Board, consist of
any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the
Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
not withstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause
to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other night for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 12 of the Plan.
Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a
decrease in the number of Shares that thereafter may be available, both for
purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as
to which the Option is exercised.
(b) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship.
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Subject to Section 9(c), in the event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous
Status as an Employee or Consultant with the Company, such Optionee may, but
only within three (3) months (or such other period of time not less than thirty
(30) days as is determined by the Administrator, with such determination in the
case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option
and not exceeding three (3) months) after the date of such termination (but in
no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth
in the Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the extent that the
Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such
termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. No
termination shall be deemed to occur and this Section 9(b) shall not apply if
(i) the Optionee is a Consultant who becomes an Employee; or (ii) the Optionee
is an Employee who becomes a Consultant.
(c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the
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provisions of Section 9(b) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee's
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as a result of his or her total
and permanent disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code),
Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent
otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent
that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at
the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the
extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of
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an Optionee during the period of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant,
or within thirty (30) days following the termination of the Optionee's
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, the Option may be exercised, at
any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event
later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the
Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the
fight to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent
the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death or, if
earlier, the date of termination of the Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option
at the date of death or termination, as the case may be, or if Optionee does not
exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate.
(e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to Reporting Persons
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shall comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional conditions or
restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum
exemption for Plan transactions.
(f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time
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offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously
granted, based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall
establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
10. Stock Purchase Rights.
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(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued
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either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the
Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator
determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall
advise the offeree in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related
to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled
to purchase, the price to be paid (which price shall not be less than 85% of the
Fair Market Value of the Shares as of the date of the offer), and the time
within which such person must accept such offer, which shall in no event exceed
thirty (30) days from the date upon which the Administrator made the
determination to grant the Stock Purchase Right. The offer shall be accepted by
execution of a Restricted Stock purchase agreement in the form determined by the
Administrator. Shares purchased pursuant to the grant of a Stock Purchase Right
shall be referred to herein as "Restricted Stock."
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines
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otherwise, the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall grant the Company a
repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of
the purchaser's employment with the Company for any reason (including death or
disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the
Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original purchase price paid by
the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the
Purchaser to the Company.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock purchase
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agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not
inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole
discretion. In addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock purchase agreements
need not be the same with respect to each purchaser.
(d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
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exercised, the purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a
shareholder, and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon
the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment
will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to
the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 12
of the Plan.
11. Stock Withholding to Satisfy Withholding Tax Obligations.
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At the discretion of the Administrator, Optionees may satisfy withholding
obligations as provided in this paragraph. When an Optionee incurs tax liability
in connection with an Option or Stock Purchase Right, which tax liability is
subject to tax withholding under applicable tax laws, and the Optionee is
obligated to pay the Company an amount required to be withheld underapplicable
tax laws, the Optionee may satisfy the withholding tax obligation by one or some
combination of the following methods: (a) by cash payment, or (b) out of
Optionee's current compensation, (c) if permitted by the Administrator, in its
discretion, by surrendering to the Company Shares that (i) in the case of Shares
previously acquired from the Company, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a fair market value on
the date of surrender equal to or less than Optionee's marginal tax rate times
the ordinary income recognized, or (d) by electing to have the Company withhold
from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option, or the Shares to be
issued in connection with the Stock Purchase Right, if any, that number of
Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld.
For this purpose, the fair market value of the Shares to be withheld shall be
determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined
(the "Tax Date").
Any surrender by a Reporting Person of previously owned
Shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising upon exercise of this
Option must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 and shall be
subject to such additional conditions or restrictions as may be required
thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange
Act with respect to Plan transactions.
All elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld to
satisfy tax withholding obligations shall be made in writing in a form
acceptable to the Administrator 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, the election shall be irrevocable as to the
particular Shares of the Option or Stock Purchase Right as to which the
election is made;
(c) all elections shall be subject to the consent or
disapproval of the Administrator;
(d) if the Optionee is a Reporting Person, the election must
comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 and shall be subject to such
additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify
for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to
Plan transactions.
In the event the election to have Shares withheld is
made by an Optionee and the Tax Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code
because no election is filed under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Optionee
shall receive the full number of Shares with respect to which the Option or
Stock Purchase Right is exercised but such Optionee shall be unconditionally
obligated to tender back to the Company the proper number of Shares on the Tax
Date.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate
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Transactions.
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(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required
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action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, and the number of
shares of Common Stock that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but
as to which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or that
have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or
Stock Purchase Rights, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by
each such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any
other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however,
that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed
to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall
be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares
of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall
be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject
to an Option or Stock Purchase Right.
(b) Corporate Transactions. In the event of the proposed
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dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Option will terminate immediately
prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by
the Administrator. The Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion
in such instances, declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by
the Administrator and give each Optionee the right to exercise his or her Option
as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option would
not
otherwise be exercisable. In the event of a proposed sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, the Option shall be assumed or an equivalent
option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or
subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Administrator determines,
in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or
substitution, that the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option as
to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be exercisable or the Administrator determines to terminate the
unvested and unexercised option. If the Administrator makes an Option
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee that the Option
shall be exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such
notice, and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period.
13. Non-Transferability of Options, Stock Purchase Rights and
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Restricted Stock. Options, Stock Purchase Rights or Restricted Stock may not be
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sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner
other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be
exercised or purchased during the lifetime of the Optionee, Stock Purchase
Rights Holder or Restricted Stock Purchaser only by the Optionee, Stock Purchase
Rights Holder or Restricted Stock Purchaser.
14. Time of Granting Options and Stock Purchase Rights.
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The date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall, for all
purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right, or such other date as is
determined by the Board. Notice of the determination shall be given to each
Employee or Consultant to whom an Option or Stock Purchase Right is so granted
within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
15. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
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(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time
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amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration,
suspension or discontinuation shall be made that would impair the rights of any
Optionee under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In
addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 or
with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law or regulation,
including the requirements of any Stock Exchange), the Company shall obtain
shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree
as required.
(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment or
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termination of the Plan shall adversely affect Options already granted, unless
mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Board, which agreement
must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
16. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be
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issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless
the exercise of such Option or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and
delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant
provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and the requirements of any Stock Exchange.
As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company
may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the
time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for
investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares
if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required by law.
17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this
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Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as
shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The inability of
the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction,
which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which
such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
18. Agreements. Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall be
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evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Administrator shall
approve from time to time.
19. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be
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subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months
before or after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be
obtained in the degree and manner required under applicable state and federal
law and the rules of any Stock Exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed.
All Options and Stock Purchase Rights issued under the Plan shall become void in
the event such approval is not obtained.
20. Information to Optionees and Purchasers. To the extent
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required by Applicable Laws, the Company shall provide financial statements at
least annually to each Optionee and to each individual who acquired Shares
Pursuant to the Plan, during the period such Optionee or purchaser has one or
more Options or Stock Purchase Rights outstanding, and in the case of an
individual who acquired Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period such
individual owns such Shares. The Company shall not be required to provide such
information if the issuance of Options or Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan
is limited to key employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure
their access to equivalent information.