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EXHIBIT 10.2
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN
ADOPTED OCTOBER 25, 1991
AS AMENDED ON FEBRUARY 9, 1994, FEBRUARY 14, 1995,
FEBRUARY 8, 1996, APRIL 15, 1997, MAY 29, 1997,
FEBRUARY 18, 1998, MAY 20, 1998 and OCTOBER 12, 1999
1. PURPOSES.
(a) The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which selected
Employees of and Consultants to the Company, and its Affiliates, may be given an
opportunity to purchase stock of the Company.
(b) The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of
persons who are now Employees of or Consultants to the Company, to secure and
retain the services of new Employees and Consultants, and to provide incentives
for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company.
(c) The Company intends that the Options issued under the Plan shall,
in the discretion of the Board or any Committee to which responsibility for
administration of the Plan has been delegated pursuant to subsection 3(c), be
either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options. All Options shall
be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options
at the time of grant, and in such form as issued pursuant to section 6, and a
separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares purchased on
exercise of each type of Option.
(d) In order to achieve the above purposes, the Plan has been amended
from time to time.
2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "AFFILIATE" means any "parent corporation" or "subsidiary
corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f) respectively, of the Code.
(b) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d) "COMMITTEE" means a Committee appointed by the Board in accordance
with subsection 3(c) of the Plan
(e) "COMPANY" means Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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(f) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the
Company or an Affiliate to render services and who is compensated for such
services, provided that the term "Consultant" shall not include Directors who
are paid only a director's fee by the Company or who are not compensated by the
Company for their services as Directors.
(g) "CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT" means the
employment or consulting relationship is not interrupted or terminated by the
Company or any Affiliate. The Board, in its sole discretion, may determine
whether Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall be considered
interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board,
including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; provided,
however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, any such leave may not
exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave
is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; or
(ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company,
Affiliates or their successors.
(h) "COVERED EMPLOYEE" means the chief executive officer and the four
(4) other highest compensated officers of the Company for whom total
compensation is required to be reported to stockholders under the Exchange Act,
as determined for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(i) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board.
(j) "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including Officers and Directors,
employed by the Company or any Affiliate. Neither service as a Director nor
payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute
"employment" by the Company.
(k) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(l) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the common
stock of the Company 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 System or the SmallCap Market System of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, the Fair Market
Value of a share of common stock 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)
on the day of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Board deems reliable;
(ii) If the common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but
not on the National Market System or the SmallCap Market System thereof) or is
regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not
reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock shall be the mean
between the high bid and high asked prices for the common stock on the day of
determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Board deems reliable;
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(iii) In the absence of an established market for the common
stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a
current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or subsidiary, does not
receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the Company or its parent or
subsidiary for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than
as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act
("Regulation S-K")), does not possess an interest in any other transaction as to
which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is
not engaged in a business relationship as to which disclosure would be required
under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a
"non-employee director" for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
(o) "NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify
as an Incentive Stock Option.
(p) "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(q) "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(r) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company
and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option
grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(s) "OPTIONED STOCK" means the common stock of the Company subject to
an Option.
(t) "OPTIONEE" means an Employee or Consultant who holds an outstanding
Option.
(u) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a current
employee of the Company or an affiliated corporation, is not a former employee
of the Company or an affiliated corporation receiving compensation for prior
services (other than benefits under a tax qualified pension plan), was not an
officer of the Company or an affiliated corporation at any time, and is not
currently receiving compensation for personal services in any capacity other
than as a Director, or (ii) is otherwise considered an "outside director" for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(v) "PLAN" means this 1991 Stock Option Plan.
(w) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor
to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to
the Plan.
(x) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the
Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection 3(c).
(b) The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the
limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(i) To determine from time to time which of the persons
eligible under the Plan shall be granted Options; when and how each Option shall
be granted; whether the Option will be an Incentive Stock Option or a
Nonqualified Stock Option; the provisions of each Option granted (which need not
be identical), including the time or times such Option may be exercised in whole
or in part; and the number of shares for which an Option shall be granted to
each such person.
(ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Options granted
under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option Agreement, in a
manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan
fully effective.
(iii) To amend the Plan as provided in Section 11.
(c) The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee of
the Board composed of not fewer than two (2) members (the "Committee"), all of
the members of which Committee may be, in the discretion of the Board,
Non-Employee Directors and/or Outside Directors. If administration is delegated
to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration
of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board, including the power
to delegate to a subcommittee of two (2) or more Outside Directors any of the
administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in
this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or such a
subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The
Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the
administration of the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3 to the
contrary, the Board or the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more
members of the Board the authority to grant Options to eligible persons who (1)
are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and/or (2) are either (i)
not then Covered Employees and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the
time of recognition of income resulting from such Option, or (ii) not persons
with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the
Code.
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10 relating to adjustments
upon changes in stock, the stock that may be sold pursuant to Options shall not
exceed in the aggregate seven million eight hundred thousand (7,800,000) shares
of the Company's common stock. If any Option shall for any reason expire or
otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, the stock not
purchased under such Option shall revert to and again become available for
issuance pursuant to exercises of options granted under the Plan.
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(b) The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired
shares, bought on the market or otherwise.
5. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
Nonqualified Stock Options may be granted only to Employees or Consultants.
(b) No person shall be eligible for the grant of an Option if, at the
time of grant, such person owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d)
of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates
unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the Fair Market Value of such stock at the date of grant and the
Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date
of grant.
(c) No employee shall be eligible to be granted in any calendar year
Options covering more than 5% of the total number of shares of the Company's
common stock outstanding on the record date for the Company's 1995 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
6. OPTION PROVISIONS.
Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The provisions of separate
Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through
incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the
substance of each of the following provisions:
(a) TERM. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten
(10) years from the date it was granted.
(b) PRICE. The exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be
not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock
subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. The exercise price of
each Nonqualified Stock Option shall be not less than fifty percent (50%) of the
Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is
granted.
(c) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an
Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the option is exercised, or (ii) at
the discretion of the Board or the Committee, either at the time of the grant or
exercise of the Option, (A) by delivery to the Company of other common stock of
the Company, (B) according to a deferred payment or other arrangement (which may
include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of other
common stock of the Company) with the person to whom the Option is granted or to
whom the Option is transferred pursuant to subsection 6(d), or (C) in any other
form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board.
In the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be
payable at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of interest
necessary to avoid the treatment as
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interest, under any applicable provisions of the Code, of any amounts other than
amounts stated to be interest under the deferred payment arrangement.
(d) TRANSFERABILITY. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be
transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Incentive
Stock Option is granted only by such person. A Nonqualified Stock Option shall
only be transferable by the Optionee upon such terms and conditions as are set
forth in the Option Agreement for such Nonstatutory Stock Option, as the Board
or the Committee shall determine in its discretion. The person to whom the
Option is granted may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form
satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the
death of the Optionee, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.
(e) VESTING. The total number of shares of stock subject to an Option
may, but need not, be allotted in periodic installments (which may, but need
not, be equal). The Option Agreement may provide that from time to time during
each of such installment periods, the Option may become exercisable ("vest")
with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to that period, and may be
exercised with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to such period
and/or any prior period as to which the Option became vested but was not fully
exercised. During the remainder of the term of the Option (if its term extends
beyond the end of the installment periods), the option may be exercised from
time to time with respect to any shares then remaining subject to the Option.
The provisions of this subsection 6(e) are subject to any Option provisions
governing the minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be exercised.
(f) SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The Company may require any Optionee, or
any person to whom an Option is transferred under subsection 6(d), as a
condition of exercising any such Option, (1) to give written assurances
satisfactory to the Company as to the Optionee's knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative
reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in
financial and business matters, and that he or she is capable of evaluating,
alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of
exercising the Option; and (2) to give written assurances satisfactory to the
Company stating that such person is acquiring the stock subject to the Option
for such person's own account and not with any present intention of selling or
otherwise distributing the stock. These requirements, and any assurances given
pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (i) the issuance of the
shares upon the exercise of the Option has been registered under a then
currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) as
to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the
Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the
then applicable securities laws.
(g) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP. In the event
an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant terminates (other
than upon the Optionee's death or Disability), the Optionee may exercise his or
her Option, but only within such period of time as is determined by the Board,
and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date
of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the case of an Incentive Stock
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Option, the Board shall determine such period of time (in no event to exceed
ninety (90) days from the date of termination) when the Option is granted. If,
at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her
entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option
shall revert to and again become available for issuance pursuant to Options
granted under the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise
his or her Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option
shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again
become available for issuance pursuant to Options granted under the Plan.
(h) DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. In the event an Optionee's Continuous
Status as an Employee or Consultant terminates as a result of the Optionee's
Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within twelve
(12) months from the date of such termination (or such shorter period specified
in the Option Agreement), and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled
to exercise it at the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If,
at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her
entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option
shall revert to and again become available for issuance pursuant to Options
granted under the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise
his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate,
and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available
for issuance pursuant to Options granted under the Plan.
(i) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of an Optionee, the
Option may be exercised, at any time within twelve (12) months following the
date of death (or such shorter period specified in the Option Agreement) (but in
no event later than the expiration 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
right 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. If, at
the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to exercise his or her entire
Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall
revert to and again become available for issuance pursuant to Options granted
under the Plan. If, after death, the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired
the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the
Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the
shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for
issuance pursuant to Options granted under the Plan.
(j) EARLY EXERCISE. The Option may, but need not, include a provision
whereby the Optionee may elect at any time while an Employee or Consultant to
exercise the Option as to any part or all of the shares subject to the Option
prior to the full vesting of the Option. Any unvested shares so purchased may be
subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or to any other
restriction the Board determines to be appropriate.
(k) WITHHOLDING. To the extent provided by the terms of an Option
Agreement, the Optionee may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding
obligation relating to the exercise of such Option by any of the following means
or by a combination of such means: (1) tendering a cash payment; (2) authorizing
the Company to withhold shares from the shares of the common stock otherwise
issuable to the participant as a result of the exercise of the Option; or
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(3) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of the common stock
of the Company.
7. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) During the terms of the Options, the Company shall keep available
at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such Options.
(b) The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or
agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to
issue and sell shares of stock upon exercise of the Options; provided, however,
that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the
Securities Act either the Plan, any Option or any stock issued or issuable
pursuant to any such Option. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable
to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which
counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of
stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for
failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such Options unless and until
such authority is obtained.
(c) Effective as of June 1, 1998, the Company shall not implement
without prior stockholder approval any stock option exchange program or
repricing program intended to reduce the exercise price applicable to Options
granted pursuant to the Plan. This subsection 7(c) may not be amended or
modified by the Company without prior stockholder approval.
8. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.
Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Options shall constitute
general funds of the Company.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The Board shall have the power to accelerate the time at which an
Option may first be exercised or the time during which an Option or any part
thereof will vest pursuant to subsection 6(e) only for purposes of allowing
early exercise, notwithstanding the provisions in the Option stating the time at
which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.
(b) Neither an Optionee nor any person to whom an Option is transferred
under subsection 6(d) shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the
rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to such Option unless and
until such person has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Option
pursuant to its terms.
(c) Throughout the term of any Option, the Company shall deliver to the
holder of such Option, not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the
close of each of the Company's fiscal years during the Option term, such
financial and other information regarding the Company as comprises the annual
report to the stockholders of the Company provided for in the bylaws of the
Company. This subsection shall not apply after the first registration of an
equity security of the Company under the Securities Act.
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(d) Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Option granted
pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Employee or Consultant or Optionee any
right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate (or to continue
acting as a Consultant) or shall affect the right of the Company or any
Affiliate to terminate the employment or consulting relationship of any Employee
or Consultant or Optionee with or without cause.
(e) To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at
the time of grant) of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
granted after 1986 are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any
calendar year under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates exceeds one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the Options or portions thereof which
exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be
treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.
10. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
(a) If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject
to any Option (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization,
stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating
dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate
structure or otherwise), the Plan and outstanding Options will be appropriately
adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of shares subject to the Plan and
the class(es) and number of shares and price per share of stock subject to
outstanding Options.
(b) In the event of: (1) a merger or consolidation in which the Company
is not the surviving corporation or (2) a reverse merger in which the Company is
the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company's common stock
outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the
merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise
then to the extent permitted by applicable law: (i) any surviving corporation
shall assume any Options outstanding under the Plan or shall substitute similar
Options for those outstanding under the Plan, or (ii) such Options shall
continue in full force and effect. In the event any surviving corporation
refuses to assume or continue such Options, or to substitute similar options for
those outstanding under the Plan, then, with respect to options held by persons
then performing services as Employees or Consultants for the Company, the time
at which such Options may first be exercised shall be accelerated and the
Options terminated if not exercised prior to such event. In the event of a
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Options outstanding under the
Plan shall terminate if not exercised prior to such event.
11. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN.
(a) The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan.
However, except as provided in Section 10 relating to adjustments upon changes
in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of
the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the adoption of the
amendment, where the amendment will:
(i) Increase the number of shares reserved for Options under
the Plan;
(ii) Modify the requirements as to eligibility for
participation in the Plan (to the extent such modification requires stockholder
approval in order for the Plan to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code); or
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(iii) Modify the Plan in any other way if such modification
requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to satisfy the requirements
of Section 422 of the Code or to comply with applicable stock exchange listing
requirements.
(b) The Board may in its sole discretion submit any other amendment to
the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to
the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder regarding the exclusion of
performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of
compensation paid to certain executive officers.
(c) It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in
any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide Optionees with the
maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options
and/or to bring the Plan and/or Incentive Stock Options granted under it into
compliance therewith
(d) Rights and obligations under any Option granted before amendment of
the Plan shall not be altered or impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless
(i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Option was
granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.
12. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.
(a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless
sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on October 24, 2001, which shall be
within ten (10) years from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved
by the stockholders of the Company, whichever is earlier. No Options may be
granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
(b) Rights and obligations under any Option granted while the Plan is
in effect shall not be altered or impaired by suspension or termination of the
Plan, except with the consent of the person to whom the Option was granted.
13. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.
The Plan shall become effective as determined by the Board, but no
Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised unless and until the Plan has
been approved by the stockholders of the Company, and, if required, an
appropriate permit has been issued by the Commissioner of Corporations of the
State of California.
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF FRANCE
The Company has adopted the following provisions in order that an
Option granted to an Employee who is subject to the laws of France will provide
the maximum benefits under the provisions of French law (the "French Option"),
and in order to provide incentives for such Employee to exert maximum efforts
for the success of the Company. Except as set forth below, the terms of the
Option Agreement for a French Option shall otherwise comply with the other terms
of the Plan.
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14. ELIGIBILITY FOR FRENCH OPTION.
(a) No person shall be granted a French Option unless such person is an
Employee.
(b) Throughout the term of the Plan, no French Option shall be granted,
if by making such grant, the aggregate number of shares subject to outstanding
French Options could at any time exceed one-third of the aggregate number of all
shares of all classes of stock of the Company authorized for issuance.
(c) No person shall be eligible for the grant of a French Option if, at
the time of grant, such person owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to the
applicable laws of France) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of
its Affiliates.
15. FRENCH OPTION PROVISIONS.
(a) PRICE. The exercise price of a French Option shall be no less than
the higher of: (i) ninety-five percent (95%) of the average closing sales price
for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such
exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of
trading in the Company's common stock) for the twenty (20) market trading days
immediately preceding the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable; or (ii) fifty percent
(50%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock.
(b) TRANSFERABILITY. The terms of a French Option shall not permit
transfer of the French Option, except on death and then only to the extent
permitted by French law. Further, the terms of a French Option shall provide
that during the lifetime of the Optionee the French Option may be exercised only
by the Optionee. In the event of the death of the Optionee during the Optionee's
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, such French Option may be
transferred to the extent permitted by French law. A French Option so
transferred may be exercised (to the extent the Optionee was entitled to
exercise such French Option as of the date of death) by the transferee only
within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date six (6) months following
the date of death, or (ii) the expiration of the term of such French Option as
set forth in the Option Agreement.
16. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
Any adjustment pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan, of stock subject to
a French Option, shall be made (a) in accordance with the applicable law of the
state in which the Company is incorporated at the time the adjustment is made,
and (b) in accordance with any applicable rules of the stock exchange (including
for this purpose the NASDAQ National Market System) which the Company uses to
determine Fair Market Value.
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