EXHIBIT 99.1
DYNAMICWEB ENTERPRISES, INC.
1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article Page
Article 1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Article 2. DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Article 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Article 4. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Article 5. STOCK OPTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Article 6. ELIGIBILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Article 7. TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Article 8. TERMINATION OF STATUS AS DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Article 9. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Article 10. GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Article 1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
1.1 Purpose - The DynamicWeb Enterprises, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan For
Outside Directors (the "Plan") is intended to provide certain directors
of DynamicWeb Enterprises Inc. (the "Corporation") an opportunity to
acquire Common Stock of the Corporation. The Plan is designed to provide
such directors with an opportunity to acquire an equity interest in the
Corporation, thereby giving them a stake in the continued growth and
success of its business.
1.2 Stock Options to be Granted - Only Nonqualified Stock Options may be
granted within the limitations of the Plan herein described.
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Article 2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 "Agreement" - The written instrument evidencing the grant of an Option.
A Participant may be issued one or more Agreements from time to time
reflecting one or more options.
2.2 "Board" - The Board of Directors of the Corporation.
2.3 "Code" - The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.4 "Committee" - The Committee which the Board appoints to administer the
Plan.
2.5 "Common Stock" - The class A common stock of the Corporation ($0.0001
par value) as described in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation,
or such other stock as shall be substituted therefor.
2.6 "Corporation" - Dynamicweb Enterprises, Inc., a New Jersey corporation.
2.7 "Employee" - Any key employee (including officer of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary).
2.8 "Exchange Act" - The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.9 "Incentive Stock Option" - A stock option intended to satisfy the
Requirements of Code Section 422(b).
2.10 "Nonqualified Stock Option" - A stock option other than an incentive
stock option.
2.11 "Optionee" - A Participant who is awarded a Stock Option pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan.
2.12 "Participant" - A director selected by the Committee to receive a grant
of an Option under the Plan.
2.13 "Plan" - The DynamicWeb Enterprises, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan For
Outside Directors.
2.14 "Retirement" - The voluntary termination of an individual as a Director
upon or following the attainment of age sixty-five.
2.15 "Securities Act" - The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.16 "Stock Option" or "Option" - An award of a right to purchase Common
Stock pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
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Article 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
3.1 The Committee - The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the
Board (the "Committee") composed of two or more members of the Board,
all of whom are "outside directors" within the meaning of Code Section
162(m). The Board may from time to time remove members from, or add
members to, the Committee. Vacancies on the Committee, howsoever caused,
shall be filled by the Board.
3.2 Powers of the Committee -
(a) The Committee shall be vested with full authority to make such
rules and regulations as it deems necessary or desirable to
administer the Plan and to interpret the provisions of the Plan,
unless otherwise determined by a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board. Any determination, decision or action of the
Committee in connection with the construction, interpretation,
administration or application of the Plan shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon all optionees and any person claiming
under or through an Optionee, unless otherwise determined by a
majority of the disinterested members of the Board.
(b) Subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan and
subject to review and approval by a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board, the Committee shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to:
(i) determine the date or dates when each Option may be exercised
within the term of the Option specified pursuant Article 7 of
the Plan; and
(ii) prescribe the form, which shall be consistent with the Plan,
of the Agreement evidencing any Options granted under the
Plan.
3.3 Terms - The grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by an
Agreement and may include any terms and conditions consistent with this
Plan, as the Committee may determine.
3.4 Liability - No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for
any action or determination made in good faith by the Board or the
Committee with respect to this Plan or any Options granted under this
Plan.
Article 4. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
4.1 Common Stock Authorized - The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
for which Options may be granted under the Plan shall not exceed 128,254
shares. The limitation established by the preceding sentence shall be
subject to adjustment as provided in Article 9 of the Plan.
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4.2 Shares Available - The Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the Plan shall be the Corporation's Common Stock
which shall be made available at the discretion of the Board, either
from authorized but unissued Common Stock or from Common stock acquired
by the corporation, including shares purchased in the open market. In
the event that any outstanding Option under the Plan for any reason
expires or is terminated, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the
unexercised portion of such Option may thereafter be regranted subject
to option under the Plan.
Article 5. STOCK OPTIONS
5.1 Grant of Options; Exercise Price -
(a) Each Director shall be granted, on the date of his or her election
and on each date of his or her reelection (whether at an annual
meeting or an adjournment thereof), an Option to acquire 20,000
shares of Common Stock. In the event the Corporation's Board shall
at any time be classified, for purposes of this Plan, any
continuing Director not on the slate for reelection at an annual
meeting of the Corporation's shareholders shall, notwithstanding
such fact, be treated as being reelected at such meeting (or any
adjournment thereof).
(b) The exercise price of a Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase a
share of Common Stock shall be the fair market value of a share on
the grant date, as determined in Section 5.2. The exercise price
shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Article 9 of the
Plan.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.1 (a) and (b), in the
initial calendar year of the Plan, the Option grant to each
Director shall be made as of the earlier of (i) the closing date of
a public offering of Common stock by the Corporation, or (ii)
September 30, 1997. The exercise price of such Option grants shall
be the fair market value of such Common Stock, as determined in
Section 5.2, on the grant date.
5.2 Determination of Fair Market Value -
(a) During such time as Common Stock is not listed on an established
stock exchange or, exchanges but is listed in the NASDAQ National
Market System, the fair market value per share shall be the closing
sale price for the Common Stock on the day the Option is granted.
If no sale of Common Stock has occurred on that day, the fair
market value shall be determined by reference to such price for the
next preceding day on which a sale occurred.
(b) During such time as the Common Stock is not listed on an
established stock exchange or in the NASDAQ National Market System,
fair market value per share shall be the mean between the closing
dealer "bid" and "asked" prices for the
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Common Stock for the day of the grant, and if no "bid" and "asked"
prices are quoted for the day of the grant, the fair market value
shall be determined by reference to such prices on the next
preceding day on which such prices were quoted.
(c) If the Common Stock is listed on an established stock exchange, the
fair market value shall be deemed to be the closing price of Common
Stock on such stock exchange on the day the Option is granted or,
if no sale of Common Stock has been made on such stock exchange on
that day, the fair market value shall be determined by reference to
such price for the next preceding day on which a sale occurred.
(d) In the event that the Common Stock is not traded on an established
stock exchange or in the NASDAQ National Market System, and no
closing dealer "bid" and "asked" prices are available on the date
of a grant, then fair market value will be the price established by
the Committee in good faith.
5.3 Transferability of Options - Unless otherwise designated by the
Committee to the contrary, each Option granted under the Plan shall by
its terms be non-transferable by the Optionee (except by will or the
laws of descent and distribution) and each Option shall be exercisable
during the optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee, his guardian or
legal representative or by such other means as the Committee may approve
from time to time that is not inconsistent with or contrary to the
provisions of either Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or Rule 16b-3, as
either may be amended from time to time, or any law, rule, regulation or
other provision that may hereafter replace such Rule. An Optionee may
also designate a beneficiary to exercise his or her options after the
Optionee's death. The Committee may amend outstanding Options to provide
for transfer, without payment of consideration, to immediate family
members of the Optionee or to trusts or partnerships for such family
members.
Article 6. ELIGIBILITY
6.1 Participation - Options shall be granted only to persons who are
Directors.
Article 7. TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
7.1 Termination -
(a) Each Option granted under the Plan shall terminate on the date
determined by the Committee and approved by a majority of the
members of the Board, and specified in the Agreement; provided,
however, that no Option shall terminate later than ten years and
one month after the date of grant. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 8.4, each Option granted under the Plan shall become
exercisable (i) with respect to 6,667 shares of Common Stock on the
date on
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which the Optionee has completed 12 months of continuous service as
a Director with the Corporation immediately following the date of
the grant of the Option, (ii) with respect to an additional 6,667
shares of Common Stock on the date on which the Optionee has
completed 24 months of such continuous service, and (iii) with
respect to the remaining 6,666 shares of Common Stock on the date
on which the Optionee has completed 36 months of such continuous
service; provided, however, that the Option shall in any event
become exercisable in its entirety on the date on which a Change in
Control occurs. The Committee at its discretion may provide further
limitations on the exercisability of Options granted under the
Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be exercised
only during the continuance of the Optionee's service as a
Director, except as provided in Article 8.
(b) For purposes of Section 7.1(a), a "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any of the following:
(i) any "Person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act (except for (1) the Corporation or
any Subsidiary, or (2) any of the Corporation's employee
benefit plans (or any trust forming a part thereof) (the
"Benefit Plan(s)")) is or becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of the Corporation's securities
representing 19.9% or more of the combined voting power of
the Corporation's then outstanding securities, other than
pursuant to an excepted transaction described in Clause (iii)
below;
(ii) a binding written agreement is executed (and, if legally
required, approved by the Corporation's shareholders)
providing for a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition
of substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to
another entity, except to an entity controlled directly or
indirectly by the Corporation;
(iii) the shareholders of the Corporation approve a merger,
consolidation,, share exchange, division or other
reorganization of or relating to the Corporation, unless:
(A) the shareholders of the Corporation immediately before
such merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or
reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately
following such merger, consolidation, share exchange,
division or reorganization at least 66-2/3% of the
combined voting power of the outstanding voting
securities of the Corporation resulting from such
merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or
reorganization (the "Surviving Corporation,") in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership of
the voting securities immediately before such
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merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or
reorganization; and
(B) the individuals who, immediately before such merger,
consolidation, share exchange, division or
reorganization, are members of the Board (the "Incumbent
Board"), continue to constitute at least 66-2/3% of the
Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation;
provided, however, that if the election, or nomination
for election by the Corporation's shareholders of any
new director was approved by a vote of at least 66-2/3%
of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for the
purposes hereof, be considered a member of the Incumbent
Board; provided further, however, that no individual
shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if
such individual initially assumed office as a result of
either an actual or threatened "Election Contest" (as
described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the Exchange
Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of
proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other
than the Board (a "Proxy Contest") including by reason
of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any
Election Contest or Proxy Contest; and
(C) no Person (except (1) the Corporation or any Subsidiary,
(2) any Benefit Plan, (3) the Surviving Corporation or
any subsidiary of the surviving Corporation, or (4) any
Person who immediately prior to such merger,
consolidation, share exchange, division or
reorganization had beneficial ownership of 19.9% or more
of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Corporation) has beneficial ownership of 19.9% or more
of the combined voting power of the Surviving
Corporation's then outstanding voting securities
immediately following such merger, consolidation, share
exchange, division or reorganization;
(iv) a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation,
other than pursuant to bankruptcy or insolvency laws, is
adopted; or
(v) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals, who
at the beginning of such period, constituted the Board cease
for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board, unless the election, or the nomination for election by
the Corporation's shareholders, of each new director was
approved by a vote of at least 66-2/3% of the directors then
still in office who were directors at the beginning of the
period; provided, however, that no individual shall be
considered a member of the Board at the beginning of such
period if such individual initially assumed office as a
result of either an actual or threatened Election Contest or
Proxy Contest,
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including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or
settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed
to have occurred if a Person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities representing 19.9% or more of the combined voting
power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities solely as a result of an
acquisition by the Corporation of its voting securities which, by reducing the
number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares
beneficially owned by such Person; provided, however, that if a Person becomes a
beneficial owner of 19.9% or more of the combined voting power of the
Corporation's then outstanding securities by reason of share repurchases by the
Corporation and thereafter becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly,
of any additional voting securities of the Corporation (other than pursuant to a
stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction), then a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Person under Clause (i).
7.2 Exercise
(a) A person electing to exercise an Option shall give written notice
to the Corporation of such election and of the number of shares he
has elected to purchase, in such form as the committee shall have
prescribed or approved, and shall at the time of exercise tender
the full purchase price of the shares he has elected to purchase.
The purchase price shall be paid in full, in cash, upon the
exercise of the option; provided, however, that in lieu of cash,
with the approval of the Committee at or prior to exercise, an
optionee may exercise his Option by tendering to the Corporation
shares of Common Stock owned by him and having a fair market value
equal to the cash exercise price applicable to his option (with
the fair market value of such stock to be determined in the manner
provided in Section 5.2 hereof) or by delivering such combination
of cash and such shares as the Committee in its sole discretion
may approve.
(b) A person holding more than one Option at any relevant time may, in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan, elect to exercise such
Options in any order.
(c) In addition, at the request of the Participant and to the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Corporation may, in its sole
discretion, selectively approve arrangements with a brokerage firm
under which such brokerage firm, on behalf of the Participant,
shall pay to the Corporation the exercise price of the Options
being exercised, and the Corporation, pursuant to an irrevocable
notice from the Participant, shall promptly deliver the shares
being purchased to such firm.
Article 8. TERMINATION OF STATUS AS DIRECTOR
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8.1 Retirement - In the event of Retirement, an Option shall lapse at the
earlier of the expiration of the term of the Option or up to 24 months,
at the discretion of the Committee, from the date of Retirement.
8.2 Death or Disability - In the event of termination of an individual's
status as Director due to death or disability (as defined in Code
Section 72(m)), the Option shall lapse at the earlier of the expiration
of the term of the Option or one year after termination due to any such
cause.
8.3 Other Termination - Except as otherwise provided in Sections 8.4(a) and
(c), in the event termination of an individual's status as Director for
any reason other than is described in Section 8.1 or 8.2, all options
shall lapse as of the date of termination.
8.4 Special Termination Provision -
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee
may, in its discretion and subject to the approval of a majority
of the disinterested members of the Board, waive the continuous
service requirement set forth in Section 7.1(a) and permit the
exercise of an Option held by a Director whose service as such has
terminated prior to the satisfaction of such requirement. Any such
waiver may be made with retroactive effect provided it is made
within 60 days following the Optionee's termination of employment.
(b) In the event the Committee waives the continuous service
requirement with respect to an Option and the circumstance of the
Director's termination is described in Section 8.1 or 8.2, the
Option will lapse as otherwise provided in the relevant section.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee
may, in its discretion, waive the lapse provisions of Section 8.3
and permit the exercise of an Option until a date which is the
earlier of the expiration of the term of such Option or up to 24
months from the date of termination.
Article 9. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS
9.1 Share Adjustments -
(a) In the event that the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation,
as presently constituted, shall be changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of
the Corporation or of another corporation (whether by reason of
merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification,
split-up, combination of shares or otherwise) or if the number of
such shares of stock shall be increased through the payment of a
stock dividend, then, subject to the provisions of Subsection (c)
below, there shall be substituted for or added to
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each share of Common Stock of the Corporation which was
theretofore appropriated, or which thereafter may become subject
to an Option under the Plan, the number and kind of shares of
stock or other securities into which each outstanding share of the
Common Stock of the Corporation shall be so changed or for which
each such share shall be exchanged or to which each such share
shall be entitled as the case may be outstanding, Options shall
also be appropriately amended as to price and other terms, as may
be necessary to reflect the foregoing events.
(b) If there shall be any other change in the number or kind of the
outstanding Shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation, or of
any stock or other securities in which such Common Stock shall
have been changed, or for which it shall have been exchanged, and
if a majority of the disinterested members of the Board shall, in
its sole discretion, determine that such change equitably requires
an adjustment in any option which was theretofore granted or which
may thereafter be granted under the Plan, then such adjustment
shall be made in accordance with such determination.
(c) The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in
any way the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments,
reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or
business structure, to merge, to consolidate, to dissolve, to
liquidate or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business
or assets.
9.2 Corporate Changes - A dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, or
a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving
Corporation, shall cause each outstanding Option to terminate, except
to the extent that another corporation may and does in the transaction
assume and continue the option or substitute its own options.
9.3 Fractional Shares - Fractional shares resulting from any adjustment in
Options pursuant to this Article 9 may be settled as a majority of the
disinterested members of the Board or the Committee (as the case may
be) shall determine.
9.4 Binding Determination - To the extent that the foregoing adjustments
relate to stock or securities of the Corporation, such adjustments
shall be made by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Notice of any adjustment shall be given by the corporation
to each holder of an Option which shall have been adjusted.
Article 10. GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 Effective Date - The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by
the Board.
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10.2 Termination of the Plan - Unless previously terminated by the Board of
Directors, the Plan, shall terminate on, and no Options shall be
granted after, the tenth anniversary of its adoption by the Board.
10.3 Limitation on Termination, Amendment or Modification
(a) The Board may at any time terminate, amend, modify or suspend the
Plan, provided that without the approval of the stockholders of
the Corporation no amendment or modification shall be made by the
Board which otherwise requires the approval of shareholders under
applicable tax, securities or other law.
(b) No amendment, modification, suspension or termination of the Plan
shall in any manner affect any Option theretofore granted under
the Plan without the consent of the Optionee or any person validly
claiming under or through the Optionee.
10.4 No Right to Continued Status as Director - Neither anything contained
in the Plan or in any instrument under the Plan nor the grant of any
option hereunder shall confer upon any Optionee any right to continue
as a Director (or to be nominated for such position) of the
Corporation.
10.5 Withholding Taxes - The Corporation will require that an Optionee, as a
condition of the exercise of an Option, or any other person or entity
receiving Common Stock upon exercise of an Option, pay or reimburse any
taxes which the Corporation is required to withhold in connection with
the exercise of the Option.
10.6 Listing and Registration of Shares -
(a) No Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be exercisable in
whole or in part if at any time a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board shall determine in its discretion that the
listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Common
Stock subject to such Option on any securities exchange or under
any applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental
regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or
in connection with, the granting of such Option or the issue of
shares thereunder, unless such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to a majority of
the disinterested members of the Board.
(b) If a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect
to the shares issuable upon exercise of any Option granted under
the Plan is not in effect at the time of exercise, as a condition
of the issuance of the shares, the person exercising such Option
shall give the Committee a written statement, satisfactory in form
and substance to the Committee, that he is acquiring the shares
for his own account for investment and not with a view to their
distribution. The Corporation may place upon any stock Certificate
for shares issuable upon exercise of such Option the
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following legend or such other legend as the Committee may
prescribe to prevent disposition of the shares in violation of the
Securities Act or other applicable law;
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ("ACT"). AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR OFFERED FOP, SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THEM UNDER THE ACT OR A WRITTEN OPINION
OF COUNSEL FOR THE CORPORATION THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
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