EXHIBIT 10.41
BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
AS AMENDED BY
FIRST AMENDMENT
EFFECTIVE 1/1/01
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section
ARTICLE I - PURPOSE, COMMITMENT AND INTENT
Purpose................................................................................................1.1
Share Commitment.......................................................................................1.2
Intent.................................................................................................1.3
Shareholder Approval...................................................................................1.4
ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS
Affiliate..............................................................................................2.1
Beneficiary............................................................................................2.2
Board of Directors.....................................................................................2.3
Code...................................................................................................2.4
Committee..............................................................................................2.5
Company................................................................................................2.6
Compensation...........................................................................................2.7
Employee...............................................................................................2.8
Employer...............................................................................................2.9
Exercise Date.........................................................................................2.10
Fair Market Value or FMV..............................................................................2.11
Grant Date............................................................................................2.12
Offering Period.......................................................................................2.13
Option................................................................................................2.14
Option Price..........................................................................................2.15
Participant...........................................................................................2.16
Plan..................................................................................................2.17
Shares................................................................................................2.18
Stock.................................................................................................2.19
ARTICLE III - ELIGIBILITY
General Requirements...................................................................................3.1
Limitations Upon Participation.........................................................................3.2
ARTICLE IV - PARTICIPATION
Grant of Option........................................................................................4.1
Payroll Deduction......................................................................................4.2
Payroll Deductions Continuing..........................................................................4.3
Right to Stop Payroll Deductions.......................................................................4.4
Accounting for Funds...................................................................................4.5
Employer's Use of Funds................................................................................4.6
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ARTICLE V - IN SERVICE WITHDRAWAL, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, RETIREMENT OR DEATH
In Service Withdrawal ..................................................................................5.1
Termination of Employment...............................................................................5.2
Retirement for Age or Disability........................................................................5.3
Death...................................................................................................5.4
ARTICLE VI - EXERCISE OF OPTION
Purchase of Stock.......................................................................................6.1
Accounting for Stock....................................................................................6.2
Issuance of Shares......................................................................................6.3
Restriction on Shares...................................................................................6.4
ARTICLE VII - ADMINISTRATION
Appointment, Term of Service & Removal..................................................................7.1
Powers..................................................................................................7.2
Quorum and Majority Action..............................................................................7.3
Standard of Judicial Review of Committee Actions........................................................7.4
ARTICLE VIII - ADOPTION OF PLAN BY OTHER EMPLOYER
Adoption Procedure......................................................................................8.1
No Joint Venture Implied................................................................................8.2
ARTICLE IX - TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
Termination.............................................................................................9.1
Amendment...............................................................................................9.2
ARTICLE X - MISCELLANEOUS
Designation of Beneficiary.............................................................................10.1
Plan Not An Employment Contract........................................................................10.2
All Participants' Rights are Equal.....................................................................10.3
Options Granted Are Not Transferable...................................................................10.4
Voting of Stock........................................................................................10.5
No Stockholder Rights..................................................................................10.6
Governmental Regulations...............................................................................10.7
Notices................................................................................................10.8
Indemnification of Committee...........................................................................10.9
Tax Withholding.................................................................................. ....10.10
Gender and Number.....................................................................................10.11
Severability..........................................................................................10.12
Governing Law; Parties to Legal Actions...............................................................10.13
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ARTICLE I
PURPOSE, COMMITMENT AND INTENT
1.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to provide Employees of the
Company and its Affiliates which adopt the Plan with an opportunity to purchase
Stock of the Company through offerings of options at a discount and thus develop
a stronger incentive to work for the continued success of the Company and the
Affiliates. Therefore, this Plan is available to all Employees of every Employer
upon their fulfilling the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1. Any Affiliate
may adopt the Plan with the approval of the Committee by fulfilling the
requirements of Section 8.1. This Plan is sponsored by the Company.
1.2 SHARE COMMITMENT. The aggregate number of Shares authorized to be
sold pursuant to Options granted under this Plan is 500,000 Shares, subject to
adjustment as provided in this Section. Any Shares relating to Options that are
granted, but subsequently lapse, are canceled, or are otherwise not exercised by
the final date for exercise, shall be available for future grants of Options.
In the event of any stock dividend, split-up, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, combination or exchange of Shares, or the like, as a result of
which shares shall be issued in respect of the outstanding Shares, or the Shares
shall be changed into the same or a different number of the same or another
class of stock, the total number of Shares authorized to be committed to this
Plan, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Option and the Option
Price applicable to each Option shall be appropriately adjusted by the
Committee. Adjustments must be confirmed in writing by the auditors of the
Company to be fair and reasonable.
1.3 INTENT. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify
as an "employee stock purchase plan" under section 423 of the Code. Therefore,
the provisions of the Plan are to be construed to govern participation in a
manner consistent with the requirements of section 423 of the Code.
1.4 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. To be effective, this Plan must be approved
by the stockholders of each of the Employers within 12 months before or after
the Plan is approved by the board of directors of each Employer. The approval of
stockholders must comply with all applicable provisions of the corporate
charter, bylaws and applicable laws of the jurisdiction prescribing the method
and degree of stockholder approval required for the issuance of corporate stock
or options.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
The words and phrases defined in this Article shall have the meaning
set out in these definitions throughout this Plan, unless the context in which
any word or phrase appears reasonably requires a broader, narrower, or different
meaning.
2.1 "AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation and any subsidiary
corporation. The term "parent corporation" means any corporation (other than the
Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the
time of the action or transaction, each of the corporations other than the
Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain. The term
"subsidiary corporation" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the
granting of the Option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation
in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the
chain.
2.2 "BENEFICIARY" means the person who is entitled to receive amounts
under the Plan upon the death of a Participant.
2.3 "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the board of directors of the Company.
2.4 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.
2.5 "COMMITTEE" means the committee, appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Company to administer the Plan, which shall be comprised solely
of members of the Board of Directors who qualify as non-employee directors as
defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.6 "COMPANY" means BindView Development Corporation, a Texas
corporation.
2.7 "COMPENSATION" means the Employee's wages from the Company as
defined in section 3401(a) of the Code for purposes of Federal income tax
withholding at the source, reduced by all of the following items (even if
includable in gross income): reimbursements or other expense allowances, income
from the exercise of a nonqualified stock option, income resulting from a
disqualifying disposition from an incentive stock option or from this Plan,
fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving expenses, deferred compensation, and
welfare benefits; and modified by including elective contributions under a
cafeteria plan described in section 125 of the Code and elective contributions
to any plan qualified under section 401(k) of the Code.
2.8 "EMPLOYEE" means any person who is a common law employee of the
Company excluding only those whose customary employment with the Company is 20
hours or less per week.
2.9 "EMPLOYER" means the Company and each Affiliate which has adopted
the Plan as provided in Section 8.1 of the Plan.
2.10 "EXERCISE DATE" means the last business day of the Offering
Period, which is the day that all Options that eligible Employees have elected
to exercise are to be exercised.
2.11 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" OR "FMV" of the Stock as of any date means the
average of the high and low sale prices of the Stock on that date (or if there
was no sale on a given date, the next preceding date on which there was a sale)
on the principal securities exchange on which the Stock is listed.
2.12 "GRANT DATE" means the first business day of the Offering Period,
which is the day the Committee grants all eligible Employees an Option under
this Plan.
2.13 "OFFERING PERIOD" means the six month periods commencing on July 1
and January 1 of each year. The initial offering period shall end December 31,
1999, but may, at the discretion of the Committee, be for a period of less than
six months.
The Offering Period commencing January 1, 2001, shall be for a
seven-month period ending on July 31, 2001, and thereafter each Offering Period
shall be for a six-month period commencing on August 1 and February 1 of each
year
2.14 "OPTION" means an option granted under this Plan to purchase
shares of Stock at the Option Price on the Exercise Date.
2.15 "OPTION PRICE" means the price to be paid for each Share upon
exercise of an Option, which shall be the lesser of (a) 85% of the FMV of a
Share on the Grant Date or (b) 85% of the FMV of a Share on the Exercise Date.
2.16 "PARTICIPANT" means a person who is eligible to be granted an
Option under this Plan and who elects to have payroll deductions withheld under
the Plan for the purpose of exercising that Option on the Exercise Date.
2.17 "PLAN" means the BindView Development Corporation 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, as set out in this document and as it may be amended from
time to time.
2.18 "SHARES" means shares of Stock.
2.19 "STOCK" means the Company's common stock, no par value.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. Each Employee is eligible to participate in
the Plan for a given Offering Period if he is an Employee on the Grant Date,
subject to the limitations imposed in Section 3.2.
3.2 LIMITATIONS UPON PARTICIPATION. Any provision of this Plan to the
contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an Option:
(a) if, immediately after the grant, the Employee would own,
including all outstanding options which are still exercisable to
purchase Stock, five percent or more of the total combined voting
power or value of all classes of Stock of the Company or of any parent
or subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of sections 423 and
424 of the Code;
(b) which permits the Employee to purchase Stock under all
employee stock purchase plans, as defined in section 423 of the Code,
of the Company and all Affiliates at a rate which exceeds $25,000 in
Fair Market Value of the Stock (determined at the time the Option is
granted) for each calendar year in which the option granted to the
Employee is outstanding at any time as provided in sections 423 and
424 of the Code; or
(c) which permits the Employee rights to purchase Stock in excess
of the number of Shares set by the Committee if it deems such a
restriction to be appropriate.
ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPATION
4.1 GRANT AND EXERCISE OF OPTION. Effective as of the Grant Date the
Committee shall grant an Option to each Participant that shall be exercisable
only on the Exercise Date only through funds accumulated by the Employee through
payroll deductions made during the Offering Period together with any funds
remaining in the Participant's payroll deduction account at the beginning of the
Offering Period. Except as may be determined otherwise by the Committee and
announced to Employees prior to an Offering Period, the number of Shares
included in an Option deemed to have been granted to an Employee on the Grant
Date shall be determined by dividing $12,500 (reduced proportionately for an
Offering Period of less than six months and increased proportionately for an
Offering Period of more than six months) by the FMV of a Share of Stock on such
date.
4.2 PAYROLL DEDUCTION. In order for an Employee to become eligible to
receive an Option granted for a given Offering Period, the Employee must
complete a payroll deduction form and file it with the Company no earlier than
30 nor later than 15 days prior to the beginning of the Offering Period. The
payroll deduction form shall permit a Participant to elect to have withheld from
his Compensation an amount no less than one percent, nor more than ten percent,
of his Compensation (only in whole percentages) taken pro rata from the
Compensation paid to him by the Company. Each payroll deduction shall begin on
the first pay period ending after the beginning of an Offering Period and shall
continue through the last pay period ending prior to the Exercise Date. No
Participant shall be permitted to begin payroll deductions at any other time. A
Participant may not make additional payments to his Plan account.
4.3 PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS CONTINUING. A Participant's election to have
payroll deductions shall remain in effect for all ensuing Offering Periods until
changed by the Participant by filing an appropriate amended payroll deduction
form not earlier than 30 nor later than 15 days prior to the commencement of the
Offering Period for which it is to be effective.
4.4 RIGHT TO STOP PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. A Participant may discontinue
payroll deductions and his participation in the Plan as provided in Section 5.1,
but no other change can be made during an Offering Period and, specifically, a
Participant may not alter the rate of his payroll deductions for that Offering
Period.
4.5 ACCOUNTING FOR FUNDS. As of each payroll deduction period the
Employer shall cause to be credited to the Participant's payroll deduction
account in a ledger established for that purpose the funds withheld from and
attributable to the Employee's compensation for that period. No interest shall
be credited to the
Participant's payroll deduction account at any time. The obligation of the
Employer to the Participant for this account shall be a general corporate
obligation and shall not be funded through a trust nor secured by any assets
which would cause the Participant to be other than a general creditor of the
Employer.
4.6 EMPLOYER'S USE OF FUNDS. All payroll deductions received or held by
an Employer may be used by the Employer for any corporate purposes and the
Employer shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
ARTICLE V
IN SERVICE WITHDRAWAL,
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT,
RETIREMENT OR DEATH
5.1 IN SERVICE WITHDRAWAL. A Participant may, at any time on or before
15 days prior to the Exercise Date, or such other date as shall be determined by
the Committee from time to time, elect to withdraw all funds then credited to
his payroll deduction account by giving written notice to his Employer in
accordance with the rules established by the Committee. All funds credited to
the Participant's payroll deduction account shall be paid to him as soon as
administratively feasible. The withdrawal election terminates the Participant's
right to exercise his Option on the Exercise Date and his entitlement to elect
any further payroll deductions for the then current Offering Period. Should the
Participant wish to participate in any given future Offering Period, the
Participant must file a new payroll deduction election within the time frame
required for participation for that Offering Period.
5.2 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If a Participant's employment is
terminated for any reason other than retirement for age or disability prior to
the Exercise Date, the Option granted to the Participant for that Option Period
shall lapse. The Participant's payroll deduction account shall be returned to
him as soon as administratively feasible.
5.3 RETIREMENT FOR AGE OR DISABILITY. If a Participant retires for age
or disability under the then established rules of the Company, his Exercise Date
shall be the last day of the month prior to his retirement for age or
disability. At that time his Option shall be exercised in accordance with the
terms of the Plan. Then any funds remaining in his payroll deduction account
shall be returned to him as soon as administratively feasible.
5.4 DEATH. If a Participant dies before the Exercise Date, the Option
granted to the Participant for that Offering Period shall lapse. The
Participant's payroll deduction account shall be returned to him as soon as
administratively feasible. If the Participant dies after the Exercise Date, but
prior to the delivery of his certificate, the Stock shall be delivered to his
Beneficiary (or to his estate if he has no Beneficiary). If there is no
Beneficiary, the Stock shall be held in the Participant's account until the
representative of the estate has been appointed and provides such evidence as
may be required by the Committee before the certificate is delivered to the
proper party together with a check in the amount of any remaining funds in the
Participant's payroll deduction account.
ARTICLE VI
EXERCISE OF OPTION
6.1 PURCHASE OF STOCK. On the Exercise Date of each Offering Period
each Participant's payroll deduction account shall be used to purchase the
maximum number of whole shares of Stock that can be purchased at the Option
Price for that Offering Period. Any funds remaining in a Participant's payroll
deduction account after the exercise of his Option for an Offering Period shall
remain in the Participant's account to be used in the ensuing Offering Period,
together with new payroll deductions, if any, for that Offering Period to
exercise the next succeeding Option which is to be exercised. If in any Offering
Period the total number of shares of Stock to be purchased by all Participants
exceed the number of shares of Stock committed to the Plan, then each
Participant shall be entitled to purchase only his pro rata portion of the
shares of Stock remaining available under the Plan based on the balances in each
Participant's payroll deduction account as of the Exercise Date. No fractional
shares of Stock may be purchased under this Plan. After the purchase of all
shares of Stock available on Exercise Date, all Options granted for the Offering
Period to the extent not used shall terminate.
6.2 ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK. After the Exercise Date of each Offering
Period a report shall be given to each Participant stating the amount of his
payroll deduction account, the number of shares of Stock purchased and the
applicable Option Price.
6.3 ISSUANCE OF SHARES. As soon as administratively feasible after the
end of the Offering Period the Committee shall advise the appropriate officer of
the Company that the terms of the Plan have been complied with and that it is
appropriate for the officer to cause to be issued the shares of Stock upon which
Options have been exercised under the Plan. The Committee may determine in its
discretion the manner of delivery of the shares of Stock purchased under the
Plan, which may be by electronic account entry into new or existing accounts,
delivery of certificates or any other means as the Committee, in its discretion,
deems appropriate. The Committee may, in its discretion, hold the certificate
for any shares of Stock or cause it to be legended in order to comply with the
securities laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
6.4 RESTRICTION ON SHARES. A Participant shall be free to undertake a
disposition (as that term is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code) of the
shares in his account at any time, whether by sale, exchange, gift, or other
transfer of legal title, but in the absence of such a disposition of the shares,
the shares must remain in the Participant's account at the brokerage or other
financial
services firm designated by the Committee until the holding period set
forth in Section 423(a) of the Code has been satisfied. With respect to Shares
for which such holding period has been satisfied, the Participant may direct
that those Shares be moved to another account of Participant's choosing or
request that a stock certificate be issued and delivered to him.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, a
Participant shall not transfer or otherwise dispose of Stock in violation of the
Company's Insider Trading Policy.
ARTICLE VII
ADMINISTRATION
7.1 APPOINTMENT, TERM OF SERVICE & REMOVAL. The Board of Directors
shall appoint a Committee to administer this Plan. The members shall serve until
their resignation, death or removal. Any member may resign at any time by
mailing a written resignation to the Board of Directors. Any member may be
removed by the Board of Directors, with or without cause. Vacancies may be
filled by the Board of Directors from time to time.
7.2 POWERS. The Committee has the exclusive responsibility for the
general administration of the Plan, and has all powers necessary to accomplish
that purpose, including but not limited to the following rights, powers, and
authorities:
(a) to make rules for administering the Plan so long as they are not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;
(b) to construe all provisions of the Plan;
(c) to correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any
inconsistency which may appear in the Plan;
(d) to select, employ, and compensate at any time any consultants,
accountants, attorneys, and other agents the Committee believes necessary
or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan;
(e) to determine all questions relating to eligibility, Fair Market
Value, Option Price and all other matters relating to benefits or
Participants' entitlement to benefits;
(f) to determine all controversies relating to the administration of
the Plan, including but not limited to any differences of opinion arising
between the Company and a Participant, and any questions it believes
advisable for the proper administration of the Plan; and
(g) to delegate any clerical or recordation duties of the Committee as
the Committee believes is advisable to properly administer the Plan.
7.3 QUORUM AND MAJORITY ACTION. A majority of the Committee constitutes
a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of
a majority of the members present at any meeting shall decide any question
brought before that meeting. In addition, the Committee may decide any question
by a vote, taken without a meeting, of a majority of its members via telephone,
computer, fax or any other media of communication.
7.4 STANDARD OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMMITTEE ACTIONS. The Committee has
full and absolute discretion in the exercise of each and every aspect of its
authority under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any action
taken, or ruling or decision made, by the Committee in the exercise of any of
its powers and authorities under the Plan shall be final and conclusive as to
all parties other than the Company, including without limitation all
Participants and their Beneficiaries, regardless of whether the Committee or one
or more of its members may have an actual or potential conflict of interest with
respect to the subject matter of the action, ruling, or decision. No final
action, ruling, or decision of the Committee shall be subject to de novo review
in any judicial proceeding; and no final action, ruling, or decision of the
Committee may be set aside unless it is held to have been arbitrary and
capricious by a final judgment of a court having jurisdiction with respect to
the issue.
ARTICLE VIII
ADOPTION OF PLAN BY OTHER EMPLOYERS
8.1 ADOPTION PROCEDURE. With the approval of the Committee, any
Affiliate may adopt this Plan by:
(a) a certified resolution or consent of the board of
directors of the adopting Affiliate or an executed adoption instrument
(approved by the board of directors of the adopting Affiliate) agreeing
to be bound as an Affiliate by all the terms, conditions and
limitations of this Plan; and
(b) providing all information required by the Committee.
8.2 NO JOINT VENTURE IMPLIED. The document which evidences the adoption
of the Plan by an Affiliate shall become a part of this Plan. However, neither
the adoption of this Plan by an Affiliate nor any act performed by it in
relation to this Plan shall create a joint venture or partnership relation
between it and the Company or any other Affiliate.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
9.1 TERMINATION. The Company may, by action of the Board of Directors,
terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. The Plan shall automatically
terminate upon the purchase by Participants of all shares of Stock committed to
the Plan, unless the number of Shares committed to the Plan are increased by the
Board of Directors and approved by the shareholders of the Company. Upon
termination of the Plan, as soon as administratively feasible there shall be
refunded to each Participant the remaining funds in his payroll deduction
account, and there shall be forwarded to the Participants certificates for all
shares of Stock held under the Plan for the account of Participants. The
termination of this Plan shall not affect the current Options already
outstanding under the Plan to the extent there are Shares committed, unless the
Participants agree.
9.2 AMENDMENT. The Board of Directors reserves the right to modify,
alter or amend the Plan at any time and from time to time to any extent that it
deems advisable, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
any amendment deemed necessary to ensure compliance of the Plan with Section 423
of the Code. The Board of Directors may suspend operation of the Plan for any
period as it may deem advisable. However, no amendment or suspension shall
operate to reduce any amounts previously allocated to a Participant's payroll
deduction account, to reduce a Participant's rights with respect to shares of
Stock previously purchased and held on his behalf under the Plan nor to affect
the current Option a Participant already has outstanding under the Plan without
the Participant's agreement. Any amendment changing the aggregate number of
Shares to be committed to the Plan or the class of employees eligible to receive
Options under the Plan must have stockholder approval as set forth in Section
1.4.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.
(a) A Participant may file a written designation of a
Beneficiary who is to receive any cash and Shares credited to
the Participant's account under the Plan. If a Participant is
married and the designated Beneficiary is not the
Participant's spouse, written spousal consent shall be
required for the designation to be effective.
(b) A Participant may change his designation of a
Beneficiary at any time by written notice. If a Participant
dies when he has not validly designated a Beneficiary under
the Plan, the Company shall deliver such Shares and cash to
the executor or administrator of the estate of the
Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been
appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in
its discretion, may deliver such Shares and cash to the spouse
or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the
Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known
to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may
designate.
10.2 PLAN NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. The adoption and maintenance of
this Plan is not a contract between the Company and its Employees which gives
any Employee the right to be retained in its employment. Likewise, it is not
intended to interfere with the rights of the Company to discharge any Employee
at any time or to interfere with the Employee's right to terminate his
employment at any time.
10.3 ALL PARTICIPANTS' RIGHTS ARE EQUAL. All Participants will have the
same rights and privileges under this Plan as are required by section 423 of the
Code and section 1.423-2(f) of the regulations promulgated under that section of
the Code.
10.4 OPTIONS GRANTED ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE. No Option granted a
Participant under this Plan is transferable by the Participant otherwise than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, and must be exercisable, during
his lifetime, only by him. In the event any Participant attempts to violate the
terms of this Section, any Option held by the Participant shall be terminated by
the Company and upon return to the Participant of the remaining funds in his
payroll deduction account, all of his rights under the Plan will terminate.
10.5 VOTING OF STOCK. Shares of Stock held under the Plan for the
account of each Participant shall be voted by the holder of record of those
shares in accordance with the Participant's instructions.
10.6 NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No eligible Employee or Participant shall
by reason of participation in the Plan have any rights of a stockholder of the
Company until he acquires shares of Stock as provided in this Plan.
10.7 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS. The obligation to sell or deliver the
shares of Stock under this Plan is subject to the approval of all governmental
authorities required in connection with the authorization, purchase, issuance or
sale of that Stock.
10.8 NOTICES. All notices and other communication in connection with
the Plan shall be in the form specified by the Committee and shall be deemed to
have been duly given when sent to the Participant at his last known address or
to his designated personal representative or beneficiary, or to the Company or
its designated representative, as the case may be.
10.9 INDEMNIFICATION OF COMMITTEE. In addition to all other rights of
indemnification as they may have as directors or as members of the Committee,
the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against the
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily
incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in
connection with any appeal, to which they or any of them may be a party by
reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the
Plan or any Option granted under the Plan, and against all amounts paid in
settlement (provided the settlement is approved by independent legal counsel
selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any
action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it is
adjudged in the action, suit or proceeding, that the Committee member is liable
for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his duties.
10.10 TAX WITHHOLDING. At the time a Participant's Option is exercised
or at the time a Participant disposes of some or all of the Stock purchased
under the Plan, the Participant must make adequate provision for the Employer's
federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the Option or the disposition of the Stock. At any time, the
Employer may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the
Participant's compensation the amount necessary for the Employer to meet
applicable withholding obligations.
10.11 GENDER AND NUMBER. If the context requires it, words of one
gender when used in this Plan shall include the other genders, and words used in
the singular or plural shall include the other.
10.12 SEVERABILITY. Each provision of this Plan may be severed. If any
provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, that determination shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
10.13 GOVERNING LAW; PARTIES TO LEGAL ACTIONS. The provisions of this
Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed under the laws of the State
of Texas and, to the extent applicable, by the securities, tax, employment and
other laws of the United States which are applicable to an employee stock
purchase plan.