Exhibit 10.53
B LUE C OAT S YSTEMS , I NC .
PACKETEER, INC.
1999 S TOCK I NCENTIVE P LAN
(A S ASSUMED BY BLUE COAT SYSTEMS , I NC . ON J UNE 6, 2008)
S TOCK O PTION A GREEMENT
(U.S. E
MPLOYEES
)
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Grant of
Option
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You have been
granted an option to purchase up to the number of Common Shares of
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) specified in
the Notice of Stock Option Grant (“Option Shares”),
effective on the Date of Grant set forth in such Notice of Stock
Option Grant. Terms not defined in this Stock Option Agreement
shall have the meaning set forth in the Packeteer, Inc. 1999 Stock
Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated as of December 12, 2007
(the “Plan”) incorporated herein by
reference.
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Tax
Treatment
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This option is
intended to be a nonstatutory option (or NSO), as provided in the
Notice of Stock Option Grant. You are responsible for any taxes
owed by you in connection with this option.
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Vesting
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This option
becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of
Stock Option Grant. No additional shares become exercisable after
your service as an Employee or consultant of the Company or a
parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company
(“Service”) has terminated for any reason.
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Term
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This option
expires in any event on the 10 th anniversary of the Date of Grant, as shown in
the Notice of Stock Option Grant. (It will expire earlier if your
Service terminates, as described below.) If the expiration date of
your option is not a business day and you wish to exercise your
option by the expiration date, it is your responsibility to ensure
that you have validly exercised your option prior to the expiration
date. This option may also be subject to earlier termination upon a
Corporate Transaction or other corporate events, as described in
the Plan.
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Regular
Termination
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If your Service
terminates for any reason except death, Permanent Disability or
Misconduct, then this option will expire on the date 3 months after
your termination date. The Company determines when your Service
terminates for this purpose.
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Permanent
Disability
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If your Service
terminates because of your Permanent Disability, as defined in the
Plan, then this option will expire on the date 12 months after your
termination date. The Company determines when your Service
terminates for this purpose.
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Death
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If you die
while in Service, the option will expire on the date 12 months
after the date of death.
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Misconduct
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If your Service
terminates for Misconduct, then this option will terminate
immediately and cease to be outstanding.
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Corporate
Transactions
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In the event of
a Corporate Transaction, then the vesting of this option will not
automatically accelerate unless this option is, in connection with
the Corporate Transaction, not to be assumed by the successor
corporation (or its parent) or to be replaced with a comparable
option for shares of the capital stock of the successor corporation
(or its parent). The determination of option comparability will be
made by the Primary Committee, and its determination will be final,
binding and conclusive.
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Involuntary
Termination After a Corporate Transaction
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If in
connection with a Corporate Transaction the option is assumed by
the successor corporation (or its parent) and you experience an
Involuntary Termination within eighteen months following such
Corporate Transaction, the vesting of this option will
automatically accelerate so that this option will, immediately
before the effective date of the Involuntary Termination, become
fully exercisable for all of the Common Shares at the time subject
to this option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares
as fully-vested Common Shares.
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Involuntary
Termination shall have the meaning set forth in the
Plan.
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