Exhibit 10.7
8X8, INC.
2006 STOCK PLAN (as
amended October 28, 2008)
- Establishment, Purpose and Term of
Plan .
1.1
Establishment .
The 8x8, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan (the "
Plan
"
) is hereby established effective as
of May 23, 2006.
1.2
Purpose . The
purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the
Participating Company Group and its stockholders by providing an
incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services
for the Participating Company Group and by motivating such persons
to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Participating
Company Group. The Company intends that the Plan comply with
Section 409A of the Code (including any amendments or
replacements of such section), and the Plan shall be so
construed.
1.3
Term of Plan. The
Plan shall continue in effect until the earlier of its termination
by the Board or the date on which all of the shares of Stock
available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all
restrictions on such shares under the terms of the Plan and the
agreements evidencing Awards granted under the Plan have lapsed.
However, to the extent required by applicable law, all Awards shall
be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the earlier
of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or the date the Plan
is duly approved by the stockholders of the Company.
- Definitions
and Construction .
2.1
Definitions. Whenever
used herein, the following terms shall have their respective
meanings set forth below:
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Affiliate " means (i) an entity, other than a
Parent Corporation, that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediary entities, controls the Company or (ii) an
entity, other than a Subsidiary Corporation, that is controlled by
the Company directly or indirectly through one or more intermediary
entities. For this purpose, the term "control" (including the term
"controlled by") means the possession, direct or indirect, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of the relevant entity, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; or shall have such
other meaning assigned such term for the purposes of registration
on Form S-8 under the Securities Act.
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Award " means an Option or Stock Purchase
Right granted under the Plan.
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Board
"
means the Board of Directors of the
Company. If one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board
to administer the Plan, "
Board
"
also means such
Committee(s).
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" Change in Control " means, unless such term or an
equivalent term is otherwise defined with respect to an Award by
the Participant's Option Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement or
written contract of employment or service, the occurrence of any of
the following:
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- an Ownership
Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events
(collectively, a " Transaction ") in which the
stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do
not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company
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s voting stock immediately before
the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company or, in the case of an
Ownership Change Event described in Section 2.1(t)(iii), the entity
to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "
Transferee "), as the case may be; or
- the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
For
purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership
shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from
ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or
other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as
the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary
corporations or other business entities. The Board shall have the
right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges of the
voting securities of the Company or multiple Ownership Change
Events are related, and its determination shall be final, binding
and conclusive.
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Code
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means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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Committee
"
means the compensation committee or
other committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan
and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless
the powers of the Committee have been specifically limited, the
Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board granted herein,
including, without limitation, the power to amend or terminate the
Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable limitations imposed by law.
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Company
"
means 8x8, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.
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Consultant
"
means a person engaged to provide
consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or a
Director) to a Participating Company.
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Director
"
means a member of the Board or of
the board of directors of any other Participating
Company.
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Disability
"
means the inability of the
Participant, in the opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to
the Company, to perform the major duties of the Participant's
position with the Participating Company Group because of the
sickness or injury of the Participant.
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Employee
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means any person treated as an
employee (including an Officer or a Director who is also treated as
an employee) in the records of a Participating Company and, with
respect to any Incentive Stock Option granted to such person, who
is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the Code; provided,
however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a
director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for
purposes of the Plan. The Company shall determine in good faith and
in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become
or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such
individual's employment or termination of employment, as the case
may be. For purposes of an individual's rights, if any, under the
terms of the Plan as of the time of the Company's determination of
whether or not the individual is an Employee, all such
determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and
conclusive as to such rights, if any, notwithstanding that the
Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently
makes a contrary determination as to such individual's status as an
Employee.
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Exchange Act
"
means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
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Fair Market
Value "
means, as of any date, the value of
a share of Stock or other property as determined by the Board, in
its discretion, or by the Company, in its discretion, if such
determination is expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject
to the following:
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- If, on such
date, the Stock is listed on a national or regional securities
exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a share of
Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock (or the mean
of the closing bid and asked prices of a share of Stock if the
Stock is so quoted instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market, The Nasdaq Capital Market or such other national or
regional securities exchange or market system constituting the
primary market for the Stock, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If
the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has
traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on
which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last
day on which the Stock was so traded prior to the relevant date, or
such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in
its discretion.
- If, on such
date, the Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities
exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a share of
Stock shall be as determined by the Board in good faith without
regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its
terms, will never lapse, and subject to compliance with Section
409A of the Code.
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Incentive Stock
Option "
means an Option intended to be (as
set forth in the Option Agreement) and which qualifies as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of
the Code.
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Insider
"
means an Officer, a Director of the
Company or other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
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" Nonstatutory Stock Option " means an Option not
intended to be (as set forth in the Option Agreement) or which does
not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
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Officer " means any person designated by the Board as
an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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Option " means a
right granted under Section 6 to purchase Stock pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Plan. An Option may be either an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
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Option Agreement " means a written agreement between
the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions
and restrictions of the Option granted to the Participant and any
shares acquired upon the exercise thereof. An Option Agreement may
consist of a form of "Notice of Grant of Stock Option" and a form
of "Stock Option Agreement" incorporated therein by reference, or
such other form or forms as the Board may approve.
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Ownership Change
Event " means the
occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Company: (i)
the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of
related transactions by the stockholders of the Company of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company; (ii) a
merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party; or (iii)
the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company.
- " Parent
Corporation " means
any present or future "parent corporation" of the Company, as
defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
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Participant" means any eligible person who has been
granted one or more Awards.
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Participating Company " means the Company or any
Parent Corporation, Subsidiary Corporation or
Affiliate.
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Participating Company Group " means, at any point in
time, all entities collectively which are then Participating
Companies.
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Rule 16b-3 " means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor rule or
regulation.
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Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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Service " means a
Participant's employment or service with the Participating Company
Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a Director or a
Consultant. A Participant's Service shall not be deemed to have
terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the
Participant renders Service to the Participating Company Group or a
change in the Participating Company for which the Participant
renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or
termination of the Participant's Service. Furthermore,
a
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Participant's
Service shall not be deemed to have terminated if the Participant
takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of
absence approved by the Company; provided, however, that if any
such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, on the one hundred
eighty-first (181st) day following the commencement of such leave
any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall cease to
be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and instead shall be
treated thereafter as a Nonstatutory Stock Option unless the
Participant's right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute
or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise
designated by the Company or required by law, a leave of absence
shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting
under the Participant's Option Agreement or Stock Purchase
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, in its
discretion, the Participant's Service shall be deemed to have
terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the
corporation for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to
be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company,
in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant's
Service has terminated and the effective date of and reason for
such termination.
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Stock " means the common stock of the Company, as
adjusted from time to time in accordance with
Section 4.2.
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Stock Purchase Agreement " means a written agreement
between the Company and a Participant setting forth terms,
conditions and restrictions of the Stock Purchase Right granted to
the Participant and any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof.
A Stock Purchase Agreement may consist of a form of "Notice of
Grant of Stock Purchase Right" and a form of "Stock Purchase
Agreement" incorporated therein by reference, or such other form or
forms as the Board may approve from time to time.
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Stock Purchase Right " means a right granted
under Section 7 to purchase Stock pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
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Subsidiary Corporation " means
any present or future "subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as
defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
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Ten Percent Stockholder " means a person who, at the
time an Award is granted to such person, owns stock possessing more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power (as
defined in Section 194.5 of the California Corporations Code) of
all classes of stock of a Participating Company (other than an
Affiliate) within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the
Code.
2.2
Construction. Captions
and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan.
Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall
include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use
of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
- Administration
.
3.1
Administration by the Board. The Plan
shall be administered by the Board. All questions of interpretation
of the Plan or of any Award shall be determined by the
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Board, and
such determinations shall be final and binding upon all persons
having an interest in the Plan or such Award.
3.2
Authority of Officers. Any
Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or
election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to
the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority
with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or
election.
3.3
Powers of the Board. In
addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to
the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have the full and final
power and authority, in its discretion:
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- to
determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which,
Awards shall be granted and the number of shares of Stock to be
subject to each Award;
- to
designate Options as Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock
Options;
- to
determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock or other
property;
- to
determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each
Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired upon
the exercise thereof, including, without limitation, (i) the
exercise price of the Award, (ii) the method of payment for shares
purchased upon the exercise of the Award, (iii) the method for
satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in
connection with the Award or such shares, including by the
withholding or delivery of shares of stock, (iv) the timing, terms
and conditions of the exercisability of the Award or the vesting of
any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof, (v) the time of
the expiration of the Award, (vi) the effect of the Participant's
termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (vii) all other
terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Award or such
shares not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;
- to approve
one or more forms of Option Agreement and Stock Purchase
Agreement;
- to amend,
modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any
restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any shares
acquired upon the exercise thereof;
- to
accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability of any
Award or the vesting of any shares acquired upon the exercise
thereof, including with respect to the period following a
Participant's termination of Service;
- to
prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating
to the Plan, or to adopt supplements to, or alternative versions
of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Board deems
necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to
accommodate the tax policy or custom of, foreign jurisdictions
whose citizens may be granted Awards; and
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to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan or any Option Agreement or Stock Purchase
Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other
actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Board may deem
advisable to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Plan or applicable law; and
- to create
such plans or subplans as may be necessary or advisable to allow
the grant of Awards under the Plan in non-United States
jurisdictions or to non-United States taxpayers.
3.4
Administration with Respect to Insiders. With
respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that
any class of equity security of the Company is registered pursuant
to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be
administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of
Rule 16b-3.
3.5
Indemnification. In
addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have
as members of the Board or officers or employees of the
Participating Company Group, members of the Board and any officers
or employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority
to act for the Board or the Company is delegated shall be
indemnified by the Company against all 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 therein, 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 right granted
hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement
thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal
counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of
a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such
action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross
negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties;
provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the
institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall
offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own
expense to handle and defend the same.
- Shares
Subject to Plan .
4.1
Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2, the maximum
aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the
Plan shall be seven million (7,000,000) which shall consist of
authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any
combination thereof. If an outstanding Award for any reason expires
or is terminated or canceled or if shares of Stock are acquired
upon the exercise of an Award subject to a Company repurchase
option and are repurchased by the Company at the Participant's
exercise or purchase price, the shares of Stock allocable to the
unexercised portion of such Award or such repurchased shares of
Stock shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.
However, except as adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2, in no event
shall more than seven million (7,000,000) shares of Stock be
available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock
Options (the "ISO Share Limit"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at
any such time as the offer and sale of securities pursuant to the
Plan is subject to compliance with Section 260.140.45 of Title 10
of the California Code of Regulations ( " Section
260.140.45 "
),
the total number of shares of Stock issuable upon the exercise of
all outstanding Awards (together with
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options
outstanding under any other stock plan of the Company) and the
total number of shares provided for under any stock bonus or
similar plan of the Company shall not exceed thirty percent (30%)
(or such other higher percentage limitation as may be approved by
the stockholders of the Company pursuant to Section 260.140.45) of
the then outstanding shares of the Company as calculated in
accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Section
260.140.45.
4.2
Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure
.
Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company,
in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company, whether through merger,
consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split,
split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company,
or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the
stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (excepting
normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair
Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate
adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares subject
to the Plan and to any outstanding Awards, in the ISO Share Limit
set forth in Section 5.3(a), and in the exercise or purchase
price per share of any outstanding Awards in order to prevent
dilution or enlargement of Participants' rights under the Plan. For
purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities
of the Company shall not be treated as "effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company." Any fractional share resulting from
an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be rounded
down to the nearest whole number, and in no event may the exercise
price of any Award be decreased to an amount less than the par
value, if any, of the stock subject to the Award. Such adjustments
shall be determined by the Board, and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive.
- Eligibility
and Option Limitations .
5.1
Persons Eligible for Awards .
Awards may be granted only to Employees, Consultants and Directors
of a Participating Company. Eligible
persons may be granted more than one (1) Award. However,
eligibility in accordance with this Section shall not entitle any
person to be granted an Award, or, having been granted an Award, to
be granted an additional Award.
5.2
Option Grant Restrictions.
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- An
Incentive
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