1986 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
Amended and Restated Effective
June 3, 2005
1.
Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of this Equity Incentive
Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for
positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional
incentive to the Employees and Consultants of the Company and to
promote the success of the Company’s business.
Awards granted
hereunder may be Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock
Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance
Shares, Performance Units or Restricted Stock Units, at the
discretion of the Administrator and as reflected in the terms of
the written option agreement.
2.
Definitions . As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) “
Administrator ” shall mean the Board or any of its
Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with
Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) “
Annual Revenue ” shall mean the Company’s or a
business unit’s net sales for the Fiscal Year, determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
(c) “
Applicable Laws ” shall mean the legal requirements
relating to the administration of equity incentive plans under
California corporate and securities laws and the Code.
(d) “
Award ” shall mean, individually or collectively, a
grant under the Plan of Options, Restricted Stock, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Performance Units or
Restricted Stock Units.
(e) “
Award Agreement ” shall mean the written or electronic
agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each
Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan.
(f) “
Awarded Stock ” shall mean the Common Stock subject to
an Award.
(g) “
Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
(h) “
Cash Position ” shall mean the Company’s level
of cash and cash equivalents.
(i) “
Common Stock ” shall mean the Common Stock of the
Company.
(j) “
Committee ” shall mean the Committee appointed by the
Board of Directors in accordance with paragraph (a) of
Section 4 of the Plan, if one is appointed.
(k) “
Company ” shall mean Actel Corporation, a California
corporation.
(l) “
Consultant ” shall mean any person, including an
advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render
services and who is compensated for such services, provided that
the term “Consultant” shall not include Directors who
are paid only a director’s fee by the Company or who are not
compensated by the Company for their services as
Directors.
(m) “
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant ” shall
mean that the employment or consulting relationship is not
interrupted or terminated by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary.
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be
considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of
absence approved by the Board, including sick leave, military
leave, or any other personal leave; provided, however, that for
purposes of Incentive Stock Options, any such leave may not exceed
ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of
such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company
policies) or statute; or (ii) transfers between locations of
the Company or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or
its successor.
(n) “
Director ” shall mean a member of the
Board.
(o) “
Dividend Equivalent ” shall mean a credit, payable in
cash, made at the discretion of the Administrator, to the account
of a Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on
one Share for each Share represented by an Award held by such
Participant. Dividend Equivalents may be subject to the same
vesting restrictions as the related Shares subject to an Award, at
the discretion of the Administrator.
(p) “
Earnings Per Share ” shall mean as to any Fiscal Year,
the Company’s or a business unit’s Net Income, divided
by a weighted average number of common shares outstanding and
dilutive common equivalent shares deemed outstanding, determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
(q) “
Employee ” shall mean any person, including officers
and directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary
of the Company. The payment of a director’s fee by the
Company shall not be sufficient to constitute
“employment” by the Company.
(r) “
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
(s) “
Fair Market Value ” shall mean, as of any date, the
value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common
Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value per
Share shall be the closing price on such exchange, as reported in
the Wall Street Journal on the date of determination or, if the
date of determination is not a trading day, the immediately
preceding trading day;
(ii) If there is a
public market for the Common Stock, the fair market value per Share
shall be the mean of the bid and asked prices, or closing price in
the event quotations for the Common Stock are reported on the
National Market System, of the Common Stock on the date of
determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal (or, if not
so reported, as otherwise reported by the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) System);
or
(iii) In the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair
Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.
(t) “
Fiscal Year ” shall mean a fiscal year of the
Company.
(u) “
Incentive Stock Option ” shall mean an Option intended
to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(v) “
Individual Performance Objective ” shall mean any
individual Company business-related objective that is objectively
determinable within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Individual Performance
Objectives shall include, but not be limited
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to, improvement
in customer satisfaction and similar objectively determinable
performance objectives related to the Participant’s job
responsibilities with the Company.
(w) “ Net
Income ” shall mean as to any Fiscal Year, the income
after taxes of the Company for the Fiscal Year determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
(x) “
Nonstatutory Stock Option ” shall mean an Option not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(y) “
Officer ” shall mean a person who is an officer of the
Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(z) “
Operating Cash Flow ” shall mean the Company’s
or a business unit’s sum of Net Income plus depreciation and
amortization less capital expenditures plus changes in working
capital comprised of accounts receivable, inventories, other
current assets, trade accounts payable, accrued expenses, product
warranty, advance payments from customers and long-term accrued
expenses, determined in accordance with generally acceptable
accounting principles.
(aa) “
Operating Income ” shall mean the Company’s or a
business unit’s income from operations determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
(bb)
“Option” shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to
the Plan.
(cc)
“Optioned Stock” shall mean the Common Stock subject to
an Option.
(dd) “
Parent ” shall mean a “parent
corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(ee) “
Participant ” shall mean an Employee or Consultant who
receives an Award.
(ff) “
Performance Goals ” shall mean the goal(s) (or
combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee (in its discretion)
to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As
determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an
Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement
using one or more of the following measures: (a) Annual
Revenue, (b) Cash Position, (c) Earnings Per Share,
(d) Net Income, (e) Operating Cash Flow,
(f) Operating Income, (g) Return on Assets,
(h) Return on Equity, (i) Return on Sales, (j) Total
Stockholder Return, and (k) Individual Performance Objectives.
The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant
and from Award to Award. The Administrator shall appropriately
adjust any evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal to
exclude (i) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described
in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in
management’s discussion and analysis of financial conditions
and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual
report to shareholders for the applicable year, or (ii) the
effect of any changes in accounting principles affecting the
Company’s or a business units’ reported
results.
(gg) “
Performance Share ” shall mean a performance share
Award granted to a Participant pursuant to
Section 12.
(hh) “
Performance Unit ” means a performance unit Award
granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 13.
(ii) “
Plan ” shall mean this 1986 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended.
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(jj) “
Restricted Stock ” shall mean a restricted stock Award
granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 10.
(kk) “
Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean a bookkeeping entry
representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share,
granted pursuant to Section 11. Each Restricted Stock Unit
represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the
Company.
(ll) “
Return on Assets ” shall mean the percentage equal to
the Company’s or a business unit’s Operating Income
before incentive compensation, divided by average net Company or
business unit, as applicable, assets, determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.
(mm) “
Return on Equity ” shall mean the percentage equal to
the Company’s Net Income divided by average
shareholder’s equity, determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
(nn) “
Return on Sales ” shall mean the percentage equal to
the Company’s or a business unit’s Operating Income
before incentive compensation, divided by the Company’s or
the business unit’s, as applicable, revenue, determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
(oo) “
Rule 16b-3 ” shall mean Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when
discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.
(pp) “
Section 16(b) ” shall mean Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act.
(qq) “
Share ” shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as
adjusted in accordance with Section 18 of the Plan.
(rr) “
Stock Appreciation Right ” or “SAR” shall
mean a stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section 8
below.
(ss) “
Subsidiary ” shall mean a “subsidiary
corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(tt) “
Total Stockholder Return ” shall mean the total return
(change in share price plus reinvestment of any dividends) of a
share of the Company’s common stock.
3. Stock
Subject to the Plan . Subject to the provisions of
Section 18 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares
which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 5,497,897 shares
of Common Stock, increased annually on the first day of each of the
Company’s fiscal years during the term of the Plan (and
subsequent to the May 2, 1996, amendment to and restatement of
the Plan) in an amount equal to 5% of the Company’s common
stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on the last
day of the immediately preceding fiscal year (the “Annual
Replenishment”), with only the 5,497,897 shares and
subsequent annual increases in an amount equal to the lesser of
(i) 885,931 shares and (ii) the number of shares subject
to the Annual Replenishment to be available for issuance as
“incentive stock options” qualified under
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. All of the shares
issuable under the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock.
Any Shares subject
to Options or SARs shall be counted against the numerical limits of
this Section 3 as one Share for every Share subject thereto.
With respect to Awards granted on or after the date of receiving
shareholder approval of the amended Plan in 2005, any Shares
subject to Performance Shares, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units with a per share or unit purchase price lower than 100% of
Fair Market Value on the date of grant shall be counted against the
numerical limits of this Section 3 as two Shares for every one
Share subject thereto. To the extent that a Share that was subject
to an Award that counted as two Shares against the Plan reserve
pursuant to the preceding sentence is recycled back into the Plan
under the next paragraph of this Section 3, the Plan shall be
credited with two Shares.
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If
an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, or, with respect to Restricted Stock,
Performance Shares or Restricted Stock Units, is forfeited to or
repurchased by the Company at its original purchase price due to
such Award failing to vest, the unpurchased Shares (or for Awards
other than Options and SARs, the forfeited or repurchased shares)
which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant
or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). With
respect to SARs, when an SAR is exercised, the shares subject to an
SAR grant agreement shall be counted against the numerical limits
of Section 3 above, as one share for every share subject
thereto, regardless of the number of shares used to settle the SAR
upon exercise (i.e., shares withheld to satisfy the exercise price
of an SAR shall not remain available for issuance under the Plan).
Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan under any
Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become
available for future distribution under the Plan; provided,
however, that if Shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Shares or
Restricted Stock Units are repurchased by the Company at their
original purchase price or are forfeited to the Company due to such
Awards failing to vest, such Shares shall become available for
future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price
of an Option shall not become available for future grant or sale
under the Plan. Shares used to satisfy tax withholding obligations
shall not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan.
To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather
than stock, such cash payment shall not reduce the number of Shares
available for issuance under the Plan. Any payout of Dividend
Equivalents or Performance Units, because they are payable only in
cash, shall not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance
under the Plan. Conversely, any forfeiture of Dividend Equivalents
or Performance Units shall not increase the number of Shares
available for issuance under the Plan.
4.
Administration of the Plan .
(i) Multiple
Administrative Bodies . If permitted by Rule 16b-3, the
Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to
Directors, Officers who are not Directors, and Employees who are
neither Directors nor Officers.
(ii)
Section 162(m) . To the extent that the Administrator
determines it to be desirable to qualify Awards granted hereunder
as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning
of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a
Committee consisting solely of two or more “outside
directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code.
(iii)
Administration With Respect to Directors and Officers Subject to
Section 16(b) . With respect to Option grants made to
Employees who are also Officers or Directors subject to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered by
(A) the Board, if the Board may administer the Plan in
compliance with Rule 16b-3, or (B) a committee designated
by the Board to administer the Plan, which committee shall be
constituted to comply with Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such
Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until
otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may
increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members,
remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new members,
fill vacancies (however caused), and remove all members of the
Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the
extent permitted by Rule 16b-3.
(iv)
Administration With Respect to Other Persons . With respect
to Option grants made to Employees or Consultants who are neither
Directors nor Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board or (B) a committee
designated by the Board, which committee shall be constituted to
satisfy Applicable Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall serve
in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board.
The Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint
additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and
substitute new members, fill vacancies (however caused), and remove
all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the
Plan, all to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
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(b) Powers of
the Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and
in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties
delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall
have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine
the Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 2(s) of the
Plan;
(ii) to select the
Consultants and Employees to whom Awards may be granted
hereunder;
(iii) to determine
whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine
the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award
granted hereunder;
(v) to approve
forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(vi) to determine
the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, of any award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions
include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or
times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on
performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of
forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation
regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto,
based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its
sole discretion, shall determine;
(vii) to construe
and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards granted pursuant to
the Plan;
(viii) to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan;
(ix) to modify or
amend each Award (subject to Section 21(c) of the Plan);
(x) to authorize
any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument
required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the
Administrator;
(xi) to determine
the terms and restrictions applicable to Awards;
(xii) to determine
whether Awards will be adjusted for Dividend Equivalents and
whether such Dividend Equivalents shall be subject to vesting;
and
(xiii) to make all
other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of
Administrator’s Decision . All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding
on all Participants and any other holders of any Awards granted
under the Plan.
5.
Eligibility . Awards may be granted only to Employees and
Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Award
may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional
Award or Awards.
6. Code
Section 162(m) Provisions .
(a) Option and
SAR Annual Share Limit . No Participant shall be granted, in
any Fiscal Year, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to purchase
more than 500,000 Shares; provided, however, that such limit shall
be 1,000,000 Shares in the Participant’s first Fiscal Year of
Company service.
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(b) Restricted
Stock, Performance Share and Restricted Stock Unit
Ann
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