Exhibit 10.08
GOOGLE INC.
2004 STOCK PLAN
As amended on June 21,
2004
As further amended on
May 12, 2005
As further amended on
May 11, 2006
As further amended on
January 30, 2007
As further amended on
May 10, 2007
As further amended on May 8,
2008
As further amended on
October 15, 2008
As further amended on May 7,
2009
1. Purposes of the Plan . The
purposes of this Plan are:
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to attract and retain the best
available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility,
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to provide additional incentive
to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and
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to promote the success of the
Company’s business.
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The Plan permits the grant of
Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted
Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units,
Performance Units, Performance Shares and Other Stock Based
Awards.
2. Definitions . As used
herein, the following definitions will apply:
(a) “ Administrator
” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be
administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the
Plan.
(b) “ Annual Revenue
” means the Company’s or a business unit’s net
sales for the Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; provided, however, that prior to
the Fiscal Year, the Committee shall determine whether any
significant item(s) shall be excluded or included from the
calculation of Annual Revenue with respect to one or more
Participants.
(c) “ Applicable Laws
” means the requirements relating to the administration of
equity-based awards or equity compensation plans under U.S. state
corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code,
any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is
listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the
Plan.
(d) “ Award ”
means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of
Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units,
Performance Units, Performance Shares or Other Stock Based
Awards.
(e) “ Award Agreement
” means 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) “ Award Transfer
Program ” means any program instituted by the
Administrator which would permit Participants the opportunity to
transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other
person or entity selected by the Administrator.
(g) “ Awarded Stock
” means the Common Stock subject to an Award.
(h) “ Board ”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(i) “ Cash Position
” means the Company’s level of cash and cash
equivalents.
(j) “ Change in Control
” means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) Any “person” (as
such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act)
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule
13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the
total voting power represented by the Company’s then
outstanding voting securities and within three (3) years from
the date of such acquisition, a merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into the person (or affiliate thereof) holding such
beneficial ownership of securities of the Company is consummated;
or
(ii) The consummation of the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets;
(iii) A change in the composition of
the Board occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which
fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors.
“Incumbent Directors” means directors who either
(A) are Directors as of the effective date of the Plan, or
(B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with
the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent
Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but will not
include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection
with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election
of directors to the Company); or
(iv) The consummation of a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than
a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting
securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or
its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting
power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such
surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such
merger or consolidation.
For purposes of this Section,
“affiliate” will mean, with respect to any specified
person, any other person that directly or indirectly, through one
or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such specified person (“control,”
“controlled by” and “under common control
with” will mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contact or credit arrangement, as trustee or
executor, or otherwise).
(k) “ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference
to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any
successor or amended section of the Code.
(l) “ Committee ”
means a committee of Directors or other individuals satisfying
Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with
Section 4 of the Plan.
(m) “ Common Stock
” means the Class A Common Stock of the Company, or in
the case of Performance Units and certain Other Stock Based Awards,
the cash equivalent thereof.
(n) “ Company ”
means Google Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor
thereto.
(o) “ Consultant
” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the
Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such
entity.
(p) “ Controllable
Profits ” means as to any Plan Year, a business
unit’s Annual Revenue minus (a) cost of sales,
(b) research, development, and engineering expense,
(c) marketing and sales expense, (d) general and
administrative expense, (e) extended receivables expense, and
(f) shipping requirement deviation expense.
(q) “ Customer Satisfaction
MBOs ” means as to any Participant for any Plan Year, the
objective and measurable individual goals set by a
“management by objectives” process and approved by the
Committee, which goals relate to the satisfaction of external or
internal customer requirements.
(r) “ Director ”
means a member of the Board.
(s) “ Disability
” means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, provided that in the case of
Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Administrator in its
discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability
exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards
adopted by the Administrator from time to time.
(t) “ Dividend
Equivalent ” means a credit, 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.
(u) “ Earnings Per
Share ” means 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.
(v) “ Employee ”
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service
as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company
will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the
Company.
(w) “ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(x) “ Exchange Program
” means a program under which (i) outstanding Awards are
surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Awards of the same type
(which may have lower exercise prices and different terms), Awards
of a different type, and/or cash, and/or (ii) the exercise
price of an outstanding Award is reduced. The terms and conditions
of any Exchange Program will be determined by the Administrator in
its sole discretion.
(y) “ Fair Market Value
” means, as of any date and unless the Administrator
determines otherwise, the value of Common Stock determined as
follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on
any established stock exchange or a national market system,
including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market
Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange
or system for the day of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is
regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common
Stock will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices
for the Common Stock for the day of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) In the absence of an
established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will
be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
(iv) Notwithstanding the preceding,
for federal, state, and local income tax reporting purposes and for
such other purposes as the Administrator deems appropriate, the
Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in
accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by
it from time to time.
(z) “ Fiscal Year
” means the fiscal year of the Company.
(aa) “ Incentive Stock
Option ” means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(bb) “ Individual
Objectives ” means as to a Participant, the objective and
measurable goals set by a “management by objectives”
process and approved by the Committee (in its
discretion).
(cc) “ Net Income
” means as to any Fiscal Year, the income after taxes of the
Company for the Fiscal Year determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, provided that prior to the Fiscal
Year, the Committee shall determine whether any significant item(s)
shall be included or excluded from the calculation of Net Income
with respect to one or more Participants.
(dd) “ New Orders
” means as to any Plan Year, the firm orders for a system,
product, part, or service that are being recorded for the first
time as defined in the Company’s Order Recognition
Policy.
(ee) “ Nonstatutory Stock
Option ” means an Option that by its terms does not
qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option.
(ff) “ Officer ”
means 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.
(gg) “ Operating Cash
Flow ” means 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.
(hh) “ Operating Income
” means the Company’s or a business unit’s income
from operations but excluding any unusual items, determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
(ii) “ Option ”
means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(jj) “ Other Stock Based
Awards ” means any other awards not specifically
described in the Plan that are valued in whole or in part by
reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares and are created by
the Administrator pursuant to Section 12.
(kk) “ Outside Director
” means a Director who is not an Employee.
(ll) “ Parent ”
means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(mm) “ Participant
” means the holder of an outstanding Award granted under the
Plan.
(nn) “ Performance
Goals ” means 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) Controllable Profits, (d) Customer
Satisfaction MBOs, (e) Earnings Per Share, (f) Individual
Objectives, (g) Net Income, (h) New Orders
(i) Operating Cash Flow, (j) Operating Income,
(k) Return on Assets, (l) Return on Equity,
(m) Return on Sales, and (n) Total Shareholder Return.
The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant
and from Award to Award. Any criteria used may be measured, as
applicable, in absolute or relative terms (including passage of
time and/or against another company or companies), on a per share
basis, against the performance of the Company as a whole or any
segment of the Company, and on a pre-tax or after-tax
basis.
(oo) “ Performance
Share ” means an Award granted to a Service Provider
pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan.
(pp) “ Performance Unit
” means an Award granted to a Service Provider pursuant to
Section 10 of the Plan.
(qq) “ Period of
Restriction ” means the period during which the transfer
of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and
therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time,
the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence
of other events as determined by the Administrator.
(rr) “ Plan ”
means this 2004 Stock Plan.
(ss) “ Restricted Stock
” means shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a
Restricted Stock award under Section 8, Section 11 or
Section 12 of the Plan or issued pursuant to the early
exercise of an Option.
(tt) “ Restricted Stock
Unit ” means an Award that the Administrator permits to
be paid in installments or on a deferred basis pursuant to
Section 11 of the Plan.
(uu) “ Return on Assets
” means 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.
(vv) “ Return on Equity
” means the percentage equal to the Company’s Net
Income divided by average stockholder’s equity, determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
(ww) “ Return on Sales
” means 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.
(xx) “ Rule 16b-3
” means 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.
(yy) “ Section 16(b)
” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(zz) “ Service Provider
” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(aaa) “ Share ”
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 15 of the Plan.
(bbb) “ Stock Appreciation
Right ” or “ SAR ” means an Award,
granted alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to
Section 9 of the Plan is designated as a SAR.
(ccc) “ Subsidiary
” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
(ddd) “ Total Shareholder
Return ” means the total return (change in share price
plus reinvestment of any dividends) of a Share.
(eee) “ Unvested Awards
” means Options or Restricted Stock that (i) were
granted to an individual in connection with such individual’s
position as a Service Provider and (ii) are still subject to
vesting or lapsing of Company repurchase rights or similar
restrictions.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan
.
(a) Stock Subject to the Plan
. Subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the Plan, the
maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the
Plan is 37,431,660. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock. Shares shall not be deemed to have been
issued pursuant to the Plan (i) with respect to any portion of
an Award that is settled in cash, or (ii) to the extent such
Shares are withheld in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations.
Upon payment in Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Award, the
number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be
reduced only by the number of Shares actually issued in such
payment. If a Participant pays the exercise price (or purchase
price, if applicable) of an Award through the tender of Shares, the
number of Shares so tendered shall again be available for issuance
pursuant to future Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything
in the Plan, or any Award Agreement to the contrary, Shares
attributable to Awards transferred under any Award Transfer Program
shall not be again available for grant under the Plan.
(b) Lapsed Awards . If any
outstanding Award expires or is terminated or canceled without
having been exercised or settled in full, or if Shares acquired
pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are
forfeited or repurchased by the Company, the Shares allocable to
the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or
repurchased Shares shall again be available for grant under the
Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan
.
(a) Procedure .
(i) Multiple Administrative
Bodies . Different Committees with respect to different groups
of Service Providers may administer the Plan.
(ii) Section 162(m) . To
the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable and
necessary to qualify Awards granted hereunder as
“performance-based compensation” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan will be administered by a
Committee of two or more “outside directors” within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(iii) Rule 16b-3 . To the
extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under
Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder will be
structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule
16b-3.
(iv) Other Administration .
Other than as provided above, the Plan will be administered by
(A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee will be
constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.
(v) Delegation of Authority for
Day-to-Day Administration . Except to the extent prohibited by
Applicable Law, the Administrator may delegate to one or more
individuals the day-to-day administration of the Plan and any of
the functions assigned to it in this Plan. Such delegation may be
revoked at any time.
(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 will have the
authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market
Value;
(ii) to select the Service Providers
to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of
Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement
for use under the Plan;
(v) 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 or repurchase
restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award
or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors
as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will
determine;
(vi) to reduce the exercise price of
any Award to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock covered by such Award shall have declined
since the date the Award was granted;
(vii) to institute an Exchange
Program;
(viii) to construe and interpret the
terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the
Plan;
(ix) to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and
regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of
satisfying applicable foreign laws and/or qualifying for preferred
tax treatment under applicable foreign tax laws;
(x) to modify or amend each Award
(subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan), including the
discretionary authority to extend the post-termination
exercisability period of Awards longer than is otherwise provided
for in the Plan;
(xi) to allow Participants to
satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company
withhold from the Shares or cash to be issued upon exercise or
vesting of an Award that number of Shares or cash having a Fair
Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld.
The Fair Market Value of any Shares to be withheld will be
determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to
be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares or
cash withheld for this purpose will be made in such form and under
such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or
advisable;
(xii) 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;
(xiii) to allow a Participant to
defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares
that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an
Award;
(xiv) to implement an Award Transfer
Program;
(xv) to determine whether Awards
will be settled in Shares, cash or in any combination
thereof;
(xvi) to determine whether Awards
will be adjusted for Dividend Equivalents;
(xvii) to create Other Stock Based
Awards for issuance under the Plan;
(xviii) to establish a program
whereby Service Providers designated by the Administrator can
reduce compensation otherwise payable in cash in exchange for
Awards under the Plan;
(xix) to impose such restrictions,
conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the
timing and manner of any resales by a Participant or other
subsequent transfers by the Participant of any Shares issued as a
result of or under an Award, including without limitation,
(A) restrictions under an insider trading policy, and
(B) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm
for such resales or other transfers; and
(xx) to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the
Plan.
(c) Effect of
Administrator’s Decision . The Administrator’s
decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and
binding on all Participants and any other holders of
Awards.
5. Eligibility . Nonstatutory
Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights,
Performance Units, Performance Shares, Restricted Stock Units and
Other Stock Based