1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
As Adopted on November 1,
1999
and Amended through March 25, 2009
1.
PURPOSE . The purpose of this Plan is to provide
incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose
present and potential contributions are important to the success of
the Company, its Parent and Subsidiaries, by offering them an
opportunity to participate in the Company’s future
performance through awards of Options and Restricted Stock.
Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in
Section 22 hereof. This Plan is intended to be a written
compensatory benefit plan within the meaning of Rule 701
promulgated under the Securities Act.
2.
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN .
2.1
Number of Shares Available . Subject to Sections 2.2
and 17 hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available
for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be 13,010,000
Shares or such lesser number of Shares as permitted under
Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations. Subject to Sections 2.2, 5.10 and 17 hereof,
Shares subject to Awards previously granted will again be available
for grant and issuance in connection with future Awards under this
Plan to the extent such Shares: (i) cease to be subject to
issuance upon exercise of an Option, other than due to exercise of
such Option; (ii) are subject to an Award granted hereunder
but the Shares subject to such Award are forfeited or repurchased
by the Company at the original issue price; or (iii) are
subject to an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being
issued. At all times the Company will reserve and keep available a
sufficient number of Shares as will be required to satisfy the
requirements of all Awards granted and outstanding under this
Plan.
2.2
Adjustment of Shares . In the event that the number of
outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock is changed
by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock
split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change
in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, then
(i) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this
Plan, (ii) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject
to outstanding Options and (iii) the Purchase Prices of and
number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards will be
proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the
Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with
applicable securities laws; provided, however, that fractions of a
Share will not be issued but will either be paid in cash at the
Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded
down to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee;
and provided, further, that the Exercise Price of any Option may
not be decreased to below the par value of the Shares.
3.
ELIGIBILITY . ISOs (as defined in Section 5 hereof)
may be granted only to employees (including officers and directors
who are also employees) of the Company or of a
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Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company. NQSOs (as defined in Section 5
hereof) and Restricted Stock Awards may be granted to employees,
officers, directors and consultants of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company; provided such consultants render bona
fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of
securities in a capital-raising transaction. A person may be
granted more than one Award under this Plan.
4.1
Committee Authority . This Plan will be administered by the
Committee or the Board if no Committee is created by the Board.
Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan,
and to the direction of the Board, the Committee will have full
power to implement and carry out this Plan. Without limitation, the
Committee will have the authority to:
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(a)
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construe and interpret this Plan,
any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed
pursuant to this Plan;
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(b)
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prescribe, amend and rescind rules
and regulations relating to this Plan;
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(c)
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approve persons to receive
Awards;
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(d)
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determine the form and terms of
Awards;
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(e)
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determine the number of Shares or
other consideration subject to Awards;
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(f)
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determine whether Awards will be
granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement
of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or awards
under any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company;
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(g)
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grant waivers of any conditions of
this Plan or any Award;
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(h)
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determine the terms of vesting,
exercisability and payment of Awards;
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(i)
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correct any defect, supply any
omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award,
any Award Agreement, any Exercise Agreement or any Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement;
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(j)
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determine whether an Award has been
earned;
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(k)
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make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan;
and
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(l)
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extend the vesting period beyond a
Participant’s Termination Date.
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4.2
Committee Discretion . Unless in contravention of any
express terms of this Plan or Award, any determination made by the
Committee with respect to any Award will be made in its sole
discretion either (i) at the time of grant of the Award, or
(ii) subject to Section 5.9 hereof, at any later time.
Any such determination will be final and binding on the
Company
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and on all
persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan. The
Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the
authority to grant an Award under this Plan, provided such officer
or officers are members of the Board.
5.
OPTIONS . The Committee may grant Options to eligible
persons described in Section 3 hereof and will determine
whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the
meaning of the Code (“ ISOs ”) or
Nonqualified Stock Options (“ NQSOs ”),
the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of
the Option, the period during which the Option may be exercised,
and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the
following:
5.1
Form of Option Grant . Each Option granted under this Plan
will be evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly
identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO (“ Stock
Option Agreement ”), and will be in such form and
contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each
Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and
which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions
of this Plan.
5.2
Date of Grant . The date of grant of an Option will be the
date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such
Option, unless a later date is otherwise specified by the
Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will
be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the
granting of the Option.
5.3
Exercise Period . Options may be exercisable immediately but
subject to repurchase pursuant to Section 11 hereof or may be
exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the
Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such
Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable after
the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is
granted; and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who
directly or by attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (“ Ten
Percent Shareholder ”) will be exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years from the date the ISO is granted.
The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at
one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such
number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee
determines. Subject to earlier termination of the Option as
provided herein, each Participant who is not an officer, director
or consultant of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company shall have the right to exercise an Option granted
hereunder at the rate of no less than twenty percent (20%) per year
over five (5) years from the date such Option is
granted.
5.4
Exercise Price . The Exercise Price of an Option will be
determined by the Committee when the Option is granted and may not
be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of
the Shares on the date of grant; provided that (i) the
Exercise Price of an ISO will not be less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant
and (ii) the Exercise Price of any Option granted to a Ten
Percent Shareholder will not be less than one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant.
Payment for the Shares purchased must be made in accordance with
Section 7 hereof.
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5.5
Method of Exercise . Options may be exercised only by
delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise
agreement (the “ Exercise Agreement ”) in
a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for
each Participant). The Exercise Agreement will state (i) the number
of Shares being purchased, (ii) the restrictions imposed on
the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and
(iii) such representations and agreements regarding
Participant’s investment intent and access to information and
other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the
Company to comply with applicable securities laws. Participant
shall execute and deliver to the Company the Exercise Agreement
together with payment in full of the Exercise Price, and any
applicable taxes, for the number of Shares being
purchased.
5.6
Termination . Subject to earlier termination pursuant to
Sections 17 and 18 hereof and notwithstanding the exercise
periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an
Option will always be subject to the following:
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(a)
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If
the Participant is Terminated for any reason other than death,
Disability or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such
Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options
are exercisable upon the Termination Date or as otherwise
determined by the Committee. Such Options must be exercised by the
Participant, if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares
calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined
by the Committee, within three (3) months after the
Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than
thirty (30) days, or within such longer time period, not
exceeding five (5) years, after the Termination Date as may be
determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond three
(3) months after the Termination Date deemed to be an NQSO)
but in any event, no later than the expiration date of the
Options.
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(b)
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If
the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death
or Disability (or the Participant dies within three (3) months
after a Termination other than for Cause), then Participant’s
Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options are
exercisable by Participant on the Termination Date or as otherwise
determined by the Committee. Such options must be exercised by
Participant (or Participant’s legal representative or
authorized assignee), if at all, as to all or some of the Vested
Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date
determined by the Committee, within twelve (12) months after
the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less
than six (6) months, or within such longer time period, not
exceeding five (5) years, after the Termination Date as may be
determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond
(i) three (3) months after the Termination Date when the
Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s
death or disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code, or (ii) twelve (12) months after the
Termination Date when the Termination is for Participant’s
disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code, deemed to be an NQSO) but in any event no later than the
expiration date of the Options.
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(c)
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If
the Participant is terminated for Cause, then Participant’s
Options shall expire on such Participant’s Termination Date,
or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined by
the Committee.
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5.7
Limitations on Exercise . The Committee may specify a
reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any
exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not
prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the full number
of Shares for which it is then exercisable.
5.8
Limitations on ISOs . The aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to
which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant
during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other
incentive stock option plan of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000). If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date
of grant with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first
time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000), then the Options for the first One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) worth of Shares to become
exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and the Options for
the amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs. In the
event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are
amended after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 18
hereof) to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value
of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, then such different
limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to
any Options granted after the effective date of such
amendment.
5.9
Modification, Extension or Renewal . The Committee may
modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant
of new Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such
action may not, without the written consent of a Participant,
impair any of such Participant’s rights under any Option
previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended,
renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with
Section 424(h) of the Code. Subject to Section 5.10 hereof,
the Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options
without the consent of Participants by a written notice to them;
provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below
the minimum Exercise Price that would be permitted under
Section 5.4 hereof for Options granted on the date the action
is taken to reduce the Exercise Price; provided, further, that the
Exercise Price will not be reduced below the par value of the
Shares, if any.
5.10
No Disqualification . Notwithstanding any other provision in
this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to ISOs will be
interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or
authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify
this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the
consent of the Participant, to disqualify any Participant’s
ISO under Section 422 of the Code. In no event shall the total
number of Shares issued (counting each reissuance of a Share that
was previously issued and then forfeited or repurchased by the
Company as a separate issuance) under the Plan upon exercise of
ISOs exceed 5,000,000 Shares (adjusted in proportion to any
adjustments under Section 2.2. hereof) over the term of the
Plan.
6.
RESTRICTED STOCK . A Restricted Stock Award is an offer
by the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that are
subject to certain specified restrictions. The Committee
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will determine
to whom an offer will be made, the number of Shares the person may
purchase, the Purchase Price, the restrictions to which the Shares
will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the
Restricted Stock Award, subject to the following:
6.1
Form of Restricted Stock Award . All purchases under a
Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced
by an Award Agreement (“ Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement ”) that will be in such form (which need
not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from
time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the
terms and conditions of this Plan. The Restricted Stock Award will
be accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of
the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and full payment for the
Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days from the date
the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is delivered to the person.
If such person does not execute and deliver the Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement along with full payment for the Shares to the
Company within such thirty (30) days, then the offer will
terminate, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.
6.2
Purchase Price . The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant
to a
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