Exhibit 10.01
L EAP F
ROG E NTERPRISES , I NC .
2002 N ON -E
MPLOYEE D
IRECTORS ’ S
TOCK A WARD P LAN
Adopted: July 2,
2002
Approved By Stockholders:
July 19, 2002
Effective Date: July 2,
2002
Amended and Restated:
April 20, 2004
Amendment and Restatement
Approved by Stockholders: June 10, 2004
Amended and Restated:
March 27, 2006
Amendment and Restatement
Approved by Stockholders: June 16, 2006
Amended and Restated:
April 29, 2009
Termination Date:
None
(a) Eligible Recipients. The persons eligible
to receive Stock Awards are the Non-Employee Directors of the
Company.
(b) Available Stock
Awards. The purpose of
the Plan is to provide a means by which Non-Employee Directors may
be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the
Class A Common Stock through the granting of
(i) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (ii) Restricted Stock
Awards, (iii) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (iv) Stock
Appreciation Rights, and (v) Performance Stock
Awards.
(c) General Purpose. The Company, by means of
the Plan, seeks to retain the services of its Non-Employee
Directors, to secure and retain the services of new Non-Employee
Directors and to provide incentives for such persons to exert
maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Controlled
Corporations.
(a) “Accountant” means the
independent public accountants of the Company.
(b) “Affiliate” means any
parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company,
whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.
(c) “Annual Grant” means a
Stock Award granted annually to a Non-Employee Director who meets
the specified criteria pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Plan.
(d) “Annual Meeting” means
the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company.
(e) “Board” means the
Board of Directors of the Company.
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(f) “Change in Control”
means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of
related transactions, of any one or more of the following events
after the IPO Date:
(i) any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of
the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by
virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar
transaction;
(ii) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or
similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company
and, immediately after the consummation of such merger,
consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the
Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or
indirectly, outstanding voting securities representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power
of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar
transaction or more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in
such merger, consolidation or similar transaction;
(iii) there is consummated a sale, lease, license or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale,
lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an
Entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders
of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
Ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease,
license or other disposition; or
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any
other provision of this Plan, the definition of Change in Control
(or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between
the Company or any Controlled Corporation and the Participant shall
supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Stock Awards
subject to such agreement (it being understood, however, that if no
definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth
in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition
shall apply).
(g) “Class A Common Stock”
means the Class A common stock of the Company.
(h) “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(i) “Company” means
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(j) “Consultant” means any
person, including an advisor, (i) engaged by the Company or a
Controlled Corporation to render consulting or advisory services
and who is compensated for such services or (ii) who is a
member of the Board of Directors of a Controlled Corporation.
However, the term “Consultant” shall not include either
Directors of the Company who are not compensated by the Company for
their services as Directors or Directors of the Company who are
merely paid a director’s fee by the Company for their
services as Directors.
(k) “Continuous Service”
means that the Participant’s service with the Company or a
Controlled Corporation, whether as an Employee, Director or
Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the
capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company
or
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a Controlled Corporation as an Employee,
Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the
Participant renders such service, provided that there is no
interruption or termination of the Participant’s service with
the Company or Controlled Corporation, shall not terminate a
Participant’s Continuous Service. For example, a change in
status from an Employee of the Company to a Consultant of a
Controlled Corporation or a Director shall not constitute an
interruption of Continuous Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing
or anything in the Plan to the contrary, unless (i) otherwise
provided in a Stock Award Agreement or (ii) following the date
of grant of a Stock Award, determined otherwise by the Board with
respect to any Participant who is then an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or by the
chief executive officer of the Company with respect to any other
Participant, in the event that a Participant terminates his or her
subsequent service with the Company or a Controlled Corporation as
an Employee, the Participant shall cease vesting in any of his or
her Stock Awards as of such date of termination, regardless of
whether the Participant continues his or her service in the
capacity of a Director or Consultant without interruption or
termination. The Board or the chief executive officer of the
Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine
whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the
case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick
leave, military leave or any other personal leave. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a leave of absence shall be treated as Continuous
Service for purposes of vesting in a Stock Award only to such
extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence
policy or in the written terms of the Participant’s leave of
absence.
(l) “Controlled
Corporation” means any subsidiary corporation of the
Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as such term is defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(m) “Director” means a
member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
(n) “Disability” means the
inability of a person, in the opinion of a qualified physician
acceptable to the Company, to perform the major duties of that
person’s position with the Company or a Controlled
Corporation of the Company because of the sickness or injury of the
person.
(o) “Effective Date” means
the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.
(p) “Employee” means any
person employed by the Company or a Controlled Corporation. Mere
service as a Director or payment of a director’s fee by the
Company or a Controlled Corporation shall not be sufficient to
constitute “employment” by the Company or a Controlled
Corporation.
(q) “Entity” means a
corporation, partnership or other entity.
(r) “Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(s) “Exchange Act Person”
means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except
that “Exchange Act Person” shall not include
(A) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (B) any
employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities
pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (D) an Entity
Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock
of the Company.
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(t) “Fair Market Value”
means, as of any date, the value of the Class A Common Stock
determined as follows:
(i) If the Class A Common Stock is listed on
any established stock exchange or traded on the Nasdaq National
Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the Fair Market Value of a
share of Class A Common Stock shall be the closing sales price
for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as
quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with
the greatest volume of trading in the Class A Common Stock) on
the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Board deems reliable.
(ii) In the absence of such markets for the
Class A Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be
determined by the Board based upon an independent appraisal in
compliance with Section 409A of the Code or, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, in compliance with Section 422 of the
Code.
(u) “Initial Grant” means
a Stock Award granted to a Non-Employee Director who meets the
specified criteria pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
Plan.
(v) “IPO Date” means the
date the Company’s Class A Common Stock is first offered
to the public under a registration statement declared effective
under the Securities Act.
(w) “Non-Employee
Director” means a Director who is not an Employee of
the Company or a Controlled Corporation.
(x) “Nonstatutory Stock
Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(y) “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.
(z) “Option” means a
Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(aa) “Option Agreement”
means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder
evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan.
(bb) “Optionholder” means a
person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if
applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding
Option.
(cc) “Own,” “Owned,”
“Owner,” “Ownership” A person or
Entity shall be deemed to “Own,” to have
“Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have
acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or
Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement,
understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting
power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting,
with respect to such securities.
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(dd) “Performance Stock
Award” means a Stock Award granted under the terms
and conditions of Section 8(d).
(ee) “Plan” means this
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock
Award Plan.
(ff) “Restricted Stock
Award” means an award of shares of Class A
Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions
of Section 8(a).
(gg) “Restricted Stock Award
Agreement” means a written agreement between the
Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the
terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. Each
Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
(hh) “Restricted Stock Unit
Award” means a right to receive shares of
Class A Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms
and conditions of Section 8(b).
(ii) “Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement” means a written agreement between the
Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing
the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Unit Award grant.
Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan.
(jj) “Rule 16b-3” means
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to
Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.
(kk) “Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ll) “Stock Appreciation
Right” means a right to receive the appreciation on
Class A Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and
conditions of Section 8(c).
(mm) “Stock Appreciation Right
Agreement” means a written agreement between the
Company and a holder of a Stock Appreciation Right evidencing the
terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each
Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall be subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan.
(nn) “Stock Award” means
any right to receive Class A Common Stock granted under the
Plan, including a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock
Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right or
a Performance Stock Award.
(oo) “Stock Award
Agreement” means a written agreement between the
Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of a
Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan.
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(pp) “Subsidiary” means,
with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more
than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock
having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the
time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall
have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the
Company, and (ii) any partnership in which the Company has a
direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or
participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than
fifty percent (50%).
(a) Administration by Board. The Board shall
administer the Plan. The Board may not delegate administration of
the Plan to a committee; provided, however , that the Board
may delegate to a committee the authority to determine the type of
Stock Awards and the number of shares subject to such Stock Awards
with respect to Initial and Annual Grants, as set forth in
Section 6(c).
(b) Powers of Board. The Board shall have the
power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express
provisions of the Plan:
(i) To determine the recipients and provisions of
Stock Awards to the extent not specified in the Plan.
(ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock
Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules
and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise
of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in
the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement, in a manner and to the
extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully
effective.
(iii) To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided
in Section 13.
(iv) Generally, to exercise such powers and to
perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to
promote the best interests of the Company that are not in conflict
with the provisions of the Plan.
(c) Effect of Board’s
Decision. All
determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board
in good faith shall not be subject to review by any person and
shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
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(a) Share Reserve.
Subject to the provisions of
Section 12 relating to adjustments upon changes in the
Class A Common Stock, the Class A Common Stock that may
be issued pursuant to Stock Awards shall not exceed in the
aggregate One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
(1,250,000) shares of Class A Common Stock. Effective as
of June 16, 2006, subject to Section 4(b), the number of
shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by:
(i) one (1) share for each share of Class A Common
Stock issued pursuant to an Option granted under Section 7 or
a Stock Appreciation Right granted under Section 8(c); and
(ii) two (2) shares for each share of Class A Common
Stock issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award granted under
Section 8(a) or a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under
Section 8(b). Shares may be
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issued in connection with a merger or
acquisition as permitted by NYSE Listed Company Manual
Section 303A.08 or, if applicable, NASD Rule
4350(i)(1)(A)(iii) or AMEX Company Guide Section 711 and such
issuance shall not reduce the number of shares available for
issuance under the Plan.
(b) Reversion of Shares to the
Share Reserve.
(i) Shares Available For Subsequent Issuance.
If any Stock Award shall for any reason expire or otherwise
terminate, in whole or in part, without having been exercised in
full, or if any shares of Class A Common Stock issued to a
Participant pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or
repurchased by the Company because of or in connection with the
failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such
shares in the Participant, the shares of Class A Common Stock
not acquired, forfeited or repurchased under such Stock Award shall
revert to and again become available for issuance under the
Plan.
(ii) Other Shares Available for
Subsequent Issuance. If
any shares subject to a Stock Award are not delivered to a
Participant because the Stock Award is exercised through a
reduction of shares subject to the Stock Award ( i.e. ,
“net exercised”) or an appreciation distribution in
respect of a Stock Appreciation Right is paid in shares of
Class A Common Stock, the number of shares subject to the
Stock Award that are not delivered to the Participant shall remain
available for subsequent issuance under the Plan. If any shares
subject to a Stock Award are not delivered to a Participant because
such shares are withheld in satisfaction of the withholding of
taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of an Option, Stock
Appreciation Right, or the issuance of shares under a Restricted
Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, the number of shares
that are not delivered to the Participant shall remain available
for subsequent issuance under the Plan. If the exercise price of
any Stock Award is satisfied by tendering shares of Class A
Common Stock held by the Participant (either by actual delivery or
attestation), then the number of shares so tendered shall remain
available for subsequent issuance under the Plan.
To the extent there is issued a
share of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award that
counted as two (2) shares against the number of shares
available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)
and such share of Common Stock again becomes available for issuance
under the Plan pursuant to this Section 4(b), then the number
of shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance under
the Plan shall increase by two (2) shares.
(c) Source of Shares. The shares of
Class A Common Stock subject to the Plan may be unissued
shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise. If
the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable as Initial and Annual Grants pursuant to Sections 6(a) and
6(b) would exceed the number of shares remaining in the share
reserve under Section 4(a) at such time of grant, then, in the
absence of any Board action otherwise, a pro rata allocation of the
shares of Class A Common Stock available shall be made in as
nearly a uniform manner as shall be practicable and
equitable.
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The Initial and Annual Grants as set
forth in Sections 6(a) and 6(b) automatically shall be granted
under the Plan to all Non-Employee Directors. Stock Awards may also
be granted as discretionary grants as set forth in
Section 6(f).
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ON -D ISCRETIONARY AND D ISCRETIONARY G RANTS .
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(a) Initial Grants. Without any further
action of the Board, (i) each person who is or becomes a
Non-Employee Director as of the Effective Date, and (ii) each
person who, after the Effective Date, is elected or appointed for
the first time to be a Non-Employee Director automatically shall,
upon the Effective Date or the date of his or her initial election
or appointment to be a Non-Employee Director, as applicable, be
granted an Initial Grant as described in Section 6(c)
below.
(b) Annual Grants. Without any further action
of the Board, on each July 1 ( “Annual Grant
Date” ), commencing on July 1, 2004, each person
who is then a Non-Employee Director, automatically shall be granted
an Annual Grant as described in Section 6(c) below;
provided, however , that if a Non-Employee Director holds
the position of Chairman of the Board on such date, such
Non-Employee Director shall instead be granted an Annual Grant as
described in Section 6(c) below; further provided,
however , that the number of shares subject to an Annual Grant
for a particular Non-Employee Director shall be reduced, on a pro
rata basis, for each month such person did not serve as a
Non-Employee Director during the twelve-month period from the prior
Annual Grant Date (or from July 1, 2002 with respect to the
first Annual Grant hereunder) until the current Annual Grant
Date.
(c) Determination of Form of
Initial and Annual Grants. On or before December 31 of any calendar
year, the Board shall determine if all Initial and Annual Grants to
be granted in the subsequent calendar year shall be in the form of
Options described in Section 7, Restricted Stock Awards
described in Section 8(a), Restricted Stock Unit Awards
described in Section 8(b), Stock Appreciation Rights described
in Section 8(c), or Performance Stock Awards described in
Section 8(d). If the Board does not make such a determination
on or before December 31 of a calendar year, all Initial and
Annual Grants to be granted in the subsequent calendar year shall
be in the form of Options described in Section 7.
(d) Initial and Annual Grants as
Options.
(i) Initial Grant. If the Initial Grant is in
the form of an Option, the Initial Grant shall be a Nonstatutory
Stock Option to purchase Thirty Thousand (30,000) shares of
Class A Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
(ii) Annual Grant. Subject to
Section 6(b), if the Annual Grant is in the form of an Option,
the Annual Grant shall be