Exhibit 10.2
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION
1999 NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION
PLAN
(As amended and restated
September 30, 2008)
1.
Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of this
Nonstatutory Stock Option 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 and Consultants, and
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to promote the success of the
Company’s business.
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Options granted under the Plan will
be Nonstatutory Stock Options.
2. Definitions . As used
herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “ Administrator
” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be
administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the
Plan.
(b) “ Applicable Laws
” means the requirements relating to the administration of
stock option 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
Options are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) “ Board ”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) “ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) “ Committee ”
means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance
with Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) “ Common Stock
” means the Common Stock of the Company.
(g) “ Company ”
means Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
(h) “ Consultant
” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the
Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such
entity.
(i) “ Director ”
means a member of the Board.
(j) “ Disability
” means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(k) “ Employee ”
means any person, including Officers, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A Service Provider shall
not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of
absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any
Subsidiary, or any successor. Neither service as a Director nor
payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be
sufficient to constitute “employment” by the
Company.
(l) “ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(m) “ Fair Market Value
” means, as of any date, 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 shall 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 last market trading day prior to the time 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 shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices
for the 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 Administrator deems
reliable;
(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.
(n) “ Notice of Grant
” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain
terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Notice of
Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
(o) “ 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.
(p) “ Option ”
means a nonstatutory stock option granted pursuant to the Plan,
that is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(q) “ Option Agreement
” means an agreement between the Company and an Optionee
evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
(r) “ Option Exchange
Program ” means a program whereby outstanding options are
surrendered in exchange for options with a lower exercise
price.
(s) “
Optioned Stock ” means the Common Stock subject
to an Option.
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(t) “ Optionee ”
means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the
Plan.
(u) “ Parent ”
means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(v) “ Plan ”
means this 1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.
(w) “ Service Provider
” means an Employee, including an Officer, Consultant or
Director.
(x) “ Share ”
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 12 of the Plan.
(y) “ Subsidiary
” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
3.
Stock Subject to the Plan . Subject to
the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum
aggregate number of Shares that may be authorized for issuance
under the Plan is 30,016,609 Shares. The Shares may be authorized,
but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option expires or becomes
unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or is
surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the unpurchased
Shares that were subject thereto shall become available for future
grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated).
4.
Administration of the Plan .
(a) Administration . The Plan
shall be administered by (i) the Board or (ii) a
Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy
Applicable Laws.
(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 of the Common Stock;
(ii) to select the Service Providers
to whom Options may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to
what extent Options are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of
shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option granted
hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement
for use under the Plan;
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(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 Options
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 Option 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 reduce the exercise price
of any Option to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option shall have
declined since the date the Option was granted;
(viii) to institute an Option
Exchange Program;
(ix) to construe and interpret the
terms of the Plan and awards granted pursuant to the
Plan;
(x) 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
qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax
laws;
(xi) to modify or amend each Option
(subject to Section 14(b) of the Plan), including the
discretionary authority to extend the post-termination
exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise provided
for in the Plan;
(xii) to authorize any person to
execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect
the grant of an Option previously granted by the
Administrator;
(xiii) to determine the terms and
restrictions applicable to Options;
(xiv) to allow Optionees to satisfy
withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company
withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option
that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the
amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares
to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of
tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by an
Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in
such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem
necessary or advisable; and
(xv) 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 shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any
other holders of Options.
5. Eligibility . Options may
be granted to Service Providers; provided, however, that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan,
Opt