1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
This
Stock Option Agreement (the “ Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of the date of grant set forth
below (the “ Date of Grant ”) by and
between PayCycle, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), and the participant named below
(the “ Participant ”). Capitalized terms
not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Company’s 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “
Plan ”).
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Exercise
Price Per Share :
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$
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(unless earlier
terminated under Section 5.6 of the Plan)
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o Incentive Stock Option
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o Nonqualified Stock Option
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1.
Grant of Option . The Company hereby grants to
Participant an option (this “ Option ”)
to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock, $0.00001
par value per share, of the Company set forth above as Total Option
Shares (the “ Shares ”) at the Exercise
Price Per Share set forth above (the “ Exercise
Price ”), subject to all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the Plan. If designated as an Incentive Stock
Option above, the Option is intended to qualify as an
“incentive stock option” (the “ ISO
”) within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code
”).
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2.1
Exercise Period of Option . Provided Participant continues
to provide services to the Company or to any Parent or Subsidiary
of the Company, this Option will become vested and exercisable with
respect to one-quarter (1/4th) of the Shares on the First Vesting
Date set forth on the first page of this Agreement (the “
First Vesting Date ”) and thereafter at the end
of each full succeeding month after the First Vesting Date this
Option will become vested and exercisable with respect to an
additional one-forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Shares until this
Option is vested and has become exercisable with respect to one
hundred percent (100%) of the Shares. If application of the vesting
percentage causes a fractional share, such share shall be rounded
down to the nearest whole share for each month except for the last
month in such vesting period, at the end of which last month this
Option shall become vested for the full remainder of the
Shares.
2.2
Expiration . The Option shall expire on the Expiration Date
set forth above or earlier as provided in Section 3 below or
pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Plan.
3.1
Termination for Any Reason Except Death, Disability or Cause
. If Participant is Terminated for any reason, except death,
Disability or for Cause, the Option, to the extent (and only to the
extent) that it would have been exercisable by Participant on the
Termination Date, may be exercised by Participant no later than
three (3) months after the Termination Date, but in any event
no later than the Expiration Date.
3.2
Termination Because of Death or Disability . If Participant
is Terminated because of death or Disability of Participant (or
Participant dies within three (3) months of Termination when
Termination is for any reason other than Participant’s
Disability or for Cause), the Option, to the extent that it is
exercisable by Participant on the Termination Date, may be
exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal
representative) no later than twelve (12) months after the
Termination Date, but in any event no later than the Expiration
Date. 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, is deemed to be an
NQSO.
3.3
Termination for Cause . If Participant is Terminated for
Cause, then the Option will expire on Participant’s
Termination Date, or at such later time and on such conditions as
are determined by the Committee.
3.4
No Obligation to Employ . Nothing in the Plan or this
Agreement shall confer on Participant any right to continue in the
employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company, or limit in any way the right of the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company to terminate
Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time,
with or without Cause.
4.1
Stock Option Exercise Agreement . To exercise this Option,
Participant (or in the case of exercise after Participant’s
death or incapacity, Participant’s executor, administrator,
heir or legatee, as the case may be) must deliver to the Company an
executed stock option exercise agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A , or in such other form as may be
approved by the Committee from time to time (the “
Exercise Agreement ”), which shall set forth,
inter alia , (i) Participant’s election to
exercise the Option, (ii) the number of Shares being
purchased, (iii) any restrictions imposed on the Shares and
(iv) any representations, warranties and agreements regarding
Participant’s investment intent and access to information as
may be required by the Company to comply with applicable securities
laws. If someone other than Participant exercises the Option, then
such person must submit documentation reasonably acceptable to the
Company verifying that such person has the legal right to exercise
the Option and such person shall be subject to all of the
restrictions contained herein as if such person were the
Participant.
4.2
Limitations on Exercise . The Option may not be exercised
unless such exercise is in compliance with all applicable federal
and state securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of
exercise. The Option may not be exercised as to fewer than one
hundred (100) Shares unless it is exercised as to all Shares
as to which the Option is then exercisable.
4.3
Payment . The Exercise Agreement shall be accompanied by
full payment of the Exercise Price for the shares being purchased
in cash (by check), or where permitted by law:
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(a)
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by
cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the
Participant;
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(b)
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by
surrender of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that (i)
either (A) have been paid for within the meaning of SEC
Rule 144 (and, if such shares were purchased from the Company
by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with
respect to such shares); or (B) were obtained by Participant
in the open public market; and (ii) are clear of all liens,
claims, encumbrances or security interests;
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(c)
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by
waiver of compensation due or accrued to Participant for services
rendered;
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(d)
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provided that a public market for
the Company’s stock exists: (i) through a “same
day sale” commitment from Participant and a
Company-designated broker-dealer (a “ Dealer ”)
whereby Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and
to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased sufficient to pay for
the total Exercise Price and whereby the Dealer irrevocably commits
upon receipt of such Shares to forward the total Exercise Price
directly to the Company, or (ii) through a
“margin” commitment from Participant and a Dealer
whereby Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and
to pledge the Shares so
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purchased to
the Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the
Dealer in the amount of the total Exercise Price, and whereby the
Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward
the total Exercise Price directly to the Company; or
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(e)
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any
other form of consideration approved by the Committee;
or
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