Exhibit 10.1
TRANSCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2002 STOCK
OPTION PLAN
1.
Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of this
Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for
positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional
incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote
the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under
the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock
Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant.
Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under the
Plan.
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
hereof.
(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 other country or jurisdiction where
Options or Stock Purchase Rights are granted under the
Plan.
(c) “ Board ”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) “ 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; or
(ii) The consummation of the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets; or
(iii) 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.
(e) “ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) “ Committee ”
means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying
Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with
Section 4 hereof.
(g) “ Common Stock
” means the Common Stock of the Company.
(h) “ Company ”
means Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
(i) “ Consultant
” means any person who is engaged by the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to
such entity.
(j) “ Director ”
means a member of the Board.
(k) “ Disability
” means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(l) “ 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
shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the
Company.
(m) “ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(n) “ 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 on 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, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on
the day of determination; or
(iii) In the absence of an
established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.
(o) “ Incentive Stock
Option ” means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.
(p) “ Nonstatutory Stock
Option ” means an Option not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option.
(q) “ Option ”
means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(r) “ Option Agreement
” means a written or electronic 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.
(s) “
Optioned Stock ” means the Common Stock subject
to an Option or a Stock Purchase Right.
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(t) “ Optionee ”
means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right
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 Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Option Plan.
(w) “ Restricted Stock
” means Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Purchase Right or
Shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to an Option.
(x) “ Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement ” means a written agreement between
the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions
applying to Shares purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the notice of grant.
(y) “ Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(z) “ Service Provider
” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(aa) “ Share ”
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 13 below.
(bb) “ Stock Purchase
Right ” means a right to purchase Common Stock pursuant
to Section 11 below.
(cc) “ 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 13 of the Plan, the maximum
aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Options or Stock
Purchase Rights and sold under the Plan is 10,043,185 Shares. The
Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common
Stock.
If an Option or Stock Purchase Right
expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in
full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall become
available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan
has terminated). However, Shares that have actually been issued
under the Plan, upon exercise of either an Option or Stock Purchase
Right, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become
available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if
unvested Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company
at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become
available for future grant under the Plan.
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4.
Administration of the Plan .
(a) Administrator . The Plan
shall be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the
Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with
Applicable Laws.
(b)
Powers of the Administrator . Subject to the
provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the
specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and
subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, the
Administrator shall have the authority in its
discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market
Value;
(ii) to select the Service Providers
to whom Options and Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be
granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of
Shares to be covered by each such award granted
hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement
for use under the Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and
conditions of any Option or Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder.
Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the
exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase
Rights 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 Stock Purchase Right or the Common Stock relating
thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator,
in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vi) 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;
(vii) 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 or
Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value equal to the minimum 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 Optionees 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
(viii) to construe and interpret the
terms of the Plan and Options granted pursuant to the
Plan.
(c)
Effect of Administrator’s Decision .
All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the
Administrator shall be final and binding on all
Optionees.
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5. Eligibility . Nonstatutory
Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted to Service
Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees.
6. Limitations .
(a) Incentive Stock Option
Limit . Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement
as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which
Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the
Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company
and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall
be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into
account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market
Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option
with respect to such Shares is granted.
(b) At-Will Employment .
Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuing the
Optionee’s relationship as a Service Provider with the
Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or
the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any
time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.
7. Term of Plan .
Subject to stockholder approval in accordance with Section 19,
the Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board.
Unless sooner terminated under Section 15, it shall continue
in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the later of
(i) the effective date of the Plan, or (ii) the earlier
of the most recent Board or stockholder approval of an increase in
the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the
Plan.
8. Term of Option . The term
of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement; provided,
however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years
from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock
Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is
granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall
be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term
as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
9. Option Exercise Price and
Consideration .
(a) Exercise P