Delaware | 3674 | 22-3761205 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation or Organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
J. Scott Hodgkins, Esq.
Ann Lawrence, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 485-1234 |
Keith F. Higgins, Esq.
Julie H. Jones, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP One International Place Boston, MA 02110 (617) 951-7000 |
Proposed
Maximum
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Aggregate
Offering
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Amount of
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Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Registered | Price(1) (2) | Registration Fee | ||||
Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share
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$150,000,000 | $16,050 | ||||
(1) | Includes shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any. | |
(2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933. |
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting any offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. |
Per
Share
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Total | |||||||
Initial public offering price
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$ | $ | ||||||
Underwriting discount
|
$ | $ | ||||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to
Opnext, Inc.
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$ | $ | ||||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to the
selling stockholders
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$ | $ |
JPMorgan | CIBC World Markets |
Cowen and Company | Jefferies & Company |
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Issuer
Common stock offered by Opnext
Common stock offered by the selling stockholders
Total common stock offered
Underwriters option to purchase additional shares in this
offering
Common stock to be outstanding after this offering
Use of proceeds
We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of shares by us
in the offering (based on an offering price of
$ per share, the midpoint of
the estimated price range shown on the cover page of this
prospectus), after deducting estimated underwriting discounts
and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us,
will be
$ million. We
will not receive any of the proceeds from sales of common stock
by the selling stockholders in the offering. See Principal
and Selling Stockholders.
Proposed NASDAQ Global Market Symbol
13,317,266 shares of Class B common stock issuable
upon exercise of options outstanding as of September 30,
2006, with a weighted average exercise price of $4.93 per
share;
1,957,750 shares of Class B common stock issuable upon
exercise of outstanding SARs with a weighted average exercise
price of $5.00 per share;
650,000 restricted shares of Class B common stock issuable
upon vesting of restricted stock awards; and
6,969,183 shares of Class B common stock reserved for
future grant under our stock incentive plans as of
September 30, 2006.
no exercise of the underwriters option to purchase
additional shares; and
adoption of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws to be effective
prior to the closing of this offering.
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Three Months
Ended June 30,
Year Ended
March 31,
(In thousands,
except per share data)
$
40,424
$
31,370
$
151,691
$
138,432
$
79,390
27,163
27,795
119,626
107,694
73,144
13,261
3,575
32,065
30,738
6,246
32.8
%
11.4
%
21.1
%
22.2
%
7.9
%
8,023
7,962
33,669
33,251
30,921
8,344
8,305
33,116
33,629
33,164
16
1,065
50
5,886
19,150
53
399
17
247
(3,122
)
(12,745
)
(36,184
)
(36,209
)
(83,122
)
759
1,021
4,102
2,138
2,374
(1,111
)
208
1,886
52
258
(3,474
)
(11,516
)
(30,196
)
(34,019
)
80,490
(278
)
1,275
$
(3,474
)
$
(11,516
)
$
(30,474
)
$
(32,744
)
$
(80,490
)
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.07
)
$
(0.20
)
$
(0.21
)
$
(0.52
)
155,968
155,824
155,834
155,619
154,148
June 30,
March 31,
(In thousands)
$
219,952
$
216,826
$
291,912
$
322,540
6,355
6,643
1,868
20,774
116,733
119,663
148,176
177,901
5
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II-4
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8
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changing product specifications and customer requirements;
unanticipated engineering complexities;
delays in or denials of membership in future MSAs that become
successful, or membership in and product development for MSAs
that do not become successful;
difficulties in hiring and retaining necessary technical
personnel;
difficulties in reallocating engineering resources and
overcoming resource limitations; and
changing market or competitive product requirements.
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cease the manufacture, use or sale of the infringing products,
processes or technology;
pay substantial damages for past, present and future use of the
infringing technology;
expend significant resources to develop non-infringing
technology;
pay substantial damages to our customers or end users to
discontinue use or replace infringing technology with
non-infringing technology; or
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12
fluctuations in demand for our products;
the timing, size and product mix of sales of our products;
our ability to manufacture and deliver products to our customers
in a timely and cost-effective manner;
quality control problems in our manufacturing operations;
length and variability of the sales cycles of our products;
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new product introductions and enhancements by our competitors
and ourselves;
changes in our pricing and sales policies or the pricing and
sales policies of our competitors;
our ability to develop, introduce and ship new products and
product enhancements that meet customer requirements in a timely
manner;
unanticipated increase in costs and expenses; and
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
acquire complementary businesses or technologies;
enhance our operating infrastructure;
hire additional technical and other personnel; or
otherwise pursue our strategic plans and respond to competitive
pressures.
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difficulties in integrating the manufacturing, operations,
technologies, products, existing contracts, accounting and
personnel of the target company and realizing the anticipated
synergies of the combined businesses;
difficulties in supporting and transitioning customers, if any,
of the target company;
diversion of financial and management resources from existing
operations;
the price we pay or other resources that we devote may exceed
the value we realize, or the value we could have realized if we
had allocated the purchase price or other resources to another
opportunity or for our existing operations;
risks of entering new markets in which we have limited or no
experience;
potential loss of key employees, customers and strategic
alliances from either our current business or the target
companys business;
assumption of unanticipated problems or latent liabilities, such
as problems with the quality of the target companys
products;
inability to generate sufficient revenue and profitability to
offset acquisition costs;
equity based acquisitions may have a dilutive effect on our
stock; and
inability to successfully consummate transactions with
identified acquisition candidates.
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different technical standards or requirements, such as country
or region-specific requirements to eliminate the use of lead;
difficulties in staffing, managing and supporting operations in
more than one country;
difficulties in enforcing agreements and collecting receivables
through foreign legal systems;
fewer legal protections for intellectual property;
fluctuations in foreign economies;
fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies and interest
rates;
domestic and international economic or political changes,
hostilities and other disruptions in regions where we currently
operate or may operate in the future; and
different and changing legal and regulatory requirements in the
jurisdictions in which we currently operate or may operate in
the future.
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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our results of operations;
variance in our financial performance from the expectations of
market analysts;
conditions and trends in the markets we serve;
announcements of significant new products by us or our
competitors;
changes in our pricing policies or the pricing policies of our
competitors;
legislation or regulatory policies, practices, or actions;
the commencement or outcome of litigation;
our sale of common stock or other securities in the future, or
sales of our common stock by our principal stockholders;
changes in market valuation or earnings of our competitors;
the trading volume of our common stock;
changes in the estimation of the future size and growth rate of
our markets; and
general economic conditions.
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pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the value of
our assets after subtracting liabilities; and
contribute % of the total amount invested to fund our
company, but will own only % of the shares of common
stock outstanding after this offering and the use of proceeds
therefrom.
authorize the issuance of preferred stock that can be created
and issued by our board of directors without prior stockholder
approval, commonly referred to as blank check
preferred stock, with rights senior to those of our common stock;
limit the persons who can call special stockholder meetings;
provide that a supermajority vote of our stockholders is
required to amend some portions of our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws;
establish advance notice requirements to nominate persons for
election to our board of directors or to propose matters that
can be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings;
not provide for cumulative voting in the election of
directors; and
provide for the filling of vacancies on our board of directors
by action of a majority of the directors and not by the
stockholders.
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uncertainty in customer forecasts of their demands and other
factors may lead to delays and disruptions in manufacturing;
our customers may not qualify our products and their customers
may not qualify their products;
we do not have long-term volume purchase contracts with our
customers;
we may experience low manufacturing yields or higher than
expected costs;
we depend on a limited number of qualified component suppliers;
failure to continually introduce new products that achieve
market acceptance;
we may lose rights to currently utilized third party
intellectual property or fail to sufficiently protect our own
intellectual property;
demand for optical systems, particularly for 10Gbps network
systems, may not continue to expand; and
our changing relationship with Hitachi.
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an actual basis; and
an as adjusted basis, giving effect to the completion of this
offering, including the application of the estimated net
proceeds from this offering described under Use of
Proceeds.
June 30,
2006
(In thousands except
share and
per share data)
$
6,103
$
1,500
54
405,118
(285,259
)
(4,680
)
116,733
$
122,836
$
13,302,266 shares of Class B common stock issuable
upon exercise of outstanding options, with a weighted average
exercise price of $4.93 per share;
1,957,750 shares of Class B common stock issuable upon
exercise of outstanding SARs with a weighted average exercise
price of $5.00 per share;
650,000 restricted shares of Class B common stock issuable
upon vesting of restricted stock awards; and
6,984,183 shares of Class B common stock reserved for
future grant under our stock incentive plans.
no exercise of the underwriters option to purchase
additional shares; and
adoption of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws to be effective
prior to the closing of this offering.
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$
$
$
$
$
Average
Shares
Issued
Total
Consideration
Price Per
155,374,938
%
$
382,892,000
%
$
2.46
15,910,016
%
75,369,000
%
4.74
%
%
%
$
%
$
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Three Months
Ended
June 30,
Year Ended
March 31,
(In thousands except
per share data)
unaudited
of operations data:
$
40,424
$
31,370
$
151,691
$
138,432
$
79,390
$
79,915
$
196,263
27,163
27,795
119,626
107,694
73,144
74,250
164,301
13,261
3,575
32,065
30,738
6,246
5,665
31,962
32.8
%
11.4
%
21.1
%
22.2
%
7.9
%
7.1
%
16.3
%
8,023
7,962
33,669
33,251
30,921
35,960
63,390
8,344
8,305
33,116
33,629
33,164
36,159
62,270
16
1,065
50
5,886
1,667
1,701
19,150
53
399
17
247
2,909
1,879
(3,122
)
(12,745
)
(36,184
)
(36,209
)
(83,122
)
(71,030
)
(97,278
)
759
1,021
4,102
2,138
2,374
3,426
4,131
(1,111
)
208
1,886
52
258
71
263
(3,474
)
(11,516
)
(30,196
)
(34,019
)
(80,490
)
(67,533
)
(92,884
)
(278
)
1,275
$
(3,474
)
$
(11,516
)
$
(30,474
)
$
(32,744
)
$
(80,490
)
$
(67,533
)
$
(92,884
)
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.07
)
$
(0.20
)
$
(0.21
)
$
(0.52
)
$
(0.45
)
$
(0.62
)
155,968
155,824
155,834
155,619
154,148
150,000
150,000
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June 30,
March 31,
(In thousands)
$
219,952
$
216,826
$
291,912
$
322,540
$
365,961
$
432,660
6,355
6,643
1,868
20,774
22,339
6,636
116,733
119,663
148,176
177,901
251,405
340,975
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
Dec. 31,
Sept. 30,
June 30,
(In thousands except
per share data)
$
46,208
$
38,609
$
35,504
$
31,370
13,289
10,684
4,517
3,575
(2,779
)
(4,089
)
(12,090
)
(11,516
)
(0.02
)
(0.03
)
(0.08
)
(0.07
)
155,846
155,836
155,828
155,824
March 31,
Dec. 31,
Sept. 30,
June 30,
$
35,242
$
36,185
$
36,635
$
30,370
8,048
9,471
9,961
3,258
(9,328
)
(4,548
)
(6,731
)
(12,137
)
(0.06
)
(0.03
)
(0.04
)
(0.08
)
155,813
155,798
155,769
155,093
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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The time period that our share based awards are expected to
remain outstanding has been determined based on the average of
the original award period and the remaining vesting period in
accordance with the SECs Staff Accounting
Bulletin 107 simplified method. Our expected term
assumption for awards issued during the three month period ended
June 30, 2006 was 6.25 years. As additional evidence
develops after trading of our stock begins, our expected term
assumption will be refined to capture the relevant trends.
The future volatility of our stock has been estimated based on
the median calculated value of the historical volatility of
companies we believe should be similar in market performance
characteristics as those of our company. Use of comparable
companies is necessary since we do not possess a stock price
history. Our expected volatility assumption for awards issued
during the three month period ended June 30, 2006 was
101.7%. Once trading begins and trends develop, we will begin
using the implied volatility trends of our own pricing history
as our estimate.
A dividend yield of zero has been assumed for awards issued
during the three month period ended June 30, 2006 based on
our actual past experience and that we do not anticipate paying
a dividend on our shares in the near future.
We have based our risk-free interest rate assumption for awards
issued during the three month period ended June 30, 2006 on
the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon
issues with an equivalent expected term which was 4.9% as of
June 30, 2006.
Forfeiture rates for awards issued during the three month period
ended June 30, 2006 have been estimated based on our actual
historical forfeiture trends of approximately 10%.
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Three Months
Ended June 30,
(In thousands)
(as percentage of
sales)
$
40,424
$
31,370
100.0
%
100.0
%
27,163
27,795
67.2
%
88.6
%
13,261
3,575
32.8
%
11.4
%
8,023
7,962
19.8
%
25.4
%
8,344
8,305
20.6
%
26.5
%
16
53
0.0
%
0.2
%
(3,122
)
(12,745
)
(7.7
)
%
(40.6
)
%
759
1,021
1.9
%
3.3
%
(1,111
)
208
(2.7
)
%
0.7
%
(3,474
)
(11,516
)
(8.6
)
%
(36.7
)
%
0.0
%
0.0
%
$
(3,474
)
$
(11,516
)
(8.6
)
%
(36.7
)
%
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Year Ended
March 31,
Year Ended
March 31,
(In thousands)
(as percentage of
sales)
$
151,691
$
138,432
$
79,390
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
119,626
107,694
73,144
78.9
%
77.8
%
92.1
%
32,065
30,738
6,246
21.1
%
22.2
%
7.9
%
33,669
33,251
30,921
22.2
%
24.0
%
38.9
%
33,116
33,629
33,164
21.8
%
24.3
%
41.8
%
1,464
67
25,283
1.0
%
0.0
%
31.8
%
(36,184
)
(36,209
)
(83,122
)
(23.9
)%
(26.2
)%
(104.7
)%
4,102
2,138
2,374
2.7
%
1.5
%
3.0
%
1,886
52
258
1.2
%
0.0
%
0.3
%
(30,196
)
(34,019
)
(80,490
)
(19.9
)%
(24.6
)%
(101.4
)%
(278
)
1,275
0
(0.2
)%
0.9
%
0.0
%
$
(30,474
)
$
(32,744
)
$
(80,490
)
(20.1
)%
(23.7
)%
(101.4
)%
37
38
39
40
Less than
More than
Total
1 year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5 years
$
50.9
$
50.9
$
$
$
8.9
2.2
6.5
0.2
6.1
2.5
2.6
1.0
18.4
18.4
$
84.3
$
74.0
$
9.1
$
1.2
$
41
42
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The Power Challenge.
Modules that
operate at 10Gbps consume two to more than five times as much
electrical power as those modules operating at the preceding
data rate and the power challenges are expected to become more
difficult as the industry moves beyond 10Gbps. Network service
providers generally have fixed, limited space in their network
central offices, closets, and data centers to house network
equipment, creating de facto standards on the physical size
allowed for each piece of network equipment regardless of data
rate. To offer increasingly higher speed systems, network system
vendors need more efficient modules to support greater port
density while adhering to power supply and cooling system
constraints. These constraints drive the need for laser
technology with higher temperature tolerance and improved
efficiency which reduces power consumption and enables smaller
form factor modules to be used.
The Temperature Challenge.
Within an
optical module, the laser diode is the most sensitive component
to temperature. As a result, 10Gbps modules have in the past
been constrained to 70ºC maximum operating case
temperature. Even in temperature controlled environments, heat
dissipation from neighboring electronic components can raise
internal equipment temperatures to levels that degrade laser and
module performance. Furthermore, some network equipment is
located outdoors in non-temperature controlled environments
where transceiver
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modules need to operate reliably up to an operating case
temperature of +85ºC. Therefore, customers are demanding
optical modules that can operate at wider temperature ranges,
especially incorporating uncooled lasers that do not require
costly and inefficient thermoelectric coolers.
The Size Challenge.
The system
throughput, data rate of each port and the overall chassis
dimensions of the system define the bandwidth capacity of that
system. Network service providers and enterprises have limited
space in which to house their optical network equipment within
an office or equipment room. Expanding the capacity of that
system requires increasing the number of ports and the data rate
of those ports. In order to meet these higher speed and density
requirements industry leaders have defined smaller 10Gbps
transceiver packages. As the size of these packages decrease, so
does their ability to dissipate heat making it virtually
impossible to support cooled laser technology. Therefore, lower
power consumption uncooled laser technology with higher
temperature tolerance and improved efficiency is required to
meet the thermal capacity of these smaller packages.
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Product Line
Transport & Routers
Telecom &
Datacom
40Gbps
2km
Since 2004
Transport, MSS, Routers &
AM
Telecom &
Datacom
10Gbps
600m, 2km, 12km, 20km, 40km, 80km,
DWDM & Tunable
Since 2000
Switches & Routers
Datacom
10Gbps
300m, 10km, 40km, 80km &
DWDM
Since 2002
Switches & Routers
Datacom
10Gbps
300m, 10km, 40km, 80km
Since 2004
Servers, Switches
Datacom
10Gbps
300m, 10km
Since 2005
Transport, MSS, Switches,
Routers & AM, Servers
Datacom
10Gbps
300m, 600m, 2km, 12km, 20km, 40km,
80km, DWDM & Tunable
Since 2004
Transceiver Vendors
Telecom &
Datacom
10Gbps
10km, 40km, 80km
Since 2005
Transport & MSS
Telecom
10Gbps
40km, 80km, DWDM
Since 2000
Transport, MSS, Routers &
AM
Telecom
155Mbps, 622Mbps, 2.5Gbps
2km, 15km, 40km, 80km, DWDM
Since 2003
Hubs & Switches
Datacom
1.25Gbps
500m, 10km
Since 2004
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product performance including size, speed, operating temperature
range, power consumption and reliability;
price to performance characteristics;
delivery performance and lead times;
ability to introduce new products in a timely manner that meet
customers design-in schedules and requirements;
breadth of product solutions;
sales, technical and post-sales service and support;
sales channels; and
ability to comply with new industry MSAs and requirements.
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product performance including power output, wavelength, power
consumption, operating temperature range, and reliability;
price to performance characteristics;
delivery performance and lead times;
breadth of product solutions;
sales, technical, and post-sales service and support; and
sales channels.
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26,285 (of which 7,815 are
subleased to two third parties)
Administration, Sales, Marketing
August 23, 2011 (for the
master lease; April 30, 2007 and February 28, 2009,
respectively, for the two subleases)
18,160
Sales, Manufacturing, Research and
Development
July 31, 2008
710
Sales
November 30, 2007
112,893 (10,488 square meters)
Manufacturing, Research and
Development
September 30, 2011 (with
automatic
1-year
extensions unless notice given by either party)
34,542 (3,209 square meters)
Manufacturing, Research and
Development
March 31, 2011
(5-year
automatic extensions unless notice given by either party)
2,330 (216 square meters)
Sales
June 11, 2008 (with unlimited
automatic
2-year
extensions)
2,153 (200 square meters)
Sales
March 31, 2007
560 (52 square meters)
Market Research
March 31, 2007
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Director, President &
Chief Executive Officer
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Executive Vice President, Business
Development and Product Portfolio Management
43
Senior Vice President, Global Sales
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Senior Vice President, Finance
58
Executive Vice President, Opnext,
Inc. & President, Opnext Japan, Inc.
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Vice President, Business
Management / Corporate Secretary
57
Chairman of the Board
56
Co-Chairman of the Board
55
Director
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Director
(1)
Member of the compensation committee.
(2)
Member of the audit committee.
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meeting with our management periodically to consider the
adequacy of our internal controls and the objectivity of our
financial reporting;
meeting with our independent auditors and with internal
financial personnel regarding these matters;
appointing, compensating, retaining and overseeing the work of
our independent auditors and recommending to our board of
directors the engagement of our independent auditors;
pre-approving audit and non-audit services of our independent
auditors;
reviewing our audited financial statements and reports and
discussing the statements and reports with our management,
including any significant adjustments, management judgments and
estimates, new accounting policies and disagreements with
management;
reviewing the independence and quality control procedures of the
independent auditor and the experience and qualifications of the
independent auditors senior personnel that are providing
us audit services; and
reviewing all related-party transactions for approval.
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reviewing and, as it deems appropriate, recommending to our
board of directors, policies, practices and procedures relating
to the compensation of our directors, officers and other
managerial employees and the establishment and administration of
our employee benefit plans;
exercising authority under our equity incentive plans; and
assisting the Board in developing and evaluating candidates for
key executive positions and ensuring a succession plan is in
place for the chief executive officers and other executive
officers.
reviewing and recommending nominees for election as directors;
assessing the performance of the board of directors;
developing guidelines for board composition;
recommending processes for annual evaluations of the performance
of the board of directors, the chairman of the board of
directors and the chief executive officer;
reviewing and administering our corporate governance guidelines
and considering other issues relating to corporate governance.
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Annual
Compensation
Long Term
Compensation
Securities
Restricted
Underlying
Other Annual
Stock
Options/SARs
All Other
2006
$
400,000
$
9,338(2
)
7,010(3
)
2005
400,000
$
562,000
450,000
$
8,671(2
)
5,777(3
)
2004
400,000
$
7,604(2
)
7,837(3
)
2006
325,000
$
9,338(2
)
5,998(3
)
2005
325,000
210,750
$
8,671(2
)
5,998(3
)
2004
325,000
$
8,275(2
)
6,419(3
)
2006
275,000
$
9,338(2
)
2,310(3
)
2005
275,000
140,500
$
9,171(2
)
2,310(3
)
2004
275,000
$
7,337(2
)
2,365(3
)
2006
250,000
$
9,449(2
)
2,389(3
)
2005
250,000
140,500
$
7,365(2
)
2,389(3
)
2004
250,000
$
6,681(2
)
2,445(3
)
2006
165,000
$
6,603(2
)
839(3
)
2005
155,000
140,500
$
6,203(2
)
840(3
)
2004
155,000
$
5,962(2
)
860(3
)
(1)
There was no public trading market
for our common stock as of March 31, 2005. Accordingly,
these values have been calculated based on managements
determination of the fair market value of the underlying shares
as of March 31, 2005 of $2.81 per share multiplied by the
underlying shares.
(2)
Includes 401(k) matching
contributions but excludes medical, group life insurance and
certain other benefits received by the named executive officers
that are available generally to all of our salaried employees.
(3)
Insurance allowance for executive
officers as well as vice president levels.
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Options granted on July 31, 2001 to purchase
3,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $8.34 per share. The option grant was amended on
August 25, 2003 by resolution of the Board to reflect a
reduced exercise price of $5.00 per share. These options
vested in equal annual installments on each of the first four
anniversaries of Mr. Boscos commencement of
employment (November 1, 2000); and
Options granted on November 1, 2004 to purchase
450,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
$5.00 per share. These options vest in equal annual
installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the
date of grant, subject to accelerated vesting in the event of a
termination of Mr. Boscos employment by us without
cause or by him for good reason (each as
defined in the employment agreement) or due to
Mr. Boscos death or disability; and
200,000 shares of restricted stock issued on
November 1, 2004. The shares of restricted stock will vest
in equal installments on each of the first two anniversaries of
the consummation of
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this offering, subject to accelerated vesting in the event of a
termination of Mr. Boscos employment by us without
cause or by him for good reason.
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any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders;
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases,
redemptions, or other distributions; or
any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit.
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Shares
Beneficially
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
Shares
Owned After
Title
of
Being
5% Stockholders
Hitachi, Ltd.(2)
105,000,000
70.00
%
Clarity Partners, L.P.(3)(4)
12,648,298
8.43
%
Clarity Opnext Holdings I,
LLC(3)(4)
22,500,000
15.00
%
Clarity Opnext Holdings II,
LLC(3)(4)
9,851,702
6.57
%
5% Stockholders
Hitachi, Ltd.(2)
3,030,000
36.05
%
Clarity Management, L.P.(3)(4)
3,000,000
35.82
%
Directors and Named Executive
Officers
Harry L. Bosco
3,300,000
38.04
%
Michael C. Chan
600,000
10.04
%
Chi-Ho Christopher Lin
400,000
6.93
%
Robert J. Nobile
150,000
2.71
%
Tammy L. Wedemeyer
100,000
1.83
%
Dr. Naoya Takahashi
Dr. David Lee(4)
Tetsuo Takemura
Ryuichi Otsuki
(1)
No directors or named executive officers have beneficial
ownership of any Class A shares of common stock.
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(2)
The address of Hitachi, Ltd. is 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280 Japan.
(3)
The address of Clarity Partners, L.P., Clarity Opnext Holdings
I, LLC, Clarity Opnext Holdings II, LLC and Clarity
Management, LP is 100 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills, CA
90210.
(4)
Clarity GenPar, LLC is the general partner of Clarity Partners,
L.P. and Clarity Partners, L.P. is the managing member of
Clarity Opnext Holdings I, LLC and Clarity Opnext
Holdings II, LLC. Clarity Management, LLC is the general
partner of Clarity Management, L.P. Because Dr. David Lee
is a managing member of Clarity GenPar, LLC and Clarity
Management, LLC, he may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
the shares held by the Clarity entities, which he disclaims
except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5)
All shares of Class B common stock consist of options
exercisable within 60 days.
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provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called
only by our Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
President, Chief Operating Officer or the board of directors
pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total
number of authorized directors of our board of directors;
establish procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and
stockholder nominations, including requiring that advance
written notice of a stockholder proposal or director nomination
generally must be received at our principal executive offices
not less than 90 nor more than 120 days prior to the first
anniversary date of mailing of our proxy statement released to
stockholders in connection with the previous years annual
meeting of stockholders;
do not include a provision for cumulative voting in the election
of directors. Under cumulative voting, a minority stockholder
holding a sufficient number of shares may be able to ensure the
election of one or more directors. The absence of cumulative
voting may have the effect of limiting the ability of minority
stockholders to effect changes in the board of directors and, as
a result, may have the effect of deterring a hostile takeover or
delaying or preventing changes in control or management of our
company;
provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled
by a majority of directors in office, although less than a
quorum, and not by the stockholders;
require that the vote of holders of
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2
/
3
%
of the voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors is required to amend
various provisions of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, including
provisions relating to:
the number of directors on our board of directors;
the election, qualification and term of office of our directors;
filling vacancies on our board of directors;
the indemnification of our officers and directors;
removal of members of our board of directors; and
certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws; and
provide that the board of directors has the power to alter,
amend or repeal the bylaws without stockholder approval.
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the number of shares constituting any class or series;
the designations, powers and preferences of each class or series;
the relative, participating, optional and other special rights
of each class or series; and
any qualifications, limitations or restrictions on each class or
series.
prior to the date of the business combination, the board of
directors of the corporation approved either the business
combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder
becoming an interested stockholder;
on consummation of the transaction that resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested
stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced,
excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock
outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock of the
interested stockholder) those shares owned
by persons who are directors and also officers, and
by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not
have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held
subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange
offer; or
at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is
approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual
or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent,
by the affirmative vote of at least
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2
/
3
%
of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the
interested stockholder.
any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the
interested stockholder;
any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more
of the assets of the corporation involving the interested
stockholder;
subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in
the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the
corporation to the interested stockholder;
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any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of
increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or
series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested
stockholder; or
the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any
loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits
provided by or through the corporation.
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restricted
shares will be eligible for sale upon expiration of the lock-up
agreements, described below; and
the
remaining restricted
shares will be eligible for sale from time to time thereafter
upon expiration of their respective one-year holding periods.
1% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding,
which will equal
approximately shares
immediately after this offering; or
the average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the
four calendar weeks preceding the filing of the Form 144
with respect to such sale.
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-UNITED STATES HOLDERS
an individual citizen or resident of the United States;
a corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes created or organized
in the United States or under the laws of the United States, any
state thereof, or the District of Columbia;
an estate, the income of which is subject to United States
federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a
United States court and the control of one or more United States
persons or (2) has a valid election in effect under
applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a United States
person.
banks, insurance companies, or other financial institutions;
tax-exempt organizations;
dealers in securities or currencies;
traders in securities that elect to use a
mark-to-market
method of accounting for their securities holdings;
foreign persons or entities, except to the extent specifically
set forth below;
persons that are partnerships or other pass-through entities;
persons that own, or are deemed to own, more than 5% of our
company, except to the extent specifically set forth below;
persons who hold the common stock as a position in a hedging
transaction, straddle, conversion transaction or other risk
reduction transaction;
certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United
States; or
persons deemed to sell the common stock under the constructive
sale provisions of the Code.
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the gain is effectively connected with the non-United States
holders conduct of a trade or business in the United
States and, if an income tax treaty applies, is attributable to
a permanent establishment maintained by the non-United States
holder in the United States;
the non-United States holder is an individual who is present in
the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year
of the disposition and meets certain other requirements; or
our common stock constitutes a United States real property
interest by reason of our status as a United States
real property holding corporation, or a USRPHC, for United
States federal income tax purposes at any time during the
shorter of the
5-year
period ending on the date on which the non-United States holder
disposes of our common stock or the period the non-United States
holder held our common stock, which we refer to as the
applicable period.
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
90
91
92
93
94
F-2
F-3
F-4
F-5
F-6
F-7
F-26
F-27
F-28
F-29
F-1
F-2
March 31,
$
89,358
$
169,504
33,608
24,023
45,865
43,564
2,144
2,328
170,975
239,419
39,926
46,135
5,698
5,698
227
660
$
216,826
$
291,912
$
24,129
$
26,198
13,404
12,615
20,000
50,942
82,221
2,045
834
90,520
141,868
6,392
1,576
251
292
97,163
143,736
1,500
1,500
53
52
405,091
405,056
(1
)
(13
)
(281,785
)
(251,311
)
(5,195
)
(7,108
)
119,663
148,176
$
216,826
$
291,912
F-3
Year Ended
March 31,
$
151,691
$
138,432
$
79,390
119,626
107,694
73,144
32,065
30,738
6,246
33,669
33,251
30,921
33,116
33,629
33,164
1,464
67
25,283
(36,184
)
(36,209
)
(83,122
)
4,102
2,138
2,374
1,886
52
258
(30,196
)
(34,019
)
(80,490
)
(278
)
1,275
$
(30,474
)
$
(32,744
)
$
(80,490
)
$
(0.20
)
$
(0.21
)
$
(0.52
)
155,834
155,619
154,148
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Year ended March 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
Class A
Class B
Retained
Accumulated
Common
Stock
Common
Stock
Additional
Earnings
Other
Total
Number
Par
Number
Par
Unearned
Paid-in
(Accumulated
Comprehensive
Shareholders
Comprehensive
150,000,000
$
1,500
$
$
$
393,863
$
(138,077
)
$
(5,881
)
$
251,405
5,017,546
50
4,800
4,850
(109
)
(109
)
60
60
70,424
1
18
19
4,406
4,406
80,490
(80,490
)
$
(80,490
)
(2,240
)
(2,240
)
(2,240
)
$
(82,730
)
150,000,000
1,500
5,087,970
51
(49
)
403,087
(218,567
)
(8,121
)
177,901
36
36
86,493
1
24
25
1,945
1,945
(32,744
)
(32,744
)
$
(32,744
)
1,013
1,013
1,013
$
(31,731
)
150,000,000
1,500
5,174,463
52
(13
)
405,056
(251,311
)
(7,108
)
148,176
12
12
132,044
1
35
36
(30,474
)
(30,474
)
$
(30,474
)
1,913
1,913
1,913
$
(28,561
)
150,000,000
$
1,500
5,306,507
$
53
$
(1
)
$
405,091
$
(281,785
)
$
(5,195
)
$
119,663
F-5
Year Ended
March 31,
$
(30,474
)
$
(32,744
)
$
(80,490
)
12,579
12,567
19,023
1,065
50
25,036
12
36
60
1,945
4,406
(11,116
)
(2,051
)
(3,241
)
(5,661
)
(9,927
)
(3,693
)
(615
)
1,264
1,990
433
12
198
39
14,860
1,004
3,565
(13,359
)
4,375
(30,173
)
(27,347
)
(31,332
)
(3,115
)
(4,438
)
(14,244
)
(800
)
(129
)
(3,115
)
(4,438
)
(15,173
)
(25,313
)
(1,305
)
9,303
(20,000
)
(1,265
)
(681
)
(1,242
)
36
25
19
(46,542
)
(1,961
)
8,080
(316
)
35
441
(80,146
)
(33,711
)
(37,984
)
169,504
203,215
241,199
$
89,358
$
169,504
$
203,215
$
535
$
477
$
450
278
$
(7,882
)
$
(2,188
)
$
F-6
1.
Background and
Basis of Presentation
$
1,428
3,325
5,698
109
(3,646
)
(1,721
)
$
5,193
F-7
2.
Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies
F-8
F-9
3-15 years
3-7 years
F-10
F-11
Year Ended
March 31,
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
1.00
%
1.00
%
1.00
%
5.10
%
4.18
%
2.80
%
5
5
5
Year Ended
March 31,
$
(30,474
)
$
(32,744
)
$
(80,490
)
12
36
60
60
(323
)
(372
)
$
(30,402
)
$
(33,031
)
$
(80,802
)
$
(0.20
)
$
(0.21
)
$
(0.52
)
155,834
155,619
154,148
F-12
3.
Inventories
March
31,
$
23,053
$
23,471
14,045
8,234
8,767
11,859
$
45,865
$
43,564
4.
Property, Plant,
and Equipment
March
31,
$
166,845
$
172,890
9,724
10,806
4,541
4,806
496
931
181,606
189,433
(141,680
)
(143,298
)
$
39,926
$
46,135
F-13
5.
Income
Taxes
Year Ended
March 31,
(35.0
)%
(35.0
)%
(35.0
)%
(1.8
)
(2.5
)
(1.6
)
(3.7
)
(3.0
)
(3.8
)
48.9
41.3
22.0
(7.3
)
(3.7
)
5.5
12.6
(0.2
)
(0.8
)
0.3
0.9
%
(3.7
)%
0.0
%
Year Ended
March 31,
$
(10,252
)
$
(16,199
)
$
(26,590
)
(19,944
)
(17,820
)
(53,900
)
$
(30,196
)
$
(34,019
)
$
(80,490
)
F-14
March 31,
$
157,852
$
144,280
32,124
49,396
15,209
15,346
9,387
9,387
(3,154
)
(4,520
)
950
315
(212,368
)
(214,204
)
$
$
6.
Net Loss Per
Share
F-15
Year Ended
March 31,
$
(30,474
)
$
(32,744
)
$
(80,490
)
155,834
155,619
154,148
$
(0.20
)
$
(0.21
)
$
(0.52
)
Year Ended
March 31,
13,311
13,654
13,069
2,008
1,700
880
15,319
15,354
13,949
7.
Employee
Benefits
F-16
8.
Stock-Based
Incentive Plans
Options
Outstanding
Options
Exercisable
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Exercise
Number
Remaining
Number
Remaining
$
0.26
225
5.5 years
222
5.5 years
$
0.91
55
7.2
39
7.2
$
5.00
13,031
5.6
12,398
5.4
$
4.91
13,311
12,659
F-17
Opnext
Options
Pine
Options
Total Stock
Options
SARs
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Average
Average
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
13,206
$
8.34
$
13,206
$
8.34
1,088
$
8.34
21
5.00
752
0.36
773
0.49
23
5.00
(756
)
8.34
(84
)
0.39
(840
)
7.55
(231
)
8.34
(70
)
0.25
(70
)
0.25
12,471
5.00
598
0.37
13,069
4.79
880
5.00
779
5.00
779
5.00
885
5.00
(45
)
5.00
(63
)
0.53
(108
)
2.39
(65
)
5.00
(86
)
0.30
(86
)
0.30
13,205
5.00
449
0.36
13,654
4.85
1,700
5.00
52
5.00
52
5.00
463
5.00
(226
)
5.00
(36
)
0.40
(262
)
4.37
(155
)
5.00
(133
)
0.28
(133
)
0.28
13,031
$
5.00
280
$
0.39
13,311
$
4.90
2,008
$
5.00
9.
Short-Term
Debt
F-18
10.
Concentrations of
Risk
11.
Commitments and
Contingencies
Capital
Operating
$
2,233
$
2,505
2,177
947
2,112
840
2,251
786
174
786
262
8,947
$
6,126
(510
)
8,437
2,045
$
6,392
F-19
Year Ended
March 31,
$
834
$
891
$
674
(737
)
(631
)
(497
)
521
597
606
(67
)
(23
)
108
$
551
$
834
$
891
12.
Other Operating
Expenses
Year Ended
March 31,
$
1,065
$
50
$
5,886
53
17
216
346
19,150
31
$
1,464
$
67
$
25,283
13.
Related Party
Transactions
F-20
F-21
F-22
F-23
14.
Operating
Segments and Geographic Information
F-24
Year Ended
March 31,
$
72,700
$
61,045
$
26,289
38,930
43,511
43,675
34,240
31,966
9,053
5,821
1,910
373
$
151,691
$
138,432
$
79,390
March 31,
$
111,730
$
194,815
92,531
87,716
12,565
9,381
$
216,826
$
291,912
15.
Valuation and
Qualifying Accounts
Year Ended March 31,
$
291
$
282
$
244
14
(2
)
(7
)
(12
)
11
45
$
293
$
291
$
282
Year Ended
March 31,
$
214,204
$
204,554
$
157,434
13,729
14,417
28,912
(15,565
)
(4,767
)
18,208
$
212,368
$
214,204
$
204,554
F-25
June 30,
March 31,
(Unaudited)
$
90,288
$
89,358
28,463
33,608
54,129
45,865
2,897
2,144
175,777
170,975
38,248
39,926
5,698
5,698
228
227
$
219,951
$
216,826
$
28,749
$
24,129
13,552
13,404
52,438
50,942
2,124
2,045
96,863
90,520
6,103
6,392
252
251
103,218
97,163
1,500
1,500
54
53
405,118
405,091
(1
)
(285,259
)
(281,785
)
(4,680
)
(5,195
)
116,733
119,663
$
219,951
$
216,826
F-26
$
40,424
$
31,370
27,163
27,795
13,261
3,575
8,023
7,962
8,344
8,305
16
53
(3,122
)
(12,745
)
759
1,021
(1,111
)
208
(3,474
)
(11,516
)
$
(3,474
)
$
(11,516
)
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.07
)
155,968
155,824
F-27
Three Months
Ended
June 30,
$
(3,474
)
$
(11,516
)
$
3,009
3,145
16
6
8
5,997
(2,288
)
(7,114
)
(4,305
)
(691
)
(2,739
)
3,959
4,583
(502
)
(1,841
)
1,206
(14,953
)
(290
)
(845
)
(290
)
(845
)
1,208
(522
)
(194
)
29
(493
)
1,014
507
(144
)
930
(14,928
)
89,358
169,504
$
90,288
$
154,576
$
(227
)
$
(27
)
F-28
1.
Background and
Basis of Presentation
2.
Principles of
Consolidation
3.
Foreign Currency
Transactions and Translation
4.
Inventories
June 30,
March 31,
$
27,576
$
23,053
18,532
14,045
8,021
8,767
$
54,129
$
45,865
F-29
5.
Property, Plant,
and Equipment
June 30,
March 31,
$
169,733
$
166,845
9,763
9,724
4,647
4,541
448
496
184,591
181,606
(146,343
)
(141,680
)
$
38,248
$
39,926
6.
Comprehensive
Loss
Three Months
Ended
$
(3,474
)
$
(11,516
)
515
703
$
(2,959
)
$
(10,813
)
7.
Net Loss per
Common Share
F-30
Three Months
Ended June 30,
$
(3,474
)
$
(11,516
)
155,968
155,824
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.07
)
Three Months
Ended
June 30,
13,302
13,097
1,958
1,991
15,260
15,088
8.
Stock-Based
Incentive Plans
The time period that stock based awards are expected to remain
outstanding has been determined based on the average of the
original award period and the remaining vesting period in
accordance with the SECs short-cut approach pursuant to
SAB No. 107,
Disclosure About Fair Value of
Financial Statements
. The expected term assumption for
awards issued during the three month period ended June 30,
2006 was 6.25 years. As additional evidence develops after
trading of the Companys stock begins, the expected term
assumption will be refined to capture the relevant trends.
F-31
The future volatility of the Companys stock has been
estimated based on the median calculated value of the historical
volatility of companies believed to be similar in market
performance characteristics as those of the Company. Use of
comparable companies is necessary since the Company does not
possess a stock price history. The expected volatility
assumption for awards issued during the three month period ended
June 30, 2006 was 101.7%. Once trading begins and trends
develop, the Company will begin using the implied volatility
trends of the Companys own pricing history as its estimate.
A dividend yield of zero has been assumed for awards issued
during the three month period ended June 30, 2006 based on
the Companys actual past experience and that the Company
does not anticipate paying a dividend on its shares in the near
future.
The Company has based its risk-free interest rate assumption for
awards issued during the three month period ended June 30,
2006 on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury
zero-coupon issues with an equivalent expected term which was
4.9% as of June 30, 2006. Forfeiture rates for awards
issued during the three month period ended June 30, 2006
have been estimated based on the Companys actual
historical forfeiture trends of approximately 10%.
Opnext
Options
Pine
Options
Total Stock
Options
SARs
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Average
Average
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
13,031
$
5.00
280
$
0.39
13,311
$
4.90
2,008
$
5.00
62
5.00
62
5.00
8
5.00
(2
)
0.91
(2
)
0.91
(58
)
5.00
(69
)
0.30
(69
)
0.30
13,093
$
5.00
209
$
0.44
13,302
$
4.93
1,958
$
5.00
F-32
Three Months
Ended
$
(11,516
)
3
15
$
(11,498
)
$
(0.07
)
155,824
9.
Short-Term
Debt
10.
Other Operating
Expenses
Three Months
Ended
June 30,
$
16
$
53
$
16
$
53
F-33
11.
Operating
Segments and Geographic Information
Three Months
Ended
June 30,
$
19,862
$
12,857
11,334
6,977
6,875
10,980
2,353
556
$
40,424
$
31,370
June 30,
March 31,
$
106,510
$
111,730
99,534
92,531
13,907
12,565
$
219,951
$
216,826
F-34
1
6
21
21
23
24
25
26
27
29
43
55
70
72
81
85
87
90
94
94
94
94
F-1
Item 13.
Other Expenses
Of Issuance And Distribution
$
16,050
$
15,500
$
*
$
*
$
*
$
*
$
*
$
*
$
*
*
To be completed by amendment.
Item 14.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
II-1
Item 15.
Recent Sales of
Unregistered Securities
II-2
Item 16.
Exhibits and
Financial Statement Schedules.
1
.1
Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
3
.2
Form of Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Opnext, Inc., to be effective
upon the closing of the offering to which this Registration
Statement relates.*
3
.4
Form of Amended and Restated
Bylaws of Opnext, Inc., to be effective upon the closing of the
offering to which this Registration Statement relates.*
4
.1
Stockholders Agreement,
dated as of July 31, 2001, by and among Opnext, Inc.,
Hitachi, Ltd., Clarity Partners, L.P., Clarity Opnext
Holdings I, LLC, and Clarity Opnext Holdings II, LLC,
as amended.*
4
.2
Registration Rights Agreement,
entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and among Opnext,
Inc., Clarity Partners, L.P., Clarity Opnext Holdings I,
LLC, Clarity Opnext Holdings II, LLC, and Hitachi, Ltd.*
5
.1
Opinion of Latham &
Watkins LLP, related to the shares of common stock being sold in
the initial public offering.*
10
.1
Pine Photonics Communications,
Inc. 2000 Stock Plan.
10
.2
Form of Pine Photonics
Communications, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan: Stock Option Agreement.
10
.3
Opnext, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Stock
Incentive Plan.
10
.4
Form of Opnext, Inc. 2001
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, Nonqualified Stock Option
Agreement.*
10
.5
Form of Hitachi, Ltd. and Clarity
Management, L.P. Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.*
10
.6
Opnext, Inc. Amended and Restated
2001 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan.*
10
.7
Employment Agreement, entered into
as of July 31, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Harry L. Bosco, as amended.
10
.8
Employment Agreement, entered into
as of August 24, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Michael C. Chan, as amended.
10
.9
Employment Agreement, entered into
as of August 24, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Chi-Ho
Christopher Lin, as amended.
10
.10
Employment Agreement, dated
March 5, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Robert J. Nobile.
10
.11
Form of Opnext, Inc. Restricted
Stock Agreement.
10
.12
Research and Development
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, by and among Hitachi,
Ltd., Opnext Japan, Inc. and Opto Device, Ltd. as amended.*
10
.13
Research and Development
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2002, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.*
10
.14
Outsourcing Agreement, made and
entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between Hitachi,
Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.15
Preferred Provider Agreement, made
and entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.*
10
.16
Procurement Agreement, made and
entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between Opnext
Japan, Inc. and Hitachi, Ltd., as amended.*
10
.17
Raw Materials Supply Agreement,
made and entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.*
10
.18
Intellectual Property License
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.19
Intellectual Property License
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2002, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opto Device, Ltd., as amended.*
II-3
10
.20
Intellectual Property License
Agreement, effective as of October 1, 2002, by and between
Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc.,
as amended.*
10
.21
Trademark Indication Agreement,
dated as of October 1, 2002, by and between Hitachi, Ltd.
And Opto Device, Ltd., as amended.*
10
.22
Trademark Indication Agreement,
dated as of July 31, 2001, by and between Hitachi, Ltd.,
Opnext, Inc. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.23
Lease Agreement, made as of
July 31, 2001, between Hitachi Communication Technologies,
Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.24
Lease Agreement, made as of
October 1, 2002, between Renesas Technology Corp. and
Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.25
Business Park Net Lease Agreement,
dated as of June 30, 2000, by and between Bedford Property
Investors, Inc. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.
10
.26
Agreement on Bank Transactions
between Opnext Japan, Inc. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,
Ltd.*
21
.1
List of Subsidiaries.
23
.1
Consent of Ernst & Young
LLP.
23
.3
Consent of Latham &
Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).*
24
.1
Power of Attorney (see
page II-6 of this Registration Statement).
*
To be filed by amendment.
Item 17.
Undertakings
II-5
By:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
October 27, 2006
Senior Vice President, Finance
(principal financial and accounting officer)
October 27, 2006
Chairman of the Board
October 27, 2006
Co-Chairman of the Board
October 27, 2006
Director
October 27, 2006
Director
October 27, 2006
II-6
1
.1
Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
3
.2
Form of Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Opnext, Inc., to be effective
upon the closing of the offering to which this Registration
Statement relates.*
3
.4
Form of Amended and Restated
Bylaws of Opnext, Inc., to be effective upon the closing of the
offering to which this Registration Statement relates.*
4
.1
Stockholders Agreement,
dated as of July 31, 2001, by and among Opnext, Inc.,
Hitachi, Ltd., Clarity Partners, L.P., Clarity Opnext
Holdings I, LLC, and Clarity Opnext Holdings II, LLC,
as amended.*
4
.2
Registration Rights Agreement,
entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and among Opnext,
Inc., Clarity Partners, L.P., Clarity Opnext Holdings I,
LLC, Clarity Opnext Holdings II, LLC, and Hitachi, Ltd.*
5
.1
Opinion of Latham &
Watkins LLP, related to the shares of common stock being sold in
the initial public offering.*
10
.1
Pine Photonics Communications,
Inc. 2000 Stock Plan.
10
.2
Form of Pine Photonics
Communications, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan: Stock Option Agreement.
10
.3
Opnext, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Stock
Incentive Plan.
10
.4
Form of Opnext, Inc. 2001
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, Nonqualified Stock Option
Agreement.*
10
.5
Form of Hitachi, Ltd. and Clarity
Management, L.P. Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.*
10
.6
Opnext, Inc. Amended and Restated
2001 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan.*
10
.7
Employment Agreement, entered into
as of July 31, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Harry L. Bosco, as amended.
10
.8
Employment Agreement, entered into
as of August 24, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Michael C. Chan, as amended.
10
.9
Employment Agreement, entered into
as of August 24, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Chi-Ho
Christopher Lin, as amended.
10
.10
Employment Agreement, dated
March 5, 2001, by and between Opnext, Inc. and
Robert J. Nobile.
10
.11
Form of Opnext, Inc. Restricted
Stock Agreement.
10
.12
Research and Development
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, by and among Hitachi,
Ltd., Opnext Japan, Inc. and Opto Device, Ltd. as amended.*
10
.13
Research and Development
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2002, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.*
10
.14
Outsourcing Agreement, made and
entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between Hitachi,
Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.15
Preferred Provider Agreement, made
and entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.*
10
.16
Procurement Agreement, made and
entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between Opnext
Japan, Inc. and Hitachi, Ltd., as amended.*
10
.17
Raw Materials Supply Agreement,
made and entered into as of July 31, 2001, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.*
10
.18
Intellectual Property License
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.19
Intellectual Property License
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2002, by and between
Hitachi, Ltd. and Opto Device, Ltd., as amended.*
10
.20
Intellectual Property License
Agreement, effective as of October 1, 2002, by and between
Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc.,
as amended.*
10
.21
Trademark Indication Agreement,
dated as of October 1, 2002, by and between Hitachi, Ltd.
and Opto Device, Ltd., as amended.*
10
.22
Trademark Indication Agreement,
dated as of July 31, 2001, by and between Hitachi, Ltd.,
Opnext, Inc. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.23
Lease Agreement, made as of
July 31, 2001, between Hitachi Communication Technologies,
Ltd. and Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.24
Lease Agreement, made as of
October 1, 2002, between Renesas Technology Corp. and
Opnext Japan, Inc., as amended.*
10
.25
Business Park Net Lease Agreement,
dated as of June 30, 2000, by and between Bedford Property
Investors, Inc. and Opnext, Inc., as amended.
10
.26
Agreement on Bank Transactions
between Opnext Japan, Inc. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,
Ltd.*
21
.1
List of Subsidiaries.
23
.1
Consent of Ernst & Young
LLP.
23
.3
Consent of Latham &
Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).*
24
.1
Power of Attorney (see
page II-6 of this Registration Statement).
*
To be filed by amendment.
Exhibit 10.1
PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2000 STOCK PLAN
ADOPTED ON JULY 18, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. -------- SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE........................................1 SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION...................................................1 (a) Committees of the Board of Directors......................1 (b) Authority of the Board of Directors.......................1 SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY......................................................1 (a) General Rule..............................................1 (b) Ten-Percent Stockholders..................................1 SECTION 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN............................................2 (a) Basic Limitation..........................................2 (b) Additional Shares.........................................2 SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OR SALES..........................2 (a) Stock Purchase Agreement..................................2 (b) Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Rights.......2 (c) Purchase Price............................................2 (d) Withholding Taxes.........................................2 (e) Restrictions On Transfer of Shares and Minimum Vesting....3 (f) Accelerated Vesting.......................................3 SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS..................................3 (a) Stock Option Agreement....................................3 (b) Number of Shares..........................................3 (c) Exercise Price............................................3 (d) Withholding Taxes.........................................3 (e) Exercisability............................................4 (f) Accelerated Exercisability................................4 (g) Basic Term................................................4 (h) Nontransferability........................................4 (i) Termination of Service (Except by Death)..................4 (j) Leaves of Absence.........................................5 (k) Death of Optionee.........................................5 (l) No Rights as a Stockholder................................5 (m) Modification, Extension and Assumption of Options.........5 (n) Restrictions On Transfer of Shares and Minimum Vesting....5 (o) Accelerated Vesting.......................................6 i |
SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR SHARES...............................................6 (a) General Rule..............................................6 (b) Surrender of Stock........................................6 (c) Services Rendered.........................................6 (d) Promissory Note...........................................6 (e) Exercise/sale.............................................7 (f) Exercise/pledge...........................................7 SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.............................................7 (a) General...................................................7 (b) Mergers and Consolidations................................7 (c) Reservation of Rights.....................................8 SECTION 9. SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS......................................8 (a) General...................................................8 (b) Financial Reports.........................................8 SECTION 10. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.............................................8 SECTION 11. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.........................................8 (a) Term of the Plan..........................................8 (b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan......................8 (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination........................9 SECTION 12. DEFINITIONS.....................................................9 SECTION 13. EXECUTION......................................................11 |
PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2000 STOCK PLAN
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Plan is to offer selected individuals an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company, or to increase such interest, by purchasing Shares of the Company's Stock. The Plan provides both for the direct award or sale of Shares and for the grant of Options to purchase Shares. Options granted under the Plan may include Nonstatutory Options as well as ISOs intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.
Capitalized terms are defined in Section 12.
SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Plan may be administered by one or more Committees. Each Committee shall consist of one or more members of the Board of Directors who have been appointed by the Board of Directors. Each Committee shall have such authority and be responsible for such functions as the Board of Directors has assigned to it. If no Committee has been appointed, the entire Board of Directors shall administer the Plan. Any reference to the Board of Directors in the Plan shall be construed as a reference to the Committee (if any) to whom the Board of Directors has assigned a particular function.
(b) AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board of Directors shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Board of Directors shall be final and binding on all Purchasers, all Optionees and all persons deriving their rights from a Purchaser or Optionee.
SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) GENERAL RULE. Only Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants shall be eligible for the grant of Options or the direct award or sale of Shares. Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs.
(b) TEN-PERCENT STOCKHOLDERS. An individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be eligible for designation as an Optionee or Purchaser unless (i) the Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, (ii) the Purchase Price (if any) is at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share and (iii) in the case of an ISO, such ISO by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant. For purposes of this Subsection (b), in determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.
SECTION 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
(a) BASIC LIMITATION. Shares offered under the Plan may be authorized but
unissued Shares or treasury Shares. The aggregate number of Shares that may be
issued under the Plan (upon exercise of Options or other rights to acquire
Shares) shall not exceed 2,675,000 Shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section 8. The number of Shares that are subject to Options or other rights
outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares
that then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the
term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient
Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
(b) ADDITIONAL SHARES. In the event that any outstanding Option or other right for any reason expires or is canceled or otherwise terminated, the Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or other right shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan. In the event that Shares issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to any forfeiture provision, right of repurchase or right of first refusal, such Shares shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan, except that the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs shall in no event exceed 2,675,000 Shares (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8).
SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OR SALES.
(a) STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT. Each award or sale of Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option) shall be evidenced by a Stock Purchase Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company. Such award or sale shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Purchase Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Purchase Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) DURATION OF OFFERS AND NONTRANSFERABILITY OF RIGHTS. Any right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than an Option) shall automatically expire if not exercised by the Purchaser within 30 days after the grant of such right was communicated to the Purchaser by the Company. Such right shall not be transferable and shall be exercisable only by the Purchaser to whom such right was granted.
(c) PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price of Shares to be offered under the Plan shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Board of Directors shall determine the Purchase Price at its sole discretion. The Purchase Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7.
(d) WITHHOLDING TAXES. As a condition to the purchase of Shares, the Purchaser shall make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such purchase.
(e) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES AND MINIMUM VESTING. Any Shares awarded or sold under the Plan shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Purchase Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally. In the case of a Purchaser who is not an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant, any right to repurchase the Purchaser's Shares at the original Purchase Price (if any) upon termination of the Purchaser's Service shall lapse at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the date of the award or sale of the Shares. Any such right may be exercised only within 90 days after the termination of the Purchaser's Service for cash or for cancellation of indebtedness incurred in purchasing the Shares.
(f) ACCELERATED VESTING. Unless the applicable Stock Purchase Agreement provides otherwise, any right to repurchase a Purchaser's Shares at the original Purchase Price (if any) upon termination of the Purchaser's Service shall lapse and all of such Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Purchaser's Service terminates and (ii) the repurchase right is not assigned to the entity that employs the Purchaser immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary.
SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
(a) STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable teens and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) NUMBER OF SHARES. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option.
(c) EXERCISE PRICE. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). The Exercise Price of a Nonstatutory Option shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding two sentences, the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7.
(d) WITHHOLDING TAXES. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make such arrangements as the Board of Directors
may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.
(e) EXERCISABILITY. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. In the case of an Optionee who is not an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant, an Option shall become exercisable at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the date of grant. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Board of Directors shall determine the exercisability provisions of any Stock Option Agreement at its sole discretion.
(f) ACCELERATED EXERCISABILITY. Unless the applicable Stock Option
Agreement provides otherwise, all of an Optionee's Options shall become
exercisable in full if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before
the Optionee's Service terminates, (ii) such Options do not remain outstanding,
(iii) such Options are not assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent
and (iv) the surviving corporation or its parent does not substitute options
with substantially the same terms for such Options.
(g) BASIC TERM. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the Option. The term shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant, and a shorter term may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Board of Directors at its sole discretion shall determine when an Option is to expire.
(h) NONTRANSFERABILITY. No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee other than by beneficiary designation, will or the laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or by the Optionee's guardian or legal representative. No Option or interest therein may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during the Optionee's lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
(i) TERMINATION OF SERVICE (EXCEPT BY DEATH). If an Optionee's Service terminates for any reason other than the Optionee's death, then the Optionee's Options shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:
(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (g) above;
(ii) The date three months after the termination of the Optionee's Service for any reason other than Disability, or such later date as the Board of Directors may determine; or
(iii) The date six months after the termination of the Optionee's Service by reason of Disability, or such later date as the Board of Directors may determine.
The Optionee may exercise all or part of the Optionee's Options at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated (or became exercisable as a result of the termination) and the underlying Shares had vested before the Optionee's Service
terminated (or vested as a result of the termination). The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee's Service terminates. In the event that the Optionee dies after the termination of the Optionee's Service but before the expiration of the Optionee's Options, all or part of such Options may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated (or became exercisable as a result of the termination) and the underlying Shares had vested before the Optionee's Service terminated (or vested as a result of the termination).
(j) LEAVES OF ABSENCE. For purposes of Subsection (i) above, Service shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service for this purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Company).
(k) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. If an Optionee dies while the Optionee is in Service, then the Optionee's Options shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:
(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (g) above; or
(ii) The date 12 months after the Optionee's death.
All or part of the Optionee's Options may be exercised at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee's death or became exercisable as a result of the death. The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee dies.
(l) NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Optionee's Option until such person becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of such Option.
(m) MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND ASSUMPTION OF OPTIONS. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board of Directors may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (whether granted by the Company or another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair the Optionee's rights or increase the Optionee's obligations under such Option.
(n) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES AND MINIMUM VESTING. Any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and
shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally. In the case of an Optionee who is not an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant:
(i) Any right to repurchase the Optionee's Shares at the original Exercise Price upon termination of the Optionee's Service shall lapse at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the date of the option grant;
(ii) Any such right may be exercised only for cash or for cancellation of indebtedness incurred in purchasing the Shares; and
(iii) Any such right may be exercised only within 90 days after the later of (A) the termination of the Optionee's Service or (B) the date of the option exercise.
(o) ACCELERATED VESTING. Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement provides otherwise, any right to repurchase an Optionee's Shares at the original Exercise Price upon termination of the Optionee's Service shall lapse and all of such Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee's Service terminates and (ii) the repurchase right is not assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary.
SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
(a) GENERAL RULE. The entire Purchase Price or Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.
(b) SURRENDER OF STOCK. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, all or any part of the Exercise Price may be paid by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares that are already owned by the Optionee. Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the Option is exercised. The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Exercise Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes.
(c) SERVICES RENDERED. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of services rendered to the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary prior to the award.
(d) PROMISSORY NOTE. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Stock Purchase Agreement so provides, all or a portion of the Exercise Price or Purchase Price (as the case may be) of Shares issued under the Plan may be paid with a full-recourse promissory note. However, the par value of the Shares, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents. The Shares shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest thereon. The interest rate payable under the terms of the promissory note shall not be less than the minimum rate (if any) required to avoid the imputation of additional interest
under the Code. Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors (at its sole discretion) shall specify the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions of such note.
(e) EXERCISE/SALE. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, and if Stock is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.
(f) EXERCISE/PLEDGE. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, and if Stock is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.
SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
(a) GENERAL. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of the Stock, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off, a reclassification or a similar occurrence, the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments in one or more of (i) the number of Shares available for future grants under Section 4, (ii) the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option or (iii) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option.
(b) MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation, outstanding Options shall be subject to the agreement of merger or consolidation. Such agreement shall provide for:
(i) The continuation of such outstanding Options by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation);
(ii) The assumption of the Plan and such outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its parent;
(iii) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of options with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Options;
(iv) The full exercisability of such outstanding Options and full vesting of the Shares subject to such Options, followed by the cancellation of such Options; or
(v) The settlement of the full value of such outstanding Options (whether or not then exercisable) in cash or cash equivalents, followed by the cancellation of such Options.
(c) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. Except as provided in this Section 8, an Optionee or Purchaser shall have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend or (iii) any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
SECTION 9. SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS.
(a) GENERAL. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company's securities may then be traded.
(b) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Company each year shall furnish to Optionees, Purchasers and stockholders who have received Stock under the Plan its balance sheet and income statement, unless such Optionees, Purchasers or stockholders are key Employees whose duties with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. Such balance sheet and income statement need not be audited.
SECTION 10. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.
Nothing in the Plan or in any right or Option granted under the Plan shall confer upon the Purchaser or Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Purchaser or Optionee) or of the Purchaser or Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.
SECTION 11. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
(a) TERM OF THE PLAN. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders. In the event that the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within 12 months after its adoption by the Board of Directors, any grants of Options or sales or awards of Shares that have already occurred shall be rescinded, and no additional grants, sales or awards shall be made thereafter under the Plan. The Plan shall terminate automatically 10 years after its adoption by the Board of Directors and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Subsection (b) below.
(b) RIGHT TO AMEND OR TERMINATE THE PLAN. The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that
any amendment of the Plan which increases the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (except as provided in Section 8), or which materially changes the class of persons who are eligible for the grant of ISOs, shall be subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders. Stockholder approval shall not be required for any other amendment of the Plan.
(c) EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option granted prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect any Share previously issued or any Option previously granted under the Plan.
SECTION 12. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
(b) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean:
(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (A) the continuing or surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such continuing or surviving entity; or
(ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.
A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction.
(c) "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d) "COMMITTEE" shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, as described in Section 2(a).
(e) "COMPANY" shall mean Pine Photonics Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(f) "CONSULTANT" shall mean a person who performs bona fide services for the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as a consultant or advisor, excluding Employees and Outside Directors.
(g) "DISABILITY" shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment.
(h) "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.
(i) "EXERCISE PRICE" shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified by the Board of Directors in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.
(j) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean the fair market value of a Share, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(k) "ISO" shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in
Section 422(b) of the Code.
(l) "NONSTATUTORY OPTION" shall mean a stock option not described in Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code.
(m) "OPTION" shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.
(n) "OPTIONEE" shall mean a person who holds an Option.
(o) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not an Employee.
(p) "PARENT" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
(q) "PLAN" shall mean this Pine Photonics Communications, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan.
(r) "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Board of Directors.
(s) "PURCHASER" shall mean a person to whom the Board of Directors has offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option).
(t) "SERVICE" shall mean service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant.
(u) "SHARE" shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 8 (if applicable).
(v) "STOCK" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company, with a par value of $0.0001 per Share.
(w) "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the Optionee's Option.
(x) "STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under the Plan that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares.
(y) "SUBSIDIARY" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
SECTION 13. EXECUTION.
To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.
PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Exhibit 10.2
THE OPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2000 STOCK PLAN:
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
SECTION 1. GRANT OF OPTION.
(a) OPTION. On the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and this Agreement, the Company grants to the Optionee on the Date of Grant the option to purchase at the Exercise Price the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. The Exercise Price is agreed to be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant (110% of Fair Market Value if Section 3(b) of the Plan applies). This option is intended to be an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
(b) STOCK PLAN AND DEFINED TERMS. This option is granted pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which the Optionee acknowledges having received. The provisions of the Plan are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Capitalized terms are defined in Section 14 of this Agreement.
SECTION 2. RIGHT TO EXERCISE.
(a) EXERCISABILITY. Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) below and the other conditions set forth in this Agreement, all or part of this option may be exercised prior to its expiration at the time or times set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Shares purchased by exercising this option may be subject to the Right of Repurchase under Section 7.
(b) $100,000 LIMITATION. If this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, then the Optionee's right to exercise this option shall be deferred to the extent (and only to the extent) that this option otherwise would not be treated as an ISO by reason of the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Code, except that:
(i) The Optionee's right to exercise this option shall in any event become exercisable at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the Date of Grant, unless the Optionee is an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant; and
(ii) The Optionee's right to exercise this option shall no longer be deferred if (A) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee's Service terminates, (B) this option does not remain outstanding, (C) this option is not assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent and (D) the surviving corporation or its parent does not substitute an option with substantially the same terms for this option.
(c) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. Any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, no portion of this option shall be exercisable at any time prior to the approval of the Plan by the Company's stockholders.
SECTION 3. NO TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF OPTION.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this option and the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment, levy or similar process.
SECTION 4. EXERCISE PROCEDURES.
(a) NOTICE OF EXERCISE. The Optionee or the Optionee's representative may
exercise this option by giving written notice to the Company pursuant to Section
13(c). The notice shall specify the election to exercise this option, the number
of Shares for which it is being exercised and the form of payment. The person
exercising this option shall sign the notice. In the event that this option is
being exercised by the representative of the Optionee, the notice shall be
accompanied by proof (satisfactory to the Company) of the representative's right
to exercise this option. The Optionee or the Optionee's representative shall
deliver to the Company, at the time of giving the notice, payment in a form
permissible under Section 5 for the full amount of the Purchase Price.
(b) ISSUANCE OF SHARES. After receiving a proper notice of exercise, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate or certificates for the Shares as to which this option has been exercised, registered in the name of the person exercising this option (or in the names of such person and his or her spouse as community property or as joint tenants with right of survivorship). The Company shall cause such certificate or certificates to be deposited in escrow or delivered to or upon the order of the person exercising this option.
(c) WITHHOLDING TAXES. In the event that the Company determines that it is required to withhold any tax as a result of the exercise of this option, the Optionee, as a condition to the exercise of this option, shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy all withholding requirements. The Optionee shall also make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy any withholding requirements that may arise in connection with the vesting or disposition of Shares purchased by exercising this option.
SECTION 5. PAYMENT FOR STOCK.
(a) CASH. All or part of the Purchase Price may be paid in cash or cash equivalents.
(b) SURRENDER OF STOCK. All or any part of the Purchase Price may be paid by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares that are already owned by the Optionee. Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when this option is exercised. The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Purchase Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to this option for financial reporting purposes.
(c) EXERCISE/SALE. If Stock is publicly traded, all or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company.
(d) EXERCISE/PLEDGE. If Stock is publicly traded, all or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an
irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company.
(e) PROMISSORY NOTE. All or part of the Purchase Price may be paid with a full-recourse promissory note. However, the par value of the Shares, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents. The Shares shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest thereon. The interest rate payable under the terms of the promissory note shall not be less than the minimum rate (if any) required to avoid the imputation of additional interest under the Code. Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors (at its sole discretion) shall specify the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions of such note.
SECTION 6. TERM AND EXPIRATION.
(a) BASIC TERM. This option shall in any event expire on the expiration date set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, which date is 10 years after the Date of Grant (five years after the Date of Grant if this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and Section 3(b) of the Plan applies).
(b) TERMINATION OF SERVICE (EXCEPT BY DEATH). If the Optionee's Service terminates for any reason other than death, then this option shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:
(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (a) above;
(ii) The date three months after the termination of the Optionee's Service for any reason other than Disability; or
(iii) The date six months after the termination of the Optionee's Service by reason of Disability.
The Optionee may exercise all or part of this option at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable for vested shares before the Optionee's Service terminated. When the Optionee's Service terminates, this option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which this option is not yet exercisable and with respect to any Restricted Shares. In the event that the Optionee dies after termination of Service but before the expiration of this option, all or part of this option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated.
(c) DEATH OF THE OPTIONEE. If the Optionee dies while in Service, then this option shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:
(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (a) above; or
(ii) The date 12 months after the Optionee's death.
All or part of this option may be exercised at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that
this option had become exercisable before the Optionee's death. When the Optionee dies, this option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which this option is not yet exercisable and with respect to any Restricted Shares.
(d) LEAVES OF ABSENCE. For any purpose under this Agreement, Service shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service for such purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Company).
(e) NOTICE CONCERNING ISO TREATMENT. If this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, it ceases to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an ISO to the extent it is exercised (i) more than three months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than death or permanent and total disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), (ii) more than 12 months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee by reason of such permanent and total disability or (iii) after the Optionee has been on a leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Optionee's reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or by contract.
SECTION 7. RIGHT OF REPURCHASE.
(a) SCOPE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. Unless they have become vested in accordance with the Notice of Stock Option Grant and Subsection (c) below, the Shares acquired under this Agreement initially shall be Restricted Shares and shall be subject to a right (but not an obligation) of repurchase by the Company. The Optionee shall not transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Restricted Shares, except as provided in the following sentence. The Optionee may transfer Restricted Shares (i) by beneficiary designation, will or intestate succession or (ii) to the Optionee's spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by the Optionee for the benefit of the Optionee or the Optionee's spouse, children or grandchildren, provided in either case that the Transferee agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement. If the Optionee transfers any Restricted Shares, then this Section 7 shall apply to the Transferee to the same extent as to the Optionee.
(b) CONDITION PRECEDENT TO EXERCISE. The Right of Repurchase shall be exercisable with respect to any Restricted Shares only during the 60-day period next following the later of:
(i) The date when the Optionee's Service terminates for any reason, with or without cause, including (without limitation) death or disability; or
(ii) The date when such Restricted Shares were purchased by the Optionee, the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by bequest, inheritance or beneficiary designation.
(c) LAPSE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Right of Repurchase shall lapse with respect to the Shares subject to this option in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. In addition, the following rules shall apply if the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee's Service terminates:
(i) If the Right of Repurchase is not assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary, then the Right of Repurchase shall lapse and all of the remaining Restricted Shares shall become vested.
(ii) If the Right of Repurchase is assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary, and if the Optionee is subject to an Involuntary Termination within 12 months after the Change in Control, then the Right of Repurchase shall lapse with respect to 25% of the Restricted Shares remaining at the time of the Involuntary Termination.
(d) REPURCHASE COST. If the Company exercises the Right of Repurchase, it shall pay the Optionee an amount equal to the Exercise Price for each of the Restricted Shares being repurchased.
(e) EXERCISE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Right of Repurchase shall be exercisable only by written notice delivered to the Optionee prior to the expiration of the 60-day period specified in Subsection (b) above. The notice shall set forth the date on which the repurchase is to be effected. Such date shall not be more than 30 days after the date of the notice. The certificate(s) representing the Restricted Shares to be repurchased shall, prior to the close of business on the date specified for the repurchase, be delivered to the Company properly endorsed for transfer. The Company shall, concurrently with the receipt of such certificate(s), pay to the Optionee the purchase price determined according to Subsection (d) above. Payment shall be made in cash or cash equivalents or by canceling indebtedness to the Company incurred by the Optionee in the purchase of the Restricted Shares. The Right of Repurchase shall terminate with respect to any Restricted Shares for which it has not been timely exercised pursuant to this Subsection (e).
(f) ADDITIONAL SHARES OR SUBSTITUTED SECURITIES. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than stock, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company's outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as an ordinary cash dividend) which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Restricted Shares or into which such Restricted Shares thereby become convertible shall immediately be subject to the Right of Repurchase. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of the Restricted Shares. Appropriate adjustments shall also, after each such transaction, be made to the price per share to be paid upon the exercise of the Right of Repurchase in order to reflect any change in the Company's outstanding securities effected without receipt of consideration therefor; provided, however, that the aggregate purchase price payable for the Restricted Shares shall remain the same.
(g) TERMINATION OF RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Restricted Shares to be repurchased in accordance with this Section 7, then after such time the person from whom such Restricted Shares are to be repurchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such Restricted Shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Restricted Shares shall be deemed to have been repurchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement.
(h) ESCROW. Upon issuance, the certificates for Restricted Shares shall be deposited in escrow with the Company to be held in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property described in Subsection (f) above shall immediately be delivered to the Company to be held in escrow, but only to the extent the Shares are at the time Restricted Shares. All regular cash dividends on Restricted Shares (or other securities at the time held in escrow) shall be paid directly to the Optionee and shall not be held in escrow. Restricted Shares, together with any other assets or securities held in escrow hereunder, shall be (i) surrendered to the Company for
repurchase and cancellation upon the Company's exercise of its Right of Repurchase or Right of First Refusal or (ii) released to the Optionee upon the Optionee's request to the extent the Shares are no longer Restricted Shares (but not more frequently than once every six months). In any event, all Shares which have vested (and any other vested assets and securities attributable thereto) shall be released within 60 days after the earlier of (i) the Optionee's cessation of Service or (ii) the lapse of the Right of First Refusal.
SECTION 8. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
(a) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. In the event that the Optionee proposes to sell, pledge or otherwise transfer to a third party any Shares acquired under this Agreement, or any interest in such Shares, the Company shall have the Right of First Refusal with respect to all (and not less than all) of such Shares. If the Optionee desires to transfer Shares acquired under this Agreement, the Optionee shall give a written Transfer Notice to the Company describing fully the proposed transfer, including the number of Shares proposed to be transferred, the proposed transfer price, the name and address of the proposed Transferee and proof satisfactory to the Company that the proposed sale or transfer will not violate any applicable federal or state securities laws. The Transfer Notice shall be signed both by the Optionee and by the proposed Transferee and must constitute a binding commitment of both parties to the transfer of the Shares. The Company shall have the right to purchase all, and not less than all, of the Shares on the terms of the proposal described in the Transfer Notice (subject, however, to any change in such terms permitted under Subsection (b) below) by delivery of a notice of exercise of the Right of First Refusal within 30 days after the date when the Transfer Notice was received by the Company. The Company's rights under this Subsection (a) shall be freely assignable, in whole or in part.
(b) TRANSFER OF SHARES. If the Company fails to exercise its Right of
First Refusal within 30 days after the date when it received the Transfer
Notice, the Optionee may, not later than 90 days following receipt of the
Transfer Notice by the Company, conclude a transfer of the Shares subject to the
Transfer Notice on the terms and conditions described in the Transfer Notice,
provided that any such sale is made in compliance with applicable federal and
state securities laws and not in violation of any other contractual restrictions
to which the Optionee is bound. Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions
different from those described in the Transfer Notice, as well as any subsequent
proposed transfer by the Optionee, shall again be subject to the Right of First
Refusal and shall require compliance with the procedure described in Subsection
(a) above. If the Company exercises its Right of First Refusal, the parties
shall consummate the sale of the Shares on the terms set forth in the Transfer
Notice within 60 days after the date when the Company received the Transfer
Notice (or within such longer period as may have been specified in the Transfer
Notice); provided, however, that in the event the Transfer Notice provided that
payment for the Shares was to be made in a form other than cash or cash
equivalents paid at the time of transfer, the Company shall have the option of
paying for the Shares with cash or cash equivalents equal to the present value
of the consideration described in the Transfer Notice.
(c) ADDITIONAL SHARES OR SUBSTITUTED SECURITIES. In the event of the
declaration of a stock dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend
payable in a form other than stock, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in
conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the
Company's outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new,
substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid
other than as an ordinary cash dividend) which are by reason of such transaction
distributed with respect to any Shares subject to this Section 8 or into which
such Shares thereby become convertible shall immediately be subject to this
Section 8. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such
securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of the Shares
subject to this Section 8.
(d) TERMINATION OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Any other provision of this
Section 8 notwithstanding, in the event that the Stock is readily tradable on an
established securities market when the Optionee desires to transfer Shares, the
Company shall have no Right of First Refusal, and the Optionee shall have no
obligation to comply with the procedures prescribed by Subsections (a) and (b)
above.
(e) PERMITTED TRANSFERS. This Section 8 shall not apply to (i) a transfer by beneficiary designation, will or intestate succession or (ii) a transfer to the Optionee's spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by the Optionee for the benefit of the Optionee or the Optionee's spouse, children or grandchildren, provided in either case that the Transferee agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement. If the Optionee transfers any Shares acquired under this Agreement, either under this Subsection (e) or after the Company has failed to exercise the Right of First Refusal, then this Section 8 shall apply to the Transferee to the same extent as to the Optionee.
(f) TERMINATION OF RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Shares to be purchased in accordance with this Section 8, then after such time the person from whom such Shares are to be purchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such Shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Shares shall be deemed to have been purchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement.
SECTION 9. LEGALITY OF INITIAL ISSUANCE.
No Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this option unless and until the Company has determined that:
(a) It and the Optionee have taken any actions required to register the Shares under the Securities Act or to perfect an exemption from the registration requirements thereof;
(b) Any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange or other securities market on which Stock is listed has been satisfied; and
(c) Any other applicable provision of state or federal law has been satisfied.
SECTION 10. NO REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, register or qualify the sale of Shares under the Securities Act or any other applicable law. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the sale of Shares under this Agreement to comply with any law.
SECTION 11. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
(a) SECURITIES LAW RESTRICTIONS. Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Shares under the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act or have been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company at its discretion may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of such Shares (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates or the imposition of stop-transfer instructions) if, in the judgment of the Company, such restrictions are necessary or desirable in order to achieve compliance with the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or any other law.
(b) MARKET STAND-OFF. In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company's initial public offering, the Optionee shall not directly or indirectly sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, offer, grant or sell any option or other contract for the purchase of, purchase any option or other contract for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Shares acquired under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such restriction (the "Market Stand-Off") shall be in effect for such period of time following the date of the final prospectus for the offering as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. In no event, however, shall such period exceed 180 days. The Market Stand-Off shall in any event terminate two years after the date of the Company's initial public offering. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company's outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Shares thereby become convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market Stand-Off. In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares acquired under this Agreement until the end of the applicable stand-off period. The Company's underwriters shall be beneficiaries of the agreement set forth in this Subsection (b). This Subsection (b) shall not apply to Shares registered in the public offering under the Securities Act, and the Optionee shall be subject to this Subsection (b) only if the directors and officers of the Company are subject to similar arrangements.
(c) INVESTMENT INTENT AT GRANT. The Optionee represents and agrees that the Shares to be acquired upon exercising this option will be acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof.
(d) INVESTMENT INTENT AT EXERCISE. In the event that the sale of Shares under the Plan is not registered under the Securities Act but an exemption is available which requires an investment representation or other representation, the Optionee shall represent and agree at the time of exercise that the Shares being acquired upon exercising this option are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other representations as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Company and its counsel.
(e) LEGENDS. All certificates evidencing Shares purchased under this Agreement shall bear the following legend:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES (OR THE PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE SHARES). SUCH AGREEMENT GRANTS TO THE COMPANY CERTAIN RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL UPON AN ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SHARES AND CERTAIN REPURCHASE RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE WITH THE COMPANY. THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE."
All certificates evidencing Shares purchased under this Agreement in an unregistered transaction shall bear the following legend (and such other restrictive legends as are required or deemed advisable under the provisions of any applicable law):
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
(f) REMOVAL OF LEGENDS. If, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel, any legend placed on a stock certificate representing Shares sold under this Agreement is no longer required, the holder of such certificate shall be entitled to exchange such certificate for a certificate representing the same number of Shares but without such legend.
(g) ADMINISTRATION. Any determination by the Company and its counsel in connection with any of the matters set forth in this Section 11 shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and all other persons.
SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
In the event of any transaction described in Section 8(a) of the Plan, the terms of this option (including, without limitation, the number and kind of Shares subject to this option and the Exercise Price) shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 8(a) of the Plan. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation, this option shall be subject to the agreement of merger or consolidation, as provided in Section 8(b) of the Plan.
SECTION 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. Neither the Optionee nor the Optionee's representative shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to this option until the Optionee or the Optionee's representative becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Purchase Price pursuant to Sections 4 and 5.
(b) NO RETENTION RIGHTS. Nothing in this option or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Optionee) or of the Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.
(c) NOTICE. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. Notice shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Optionee at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company.
(d) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Notice of Stock Option Grant, this Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.
(e) CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State.
SECTION 14. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Stock Option Agreement.
(b) "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time or, if a Committee has been appointed, such Committee.
(c) "CAUSE" shall mean (i) the unauthorized use or disclosure of the confidential information or trade secrets of the Company, which use or disclosure causes material harm to the Company, (ii) conviction of, or a plea of "guilty" or "no contest" to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, (iii) gross negligence or (iv) continued failure to perform assigned duties after receiving written notification from the Board of Directors. The foregoing, however, shall not be deemed an exclusive list of all acts or omissions that the Company (or a Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for the discharge of the Optionee without Cause.
(d) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean:
(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (A) the continuing or surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such continuing or surviving entity; or
(ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.
A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction.
(e) "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) "COMMITTEE" shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, as described in Section 2 of the Plan.
(g) "COMPANY" shall mean Pine Photonics Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(h) "CONSULTANT" shall mean a person who performs bona fide services for the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as a consultant or advisor, excluding Employees and Outside Directors.
(i) "DATE OF GRANT" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, which date shall be the later of (i) the date on which the Board of Directors resolved to grant this option or (ii) the first day of the Optionee's Service.
(j) "DISABILITY" shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment.
(k) "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.
(l) "EXERCISE PRICE" shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of this option, as specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
(m) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean the fair market value of a Share, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(n) "INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION" shall mean the termination of the Optionee's Service by reason of:
(i) The involuntary discharge of the Optionee by the Company (or the Parent or Subsidiary employing him or her) for reasons other than Cause; or
(ii) The voluntary resignation of the Optionee following (A) a change in his or her position with the Company (or the Parent or Subsidiary employing him or her) that materially reduces his or her level of authority or responsibility, (B) a reduction in his or her compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits and participation in bonus or incentive programs based on corporate performance) or (C) receipt of notice that his or her principal workplace will be relocated more than 30 miles.
(o) "ISO" shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in
Section 422(b) of the Code.
(p) "NONSTATUTORY OPTION" shall mean a stock option not described in Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code.
(q) "NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT" shall mean the document so entitled to which this Agreement is attached.
(r) "OPTIONEE" shall mean the person named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
(s) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not an Employee.
(t) "PARENT" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
(u) "PLAN" shall mean the Pine Photonics Communications, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan, as in effect on the Date of Grant.
(v) "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which this option is being exercised.
(w) "RESTRICTED SHARE" shall mean a Share that is subject to the Right of Repurchase.
(x) "RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL" shall mean the Company's right of first refusal described in Section 8.
(y) "RIGHT OF REPURCHASE" shall mean the Company's right of repurchase described in Section 7.
(z) "SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(aa) "SERVICE" shall mean service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant.
(bb) "SHARE" shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 8 of the Plan (if applicable).
(cc) "STOCK" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company, with a par value of $0.0001 per Share.
(dd) "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
(ee) "TRANSFEREE" shall mean any person to whom the Optionee has directly or indirectly transferred any Share acquired under this Agreement.
(ff) "TRANSFER NOTICE" shall mean the notice of a proposed transfer of Shares described in Section 8.
Exhibit 10.3
OpNext, Inc.
2001 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purposes of this OpNext, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan are to (i) attract and retain exceptional officers and other key employees, consultants and directors; (ii) motivate such individuals by means of performance-related incentives to achieve long range performance goals and (iii) enable such individuals to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company.
SECTION 2. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
"Affiliate" shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, or controls or is under common control with, the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee.
"Award" shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, or Other Stock-Based Award.
"Award Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing any Award.
"Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
"Committee" shall mean either (i) the Board or (ii) a committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan.
"Company" shall mean OpNext, Inc., together with any successor thereto.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, (i) the mean between the high and low sales prices of the Shares as reported on the composite tape for securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange for such date (or if not then trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the mean between the high and low sales price of the Shares on the stock exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Shares are principally trading on such date), or if there were no sales on such date, on the closest preceding date on which there were sales of Shares, or (ii) in the event there shall be no public market for the Shares on such date, the fair market value of the Shares as determined in good faith by the Committee.
"Incentive Stock Option" shall mean a right to purchase Shares from the Company that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
"Non-Qualified Stock Option" shall mean a right to purchase Shares from the Company that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
"Option" shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
"Other Stock-Based Award" shall mean any right
granted under Section 9 of the Plan.
"Participant" shall mean any officer or other key employee, consultant or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries or other Person eligible for an Award under Section 5 and selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
"Plan" shall mean this OpNext, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
"Restricted Stock" shall mean any Share granted under
Section 8 of the Plan.
"Restricted Stock Unit" shall mean any unit granted under Section 8 of the Plan.
"Shares" shall mean the Class B common shares of the Company, $.01 par value, or such other securities of the Company (i) into which such Class B common shares shall be changed by reason of a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or other similar transaction or (ii) as may be determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 4(b).
"Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean any right granted under Section 7 of the Plan.
"Subsidiary" shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee.
"Substitute Awards" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4(c).
SECTION 3. Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer or reconcile any inconsistency, correct any default and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any shareholder.
(c) No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder.
SECTION 4. Shares Available for Awards.
(a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4(b), the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be
granted under the Plan shall be 22,500,000; and the aggregate number of Shares
with respect to which Options may be granted under the Plan shall be 22,500,000.
If, after the effective date of the Plan, any Shares covered by an Award granted
under the Plan, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if an Award
has expired, terminated or been canceled for any reason whatsoever (other than
by reason of exercise or vesting), then the Shares covered by such Award shall
again be, or shall become, Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted
hereunder.
(b) Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Committee determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to
purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee in its discretion to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, (ii) the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award in consideration for the cancellation of such Award, which, in the case of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall equal the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights over the aggregate exercise price or grant price of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.
(c) Substitute Awards. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company or its Affiliates or a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines ("Substitute Awards"). The number of Shares underlying any Substitute Awards shall be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.
(d) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.
SECTION 5. Eligibility. Any officer or other key employee, consultant or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any prospective officer, key employee, consultant or director) or other Person designated by the Committee shall be eligible to be designated a Participant.
SECTION 6. Stock Options.
(a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Options shall be granted, the number of Shares to be covered by each Option, the exercise price therefor and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option, which terms shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee shall have the authority to grant Incentive Stock Options, or to grant Non-Qualified Stock Options, or to grant both types of Options. In the case of Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such grants shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code, as from time to time amended, and any regulations implementing such statute. All Options when granted under the Plan are intended to be Non-Qualified Stock Options, unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. If an Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, and if for any reason such Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a Non-Qualified Stock
Option appropriately granted under the Plan; provided that such Option (or portion thereof) otherwise complies with the Plan's requirements relating to Non-Qualified Stock Options.
(b) Exercise Price. The Committee shall establish the exercise price at the time each Option is granted, which exercise price shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(c) Exercise. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, specify in the applicable Award Agreement or thereafter. The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of Options, including without limitation, any relating to the application of federal or state securities laws, as it may deem necessary or advisable.
(d) Payment.
(i) No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the aggregate exercise price therefor and any related tax is received by the Company. Such payment may be made in cash, or its equivalent, or (x) by exchanging Shares owned by the optionee (which are not the subject of any pledge or other security interest and which have been owned by such optionee for at least 6 months) or (y) at any time that the Shares are publicly traded on a nationally recognized stock exchange, through delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker (as selected or approved by the Committee) to sell the Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate exercise price, or by a combination of the foregoing, provided that the combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any such Shares so tendered to the Company as of the date of such tender is at least equal to such aggregate exercise price.
(ii) Wherever in this Plan or any Award Agreement a Participant is permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option or taxes relating to the exercise of an Option by delivering Shares, the Participant may, subject to procedures satisfactory to the Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof of beneficial ownership of such Shares, in which case the Company shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and shall withhold such number of Shares from the Shares acquired by the exercise of the Option.
SECTION 7. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Stock Appreciation Rights shall be granted, the number of Shares to be covered by each Stock Appreciation Right Award, the grant price thereof and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise thereof, which terms shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with another Award, in addition to another Award, or freestanding and unrelated to another Award. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with or in addition to an Award may be granted either at the same time as the Award or at a later time.
(b) Exercise and Payment. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the
date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the grant price thereof. The Committee shall determine whether a Stock Appreciation Right shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares.
(c) Other Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine, at or after the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the term, methods of exercise, methods and form of settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right. Any such determination by the Committee may be changed by the Committee from time to time and may govern the exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights granted or exercised prior to such determination as well as Stock Appreciation Rights granted or exercised thereafter. The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate.
SECTION 8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be granted, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock and/or the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted to each Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions, if any, under which, the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be forfeited to the Company, and the other terms and conditions of such Awards, which terms shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Transfer Restrictions. Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, except, in the case of Restricted Stock, as provided in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreements. Certificates issued in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant and deposited by such Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company. Upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable to such Shares of Restricted Stock, the Company shall deliver such certificates to the Participant or the Participant's legal representative.
(c) Payment. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Stock Units shall be paid to the Participant in cash, Shares, other securities or other property, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. Dividends paid on any Shares of Restricted Stock may be paid directly to the Participant, withheld by the Company subject to vesting of the Shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, or may be reinvested in additional Shares of Restricted Stock or in additional Restricted Stock Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
SECTION 9. Other Stock-Based Awards.
(a) General. The Committee shall have authority to grant to Participants an "Other Stock-Based Award", which shall consist of any right which is (i) not an Award
described in Sections 6 through 8 above and (ii) an Award of Shares or an Award denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares), as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Other Stock-Based Award, including the price, if any, at which securities may be purchased pursuant to any Other Stock-Based Award granted under this Plan.
(b) Dividend Equivalents. In the sole and complete discretion of the Committee, an Award, whether made as an Other Stock-Based Award under this Section 9 or as an Award granted pursuant to Sections 6 through 8 hereof, may provide the Participant with dividends or dividend equivalents, payable in cash, Shares, other securities or other property on a current or deferred basis.
SECTION 10. Amendment and Termination.
(a) Amendments to the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would impair the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary.
(b) Amendments to Awards. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would impair the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary.
SECTION 11. General Provisions.
(a) Nontransferability.
(i) Each Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable only by the Participant, except that upon death or disability of a Participant, if permissible under applicable law, it shall be exercisable by the Participant's legal guardian or representative.
(ii) Unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, no Award may be transferred or assigned by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute a transfer or assignment.
(b) No Rights to Awards. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee's determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant (whether or not such Participants are similarly situated).
(c) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other securities of the Company or any Affiliate delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
(d) Withholding.
(i) A Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate and the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Committee may provide for additional cash payments to holders of Awards to defray or offset any tax arising from the grant, vesting, exercise or payments of any Award.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of clause (i) above, a Participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by delivery of Shares owned by the Participant (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and which have been owned by the Participant for at least 6 months) with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Award a number of Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability.
(iii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in connection with the transfer of an Award pursuant to Section 11(a) of the Plan, the transferee shall remain liable for any withholding taxes required to be withheld upon the exercise of such Award by such transferee.
(e) Award Agreements. Each Award hereunder shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including but not limited to the effect on such Award of the death, disability or termination of employment or service of a Participant and the effect, if any, of such other events as may be determined by the Committee.
(f) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not, provide for the grant of options, restricted stock, Shares and other types of Awards provided for hereunder (subject to shareholder approval if such approval is required), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
(g) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.
(h) No Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Award shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under the Plan until he or she has become the holder of such Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with each grant of Restricted Stock hereunder, the applicable Award shall specify if and to what extent the Participant shall not be entitled to the rights of a stockholder in respect of such Restricted Stock.
(i) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
(j) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
(k) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle the Company to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell securities of the Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws.
(l) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.
(m) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.
(n) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.
SECTION 12. Term of the Plan.
(a) Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of July 31, 2001.
(b) Expiration Date. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after December 31, 2011. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted hereunder may continue after December 31, 2011.
Exhibit 10.7
OPNEXT, INC.
246 Industrial Way West
Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
1. Employer: OpNext, Inc. ("OpNext"). 2. Employee: Harry L. Bosco ("Executive"). 3. Position and Duties: Executive shall be the Chief Executive Officer and President of OpNext. Executive shall report directly to the Board of Directors of OpNext (the "BOARD"). All other senior executives of OpNext shall report to Executive. Executive shall exercise such responsibilities and perform such duties as directed from time to time by the Board. 4. Base Salary: $400,000 per annum. 5. Annual Bonus: Executive will be eligible for a target bonus equal to 50%-60% of Executive's base salary. Bonuses are awarded in the sole discretion of the Board based on OpNext's Annual Performance Bonus Plan as established by the Board. 6. Opnext Stock Options: On the Closing Date of that certain Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement by and among OpNext, Hitachi, Ltd. ("HITACHI"), Clarity OpNext Holdings I, LLC, Clarity OpNext Holdings II, LLC and Clarity Partners, L.P., dated as of July 31, 2001, Executive will receive options to acquire 3,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of OpNext at a strike price of $8.34 per share (the "OPNEXT STOCK OPTIONS"). The OpNext Stock Options shall be subject to vesting as follows: 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the Employment Start Date (as defined below); 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the second anniversary of the Employment Start Date; 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the third anniversary of the Employment Start Date; and 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date (it being understood that in the event Executive's employment is terminated at the conclusion of the Initial Term (as defined in Section 8 hereof) for reasons other than for Cause, the final 1/4 of Executive's OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date). Each anniversary of the Employment Start Date shall be referred to herein as an "Anniversary Date." Any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall automatically cancel upon Executive's termination of employment with OpNext; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in Section 13 hereof) or for Good Reason (as defined in |
Section 12 hereof) on any date other than an Anniversary Date, Executive's 1/4 installment of OpNext Stock Options that was scheduled to vest on the next Anniversary Date following Executive's termination of employment shall vest on such upcoming Anniversary Date. In addition, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability (as defined in Section 14 hereof), Executive's OpNext Stock Options that have not previously vested shall immediately vest. The OpNext Stock Options will be subject to the additional terms and conditions as will be set forth in OpNext's Stock Incentive Plan (the "STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN") and in a non-qualified stock option agreement (the "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT") which Executive will execute in connection with receiving the OpNext Stock Options. 7. Employment Start Date: For purposes of this Agreement, Executive's employment start date will be deemed to be November 1, 2000. 8. Employment Term: The initial term (the "INITIAL TERM") of Executive's employment with OpNext shall be for a period of forty-eight (48) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and ending on October 31, 2004, unless renewed as set forth herein. Executive's employment will be renewed automatically upon expiration of the Initial Term for successive one-year periods (each such period, a "SUCCESSIVE TERM"), unless not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Successive Term (as the case may be), either Executive or OpNext provides written notice to the other of such party's intention not to renew the employment. 9. Benefits: Executive will receive benefits in accordance with OpNext company policy. 10. Vacation: Executive will receive 4 weeks paid vacation time. 11. Annual Performance Executive's job performance shall be reviewed Reviews: annually by the Board. In conjunction with such annual performance review process, Executive will be eligible for salary increases, cash bonus awards (the bonus target range is set forth under Section 5 above) and additional stock option awards, which will be subject to company policy and vesting arrangements. Salary increases, cash bonuses and stock option awards will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion based on the overall performance of OpNext as well as Executive's individual performance. Stock options, salary increases and bonuses are awarded at the discretion of the Board. 12. Termination Without In the event Executive is terminated without Cause Cause or With Good (as defined below) or Executive terminates his Reason: employment for Good Reason (as defined below) prior to the conclusion of the Initial Term, Executive shall receive as severance an amount equal to one times his annual base salary. |
"Good Reason" as used herein shall mean:
(i) a material and substantial diminution of Executive's duties or responsibilities or Executive's removal as Chief Executive Officer of OpNext; or (ii) a reduction by OpNext of Executive's base salary or target bonus range as set forth in Section 5 above. Executive must provide written notice to OpNext within 20 days after the occurrence of an event constituting Good Reason. OpNext shall have 20 days after receipt of such written notice to cure. If OpNext fails to cure and Executive resigns within 30 days after the end of the 20-day cure period, then such resignation shall constitute resignation for Good Reason. Except as set forth above, upon termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder and any unvested stock options shall immediately cancel. Vested stock options shall be subject to the provisions of Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 13. Termination "Cause" as utilized herein shall mean: For Cause: (i) the commission of a felony or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty or fraud with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their customers or suppliers; or (ii) conduct tending to bring OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates into substantial public disgrace or disrepute; or (iii) breach of the Confidentiality Agreement referred to below; or (iv) fraud or embezzlement with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (v) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) repeated failure to perform Executive's duties as directed by the Board. Upon notice by OpNext to Executive of a termination for Cause, the "Termination Date" shall be the date on which such notice is mailed or hand-delivered, or as otherwise specified in the notice of termination, to Executive. Upon termination for Cause, resignation by Executive without Good Reason or expiration of the Initial Term or any Successive Term (as the case may be), Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder (except for Executive's Base Salary 3 |
relating to the period of time prior to the Termination Date). Upon termination for Cause, any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall immediately cancel and terminate as of the Termination Date. Vested stock options shall be subject to the provisions of Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 14. Disability: If, by reason of any physical or mental injury, illness or incapacity, Executive is unable to effectively perform his duties and responsibilities as determined by the Board ("DISABILITY") for more than 180 days during any 12-month period, Executive's employment with OpNext will be terminated. In addition, in the event of Executive's Disability for more than 30 consecutive days, Executive shall only be entitled to receive such compensation as is provided under OpNext's disability benefit plans. If Executive's employment is terminated by reason of a Disability as set forth herein, any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall immediately vest as set forth in Section 6 hereof and all vested OpNext Stock Options shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 15. Confidentiality Executive agrees, at OpNext's request, to enter into Agreement: a confidentiality agreement with OpNext (the "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT"). 16. Restrictions: Executive represents and warrants to OpNext that there are no restrictions or agreements or limitations on Executive's right or ability to enter into this Agreement or perform the terms set forth herein, including without limitation any restrictions, agreements or limitations to which Executive is subject in connection with his employment with Lucent Technologies. 17. Confidential Executive acknowledges that during the course of Information: performing services for OpNext, Executive will have substantial access to trade secrets and other confidential information of OpNext and its subsidiaries and affiliates and will enter into the Confidentiality Agreement to restrict the disclosure by Executive of such trade secrets and other confidential information. 18. Noncompetition: Executive agrees that he will not, during his employment with OpNext, and for a period of six (6) months following the termination thereof (the "NONCOMPETE Period"), directly or indirectly engage or participate, either as principal, agent, employee, employer, consultant, stockholder, co-partner or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever, in the conduct or management of, or own or have any stock or other proprietary or financial interest in, any business that competes with the business carried on or planned by OpNext or its subsidiaries at the time of the termination of his employment, unless he shall have obtained the prior written consent of OpNext, except that Executive shall be permitted (i) to own up to two percent (2%) of the capital stock of corporations whose securities are publicly-owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the counter market; and (ii) to own up to two 4 |
percent (2%) of the voting securities of companies that are privately held, provided that in no event shall Executive possess any managerial or decision-making authority in such company or have the ability to influence the management or affairs of such company. 19. Nonsolicitation: During the Noncompete Period, Executive shall not directly or indirectly through another entity (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to leave the employ of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or in any way interfere with the relationship between OpNext and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates and any employee thereof, (ii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to cease doing business with OpNext or such subsidiary or affiliate or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and OpNext and any subsidiary or affiliate, or (iii) directly or indirectly acquire or attempt to acquire an interest in any business relating to the business of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and with which OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates has entertained discussions or has requested and received information relating to the acquisition of such business by OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the two-year period immediately preceding the date of Executive's termination of employment. 20. Withholdings: All payments set forth herein which are subject to withholding shall be made less any required withholdings. 21. Binding Arbitration: Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration in New York City, New York in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The award rendered in any such proceeding shall be final and binding, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The costs of any such arbitration proceedings shall be borne equally by OpNext and Executive. Neither party shall be entitled to recover attorneys' fee or costs expended in the course of such arbitration or enforcement of the award rendered thereunder. 22. Governing Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey. 5 |
23. Notices: All notices in connection herewith or provided for hereunder shall be validly given or made only if made in writing and delivered personally or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the party entitled or required to receive the same, as follows: If to Executive, addressed to: Harry L. Bosco 546 Parker Avenue Brick, New Jersey 08724 If to the Company, addressed to: OpNext. Inc. 246 Industrial Way West Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 Attention: Chief Operating Officer |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Please indicate your agreement with the foregoing by signing in the space indicated below.
OPNEXT, INC.
By: /s/ M. HAYASHI ------------------------- Masaaki Hayashi Chairman of the Board |
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ HARRY L. BOSCO ----------------------- Name: Harry L. Bosco |
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated November 1, 2004 (the "Amendment"), is made by and between Opnext, Inc. (the "Company") and Harry L. Bosco (the "Executive").
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive entered into an agreement entitled the Terms of Agreement as of July 31, 2001 (the "Terms of Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Terms of Agreement as set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the Company and Executive hereby agree that the Terms of Agreement are amended as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Except for those terms defined above, the definition of capitalized terms used in this Amendment are as provided in the Terms of Agreement.
2. AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 4. Paragraph 4 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"$400,000 per annum during the Initial Term (as defined below) and the Successive Term (as defined below)."
3. AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 6. Paragraph 6 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"6. Award:
6.1 OpNext Stock Option: On the Closing Date of that certain Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement by and among OpNext, Hitachi, Ltd. ("HITACHI"), Clarity OpNext Holdings I, LLC, Clarity OpNext Holdings II, LLC and Clarity Partners, L.P., dated as of July 31, 2001, Executive entered into the Stock Option Agreement pursuant to which he holds options to acquire 3,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of OpNext at a strike price of $5.00 per share (the "OPNEXT STOCK OPTIONS"). The OpNext Stock Options shall be subject to vesting as follows: 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the Employment Start Date (as defined below); 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the Employment Start Date; 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable on
the third anniversary of the Employment Start Date; and 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date (it the second anniversary of the Employment Start Date; 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the Employment Start Date; and 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date (it being understood that in the event Executive's employment is terminated at the conclusion of the Initial Term (as defined in Section 8 hereof) for reasons other than for Cause, the final 1/4 of Executive's OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date).
Any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall automatically cancel upon Executive's termination of employment with OpNext; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in Section 13 hereof) or for Good Reason (as defined in Section 12 hereof) on any date other than an anniversary date of the Employment Start Date, Executive's 1/4 installment of OpNext Stock Options that was scheduled to vest on the next anniversary date of the Employment Start Date following Executive's termination of employment shall vest on such upcoming anniversary date of the Employment Start Date. In addition, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability (as defined in Section 14 hereof), Executive's OpNext Stock Options that have not previously vested shall immediately vest. The OpNext Stock Options will be subject to the additional terms and conditions as will be set forth in OpNext's Stock Incentive Plan (the "PLAN") and in a non-qualified stock option agreement (the "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT") which Executive will execute in connection with receiving the OpNext Stock Options.
6.2 OpNext New Stock Option: On or about November 1, 2004 (the "GRANT DATE OF THE NEW STOCK OPTION"), OpNext will grant Executive an option to purchase 450,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of OpNext at a strike price of $5.00 per share (the "NEW STOCK OPTION") under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Subject to Executive's continued employment with the Company through such dates, the New Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows: 1/3 of the New Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date of the New Stock Option; 1/3 of the New Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the Grant Date of the New Stock Option; and 1/3 and become exercisable of the New Stock Option shall vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date of the New Stock Option (it being understood that in the event Executive's employment is terminated at the conclusion of the Successive Term (as defined in Section 8 hereof) for reasons other than for Cause, the final 1/3 of Executive's OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date of the New Stock Option).
Any unvested New Stock Option shall automatically cancel upon Executive's termination of employment with OpNext; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in Paragraph 13 hereof) or for Good Reason (as defined in Paragraph 12 hereof) on any date other than an anniversary date of the Grant Date of the New Stock Option, Executive's 1/3 installment of New Stock Option that was scheduled to vest on the next anniversary date of the Grant Date of the New Stock Option following Executive's termination of employment shall instead vest and become exercisable on the date of such upcoming anniversary date of the Grant Date of the New Stock Option. In addition, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability (as defined in Paragraph 14 hereof), Executive's New Stock Option shares that have not previously vested and become exercisable shall immediately vest and become exercisable. The New Stock Option will be subject to the additional terms and conditions as will be set forth in the Plan and in a non-qualified stock option agreement (the "NEW STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT") which Executive will execute in connection with receiving the New Stock Option."
6.3 OpNext Restricted Stock Award: On or about November 1, 2004, OpNext will grant Executive a Restricted Stock Award (the "AWARD") for 200,000 Class B common shares, under and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Plan. Subject to Executive's continued employment with the Company through such dates, the Award will vest (meaning that Executive will earn the right to retain the Award shares without restriction (except such restrictions on resale as may apply under applicable securities laws and any Insider Trading Policy that the Company may then have in place)) as to 100,000 shares on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Company's initial public offering (such second anniversary, the "FULLY VESTED DATE"). If Executive's employment with the Company terminates prior to the Fully Vested Date (including as a result of expiration of the Initial Term or any Successive Term as set forth in Paragraph 8 below), any unvested Award shares as of such termination date will be forfeited to the Company in their entirety; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event that Executive's employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in Paragraph 13 hereof) or for Good Reason (as defined in Paragraph 12 hereof), or due to his death or Disability (as defined in Paragraph 14 below), then no forfeiture of such shares will result but instead Executive shall be treated as having been fully vested in all Award shares as of the date of such termination (although if such vesting occurs prior to the Company's initial public offering, the Shares shall be subject to certain restrictions,
including a 180-day lock-up agreement in connection with the Company's initial public offering and the Company's right to repurchase such shares in connection with termination of his employment). Executive will be required to execute, and the Award will be subject to, the Company's standard form of Restricted Stock Agreement used with the Plan."
4. AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 8. Paragraph 8 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"The initial term (the "INITIAL TERM") of Executive's
employment with OpNext shall be for a period of forty-eight
(48) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and
ending on October 31, 2004. Executive's employment shall renew
automatically for a period of thirty-six (36) months upon the
expiration of the Initial Term (the "SUCCESSIVE TERM").
Executive's employment will be renewed automatically upon
expiration of the Successive Term for successive one-year
periods (each such period, a "FURTHER SUCCESSIVE TERM") unless
not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the
Successive Term or any Further Successive Term, either
Executive or OpNext provides written notice to the other of
such party's intention not to renew the employment."
5. All other provisions of the Terms of Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
B. STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT:
1. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3. Sections 3(a)(ii) & 3(a)(iii) of the Stock Option Agreement are hereby deleted, and Section 3(a)(iv) shall be renumbered as Section 3(a)(ii).
2. All other provisions of the Stock Option Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer and Executive has executed this Amendment, each as of the day and year first set forth above.
OPNEXT, INC.
By: /S/ ISAO ONO ------------------------------- Isao Ono Chairman |
EXECUTIVE
By: /S/ HARRY L. BOSCO ------------------------------- Harry L. Bosco President & CEO |
Exhibit 10.8
OPNEXT, INC.
246 Industrial Way West
Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
1. Employer: OpNext, Inc. ("OPNEXT"). 2. Employee: Michael Chan ("EXECUTIVE"). 3. Position and Duties: Executive shall be the Executive Vice President, Business Development of OpNext and shall have the normal duties, responsibilities, functions and authority of an executive vice president for business development of a company the size and structure of OpNext. Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"). Executive has primary responsibility for identifying and pursuing strategic business opportunities, including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances and/or joint ventures. Executive shall work with the CEO and the Chief Operating Officer of OpNext in developing long-range strategic plans for OpNext. Executive shall exercise such further responsibilities and perform such further duties as directed from time to time by the CEO and the Board of Directors of OpNext (the "BOARD"). 4. Base Salary: $325,000 per annum. 5. Annual Bonus: Executive will be eligible for a target bonus equal to 50%-60% of Executive's base salary. Bonuses are awarded in the sole discretion of the Board based on OpNext's Annual Performance Bonus Plan as established by the Board. 6. OpNext Stock Options: On the Closing Date of that certain Amended and Restated Stock Purchase by and among OpNext, Hitachi, Ltd. ("HITACHI"), Clarity OpNext Holdings I, LLC, Clarity OpNext Holdings II, LLC and Clarity Partners, L.P., dated as of July 31, 2001, Executive will receive options to acquire 600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of OpNext at a strike price of $8.34 per share (the "OPNEXT STOCK OPTIONS"). The OpNext Stock Options shall be subject to vesting as follows: 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the Employment Start Date (as defined below); 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the second anniversary of the Employment Start Date; 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the third anniversary of the Employment Start Date; and 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date (it being understood that in the event Executive's employment is terminated at the conclusion of the Initial Term (as defined in Section 8 hereof) for reasons other than for Cause, the final 1/4 of Executive's OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date). Each anniversary of |
the Employment Start Date shall be referred to herein as an "Anniversary Date." Any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall automatically cancel upon Executive's termination of employment with OpNext; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in Section 13 hereof) or for Good Reason (as defined in Section 12 hereof) on any date other than an Anniversary Date, Executive's 1/4 installment of OpNext Stock Options that was scheduled to vest on the next Anniversary Date following Executive's termination of employment shall vest on such upcoming Anniversary Date. In addition, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability (as defined in Section 14 hereof), Executive's OpNext Stock Options, to the extent not previously vested, shall immediately vest. The OpNext Stock Options will be subject to the additional terms and conditions as will be set forth in OpNext's Stock Incentive Plan (the "STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN") and in a non-qualified stock option agreement (the "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT") which Executive will execute in connection with receiving the OpNext Stock Options. 7. Employment Start Date: For purposes of this Agreement, Executive's employment start date will be deemed to be December 1, 2000. 8. Employment Term: The initial term (the "INITIAL TERM") of Executive's employment with OpNext shall be for a period of forty-eight (48) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and ending on November 30, 2004, unless renewed as set forth herein. Executive's employment will be renewed automatically upon expiration of the Initial Term for successive one-year periods (each such period, a "SUCCESSIVE TERM"), unless not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Successive Term (as the case may be), either Executive or OpNext provides written notice to the other of such party's intention not to renew the employment. 9. Benefits: Executive will receive benefits in accordance with OpNext company policy. 10. Vacation: Executive will receive 4 weeks paid vacation time. 11. Annual Performance Executive's job performance shall be reviewed Reviews: annually by the Board. In conjunction with such annual performance review process, Executive will be eligible for salary increases, cash bonus awards (the bonus target range is set forth under Section 5 above) and additional stock option awards, which will be subject to company policy and vesting arrangements. Salary increases, cash bonuses and stock option awards will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion based on the overall performance of OpNext as well as Executive's individual performance. Stock options, salary increases and bonuses are awarded at the discretion of the Board. 2 |
12. Termination Without In the event Executive is terminated without Cause Cause or With Good (as defined below) or Executive terminates his Reason: employment for Good Reason (as defined below) prior to the conclusion of the Initial Term, Executive shall receive as severance an amount equal to one times his annual base salary. "Good Reason" as used herein shall mean: (i) a material and substantial diminution of Executive's duties or responsibilities or Executive's removal as Executive Vice President of OpNext; or (ii) a reduction by OpNext of Executive's base salary or target bonus range as set forth in Section 5 above. Executive must provide written notice to OpNext within 20 days after the occurrence of an event constituting Good Reason. OpNext shall have 20 days after receipt of such written notice to cure. If OpNext fails to cure and Executive resigns within 30 days after the end of the 20-day cure period, then such resignation shall constitute resignation for Good Reason. Except as set forth above, upon termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder and any unvested stock options shall immediately cancel. Vested stock options shall be subject to the provisions of Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 13. Termination "Cause" as utilized herein shall mean: For Cause: (i) the commission of a felony or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty or fraud with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their customers or suppliers; or (ii) conduct tending to bring OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates into substantial public disgrace or disrepute; or (iii) breach of the Confidentiality Agreement referred to below; or (iv) fraud or embezzlement with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (v) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) repeated failure to perform Executive's duties as directed by the Board. 3 |
Upon notice by OpNext to Executive of a termination for Cause, the "Termination Date" shall be the date on which such notice is mailed or hand-delivered, or as otherwise specified in the notice of termination, to Executive. Upon termination for Cause, resignation by Executive without Good Reason or expiration of the Initial Term or any Successive Term (as the case may be), Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder (except for Executive's Base Salary relating to the period of time prior to the Termination Date). Any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall immediately cancel and terminate as of the Termination Date. Vested stock options shall be subject to the provisions of Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 14. Disability: If, by reason of any physical or mental injury, illness or incapacity, Executive is unable to effectively perform his duties and responsibilities as determined by the Board ("DISABILITY") for more than 180 days during any 12-month period, Executive's employment with OpNext will be terminated. In addition, in the event of Executive's Disability for more than 30 consecutive days, Executive shall only be entitled to receive such compensation as is provided under OpNext's disability benefit plans. If Executive's employment is terminated by reason of a Disability as set forth herein, any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall immediately vest as set forth in Section 6 hereof and all vested OpNext Stock Options shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 15. Proprietary Executive agrees, at OpNext's request, to enter into Information Agreement: a confidentiality agreement with OpNext (the "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT"). 16. Restrictions: Executive represents and warrants to OpNext that there are no restrictions or agreements or limitations on Executive's right or ability to enter into this Agreement or perform the terms set forth herein. 17. Confidential Executive acknowledges that during the course of Information: performing services for OpNext, Executive will have substantial access to trade secrets and other confidential information of OpNext and its subsidiaries and affiliates and will enter into the Confidentiality Agreement to restrict the disclosure by Executive of such trade secrets and other confidential information 18. Noncompetition: Executive agrees that he will not, during his employment with OpNext, and for a period of six (6) months following the termination thereof (the "NONCOMPETE PERIOD"), directly or indirectly engage or participate, either as principal, agent, employee, employer, consultant, stockholder, co-partner or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever, in the conduct or management of, or own or have any stock or other proprietary or financial interest in, any business that competes with 4 |
the business carried on or planned by OpNext or its subsidiaries at the time of the termination of his employment, unless he shall have obtained the prior written consent of OpNext, except that Executive shall be permitted (i) to own up to two percent (2%) of the capital stock of corporations whose securities are publicly-owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the counter market; and (ii) to own up to two percent (2%) of the voting securities of companies that are privately held, provided that in no event shall Executive possess any managerial or decision-making authority in such company or have the ability to influence the management or affairs of such company. 19. Nonsolicitation: During the Noncompete Period, Executive shall not directly or indirectly through another entity (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to leave the employ of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or in any way interfere with the relationship between OpNext and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates and any employee thereof, (ii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to cease doing business with OpNext or such subsidiary or affiliate or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and OpNext and any subsidiary or affiliate, or (iii) directly or indirectly acquire or attempt to acquire an interest in any business relating to the business of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and with which OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates has entertained discussions or has requested and received information relating to the acquisition of such business by OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the two-year period immediately preceding the date of Executive's termination of employment. 20. Withholdings: All payments set forth herein which are subject to withholding shall be made less any required withholdings. 21. Binding Arbitration: Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration in New York City, New York in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The award rendered in any such proceeding shall be final and binding, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The costs of any such arbitration proceedings shall be borne equally by OpNext and Executive. Neither party shall be entitled to recover attorneys' fee or costs expended in the course of such arbitration or enforcement of the award rendered thereunder. 22. Governing Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New 5 |
Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey. 23. Notices: All notices in connection herewith or provided for hereunder shall be validly given or made only if made in writing and delivered personally or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the party entitled or required to receive the same, as follows: If to Executive, addressed to: Michael Chan 50 Takolusa Drive Holmdel, New Jersey 07733 If to the Company, addressed to: OpNext, Inc. 246 Industrial Way West Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 Attention: Chief Executive Officer |
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OPNEXT, INC.
By: /s/ HARRY L. BOSCO ---------------------------------------- Harry Bosco, Chief Executive Officer |
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ MICHAEL CHAN --------------------------- Name: Michael Chan 8/24/01 |
AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT, dated April 20, 2004, to the Terms of Agreement by and between Opnext, Inc. (the "Company") and Michael Chan (the "Executive"), entered into as of August 24, 2001 (the "Terms of Agreement").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are the parties to the Terms of Agreement, and wish to amend the Terms of Agreement to extend the duration of the Initial Term, as defined therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties to the Terms of Agreement agree as follows:
All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given in the Terms of Agreement.
1. The first sentence of Paragraph 8 of the Terms of Agreement shall be amended to read as follows in its entirety:
"The initial term (the "Initial Term") of Executive's employment with OpNext shall be for a period of seventy-two (72) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and ending on December 1, 2006."
2. The Terms of Agreement (including, without limitation, the remainder of Paragraph 8) shall in all other respects remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed their names, effective as of the date first above written.
OPNEXT, INC.
/s/ HARRY BOSCO --------------------------- By: HARRY L BOSCO Title: PRESIDENT & CEO /s/ MICHAEL CHAN --------------------------- MICHAEL CHAN |
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated October 4, 2006, to the Terms of Agreement by and between Opnext, Inc. (the "Company") and Michael Chan (the "Executive") entered into as of August 24, 2001 (the "Terms of Agreement").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are the parties to the Terms of Agreement, and wish to amend the Terms of Agreement to extend the duration of the Initial Term, as defined therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties to the Terms of Agreement agree as follows:
All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given in the Terms of Agreement.
1. The first sentence of Paragraph 8 of the Terms of Agreement shall be amended to read as follows in its entirety:
"The initial term (the "Initial Term") of Executive's employment with Opnext shall be for a period of ninety-six (96) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and ending on December 1, 2008.
2. The Terms of Agreement (including, without limitation, the remainder of Paragraph 8) shall in all other respects remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed their names, effective as of the date first above written.
OPNEXT, INC.
By: /S/ HARRY BOSCO ------------------------- HARRY L. BOSCO PRESIDENT & CEO |
EXECUTIVE
By: /S/ MICHAEL CHAN ------------------------- MICHAEL CHAN |
Exhibit 10.9
OPNEXT, INC.
246 Industrial Way West
Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
1. Employer: OpNext, Inc. ("OPNEXT"). 2. Employee: Chi Ho Lin ("EXECUTIVE"). 3. Position and Duties: Executive shall be the Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of OpNext and shall have the normal duties, responsibilities, functions and authority of a senior vice president for sales and marketing of a company the size and structure of OpNext. Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"). Executive has primary responsibility for global sales and marketing activities. Executive shall be responsible for designing and implementing policies and programs that direct both the marketing and sales of OpNext's products and services. Executive shall exercise such further responsibilities and perform such further duties as directed from time to time by the CEO and the Board of Directors of OpNext (the "Board"). 4. Base Salary: $275,000 per annum. 5. Annual Bonus: Executive will be eligible for a target bonus equal to 40%-50% of Executive's base salary. Bonuses are awarded in the sole discretion of the Board based on OpNext's Annual Performance Bonus Plan as established by the Board. 6. OpNext StockOptions: On the Closing Date of that certain Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement by and among OpNext, Hitachi, Ltd. ("HITACHI"), Clarity OpNext Holdings I, LLC, Clarity OpNext Holdings II, LLC and Clarity Partners, L.P., dated as of July 31, 2001, Executive will receive options to acquire 400,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of OpNext at a strike price of $8.34 per share (the "OPNEXT STOCK OPTIONS"). The OpNext Stock Options shall be subject to vesting as follows: 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the Employment Start Date (as defined below); 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the second anniversary of the Employment Start Date; 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the third anniversary of the Employment Start Date; and 1/4 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date (it being understood that in the event Executive's employment is terminated at the conclusion of the Initial Term (as defined in Section 8 hereof) for reasons other than for Cause, the final 1/4 of Executive's OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Employment Start Date). Each anniversary |
of the Employment Start Date shall be referred to herein as an "Anniversary Date." Any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall automatically cancel upon Executive's termination of employment with OpNext; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in Section 13 hereof) or for Good Reason (as defined in Section 12 hereof) on any date other than an Anniversary Date, Executive's 1/4 installment of OpNext Stock Options that was scheduled to vest on the next Anniversary Date following Executive's termination of employment shall vest on such upcoming Anniversary Date. In addition, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability (as defined in Section 14 hereof), Executive's OpNext Stock Options, to the extent not previously vested, shall immediately vest. The OpNext Stock Options will be subject to the additional terms and conditions as will be set forth in OpNext's Stock Incentive Plan (the "STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN") and in a non-qualified stock option agreement (the "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT") which Executive will execute in connection with receiving the OpNext Stock Options. 7. Employment Start Date: For purposes of this Agreement, Executive's employment start date will be deemed to be December 1, 2000. 8. Employment Term: The initial term (the "INITIAL TERM") of Executive's employment with OpNext shall be for a period of forty-eight (48) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and ending on November 30, 2004, unless renewed as set forth herein. Executive's employment will be renewed automatically upon expiration of the Initial Term for successive one-year periods (each such period, a "SUCCESSIVE TERM"), unless not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Successive Term (as the case may be), either Executive or OpNext provides written notice to the other of such party's intention not to renew the employment. 9. Benefits: Executive will receive benefits in accordance with OpNext company policy. 10. Vacation: Executive will receive 4 weeks paid vacation time. 11. Annual Performance Executive's job performance shall be reviewed Reviews: annually by the Board. In conjunction with such annual performance review process, Executive will be eligible for salary increases, cash bonus awards (the bonus target range is set forth under Section 5 above) and additional stock option awards, which will be subject to company policy and vesting arrangements. Salary increases, cash bonuses and stock option awards will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion based on the overall performance of OpNext as well as Executive's individual performance. Stock options, salary increases and bonuses are awarded at the discretion of the Board. 2 |
12. Termination Without In the event Executive is terminated without Cause Cause or With Good (as defined below) or Executive terminates his Reason: employment for Good Reason (as defined below) prior to the conclusion of the Initial Term, Executive shall receive as severance an amount equal to one times his annual base salary. "Good Reason" as used herein shall mean: (i) a material and substantial diminution of Executive's duties or responsibilities or Executive's removal as Chief Executive Officer of OpNext; or (ii) a reduction by OpNext of Executive's base salary or target bonus range as set forth in Section 5 above. Executive must provide written notice to OpNext within 20 days after the occurrence of an event constituting Good Reason. OpNext shall have 20 days after receipt of such written notice to cure. If OpNext fails to cure and Executive resigns within 30 days after the end of the 20-day cure period, then such resignation shall constitute resignation for Good Reason. Except as set forth above, upon termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder and any unvested stock options shall immediately cancel. Vested stock options shall be subject to the provisions of Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 13. Termination "Cause" as utilized herein shall mean: For Cause: (i) the commission of a felony or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty or fraud with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their customers or suppliers; or (ii) conduct tending to bring OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates into substantial public disgrace or disrepute; or (iii) breach of the Confidentiality Agreement referred to below; or (iv) fraud or embezzlement with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (v) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) repeated failure to perform Executive's duties as directed by the Board. 3 |
Upon notice by OpNext to Executive of a termination for Cause, the "Termination Date" shall be the date on which such notice is mailed or hand-delivered, or as otherwise specified in the notice of termination, to Executive. Upon termination for Cause, resignation by Executive without Good Reason or expiration of the Initial Term or any Successive Term (as the case may be), Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder (except for Executive's Base Salary relating to the period of time prior to the Termination Date). Any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall immediately cancel and terminate as of the Termination Date. Vested stock options shall be subject to the provisions of Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 14. Disability: If, by reason of any physical or mental injury, illness or incapacity, Executive is unable to effectively perform his duties and responsibilities as determined by the Board ("DISABILITY") for more than 180 days during any 12-month period, Executive's employment with OpNext will be terminated. In addition, in the event of Executive's Disability for more than 30 consecutive days, Executive shall only be entitled to receive such compensation as is provided under OpNext's disability benefit plans. If Executive's employment is terminated by reason of a Disability as set forth herein, any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall immediately vest as set forth in Section 6 hereof and all vested OpNext Stock Options shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Executive's Stock Option Agreement and the Stock Incentive Plan. 15. Proprietary Executive agrees, at OpNext's request, to enter into Information Agreement: a confidentiality agreement with OpNext (the "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT"). 16. Restrictions: Executive represents and warrants to OpNext that there are no restrictions or agreements or limitations on Executive's right or ability to enter into this Agreement or perform the terms set forth herein. 17. Confidential Executive acknowledges that during the course of Information: performing services for OpNext, Executive will have substantial access to trade secrets and other confidential information of OpNext and its subsidiaries and affiliates and will enter into the Confidentiality Agreement to restrict the disclosure by Executive of such trade secrets and other confidential information 18. Noncompetition: Executive agrees that he will not, during his employment with OpNext, and for a period of six (6) months following the termination thereof (the "NONCOMPETE PERIOD"), directly or indirectly engage or participate, either as principal, agent, employee, employer, consultant, stockholder, co-partner or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever, in the conduct or management of, or own or have any stock or other proprietary or financial interest in, any business that competes with the |
business carried on or planned by OpNext or its subsidiaries at the time of the termination of his employment, unless he shall have obtained the prior written consent of OpNext, except that Executive shall be permitted (i) to own up to two percent (2%) of the capital stock of corporations whose securities are publicly-owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the counter market; and (ii) to own up to two percent (2%) of the voting securities of companies that are privately held, provided that in no event shall Executive possess any managerial or decision-making authority in such company or have the ability to influence the management or affairs of such company. 19. Nonsolicitation: During the Noncompete Period, Executive shall not directly or indirectly through another entity (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to leave the employ of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or in any way interfere with the relationship between OpNext and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates and any employee thereof, (ii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to cease doing business with OpNext or such subsidiary or affiliate or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and OpNext and any subsidiary or affiliate, or (iii) directly or indirectly acquire or attempt to acquire an interest in any business relating to the business of OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and with which OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates has entertained discussions or has requested and received information relating to the acquisition of such business by OpNext or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the two-year period immediately preceding the date of Executive's termination of employment. 20. Withholdings: All payments set forth herein which are subject to withholding shall be made less any required withholdings. 21. Binding Arbitration: Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration in New York City, New York in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The award rendered in any such proceeding shall be final and binding, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The costs of any such arbitration proceedings shall be borne equally by OpNext and Executive. Neither party shall be entitled to recover attorneys' fee or costs expended in the course of such arbitration or enforcement of the award rendered thereunder. 22. Governing Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New 5 |
Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey. 23. Notices: All notices in connection herewith or provided for hereunder shall be validly given or made only if made in writing and delivered personally or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the party entitled or required to receive the same, as follows: If to Executive, addressed to: Chi Ho Lin 135 Gettysburg Lane Holmdel, New Jersey 07733 If to the Company, addressed to: OpNext, Inc. 246 Industrial Way West Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 Attention: Chief Executive Officer |
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Please indicate your agreement with the foregoing by signing in the space indicated below.
OPNEXT, INC.
By: /s/ HARRY L. BOSCO ---------------------------------------- Harry Bosco, Chief Executive Officer |
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ CHI HO LIN ----------------- Name: Chi Ho Lin |
AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT, dated April 19, 2004, to the Terms of Agreement by and between Opnext, Inc. (the "Company") and Chi Ho Lin (the "Executive"), entered into as of August 24, 2001 (the "Terms of Agreement").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are the parties to the Terms of Agreement, and wish to amend the Terms of Agreement to extend the duration of the Initial Term, as defined therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties to the Terms of Agreement agree as follows:
All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given in the Terms of Agreement.
1. The first sentence of Paragraph 8 of the Terms of Agreement shall be amended to read as follows in its entirety:
"The initial term (the "Initial Term") of Executive's employment with OpNext shall be for a period of seventy-two (72) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and ending on December 1, 2006."
2. The Terms of Agreement (including, without limitation, the remainder of Paragraph 8) shall in all other respects remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed their names, effective as of the date first above written.
OPNEXT, INC.
/s/ HARRY L. BOSCO --------------------------- By: HARRY L BOSCO Title: PRESIDENT & CEO /s/ CHI HO LIN -------------- CHI HO LIN |
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated October 4, 2006, to the Terms of Agreement by and between Opnext, Inc. (the "Company") and Chi Ho Lin (the "Executive") entered into as of August 24, 2001 (the "Terms of Agreement").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are the parties to the Terms of Agreement, and wish to amend the Terms of Agreement to extend the duration of the Initial Term, as defined therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties to the Terms of Agreement agree as follows:
All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given in the Terms of Agreement.
1. The first sentence of Paragraph 8 of the Terms of Agreement shall be amended to read as follows in its entirety:
"The initial term (the "Initial Term") of Executive's employment with OpNext shall be for a period of ninety-six (96) months, commencing on the Employment Start Date and ending on December 1, 2008.
2. The Terms of Agreement (including, without limitation, the remainder of Paragraph 8) shall in all other respects remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed their names, effective as of the date first above written.
OPNEXT, INC.
By: /s/ HARRY BOSCO ----------------------------- HARRY L. BOSCO PRESIDENT & CEO |
EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ CHI HO LIN ----------------------------- CHI HO LIN |
Exhibit 10.10
[OPNEXT LETTERHEAD]
March 5, 2001
Mr. Robert J. Nobile
38 Sloping Hill Terrace
Wayne, NJ 07470
Dear Robert:
On behalf of OpNext Inc. it gives me great pleasure to offer you employment as Senior Vice President of Finance reporting to Mr. Harry L. Bosco, CEO and President.
Your starting base salary will be $250,000 per year, payable in accordance with OpNext payroll policies.
You will receive a sign-on bonus of $25,000 that will be paid on the first pay date after hire in accordance with OpNext payroll policies. Please note that should you voluntarily terminate your employment with OpNext within twelve months of your date of hire, you agree by signing this employment offer to repay OpNext the full sign-on bonus.
You will receive options to acquire 150,000 shares of OpNext common stock subject to approval by the Board of Directors and to terms and conditions set forth in OpNext's stock option plan and in a non-qualified stock option agreement executed by you and OpNext at grant date which is equal to the date of hire. Vesting shall be as follows: 1/3 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant; 1/3 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant; and 1/3 of the OpNext Stock Options shall vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant. Any unvested OpNext Stock Options shall automatically cancel upon termination of employment with OpNext.
At the discretion of the Board, you will be eligible for salary increases, and additional option awards, which will be subject to company policy vesting agreements. You will also be eligible for annual cash bonus awards with a target of 40% of base salary at plan. We anticipate the plan will generally reward the participants based on overall company performance and individual performance.
You will be eligible to participate in the medical, dental , life and disability insurance plans of OpNext, and the Long Term Savings Plan for Employees (401K). You are entitled to 4 weeks vacation each year and holidays in accordance with the terms and conditions of OpNext's plans and policies as they exist from time to time.
In the event you decide to relocate your primary residence, OpNext will reimburse you for reasonable and customary moving costs. Also, you will be entitled to a company provided automobile or an equivalent allowance should the company adopt such a policy for its executives in the future.
Please be aware that this document is an offer of at-will employment and should not be construed or interpreted as creating an implied or expressed guarantee of continued employment.
By accepting this offer, you agree that (1) you will execute and comply with the proprietary information, non-competition, non-solicitation and invention agreement or policy the company adopts for its employees from time to time; (2) no trade secret or proprietary information belonging to any previous employer generally will be disclosed or used by you at OpNext; and (3) you are not subject to any agreement or policy which may impact your future employment at OpNext, including non-disclosure, non-competition, invention assignment agreements or policies or agreements or policies containing future work restrictions.
In the event you are terminated without Cause (as defined below) you shall receive an amount equal to one times the total of your annual salary.
"Cause" means (i) your engagement in misconduct which is materially injurious to OpNext or any of its affiliates, (ii) your continued failure to substantially perform your duties to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries other than as a result of physical or mental disability, (iii) your repeated dishonesty in the performance of your duties to OpNext or any of its subsidiaries, (iv) your commission of an act or acts constituting any (x) fraud against, or misappropriation or embezzlement from OpNext or any of its affiliates, (y) crime involving moral turpitude, or (z) offense that could result in a jail sentence of at least 30 days or (v) your material breach of any confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition or inventions covenant entered into between you and OpNext or any of its subsidiaries.
You will be subject to all applicable federal, state and local taxes.
If you have any questions specific to the terms of this offer, feel free to contact me anytime. We appreciate your interest in OpNext and look forward to your decision.
OpNext Inc.
By: /s/ Harry L. Bosco 3/5/01 --------------------- Harry L. Bosco CEO and President OpNext Inc. |
Agreed to and accepted:
/s/ Robert J. Nobile Date: 3-5-01 ----------------------- Robert J. Nobile |
Anticipated Start Date: 3-5-01
EXHIBIT 10.11
Opnext, Inc.
Restricted Stock Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is made effective as of the __ day of __, 20__ (hereinafter called the "Date of Grant"), between Opnext, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the "Company"), and _____________ (hereinafter called the "Participant"):
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Opnext, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the shares of restricted stock provided for herein (the "Restricted Stock") to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of the Restricted Stock. The Company hereby grants to the Participant, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, ________ shares of Restricted Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. The Restricted Stock award shall expire and be canceled without consideration if not vested (as provided in Section 2(a)) on or before the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
2. Vesting.
(a) Subject to Section 1 and to the Participant's continued employment with the Company, the Restricted Stock shall vest one-half on the first anniversary of the Company's Initial Public Offering (as defined below) and one-half shall vest on the second anniversary of the Company's Initial Public Offering. If the Participant's employment with the Company is terminated for any reason prior to the time it becomes vested, the Restricted Stock shall be canceled by the Company without consideration.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Initial Public Offering" shall mean the closing of the first sale of Shares in an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended. (1)
3. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall be the record owner of the Restricted Stock unless or until such Restricted Stock is canceled or forfeited pursuant to Section 1, Section 2(a) or Section 4(b) hereof. Dividends paid on Shares of Restricted Stock shall be
withheld by the Company, subject to the vesting of the Restricted Stock in accordance with Section 2.
4. Receipt of Shares.
(a) Certificates issued in respect of the Restricted Stock shall be registered in the Participant's name and deposited by such Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company; provided that no Restricted Stock shall be issued if the Participant does not provide the Company with a stock power endorsed in blank. As soon as reasonably practicable after the vesting of the Restricted Stock in accordance with Section 2, the Company shall deliver such certificates to the Participant or his or her legal representative, as applicable. However, the Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing or delivering the certificates to him, any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves. Any heir or legatee of the Participant shall take rights herein granted subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
(b) Shares payable upon the vesting of Restricted Stock may not be delivered pursuant to Section 4(a) if the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Participant has, at any time during the term of employment or following termination of employment, violated the terms of any agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary regarding competition with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary, interference with contractual or business relationships of the Company or any Subsidiary, solicitation of employees, officers, partners, agents, or consultants of the Company or a Subsidiary or other similar covenant. In the event that a Participant violates the terms of any such agreement, the Company may cause such Participant to forfeit all of his or her Restricted Stock and disgorge any gain realized upon the sale or other transfer of any Shares delivered upon the vesting of Restricted Stock within the six-month period preceding the violation.
5. No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Participant the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss the Participant or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
6. Legend on Certificates. The certificates representing the Shares received upon vesting of the Restricted Stock shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
7. Transferability. The Restricted Stock may not be transferred or assigned by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute a transfer or
assignment. No such permitted transfer of the Restricted Stock to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.
8. Withholding.
(a) The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any payment due or transfer made under this Agreement or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property), the amount of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock, and to take such action as may be necessary in the option of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.
(b) Without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, the Participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by delivery of Shares owned by the Participant (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and which have been owned by the Participant for at least 6 months) with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise issuable upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock a number of Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability.
9. Securities Laws. Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Committee may reasonably request in order to comply with applicable securities laws or with this Agreement.
10. Notices. Any notice necessary under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Participant at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.
11. Choice of Law. THE INTERPRETATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
12. Restricted Stock Subject to Plan. By entering into this Agreement the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan. The Restricted Stock is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.
13. Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
14. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.
OPNEXT, INC.
Title:
EXHIBIT 10.25
BUSINESS PARK NET LEASE
940 AUBURN COURT
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
BY AND BETWEEN
BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS INC.,
A MARYLAND CORPORATION
(LANDLORD)
AND
PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
(TENANT)
BUSINESS PARK NET LEASE
This Business Park Net Lease ("LEASE") is entered into by and between "LANDLORD" and "TENANT" (defined below and collectively the "PARTIES") and dated for reference purposes only as of JUNE 30, 2000.
ARTICLE 1. SALIENT LEASE TERMS
In addition to the terms defined throughout this Lease, the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings when referred to in this Lease:
1.1 RENT PAYMENT ADDRESS: BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS Lockbox No, 73048 - "AUBURN COURT" P.O. Box 60000 San Francisco, CA 94160-3048. 1.2 LANDLORD & NOTICE ADDRESS: BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC., a Maryland corporation 270 Lafayette Circle Lafayette, California 94549 Facsimile number (925) 283-0896 1.3 TENANT & NOTICE ADDRESS: PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation 940 Auburn Court Fremont, California 94538 Facsimile number: ( ) __________ 1.4 PREMISES: 940 AUBURN COURT, FREMONT, CA, containing approximately 12,060 square feet (the "RENTABLE AREA"), as outlined in Exhibit B. 1.5 BUILDING: BUILDING 2: 910-940 AUBURN COURT, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA in which the Premises are located. 1.6 COMPLEX: AUBURN COURT, located at 850-860 AUBURN COURT. (BUILDING 1) AND 910-940 AUBURN COURT (BUILDING 2), FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, in the State of California ("STATE"), consisting of: (i) that parcel of real property on which the Premises are located, (ii) the Common Area, and (iii) any contiguous parcels owned by Landlord, us more particularly described in Exhibit A. 1.7 TERM: (A) AUGUST 1, 2000 (the "COMMENCEMENT DATE"). /s/ --------------------- ------------------- |
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(B) SIXTY (60) months. 1.8 MINIMUM MONTHLY RENT: (A) Minimum Monthly 8/1/00 -- 7/31/01: $ 21,105.00 8/1/01 -- 7/31/02: $ 22,160.25 8/1/02 -- 7/31/03: $ 23,268.26 8/1/03 -- 7/31/04: $ 24,431.68 8/1/04 -- 7/31/05: $ 25,653.26 (B) Advance Rent: $ 21,105.00 1.9 SECURITY DEPOSIT: $307,839.12 (SEE ADDENDUM #1 -- "LETTER OF CREDIT AS SECURITY DEPOSIT") 1.10 PERMITTED USE: Administrative office, warehouse and distribution, and engineering uses for optical communication component business. 1.11 INITIAL PRO RATA %: 17.73% Percent - CAM and Insurance Pro Rata (12,060 SF + 68,030 SF) 33.33% Percent - Property Tax Pro Rata (12,060 SF + 36,180 SF) COMPLEX RENTABLE AREA: 68,030 Square Feet (850-940 Auburn Court) BUILDING 2 RENTABLE AREA: 36,180 Square Feet (910-940 Auburn Court) 1.12 LANDLORD'S ALLOWANCE: Not to Exceed: $ 24,120.00 1.13 CC&RS: Date of Recordation AUGUST 30, 1979 Book 112, Page 85 Document Number 1.14 MANAGEMENT FEE: 3% percent of gross rental revenue 1.15 BROKER: LANDLORD: CPS REALTY TENANT: SHORELINE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 1.16 CONTENTS: This Lease consists of Pages 1 through 15; Articles 1 through 34; and Addenda 1; as well as the following Exhibits: Exhibit A - Legal Description of Complex Exhibit B - Plan of the Complex and Floor Plan of the Premises Exhibit C - Work Letter for Construction Obligations Exhibit D - Acknowledgment of Commencement of Term Exhibit E - Rules and Regulations /s/ --------------------- ------------------- |
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ARTICLE 2. PREMISES
2.1 Demising Clause. Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord the Premises upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease. Landlord reserves the area beneath and above the Building and the exterior thereof together with the right to install, maintain, use, repair and replace pipes, ducts, conduits, wires, and structural elements leading through the Premises serving other parts of the Complex, so long as such items are concealed by walls, flooring or ceilings. Such reservation in no way affects the maintenance obligations imposed herein. Landlord may change the shape, size, location, number and extent of the improvements to any portion of the Complex, including the Building, without the consent of Tenant and without affecting Tenant's obligations hereunder if such changes do not have a material adverse impact on Tenant's use of the Premises. In this Lease "LANDLORD PARTIES" means Landlord's directors, officers, employees, shareholders, contractors, property managers, agents, Lenders, successors, assignees, nominees and other lien holders, but excluding other tenants in the Complex, and "TENANT PARTIES" means Tenant's directors, officers, employees, partners, shareholders, invitees, agents, contractors, assigns, subtenants or occupants.
2.2 Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. The Parties agree that this Lease is subject and subordinate to the effect of: (a) any covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, Security Instruments, and any other matters or documents of record, including the CC&Rs, and all amendments or modification thereto (collectively, the "RESTRICTIONS"); (b) zoning and other laws of the city, county and state where the Complex is situated; and (c) general and special taxes not delinquent. Tenant agrees that as to its leasehold estate, Tenant and all persons in possession or holding under Tenant will conform to and will not violate the terms of any Restrictions.
ARTICLE 3. TERM AND POSSESSION
3.1 Commencement Date. The Commencement Date specified in Section 1.7 (A) is the date the Parties agree that the Lease shall commence, whether or not Tenant has completed construction of the Tenant Improvements by such date. Following the Commencement Date, Tenant shall execute a written acknowledgment of that date as the actual Commencement Date in the form of Exhibit D.
3.2 Term. The Term of this Lease shall start on the Commencement Date and shall be for the term specified in Section 1.7 (B) hereof, plus any partial month at the commencement of the Term.
3.3 Pre-Term Possession. Following delivery of the Premises by Landlord, Tenant may enter the Premises at its own risk to construct the Tenant Improvements pursuant to Exhibit C hereto. During any period prior to the Commencement Date that Tenant is in possession of the Premises, all terms and conditions of the Lease shall apply, including Tenant indemnities under the Lease and Tenant's payment of utilities, but excluding the payment of other Rent.
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3.4 Landlord Delay. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to deliver the Premises to Tenant on or before the Commencement Date specified in Section 1.7 (A). If Landlord cannot deliver possession of the Premises on or before the Commencement Date, the Lease shall not be void or voidable, nor shall Landlord be liable for any loss or damage resulting therefrom. If Landlord cannot deliver possession of the Premises within six months following the Commencement Date for any reason other than as may be caused by Tenant or any of the Tenant Parties, Tenant shall have the right to cancel this Lease upon Notice to Landlord given within ten days after the expiration of the six-month period. In the event of any such delay in delivery of possession of the Premises to Tenant by Landlord (the "LANDLORD DELAY"), the proposed Commencement Date of August 1, 2000, shall be extended by an period equal to the Landlord Delay.
ARTICLE 4. RENT
4.1 Payment. Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Minimum Monthly Rent specified in Section 1.8 (A) and the Additional Rent as set forth in Articles 5 through 8 and elsewhere in this Lease (the Minimum Monthly Rent and the Additional Rent are collectively referred to as "RENT"). Minimum Monthly Rent is payable in advance on the first day of each month of the Term at the Rent Payment Address or such other address specified by Landlord. If the Term commences on other than the first day of the month, the Rent for the first partial month shall be prorated accordingly. All Rent is payable in lawful money of the United States.
4.2 No Set Off. Rent shall be paid without prior notice, demand, deduction, setoff, offset, counterclaim, recoupment, suspension or abatement except as expressly provided in Articles 12 and 20.
4.3 Advance Rent. The amount specified in Section 1.8 (B) is paid to Landlord upon execution of this Lease as advance Rent; provided, however, that such amount shall be held by Landlord as a Security Deposit pursuant to the Lease until it is applied by Landlord to the Minimum Monthly Rent.
4.4 Late Charges; Interest. Tenant acknowledges that late payment of Rent or other sums due under the Lease will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount being extremely difficult and impractical to fix. Such costs include processing and accounting charges, late charges that may be imposed on Landlord by the terms of any encumbrance covering the Premises, and interest costs. If Landlord does not receive any Rent or other sums due from Tenant on the due date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord an additional sum of ten percent of such Rent or other sum as a late charge. The Parties agree that this late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the cost Landlord will incur by reason of Tenant's late payment. Accepting any late charge does not waive Tenant's default with respect to the overdue amount or prevent Landlord from exercising any other rights or remedies available to Landlord. In addition to the late charge, Tenant shall pay interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum on any Rent or other sum not paid within 30 days of the date due.
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ARTICLE 5. TAXES
5.1 Definition. The terms "REAL PROPERTY TAXES" or "TAXES" as used in this Lease include all of the following, but do not include any tax levied upon the net income or profits of Landlord:
(a) Present and future Real Property Taxes on the Building, the Complex, the land on which the Building is situated and the various estates in the Building and the land, including this Lease, as well as all personal property taxes levied on the property used in the operation of the Building or land;
(b) The cost to Landlord of contesting the amount, validity, or applicability of any Taxes;
(c) General or special assessments, improvement or other bonds, commercial and gross rental tax, levy, or tax imposed by any authority having the direct or indirect power to tax, as against any legal or equitable interest of Landlord in the Premises or in the real properly of which the Premises are a part, as against Landlord's right to Rent or other income therefrom, or as against Landlord's business of leasing the Premises;
(d) Any tax, fee, or charge with respect to the possession, leasing, transfer of interest, operation, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use, or occupancy by Tenant, of any part of the Premises, Building, or Complex; and
(e) Any tax imposed in substitution, partially or totally, for any tax previously included within the definition of Taxes herein, or any additional tax, the nature of which may or may not have been previously included within the definition of Taxes.
5.2 Assessments. Only the current amount of any general or special assessments and statutory interest (prorated for any partial year) that comprise a part of the Taxes and are paid in annual or semi-annual installments shall be included within the computation of Taxes for which Tenant is responsible.
5.3 Separate Assessment. If the Premises are assessed separately by the taxing agency, Tenant shall pay to such agency all Taxes applicable to the Premises. Such payment is due ten days prior to such Taxes becoming delinquent. If the Premises share parking or Common Area with other premises, Section 5.4 below shall apply to Taxes thereon.
5.4 Proration. If the Premises are not separately assessed, Tenant shall pay as Additional Rent to Landlord, within ten days after Notice, Tenant's share of all Real Property Taxes stated in the tax bill in which the Premises are included, including the parking and Common Area, as well as the improvements on all of said land, or otherwise arising under the provisions of this Article. As used in this Section, "Tenant's share" is a fraction in which the numerator is the Rentable Area of the Premises and the denominator is the sum of all rentable areas included within the tax bill. The term "tax bill" means the tax bill that includes the Premises, or a group of tax bills aggregated at the option of Landlord, as long as all tax bills relate to the Complex.
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5.5 Estimated Payments. Landlord, at its option, may estimate the Taxes next due and collect front Tenant on a monthly basis, along with Tenant's payment of Minimum Monthly Rent, the amount of Tenant's estimated Tax obligation. About May 1 of each year during the Term (or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable), Landlord will provide Tenant with a reconciliation of Tenant's account with respect to such estimated Tax payments. If it is established upon such reconciliation that Tenant has not paid enough estimated Taxes to cover Tenant's share for the year in question, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the full amount of such shortage within ten days of billing. If it is established that Tenant has overpaid its Tax obligation, Tenant will receive a credit applicable to the next ensuing estimated Tax payments or a refund of the amount if the Term has expired.
5.6 Personal Property Taxes. Tenant shall pay prior to delinquency all taxes assessed against and levied upon trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property of Tenant contained in the Premises or elsewhere. When possible, Tenant shall cause such trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property to be assessed and billed separately from the real property of Landlord. If any of Tenant's personal property shall be assessed with Landlord's reel property, or if any other Taxes or taxes which are payable by Tenant pursuant to this Lease or otherwise are assessed against Landlord or Landlord's real property, Tenant shall pay Landlord the Taxes and other taxes attributable to Tenant within ten days after receipt of a written statement setting forth the amount owed.
5.7 Net Rent. It is the intention of the Parties that the Rent received by Landlord be net of any Taxes of any sort to be paid by Landlord. If it is not lawful for Tenant to reimburse Landlord for any of the Taxes, the Minimum Monthly Rent shall be increased by the amount equal to the Taxes allocable to Tenant so as to net to Landlord the amount that it would have received if such Tax had not been imposed.
ARTICLE 6. COMMON AREAS AND COMMON AREA COSTS
6.1 Definitions
(a) "COMMON AREA" include all areas and facilities outside the Premises, within the exterior boundaries of the Complex, that are provided by Landlord for the general use and convenience of Tenant and of other Complex tenants and their authorized representatives and invitees. Common Area includes driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, and landscaped areas, all as generally described or shown on Exhibit B attached hereto. Exhibit B is tentative, and Landlord reserves the right to make alterations to it from time to time. Common Area also includes systems within the Premises that also serve other tenants such as plumbing, fire sprinkler or non-exclusive HVAC.
(b) "COMMON AREA COSTS" are all costs incurred by Landlord for (i) maintenance, repair, replacement, improvement, or operation of the Complex, except for Landlord's maintenance obligation under Section 19.1; (ii) refuse disposal; (iii) property owner's association dues or assessments imposed upon Landlord by any Restrictions; (iv) liability and other insurance for the Complex not covered in Section 8.4; (v) security services for the Complex; (vi) upgrading the utility, efficiency or capacity of any utility or telecommunication
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system serving tenants of the Complex; (vii) the Management Fee set forth in
Section 1.14; (viii) any other costs or fees reasonably related to the use,
operation or enjoyment of any part of the Complex; (ix) any insurance
deductibles for repairs under Article 12 or elsewhere in the Lease; and (x)
amortized Capital Costs.
(c) "PRO RATA %" is a fraction where the numerator is the Rentable Area of the Premises and the denominator is the sum of the rentable areas of the buildings in the Complex using the Common Area or for whose benefit the Common Area Cost in incurred. Tenant's Initial Pro Rata % is stated in Section 1.11. The Pro Rata % may change from time to time.
(d) "CAPITAL COSTS" are any (i) expenditures that do not recur more frequently than at five year intervals in the normal course of operation and maintenance of the Complex; (ii) costs of capital improvements made by Landlord to the Complex for the purpose of reducing recurring expenses or utility costs; and/or (iii) costs of capital improvements made by Landlord that are required by governmental law, ordinance, regulation or mandate now or hereafter in effect, that was not applicable to the Complex at the time of the original construction. The portion of Capital Costs to be included each year in Common Area Costs is that fraction allocable to the calendar year in question calculated by amortizing the cost over the useful life of such improvement, as reasonably determined by Landlord, with interest on the unamortized balance at ten per cent per annum.
6.2 Rights and Duties of Landlord. Landlord shall maintain the Common Area, establish and enforce reasonable rules and regulations therefor, close any of the Common Area to whatever extent required in Landlord's opinion to prevent a dedication of or the accrual of any rights of any person or of the public to the Common Area, close temporarily any of the Common Area for maintenance purposes, and make changes to the Common Area including changes in the location of driveways, entrances, exits, vehicular parking spaces, parking area, the designation of area for the exclusive use of others, the direction of the flow of traffic or construction of additional buildings thereupon, in a manner Landlord deems proper in its opinion,. Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord is under no obligation to provide security for the Common Area but may do so at its option as a Common Area Cost.
6.3 Payments by Tenant. As Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay Landlord its "PRO RATA SHARE", being the product of the Pro Rata % times Common Area Costs, within ten days of receiving a bill from Landlord, but no more frequently than monthly. Landlord shall have the right to estimate Tenant's future Pro Rata Share and to collect it from Tenant on a monthly basis along with Tenant's payment of Minimum Monthly Rent. Landlord will provide a reconciliation of Tenant's account at least annually. If the reconciliation allows Tenant's account does not cover Tenant's Pro Rata Share for the period estimated, Tenant shall immediately pay Landlord any deficiency. Any excess indicated by to reconciliation shall be credited to Tenant's account to reduce the estimated payments for the next ensuing period, or if excess is determined at the end of the Term, it shall be refunded to Tenant.
6.4 Adjustments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, Tenant's Pro Rata % as to certain expenses included in Common Area Costs may be calculated differently to yield a
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higher percentage share for Tenant as to those expenses if Landlord permits other tenants or occupants in the Complex to incur such expenses directly rather than have Landlord incur the expense in common for the Complex. In such case, Tenant's Pro Rata % of the applicable expense shall be calculated as having as its denominator the sum of the rentable areas of all premises in the Complex less the rentable areas of tenants who have incurred such expense directly. In any case where Tenant, with Landlord's consent, incurs such expenses directly, Tenant's Pro Rata Share of such costs will be calculated specially so that expenses of the same character which are incurred by Landlord solely for the benefit of other tenants in the Complex will not be prorated to Tenant. Nothing herein shall imply that Landlord will permit Tenant or any other tenant of the Complex to incur Common Area Costs. Any such permission shall be in the sole discretion of Landlord.
6.5 Refuse Disposal. Tenant shall pay Landlord, within ten days of being billed therefore, for the removal from the Common Area, the Complex, or the Building of any amounts of refuse or rubbish that Tenant has generated in excess of amounts typically generated by other tenants of the Complex.
ARTICLE 7. _ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
7.1 Restriction on Transfer. Except as expressly provided in Article 7, Tenant will not, either voluntarily or by operation of law, assign, mortgage, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise transfer this Lease or any interest herein or sublet or license the Premises or any part thereof, or permit the use or occupancy of the Premises by any party other than Tenant (any of which are referred to as a "TRANSFER"), without the prior written consent of Landlord. For purposes of this Article, if Tenant is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity any transfer, assignment, encumbrance or hypothecation of fifty percent or more (individually or in the aggregate) of any stock or other ownership or beneficial interest in such entity, and/or any transfer, assignment, hypothecation or encumbrance of any controlling ownership, beneficial or voting interest in such entity, will be deemed a Transfer and will be subject to all of the restrictions and provisions contained in this Article. The immediately preceding sentence will not apply to public corporations, the stock of which is traded through a public exchange or over the counter system.
7.2 Transfer Notice. If Tenant desires to affect a Transfer, at least 30 days prior to the date when Tenant desires the Transfer to be effective (the "TRANSFER DATE"), Tenant will give Notice (the "TRANSFER NOTICE"), stating the name, address and business of the proposed assignee, subtenant or other transferee (the "TRANSFEREE"). The Notice must contain information in such detail as Landlord may reasonably require concerning the character, ownership, and financial condition of Transferee (including references), the Transfer Date, any relationship between Tenant and Transferee, and a draft of the "TRANSFER AGREEMENT" showing the consideration and other terms of the proposed Transfer.
7.3 Landlord's Options. Within fifteen days of receipt of a Transfer Notice, and any additional information reasonably requested by Landlord concerning the Transferee's financial responsibility, Landlord will notify Tenant of its election to do one of the following: (i) consent to the proposed Transfer subject to such reasonable conditions as Landlord may impose in
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providing such consent; (ii) refuse such consent, which refusal shall be on reasonable grounds; or (iii) terminate this Lease as to the portion of the Premises which is the subject of the proposed Transfer and recapture that portion of the Premises for reletting by Landlord. Tenant agrees that it is reasonable for Landlord to deny consent to a proposed Transfer under (ii), above, on any of the following grounds, which list is not exclusive:
(a) The financial strength of the proposed Transferee is not comparable to that of Tenant at the time of execution of this Lease;
(b) A proposed Transferee whose occupation of the Premises would cause a diminution in the reputation of the Complex or the other businesses located therein;
(c) A proposed Transferee whose impact on the common facilities or the efficiency or effectiveness of any utility or telecommunication system serving the Building or the Complex or other tenants of the Complex would be adverse, disadvantageous or require improvements or changes in any utility or telecommunication capacity currently serving the Building or the Complex;
(d) A proposed Transferee whose use presents any risk of violation of Article 16;
(e) A proposed Transferee whose occupancy will require a variation in the terms of this Lease (e.g., a variation in the use clause) or which otherwise adversely affects any interest of Landlord;
(f) The existence of any default by Tenant under any provision of this Lease;
(g) A proposed Transferee who is or is likely to be, or whose business is or is likely to be, subject to compliance with additional laws or other governmental requirements beyond those to which Tenant or Tenant's business is subject; or
(h) The proposed Transfer, or Landlord's consent thereto, would result in Landlord's breach of an existing agreement with a third party.
7.4 Additional Conditions. A condition precedent to any Transfer will be the delivery to Landlord of a true copy of the fully executed Transfer Agreement that does not differ materially from that provided pursuant to Section 7.2. Tenant undertaking the transfer ("TRANSFEROR") agrees to pay Landlord, as Additional Rent, 80 percent of all sums and other consideration payable to and for the benefit of Tenant by the Transferee in excess of the Rent payable under the Lease for the same period and portion of the Premises. In calculating excess Rent or other consideration which may be payable to Landlord under this paragraph, Tenant will be entitled to deduct a monthly amortization of commercially reasonable third party brokerage commissions and attorney's fees and other amounts reasonably and actually expended by Tenant in connection with the Transfer if acceptable written evidence of such expenditures is provided to Landlord. No Transfer will release Transferor (or any prior Transferor) of Tenant's obligations under this Lease or alter the primary liability of Transferor (or any prior Transferor) to perform all obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder. Landlord may require that
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Transferee remit directly to Landlord on a monthly basis, all monies clue Transferor by said Transferee. Consent by Landlord to one Transfer will not be deemed consent to any subsequent Transfer. In the event of default by Transferee, Tenant or any successor of Tenant in the performance of any other terms hereof, Landlord may proceed directly against Transferor (or any prior Transferor) without the necessity of exhausting remedies against Transferee or successor. If Tenant requests the consent of Landlord to a Transfer, Tenant will pay Landlord an administrative fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) concurrent with the request, plus Landlord's reasonable attorney's fees.
7.5 Recapture. By Notice to Tenant (the "TERMINATION NOTICE") within thirty days after Landlord receives the information specified in Section 7.2, Landlord may terminate this Lease in the event of a Transfer of the Lease as to the entire Premises, or terminate this Lease as to the portion of the Premises to be transferred, if the Transfer is for less than the entire Premises. If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease to the portion of the Premises to be Transferred, an amendment to this Lease shall be executed restating the description of the Premises and reducing Tenant's obligations for Rent and other charges in proportion to the reduction in rentable area of the Premises caused thereby. If Landlord elects a whole or partial termination hereunder, Landlord may enter into a new lease covering the Premises or the affected portion thereof with the intended Transferee on such terms as Landlord and such person may agree or enter into a new lease covering the Premises with any other person. In such event, Tenant shall not be entitled to any portion of the profit that Landlord may realize on account of such termination and reletting. Upon the termination of this Lease, the Parties shall have no further obligations to each other under this Lease except for matters occurring or obligations arising prior to the date of such termination.
7.6 Reasonable Restriction. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions on transfer in this Article are reasonable for all purposes, including the provisions of Code Section 1951.4(b)(2). Tenant expressly waives any rights which it might otherwise be deemed to possess pursuant to applicable law, including Code Section 1997.040, which would limit any remedy of Landlord pursuant to Sections 1951.2 or 1951.4 of the Code by means of proof that enforcement of a restriction on use or Transfer of the Premises would be unreasonable.
ARTICLE 8. PROPERTY INSURANCE
8.1 Landlord's Insurance. In addition to any other insurance Landlord elects to maintain, Landlord agrees to maintain commercial property insurance covering the Building against broad form causes of loss. Such insurance shall be issued in the names of Landlord and its lender, as their interests appear, and shall be for the sole benefit of such parties and under their sole control.
8.2 Use of Premises. No use shall be made or permitted to be made an the Premises, nor acts done, by Tenant or any of its invitees, contractors or agents which will increase the existing rate of insurance upon the Building in which the Premises are located or upon any other building or improvement in the Complex or cause the cancellation of any insurance policy covering the Building, or any other building or improvement in the Complex, or any part thereof. Tenant or Tenant Parties shall not sell, or permit to be kept, used or sold, in or about the
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Premises, any article that may be prohibited by commercial property insurance, special form policies. At its sole cost and expense, Tenant shall comply with all requirements of any insurance company, necessary to maintain reasonable property damage and commercial general liability insurance covering the Premises, Building, or Complex.
8.3 Increase in Premiums. Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, any increase in premiums on policies which may be carried by Landlord on to Premises, the Building or the Complex, or any blanket policies which include the Building or Complex, covering damage thereto and loss of Rent caused by fire and other perils resulting from the nature of Tenant's occupancy or any act or omission of Tenant. All payments of Additional Rent by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to this Section shall be made within ten days after receipt by Tenant of Landlord's billing therefor.
8.4 Pro Rata Share of Premiums. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, its pro rata share of the insurance premiums for any property insurance carried by Landlord covering the Complex (the "COMPLEX INSURANCE PREMIUM") of the nature or cause of such increase. Tenant will pay such costs as stet forth in Section 8.5. Such pro rata share is defined as a fraction of the insurance premiums in which the numerator is the Rentable Area of the Premises and the denominator is the total rentable areas in all premises to which the Complex Insurance Premium is applicable. If the property insurance carried by Landlord for the Complex is a blanket policy covering other properties not related to the Complex, the Complex Insurance Premium shall be calculated as that portion of such blanket policy insurance premium which, in Landlord's good faith judgment, is properly allocable to the Complex. These sums due shall be in addition to sums due under the previous Section of this Lease.
8.5 Estimated Payments. Landlord may, at its option, estimate the amount of insurance premiums for property insurance to be due in the future from Tenant and collect from Tenant on a monthly basis, along with payment of Tenant's Minimum Monthly Rent, the amount of Tenant's estimated insurance premium obligation. Prior to May 1 of each year (or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable), Landlord shall provide Tenant with a reconciliation of Tenant's account along with a billing for any shortage in the event of a deficiency or statement for credit applicable to the next ensuing insurance premium payments, if an overpayment has been made by Tenant.
ARTICLE 9. TENANT'S INSURANCE
At its expense, Tenant shall obtain and keep in force during the Term, and provide coverage after expiration of the Term for events occurring during the Term, the following insurance, on an occurrence basis, against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property that may arise from or in connection with the Tenant's operation and use of the Premises:
(a) Commercial Property policy with Special Form causes of loss covering: (i) business personal property, leasehold improvements on a replacement cost basis, subject to a deductible no greater than $1,000; (ii) business income and extra expense equal to at least one year's gross revenue from Tenant's operations on the Premises; which policy shall include waiver of subrogation rights of insurer against Landlord consistent with Section 11.2.
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(b) Commercial General Liability policy for bodily injury, personal
injury an property damage with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence
and $2,000,000 annual aggregates on a per location basis. Endorsements
satisfying the following requirements shall be affixed: (i) Landlord, Lender and
any other party designated by Landlord (including Landlord's property manager)
shall be named as additional insureds; (ii) Tenant's policy shall be primary,
not contributing with, and not in excess of any other applicable insurance
carried by Landlord; (iii) Tenant's policy shall extend to and include injuries
to persons and damage to property arising in connection with any alterations or
improvements to or about the Premises performed by or on behalf of Tenant; and
(iv) Tenant's policy shall include contractual liability coverage.
(c) Business Auto Liability covering all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles with a limit of $1,000,000 per accident.
(d) Workers' Compensation on a statutory basis and Employers' Liability with $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and diseases.
(e) Umbrella Liability with a $3,000,000 per occurrence/annual aggregate limit.
ARTICLE 10. INSURANCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS
All insurance policies to be carried by Tenant hereunder shall conform to the following requirements:
(a) The insurer in each case shall carry a designation in "Best's
Insurance Reports" as issued from time to time throughout the Term as follows:
Policyholders' rating of A; financial rating of not less than VII;
(b) The insurer shall be qualified to do business in the State;
(c) The policy shall be in a form and include such endorsements as are acceptable to Landlord;
(d) Certificates of insurance shall be delivered to Landlord at commencement of the term and certificates of renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration of each policy; and
(e) Each policy shall require that Landlord be notified in writing by the insurer at least 30 days prior to any cancellation or expiration of such policy, or any reduction in the amounts of insurance carried.
ARTICLE 11. INDEMNIFICATION, WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND SUBROGATION
11.1 Intent and Purpose. The Parties intend to completely assign the risk of loss, whether resulting from negligence of the Parties or otherwise, to the party who the Lease obligates to cover the risk of such loss with insurance. The object of the indemnity and waiver of claims provisions of this Lease is to assign the risk for a particular casualty to the party
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obligated to carry the insurance for such risk (which is not a limitation of the assignment of the risk), without respect to the causation thereof.
11.2 Waiver of Subrogation. The Parties release each other from any claims for damage to the Premises, Building and Complex, and to the furniture, fixtures, and other business personal property, Tenant's improvements and alterations of either Landlord or Tenant, in or on the Premises, Building and Complex, and for loss of income, to the extent such damages or loss are actually covered by insurance policies maintained by the Parties or that would have been covered by insurance policies required of the Parties under this Lease.
11.3 Tenant's Indemnity. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Landlord from and against all actions, claims, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, penalties, or expenses of any kind ("CLAIMS") which may be brought or imposed upon Landlord or which Landlord may pay or incur by reason of injury to person or property, from whatever cause including the negligence of the Parties hereto, in any way connected with the condition or use of the Premises, or Alterations, improvements or personal property therein or thereon, including any liability or injury to the person or property of Tenant or Tenant Parties, except to the extent caused by Landlord's gross negligence or willful acts.
11.4 Waiver of Claims. Except as arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, Tenant releases and waives all claims against Landlord for damages or injury from any cause arising at any time, including the negligence of the Parties, for damages to goods, wares, merchandise and loss of business in, upon or about the Premises or Complex and injury to Tenant, its agents, employees, invitees or third persons, in, upon, or about the Premises or Complex. It is understood and agreed that the release set forth herein extends to all claims of every nature and kind whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, and Tenant expressly waives all rights under Section 1542 of the Code which reads as follows:
"A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor."
11.5 References. Wherever the term Landlord, Tenant or the Parties is used in this Article, and such party is to receive the benefit of a provision of this Article, such term shall also refer also to the Party's officers, directors, shareholders, employees, partners, agents, mortgagees and other lienholders.
ARTICLE 12. DESTRUCTION
12.1 Rights of Termination. If the Premises suffers an Uninsured Property Loss or a property loss which cannot be repaired within 195 days from the date of destruction, as determined by Landlord, Landlord may terminate this Lease as of the date of the damage (the "LOSS DATE") upon Notice to Tenant. If the Premises cannot be repaired within 195 days of the Loss Date, as determined by Landlord and stated in Landlord's Notice to Tenant, Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease by Notice to Landlord given within 20 days of Landlord's Notice that the restoration time will exceed 195 days. Landlord's Notice shall be given within 45 days
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of the Loss Date or as soon thereafter as the restoration time can be determined. "UNINSURED PROPERTY LOSS" is any damage or destruction for which the insurance proceeds available to Landlord are insufficient to pay for the repair or reconstruction of the Premises.
12.2 Repairs. In the event of a casualty that may be repaired within 195 days from the Loss Date, or if the Parties do not elect to terminate this Lease under Section 12.1, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect and Landlord shall promptly undertake to make repairs to reconstitute the Premises to as near as practicable to the condition as existed prior to the Loss Date. The partial destruction shall in no way void this Lease except, to the extent of Landlord's recovery under its rent abatement insurance for the Premises, Tenant shall be entitled to a proportionate reduction of Minimum Monthly Rent and any Additional Rent following the property loss until the time the Premises are restored. The reduction amount will reflect the degree of interference with Tenant's business. As long as Tenant conducts business in the Premises, there shall be no abatement until the Parties agree on the amount thereof if the Parties cannot agree within 45 days of the Loss Date, the matter shall be submitted to arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Upon the resolution of the dispute, the settlement shall be retroactive and Landlord shall within ten days thereafter refund to Tenant any sums due in respect of the reduced Rent from the date of the property loss. Landlord's obligations to restore shall in no way include any construction originally performed by Tenant or subsequently undertaken by Tenant, but shall include solely that property constructed by Landlord prior to commencement of the Term.
12.3 Repair Costs. The cost of any repairs to be made by Landlord pursuant to Section 12.2 shall be paid by Landlord using available insurance proceeds.
12.4 Waiver. Tenant hereby waives all statutory or common law rights of termination in respect to any partial destruction or property loss which Landlord is obligated to repair or may elect to repair under the terms of this Article. Further, in event of a property loss occurring during the last two years of the original term hereof or of any extension, Landlord need not undertake any repairs and may cancel this Lease unless Tenant has the right under the terms of this Lease to extend the term for an additional period of at least five years and does so within 30 days of the date of the property loss.
12.5 Landlord's Election. If the Complex or Building is destroyed by more than 35 percent of the replacement cost, Landlord may elect to terminate this Lease, whether the Premises are damaged or not, as set forth in Section 12.1. A total destruction of the Complex or the Premises terminates this Lease.
ARTICLE 13. ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
No payment by Tenant or receipt by Landlord of less than the full Rent due hereunder shall be deemed to be other than on account of the earliest due Rent. No endorsement or statement on any check or any letter accompanying any such check or payment will be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord may accept such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord's right to recover the balance of such Rent or pursue any other remedy available in this Lease, at law or in equity. Landlord may accept partial payment from Tenant without invalidation of any
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contractual notice required to be given herein (to the extent such contractual notice is required) and without invalidation of any notice required to be given pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure ("CCP") Section 116), et seq., or any successor statute.
ARTICLE 14. SECURITY DEPOSIT
14.1 Payment on Lease Execution. On execution of the Lease Tenant shall pay Landlord the Security Deposit. This sum is a deposit securing Tenant's performance of the Lease and shall remain the sole and separate property of Landlord until actually repaid to Tenant (or at Landlord's option the last assignee, if any, of Tenant's interest hereunder). Tenant does not earn said sum until all conditions precedent for its payment to Tenant have been fulfilled. As this sum both in equity and at law is Landlord's separate property, Landlord is not be required to keep it separate from its general accounts or pay interest for its use. If Tenant fails to pay Rent or other charges when due hereunder, or otherwise defaults with respect to any provision of this Lease, including and not limited to Tenant's obligation to restore or clean the Premises following vacation thereof, at Landlord's election, Tenant shall be deemed not to have earned the right to repayment of the Security Deposit, except those portions not used by Landlord for the payment of any Rent or other charges in default, or for the payment of any other sum to which Landlord may become obligated by reason of Tenant's default, or to compensate Landlord for any loss or damage which Landlord may suffer thereby. Landlord may retain such portion of the Security Deposit as it reasonably deems necessary to restore or clean the Premises following vacation by Tenant. The Security Deposit is not to be characterized as Rent until and unless so applied to a default by Tenant.
14.2 Restoration of Deposit. If Landlord elects to use or apply all or any portion of the Security Deposit as provided in Section 14.1, Tenant shall within ten days after written demand therefor pay to Landlord in cash, an amount equal to that portion of the Security Deposit used or applied by Landlord, and Tenant's failure to do so shall be a material breach of this Lease. The ten day notice specified in the preceding sentence shall insofar as not prohibited by law, constitute full satisfaction of notice of default provisions required by law or ordinance.
ARTICLE I5. USE
The Premises may be used and occupied only for the purposes specified in Section 1.10 and for no other purpose. Tenant shall not use or permit the use of the Premises in any manner that will disturb any other tenant in the Building or Complex, or obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenant or occupants of the Building or Complex, or injure or annoy them or create any unreasonable smells, noise or vibrations (taking into account the nature and tenant-mix of the Building). Tenant shall not allow the Premises to be used for any unlawful or objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain, or permit any nuisance or waste in, on or about the Premises, Building or Complex.
ARTICLE 16. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS
16.1 Tenant's Obligations. At its sole cost and expense, Tenant shall comply with all of the requirements of all municipal, state, federal, and quasi-governmental authorities and utility
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providers now in force, or which may hereafter be in force, affecting the Premises and/or Tenant's use thereof including those pertaining to Tenant Parties, and faithfully observe in the use or occupancy of the Premises all municipal ordinances and state and federal statutes, laws and regulations now or hereafter in force, including the Environmental Laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 12101-12213 (collectively the "LAWS AND REGULATIONS"). Tenant's obligation to comply with and observe the Laws and Regulations shall apply regardless of whether such Laws and Regulations regulate or relate to Tenant's particular use of the Premises or relate to the use of premises in general, and regardless of the cost thereof. A judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, or the admission of Tenant in any action or proceeding against Tenant, whether Landlord be a party thereto or not, that any Laws and Regulations pertaining to the Premises have been violated, is conclusive of that fact as between Landlord and Tenant.
16.2 Condition of Premises. Subject to performance of Landlord's work, if any, as stated in Exhibit C, Tenant hereby accepts the Premises in "AS IS" condition as of the date of occupancy, subject to all applicable Laws and Regulations, Restrictions, and requirements in effect during any part of the Term regulating the Premises, and without representation, warranty or covenant by Landlord, express or implied, as to the condition, habitability or safety of the Premises, the suitability or fitness thereof for their intended purposes. Tenant acknowledges that the Premises in such condition are in good and sanitary order, condition and repair.
16.3 Hazardous Materials.
(a) Definitions
(i) "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" mean any federal, State, local or administrative agency ordinance, law, rule or regulation, order or requirement relating to Hazardous Materials, radioactive materials, medical wastes, or which deal with air or water quality, air emissions, soil or ground conditions or other environmental matters of any kind.
(ii) "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means any substance, chemical, waste or materiel which is listed, defined or otherwise identified as "hazardous" or "toxic" under any of the Environmental Laws, including formaldehyde, urea, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum products, crude oil, natural gas, radioactive materials, radon, asbestos or any by-product of same.
(iii) "LEASES" mean claims, liability, damages (whether consequential, direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen), penalties, fines, liabilities, losses (including property damage, diminution in value of Landlord's interest in the Premises, Building or Complex, damages for the loss of use of any space or amenity within the Premises, Building, or Complex, damages arising from any adverse impact on marketing space in the Complex, sums paid in settlement of claims and any costs and expenses associated with injury, illness or death to or of any person), suits, administrative proceedings, costs and fees, including Professional Fees and expenses.
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(iv) "RELEASE" means generation, discharge, disposal, release, deposit, transport, or storage of Hazardous Materials
(b) Use of Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall use and store in the Premises and Complex only ordinary and general office and cleaning supplies in normal and customary amounts, and such other Hazardous Materials as have been previously approved by Landlord in writing (which approval may be withheld in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion) and which are reasonably necessary for Tenant's business. All such Hazardous Materials shall be limited to quantities consistent with the approved use of the Premises and shall be used, stored and disposed of in full compliance with all Environmental Laws. Tenant shall not install any tanks under or on the Premises for the storage of Hazardous Materials without the written consent of Landlord, which may be given or withheld in Landlord's sole discretion. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall promptly remove from the Premises, Building and Complex all Hazardous Materials brought on, stored, used, generated or Released on the Premises, Building or Complex by Tenant or any Tenant Parties.
(c) Release of Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall promptly give Landlord Notice of any Release of Hazardous Materials in the Premises, Building or Complex of which Tenant becomes aware during the Term whether caused by Tenant or others. At its sole cost and expense, Tenant shall investigate, clean up and remediate any Release of Hazardous Materials that were caused or created by Tenant or any of Tenant Parties. Investigation, clean up and remediation may be performed only after Tenant has Landlord's written approval of the remediation plan Tenant may respond immediately to an emergency without first obtaining Landlord's written consent. All clean up and remediation shall be done in compliance with Environmental Laws and to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord.
(d) Inspection and Testing by Landlord. At reasonable times during
the term of this Lease, Landlord may inspect the Premises and conduct tests to
determine whether Tenant is in compliance with the provisions of this Article
16. Except in case of emergency, Landlord shall give reasonable notice to Tenant
before conducting any inspections or tests. Tenant shall pay the cost of any
inspections or tests that discloses any violation by Tenant or Tenant Parties of
the terms and provisions of Article 16.
(e) Liability. It is the express intention of the Parties that Tenant shall be liable under Section 16.3 for any and all conditions which were caused or created by Tenant or any Tenant Parties, whenever created or caused. Tenant shall not enter into any settlement agreement, consent decree or other compromise with respect to any claims relating to any Hazardous Materials in any way connected to the Premises without first (i) notifying Landlord of Tenant's intention to do so and affording Landlord the opportunity to participate in any such proceedings, and (ii) obtaining Landlord's written consent.
16.4 Indemnity. Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and Landlord Parties, from and against all Losses arising from or related to (a) any violation or alleged violation by Tenant or any Tenant Parties of any Laws and Regulations or the Environmental Laws; (b) any liability under any Laws and Regulations or the Environmental Laws arising out of Hazardous Materials that were "Released" or otherwise brought onto the Complex by Tenant
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or any Tenant Parties; (c) any breach of the provisions of Article 16 by Tenant or any Tenant Parties; or (d) any Release of Hazardous Materials on the Premises, Building or Complex by Tenant or Tenant Parties. Tenant shall also reimburse Landlord costs of cleanup, remediation, removal and restoration that are in any way related to any matter covered by the foregoing indemnity. Tenant's obligations under this Section survive the expiration or termination of the Lease.
ARTICLE 17. UTILITIES
17.1 Payment by Tenant. Tenant, from the earlier of the time it first enters the Premises for the purpose of setting fixtures, or from the commencement of this Lease, and throughout the Term, shall pay all charges including connection fees for water, gas, heat, sewer, power, cable, telephone cabling and services and any other utility supplied to or consumed in or on the Premises. Tenant shall not allow refuse, garbage or trash to accumulate outside of the Premises except on the day of scheduled scavenger pick-up services, and then only in areas designated for that purpose by Landlord. Landlord shall not be responsible or liable for any interruption or failure in utility, refuse or telecommunication services, nor shall such interruption or failure affect the continuation or validity of this Lease.
17.2 Separate Meters. Landlord reserves the right to install separate meters for any utility servicing the Premises for which a meter is not presently installed, in which event Tenant shall make payments, when due, directly to the utility involved.
17.3 Joint Meters. For any utility services not separately metered to Tenant, Tenant shall pay a proportion to be determined by Landlord of all charges jointly metered with other leased premises or occupants in the Complex. All payments to Landlord in respect thereof shall be due within ten days after receipt of the billing by Tenant as Additional Rent.
ARTICLE 18. ALTERATIONS
18.1 Consent of Landlord; Ownership. Tenant shall not make or allow alterations, additions or improvements, including any that result in increased telecommunication demands or require the addition of new conduit, communication or computer wires, cables or related devises or expand the number of telephone or communication lines dedicated to the Premises by the Building's telecommunication design, ("ALTERATIONS") to the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. Tenant may not make any Alterations that affect structural elements of the Building. Upon expiration or termination of this Lease, any Alterations except trade fixtures shall become a part of the realty and belong to Landlord. Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Tenant shall have the right to remove its trade fixtures placed upon the Premises provided that Tenant restores the Premises as indicated below.
18.2 Requirements. Landlord may condition its consent for any Alterations upon Tenant complying at its sole coat and expense with reasonable conditions and requirements, including the preparation of all construction plans, drawings and specifications for approval by Landlord; the use of contractors and subcontractors approved by Landlord; the delivery of performance and payment bonds showing Landlord as a beneficiary; and the delivery to
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Landlord of duplicate originals of all as-built drawings. Tenant shall obtain all necessary permits as its sole obligation and expense, and strictly comply with the following requirements:
(a) Following approval by Landlord of Alterations, Tenant shall give Landlord at least ten days' prior Notice or commencement of work in the Premises so that Landlord may post notices of non-responsibility in or upon the Premises as provided by law;
(b) The Alterations must use materials of at least equal quality to Tenant Improvements at the Commencement Date, and must be performed in compliance with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulation now or hereafter in effect and in a manner such that they will not interfere with the quiet enjoyment of the other tenants in the Complex; and
(c) All costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in altering, repairing or replacing any portion of the Premises, Building or Complex in connection with approving any Alterations shall be paid solely by Tenant to Landlord prior to commencing any Alterations.
18.3 Liens. Tenant will keep the Premises and the Complex free from any liens arising out of any Alterations done by Tenant. If a mechanic's or other lien is filed against the Premises, Building or Complex through Tenant, Landlord may demand that Tenant furnish a satisfactory lien release bond of one hundred fifty percent of the amount of the contested lien claim. Such bond must be posted ten days after Notice from Landlord. In addition, Landlord may require Tenant to pay Landlord's attorneys' fees and costs in participating in any action contesting such lien, or the foreclosure thereof, if Landlord elects to do so. Landlord may pay the claim prior to the enforcement thereof, in which event Tenant shall reimburse Landlord in full, including attorneys' fees, for any such expense, as Additional Rent, with the next due Rent payment.
ARTICLE 19. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
19.1 Obligations of Landlord and Tenant. At its cost and expense, Tenant shall maintain the Premises in good condition and repair including all necessary replacements. Tenant shall maintain the appearance of the Premises in a manner consistent with the character, use and appearance of the Complex. Subject to the obligations of Tenant under this Article and Article 16, Landlord will perform all necessary repairs, maintenance and replacement of the foundation, roof and structural parts of the Building. The cost thereof will be paid by Landlord and reimbursed by Tenant on a pro rata basis in the manner provided in this Lease with respect to Common Area Costs, including amortization of Capital Costs. At its expense, Tenant shall maintain all utilities, fixtures and mechanical equipment within, or otherwise serving, the Premises in good order, condition and repair. In the case of equipment installed by Landlord for Tenant, or installed by Tenant to be the property of Landlord, such as heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, or other mechanical equipment, at its expense, Tenant shall maintain a service contract for its regular maintenance with a service company acceptable to Landlord. Tenant shall not place anything on the roof or penetrate the roof without the consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld in Landlord's sole discretion.
19.2 HVAC System. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19.1, Landlord may elect at any time upon Notice to Tenant to perform the maintenance of the heating, ventilating
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and air conditioning system (hereinafter "HVAC") for the account of Tenant. In such event, Tenant shall pay as Additional Rent the full cost of the maintenance contract for the Premises HVAC within ten days of receipt of billing from Landlord, as well as for costs of necessary repair or replacement of parts, in the reasonable judgment of Landlord. Landlord may, at its option, elect to have the HVAC in the Premises maintained in common with other equipment in the Complex. If so, Tenant shall pay its Pro Rata Share of the maintenance costs.
The maintenance contract on the HVAC, extended warranties and any repairs and replacements not covered by the maintenance contract or warranty shall be included in the charges allocated to Tenant. Landlord may elect to replace the HVAC system, if necessary, and in such event the cost thereof shall be treated as provided in Article 6. Tenant shall pay as Additional Rent to Landlord, within ten days after receipt of billing, its pro rats share of such amortization, established on an equitable basis as set forth in the prior paragraph.
19.3 Waiver. Tenant waives all rights it may have under law or at equity to make repairs or to perform any obligation of Landlord arising under this Lease at Landlord's expense.
ARTICLE 20. CONDEMNATION
20.1 Definitions.
(a) "CONDEMNATION" means (i) the exercise of any governmental power, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise, by a Condemnor and/or (ii) a voluntary sale by Landlord to a Condemnor, under threat of Condemnation or while legal proceedings for Condemnation are pending.
(b) "DATE OF TAKING" means the date the condemnor has the right to possession of the property being condemned.
(c) "AWARD" means all compensation, sums or anything of value awarded, paid or received on a total or partial condemnation.
(d) "CONDEMNOR" means any person or entity having the power of condemnation.
20.2 Total Taking. If the Premises are totally taken by condemnation, this Lease shall terminate on the Date of Taking.
20.3 Partial Taking; Common Area.
(a) If a portion of the Premises is taken by condemnation, this Lease shall remain in effect, except that Tenant can elect to terminate this Lease if 20 percent or more of the total number of square feet in the Premises is taken.
(b) If any part of the Common Area of the Complex is taken by condemnation, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect so long as there is no material interference with the recess to the Premises, except that if 35 percent or more of the Common
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Area is taken by condemnation, either party shrill have the election to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section.
(c) If 30 percent or more of the Building in which the Premises are located is taken, Landlord shall have the election to terminate this Lease in the manner prescribed herein.
20.4 Termination or Abatement. If either party elects to terminate this Lease under the provisions of Section 20.3 (such party is hereinafter referred to as the "TERMINATING PARTY"), it must terminate by giving Notice to the other party (the "NONTERMINATING PARTY") within 30 days after the nature and extent of the taking have been determined (the "DECISION PERIOD"). The Terminating Party shall notify the Nonterminating Party of the date of termination, which date shall not be earlier than sixty days after the Terminating Party given Notice of its election to terminate nor later than the date of taking. If Notice of Termination is not given within the Decision Period, the Lease shall continue in full force and effect. The Minimum Monthly Rent shall be computed as the Minimum Monthly Rent in effect prior to the taking times a fraction of which the numerator is the number of square feet remaining in the Premises and the denominator is the number of square feet in the Premises prior to the taking.
20.5 Restoration. If there is a partial taking of the Premises and this Lease remains in full force and effect, Landlord shall make all necessary restoration so that the Premises is returned as near as practical to its condition immediately prior to the taking, but in no event shall Landlord be obligated to expend more for such restoration than the extent of funds actually paid to Landlord by the condemnor.
20.6 Award. Any award arising from the condemnation or the settlement thereof shall belong and be paid to Landlord, including any award for the leasehold value. Tenant may seek a separate award for Tenant's trade fixtures, tangible personal property and relocation expenses, if specified in the award by the condemning authority and so long as it does not reduce Landlord's award.
ARTICLE 21. PARKING
Landlord shall have the right by Notice to Tenant, to specify areas of the Complex for employee parking. If Landlord so designates an employee parking area, then automobiles of Tenant, its employees and agents must park within the parking areas specified by Landlord as employee parking. Tenant shall be entitled to park in common with other tenants of Landlord. Tenant agrees not to overburden the parking facilities and agrees to cooperate with Landlord and other tenants in the use of parking facilities. Landlord reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine if parking facilities are becoming crowded and to allocate and assign parking spaces among Tenant and other tenants. Upon request, Tenant shall provide Landlord with the license plate numbers of its employees. Tenant shall not at any time park its trucks or other delivery vehicles in the Common Area, except in such areas designated by Landlord. Landlord hereby agrees that Tenant shall have the non-exclusive use of not less than thirty-seven (37) parking spaces in the Complex.
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ARTICLE 22. ENTRY BY LANDLORD
Tenant shall permit Landlord and any mortgagee under a mortgage or beneficiary under a deed of trust encumbering the Building and their agents (each a "LENDER") to enter the Premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of (a) inspecting them, (b) maintaining the Building, (c) making repairs, replacements, alterations or additions to any portion of the Building, including the erection and maintenance of such scaffolding, canopies, fences and props as may be required, (d) posting notices of non-responsibility for alterations, additions or repairs, (e) placing upon the Building any usual or ordinary "for sale" signs and showing the space to prospective purchasers, investors and lenders, or (f) placing on the Premises "to lease" signs or marketing and showing the Premises to prospective tenants at any time Tenant is in uncured default hereunder or otherwise within 180 days prior to the expiration of this Lease, without any rebate of Rent and without any liability to Tenant for any loss of occupation or quiet enjoyment of the Premises thereby occasioned.
ARTICLE 23. SIGNS
Tenant shall not place on the Premises or Complex any exterior signs or advertisements nor any interior signs or advertisements that are visible from the exterior of the Premises, without Landlord's prior written consent, which Landlord may withhold in its sole discretion. The cost of installation and maintenance of any approved signs shall be at the sole expense of Tenant. At the end of the Term, Tenant shall remove all its signs and damage caused by the removal shall be repaired at Tenant's expense.
ARTICLE 24. DEFAULT
24.1 Tenant Default. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a default and breach of this Lease by Tenant:
(a) Any failure by Tenant to pay when due the Rent or any other required payment;
(b) Tenant's failure to observe or perform any Lease provision where such failure continues for ten days after Notice thereof to Tenant; provided, if the nature of the default is such that it cannot reasonably be cured within the ten-day period, Tenant shall not be deemed in default if, in the ten-day period, Tenant commences to cure and thereafter diligently prosecute the cure to completion;
(c) If at any time during the Term there shall be filed by or against Tenant a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a portion of Tenant's property, or if a receiver or trustee takes possession of any of the assets of Tenant, or if the leasehold interest herein passes to a receiver, or if Tenant makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or petitions for or enters into an arrangement;
(d) Any attempted Transfer in violation of Article 7; or
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(e) Tenant fails to take possession of the Premises on the Commencement Date or Tenant vacates or abandons the Premises.
24.2 Landlord Default. Landlord shall be in default if it fails to observe or perform any of the covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease for a period longer than 30 days after Notice from Tenant; provided, however, that if more than 30 days is required for performance, Landlord shall not be in default if it commences performance within 30 days of Tenant's Notice and thereafter completes such performance diligently and within a reasonable time.
ARTICLE 25. REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
25.1 Termination and Damages. In the event of any Tenant default, in addition to any other remedies available to Landlord herein or at law or in equity, Landlord shall have the immediate option to terminate this Lease and all rights of Tenant hereunder by giving Notice of such intention to terminate. If Landlord shall elect to so terminate this Lease, then Landlord may recover from Tenant:
(a) The worth at the time of award of any unpaid Rent which had been earned at the time of such termination; plus
(b) The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such Rent loss Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided. As used in subsections 25.1(a) and (b) the "worth at the time of award" is computed by including interest at ten percent per annum; plus
(c) The worth at the time of award (computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate at the time of award of the Federal Reserve Bank for the State plus one percent) of the amount by which the unpaid Rent for the balance of the term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such Rent loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided; plus
(d) Any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for the detriment proximately caused by Tenant's failure to perform its obligations under this Lease; and
(e) At Landlord's election, such other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as may be permitted by applicable State law.
25.2 Personal Property. In the event of default by Tenant, Landlord shall have the right, with or without terminating this Lease, to reenter the Premises and remove all persons and property from the Premises. Such properly may be stored in a public warehouse at the cost of and for the account of Tenant.
25.3 Recovery of Rent; Reletting.
(a) In the event of the abandonment of the Premises by Tenant or if Landlord elects to either reenter as provided in Section 25.2 or take possession of the Premises pursuant to legal proceeding or pursuant to any notice provided by law, then if Landlord does not elect to
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terminate this Lease as provided in Section 25.1, this Lease shall continue in effect, and Landlord may enforce all its rights and remedies under this Lease, including Landlord's right from time to time, without terminating this Lease, to either recover all Rent as it becomes due or relet the Premises or any part thereof for such term or terms and at such Rent and upon such other terms and conditions as Landlord, in its sole discretion may deem advisable with the right to make alterations and repairs to the Premises. Acts of maintenance or preservation or efforts to relet the Premises or the appointment of a receiver upon initiation of Landlord or other legal proceeding granting Landlord or its agent possession in protect Landlord's interest under this Lease shall not constitute a termination of Tenant's right to possession.
(b) If landlord elects to relet, the Rent received by Landlord from reletting shall be applied in the following order: (1) to the payment of any indebtedness other than Rent due hereunder from Tenant; (2) to the payment of any cost of reletting, including brokerage fees; (3) to the payment of the cost of any alterations and repairs to the Premises; (4) to the payment of Rent due and unpaid hereunder; and (5) any residue shall be held by Landlord and applied in payment of future Rent as the same may become due and payable hereunder. If the portion of Rent received under clause (b) (4) is less than the Rent payable during that month by Tenant hereunder, Tenant shall pay such deficiency to Landlord immediately upon demand. Tenant shall also pay to Landlord when ascertained, any costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in such reletting or in making such alterations and repairs not covered by the Rents received from such reletting.
(c) No reentry or taking possession of the Premises or any other action under this Section shall be construed as an election to terminate this Lease unless a Notice of such intention be given to Tenant or unless the termination thereof be decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any reletting without termination by landlord because of any default by Tenant, Landlord may at any time after such reletting elect to terminate this Lease for any such default.
(d) Landlord has the remedy described in California Civil Code ("CODE") Section 1951.4 (Landlord may continue Lease in effect after Tenant's breach and abandonment and recover Rent as it becomes due, if Tenant has right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations).
25.4 No Waiver. Efforts by Landlord to mitigate the damages caused by Tenant's default in this Lease shall not constitute a waiver of Landlord's right to recover damages hereunder.
25.5 Curing Defaults. If Tenant fails to repair, maintain, keep clean, or service any of the Premises or fails to perform any other Lease obligation, then alter having given Tenant reasonable Notice of any failure and a reasonable opportunity to remedy the failure, which in no case shall exceed ten days, Landlord may enter upon the Premises and perform or contract for the performance of the repair, maintenance, or other Tenant obligation, and Tenant shall pay Landlord as Additional Rent all direct and indirect costs incurred in connection therewith within ten days of receiving a bill therefor from Landlord.
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25.6 Cumulative Remedies. The various rights, options, election powers, and remedies of Landlord contained in this Article and elsewhere in this Lease are cumulative. None of them is exclusive of any others or of any legal or equitable remedy that Landlord might otherwise have in the event of breach or default, and the exercise of one right or remedy by Landlord will not in any way impair its right to any other right or remedy.
ARTICLE 26 FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY
Tenant agrees that as of the date of termination of this Lease or repossession of the Premises by Landlord, by way of default or otherwise, Tenant shall remove all personal property in accordance with applicable law. The Parties agree that any property of Tenant not removed by such date shall, at the option of Landlord, be deemed abandoned by Tenant.
ARTICLE 27. SURRENDER OF LEASE
The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, or a mutual cancellation thereof, shall not work as a merger. At the election of Landlord, it shall either terminate all or any existing subleases or subtenancies or operate as an assignment to Landlord of any or all such subleases or subtenancies. Tenant shall return the Premises to Landlord at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease in good and sanitary order, condition and repair, free of rubble and debris, broom clean, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Tenant shall ascertain from Landlord at least 30 days prior to the termination of this lease, whether Landlord desires the Premises, or any part thereof, restored to its condition prior to the making of Alterations, installations and improvements, and if Landlord shall so desire, then Tenant shall forthwith restore said Premises or the designated portions thereof, as the case may be, to its original condition, entirely at its own expense, excepting normal wear and tear. All damage to the Premises caused by the removal of trade fixtures and personal property that Tenant is permitted to remove under the terms of this Lease shall be promptly repaired by Tenant at its sole cost and expense.
ARTICLE 28. LANDLORD'S EXCULPATION
In the event of default, breach, or violation by Landlord or Landlord Parties of any of Landlord's obligations under this Lease, Landlord's liability to Tenant shall be limited to its ownership interest in the Building or the proceeds of a public sale of such interest pursuant to foreclosure of a judgment against Landlord. Landlord shall not be personally liable for any deficiency beyond its interest in the Building.
ARTICLE 29. NOTICES
All notices required or permitted to be given under this Lease ("NOTICE"), shall be in writing and shall be given or made to the respective party at the address or number set forth in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of this Lease by (i) personal service; (ii) mailing by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (iii) reputable courier which provides written evidence of delivery; or (iv) facsimile with the date and time imprinted during transmission. Either Party may change its address for Notice by a Notice sent to the other. Each Notice shall be deemed given or made upon receipt or refusal to receive.
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ARTICLE 30. SUBORDINATION
30.1 Priority of Encumbrances. This Lease shall be subordinate to any ground lease, first mortgage, or first deed of trust upon the real property of which the Premises are a part (each a "SECURITY INSTRUMENT") and to any and all advances made on the security thereof and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof. Notwithstanding such subordination, Tenant's right to quiet possession of the Premises shall not be disturbed if Tenant is not in default and so long as Tenant shall pay the Rent and observe and perform all the provisions of this Lease, unless this Lease is otherwise terminated pursuant to its terms. If a Lender or ground lessor gives Tenant Notice of its election to have this Lease prior to the lien of its Security Instrument, this Lease shall be deemed prior to such Security Instrument, whether this Lease is dated prior or subsequent to the date of said Security Instrument or the date of recording thereof.
30.2 Execution of Documents. Tenant agrees that no documentation other than this Lease is required to evidence such subordination, however, Tenant agrees to execute any documents required to effectuate such subordination and any attornment or to make this Lease prior to the lien of any Security Instrument, as the case may be. Tenant agrees that its failure to execute these documents may cause Landlord serious financial damage by causing the failure of a financing or sale transaction.
30.3 Attornment. If a Lender or ground lessor enforces its remedies
provided by law or under the pertinent Security Instrument and succeeds to
Landlord's interest in the Premises (a "SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST"), Tenant shall,
upon request of any Successor-in-Interest, automatically become the tenant of
said Successor-in-Interest without change in the terms or other provisions of
this Lease. The Successor-in-Interest shall not be (i) bound by any payment of
Rent for more than 30 days in advance; (ii) bound by any modification or
amendment of this Lease to shorten the term or decrease the Minimum Monthly Rent
without the consent of the Lender or ground lessor; (iii) liable for any act or
omission of Landlord or any previous landlord; (iv) bound by any obligation of
Landlord under the Lease that is not reasonably susceptible to performance by
the Successor-in-Interest; (v) subject to any offset, defense, recoupment or
counterclaim that Tenant may have given to Landlord or any previous landlord; or
(vi) liable for any deposit that Tenant may have with respect to Landlord or
previous landlord that has not been transferred to the Successor-in-Interest.
Within ten days after Notice of a request by Successor-in-Interest, Tenant shall
deliver an executed attornment agreement in a form required by such
Successor-in-Interest.
ARTICLE 31. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES
31.1 Execution by Tenant. Within ten days after receipt of Notice by Landlord, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord an estoppel certificate acknowledging such facts regarding this Lease as Landlord may reasonably require, including that (i) this Lease is in full force and effect, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and unmodified (or if modified, specifying the written modification documents); (ii) no default exists on the part of Landlord or Tenant under this Lease; (iii) there are no events which with the passage of time, or the giving of notice, or both, would create a default under this Lease; (iv) no Rent in excess of one month's
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Rent has been paid in advance; (v) Tenant has not sold, assigned, transferred,
mortgaged or pledged this Lease or the Rent nor has it received notice of same;
(vi) Tenant has no defense, setoff, recoupment or counterclaim against Landlord,
and (vi) such other matters as Landlord may reasonably request. Landlord, any
Lender, or any prospective purchaser of the Building or Complex may rely upon
such estoppel certificate. Failure to comply with this Article shall be a breach
of this Lease by Tenant giving Landlord all rights and remedies under Article 25
hereof, as well as a right to damages caused by the loss of a loan or sale which
may result from such failure by Tenant.
31.2 Financing, Sale or Transfer. If Landlord desires to finance, refinance, sell, ground lease or otherwise transfer the Premises, Building or Complex, or any part thereof, Tenant agrees, within ten days of request therefor by Landlord, to deliver to Landlord and to any lender or to any prospective buyer, ground lessor or other transferee designated by Landlord financial statements of Tenant and any parent company as may be reasonably required by such party. Such statements shall include the past three years' financial statements of Tenant. All such financial statements shall be received by Landlord in confidence and shall be used only for the purposes herein set forth.
ARTICLE 32. LENDER PROTECTION
Tenant agrees to give any Lender, by registered mail, a copy of any notice of default served upon Landlord, provided that prior to such notice Tenant has been given Notice of the address of such Lender. Tenant agrees that if Landlord fails to cure the default within the time provided for in this Lease, Lender shall have an additional 30 days within which to cure the default or, if the default cannot be cured within that time, then such additional time as may be necessary if, within the 30 days, Lender has commenced and is diligently pursuing the remedies necessary to cure the default (including commencement of foreclosure proceedings, if necessary). This Lease shall not be terminated while such remedies are being pursued.
ARTICLE 33. BANKRUPTCY
If at any time during the Term (1) there shall be filed by or against Tenant, in
any court, pleadings to initiate a bankruptcy petition of any kind, or the
appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a portion of Tenant's assets, or
(2) if a receiver or trustee takes possession of any of the assets of Tenant, or
if the leasehold interest herein passes to a receiver or trustee, or (3) if
Tenant makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or petitions for or
enters into an arrangement with creditors (any of which are referred to herein
as a "BANKRUPTCY EVENT"), then the following provisions shall apply:
(a) Any receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors
("assignee"), trustee of any kind, or Tenant as debtor-in-possession ("debtor")
shall either expressly assume or reject this Lease within sixty days following
the assignment to the Assignee or the filing of the pleading initiating the
receivership or bankruptcy ease. All such parties agree that they will not seek
Court permission to extend such time for assumption or rejection. Failure to
assume or reject in the time set forth herein shall mean that the Lease may be
terminated at Landlord's option.
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(b) if the Lease is assumed by a debtor, receiver, assignee or trustee, such party shall immediately after such assumption (i) cure any default or provide adequate assurances that defaults will be promptly cured; (2) pay Landlord for actual pecuniary less or provide adequate assurances that compensation will be made for such loss; and (3) provide adequate assurance of future performance.
(c) Where a default exists under the Lease, the party assuming the Lease may not require Landlord to provide services or supplies incidental to the Lease before its assumption by such trustee or debtor, unless Landlord is compensated under the terms of the Lease for such services and supplies provided before the assumption of such Lease.
(d) Landlord reserves all remedies available to Landlord in Article 26 or at law or in equity in respect of a Bankruptcy Event by Tenant, to the extent such remedies are permitted by law.
ARTICLE 34. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
34.1 Captions. The captions of this Lease are for convenience only and are not a part of this Lease and do not in any way limit or amplify the terms and provisions of this Lease.
34.2 Construction. Whenever the singular number is used in this Lease and when required by the context, the same shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular. Items following the terms "include" or "including" are descriptive only and not by way of limitation. All approvals to be given by any party to the Lease are not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed unless specifically indicated to the contrary in the Lease.
34.3 Modifications. This instrument contains all the agreements, conditions and representations made between the Parties and may only be modified by a written agreement signed by all of the Parties.
34.4 Severability. The invalidity of any provision of this Lease, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall in no way affect the validity of any other provision hereof.
34.5 No Offer. The preparation and submission of a draft of this Lease by either party to the other shall not constitute an offer, nor shall either party be bound to any terms of this Lease or the entirety of the Lease itself until the Parties have fully executed a final document and an original signature document has been received by the Parties. Until such time as described in the previous sentence, either party is free to terminate negotiations with no obligation to the other.
34.6 Light, Air and View. No diminution of light, air, or view by any structure, whether or not erected by Landlord, shall entitle Tenant to any reduction of Rent, result in any liability of Landlord to Tenant, or in any other way affect this Lease or Tenant's obligations hereunder.
34.7 Public Transportation Information. If required by law, Tenant shall establish and maintain a program to encourage maximum use of public transportation by Tenant personnel
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employed on the Premises. Tenant shall comply with all requirements of any local transportation management ordinance.
34.8 Rules and Regulations. Tenant will comply with all reasonable Rules and Regulations adopted and promulgated by Landlord and applicable to all tenants in the Building or Complex. The "RULES AND REGULATIONS" concerning the Complex are attached hereto as Exhibit E. Landlord reserves the right to change the Rules and Regulations affecting the Complex. Landlord shall have no liability for violation of any Rules or Regulations by any other tenant in the Complex nor shall such violation or waiver thereof excuse Tenant's compliance. All delivery and dispatch of supplies, fixtures, equipment and furniture shall be by means and during hours established by Landlord.
34.9 Joint and Several Liability. Should Tenant consist of more than one person or entity, they shall be jointly and severally liable on this Lease.
34.10 Survival. All obligations of Tenant which may accrue or arise during the Term of this Lease or as a result of any act or omission of Tenant during the Term shall, to the extent they have not been fully performed, satisfied or discharged, survive the expiration or termination of this Lease.
34.11 Brokers. Landlord and Tenant each represent and warrant to the other party that it has not authorized or employed, or acted by implication to authorize or employ, any real estate broker or salesmen to act for it in connection with this Lease, except for the Broker identified in Article 1. Landlord and Tenant shall each indemnify, defend and hold the other party harmless from and against any and all claims by any real estate broker or salesman whom the indemnifying party authorized or employed, or acted by implication to authorize or employ, to act for the indemnifying party in connection with this Lease.
34.12 Non-liability of Landlord. Except as otherwise expressly stated in this Lease, and only to the extent so stated, the consent or approval, whether express or implied, or the act, failure to act or failure to object, by Landlord in connection with any plan, specification, drawing, proposal, request, act, omission, notice or communication (collectively "act") by or for, or prepared by or for, Tenant, shall not create any responsibility or liability on the part of Landlord, and shall not constitute a representation by Landlord, with respect to the completeness, sufficiency, efficacy, propriety, quality or legality of such act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, if any provision of this Lease expressly or impliedly obligates Landlord not to unreasonably withhold its consent or approval, an action for declaratory judgment or specific performance will be Tenant's sole right and remedy in any dispute as to whether Landlord has breached such obligation.
34.13 Attorneys' Fees. In the event of litigation or arbitration between the Parties with respect to this Lease, then all costs and expenses, including all reasonable fees of appraisers, accountants, experts, consultants and attorneys (collectively "PROFESSIONAL FEES") incurred by the prevailing party shall be paid by the other party. If Landlord is named as a defendant, or requested or required to appear as a witness or produce any documents in any suit brought by Tenant against a third party or a third party suit against Tenant arising out of Tenant's occupancy
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hereunder, Tenant shall pay Landlord its costs and expenses incurred in such suit, including its actual Professional Fees.
34.14 Effect of Waiver. Landlord's waiver of any breach of a Lease provision is not a waiver of such Lease provision or any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition of the Lease. Subsequent acceptance of Rent by Landlord is not a waiver of any preceding breach by Tenant of any provision of this Lease, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular Rent so accepted, regardless of Landlord's knowledge the preceding breach at the time of acceptance of Rent.
34.15 Holding-Over. If Tenant remains in possession of the Promises after the expiration of the Term, with Landlord's written consent, then such holding over shall be construed as a month-to-month tenancy, subject to all the conditions, provisions and obligations of this Lease (as applicable to a month-to-month tenancy) as existed during the last month of the Term, except the Minimum Monthly Rent shall be equal to twice the Minimum Monthly Rent then payable. Such tenancy may be terminated by either party upon ten days' Notice prior to the end of any monthly period. Any option or right to extend, renew or expand shall not be applicable. Landlord's acceptance of Rent after such expiration or termination shall not constitute a holdover hereunder or result in a renewal of this Lease.
34.16 Binding Effect. The covenants and conditions of this Lease, subject to the provisions as to assignment, apply to and bind the heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns the Parties.
34.17 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Lease.
34.18 Release of Landlord. If Landlord sells its interest in the Building or Complex, then from and after the effective date of the sale or conveyance, Landlord shall be released and discharged from any and all obligations and responsibilities under this Lease except those already accrued.
34.19 Transfer to Purchaser. If Tenant provides security fm the faithful performance of any of its covenants of the Lease, Landlord may transfer the security to a purchaser of the reversion, if the reversion be sold, and thereupon Landlord shall be discharged from any further liability in reference thereto.
34.20 Waiver by Tenant. The Parties have negotiated numerous provisions of
this Lease, some of which are covered by statute. Whenever a provision of this
Lease and a provision of any statute or other law cover the same matter, the
provisions of this Lease shall control. Therefore, Tenant waives (for itself and
all persons claiming under Tenant) the provisions of Code Sections 1932(2) and
1933(4) with respect to the destruction of the Premises; Code Sections 1941 and
1942 with respect to Landlord's repair duties and Tenant's right to repair, Code
Section 1995.310 with respect to remedies for breach of contract; Code Section
3275 and CCP Section 1179 relating to rights of redemption; and CCP Section
1265.130, allowing either party a Court petition to terminate this Lease in the
event of a partial taking of the
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Premises by condemnation. This waiver applies to future statutes enacted in addition to or in substitution for the statutes specified.
34.21 Waiver of Jury Trial. Landlord and Tenant hereby waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the Parties against the other on any matters whatsoever arising out of this Lease, or any other claims.
34.22 Authorization. If Tenant is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, each person executing this Lease on behalf of such entity represents and warrants (i) that he or she is duly authorized to execute this Lease on behalf of such entity, (a) if a corporation, in accordance with either a duty adopted resolution of its Board of Directors or its Bylaws; (b) if a partnership, in accordance with its partnership agreement; or (c) if a limited liability company, in accordance with its limited liability company agreement and (ii) that this Lease is binding upon Tenant in accordance with its terms.
34.23 Conversion to a Limited Liability Entity. If Tenant is a partnership
(either general or limited), joint venture, cotenancy, joint tenancy or an
individual, Tenant may not convert (the "CONVERSION") the Tenant entity or
person into any type of entity which possesses the characteristic of limited
liability such as, by way of example only, a corporation, a limited liability
company, limited liability partnership or limited liability limited partnership
(a "LIMITED ENTITY") without the consent of Landlord, subject to fulfillment of
the conditions below. The following are conditions precedent to Landlord's
obligation to act reasonably with respect to a Conversion to a Limited Entity:
(i) the Limited Entity assumes all of Tenant's liabilities and is assigned all
of Tenant's assets as of the effective date of the Conversion; (ii) as of the
effective date of the Conversion, the Limited Entity shall have a net worth
("NET WORTH"), which is not less than either (a) Tenant's Net Worth on the date
of execution of the Lease or (b) Tenant's Net Worth as of the date Tenant
requests consent to the Conversion; (iii) Tenant is not in default under the
Lease; (iv) Tenant delivers to Landlord a satisfactory agreement, executed by
each equity interest holder of Tenant, wherein each agrees to remain personally
liable for all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease; and (v)
Tenant reimburses Landlord within ten days of Landlord's written demand for any
and all reasonable costs and expenses that may be incurred by Landlord in
connection with the Conversion including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees.
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In Witness Whereof, the Parties have executed this Lease as of the date first written above.
"LANDLORD" "TENANT" BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC., A PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION DELAWARE CORPORATION By: By: /s/ Hsing Kung -------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Name: Name: Hsing Kung ------------------------------ Title: Title: CEO & President ----------------------------- Date: Date: 7/10/00 ------------------------------ |
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
PREPARED BY: ___
REVIEWED BY: ___
APPROVED BY: ___
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ADDENDUM NO. 1
LETTER OF CREDIT AS DEPOSIT SECURITY
This ADDENDUM NO. 1 (this "ADDENDUM") is made in connection with and is a part of that certain Lease, dated as of June 30, 2000, by and between Bedford Property Investors, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as Landlord, and Pine Photonics Communications, Inc., as Tenant, (the "LEASE").
1. Definitions and Conflict. All capitalized terms referred to in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as provided in the Lease, except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Addendum. In case of any conflict between any term or provision of the Lease and any exhibits attached thereto and this Addendum, this Addendum shall control.
2. Letter of Credit Security Deposit. Pursuant to the terms of the Lease, a Security Deposit of $307,839.11 is required from Tenant. In lieu of depositing cash for the full amount of the Security Deposit, Tenant shall deposit a letter of credit for $$307,839.11 (the "MAXIMUM LETTER OF CREDIT AMOUNT"), with the balance of the Security Deposit in the form of cash. Said letter of credit shall be in the form of an irrevocable, unconditional and clean standby letter of credit and otherwise in the form set forth below (the "LETTER OF CREDIT"). The term Security Deposit shall mean the cash portion of the Security Deposit and the Letter of Credit.
2.1 Form of Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall be issued by a national bank acceptable to Landlord in its reasonable discretion, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area that will accept and pay on any draw on the Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall be issued for a term of at least twelve months (with a term during the last year of the Lease Term of at least one full month following the expiration of the Lease Term) and shall be in a form and with such content acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion. Any Letter of Credit that Tenant delivers to Landlord in replacement of an existing Letter of Credit shall be in an amount equal to the replaced Letter of Credit (prior to any draws) so that the cash and Letter of Credit together equal the amount of the Security Deposit specified in the Lease. Any such replacement Letter of Credit shall be delivered to and received by Landlord no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the term of the letter of Credit then in effect. If Tenant fails to deposit a replacement Letter of Credit or renew the expiring Letter of Credit, Landlord shall have the right to draw upon the expiring Letter of Credit for the full amount thereof and hold the same as Security Deposit; provided, however, that if Tenant provides a replacement Letter of Credit that meets the requirements of this section, Landlord shall promptly return to Tenant in cash that amount of the Letter of Credit that had been drawn upon by Landlord. The Letter of Credit shall expressly permit full and partial draws. If for any reason the Letter of Credit does not permit partial draws, then Landlord shall have the right to make a full draw on the Letter of Credit, notwithstanding that the full amount may not be required to cure any default by Tenant. The Letter of Credit shall designate Landlord as beneficiary and shall be transferable by beneficiary to any transferee, successor, and assign (including any lender of Landlord) at no cost or expense to beneficiary. The Letter of Credit shall provide that it may be drawn by Landlord (or its assignee) upon presentation by Landlord to the issuing bank (at its offices in the San Francisco Bay Area) of a sight draft(s), together with a written statement executed by Landlord stating that
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the amount requested is due Landlord under the Lease. The amount of the draw requested by Landlord shall be payable by the bank without further inquiry or any other documentation or further action required of the bank, landlord, or Tenant. All costs and expenses to obtain the Letter of Credit and all renewals shall be borne by Tenant.
2.2 Landlord's Draw. If the Letter of Credit is drawn upon by Landlord, Tenant shall, within ten days after written demand therefor, deposit cash with Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to amount required under the Lease and this Addendum. At all times the Security Deposit, whether in the form of cash and/or Letter of Credit, shall be in the amount specified in the Lease. The use, application or retention of the Letter of Credit, or any portion thereof, by Landlord shall not prevent Landlord from exercising any other right or remedy provided by this Lease or by law, it being intended that Landlord shall not first be required to use all or any part of the Letter of Credit or cash portion of the Security Deposit, and such use shall not operate as a limitation on any recovery to which Landlord may otherwise be entitled. Tenant shall not be entitled to any interest on the cash portion of the Security Deposit. The exercise of any rights of Landlord to the Security Deposit shall not constitute a waiver of nor relieve Tenant from any liability or obligation for any default by Tenant. If Landlord draws upon the entire amount of the Letter of Credit, Tenant may deliver a replacement Letter of Credit to Landlord, instead of depositing cash with Landlord, equal to the original amount of the Letter of Credit.
2.3 Return or Transfer of Letter of Credit. Within thirty days after the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease and provided Tenant has complied with all of its obligations under the Lease, Landlord shall promptly return the refundable portion of the Security Deposit, including the Letter of Credit, to Tenant. In the event of a transfer of the Premises, Building or Project by Landlord, Landlord or any subsequent transferor shall deliver the refundable portion of the Security Deposit, including both the cash portion and the Letter of Credit, to the successor landlord or transferee.
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
REAL PROPERTY in the City of Fremont, County of Alameda, State of California, described as follows:
Lots 5, 6, and 7, Tract 4200, filed August 30, 1979 in Book 112 of Maps, Page 85, Alameda County Records.
APN Nos.: 519-1680-010 and 519-1680-011-01
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EXHIBIT B
PLAN OF THE COMPLEX
(PLAN OF THE COMPLEX GRAPHIC)
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EXHIBIT B-1
FLOOR PLAN OF THE PREMISES
(NOT AVAILABLE)
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EXHIBIT C
CONSTRUCTION OBLIGATIONS
1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms referred to in this Exhibit C (this "Agreement") not defined below shall have the same meaning as defined in the Lease of which this Agreement forms a part.
2. CONSTRUCTION OF TENANT IMPROVEMENTS. Tenant shall construct the Tenant Improvements in accordance with this Agreement and due approved Construction Plans.
3. DEFINITIONS. Each of the following terms shall have the following meaning:
"ARCHITECT" shall mean ____________________. Architect shall be employed by Tenant and all costs of Architect will be the responsibility of Tenant as part of the Tenant Improvement Cost.
"LANDLORD'S ALLOWANCE" shall mean the amount to be contributed by Landlord toward Tenant Improvement Cost as stated in Section 1.12 of the Lease. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Lease, in no event shall Landlord have any obligation to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with or arising out of the Tenant Improvements in excess of the Landlord's Allowance specified herein.
"BUILDING" shall mean the Building Shell and the Tenant Improvements.
"BUILDING SHELL" shall mean the basic minimum enclosure of the Building consisting of the foundation and floors, structural framework, roof coverings, exterior walls and exterior doors and windows, basic fire sprinkler systems, plumbing system stubs, underground electrical power stubs, the parking lots and landscaping appurtenant to the Common Areas, but excluding all Tenant Improvements.
"CONSTRUCTION PLANS" shall mean the complete plans and specifications for the construction of the Tenant Improvements, which shall be in substantial compliance with the Approved Preliminary Plans, consisting of all architectural, engineering mechanical and electrical drawings and specifications which are required to obtain all building permits, licenses and certificates from the applicable governmental authority(ies) for the construction of the Tenant Improvements. The Construction Plans shall be prepared by Architect, and in all respects shall be in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and building codes for the City of Fremont, California.
"CONTRACTOR" shall mean a California licensed general contractor with experience and expertise in constructing projects similar to the Tenant Improvements as mutually agreed to by Landlord and Tenant pursuant to Section 6, below. Contractor shall be responsible for construction of the Tenant Improvements.
"PREMISES" shall mean the portion of the Building Shell wherein the Tenant Improvements are to be constructed. Landlord shall deliver the Premises to Tenant in broom clean condition, with all building systems existing as of the date of execution of this Lease in
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good working order and repair, and otherwise in "AS-IS WHERE-IS" condition. Tenant acknowledges that the Base Tenant Improvement Allowance is provided to Tenant by Landlord for the purpose of remodeling and/or rehabilitating the Premises, and other than providing the Base Tenant Improvement Allowance in the time and manner provided for herein, Landlord shall have no responsibility for the condition of the Premises or the improvements located therein.
"TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY" shall mean all personal property constructed or installed in the Promises by Tenant at Tenant's expense, including furniture, fixtures, equipment and all data and telephone cabling to be constructed or installed in the Premises by Tenant, but excluding the Tenant improvements.
"TENANT IMPROVEMENTS" shall mean all interior portions of the Building to be constructed by Tenant pursuant to this Agreement and the Approved Construction Plans, including but not limited to, electrical systems, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems ("HVAC"), plumbing and fire sprinkler systems (to the extent such electrical, HVAC, plumbing and fire sprinkler systems are not included in the Building Shell), interior partitions, millwork, floor coverings, acoustical ceilings, interior painting, and similar items.
"TENANT IMPROVEMENT COST" shall mean the costs for construction and installation of the Tenant Improvements, inclusive of the fees charged by Architect. The costs for construction and installation shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) architectural / space planning fees and costs charged by Architect in the preparation of the Preliminary Plans, Construction Plans and/or any Change Requests;
(b) any and all other fees and costs charged by architects, engineers and consultants in the preparation of the Construction Plans, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural drawings and of all other aspects of the Construction Plans, and for processing governmental applications and applications for payment, observing construction of the work, and other customary engineering, architectural, interior design and space planning services;
(c) surveys, reports, environmental and other tests and inspections of the site and any improvements thereon necessary for the construction of the Tenant Improvements;
(d) labor, materials, equipment and fixtures supplied by the Contractor, its subcontractors and/or materialmen;
(e) the furnishing and installation of all HVAC duct work, terminal boxes, distributing diffusers and accessories required for completing the heating, ventilating and air conditioning system in the Premises, including costs of meter and key control for after-hour usage;
(f) all electrical circuits, wiring, lighting fixtures, and tube outlets furnished and installed throughout the Premises, including costs of meter and key control for after-hour electrical power usage;
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(g) all window and floor coverings in the Premises:
(h) all fire and life safety control systems, such as fire walls, sprinklers and fire alarms, including piping, wiring and accessories installed within the Premises;
(i) all plumbing, fixtures, pipes and accessories installed within the Premises;
(j) fees charged by the city and/or county where the Building is located (including, without limitation, fees for building permits and plan checks) required for the construction of the Tenant Improvements in the Premises;
(k) all taxes, fees, charges and levies by governmental and quasi-governmental agencies for authorization, approvals, licenses and permits; and all sales, use and excise taxes for the materials supplied and services rendered in connection with the installation and construction of the Tenant Improvements;
(l) all costs and expenses incurred to comply with all Laws and Regulations, as well as all rules, regulations or ordinances of any governmental authority in connection with the construction of the Tenant Improvements including, without limitation, any costs of complying with the ADA in the Complex required as a condition to approving the construction of the Tenant Improvements.
Tenant improvement Costs shall not include the cost of any of
Tenant's Personal Property or the installation thereof, which shall be performed
by Tenant at its sole cost and expense. Subject to the payment by Landlord of
the Base Tenant Improvement Allowance in the time and manner specified in
Section 12, below, Tenant shall be solely responsible for paying all Tenant
Improvement Costs.
4. SPACE PLAN FOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS.
4.1 APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAN. As soon as reasonably possible following the full execution of this Agreement, the space plan ("Preliminary Plan") for the Tenant Improvements shall be prepared by the Architect, and shall be reviewed and approved by Landlord and Tenant (the "Approved Preliminary Plan"). The Approved Preliminary Plan shall be used by Architect to develop the Construction Plans.
5. CONSTRUCTION PLANS FAR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS.
5.1 PREPARATION BY ARCHITECT. Within 20 days following completion of the
Approved Preliminary Plan, Architect shall provide Tenant and Landlord with
completed Construction Plans showing (i) Tenant's partition layout and the
location and details; (ii) the location of telephone and electrical outlets;
(iii) the location, style and dimension of any desired special lighting; (iv)
the location, design and style of all doors, floor coverings and wall coverings;
(v) the location, design, style and dimensions of cabinets and casework; and
(vi) all details, including "cut sheets," for the Tenant Improvements, which
shall be in conformity with the Approved Preliminary Plans. The Construction
Plans shall be in a form satisfactory to
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appropriate governmental authorities responsible for issuing permits and licenses required for construction of the Tenant Improvements.
5.2 LANDLORD'S REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR TENANT Improvements. Within ten (10) business days after receipt of the Construction Plans, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of any changes necessary to bring the Construction Plans into substantial conformity with the Approved Preliminary Plans. If any changes requested by Landlord are reasonably necessary to bring the Construction Plans into substantial conformity with the Approved Preliminary Plans, Architect shall make such changes and provide the revised Construction Plans to Landlord for its review and approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Within ten (10) business days thereafter, Landlord shall either (i) notify Tenant in writing of any changes necessary to bring the Construction Plans into substantial conformity with the Approved Preliminary Plans, or (ii) approve such revised Construction Plans. Architect shall continue to revise the Construction Plans as required by Landlord and Tenant until Landlord's and Tenant's written approval is received. The Construction Plans approved in writing by both Landlord and Tenant shall be deemed the "Approved Construction Plans."
6. CONTRACTOR. Tenant shall, as soon as reasonably possible, provide Landlord with the names of not less than three (3) California licensed general contractors with expertise and experience in constructing projects similar to the Tenant Improvements. Upon request of Landlord, Tenant shall provide Landlord with references for such contractors so that Landlord may verify such contractors' expertise and ability to construct the Tenant Improvements. Landlord shall have no obligation to approve any contractor proposed by Tenant that either (i) does not possess sufficient experience and expertise in constructing projects similar to the Tenant Improvements, or (ii) to which Landlord otherwise makes reasonable objection. Following Landlord's written approval of a Contractor, Tenant shall enter into a contract with the Contractor for the construction of the Tenant Improvements (the "Construction Contract"), for a bid price acceptable to Tenant in its sole discretion (the "Approved Bid.") The Construction Contract between Tenant and Contractor shall provide that all Tenant Improvements shall be warranted by Contractor for a period not less than one (1) year, and shall provide that all such warranties are assignable to, and enforceable by, Landlord. Landlord must approve the Construction Contract before Tenant and Contractor execute the same, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
7. BUILDING PERMIT. Tenant shall be responsible for obtaining a building permit ("Building Permit") for the Tenant Improvements. To the extent requested by Tenant, Landlord shall, at no cost or expense to Landlord, assist Landlord in obtaining the Building Permit. Tenant, the Architect or the Contractor shall submit the Approved Construction Plans to the appropriate governmental body for plan checking and a Building Permit.
8. CHANGE REQUESTS. No changes to the Approved Construction Plans requested by Tenant (each, a "Change Request") shall be made without Landlord's prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, subject to the following:
(i) No Change Request shall affect the structure or operating systems of the Building;
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(ii) A Change Request shall constitute an agreement by Tenant to any delay in completion of the Tenant Improvements caused by reviewing, processing and implementing the Change Request;
(iii) Any delays in completion of the Tenant Improvements caused as a result of a Change Request shall not delay the commencement of the term of the Lease from the Commencement Date specified in Section 1.7 of the Lease. Tenant agrees that the Lease and all obligations of Tenant thereunder (including without limitation the obligation to pay Rent) shall commence on the Commencement Date specified in Section 1.7 of the Lease, notwithstanding any delay in construction of the Tenant Improvements caused by any Change Request.
Any and all costs incurred in connection with a Change Request approved by Landlord shall be paid for solely by Tenant, including, without limitation, increased architectural or engineering fees and costs, permit re-submittal fees and costs, increased construction costs, costs incurred as a result of any delay in constructing the Tenant Improvements caused by the Change Request, costs incurred by Landlord in having the proposed Change Request reviewed by third parties, and any other costs and expenses incurred in connection with or arising out of such Change Request.
9. PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COSTS. Following substantial completion of the Tenant Improvements and determination of the total Tenant Improvement Cost, to the extent the Tenant Improvement Cost exceeds the Landlord's Allowance (the "Additional Costs"), and such Additional Costs have not previously been paid by Tenant pursuant to Section 10, below, Tenant shall be solely responsible for payment of such Additional Costs.
10. PAYMENT OF CONTRACTOR. Once Tenant and Contractor have mutually executed the Construction Contract, Tenant shall be responsible for making monthly progress payments to Contractor in accordance with the Construction Contract, subject to reimbursement by Landlord pursuant to the following procedure. Landlord shall reimburse Tenant each month, within twenty (20) days of receipt of bills or invoices from Tenant representing the current months' payment obligation to the Contractor (the "Monthly Payment"), for that portion of the Monthly Payment determined by taking a fraction, the numerator of which is the Landlord's Allowance, and the denominator of which is the Approved Bid, and multiplying the Monthly Payment by such fraction. Tenant shall be solely responsible for paying the balance of any Monthly Payment as Additional Costs. If the total Approved Bid is in equal to or less than the sum of the Landlord's Allowance, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant each month, within twenty (20) days of receipt of bills or invoices from Tenant representing the current Monthly Payment, for the entire Monthly Payment. It shall be a condition precedent to Landlord's obligation to reimburse Tenant for any Monthly Payment that Tenant shall have provided Landlord with unconditional lien releases and waivers from the Contractor, any subcontractors and/or any material suppliers providing goods or services for the Tenant Improvements, in the form required by California law, whereby such Contractor, any subcontractors and/or any material suppliers unconditionally waive any mechanics' or other statutory lien rights with respect to the current and/or any prior Monthly Payment made or to be made by Landlord to Tenant.
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11. REQUIREMENTS. All construction and installation of the Tenant Improvements shall be subject to strict conformity with the following requirements:
(a) Tenant shall give Landlord at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of commencement of the construction of the Tenant Improvements so that Landlord may post notices of non-responsibility in or upon the Premises as provided by law;
(b) All Tenant improvements shall be constructed in a skillful and workmanlike manner, consistent with the best practices and standards of the construction industry, and pursued with diligence in accordance with the Approved Construction Plans and in full accord with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances, including without limitation, the ADA. All material, equipment, and articles incorporated in the Tenant Improvements are to be new, and of recent manufacture, and of the most suitable grade for the purpose intended;
(c) The Contractor shall maintain all of the insurance reasonably required by Landlord, including, without limitation, commercial general liability and workers' compensation insurance in the amounts specified in Article 9 of the Lease, and builder's risk and course of construction insurance in an amount not less than the total Tenant Improvement Costs. Tenant shall provide Landlord with certificates of insurance evidencing such insurance coverage by Contractor prior to commencing the construction of the Tenant Improvements. Landlord and any other party in interest designated by Landlord shall be named as an additional insured on the commercial general liability policy, and Landlord shall be named as the loss payee on the builder's risk and course of construction insurance.
(d) Landlord may require performance and labor and materialmen's payment bonds issued by a surety approved by Landlord, in a sum equal to the Tenant Improvement Costs, guarantying the completion of the Tenant Improvements free and clear of all liens and other charges in accordance with the Approved Construction Plans. Such bonds shall name Landlord as beneficiary;
(e) Construction of the Tenant Improvements must be performed in a manner such that it will not interfere with the quiet enjoyment of the other tenants in the Complex;
(f) Construction of the Tenant Improvements must be completed during calendar year 2000.
12. LIENS. Tenant shall keep the Premises and the Complex in which the Premises are situated free from any liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by Tenant in connection with the construction of the Tenant Improvements. In the event a mechanic's or other lien is filed against the Premises or the Complex as a result of a claim arising through Tenant or the Tenant Improvements, Landlord may demand that Tenant furnish to Landlord a surety bond satisfactory to Landlord in an amount equal to at least one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount of the contested lien claim or demand, indemnifying Landlord against liability for the same and holding the Premises and Complex free from the effect of such lien or claim. Such bond must be posted within ten (10) days following notice from Landlord. In addition, Landlord may require Tenant to pay Landlord's attorneys' fees and
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costs in participating in any action to foreclose such lien if Landlord shall decide it is to its best interest to do so. In any event, Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Landlord from and against any and all claims, demands, expenses, actions, judgments, damages, penalties, fines, liabilities, losses, suits, costs and fees, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred in connection with or related to a claim arising through Tenant or the Tenant Improvements.
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EXHIBIT D
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMMENCEMENT
This Acknowledgement is made as of __________ with reference to that certain Lease Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Lease") dated, June 30, 2000, by and between BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC., a Maryland corporation "Landlord" therein, and PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation "Tenant", for the Premises situated at 940 AUBURN COURT, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA 94538.
The undersigned hereby confirms the following:
1. That the Tenant accepted possession of the Premises (as described in said Lease) on__________, and acknowledges that the Premises are as represented by the Landlord and in good order, condition and repair, and that the improvements, if any, required to be constructed for Tenant by Landlord under this Lease have been so constructed and are satisfactorily completed in all respects.
2. That all conditions of said Lease to be performed by Landlord prerequisite to the full effectiveness of said Lease have been satisfied and that Landlord has fulfilled all of its duties of an inducement nature.
3. That in accordance with the provisions of said Lease the commencement date of the term is __________, and that, unless sooner terminated, the original term thereof expires on __________.
4. That said Lease is in full force and effect and that the same represents the entire agreement between Landlord and Tenant concerning said Lease.
5. That there are no existing defenses which Tenant has against the enforcement of said Lease by Landlord, and no offsets or credits against rentals.
6. That the minimum rental obligations of said Lease is presently in effect and that all rentals, charges and other obligations on the part of Tenant under said Lease commenced to accrue on __________.
7. That the undersigned has not made any prior assignment, hypothecation or pledge of said Lease or of the rents hereunder.
TENANT:
PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT E
RULES AND REGULATIONS ATTACHED TO AND MADE
A PART OF THIS LEASE
1. No sign, placard, picture, advertisement, name of notice shall be inscribed, displayed or printed or affixed on the Building or to any part thereof, or which is visible from the outside of the Building, without the written consent of Landlord, first had and obtained and Landlord shall have the right to remove any such sign, placard, picture, advertisement, name or notice without notice and at the expense of Tenant.
All approved signs or lettering on doors shall be printed, affixed or inscribed at the expense of Tenant by a person approved by Landlord.
Tenant shall not place anything or allow anything to be placed near the glass of any window, door, partition or wall which may appear unsightly from outside the Premises.
2. If a directory is located at the Building, it is provided exclusively for the display of the name and location of Tenant only and Landlord reserves the right to exclude any other names therefrom.
3. The sidewalks, passages, exits, entrances, and stairways in and around the Building shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used by it for any purpose other than for ingress to and egress from the Premises. The passages, exits, entrances, stairways, and roof are not for the use of the general public and Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to control and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence in the judgment of Landlord shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Building and its Tenants, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent such access to person with whom Tenant normally deals in the ordinary course of Tenant's business unless such persons are engaged in illegal activities. Neither Tenant nor any employees or invitees of Tenant shall go upon the roof of the Building.
4. Tenant shall not be permitted to install any additional lock or locks on any door in the Building unless written consent of Landlord shall have first been obtained. Two keys will be furnished by Landlord for every room.
5. The toilets and urinals shall not be used for any purpose other than those for which they were constructed, and no rubbish, newspapers or other substances of any kind shall be thrown into them. Wastes and excessive or unusual use of water shall not be allowed. Tenant shall be responsible for any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule by Tenant or its employees or invitees.
6. Tenant shall not overload the floor of the Premises or mark, drive nails, screw or drill into the partitions, woodwork or plaster or in any way deface the Premises or any part thereof.
7. Tenant shall not use, keep or permit to be used or kept any foul or noxious gas or substance in the Premises, or permit or suffer the Premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other occupants of the Building by
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reason of noise, odors and/or vibrations, or interfere in any way with other Tenants or those having business therein.
8. The Premises shall not be used for the storage of merchandise, for washing clothes, for lodging, or for any improper objectionable or immoral purposes.
9. Tenant shall not use or keep in the Premises or the Building any kerosene, gasoline, or inflammable or combustible fluid or material, or use any method of heating or air conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord.
10. Landlord will direct electricians as to the manner and location in which telephone and telegraph wires are to be introduced. No boring or cutting for wires will be allowed without the consent of Landlord. The location of telephones, call boxes and other office equipment affixed to the Premises shall be subject to the approval of Landlord.
11. Tenant shall not lay linoleum, tile, carpet or other similar floor covering so that the same shall be affixed to the floor of the Premises in any manner except as approved by Landlord. The expense of repairing any damage resulting from a violation of this rule or removal of any floor covering shall be borne by Tenant.
12. Exterior blinds are furnished for each window by Landlord. Any additional window covering desired by Tenant shall be approved by Landlord.
13. Landlord reserves the right to exclude or expel from the Building any person who, in the judgment of Landlord, is intoxicated or under the influence of liquor or drugs, or who shall in any manner do any act in violation of any of the rules and regulations of the Building.
14. Tenant shall not disturb, solicit, or canvass any occupant of the Building.
15. Without the written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall not use the name of the Building in connection with or in promoting or advertising the business of Tenant except as Tenant's address.
16. Tenant shall not permit any contractor or other person making any alterations, additions or installations within the Premises to use the hallways, lobby or corridors as storage or work areas without the prior consent of Landlord. Tenant shall be liable for and shall pay the expense of any additional cleaning or other maintenance required to be performed by Landlord as a result of the transportation or storage of materials or work performed within the Building by or for Tenant.
17. Tenant shall be entitled to use parking spaces as mutually agreed upon between Tenant and Landlord subject to such reasonable conditions and regulations as may be imposed from time to time by Landlord Tenant agrees that vehicles of Tenant or its employees or agents shall not park in driveways nor occupy parking spaces or other areas reserved for any use such as Visitors, Delivery, Loading, or other tenants. Landlord or its agents shall save the right to cause or be removed any car or Tenant, its employees or agents, that
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may be parked in unauthorized areas, and Tenant agrees to save and hold harmless Landlord, its agents and employees from any and all claims, losses, damages and demands asserted or arising in respect to or in connection with the removal of any such vehicle. Tenant, its employees, or agents shall not park campers, trucks or cars on the Building parking areas overnight or over weekends. Tenant will from time to time, upon request of Landlord, supply Landlord with a list of license plate numbers of vehicles owned or operated by its employees and agents.
18. Landlord reserves the right to make modifications hereto and such other and further rules and regulations as in its sole judgment may be required for the safety, care and cleanliness of the premises and the Building and for the preservation of good order therein. Tenant agrees to abide by all such rules and regulations.
19. Canvassing, soliciting and peddling is prohibited in the Building and each Tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.
20. Landlord is not responsible for the violation of any rule contained herein by any other Tenant.
21. Landlord may waive any one or more of these rules for the benefit of any particular Tenant, but no such waiver shall be construed as a waiver of Landlord's right to enforce these rules against any or all Tenants occupying the Building.
22. Tenant is responsible for purchasing and installing a security system if required by the City of FREMONT. The cost of purchasing and installation of any such system is the sole costs and expense of the Tenant.
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APPENDIX
INDEX TO DEFINED TERMS
Term Section No. ---- ----------- Advance Rent Section 1.8 (B) Alterations Section 18.1 Award Section 20.1 (c) Bankruptcy Event Article 33 Broker Section 1.15 Building Section 1.5 Capital Costs Section 6.1 (d) & CP Article 13 CC&Rs Section 1.13 Claims Section 11.3 Commencement Date Section 3.1 Common Area Section 6.1 (a) Common Area Costs Section 6.1 (b) Complex Section 1.6 Complex Insurance Premium Section 8.4 Condemnation Section 20.1 (a) Condemnor Section 20.1 (d) Construction Budget Section 3 of Exhibit C Construction Costs Section 3 of Exhibit C Construction Plans Section 3 of Exhibit C Conversion Section 34.23 Code Section 25.4 (d) Date of Taking Section 20.1 (b) Decision Period Section 20.4 Environmental Laws Section 16.3 (a) (i) Estimated Commencement Date Section 1.7 (A) Force Majeure Delay Section 3 of Exhibit C Hazardous Materials Section 16.3 (a) (ii) HVAC Section 19.2 Initial Pro Rata % Section 1.11 Landlord Section 1.2 Landlord's Allowance Section 1.12 Landlord Parties Section 2.1 Laws and Regulations Section 16.1 Lease Introduction Lender Article 22 Limited Entity Section 34.23 Loss Date Section 12.1 Losses Section 16.3 (a) (iii) Management Fee Section 1.14 Minimum Monthly Rent Section 1.8 (A) Net Worth Section 34.23 Nonterminating Party Section 20.4 Notice Article 29 Parties Introduction Permitted Use Section 1.11 Premises Section 1.4 Pro Rata % Section 6.1 (c) Pro Rata Share Section 6.3 Professional Fees Section 34.13 Real Property Taxes Section 5.1 Release Section 16.3 (a) (iv) Rent Section 4.1 Rent Payment Address Section 1.1 Rentable Area Section 1.4 Restrictions Section 2.2 Rules and Regulations Section 34.8 Security Deposit Section 1.9 Security Instrument Section 30.1 Space Plan Section 3 of Exhibit C State Section 1.6 Substantial Completion Section 3 of Exhibit C Substantially Completed Section 3 of Exhibit C Successor-in-Interest Section 30.3 Taxes Section 5.1 Tenant Section 1.3 Tenant Delay Section 3 of Exhibit C Tenant Improvements Section 3 of Exhibit C Tenant Parties Section 2.1 Tenant's Participation Section 3 of Exhibit C Term Section 1.7 Terminating Party Section 20.4 Termination Notice Section 7.5 Transfer Section 7.1 Transfer Agreement Section 7.2 Transfer Date Section 7.2 Transfer Notice Section 7.2 Transferee Section 7.2 Transferor Section 7.4 Uninsured Property Loss Section 12.1 |
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS PARK NET LEASE
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS PARK NET LEASE (this "Amendment") is entered into this 1ST day of September, 2000, by and between BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION, ("Landlord") and PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ("Tenant").
RECITALS
A. Landlord and Tenant previously entered into that certain Lease dated June 30, 2000 (the "Lease"), whereby Landlord leased to Tenant and Tenant leased from Landlord approximately 12,060 rentable square feet of space located at 940 AUBURN COURT, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA (the "Premises").
B. The parties hereto wish to amend the Lease to (i) expand the size of the
Premises by approximately Six Thousand One Hundred (6,100) rentable square feet,
known as 930 Auburn Court, Fremont, California as shown on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Expansion Premises"),
(ii) revise the Minimum Rent for the Premises after inclusion of the Expansion
Premises, (iii) revise Tenant's Initial Pro Rata % specified in Section 1.11 of
the Lease after inclusion of the Expansion Premises, (iv) revise the Letter of
Credit as Security Deposit for the Premises after inclusion of the Expansion
Premises, and to otherwise amend the terms and conditions of the Lease as
hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
2. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment that are not defined herein shall have the meanings as defined in the Lease.
3. COMMENCEMENT DATE. The Commencement Date for the Expansion Premises shall be September 15, 2000, and shall expire July 31, 2005.
4. EXPANSION OF PREMISES. Upon the Commencement Date, Tenant hereby hires from Landlord, and Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, the Expansion Premises. From and after the Commencement Date, the Expansion Premises shall be deemed to be a part of the Premises for all purpose under the Lease, and Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that the Premises shall consist of approximately Eighteen Thousand One Hundred Sixty (18,160) rentable square feet. The Lease is hereby amended accordingly.
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5. MINIMUM MONTHLY RENT. From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Minimum Rent for the Premises (including the Expansion Premises) the following amounts:
9/1/00 - 9/14/00: $ 9,849.00 (Existing Premises partial month) 9/15/00 - 9/30/00: $16,949.33 (partial month) 10/1/00 - 7/31/01: $31.780.00 (per month) 8/1/01 - 7/31/02: $33,369.00 (per month) 8/1/02 - 7/31/03: $35,037.45 (per month) 8/1/03 - 7/31/04: $36,789.32 (per month) 8/1/04 - 7/31/05: $38,628.79 (per month) |
6. TENANT'S PRO RATA %. As of the Commencement Date, Tenant's Pro Rata % specified in Section 1.11 of the Lease is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefore:
"26.69%" - CAM and Insurance Pro Rata (18,160 SF + 68,030 SF) "50.19%" - Property Tax Pro Rata (18,160 SF + 36,180 SF) |
7. TENANT IMPROVEMENTS. From and after the Commencement Date, Landlord shall provide Tenant with an improvement allowance of up to Twelve Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($12,200.00) (the "Allowance"), for Tenant to make certain improvements to the Expansion Premises (the "Tenant Improvements.") All Tenant improvements proposed to be performed by Tenant shall be performed in accordance with Article 18 and Exhibit "C" of the Lease, will otherwise in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining thereto. Tenant shall provide Landlord with bills, invoices or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Landlord of sums expended by Tenant on the Tenant Improvements, and Landlord shall reimburse Tenant within thirty (30) days following receipt of such bills, invoices or such other evidence. In no event shall Landlord be required to reimburse Tenant for any amounts in excess of the Allowance. Any part of the Allowance not spent by Tenant on the Tenant Improvements shall be the sole property of Landlord and Tenant shall have no right thereto.
8. LETTER OF CREDIT AS SECURITY DEPOSIT. Prior to the Commencement Date of this Amendment, Tenant shall deposit to Landlord (i) a revised letter of credit in the amount of $463,545.45 inclusive of the Expansion Premises, or (ii) a letter of credit in the amount of $155,706.34, which shall be separate and in addition to the letter of credit in the amount of $307,839.11 for the premises located at 940 Auburn Court in Fremont, California. Said letter of credit shall be in the form of an irrevocable, unconditional and clean standby letter of credit and otherwise in the form set forth below (the "Letter of Credit"). The term Security Deposit shall mean the cash portion of the Security Deposit and the Letter of Credit,
8.1 FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT. The Letter of Credit shall be issued by a national bank acceptable to Landlord in its reasonable discretion, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area that will accept and pay on any draw on the Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall be issued for a term of at least twelve months (with a term during the last year of the Lease Term of at least one full month following the expiration of the Lease Term) and shall be in a form and with such content acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion.
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Tenant delivers to Landlord in replacement of an existing Letter of Credit shall be in an amount equal to the replaced Letter of Credit (prior to any draws) so that the cash and Letter of Credit together equal the amount of the Security Deposit specified in the Lease. Any such replacement Letter of Credit shall be delivered to and received by Landlord no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the term of the Letter of Credit then in effect. If Tenant fails to deposit a replacement Letter of Credit or renew the expiring Letter of Credit, Landlord shall have the right to draw upon the expiring Letter of Credit for the full amount thereof and hold the same as Security Deposit; provided, however, that if Tenant provides a replacement Letter of Credit that meets the requirements of this section, Landlord shall promptly return to Tenant in cash that amount of the Letter of Credit that had been drawn upon by Landlord. The Letter of Credit shall expressly permit full and partial draws. If for any reason the Letter of Credit does not permit partial draws, then Landlord shall have the right to make a full draw on the Letter of Credit, notwithstanding that the full amount may not be required to cure any default by Tenant. The Letter of Credit shall designate Landlord as beneficiary and shall be transferable by beneficiary to any transferee, successor, and assign (including any lender of Landlord) at no cost or expense to beneficiary. The Letter of Credit shall provide that it may be drawn by Landlord (or its assignee) upon presentation by Landlord to the issuing bank (at its offices in the San Francisco Bay Area) of a sight draft(s), together with a written statement executed by Landlord stating that the amount requested is due Landlord under the Lease. The amount of the draw requested by Landlord shall be payable by the bank without further inquiry or any other documentation or further action required of the bank, Landlord, or Tenant. All costs and expenses to obtain the Letter of Credit and all renewals shall be borne by Tenant.
8.2 LANDLORD'S DRAW. If the Letter of Credit is drawn upon by Landlord, Tenant shall, within ten days after written demand therefor, deposit cash with Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to amount required under the Lease and this Addendum. At all times the Security Deposit, whether in the form of cash and/or Letter of Credit, shall be in the amount specified in the Lease. The use, application or retention of the Letter of Credit, or any portion thereof, by Landlord shall not prevent Landlord from exercising any other right or remedy provided by this Lease or by law, it being intended that Landlord shall not first be required to use all or any part of the Letter of Credit or cash portion of the Security Deposit, and such use shall not operate as a limitation on any recovery to which Landlord may otherwise be entitled. Tenant shall not be entitled to any interest on the cash portion of the Security Deposit. The exercise of any rights of Landlord to the Security Deposit shall not constitute a waiver of nor relieve Tenant from any liability or obligation for any default by Tenant. If Landlord draws upon the entire amount of the Letter of Credit, Tenant may deliver a replacement Letter of Credit to Landlord, instead of depositing cash with Landlord, equal to the original amount of the Letter of Credit
8.3 RETURN OR TRANSFER OF LETTER OF CREDIT. Within thirty days after the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease and provided Tenant has complied with all of its obligations under the Lease, Landlord shall promptly return the refundable portion of the Security Deposit, including the Letter of Credit, to Tenant. In the event of a transfer of the Premises, Building or Project by Landlord, Landlord or any subsequent transferor shall deliver the refundable portion of the Security Deposit, including both the cash portion and the Letter of Credit, to the successor landlord or transferee.
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9. REAL ESTATE BROKERS. Tenant hereby represents and warrants to Landlord that Tenant has not authorized or employed, or acted by implication to authorize or employ, any real estate broker or salesman to act for it in connection with this First Amendment and the expansion of the Premises contemplated herein. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold the Landlord harmless from and against any and all claims by any real estate broker or salesman whom Tenant authorized or employed, or acted by implication to authorize or employ, to act for Tenant in connection with this First Amendment.
10. NO CHANGE. Except as set forth herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Lease remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this First Amendment as of the day and date first written above.
LANDLORD: TENANT: BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC., A PINE PHOTONICS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION DELAWARE CORPORATION BY: /s/ James R. Moore BY: /s/ Hsing Kung ------------------------------- --------------------------------- JAMES R. MOORE (PRINT): Hsing Kung ITS: SR. VICE PRESIDENT/COO ITS: President/CEO DATE: 9/19/00 DATE: 9/11/00 /s/ /s/ ------------------- ----------------- Landlord's Initials Tenant's Initials |
EXHIBIT A
FLOOR PLAN OF EXPANSION SPACE
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SECOND AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS PARK
NET LEASE
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS PARK NET LEASE ("Second Amendment") is made as of this 23RD day of JUNE, 2005, by and between BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION, ("Landlord") and OPNEXT, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, successor in interest to Pine Photonics, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").
R E C I T A L S
A. The Tenant and Landlord entered into that certain lease dated, June 30, 2000, as amended by the First Amendment dated September 1, 2000 (collectively the "LEASE"), under the terms of which Tenant leased certain space (the "Leased Premises") commonly known as 940 AUBURN COURT, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA containing approximately 18,160 rentable square feet, as fully described in the Lease.
B. Landlord and Tenant desire to amend and modify the Lease as more particularly set forth in this Second Amendment.
In consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and obligations contained herein, the parties agree to amend the Lease in the following particulars only.
1. RATIFICATION. Except as otherwise stated in this Second Amendment, the terms of the Lease remain in full force and effect and the Lease, as hereby amended shall bind, and inure to the benefit of, the successors of the parties hereto.
2. TERM. The Salient Lease Terms are hereby amended such that the Term will be extended for a period of thirty six (36) months commencing August 1, 2005 and terminating July 31, 2008.
3. MINIMUM MONTHLY RENT. The Salient Lease Terms are hereby amended such that the Minimum Monthly Rent payable during the Term of the Lease shall be as follows:
August 1, 2005 - July 31, 2006: $12,530.00 per month, NNN August 1, 2006 - July 31, 2007: $13,075.00 per month, NNN August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2008: $13,620.00 per month, NNN |
4. LANDLORD'S ALLOWANCE. The Landlord agrees to contribute an amount of $72,640.00 (i.e. $4.00 per square foot of the rentable area of the Premises) to be paid by Landlord for the Tenant Improvement Cost for the Tenant Improvements to be mutually agreed upon by Landlord and Tenant. This sum shall be paid directly to the contracting parties entitled to payment. Any unused portion of Landlord's Allowance for the Tenant Improvements shall remain the property of Landlord, and Tenant shall have no interest in said funds. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be responsible for payment of all Construction Costs in excess of Landlord's Allowance and shall pay to Landlord within ten (10) days after request from Landlord the amount of such excess Construction Costs.
5. NO BROKERS. Tenant represents and warrants that it has not authorized or employed, or acted by implication to authorize or employ, any real estate broker or salesman to act for it in connection with this Second Amendment. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all claims by any real estate broker or salesman Tenant authorized or employed, or acted by implication to authorize or employ, to act for Tenant in connection with this Second Amendment to Lease.
6. CONFIRMATION. Tenant acknowledges that as of the date of this Second Amendment it has no claims against Landlord or its agent which may serve as the basis of any set-off against Rent or any other remedy at law or equity. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it is duly authorized to enter into this Second Amendment and perform its obligations without the consent or approval of any other party and that the person signing on its behalf is duly authorized to sign on behalf of such party.
7. COUNTERPARTS. This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute a final Second Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Second Amendment has been executed as of the date first set forth above.
LANDLORD: TENANT: BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC., A OPNEXT, INC. MARYLAND CORPORATION A DELAWARE CORPORATION /s/ Stephen M. Silla BY: /s/ Harry L. Bosco ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- By: Stephen M. Silla (Print): HL BOSCO ITS: Exec VP & COO ITS: PRESIDENT & CEO 7/11/05 DATE: 7-7-05 ------------------------------------ |
DATE:
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
PREPARED BY: /S/ -------- REVIEWED BY: /S/ -------- APPROVED BY: /S/ -------- |
EXHIBIT 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF OPNEXT, INC.
In effect as of October 27, 2006.
Pine Photonics Communications, Inc. Delaware Opnext Japan, Inc. Japan Opnext Germany GmbH Germany |
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the use of our report dated October 20, 2006, in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 and related Prospectus of Opnext, Inc., dated October 27, 2006.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York October 23, 2006 |