As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2006

Registration 333-        

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

33-0599368

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

5880 Pacific Center Boulevard

San Diego, California  92121

(858) 373-1600

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 


 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ OPTION) TO RANDALL P. MARX, DATED AS OF APRIL 13, 2006

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ OPTION) TO ROBERT S. PICOW, DATED AS OF APRIL 13, 2006

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ OPTION) TO KIRK A. WALDRON, DATED AS OF APRIL 13, 2006

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ OPTION) TO RANDALL P. MARX, DATED AS OF APRIL 13, 2006

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ OPTION) TO ROBERT S. PICOW, DATED AS OF APRIL 13, 2006

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ OPTION TO KIRK A. WALDRON, DATED AS OF APRIL 13, 2006

 


 

Joseph Ram

Chief Executive Officer

InfoSonics Corporation

5880 Pacific Center Boulevard

San Diego, California  92121

(858) 373-1600

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


 

Copy to:

David J. Katz

Perkins Coie LLP

1620 – 26 th Street

Sixth Floor, South Tower

Santa Monica, California  90404

(310) 788-9900

 


 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Securities to Be Registered

 

Amount To
Be Registered (1)

 

Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share

 

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price

 

Amount of
Registration Fee

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable under the InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 

500,000

  (2)  

$

  22.52

  (3)  

$

  11,260,000

  (3)  

$

  1,205

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, subject to outstanding options under Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreements

 

90,000

  (4)  

$

  9.77

  (5)  

$

  879,300

  (5)  

$

  94

 

Total

 

590,000

 

 

 

$

  12,139,300

 

$

  1,299

 

 


(1)           Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares issuable pursuant to the InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and pursuant to the Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreements as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the Registrant’s outstanding common stock.

(2)           The maximum number of shares of common stock available for grant under the InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan is 500,000 shares (the “Share Authorization”). 174,102 shares authorized but not granted under the InfoSonics Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan were previously registered on a Form S-8 Registration Statement (SEC File No. 333-129777) on November 17, 2005. By post-effective amendment to that Form S-8 Registration Statement, those shares have now been deregistered and are included within the Share Authorization registered on this Form S-8 Registration Statement.

(3)           Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is estimated to be $22.52 based on the average of the high sales price ($23.95 per share) and the low sales price ($21.10 per share) for the Registrant’s common stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on June 8, 2006.

(4)           The 90,000 shares subject to outstanding options under individual Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreements were previously registered on a Form S-8 Registration Statement (SEC File No. 333-129777) on November 17, 2005. By post-effective amendment to that Form S-8 Registration Statement, those shares have now been deregistered.

(5)           Computed pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per share of $9.77 represents the weighted average per share exercise prices of the currently outstanding options subject to the Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreements. 45,000 shares subject to the options have an exercise price of $3.29 per share and the remaining 45,000 shares subject to the options have an exercise price of $16.24 per share.

 

 



 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.                  INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

 

(a)   The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed on March 31, 2006, which contains audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;

 

(b)   The Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed on May 15, 2006;

 

(c)   The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2006, June 5, 2006 and June 12, 2006 (as to Item 1.01 and Item 4.02); and

 

(d)   The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 16, 2004 (File No. 001-32217) under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.

 

Item 4.                  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.                  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

 

None.

 

Item 6.                  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

The General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland allows corporations to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan, unless it is established that:

 

               the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

 

               the person actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

 

               in the case of any criminal proceeding, the person had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

 

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Under Maryland law, indemnification may be provided against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding. The indemnification may be provided, however, only if authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification is permissible under the circumstances because the person met the applicable standard of conduct. This determination is required to be made:

 

               by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the proceeding or, if a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the board consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the time, parties to the proceeding and who a majority of the board of directors designated to act in the matter;

 

               by special legal counsel selected by the board or board committee by the vote set forth above, or, if such vote cannot be obtained, by a majority of the entire board; or

 

               by the stockholders.

 

If the proceeding is one by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may not be provided as to any proceeding in which the person is found liable to the corporation.

 

Under Maryland law, the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by statute are not exclusive of any other rights to which a person who is not a director seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any charter, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, vote of directors or otherwise.

 

Article VI of the Registrant’s Bylaws provides for indemnification of each director, officer or employee of the Registrant:

 

               to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland, or any similar provision or provisions of applicable law at the time in effect, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was at any time a director, officer or employee of the Registrant, or is or was at any time serving at the Registrant’s request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan; and

 

               to the full extent permitted by the common law and by any statutory provision other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was at any time a director, officer or employee of the Registrant, or is or was at any time serving at the Registrant’s request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan.

 

Reasonable expenses incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding described above shall be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director, officer or employee to repay such amount to the Registrant if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified.

 

In addition to the general indemnification described above, Maryland law permits corporations to include any provision expanding or limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation or its stockholders for money damages, but may not include any provision that restricts or limits the liability of its directors or officers to the corporation or its stockholders for the following:

 

               to the extent that it is proved that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property, or services for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received; or

 

               to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the proceeding that the person’s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding.

 

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Article XI of the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation contains a provision that eliminates and limits the personal liability of each director and officer to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland. The directors and officers of the Registrant also may be indemnified against liability they may incur for serving in that capacity pursuant to a liability insurance policy maintained by the Registrant for such purpose.

 

Item 7.                  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.                  EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

Opinion of counsel regarding legality of the common stock being registered

 

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

Consent of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP, independent registered public accounting firm

 

 

 

 

23.2

 

 

Consent of counsel (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

 

 

 

 

24.1

 

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

 

InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

 

99.2

 

 

Form of Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement (Non-Employee Directors’ Option)

 

Item 9.                  UNDERTAKINGS

 

A.            The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i)      To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

 

(ii)     To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and

 

(iii)    To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

 

provided , however , that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

 

(2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)   To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

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B.      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

C.      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on June 12, 2006.

 

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph Ram

 

 

 

Joseph Ram

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Joseph Ram and Jeffrey A. Klausner, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective amendments.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on the 12th day of June, 2006.

 

 

Signature

 

Title

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph Ram

 

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive

Joseph Ram

 

 

Officer) and Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Klausner

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial

Jeffrey A. Klausner

 

 

and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

/s/ Abraham G. Rosler

 

 

Director

Abraham G. Rosler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Randall P. Marx

 

 

Director

Randall P. Marx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert S. Picow

 

 

Director

Robert S. Picow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kirk A. Waldron

 

 

Director

Kirk A. Waldron

 

 

 

 



 

EXHIBITS INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

Opinion of counsel regarding legality of the common stock being registered

 

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

Consent of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP, independent registered public accounting firm

 

 

 

 

23.2

 

 

Consent of counsel (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

 

 

 

 

24.1

 

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

 

InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

 

99.2

 

 

Form of Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement (Non-Employee Directors’ Option)

 


EXHIBIT 5.1

 

 

1620 26th Street, Sixth Floor

Santa Monica, CA 90404-4013

PHONE: 310.788.9900

FAX: 310.788.3399

www.perkinscoie.com

 

June 12, 2006

 

InfoSonics Corporation
5880 Pacific Center Boulevard
San Diego, California 92121

 

Re:

Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Shares of Common Stock,

 

par value $0.001 per share, of InfoSonics Corporation

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to you in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), which you are filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to an aggregate of up to 590,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of InfoSonics Corporation (the “Shares”). Up to 500,000 Shares may be issued pursuant to the InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and up to 90,000 shares may be issued upon the exercise of stock options granted to non-employee directors pursuant to the terms and conditions of InfoSonics Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreements (the “Stock Option Agreements”).

 

We have examined the Registration Statement and such documents and records of InfoSonics Corporation as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion. In giving this opinion, we are assuming the authenticity of all instruments presented to us as originals, the conformity with originals of all instruments presented to us as copies and the genuineness of all signatures.

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that any Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Plan and the Stock Option Agreements as original issuance shares have been duly authorized and that, upon the due execution by InfoSonics Corporation of any certificates representing such Shares, the registration by its registrar of such Shares and the sale thereof, and the receipt of consideration therefor, by InfoSonics Corporation in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreements, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ PERKINS COIE LLP

 

 


EXHIBIT 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Infosonics Corporation of our report, dated February 10, 2006, relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Infosonics Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/  SINGER LEWAK GREENBAUM & GOLDSTEIN LLP

 

Los Angeles, California

June 12, 2006

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

 

2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its Related Companies by providing them with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and to align their interests and efforts with the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders.

 

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

 

Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan have the meanings set forth in Appendix A.

 

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1           Administration of the Plan

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Board or the Compensation Committee, which shall be composed of two or more directors, each of whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate responsibility for administering the Plan with respect to designated classes of Eligible Persons to different committees consisting of one or more members of the Board, subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate, except with respect to Awards to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Awards granted pursuant to Section 15 of the Plan. Members of any committee shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time. All references in the Plan to the “Committee” shall be, as applicable, to the Compensation Committee or any other committee to whom the Board has delegated authority to administer the Plan.

 

3.2           Administration and Interpretation by Committee

 

(a)            Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board or a Committee, to (i) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan;

 



 

(iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (v) approve the forms of notice or agreement for use under the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award, notice or agreement executed or entered into under the Plan; (ix) establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (x) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company’s employees as it so determines; and (xi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.

 

(b)            In no event, however, shall the Committee have the right, without stockholder approval, to (i) cancel or amend outstanding Options or SARs for the purpose of repricing, replacing or regranting such Options or SARs with Options or SARs that have a purchase or grant price that is less than the purchase or grant price for the original Options or SARs except in connection with adjustments provided in Section 14, or (ii) issue an Option or amend an outstanding Option to provide for the grant or issuance of a new Option on exercise of the original Option.

 

(c)            The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant’s working less than full-time shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors or executive officers, by the Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be final.

 

(d)            Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant, any stockholder and any Eligible Person. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions.

 

SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

4.1           Authorized Number of Shares

 

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 14.1, a maximum of 500,000 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares.

 

4.2           Share Usage

 

(a)            Shares of Common Stock covered by an Award shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant. If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled prior to the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of

 

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Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award or (ii) covered by an Award that is settled in cash, or in a manner such that some or all of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Award are not issued, shall be available for Awards under the Plan. The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested into additional shares of Common Stock or credited as additional shares of Common Stock subject or paid with respect to an Award.

 

(b)            The Committee shall also, without limitation, have the authority to grant Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan. In the event that an Acquired Entity has shares available for awards or grants under one or more preexisting plans not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, then, to the extent determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such preexisting plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to holders of common stock of the entities that are parties to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of such preexisting plans, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employees or directors of the Company or a Related Company prior to such acquisition or combination. In the event that a written agreement between the Company and an Acquired Entity pursuant to which a merger or consolidation is completed is approved by the Board and said agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity, said terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Committee without any further action by the Committee, except as may be required for compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Participants.

 

(d)            Notwithstanding the other provisions in this Section 4.2, the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall equal the aggregate share number stated in Section 4.1, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14.1.

 

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SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY

 

An Award may be granted to any employee, officer or director of the Company or a Related Company whom the Committee from time to time selects. An Award may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services rendered to the Company or any Related Company that (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital-raising transaction and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

 

SECTION 6. AWARDS

 

6.1           Form, Grant and Settlement of Awards

 

The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other type of Award. Any Award settlement may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine.

 

6.2           Evidence of Awards

 

Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written, including an electronic, notice or agreement that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Committee shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

6.3           Deferrals

 

The Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of any Award. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, which may include the grant of additional Awards or provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits to deferred stock unit equivalents. Deferral of any Award payment shall satisfy the requirements for exemption from Section 409A of the Code or satisfy the requirements of Section 409A as determined by the Plan Administrator prior to such deferral.

 

6.4           Dividends and Distributions

 

Participants may, if the Committee so determines, be credited with dividends paid with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying an Award in a manner determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may apply any restrictions to the dividends or dividend equivalents that the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

 

SECTION 7. OPTIONS

 

7.1           Grant of Options

 

The Committee may grant Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

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7.2           Option Exercise Price

 

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be as determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date, except in the case of Substitute Awards.

 

7.3           Term of Options

 

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of a Nonqualified Stock Option shall be as established for that Option by the Committee, provided such term may not exceed ten years, or, if not so established, shall be ten years from the Grant Date.

 

7.4           Exercise of Options

 

The Committee shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall vest and become exercisable according to the following schedule, which may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time:

 

Period of Participant’s Continuous
Employment or Service With the Company
or Its Related Companies From the Vesting
Commencement Date

 

Portion of Total Option
That Is Vested and Exercisable

 

 

 

After 1 year

 

1/3 rd

 

 

 

Each additional one-month period of continuous service completed thereafter

 

An additional 1/36 th

 

 

 

After 3 years

 

100%

 

To the extent an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery, as directed by the Company, to the Company or a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Company of a properly executed stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement or notice, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Committee, accompanied by payment in full as described in Sections 7.5. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Committee.

 

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7.5           Payment of Exercise Price

 

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue the shares being purchased and must be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Committee for that purchase, which forms may include:

 

(a)            cash, check or wire transfer;

 

(b)            tendering (either actually or, so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock that on the day prior to the exercise date have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option owned by the Participant for at least six months (or any other period necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company);

 

(c)            so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and to the extent permitted by law, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or

 

(d)            such other consideration as the Committee may permit.

 

7.6           Effect of Termination of Service

 

The Committee shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall be exercisable according to the following terms and conditions, which may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time:

 

(a)            Any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on such date.

 

(b)            Any portion of an Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on the earliest to occur of:

 

(i)             if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for reasons other than Cause or death, the date that is three months after such Termination of Service;

 

(ii)            if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs by reason of death, the one-year anniversary of such Termination of Service; and

 

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(iii)           the last day of the maximum term of the Option (the “Option Expiration Date” ).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant dies after his or her Termination of Service but while an Option is otherwise exercisable, the portion of the Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of such Termination of Service shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (y) the Option Expiration Date and (z) the one-year anniversary of the date of death, unless the Committee determines otherwise.

 

Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for Cause, all Options granted to the Participant shall automatically expire upon first notification to the Participant of such termination, unless the Committee determines otherwise. If a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant shall be terminated for Cause, all the Participant’s rights under any Option shall likewise be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after a Participant’s Termination of Service, any Option then held by the Participant may be immediately terminated by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

(c)            A Participant’s change in status from an employee to a consultant, advisor or independent contractor, or a change in status from a consultant, advisor or independent contractor to an employee, shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of this Section 7.6.

 

SECTION 8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of any Incentive Stock Options shall in addition comply in all respects with Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, and any applicable regulations thereunder, including, to the extent required, the following:

 

8.1           Dollar Limitation

 

To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of Common Stock with respect to which a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations) exceeds $100,000, such portion in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. In the event the Participant holds two or more such Options that become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, such limitation shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted.

 

8.2           Eligible Employees

 

Individuals who are not employees of the Company or one of its parent or subsidiary corporations may not be granted Incentive Stock Options.

 

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8.3           Exercise Price

 

The exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations (a “Ten Percent Stockholder” ), shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date. The determination of more than 10% ownership shall be made in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

 

8.4           Option Term

 

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed ten years, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, shall not exceed five years.

 

8.5           Exercisability

 

An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (if permitted by the terms of the Option) (a) more than three months after the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was for reasons other than death or disability, (b) more than one year after the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was by reason of disability, or (c) after the Participant has been on leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Participant’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or contract.

 

8.6           Taxation of Incentive Stock Options

 

In order to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Participant must hold the shares acquired upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise.

 

A Participant may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares acquired on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the expiration of such holding periods.

 

8.7           Code Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Section 8, “disability,” “parent corporation” and “subsidiary corporation” shall have the meanings attributed to those terms for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

 

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SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

9.1           Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights

 

The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants at any time on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. An SAR may be granted in tandem with an Option or alone ( “freestanding” ). The grant price of a tandem SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Option. The grant price of a freestanding SAR shall be established in accordance with procedures for Options set forth in Section 7.2. An SAR may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for the term as the Committee determines in its sole discretion; provided, however, that, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the SAR, the term of a freestanding SAR shall be as established for that SAR by the Committee, provided such term may not exceed ten years, or, if not so established, shall be ten years, and in the case of a tandem SAR, (a) the term shall not exceed the term of the related Option and (b) the tandem SAR may be exercised for all or part of the shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option, except that the tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.

 

9.2           Payment of SAR Amount

 

Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment in an amount determined by multiplying:  (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Committee as set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, the payment upon exercise of an SAR may be in cash, in shares, in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

SECTION 10. STOCK AWARDS, RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS

 

10.1         Grant of Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units

 

The Committee may grant Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any, which may be based on continuous service with the Company or a Related Company or the achievement of any performance goals, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award.

 

10.2         Vesting of Restricted Stock and Stock Units

 

Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and restrictions of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Committee, and

 

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subject to the provisions of Section 13, (a) the shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant, and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Awards, in cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards shall be paid to the Participant in cash.

 

10.3         Waiver of Restrictions

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Stock Unit under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

 

SECTION 11. OTHER STOCK OR CASH-BASED AWARDS

 

Subject to the terms of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, the Committee may grant other incentives payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock under the Plan.

 

SECTION 12. WITHHOLDING

 

The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company the amount of (a) any taxes that the Company is required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award ( “tax withholding obligations” ) and (b) any amounts due from the Participant to the Company or to any Related Company ( “other obligations” ). The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock or otherwise settle an Award under the Plan until such tax withholding obligations and other obligations are satisfied.

 

The Committee may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the Participant’s tax withholding obligations and other obligations by (a) paying cash to the Company, (b) having the Company withhold an amount from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant, (c) having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested, in the case of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations, or (d) surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations. The value of the shares so withheld may not exceed the employer’s minimum required tax withholding rate, and the value of the shares so tendered may not exceed such rate to the extent the Participant has owned the tendered shares for less than six months, if such limitations are necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company.

 

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SECTION 13. ASSIGNABILITY

 

No Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose) or transferred by a Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent the Participant designates one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Award may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or transfer an Award subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify.

 

SECTION 14. ADJUSTMENTS

 

14.1         Adjustment of Shares

 

In the event, at any time or from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to stockholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company’s corporate or capital structure results in (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or any other company being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Committee shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities available for issuance under the Plan; (ii) the maximum number and kind of securities issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Section 4.2; and (iii) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefor. The determination by the Committee as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding.

 

14.2         Changes in Control and Reorganization Events

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of grant with respect to a particular Award or unless provided otherwise in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, the following provisions shall apply upon a Change in Control or upon a Reorganization Event:

 

(a)            In the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding Awards shall become fully and immediately exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, immediately prior to the Change in Control, and, in addition, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to do any of the following:

 

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(i)             provide for a Participant to surrender an Award (or portion thereof) and to receive in exchange a cash payment, for each share subject to an Award, equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate fair market value of the shares subject to the Award over the exercise or grant price, if any, for the shares subject to the Award; and

 

(ii)            make any other adjustments, or take any other action, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate provided that any such adjustments or actions would not result in a Participant receiving less value than pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this subsection 14.2(a).

 

(b)            In the event of a Reorganization Event, all outstanding Awards shall become fully and immediately exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, immediately prior to the Reorganization Event, and, in addition, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may make any or all of the following adjustments:

 

(i)             by written notice to each Participant provide that such Participant’s Options shall be terminated or cancelled upon such Reorganization Event, unless exercised prior thereto;

 

(ii)            provide for termination or cancellation of an Award in exchange for payment to the Participant of an amount in cash or securities equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate fair market value of the shares subject to the Award over the exercise or grant price, if any, for the shares; and

 

(iii)           make any other adjustments, or take any other action, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate, provided that any such adjustments or actions shall not result in the Participant receiving less value than pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this subsection 14.2(b).

 

Any action taken by the Committee may be made conditional upon consummation of the Change in Control or Reorganization Event, as applicable.

 

14.3         Further Adjustment of Awards

 

Subject to Section 14.2, the Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control of the Company, as defined by the Committee, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Committee may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Committee may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control that is the reason for such action.

 

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14.4         No Limitations

 

The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Company’s right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

14.4         Fractional Shares

 

In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.

 

SECTION 15. CODE SECTION 162(m) PROVISIONS

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the Committee determines, at the time Awards are granted to a Participant who is, or is likely to be as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a Covered Employee, then the Committee may provide that this Section 15 is applicable to such Award.

 

15.1         Performance Criteria

 

If an Award is subject to this Section 15, then the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, shares of Common Stock or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one of or any combination of the following “performance criteria” for the Company as a whole or any business unit of the Company, as reported or calculated by the Company:  cash flows (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow or cash flow return on capital); working capital; earnings per share; book value per share; operating income (including or excluding depreciation, amortization, extraordinary items, restructuring charges or other expenses); revenues; operating margins; return on assets; return on equity; debt; debt plus equity; market or economic value added; stock price appreciation; total stockholder return; cost control; strategic initiatives; market share; sales levels and growth; net income; or customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, services performance, subscriber, cash management or asset management metrics (together, the “Performance Criteria” ). Such performance goals also may be based on the achievement of specified levels of Company performance (or performance of an applicable affiliate or business unit of the Company) under one or more of the Performance Criteria described above relative to the performance of other corporations. Such performance goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder.

 

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15.2         Adjustment of Awards

 

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan other than Section 14, with respect to any Award that is subject to this Section 15, the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the amount payable pursuant to such Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals except in the case of the death or disability of the Covered Employee.

 

15.3         Limitations

 

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 14.1, no Participant may be granted Awards subject to this Section 15 in any calendar year period with respect to more than 200,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Section 15 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.

 

SECTION 16. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

16.1         Amendment, Suspension or Termination

 

The Board or the Compensation Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan; and provided, further, that any amendment that requires shareholder approval may be made only by the Board. Subject to Section 16.3, the Committee may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively.

 

16.2         Term of the Plan

 

Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Plan shall terminate ten years from the Effective Date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plan’s terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years after the Effective Date or more than ten years after approval of any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

 

16.3         Consent of Participant

 

The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any

 

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change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a “modification” that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Sections 14 or 17.12 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

 

SECTION 17. GENERAL

 

17.1         No Individual Rights

 

No individual or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan.

 

Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 

17.2         Issuance of Shares

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

 

The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made.

 

As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an Award under the Plan, the Company may require (a) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being purchased or received only for the Participant’s own account and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares and (b) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with the federal, state and foreign securities laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred, unless an opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation of any

 

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applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration. The Committee may also require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares.

 

To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

 

17.3         Indemnification

 

Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board or a committee appointed by the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding against such person; provided, however, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on such person’s own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability or expense is a result of such person’s own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute.

 

The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person may be entitled under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or of any power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless.

 

17.4         No Rights as a Stockholder

 

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, no Award, other than a Stock Award, shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a stockholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award.

 

17.5         Compliance With Laws and Regulations

 

In interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

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17.6         Participants in Other Countries or Jurisdictions

 

Without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Persons who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in this Plan as may, in the judgement of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan and shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, subplans and the like as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws or regulations of other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company or any Related Company may operate or have employees to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries or jurisdictions, meet the requirements that permit the Plan to operate in a qualified or tax-efficient manner, comply with applicable foreign laws or regulations and meet the objectives of the Plan.

 

17.7         No Trust or Fund

 

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

17.8         Successors

 

All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

17.9         Severability

 

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, 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 applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Committee’s determination, 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.

 

17.10       Choice of Law

 

The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

 

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17.11       Legal Requirements

 

The granting of Awards and the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Plan are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

 

17.12       Section 409A of the Code

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, any and all Awards, payments, distributions, deferral elections, transactions and any other actions or arrangements made or entered into pursuant to the Plan shall remain subject at all times to compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. I f the Plan Administrator determines that any Award is subject to Section 409A, the agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A. If the Plan Administrator determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A, the Plan Administrator may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable agreement evidencing the Award or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Plan Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Award from Section 409A or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A.

 

SECTION 18. EFFECTIVE DATE

 

The Plan is effective April 11, 2006 (the “Effective Date” ), subject to stockholder approval of the Plan.

 

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APPENDIX A

 

DEFINITIONS

 

As used in the Plan,

 

“Acquired Entity” means any entity acquired by the Company or a Related Company or with which the Company or a Related Company merges or combines.

 

“Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Award, Restricted Stock, Stock Unit, cash-based award or other incentive payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock as may be designated by the Committee from time to time.

 

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

“Cause , unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing an Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means dishonesty, fraud, serious or willful misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, or conduct prohibited by law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

 

“Change in Control , unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted or unless otherwise defined in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act regardless of whether the Company is then subject to the reporting requirement, including, without limitation

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

“Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company.

 

“Company” means InfoSonics Corporation, a Maryland corporation.

 

“Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

 

“Covered Employee” means a “covered employee” as that term is defined for purposes of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code or any successor provision.

 

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.

 

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“Eligible Person” means any person eligible to receive an Award as set forth in Section 5.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

“Fair Market Value” means the closing sale price for the Common Stock on any given date during regular trading, or if not trading on that date, such price on the last preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded, unless determined otherwise by the Committee using such methods or procedures as it may establish.

 

“Grant Date” means the later of (a) the date on which the Committee completes the corporate action authorizing the grant of an Award or such later date specified by the Committee or (b) the date on which all conditions precedent to an Award have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.

 

“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted with the intention that it qualify as an “incentive stock option” as that term is defined for purposes of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

 

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

 

“Option” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted under Section 7.

 

“Parent Company” means a company or other entity which as a result of a Company Transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries.

 

“Participant” means any Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted.

 

“Performance Criteria” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1.

 

“Plan” means the InfoSonics Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

“Related Company” means any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by, in control of or under common control with the Company.

 

“Reorganization Event” shall be deemed to occur if (a) the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation; (b) one person becomes the beneficial owner of all the issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company (the terms “person” and “beneficial owner” shall have the meanings assigned to them in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder); (c) all or substantially all the assets of the Company are acquired by another corporation; or (d) the Company is reorganized, dissolved or liquidated.

 

“Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee.

 

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“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, including any proposed and final regulations and other guidance issused thereunder by the Department of the Treasury and/or the Internal Revenue Service.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted under Section 9.1 to receive the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock over the grant price.

 

“Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are not subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee.

 

“Stock Unit” means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock granted under Section 10.

 

“Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in substitution or exchange for awards previously granted by an Acquired Entity.

 

“Termination of Service” means a termination of employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason of death or disability. Any question as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service for the purposes of an Award and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors and executive officers, by the Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding. Transfer of a Participant’s employment or service relationship between the Company and any Related Company shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of an Award. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to occur if the Participant’s employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related Company.

 

“Vesting Commencement Date” means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Committee as the date from which an Award begins to vest.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS SO REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION EXISTS, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER (WHICH OPINION AND COUNSEL SHALL BOTH BE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY).

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(Non-Employee Directors’ Option)

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 13th day of April 2006 and shall be effective as of the        day of              2005, to the same extent as if it had been entered into on that date, by and between InfoSonics Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and              (the “Optionee”) with respect to the non-qualified stock option described below (the “Option”) granted by the Company to the Optionee as of              2005. The Option is granted outside the Company’s 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “2003 Plan”), but, to the extent applicable, is subject to all the terms and conditions of the 2003 Plan, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement. This Agreement replaces and supersedes any other agreement Optionee may have received with respect to the                   , 2005 Option and, in consideration of this Agreement, Optionee agrees that he shall have no further rights under any such other prior agreement.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, effective as of              , 200  , the Optionee was elected as a director of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Company agreed to issue to the Optionee an Option to purchase shares of the $.001 par value common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”), said Option to be for the number of shares, at the price per share and on the terms set forth in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Optionee is a Non-Employee Director, as defined in the 2003 Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the Optionee desires to receive the Option on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.             Grant Of Option . Subject to stockholder approval of the terms of this Agreement at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and satisfaction of American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) listing requirements for the shares subject to the Option, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee the Option to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of 15,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Option Shares”) pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.             Option Price . At any time when shares are to be purchased pursuant to the Option, the purchase price (the “Option Price”) for each Option Share shall be $                     per share, subject to adjustment as provided in this Agreement.

 



 

3.             Vesting/Exercise Period .

 

(a)           The Option shall be fully vested as of                    . However, no portion of the Option shall become exercisable until the date, if any, that (i) the stockholders of the Company approve the terms of this Agreement and (ii) AMEX approves the listing of the Option Shares. Upon satisfaction of both conditions, the Option shall become fully exercisable. If the stockholders do not approve the terms of this Agreement at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or AMEX does not approve listing of the Option Shares, this Agreement and any prior agreement regarding the              2005 Option shall immediately terminate and the Optionee shall have no further rights under the Option.

 

(b)           The period for the exercise of the Option shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., San Diego, California time on                     , unless the Option is terminated earlier as provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent not earlier terminated, the vested and exercisable portion of the Option shall terminate three months after the Optionee ceases to be a director of the Company.

 

4.             Exercise Of Option .

 

(a)           The Option may be exercised in whole or in part by delivering to the Treasurer of the Company (i) a Notice And Agreement Of Exercise Of Option, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, specifying the number of Option Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (ii) full payment of the Option Price for such shares. Payment shall be made by certified check or cleared funds. The Option may not be exercised in part unless the purchase price for the Option Shares purchased is at least $1,000 or unless the entire remaining portion of the Option is being exercised.

 

(b)           Promptly upon receipt of the Notice And Agreement Of Exercise Of Option together with the full payment of the Option Price, the Company shall deliver to the Optionee a properly executed certificate or certificates representing the Option Shares being purchased.

 

(c)           During the lifetime of the Optionee, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee or a Permitted Transferee (as defined in Section 7 of this Agreement); provided, that in the event of the legal disability of the Optionee, the guardian or personal representative of the Optionee may exercise the Option. Following the death of the Optionee, the Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee during any remaining term of the Option.

 

(d)           (1)           If for any reason (other than as a result of the removal of Optionee as a director of the Company) the Optionee ceases to be a director of the Company, then the Option may be exercised within three months after the date Optionee ceases to be a director of the Company, but only to the extent that (A) the Option was exercisable according to its terms on the date Optionee ceased to be a director of the Company, and (B) the period for exercise of the Option, as defined in Section 3 of this Agreement, has not terminated as of the date of exercise. Upon termination of the respective periods set forth in the previous sentence, any unexercised portion of the Option shall expire.

 

(2)           If the Optionee is removed as a director of the Company by a vote of stockholders in accordance with the law of the Company’s state of incorporation, the Option shall expire upon delivery to the Optionee of notice of removal, which may be oral or in writing, and all rights to purchase shares pursuant to the Option shall terminate immediately upon the delivery of such notice of removal.

 

5.             Withholding Taxes . The Company may take such steps as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Company is required by any law or regulation or any governmental authority, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to withhold in connection

 

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with the Option including, but not limited to, the withholding of all or any portion of any payment owed by the Company to the Optionee or the withholding of issuance of Option Shares to be issued upon the exercise of the Option.

 

6.             Securities Laws Requirements . No Option Shares shall be issued unless and until, in the opinion of the Company, there has been full compliance with, or an exemption from, any applicable registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), any applicable listing requirements of any securities exchange on which stock of the same class has been listed, and any other requirements of law or any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery, or applicable exemptions are available and have been complied with. Pursuant to the terms of the Notice And Agreement Of Exercise Of Option (Exhibit A) that shall be delivered to the Company upon each exercise of the Option, the Optionee shall acknowledge, represent, warrant and agree as follows, to the extent required by the Company:

 

(a)           Optionee is acquiring the Option Shares for investment purposes only and the Option Shares that Optionee is acquiring will be held by Optionee without sale, transfer or other disposition for an indefinite period unless the transfer of those securities is subsequently registered under the federal securities laws or unless exemptions from registration are available;

 

(b)           Optionee’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to Optionee’s net worth and Optionee’s investment in the Option Shares will not cause such overall commitments to become excessive;

 

(c)           Optionee’s financial condition is such that Optionee is under no present or contemplated future need to dispose of any portion of the Option Shares to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking, need or indebtedness;

 

(d)           Optionee has sufficient knowledge and experience in business and financial matters to evaluate, and Optionee has evaluated, the merits and risks of an investment in the Option Shares;

 

(e)           The address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement is Optionee’s true and correct residence, and Optionee has no present intention of becoming a resident of any other state or jurisdiction;

 

(f)            Optionee confirms that all documents, records and books pertaining to an investment in the Option and the Option Shares that have been requested by Optionee have been made available or delivered to Optionee. Without limiting the foregoing, Optionee has received and reviewed the Company’s periodic reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Optionee has had the opportunity to discuss the acquisition of the Option and the Option Shares with the Company, and Optionee has obtained or been given access to all information concerning the Company that Optionee has requested;

 

(g)           Optionee has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive the answers from, the Company concerning the terms of the investment in the Option Shares and to receive additional information necessary to verify the accuracy of the information delivered to Optionee, to the extent that the Company possesses such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense;

 

(h)           Optionee understands that the Options and the Option Shares issuable upon exercise of the Options have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and no

 

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federal or state agency has made any finding or determination as to the fairness of this investment or any recommendation or endorsement of the sale of the Option Shares;

 

(i)            The Option Shares that Optionee is acquiring will be solely for Optionee’s own account, for investment, and are not being purchased with a view to or for the resale, distribution, subdivision or fractionalization thereof. Optionee has no agreement or arrangement for any such resale, distribution, subdivision or fractionalization thereof;

 

(j)            Optionee acknowledges and is aware of the following:

 

(i)            The Company has a history of losses. The Option Shares constitute a speculative investment and involve a high degree of risk of loss by Optionee of Optionee’s total investment in the Option Shares.

 

(ii)           There are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the Option Shares. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 of this Agreement, the Option Shares cannot be transferred, pledged, hypothecated, sold or otherwise disposed of unless they are registered under the 1933 Act or an exemption from such registration is available and established to the satisfaction of the Company; investors in the Company have no rights to require that the Option Shares be registered; there is no right of presentment of the Option Shares and there is no obligation by the Company to repurchase any of the Option Shares; and, accordingly, Optionee may have to hold the Option Shares indefinitely and it may not be possible for Optionee to liquidate Optionee’s investment in the Company.

 

(iii)          Unless the issuance of the Option Shares is registered, each certificate issued representing the Option Shares shall be imprinted with a legend that sets forth a description of the restrictions on transferability of those securities, which legend will read substantially as follows:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS SO REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION EXISTS, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER (WHICH OPINION AND COUNSEL SHALL BOTH BE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY).”

 

(k)           No Option Shares shall be sold or otherwise distributed in violation of the 1933 Act or any other applicable federal or state securities laws;

 

(l)            The Company may, without liability for its good faith actions, place legend restrictions upon the certificates representing the Option Shares and issue “stop transfer” instructions requiring compliance with applicable securities laws and the terms of the Option;

 

(m)          The Optionee shall report all sales of Option Shares to the Company in writing on a form prescribed by the Company; and

 

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(n)           If and so long as the Optionee is subject to reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Optionee shall (i) be aware that any sale by the Optionee or the Optionee’s immediate family of shares of the Company’s Common Stock or any of the Option Shares within six months before or after any transaction deemed to be a “purchase” of an equity security of the Company may create liability for the Optionee under Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, (ii) consult with the Optionee’s counsel regarding the application of Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act prior to any exercise of the Option, and prior to any sale of shares of the Company’s Common Stock or the Option Shares, (iii) furnish the Company with a copy of each Form 4 filed by the Optionee, and (iv) timely file all reports required under the federal securities laws.

 

The restrictions described in this Section 6 may be placed on the certificates representing the Option Shares purchased pursuant to the Option, and the Company may refuse to issue the certificates or to transfer the Option Shares on its books unless it is satisfied that no violation of such restrictions will occur.

 

7.             Transferability Of Option . No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 12a-12 promulgated under the 1934 Act), and Options shall be exercisable during the lifetime of an Optionee only by the Optionee or the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be transferred to Permitted Transferees (as defined below) of the Optionee, and for purposes of this Agreement, a Permitted Transferee of an Optionee shall be deemed to be the Optionee. The terms of an Option shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Optionee. A “Permitted Transferee” means Optionee’s immediate family, trusts solely for the benefit of such family members and partnerships in which such family members and/or trusts are the only partners. For this purpose, immediate family of a person means the person’s spouse, parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren and the spouses of such parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren.

 

8.             Adjustment By Stock Split, Stock Dividend, Etc . If at any time the Company increases or decreases the number of its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or changes in any way the rights and privileges of such shares, by means of the payment of a stock dividend or the making of any other distribution on such shares payable in its Common Stock, or through a stock split or subdivision of shares, or a consolidation or combination of shares, or through a reclassification or recapitalization involving its Common Stock, the numbers, rights and privileges of the shares of Common Stock included in the Option shall be increased, decreased or changed in like manner as if such shares had been issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable at the time of such occurrence.

 

9.             Change in Control and Reorganization Events .

 

Upon consummation of a “Change in Control” or a “Reorganization Event” (as such terms are defined in the 2003 Plan), the Option shall terminate to the extent not exercised or cashed out, which cash out, if any, shall occur in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to other outstanding options under the 2003 Plan.

 

10.           Registration Rights . Optionee shall have no registration rights unless otherwise agreed by the Company.

 

11.           Common Stock To Be Received Upon Exercise . Optionee understands that (a) the Company is under no obligation to register the issuance of the Option Shares, and (b) in the absence of any such registration, the Option Shares cannot be sold unless they are sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act. Optionee also understands that with respect to Rule 144, routine

 

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sales of securities made in reliance upon such Rule can be made only in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Rule, and that in cases in which the Rule is inapplicable, compliance with either Regulation A or another disclosure exemption under the 1933 Act will be required. Thus, the Option Shares will have to be held indefinitely in the absence of registration under the 1933 Act or an exemption from registration.

 

12.           Privilege Of Ownership . Optionee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares covered by the Option except to the extent that one or more certificates for such shares shall be delivered to him upon exercise of the Option.

 

13.           Relationship To Employment Or Position . Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall confer upon the Optionee any right with respect to employment or continuance of service as a director of the Company, or (ii) shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to remove Optionee as a director of the Company or determine not to nominate Optionee for an additional term as a director.

 

14.           Section 409A Compliance . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, the Company may adopt such amendments to this Agreement and adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect) or take other actions that the Company determines are necessary or appropriate to exempt the Award from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

15.           Notices . All notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications (“Notices”) concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered personally or sent by telecopier or facsimile to the applicable party at the address of such party set forth below in this Section 15. When mailed, each such Notice shall be sent by first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, enclosed in a postage prepaid wrapper, and shall be effective on the fifth business day after it has been deposited in the mail. When delivered personally, each such Notice shall be effective when delivered to the address for the respective party set forth in this Section 15, provided that it is delivered on a business day and further provided that it is delivered prior to 5:00 p.m., local time of the party to whom the Notice is being delivered, on that business day; otherwise, each such Notice shall be effective on the first business day occurring after the Notice is delivered. When sent by telecopier or facsimile, each such Notice shall be effective on the day on which it is sent provided that it is sent on a business day and further provided that it is sent prior to 5:00 p.m., local time of the party to whom the Notice is being sent, on that business day; otherwise, each such Notice shall be effective on the first business day occurring after the Notice is sent. Each such Notice shall be addressed to the party to be notified as shown below:

 

(a)                               if to the Company:              InfoSonics Corporation

5880 Pacific Center Blvd.

San Diego, California  92121

Facsimile No. (858) 373-1503

Attention:  President

 

(b)                              if to the Optionee:                                                               

At the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement

 

Either party may change its respective address for purposes of this Section 15 by giving the other party Notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.

 

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16.           General Provisions . This instrument (a) contains the entire agreement between the parties, (b) subject to Section 14 of this Agreement, may not be amended nor may any rights hereunder be waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party sought to be charged with such amendment or waiver, (c) shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by the laws of California, except where conflicts of law rules require the application of Maryland law, and (d) shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective personal representatives and assigns, except as above set forth. All pronouns contained herein and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the parties hereto may require.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the dates set forth below.

 

 

 

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed Name And Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTIONEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City, State and Zip Code

 

 

 

 

Facsimile No. (    )               

 

 

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