As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2007

Registration No. 333-         

   

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   94-3219054

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2100 Seaport Boulevard

Redwood City, California 94063

(650) 480-8000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan

Openwave Systems Inc. 1996 Stock Plan

Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full Titles of the Plans)

David C. Peterschmidt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Openwave Systems Inc.

2100 Seaport Boulevard

Redwood City, California 94063

 


Copy to:

Stephen W. Fackler, Esq.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

1881 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 849-5300

 


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities to be

Registered (1)

 

Amount

to be Registered (2)

 

Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price

Per Share (3)

  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (3)
  Amount of
Registration
Statement Fee

Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

  7,000,000   $9.14   $63,980,000   $6,845.86

Openwave Systems Inc. 1996 Stock Plan, Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

  1,000,000   $8.76   $8,760,000   $937.32

Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

  1,740,332   $7.77   $13,522,380   $1,446.89

 

(1) In addition to the number of shares of Common Stock stated above, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminate number of options and other rights to acquire Common Stock, to be granted pursuant to the employee benefit plans described herein.


(2) In addition, this Registration Statement shall also be deemed to cover the additional securities that may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
(3) Estimated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rule 457. As to the 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock being registered under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, the price is based on the average of the high ($9.27) and low ($9.01) price per share of the Registrant’s Common Stock, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on February 9, 2007; as to the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock being registered under the Openwave Systems inc. 1996 Stock Plan, the price is based on the exercise price at which options to purchase such shares of Common Stock were granted on September 22, 2006; and as to the 1,740,332 shares of Common Stock being registered under the Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the price is based on a 15% discount from the average of the high ($9.27) and low ($9.01) price per share of the Registrant’s Common Stock, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on February 9, 2007, such discount representing the maximum permissible discount offered pursuant to such plan.

 


The Registration Statement will become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a) under the Securities Act.

 



PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference

The SEC requires us to “incorporate by reference” certain of our publicly filed documents into this Registration Statement, which means that information included in those documents is considered part of this Registration Statement. Information that we file with the SEC after the effective date of this Registration Statement will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) until we terminate the effectiveness of this Registration Statement.

The following documents filed with the SEC are hereby incorporated by reference:

 

  (a) Our annual report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, which contains audited financial statements for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 1, 2006.

 

  (b) Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the SEC on February 9, 2007 and current reports on Form 8-K filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above (provided, however, that we are not incorporating any information furnished in any current report on Form 8-K).

 

  (c) The description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G filed with the SEC on April 1, 1999, as updated by our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed with the SEC on August 17, 2000, our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G filed with the SEC on December 8, 2003, and any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description.

 

  (d) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above.

Item 4.  Description of the Securities

The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.


Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto, to eliminate personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for violation of the director’s fiduciary duty, except for liability:

 

  (a) For any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders;

 

  (b) For acts or omissions not in good faith or that involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

  (c) Under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

  (d) For any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

Our certificate of incorporation includes provisions that eliminate the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws further provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, including circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary. Indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons under the foregoing provisions, or otherwise. We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and may be unenforceable.

We have also entered into agreements to indemnify our directors and executive officers in addition to the indemnification provided for in our charter and bylaws. These agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification of our directors and executive officers for expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these people in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her services as a director or executive officer or at our request. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified people as directors and executive officers.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed

Not applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.

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;

 

  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the 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 the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement;

 

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

provided, however , that paragraphs (a)1(i) and (a)1(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by these paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the undersigned 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 herein, 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.

 

  (b) 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 benefit 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 SEC 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.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 Redwood City, State of California, on February 13, 2007.

 

By:  

  /s/ David C. Peterschmidt

 
  David C. Peterschmidt  
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 

/s/ Hal Covert

 
  Harold L. Covert  
  Chief Financial Officer  

SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

The officers and directors of Openwave Systems Inc. whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint David C. Peterschmidt and Harold L. Covert and each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorney and agent, or their, his or her substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February 13, 2007.

 

   

Signature

 

  

Title

 

 

/s/ Bernard Puckett

Bernard Puckett

 

  

Chairman of the Board

 

 

/s/ David C. Peterschmidt

David C. Peterschmidt

 

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(principal executive officer)

 

 

/s/ Hal Covert

Harold L. Covert, Jr.

 

  

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

 

/s/ Ken Denman

Ken Denman

 

  

Director

 


 

/s/ Bo Hedfors

Bo Hedfors

 

  

Director

 

 

/s/ Gerald Held

Gerald Held

 

  

Director

 

 

/s/ Masood Jabbar

Masood Jabbar

 

  

Director

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

     Exhibit
4.1      Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q dated November 13, 2001).
4.2      Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q dated November 14, 2003).
4.3      Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 to the Company’s report on Form 8-K filed November 7, 2006).
4.4      Rights Agreement dated August 8, 2000, by and between the Company and U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation, as Rights Agent, including the form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights as Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificates as Exhibit B, and the Summary of Rights as Exhibit C (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 8-A(12)(B) filed on August 17, 2000).
4.5      Form of the Company’s Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed August 28, 2003).
4.6      Form of 2  3 / 4 % Convertible Subordinated Note due 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed September 10, 2003).
4.7      Indenture, dated as of September 9, 2003, among Openwave Systems Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed September 10, 2003).
4.8      Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2003, among Openwave Systems Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed September 10, 2003).
5      Opinion re legality.
23.1      Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement).
23.2      Consent of Independent Public Accounting Firm.
24      Power of Attorney (included in signature pages to this Registration Statement).
99.1      Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.2      Notice of Stock Option Grant under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (U.S.).


99.3      Notice of Stock Option Grant under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (non-U.S.).
99.4      Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.5      Form of Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice and Form of Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.6      Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.7      Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated November 1, 2006).
99.8      Openwave Systems Inc. 1996 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2001).
99.9      Form of U.S. Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2004).

EXHIBIT 5

February 13, 2007

 

(650) 849-5300    C 68441-00001

(650) 849-5333

VIA EMAIL/PDF

Openwave Systems Inc.

2100 Seaport Boulevard

Redwood City, California 94063

 

  Re: Registration of Shares of Openwave Systems Inc. Common Stock

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We refer to an aggregate of 9,740,332 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), which are the subject of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). Of such Shares subject to the Registration Statement, 7,000,000 are to be issued under the Company’s 2006 Stock Plan (the “2006 Plan”), 1,000,000 are to be issued under the Company’s 1996 Stock Plan (the “1996 Plan”) and 1,740,332 are to be issued under the Company’s 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP” and, collectively with the 2006 Plan and the 1996 Plan, the “Plans”).

We have examined the Registration Statement, a form of the share certificate, and the Plans. We also have examined the originals, or photostatic, certified or conformed copies or duplicates, of such records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials, and such other agreements, documents or other instruments as we have determined relevant and necessary or appropriate in connection with the rendering of the opinion set forth below, including but not limited to records of the corporate proceedings of the Company and certificates and assurances from public officials, officers and representatives of the Company. We have also made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary or appropriate in connection with the opinion hereinafter set forth.


Openwave Systems Inc.

February 13, 2007

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In rendering the opinion expressed below, we have assumed:

(a) The genuineness of all signatures on, and the authenticity of, all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies. With respect to agreements and instruments executed by natural persons, we have assumed the legal competency of such persons.

(b) There are no agreements or understandings between or among the Company and any participants in either Plan that would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of either Plan or the respective rights or obligations of the participants thereunder.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that (1) when the Board of Directors of the Company has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance of the Shares, and (2) upon (a) the issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan under which the right to acquire the Shares is granted and (b) the payment of the consideration therefore pursuant to the terms of such Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The opinions set forth herein are subject to the following assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions:

A.   Our opinions set forth herein are limited to the effect of the Delaware General Corporation Law (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and to the present reported judicial interpretations thereof) and to the facts as they presently exist. Although we are not admitted to practice in the State of Delaware, we are familiar with the Delaware General Corporation Law and have made such investigation thereof as we deemed necessary or desirable for the purpose of rendering the opinion contained herein. We assume no obligation either to revise or supplement our opinions should the present laws, or the interpretation thereof, be changed or to revise or supplement our opinions in respect of any circumstances or events that occur subsequent to the date hereof.

B.   Our opinions set forth herein are subject to (i) the effect of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally (including, without limitation, the effect of statutory or other laws regarding fraudulent transfers or preferential transfers) and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether a matter is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.


Openwave Systems Inc.

February 13, 2007

Page 3

C.   We express no opinion regarding (i) the effectiveness of any waiver (whether or not stated as such) contained in either of the Plans or elsewhere, (ii) the rights of any person, or any duties owing to such person, with respect to matters relating to any one or all of the Plans that is broadly or vaguely stated or does not describe the right or duty with reasonable specificity, or (iii) any provision in any one of the Plans or elsewhere relating to indemnification, exculpation or contribution with respect to matters relating to any one or all of Plans.

This opinion may be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Consent is also given to the reference to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus contained in or incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement. Except as herein stated, this opinion letter may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or be relied upon by, or furnished to, any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written consent. In giving this consent, we do not admit we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

                    Very truly yours,

                    /s/ Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

EXHIBIT 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors

Openwave Systems Inc:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed on or about February 13, 2007 of Openwave Systems Inc. of our report dated December 1, 2006 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Openwave Systems Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2006, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2006, which reports appear in the June 30, 2006, annual report on Form 10-K of Openwave Systems Inc.

Our report dated December 1, 2006, on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control of financial reporting as of June 30, 2006, expresses our opinion that Openwave Systems Inc. did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2006, because of the effect of a material weakness on the achievement of objectives of the control criteria and contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company had insufficient internal technical expertise and ineffective policies and procedures to ensure proper accounting for income taxes, including deferred income taxes.

Our report dated December 1, 2006, on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2006, contains an explanatory paragraph that states Openwave acquired Musiwave during fiscal 2006, and management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2006, Musiwave’s internal control over financial reporting.

As discussed in note 3, the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2005 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2005 have been restated.

As discussed in note 1(k) to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123(R), Share Based Payments , on July 1, 2005.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California

February 12, 2007

EXHIBIT 99.1

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS, INC.

2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Adopted by the Board on November 29, 2006

Approved by Shareholders on January 17, 2007

Termination Date: November 29, 2016

I.        PURPOSES

1.1         Eligible Stock Award Recipients . The persons eligible to receive Stock Awards are the Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Affiliates.

1.2         Available Stock Awards . The types of stock awards that may be granted under this Plan shall be: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Restricted Stock Bonuses, (iv) Restricted Stock Purchase Rights, (v) Stock Appreciation Rights, (vi) Phantom Stock Units, (vii) Restricted Stock Units, (viii) Performance Share Bonuses, and (ix) Performance Share Units.

1.3         General Purpose . The Company, by means of this Plan, seeks to create incentives for eligible Employees (including officers) and Consultants of the Company and to maximize the long term value of the Company by granting awards to acquire the Common Stock of the Company (or awards, the value of which is measured with reference to the Common Stock of the Company).

II.        DEFINITIONS

2.1        “Affiliate” means a parent or subsidiary of the Company, with “parent” meaning an entity that controls the Company directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, and “subsidiary” meaning an entity that is controlled by the Company directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries. Solely with respect to the granting of any Incentive Stock Options, Affiliate means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

2.2        “Beneficial Owner” means the definition given in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

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

2.4        “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i)        Any person or group is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise;


(ii)        The sale, exchange, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a person or group of related persons, as such terms are defined or described in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act;

(iii)        A merger or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company;

(iv)        A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the Directors are Incumbent Directors; or

(v)        A dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

2.5        “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.6        “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Plan.

2.7        “Common Stock” means the common shares of the Company.

2.8        “Company” means Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation.

2.9        “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and who is compensated for such services or (ii) who is a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate. However, the term “Consultant” shall not include either Directors who are not compensated by the Company for their services as a Director or Directors who are compensated by the Company solely for their services as a Director.

2.10        “Continuous Service” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence as approved by the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Affiliates or its successor.

2.11        “Covered Employee” means the chief executive officer and the four (4) other highest compensated officers of the Company for whom total compensation is required to be reported to shareholders under the Exchange Act, as determined for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

2.12        “Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.13        “Disability” means the inability of an individual, in the opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to perform the major duties of that individual’s position with the company or an Affiliate of the Company because of the sickness or injury of the individual, or as may be otherwise defined under applicable local laws.

 

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2.14        “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. Service as a Director or compensation by the Company or an Affiliate solely for services as a Director shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or an Affiliate.

2.15        “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.16        “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock as determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation (“Nasdaq”) System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination or, if the stock exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock trades is not open on the day of determination, the last business day prior to the day of determination;

(ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq System (but not on the National Market System thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and the low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination or, if the stock exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock trades is not open on the day of determination, the last business day prior to the day of determination; or

(iii) In the absence of any established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

2.17        “Full-Value Stock Award” shall mean any of a Restricted Stock Bonus, Restricted Stock Units, Phantom Stock Units, Performance Share Bonus, or Performance Share Units.

2.18        “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.19        “Incumbent Directors” shall mean Directors who either (i) are Directors of the Company as of the date the Plan first becomes effective pursuant to Article XV hereof or (ii) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of those Directors whose election or nomination was not in connection with any transaction described in subsections (i), (ii), or (iii) of Section 2.4, or in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of Directors to the Company.

2.20        “Interim Plan” shall mean the Openwave Systems, Inc. 2006 Interim (Non-Stockholder Approved) Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved by the Board on November 1, 2006.

2.21        “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or a subsidiary, does not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the Company or its parent or a subsidiary for services rendered as a

 

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consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction as to which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and is not engaged in a business relationship as to which disclosure would be required under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

2.22        “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

2.23        “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.24        “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

2.25        “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

2.26        “Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.

2.27        “Outside Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), is not a former employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” receiving compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax qualified pension plan), was not an officer of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” at any time and is not currently receiving direct or indirect remuneration from the Company or an “affiliated corporation” for services in any capacity other than as a Director; or (ii) is otherwise considered an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

2.28        “Participant” means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.

2.29        “Performance Share Bonus” means a grant of shares of the Company’s Common Stock not requiring a Participant to pay any amount of monetary consideration, and which grant is subject to the provisions of Section 7.6 of the Plan.

2.30        “Performance Share Unit” means the right to receive the value of one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock at the time the Performance Share Unit vests, with the further right to elect to defer receipt of that value otherwise deliverable upon the vesting of an award of Performance Share Units to the extent permitted in the Participant’s Stock Award Agreement. These Performance Share Units are subject to the provisions of Section 7.7 of the Plan.

2.31        “Phantom Stock Unit” means the right to receive the value of one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock, subject to the provisions of Section 7.4 of the Plan.

 

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2.32        “Plan” means this Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.

2.33        “Restricted Stock Bonus” means a grant of shares of the Company’s Common Stock not requiring a Participant to pay any amount of monetary consideration, and which grant is subject to the provisions of Section 7.1 of the Plan.

2.34        “Restricted Stock Purchase Right” means the right to acquire shares of the Company’s Common Stock upon the payment of the agreed-upon monetary consideration, subject to the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Plan.

2.35        “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive the value of one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock at the time the Restricted Stock Unit vests, with the further right to elect to defer receipt of that value otherwise deliverable upon the vesting of an award of restricted stock to the extent permitted in the Participant’s agreement. These Restricted Stock Units are subject to the provisions of Section 7.5 of the Plan.

2.36        “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

2.37        “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

2.38        “Stock Appreciation Right” means the right to receive an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock on the day the Stock Appreciation Right is redeemed, reduced by the deemed exercise price or base price of such right, subject to the provisions of Section 7.3 of the Plan.

2.39        “Stock Award” means any Option award, Restricted Stock Bonus award, Restricted Stock Purchase Right award, Stock Appreciation Right award, Phantom Stock Unit award, Restricted Stock Unit award, Performance Share Bonus award, Performance Share Unit award, or other stock-based award. These Awards may include, but are not limited to those listed in Section 1.2.

2.40        “Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement, including an Option Agreement, between the Company and a holder of a Stock Award setting forth the terms and conditions of an individual Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

2.41        “Ten Percent Shareholder” means a person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates.

III.        ADMINISTRATION

3.1         Administration by Board . The Board shall administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in Section 3.3.

3.2         Powers of Board . The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

 

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(i)        To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be granted Stock Awards; when and how each Stock Award shall be granted; what type or combination of types of Stock Award shall be granted; the provisions of each Stock Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person shall be permitted to receive Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person.

(ii)        To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.

(iii)        To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in Section 14 of the Plan.

(iv)        Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary, desirable, convenient or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.

(v)        To authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of a Stock Award previously granted by the Board.

(vi)        To determine whether Stock Awards will be settled in shares of Common Stock, cash or in any combination thereof.

(vii)        To establish a program whereby Participants designated by the Board can reduce compensation otherwise payable in cash in exchange for Stock Awards under the Plan.

(viii)        To impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued as a result of or under a Stock Award, including, without limitation, (A) restrictions under an insider trading policy and (B) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers.

(ix)        To provide, either at the time a Stock Award is granted or by subsequent action, that a Stock Award shall contain as a term thereof, a right, either in tandem with the other rights under the Stock Award or as an alternative thereto, of the Participant to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof, the amount of which is determined by reference to the value of the Stock Award.

(x)        To adopt sub-plans and/or special provisions applicable to Stock Awards regulated by the laws of a jurisdiction other than and outside of the United States. Such sub-plans and/or special provisions may take precedence over other provisions of the Plan, with the exception of Article IV of the Plan, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plans and/or special provisions, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

 

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3.3         Delegation to Committee .

The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee (“Committee”) consisting solely of two or more Outside Directors, in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, and/or solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. The Committee may exercise, in connection with the administration of the Plan, any of the powers and authority granted to the Board under the Plan, and the Committee may delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or the subcommittee, as applicable), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. Within the scope of such authority, the Board or the Committee may (1) delegate to a committee of one or more Directors who are not Outside Directors the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons who are either (a) not then Covered Employees and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Stock Award or (b) not persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and/or (2) delegate to a committee of one or more Directors who are not Non-Employee Directors the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons who are either (a) not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or (b) receiving a Stock Award as to which the Board or Committee elects not to comply with Rule 16b-3 by having two or more Non-Employee Directors grant such Stock Award. Furthermore, within the scope of such authority, the Board may delegate to a committee of one or more officers of the Company to designate employees to receive options and other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock and the number of such options or other rights in accordance with the requirements of Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

This Section 3.3 of the Plan, is subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan.

3.4         Effect of Board’s Decision . All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith shall not be subject to review by any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

3.5         Compliance with Section 16 of Exchange Act . With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with the applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3, or any successor rule thereto. To the extent any provision of this Plan or action by the Board fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board. Notwithstanding the above, it shall be the responsibility of such persons, not of the Company or the Board, to comply with the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act; and neither the Company nor the Board shall be liable if this Plan or any transaction under this Plan fails to comply with the applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or any successor rule thereto, or if any person incurs any liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

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IV.        SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1         Share Reserve . Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards shall not exceed seven million (7,000,000) shares of Common Stock (“Share Reserve”). Each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award issued either under this Plan or the Interim Plan (as the term “Stock Award is defined pursuant to the Interim Plan) shall reduce the Share Reserve by one (1) share; provided, however , that for each Full-Value Stock Award, the Share Reserve shall be reduced by one and one-half (1.5) shares. To the extent that a distribution pursuant to a Stock Award is made in cash, the Share Reserve shall be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the redeemed or exercised portion of the Stock Award. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options is seven million (7,000,000) shares of Common Stock (“ISO Limit”), subject to the adjustments provided for in Section 12 of the Plan.

4.2         Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve .

(i) If any Stock Award granted under this Plan shall for any reason (A) expire, be cancelled or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having been exercised or redeemed in full, (B) be reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, or (C) be repurchased at cost by the Company prior to vesting, the shares of Common Stock not acquired by Participant under such Stock Award shall revert or be added to the Share Reserve and become available for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that shares of Common Stock shall not revert or be added to the Share Reserve that are (a) tendered in payment of an Option, (b) withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation, or (c) purchased by the Company with proceeds from the exercise of Options, and provided, further, that shares of Common Stock covered by a Stock Appreciation Right, to the extent that it is exercised and settled in shares of Common Stock, and whether or not shares of Common Stock are actually issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, shall be considered issued or transferred pursuant to the Plan.

4.3         Source of Shares . The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.

V.        ELIGIBILITY

5.1         Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards . Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees and Consultants.

5.2          Ten Percent Shareholders . A Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.

 

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5.3         Annual Section 162(m) Limitation . Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan relating to adjustments upon changes in the shares of Common Stock, no Employee shall be eligible to be granted Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, or Stock Appreciation Rights covering more than two and a half million (2,500,000) shares of Common Stock during any fiscal year. The foregoing provision applies to both continuing and newly hired Employees.

5.4         Consultants .

(i)        A Consultant shall not be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award if, at the time of grant, a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (“Form S-8”) is not available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such Consultant because of the nature of the services that the Consultant is providing to the Company, or because the Consultant is not a natural person, or as otherwise provided by the rules governing the use of Form S-8, unless the Company determines both (1) that such grant (A) shall be registered in another manner under the Securities Act (e.g., on a Form S-3 Registration Statement) or (B) does not require registration under the Securities Act in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, if applicable, and (2) that such grant complies with the securities laws of all other relevant jurisdictions.

(ii)        Form S-8 generally is available to consultants and advisors only if (A) they are natural persons; (B) they provide bona fide services to the issuer, its parents, or its majority owned subsidiaries; and (C) the services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the issuer’s securities.

VI.        OPTION PROVISIONS

Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of each type of Option. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

6.1         Term . Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2 of the Plan regarding grants of Incentive Stock Options to Ten Percent Shareholders, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it was granted.

6.2         Exercise Price of an Incentive Stock Option . Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2 of the Plan regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, the exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or

 

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substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.

6.3         Exercise Price of a Nonstatutory Stock Option . The exercise price of each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Nonstatutory Stock Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.

6.4         Consideration . The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, either (i) in cash or by check at the time the Option is exercised or (ii) at the discretion of the Board at the time of the grant of the Option (or subsequently in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option): (1) by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock, (2) pursuant to a “same day sale” program to the extent permitted by law, (3) reduction of the Company’s liability to the Optionholder, (4) by any other form of consideration permitted by law, but in no event shall a promissory note or other form of deferred payment constitute a permissible form of consideration for an Option granted under the Plan, or (5) by some combination of the foregoing. In the absence of a provision to the contrary in the individual Optionholder’s Option Agreement, payment for Common Stock pursuant to an Option may only be made in the form of cash, check, or pursuant to a “same day sale” program.

Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Option, the purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option that is paid by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock acquired, directly or indirectly from the Company, shall be paid only by shares of the Common Stock of the Company that have been held for more than six (6) months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes).

6.5         Transferability of an Incentive Stock Option . An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

6.6         Transferability of a Nonstatutory Stock Option . A Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be transferable to family members to the extent provided in the Option Agreement. If the Nonstatutory Stock Option does not provide for transferability to family members, then the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

 

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6.7         Vesting Generally . Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. If vesting is based on the Participant’s Continuous Service, such Options generally will vest in equal monthly installments over a three (3) year period; provided, however, that vesting for new hires will occur as to one-third (1/3 rd ) of the Options after one (1) year from the grant date and as to the remaining two-thirds (2/3 rds ) of the Options in equal monthly installments over the subsequent two (2) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vesting of Options may be conditioned or accelerated upon achievement of performance criteria as determined by the Board or its delegatee. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are subject to any Option provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option may be exercised.

6.8         Termination of Continuous Service . In the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement (and in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate. In the absence of a provision to the contrary in the individual Optionholder’s Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Optionholder’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause (as defined in the Option Agreement), the Option immediately shall terminate.

6.9         Extension of Termination Date . An Optionholder’s Option Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act or other applicable securities law, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the Option set forth in the Option Agreement or (ii) the expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such registration requirements or other applicable securities law. The provisions of this Section 6.9 notwithstanding, in the event that a sale of the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of his or her Option would subject the Optionholder to liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, then the Option will terminate on the earlier of (1) the fifteenth (15 th ) day after the last date upon which such sale would result in liability, or (2) two hundred ten (210) days following the date of termination of the Optionholder’s employment or other service to the Company (and in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option).

6.10         Disability of Optionholder . In the event that an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s Disability, the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement (and in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the

 

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time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate. In the absence of a provision to the contrary in the individual Optionholder’s Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following such termination.

6.11         Death of Optionholder . In the event (i) an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s death or (ii) the Optionholder dies within the period (if any) specified in the Option Agreement after the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service for a reason other than death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder’s death pursuant to Section 6.5 or 6.6 of the Plan, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement (and in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If, after death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate. In the absence of a provision to the contrary in the individual Optionholder’s Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for eighteen (18) months following the Optionholder’s death.

6.12         Early Exercise Generally Not Permitted . The Company’s general policy is not to allow the Optionholder to exercise the Option as to any part or all of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option prior to the vesting of the Option. If, however, an Option Agreement does permit such early exercise, any unvested shares of Common Stock so purchased may be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company or to any other restriction the Board determines to be appropriate.

VII.        PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS

7.1         Restricted Stock Bonuses . Each Restricted Stock Bonus agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. Restricted Stock Bonuses shall be paid by the Company in shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Bonus agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Bonus agreements need not be identical, but each Restricted Stock Bonus agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i)         Consideration . A Restricted Stock Bonus may be awarded in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or an Affiliate for its benefit; provided, however , that in the case of a Restricted Stock Bonus to be made to a new Employee or Consultant who has not performed prior services for the Company, the Company shall require such consideration to be paid as will ensure compliance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

(ii)         Vesting . Shares of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Bonus agreement shall be subject to a share reacquisition right in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board or its delegatee and set forth in the Participant’s Restricted Stock Bonus agreement. If vesting is based on the Participant’s

 

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Continuous Service, such Restricted Stock Bonus shall not fully vest in less than three (3) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vesting of a Restricted Stock Bonus may be conditioned or accelerated upon the achievement of performance criteria as determined by the Board or its delegatee.

(iii)          Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service . In the event a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company shall automatically reacquire without cost any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the Restricted Stock Bonus agreement.

(iv)         Transferability . Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Bonus agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Bonus agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Bonus agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Bonus agreement.

7.2         Restricted Stock Purchase Rights . Each Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreements need not be identical, but each Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i)         Purchase Price . The purchase price under each Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement shall be such amount as the Board shall determine and designate in such Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement. The purchase price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Stock’s Fair Market Value on the date such award is made or at the time the purchase is consummated.

(ii)         Consideration . The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement shall be paid either: (A) in cash or by check at the time of purchase; or (B) at the discretion of the Board, according to a deferred payment or other similar arrangement with the Participant to the extent permitted by law.

(iii)         Vesting . Absent a provision to the contrary in the Participant’s Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement, so long as the Participant remains in Continuous Service with the Company, a Restricted Stock Purchase Right granted to the Participant shall vest as to a schedule to be determined by the Board in its discretion. If vesting is based on the Participant’s Continuous Service, such Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall not fully vest in less than three (3) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vesting of a Restricted Stock Purchase Right may be conditioned or accelerated upon the achievement of performance criteria as determined by the Board or its delegatee. Shares of Common Stock acquired under the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

 

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(iv)         Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service . In the event a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may repurchase any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement.

(v)         Transferability . Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Purchase Right agreement.

7.3         Stock Appreciation Rights . Two types of Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) shall be authorized for issuance under the Plan: (1) stand-alone SARs and (2) stapled SARs.

(i)         Stand-Alone SARs . The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and redeemability of stand-alone SARs:

(A)        The stand-alone SAR shall cover a specified number of underlying shares of Common Stock and shall be redeemable upon such terms and conditions as the Board may establish. Upon redemption of the stand-alone SAR, the holder shall be entitled to receive a distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the redemption date) of the shares of Common Stock underlying the redeemed right over (ii) the aggregate base price in effect for those shares.

(B)        The number of shares of Common Stock underlying each stand-alone SAR and the base price in effect for those shares shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion at the time the stand-alone SAR is granted. In no event, however, may the base price per share be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per underlying share of Common Stock on the grant date.

(C)        The distribution with respect to any redeemed stand-alone SAR may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the redemption date, in cash, or partly in shares and partly in cash, as the Board shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate; provided, however, that the total number of shares subject to the SAR shall be counted in reducing the Share Reserve to the extent the SAR is exercised.

(ii)         Stapled SARs . The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and redemption of stapled SARs:

(A)        Stapled SARs may only be granted concurrently with an Option to acquire the same number of shares of Common Stock as the number of such shares underlying the stapled SARs.

(B)        Stapled SARs shall be redeemable upon such terms and conditions as the Board may establish and shall grant a holder the right to elect among (i) the exercise of the concurrently granted Option for shares of Common Stock, whereupon the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the stapled SARs shall be reduced by an equivalent number, (ii) the redemption of

 

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such stapled SARs in exchange for a distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value (on the redemption date) of the number of vested shares which the holder redeems over the aggregate base price for such vested shares, whereupon the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the concurrently granted Option shall be reduced by any equivalent number, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii).

(C)        The distribution to which the holder of stapled SARs shall become entitled under this Section 7 upon the redemption of stapled SARs as described in Section 7.3(ii)(B) above may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the redemption date, in cash, or partly in shares and partly in cash, as the Board shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate; provided, however, that the total number of shares subject to the stapled SAR shall be counted in reducing the Share Reserve to the extent the stapled SAR is exercised.

7.4         Phantom Stock Units . The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and redeemability of Phantom Stock Units:

(i)        Phantom Stock Unit awards shall be redeemable by the Participant upon such terms and conditions as the Board may establish; provided, however, that if vesting is based on Continuous Service, the length of service required shall be no less than three (3) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vesting of a Phantom Stock Unit award may be conditioned or accelerated upon the achievement of performance criteria as determined by the Board or its delegatee. The value of a single Phantom Stock Unit shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, unless the Board otherwise provides in the terms of the Stock Award Agreement. The holder of a Phantom Stock Unit shall not have a right to dividend equivalents.

(ii)        The distribution with respect to any exercised Phantom Stock Unit award may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the redemption date, in cash, or partly in shares and partly in cash, as the Board shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate.

7.5         Restricted Stock Units . The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and redeemability of Restricted Stock Units:

A Restricted Stock Unit is the right to receive the value of one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock at the time the Restricted Stock Unit vests. The holder of a Restricted Stock Unit shall not have the right to dividend equivalents. To the extent permitted by the Board in the terms of his or her Restricted Stock Unit agreement, a Participant may elect to defer receipt of the value of the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon the vesting of an award of Restricted Stock Units, so long as such deferral election complies with applicable law, including to the extent applicable, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). An election to defer such delivery shall be irrevocable and shall be made in writing on a form acceptable to the Company. The election form shall be filed prior to the vesting date of such Restricted Stock Units in a manner determined by the Board. When the Participant vests in such Restricted Stock Units, the Participant will be credited with a number of Restricted Stock Units equal to the number of shares of Common Stock for which delivery is deferred. Restricted Stock Units may be paid by the Company by delivery of shares of Common Stock, in cash, or a combination thereof, as the Board shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate, in accordance

 

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with the timing and manner of payment elected by the Participant on his or her election form, or if no deferral election is made, as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit.

Each Restricted Stock Unit agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit agreements need not be identical, but each Restricted Stock Unit agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i)         Consideration . A Restricted Stock Unit may be awarded in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or an Affiliate for its benefit. The Board shall have the discretion to provide that the Participant pay for such Restricted Stock Unit with cash or other consideration permissible by law.

(ii)         Vesting . If vesting is based on the Participant’s Continuous Service, such Restricted Stock Unit award shall not fully vest in less than three (3) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit may be conditioned or accelerated upon the achievement of performance criteria as determined by the Board or its delegatee.

(iii)         Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service . The unvested portion of the Restricted Stock Unit award shall expire immediately upon the termination of Participant’s Continuous Service.

(iv)         Transferability . Rights to acquire the value of shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Unit agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as any Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Unit agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit agreement.

7.6         Performance Share Bonuses . Each Performance Share Bonus agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. Performance Share Bonuses shall be paid by the Company in shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The terms and conditions of Performance Share Bonus agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Performance Share Bonus agreements need not be identical, but each Performance Share Bonus agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i)          Consideration . A Performance Share Bonus may be awarded in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or an Affiliate for its benefit. In the event that a Performance Share Bonus is granted to a new Employee or Consultant who has not performed prior services for the Company, the Performance Share Bonus will not be awarded until the Board determines that such person has rendered services to the Company for a sufficient period of time to ensure proper issuance of the shares in compliance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

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(ii)         Vesting . Vesting shall be based on the achievement of certain performance criteria, whether financial, transactional or otherwise, as determined by the Board. Vesting shall be subject to the Performance Share Bonus agreement. Generally, a Performance Share Bonus shall not fully vest in less than one (1) year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vesting of a Performance Share Bonus may be accelerated upon the achievement of performance criteria as determined by the Board or its delegatee. Upon failure to meet performance criteria, shares of Common Stock awarded under the Performance Share Bonus agreement shall be subject to a share reacquisition right in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

(iii)         Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service . In the event a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company shall reacquire any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the Performance Share Bonus agreement.

(iv)         Transferability . Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Performance Share Bonus agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Performance Share Bonus agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Performance Share Bonus agreement remains subject to the terms of the Performance Share Bonus agreement.

7.7         Performance Share Units . The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and redeemability of Performance Share Units:

A Performance Share Unit is the right to receive the value of one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock at the time the Performance Share Unit vests. The holder of a Performance Share Unit shall not have a right to dividend equivalents. To the extent permitted by the Board in the terms of his or her Performance Share Unit agreement, a Participant may elect to defer receipt of the value of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon the vesting of an award of performance shares. An election to defer such delivery shall be irrevocable and shall be made in writing on a form acceptable to the Company. The election form shall be filed prior to the vesting date of such performance shares in a manner determined by the Board. When the Participant vests in such performance shares, the Participant will be credited with a number of Performance Share Units equal to the number of shares of Common Stock for which delivery is deferred. Performance Share Units may be paid by the Company by delivery of shares of Common Stock, in cash, or a combination thereof, as the Board shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate, in accordance with the timing and manner of payment elected by the Participant on his or her election form, or if no deferral election is made, as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the Performance Share Unit.

Each Performance Share Unit agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of Performance Share Unit agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Performance Share Unit agreements need not be identical, but each Performance Share Unit agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

 

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(i)         Consideration . A Performance Share Unit may be awarded in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or an Affiliate for its benefit. The Board shall have the discretion to provide that the Participant pay for such Performance Share Unit with cash or other consideration permissible by law.

(ii)         Vesting . Vesting shall be based on the achievement of certain performance criteria, whether financial, transactional or otherwise, as determined by the Board. Vesting shall be subject to the Performance Share Unit agreement. Generally, a Performance Share Unit may not fully vest in less than one (1) year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vesting of a Performance Share Unit may be accelerated upon achievement of performance criteria as determined by the Board or its delegatee.

(iii)         Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service . The unvested portion of any Performance Share Unit shall expire immediately upon the termination of Participant’s Continuous Service.

(iv)         Transferability . Rights to acquire the value of shares of Common Stock under the Performance Share Unit agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Performance Share Unit agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Performance Share Unit agreement remains subject to the terms of the Performance Share Unit agreement.

XIII.        COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

8.1         Availability of Shares . During the term of the Stock Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required to satisfy such Stock Awards.

8.2         Securities Law Compliance . The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise, redemption or satisfaction of the Stock Awards; provided, however , that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan or any Stock Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock related to such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained.

IX.        USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK

Proceeds from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall constitute general funds of the Company.

X.        CANCELLATION AND RE-GRANT OF OPTIONS

10.1        Subject to Section 10.2, the Board shall have the authority to effect, at any time and from time to time, (i) the repricing of any outstanding Options under the Plan and/or (ii) with

 

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the consent of the affected Optionholders, the cancellation of any outstanding Options under the Plan and the grant in substitution therefor of new Options under the Plan covering the same or different number of shares of Common Stock, but having an exercise price per share not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value or, in the case of a Ten Percent Shareholder (as described in Section 5.2 of the Plan), not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value) per share of Common Stock on the new grant date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may grant an Option with an exercise price lower than that set forth above if such Option is granted as part of a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies.

10.2        Prior to the implementation of any such repricing or cancellation of one or more outstanding Options as described in Section 10.1, the Board shall obtain the approval of the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by any New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq or other securities exchange listing requirements, or applicable law.

10.3        Shares subject to an Option cancelled under this Section 10 shall continue to be counted against the maximum award of Options permitted to be granted pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Plan. The repricing of an Option under this Section 10, resulting in a reduction of the exercise price, shall be deemed to be a cancellation of the original Option and the grant of a substitute Option; in the event of such repricing, both the original and the substituted Options shall be counted against the maximum awards of Options permitted to be granted pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Plan. The provisions of this Section 10.3 shall be applicable only to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code.

XI.        MISCELLANEOUS

11.1         Acceleration of Exercisability and Vesting . The Board (or Committee, if so authorized by the Board) shall have the power to accelerate exercisability and/or vesting of any Stock Award granted pursuant to the Plan upon a Change in Control or upon the death, Disability or termination of Continuous Service of the Participant. In furtherance of such power, the Board or Committee may accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised or the time during which a Stock Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding any provisions in the Stock Award Agreement to the contrary.

11.2         Shareholder Rights . No Participant shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award except to the extent that the Company has issued the shares of Common Stock relating to such Stock Award.

11.3         No Employment or Other Service Rights . Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Stock Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, or (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate.

 

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11.4         Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation . To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) exceeds One Hundred Thousand dollars ($100,000), or such other limit as may be set by law, the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.

11.5         Investment Assurances . The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or redeeming a Stock Award or acquiring Common Stock under any Stock Award, (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of acquiring the Common Stock; (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Stock Award for the Participant’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock; and (iii) to give such other written assurances as the Company may determine are reasonable in order to comply with applicable law. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (1) the issuance of the shares of Common Stock under the Stock Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (2) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws, and in either case otherwise complies with applicable law. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock.

11.6         Withholding Obligations . To the extent provided by the terms of a Stock Award Agreement, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state, local, or foreign tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or redemption of a Stock Award or the acquisition, vesting, distribution, or transfer of Common Stock under a Stock Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation or other amounts payable to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant, provided, however , that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and unnumbered shares of Common Stock.

11.7         Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, it is the intent of the Company that all Stock Awards granted under this Plan shall not cause an imposition of the additional taxes provided for in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code; furthermore, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan shall be administered so that the additional taxes provided for in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code are not imposed. In the event that the Company determines in good faith that any provision of this Plan does not comply with Section 409A of

 

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the Code, the Company may amend this Plan to the minimum extent necessary to cause the Plan to comply.

XII.        ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK

12.1         Capitalization Adjustments . If any change is made in the Common Stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any Stock Award, without the receipt of consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, spinoff, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, extraordinary dividends or distributions, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company), the Board or, if applicable, the Committee, shall make appropriate and proportionate adjustments to the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 4.1 above, the maximum number of securities that can be made subject to an award granted to any Employee pursuant to Section 5.3 above, and the class(es) and number of securities or other property and price per share of the securities or other property subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board, or the Committee, if applicable, shall make such adjustments in its sole discretion, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a transaction “without receipt of consideration” by the Company.)

 

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12.2         Adjustments Upon a Change in Control .

(i)        In the event of a Change in Control as defined in Section 2.4(i) through 2.4(iv), such as an asset sale, merger, or change in Board composition, then the Board or the board of directors of any surviving entity or acquiring entity may provide or require that the surviving or acquiring entity shall: (1) assume or continue all or any part of the Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan or (2) substitute substantially equivalent stock awards (including an award to acquire substantially the same consideration paid to the shareholders in the transaction by which the Change in Control occurs) for those outstanding under the Plan. In the event any surviving entity or acquiring entity refuses to assume or continue such Stock Awards or to substitute similar stock awards for those outstanding under the Plan, then with respect to Stock Awards held by Participants whose Continuous Service has not terminated, the Board in its sole discretion and without liability to any person may: (1) provide for the payment of a cash amount in exchange for the cancellation of a Stock Award equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock at such time over the exercise or redemption price, if any, times (y) the total number of shares then subject to such Stock Award; (2) continue the Stock Awards; or (3) notify Participants holding an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Phantom Stock Unit, Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Share Unit that they must exercise or redeem any portion of such Stock Award (including, at the discretion of the Board, any unvested portion of such Stock Award) at or prior to the closing of the transaction by which the Change in Control occurs and that the Stock Awards shall terminate if not so exercised or redeemed at or prior to the closing of the transaction by which the Change in Control occurs. With respect to any other Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan, such Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised or redeemed prior to the closing of the transaction by which the Change in Control occurs. The Board shall not be obligated to treat all Stock Awards, even those that are of the same type, in the same manner.

(ii)        In the event of a Change in Control as defined in Section 2.4(v), such as a dissolution of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards shall terminate immediately prior to such event.

XIII.        AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS

13.1         Amendment of Plan . The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company to the extent shareholder approval is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, any New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq or other securities exchange listing requirements, or other applicable law or regulation.

13.2         Shareholder Approval . The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to the Plan for shareholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers.

 

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13.3         Contemplated Amendments . It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible Employees with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options and/or to bring the Plan and/or Incentive Stock Options granted under it into compliance therewith.

13.4         No Material Impairment of Rights . Rights under any Stock Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be materially impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (ii) the Participant consents in writing.

13.5         Amendment of Stock Awards . The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards subject to and consistent with the terms of the Plan, including Sections 13.1 and 13.2; provided, however , that the rights of the Participant under any Stock Award shall not be materially impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (ii) the Participant consents in writing.

XIV.        TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN

14.1         Plan Term . The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the day before the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the date that the Plan is adopted. No Stock Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

14.2         No Material Impairment of Rights . Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not materially impair rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the Participant.

XV.        EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

The Plan shall become effective immediately following its approval by the shareholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board (the “Effective Date”). No Stock Awards may be granted under the Plan prior to the time that the shareholders have approved the Plan.

XVI.        CHOICE OF LAW

The law of the State of California shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to such state’s conflict of laws rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to matters affecting the Plan that are addressed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the laws of the State of Delaware shall control.

 

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EXHIBIT 99.2

Notice of Stock Option Grant

Instructions:

Step 1: Please review the following documents related to your Option Grant

Notice of Stock Option Grant

Openwave – US Stock Option Agreement.pdf (This is taking the actual document’s name)

                             (This is taking the actual document’s name)

Step 2: Review your grant below and click the “I Agree” button to accept the terms.

Step 3: Print this page for your own records.

 

Notice of Stock   

 

Openwave Systems Inc.

    
Option Grant    ID: 94-3219054   
   2100 Seaport Blvd.   
  

Redwood City, CA 94063

 

  
     
[First Name] [Last Name]    Option Number:    [Number]
[Address]    Plan:    [Plan ID]
[City], [State] [Zip Code]    Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vest Date]

Effective [Option Date] (the “Date of Grant”), you have been granted a(n) [Option Type] (this “Option”) to purchase [shares] shares of Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”) common stock at USD [Option Price] per share.

This Notice of Stock Option Grant (this “Notice”), together with the [Plan ID] Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the corresponding Stock Option Agreement (the “Stock Option Agreement”) and any exhibits (collectively, the “Stock Option Documents”) delivered to you and in effect as of the Date of Grant, contain the terms of your Option. The Plan and the Stock Option Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Notice.

Vesting Schedule

Except as otherwise set forth in the Stock Option Documents, the shares subject to this Option will vest as follows:

 

     Shares     Vest Type*     Full Vest    Expiration  

Vesting Period:

   [Shares ]   [Vest Type ]   [date of full vesting of total shares subject to this grant]]    [Expiration Date ]

 

*Shares subject to monthly vesting shall vest ratably in equal monthly increments on the same day of the month as anniversary of your Vesting Commencement Date over the subsequent vesting period, commencing on the first monthly anniversary after the Full Vest Date of your Initial Vesting Period. If the vesting schedule described herein would result in the vesting of a fraction of a share on any monthly vesting date, that fractional share shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

Termination Period

This Option, to the extent then exercisable, may be exercised for a period of 3 months after termination of your employment (or consulting relationship if you are not an employee), except as set out in the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). You are responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods. The Company has no duty to, and will not, provide further notice of such dates.

Governing Law and Documents

This Option is governed by, and subject to, the Stock Option Documents. Capitalized terms not defined in this Notice have the meanings given to them in the Plan and Stock Option Agreement. This Option is further governed by, and subject to, the internal laws of the state of California. If you have received this or any other document related to the Plan or this Option translated into a language other than English, the English version will control in the event of any conflicts.

Severability

If one or more of the provisions of the Stock Option Documents shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect:

 

  (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby;

 

  (b) the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be deemed null and void, subject to “(c)” below: and


  (c) to the extent permitted by applicable law, any invalid or illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be construed, interpreted, or revised retroactively to comply with applicable law and to achieve the intent of the Stock Option Documents.

Acknowledgment and Agreement

By clicking the button below, you agree:

 

  (a) You have read and agree to the terms of each of the Stock Option Documents (defined above).

 

  (b) You agree that clicking the button constitutes an electronic signature that shall bind you legally in the same manner as if you delivered an originally signed copy of this document to the Company.

I have read and agreed to the terms of this Stock Option Grant and Openwave’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

I Agree

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

(Domestic Optionees)

Plan Document

By acknowledging and agreement to the Option on the terms set forth in the Stock Option Documents, you represent and warrant to the Company that:

 

  (a) you have received a copy of the Stock Option Documents, under which the Option is granted and governed;

 

  (b) you have read and reviewed the Stock Option Documents in their entirety;

 

  (c) you have had a reasonable opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing the Notice and have done so or knowingly declined to do so;

 

  (d) you fully understand all provisions of the Stock Option Documents;

 

  (e) you hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Stock Option Documents;

 

  (f) your rights to any shares underlying this Option will be earned only over time as you provide services to the Company;

 

  (g) the grant of the Option is not consideration for services you rendered to the Company prior to your Vesting Commencement Date; and

 

  (h) nothing in the Stock Option Documents confers upon you any right to continue your current employment or consulting relationship with the Company for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.

EXHIBIT 99.3

 

     

 

Notice of Stock Option Grant

  

Openwave Systems Inc.

ID: 94-3219054

2100 Seaport Blvd.

Redwood City, CA 94063

 

    

[First Name] [Last Name]

   Option Number:    [Number]

[Address 1]

   Plan:    [Plan ID]

[Address 2]

     

[Address 3]

     

[Country]

  

Vesting Commencement Date:

 

   [Vest Date]

 

Effective [Option Date] (the “Date of Grant”), you have been granted a(n) [Option Type] Stock Option (this “Option”) to purchase [shares granted] shares of Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”) common stock at USD $[Option Price] per share.

This Notice of Stock Option Grant (including the exhibits hereto, this “Notice”), together with the [Plan ID] Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the corresponding Stock Option Agreement (including any exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Stock Option Documents”) delivered to you with this Notice, and in effect as of the Date of Grant, contain the terms of your Option. The Plan and the Stock Option Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Notice.

 

 

 

Vesting Schedule

 

Except as otherwise set forth in the Stock Option Documents, the shares subject to this Option will vest in each period as follows:

 

      

Shares            

    

Vest Type*            

  

Full Vest

       

Expiration            

    

Vesting Period:

     [Shares]      [Vest Type]    [Date of full vesting of total shares subject to this grant]    [Exp. Date]   

*Shares subject to monthly vesting shall vest ratably in equal monthly increments on the same day of the month as your Vesting Commencement Date over the subsequent vesting period, commencing on the first monthly anniversary after the Full Vest Date of your Initial Vesting Period. If the vesting schedule described herein would result in the vesting of a fraction of a share on any monthly vesting date, that fractional share shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

 

 

Termination Period

 

This Option, to the extent then exercisable, may be exercised for a period of 3 months after termination of your employment (or consulting relationship if you are not an employee), except as set out in the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). You are responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods. The Company has no duty to, and will not, provide further notice of such periods.


Governing Law and Documents

 

This Option is governed by, and subject to, the Stock Option Documents. Capitalized terms not defined in this Notice have the meanings given to them in the Plan and Stock Option Agreement. This Option is further governed by, and subject to, the laws of the United States and the state of California.

If you have received this or any other document related to the Plan or this Option translated into a language other than English, the English version will control in the event of any conflicts.

 

 

Severability

 

If one or more of the provisions of the Stock Option Documents shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect:

(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby;

(b) the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be deemed null and void, subject to “(c)” below; and

(c) to the extent permitted by applicable law, any invalid or illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be construed, interpreted, or revised retroactively to comply with applicable law and to achieve the intent of the Stock Option Documents.

 

 

 

Acknowledgment and Agreement

 

By signing below, you agree to all of the terms of the Stock Option Documents, including but not limited to the terms of the exhibits attached to this Notice.

Please sign this Notice and return an original copy to the Stock Administration Department by regular mail or facsimile (which shall have the same force and effect as an original).

 

        /s/ Steve Peters

[Employee’s Name]

  Date     Steve Peters
      Secretary

 


Exhibit A

Representations and Warranties

(International Optionees)

 

 

Responsibility for Taxes

Regardless of any action the Company or your employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option grant, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items.

Prior to exercise of the Option, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, you authorize the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by you from your wages or other cash compensation paid to you by the Company and/or the Employer or from proceeds of the sale of the shares. Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under local law, the Company may (1) sell or arrange for the sale of shares that you acquire to meet the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, and/or (2) withhold in shares, provided that the Company only withholds the amount of shares necessary to satisfy the minimum withholding amount. Finally, you shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan or your purchase of shares that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver the shares if you fail to comply you’re your obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

Plan Document

By acknowledging and agreeing to the Option on the terms set forth in the Stock Option Documents, you represent and warrant to the Company that:

(a) you have received a copy of the Stock Option Documents, under which the Option is granted and governed;

(b) you have read and reviewed the Stock Option Documents in their entirety;

(c) you have had a reasonable opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing the Notice and have done so or knowingly declined to do so;

(d) you fully understand all provisions of the Stock Option Documents; and

(e) you hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Stock Option Documents.

Nature of the Grant

By accepting the Option on the terms set forth in the Stock Option Documents, you further represent and warrant to the Company that:


(a) under the terms of the Company’s various stock plans (including but not limited to the Company’s 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan), the prior receipt of option grants, stock issuances, or other benefits does not create any right, entitlement or guarantee of future awards or benefits under any of these plans. Your rights and privileges to benefit from any such plan are governed by the terms of the specific applicable plan.

(b) by your acceptance of the Option as evidenced by your signature on the Notice, you agree that you have no right or entitlement, and you hereby voluntarily give up any such right or entitlement that ever existed, whether under an agreement, arrangement, course of conduct or appliacable law or regulation, to any future participation in any of the Company’s stock plans. The Company’s stock plans include, without limitation, any stock option, stock purchase right or employee stock purchase plans;

(c) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, as provided in the Plan and the Stock Option Documents;

(d) the grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and consequently does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted repeatedly in the past;

(e) all decisions with respect to future option grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(f) your participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with your employer (the “Employer”) and shall not interfere with the ability of your Employer to terminate your employment relationship at any time with or without cause;

(g) you are voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(h) the Option is an extraordinary item that does not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or your Employer, and which is outside the scope of your employment contract, if any;

(i) the Options are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments;

(j) in the event that you are not an employee of the Company, the Option grant will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the Option grant will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with your Employer or any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company;

(k) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(l) if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, the Options will have no value;

(m) if you exercise your Option and obtain Shares, the value of those Shares acquired upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the exercise price;

(n) in consideration of the grant of Options, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Options or diminution in value of the Options or Shares purchased through exercise of the Options resulting from termination of your employment by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and you irrevocably release the Company and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have


arisen, then, by signing this agreement, you shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any entitlement to pursue such claim; and

(o) notwithstanding any terms or conditions of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of termination of your employment other than by your voluntary resignation (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), your right to receive Options and vest in Options under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that you are no longer actively employed (i.e., as of the date that you stop rendering active services for the Company or your Employer) and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); furthermore, in the event of involuntary termination of employment, your right to exercise the Options after termination of employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), if any, will be measured by the date of termination of your active employment (i.e., by the date that you stop rendering active services for the Company or your Employer) and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law; the Board/Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when you are no longer actively employed for purposes of your Option grant.

Data Privacy

By accepting the Option on the terms set forth in the Stock Option Documents, you explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, your Employer, and the Company and its subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan.

You understand that the Company and your Employer hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of stock acquired upon exercise of the Option. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

Electronic Delivery

The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Option granted hereunder or future options that may be granted under the Plan by electronic means or to request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery (including by access to a hosted website) and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

EXHIBIT 99.4

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

1.         Grant of Option . Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to Optionee (“Optionee”) named in the corresponding Notice of Stock Option Grant (including any exhibits thereto, the “Notice”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase a total number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice, at the exercise price per share (the “Exercise Price”) set forth in the Notice, subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Openwave Systems Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, and the terms of this Stock Option Agreement (including any exhibits hereto, the “Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

2.         Exercise of Option . The Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice so long as Optionee continues as an Employee, Director or Consultant, as the case may be, and with the provisions of the Plan as set forth below. A change in status of Optionee from his or her status at the time of grant or during the term of the Option (e.g. Optionee is a Consultant at the time of grant and who subsequently becomes an Employee or (ii) Optionee is an Employee at the time of grant and who subsequently becomes a Consultant) shall be deemed a termination of employment or service with the Company at the time of such change in status; provided, however, that a change in status of Optionee from his or her status at the time of grant or during the term of the Option whereby (i) Optionee is an Employee and a Director and who subsequently becomes a non-Employee Director or (ii) Optionee is a non-Employee Director and who subsequently becomes an Employee and a Director shall not be deemed a termination of employment or service with the Company. Upon a termination of employment or service, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator in its sole discretion, vesting of the Shares shall immediately cease in full.

(a)         Right to Exercise .

(i)        The Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

(ii)        In the event of Optionee’s death, disability or other termination of employment or service with the Company, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Sections 5, 6, and 7 below, subject to the limitation contained in subsection 2(a)(i).

(iii)        In no event may the Option be exercised after the Expiration Date as set forth in the Notice.

(iv)        If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice, in the event that the Shares subject to the Option (and all other Incentive Stock Options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) that become exercisable in any calendar year have an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined for each Share as of the Date of Grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000, the Shares in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as subject to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, in accordance with the terms of the Plan. An “Incentive Stock Option”

 

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is a stock option that is intended, as such intention is designated in the Notice, to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(b)         Method of Exercise .

(i)        The Option shall be exercisable by (i) delivery of a written notice (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan or (ii) if permitted by the Company in its sole discretion, by executing a “same day sale” through the Company’s designated broker. The written notice shall be signed by Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the stock option administrator of the Company and shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by payment of such aggregate Exercise Price or, if permitted by the Company, by Optionee’s execution of a “same day sale” with the Company’s designated broker.

(ii)        As a condition to the exercise of the Option, Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the Option or disposition of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise.

(iii)        No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of Applicable Laws and the Company’s tax withholding obligations set forth in Section 2(b)(ii) above have been satisfied. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered transferred to Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.

3.         Method of Payment . Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Optionee:

(i)        cash;

(ii)        check; or

(iii)        delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company by the broker of the sale proceeds required to pay the aggregate Exercise Price (i.e., a “same day sale”).

4.         Restrictions on Exercise . The Option may not be exercised if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Laws. Furthermore, the Company, in its sole discretion, may prohibit you from executing a “same day sale” pursuant to Section 3(iii) above with respect to the Option regardless of any other provision of this Agreement or the related Notice or other agreement or document relating to this Option.

5.         Termination of Relationship .

 

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(i) In the event of the termination of Optionee’s employment or service with the Company (including a change in status that is deemed a termination of employment or service as described in Section 2 above), Optionee may, to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination (the “Termination Date”), exercise the Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

(ii) In the event of a change in status that is not deemed to be a termination of employment or service with the Company (in accordance with Section 2 above), this Option shall continue in full force and effect, and the Shares subject to this Option shall continue to vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Optionee’s employment or service with the Company is terminated for Cause, the Option immediately shall terminate. “Cause” shall be defined as in Exhibit B.

6.         Disability of Optionee . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5 above, in the event of termination of Optionee’s employment or service with the Company as a result of Optionee’s Disability, Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. If this Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option and Optionee’s Disability does not satisfy the definition of “disability” set forth in Section 422(c) of the Code, and if Optionee fails to exercise this Option within three (3) months from the date of termination of employment, this Option shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

7.         Death of Optionee . In the event of the death of Optionee, the Option may be exercised at any time within eighteen (18) months following the date of Optionee’s death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in Section 9 below), by Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, or by the laws of descent and distribution or by a beneficiary designated to exercise the Option upon Optionee’s death pursuant to Section 8, but only to the extent Optionee could exercise the Option at the date of death. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee’s estate or the person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest, inheritance or the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to Optionee’s designation of a beneficiary (pursuant to Section 8 below), does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

8.         Non-Transferability of Option . The Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Optionee may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a beneficiary who, in the event of the

 

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death of Optionee, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option. The terms of the Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Optionee.

9.         Term of Option . The Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Agreement. If this Option is designated in the Notice as Incentive Stock Option, this Option shall be subject to any applicable limitations on its term as imposed under the Plan or the Applicable Laws.

10.         Corporate Transactions . In the event of a proposed merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, in either case resulting in a successor to the business of the Company (either such transaction, a “Corporate Transaction”), this Option shall be treated as set forth on Exhibit B .

11.         Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of California.

12.         Whole Agreement . The Plan and Notice are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof. The Option and this Agreement shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice. Optionee acknowledges that the Notice, this Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Optionee and the Company regarding the terms and conditions of this Option and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the subjects set forth herein, except as, and only to the extent that, such other agreements are expressly incorporated by reference herein.

13.         Amendments . This Agreement may be amended or modified at any time only by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto, except that the Company may unilaterally amend the Option prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control so long as any such amendment shall not materially adversely affect Optionee’s rights or materially increase Optionee’s obligations under this Option.

14.         Rights as a Stockholder . Neither Optionee nor any of Optionee’s successors in interest shall have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares subject to the Option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate for such Shares or the date the Shares are electronically delivered to Optionee’s brokerage account.

The signatures of the Company and Optionee on the Notice bind each such party to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT A

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Optionee Name:  

 

    Social Security #:  

 

Home Address:  

 

    Daytime Phone Number:  

 

 


Option(s) Exercised:

Plan  

Grant

Number

  Grant Date   NQ** or ISO?  

(1)         x  

Grant Price

Per Share

 

(2)         =  

Number of Shares

To be exercised

 

(3)

Total Exercise

Option Price

                   

$

        $
                   

$

        $
                   

$

        $
                   

$

        $
                   

$

        $
            Subtotal:   $
            ** Total NQ Taxes Due:   $
                Totals             $

Payment and Issuance Instructions:

Attached is my check #              in the amount of $                      to pay for the exercise of my stock option as listed above.

Issue the shares as designated below:

 

¨ My E*TRADE account   OR         ¨ Mail a certificate to my home address            

Account #:                                                                              

¨ My Credit Suisse account

Account #:                                                                              

 


Representations:

 


Initial

   I do NOT have access to, nor am I aware of, any material non-public information regarding Openwave Systems Inc., which could or has influenced my decision to purchase and/or sell this stock.

Initial

   I hereby agree to notify Openwave Systems Inc. upon the transfer/sale of my shares acquired under any ISO exercise and agree to hold harmless Openwave Systems Inc. regarding the reporting of income subject to the transfer/sale of these shares. I am not relying on Openwave Systems Inc. or E*TRADE Business Solutions Group for any tax advice.

FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ONLY

    I AM an executive officer and/or director of Openwave Systems Inc. and by signing this exercise notice I acknowledge and agree that I (i) have reviewed my transactions relative to Section 16, (ii) understand that I am required to file a Form 4 within two business days after this transaction, and (iii) understand that I am an “affiliate” of Openwave Systems and so long as I continue to be an affiliate, any shares of Openwave’s common stock acquired upon exercise of this option that I wish to sell will need to comply generally with the requirements of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (except for the holding period requirements of Rule 144(d)).

 


The undersigned holder of the stock option(s) described above irrevocably exercises such option(s) as set forth and herewith makes payment therefore, all at the price and on the terms and conditions specified in the stock option agreement(s) pertaining to the option(s) exercised.

INSTRUCTIONS : Mail or otherwise deliver this completed exercise form and check, made payable to:

Openwave Systems Inc. at 2100 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063, Attn: Stock Administration Dept.

 


Optionee Signature

  

Date


 


EXHIBIT B

TREATMENT UPON A CORPORATE TRANSACTION

In the event of a Corporate Transaction in which there is a successor to the business of the Company, this Option will be assumed or an equivalent option will be substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the successor corporation does not agree to assume this Option or to substitute an equivalent option, in which case this Option will terminate upon the consummation of the Corporate Transaction.

Without limiting the preceding paragraph, and except as otherwise explicitly set forth below, if the Company consummates a Corporate Transaction that constitutes a Change of Control (as defined below), and if at any time during the period commencing one (1) month prior to the effective time of such Change of Control and ending twelve (12) months after the effective time of such Change of Control, Optionee’s service with the Company (or the successor thereto) terminates either (i) due to an involuntary termination by the Company (or the successor thereto) of Optionee’s service relationship with the Company (or the successor thereto) without “Cause” (as defined below), or (ii) due to a voluntary termination of Optionee’s service relationship with the Company by Optionee within three (3) months of the occurrence of an event constituting “Good Reason” (as defined below), then, subject to Optionee’s timely execution and delivery of an effective release of all claims in favor of the Company (and the successor thereto), as of the date of termination of service (and provided that, at such time, this Option continues in full force or the successor has assumed this Option or substituted an equivalent award), 100% of the unvested portion of the Option shall become fully vested and exercisable to the extent not previously vested or exercisable. In no event shall a termination of employment or other service relationship on account of death or Disability constitute a termination without Cause or a voluntary termination with Good Reason.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Option is, as of the Date of Grant, subject to an individual employment agreement, severance plan or employee benefit policy that provides for accelerated vesting of this Option in connection with a Corporate Transaction which constitutes a Change of Control (any such understanding or agreement, each an “Acceleration Agreement,” is incorporated by reference herein) on terms more favorable to Optionee than those set forth in this Exhibit B , and provided such Acceleration Agreement continues in full force and effect as of the day immediately prior to the effective date of the Change of Control, this Option shall be subject to acceleration of vesting only as provided in the Acceleration Agreement. If the Acceleration Agreement provides for the acceleration of vesting of this Option upon a Change of Control on terms (the “Terms”) equal to or less favorable than the terms set forth in this Exhibit B , then the terms set forth in this Exhibit B shall supersede and replace in their entirety the Terms. In no event will this Option be subject to acceleration of vesting upon a termination of Optionee’s service relationship with the Company in connection with a Change of Control pursuant to both Exhibit B and the Acceleration Agreement.

In the event that any amount of compensation related to the accelerated vesting of the Option (“Option Acceleration”) pursuant to this Exhibit B would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” (“Parachute Payment”) within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (ii) contribute to the Optionee becoming subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any comparable federal, state, local or foreign excise tax (such excise tax, together with any interest and penalties, is hereinafter referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then, subject to the provisions of the following paragraph,

 

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either (A) a percentage of the unvested portion of the Option shall not vest and shall not be exercisable, or (B) 100% of the unvested portion of the Option shall vest in full and become fully exercisable to the extent not previously vested or exercisable, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state, local and foreign income, employment and other taxes and the Excise Tax (including, without limitation, any interest or penalties on such taxes), results in the receipt by Optionee, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of Option Acceleration hereunder, notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Option Acceleration may be subject to the Excise Tax. Unless the Company and Optionee otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this paragraph shall be made by independent tax accountants or counsel designated by the Company in its reasonable discretion (“Independent Tax Counsel’), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Optionee and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required under this paragraph, Independent Tax Counsel may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and Optionee shall furnish to Independent Tax Counsel such information and documents as Independent Tax Counsel may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this paragraph. The Company shall bear all costs that Independent Tax Counsel may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this paragraph. In the event that a portion of any Option shall not vest and shall not be exercisable, then based on the information provided to Optionee and the Company by Independent Tax Counsel, the unvested portion of an Option which shall not vest and which shall not be exercisable shall be that portion of an Option (or Options) that will generate the greatest amount of Parachute Payment. If the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) determines that Option Acceleration is subject to the Excise Tax, then the provisions of the next paragraph hereof shall apply, and the enforcement of such provisions shall be the exclusive remedy to the Company.

If, notwithstanding the fact that a percentage of the unvested portion of the Option shall not vest and shall not be exercisable in accordance with the terms of the preceding paragraph (or in the absence of any such reduction), the IRS determines that Optionee is liable for the Excise Tax as a result of the receipt of Option Acceleration, then Optionee shall be obligated to pay back to the Company, within 30 days after a final IRS determination, an amount of such Option Acceleration equal to the “Repayment Amount.” The Repayment Amount with respect to such Option Acceleration shall be the smallest such amount, if any, as shall be required to be paid to the Company so that Optionee’s net proceeds with respect to such Option Acceleration (after taking into account the payment of the Excise Tax imposed on such Option Acceleration) shall be maximized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Repayment Amount with respect to such Option Acceleration shall be zero if a Repayment Amount of more than zero would not eliminate the Excise Tax imposed on such Option Acceleration. The Optionee may also request that the Company recalculate the amount of Option Acceleration according to the terms of the preceding paragraph based on all of the facts and circumstances and interpretations of applicable tax law in effect at that time in order to adjust the amount of Option Acceleration in order to achieve the intent of the parties that Optionee receive on an after-tax basis the greatest amount of Option Acceleration hereunder. If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this paragraph, Optionee shall pay the Excise Tax.

As used in this Exhibit B, the following terms have the following meanings:

Cause shall mean (i) persistent or gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of Optionee’s duties to the Company; (ii) repeated unexplained or unjustified absences from the Company; (iii) a material and willful violation of any federal or state law which if made public

 

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would injure the business or reputation of the Company as reasonably determined by the Company; (iv) refusal or willful failure to act in accordance with any specific lawful direction or order of the Company or stated written policy of the Company; (v) commission of any act of fraud with respect to the Company; or (vi) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude causing material harm to the standing and reputation of the Company, in each case as reasonably determined by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Optionee is a party to an employment agreement with the Company that contains a different definition of “Cause,” then the definition contained in such employment agreement shall apply.

Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) The sale, exchange, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a person or group of related persons (as such terms are defined or described in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) that will continue the business of the Company in the future;

(ii) A merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the voting securities of the Company owned by the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not represent, after conversion if applicable, more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the surviving controlling entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided that any person who (1) was a beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, and (2) is a beneficial owner of more than 20% of the securities of the Company immediately after such merger or consolidation, shall be excluded from the list of “shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation” for purposes of the preceding calculation); or

(iii) The direct or indirect acquisition of beneficial ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company by a person or group of related persons (as such terms are defined or described in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided, that “person or group of related persons” shall not include the Company, a subsidiary of the Company, or an employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee).

“Good Reason” means that one or more of the following are undertaken by the Company without Optionee’s written consent: (i) the significant reduction of Optionee’s duties, authority or responsibilities relative to Optionee’s duties, authority or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, or the assignment to Optionee of such reduced duties, authority or responsibilities; provided, however , that a mere change in Optionee’s title or reporting relationships shall not provide the basis for a voluntary termination with Good Reason; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the base salary of the Optionee as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, except as part of a one-time proportional reduction of the base salaries of all or substantially all of the Company’s employees that does not exceed ten (10) percent; (iii) a material reduction by the Company in the kind or level of health and welfare, retirement and similar employee benefits, to which Optionee was entitled immediately prior to such reduction (hereinafter referred to as “Benefit Plans”), or a material increase in Optionee’s cost for the Benefit Plans (except an annual increase that is applicable to substantially all employees of the Company which does not exceed twenty-five (25) percent), with the result that Optionee’s overall

 

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benefits package is significantly reduced; provided, however, that Good Reason shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Company provides for Optionee’s participation in benefit plans and programs that, taken as a whole, are comparable to the Benefit Plans; (iv) the relocation of Optionee to a facility or a location more than twenty-five (25) miles from Optionee’s then present location without Optionee’s consent; or (v) a material breach by the Company of any provision of the Plan or any other material agreement between Optionee and the Company concerning the terms and conditions of Optionee’s employment that the Company fails to cure within ten (10) business days of receiving written notice from Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Optionee is a party to an employment agreement with the Company that contains a different definition of “Good Reason,” then the definition contained in such employment agreement shall apply.

 

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EXHIBIT 99.5

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK BONUS GRANT NOTICE

(FOR RESTRICTED STOCK BONUS AWARDS – TIME-BASED VESTING)

Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby provides notice (“Grant Notice”) of the grant to Participant of the number of restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock set forth below (“Award”). This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement, the Plan and the form of Assignment Separate from Certificate, all of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.

 

Participant:    [            ]
Grant Date:    [              ]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [              ]
Number of Restricted Shares:    [              ]

 

Vesting Schedule:    [not less than three years]

Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Grant Date, this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company under the Plan and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject.

 

O PENWAVE S YSTEMS INC .      P ARTICIPANT :
By:  

 

    

 

  Signature      Signature
Title:  

Secretary

     Date: _____________________________________________________________
Date:  

 

    

 

A TTACHMENTS :       Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement, 2006 Stock Plan and form of Assignment Separate from Certificate.


Attachment I

Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement


OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK BONUS AGREEMENT

(FOR RESTRICTED STOCK BONUS AWARDS – TIME-BASED VESTING)

Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) and this Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement (“Agreement”) (collectively, the “Award”), Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”) grants you shares of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”), subject to the restrictions and conditions contained herein. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of your Award are as follows:

1.        G RANT OF S TOCK . The Company hereby grants to you, the aggregate number of restricted shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted Shares”) specified in your Grant Notice.

2.        A SSIGNMENT S EPARATE F ROM C ERTIFICATE . You agree to execute three (3) copies of the Assignment Separate From Certificate (with date and number of shares blank) in the form attached to the Grant Notice as Attachment III and to deliver the same to the Company [ within three business days after receipt of this Agreement ] , along with the certificate or certificates evidencing the Restricted Shares (if such Restricted Shares have been issued in certificated form), to be held by U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation as the initial transfer agent for the Restricted Shares, or any successor to U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation as transfer agent determined by the Company (“Transfer Agent”), whether in certificated or uncertificated form as shall be determined by the Company in consultation with the Transfer Agent, until the Restricted Shares have vested.

3.        V ESTING . Subject to the limitations contained herein, the Restricted Shares will vest as provided in the Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the termination of your employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (“Termination”). A Termination shall be deemed to occur if (i) you are a Consultant or non-Employee Director at the time of grant and subsequently become an Employee or (ii) you are an Employee at the time of grant and subsequently become a Consultant or non-Employee Director.

4.        N UMBER OF S HARES . The number of Restricted Shares subject to your Award shall be adjusted from time to time for changes in capitalization, as provided in the Plan.

5. S ECURITIES L AW C OMPLIANCE . You will not be issued any shares under your Award unless the shares are either (a) then registered under the Securities Act or (b) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Your Award must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Award, and you will not receive such shares if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

6.        C OMPANY S R EACQUISITION R IGHT .

(a) The Company shall, simultaneously with your voluntary or involuntary Termination for any reason (including death or Disability), automatically reacquire, without any requirement to make any


payment or provide other consideration therefor, all of the Restricted Shares that have not yet vested in accordance with the Vesting Schedule on the Grant Notice (the “Reacquisition Right”).

(b) The shares issued under your Award shall be held by the Transfer Agent, until the shares have vested and the Company’s Reacquisition Right has lapsed.

(c) Subject to the provisions of your Award, you shall exercise all rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the shares held by the Transfer Agent. You shall be deemed to be the holder of the shares for purposes of receiving any dividends that may be paid with respect to such shares and for purposes of exercising any voting rights relating to such shares, even if some or all of such shares have not yet vested and been released from the Company’s Reacquisition Right.

(d) If, from time to time, there is any stock dividend, stock split or other change in the character or amount of any of the outstanding stock of the corporation the stock of which is subject to the provisions of your Award, then in such event any and all new, substituted or additional securities to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the Restricted Shares shall be immediately subject to the Reacquisition Right with the same force and effect as the Restricted Shares immediately before such event.

(e) If at any time before the Restricted Shares have vested fully, there occurs (i) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (ii) a sale, exchange, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a person or group of related persons, as such terms are defined or described in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (iii) a merger or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or (iv) any other capital reorganization in which at least fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the Company entitled to vote are exchanged, then: (i) if there will be no successor to the business of the Company, the Company shall apply its Reacquisition Right as to all or any portion of the shares then subject to the Reacquisition Right set forth above to the same extent as if your Termination had occurred on the date preceding the date of consummation of said event or transaction, or (ii) if there will be a successor to the Company, the Company shall assign its Reacquisition Right to any successor of the Company, and the Reacquisition Right shall apply in the event of your Termination with such successor on the same basis as set forth above in Section 6(a). In that case, references herein to the “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such successor. In addition, such successor may elect at the time of the assignment to purchase all, but not less than all, of the unvested Restricted Shares held by you at the then current Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock (or the security into which such Common Stock has been converted), and the Reacquisition Right shall thereupon immediately lapse as to all such shares.

7.        R ESTRICTIVE L EGENDS . The shares issued under your Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends determined by the Company.

8.        T RANSFERABILITY . Unvested Restricted Shares may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant without the prior written consent of the Company and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary or a transfer pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.

9.        A WARD N OT A S ERVICE C ONTRACT . Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever

 

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any obligation on your part to continue in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, or on the part of the Company or an Affiliate to continue your employment. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company or an Affiliate, their respective shareholders, boards of directors, Officers or Employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a Director or Consultant for the Company or an Affiliate.

10.        T AX W ITHHOLDING .

(a) At the time your Award is made, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with your Award. However, no such withholding shall be made unless the net proceeds from the automatic sale of certain Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 10(d) below are not sufficient to satisfy such withholding obligations.

(b) Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for any of the Restricted Shares or to cause Transfer Agent to release or otherwise transfer any such shares.

(c) In the event that (a) you are not subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act on a date that the Reacquisition Right lapses with respect to some or all of the Restricted Shares (“Lapse Date”) and (b) you have not made a Section 83(b) Election or taken similar action under other applicable law such that you incur a tax liability on such Lapse Date, then [ forty five percent (45%) ] of those shares of Restricted Shares with respect to which the Reacquisition Right shall have lapsed on the Lapse Date and a Section 83(b) Election was not made or similar action was not taken shall be sold within an administratively reasonable period of time on or after the Lapse Date. The net proceeds from such sale shall be remitted to the relevant tax authorities by Transfer Agent for your benefit in the amounts directed by the Company and any remaining net proceeds, if any, shall be delivered to you.

11.        S ECTION  83(b) E LECTION . You hereby acknowledge that you have been informed that, with respect to the grant of Restricted Shares, you may file an election with the Internal Revenue Service, within 30 days of the Grant Date, electing pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to be taxed currently on the fair market value of the Restricted Shares on the Grant Date (“Section 83(b) Election”).

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO FILE AN ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE CODE, IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY’S TO FILE TIMELY SUCH SECTION 83(b) ELECTION, EVEN IF YOU REQUEST THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE TO MAKE THIS FILING ON YOUR BEHALF.

BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED WITH YOUR OWN TAX ADVISORS THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT YOU ARE RELYING SOLELY ON SUCH ADVISORS AND NOT ON ANY STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU (AND NOT THE COMPANY) SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAX LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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12.        N OTICES . Any notices provided for in your Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

13.        M ISCELLANEOUS .

(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be transferable by the Company to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.

(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.

(c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.

14.        G OVERNING P LAN D OCUMENT . Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of your Award and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

 

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Attachment II

2006 Stock Incentive Plan


Attachment III

Form of Assignment Separate from Certificate


ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

F OR V ALUE R ECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement (the “Award”), [Name of Grantee] hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Corporation”), or its assignee,                                                               (                          ) shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation, standing in the undersigned’s name on the books of said corporation represented by Certificate No.               herewith, or the securities into which such shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock have been converted under the terms of the Award, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                                   as attorney-in-fact to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. This Assignment may be used only in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Award, in connection with the reacquisition of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issued to the undersigned pursuant to the Award, and only to the extent that such shares remain subject to the Corporation’s Reacquisition Right under the Award.

Dated:                                                              

 

Signature:

 

 

  [Name of Grantee]

[ I NSTRUCTION : Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line. The purpose of this Assignment is to enable the Company to exercise its Reacquisition Right set forth in the Award without requiring additional signatures on your part. ]

EXHIBIT 99.6

O PENWAVE S YSTEMS I NC .

2006 S TOCK I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT G RANT N OTICE

( FOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS TIME - BASED VESTING )

Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby provides notice (“Grant Notice”) of the grant to Participant of the number of restricted stock units set forth below (“Award”). This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.

 

Participant:  

[              ]

Grant Date:  

[              ]

Vesting Commencement Date:  

[              ]

Number of Restricted Stock Units:  

[              ]

Vesting Schedule:             [not less than three years]

Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Grant Date, this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company under the Plan and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject.

 

 

O PENWAVE S YSTEMS INC .     P ARTICIPANT :
By:  

 

   

 

  Signature       Signature
Title:  

 Secretary

    Date:  
Date:  

 

     

A TTACHMENTS :         Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.


Attachment I

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement


OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

2006 S TOCK I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT A GREEMENT

( FOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS TIME - BASED VESTING )

Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (“Agreement”) (collectively, the “Award”), Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”) grants you as an inducement for your acceptance of employment with the Company and in consideration for your services to the Company prior to the issuance of any shares of Common Stock as well as other benefits to the Company within the meaning of Section 152 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, restricted stock units pursuant to the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”), subject to the restrictions and conditions contained herein. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of your Award are as follows:

1.        G RANT OF U NITS . The Company hereby grants to you the aggregate number of restricted stock units (the “Units”) specified in your Grant Notice. Each Unit represents the right to receive one (1) share of Common Stock upon vesting.

2.        P AYMENT ; T AX W ITHHOLDING . No cash payment is required for the Units, although you will be required to tender payment in a form acceptable to the Company for the amount of any withholding taxes due, including but not limited to those amounts due as a result of the award or vesting of the Units or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock following the vesting of the Units. Such amount may be delivered to the Company by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation or other amounts payable to you by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to you, provided, however , that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock.

3.        V ESTING . Subject to the limitations contained herein, the Units will vest as provided in the Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the termination of your employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (“Termination”). A Termination shall be deemed to occur if (i) you are a Consultant or Non-Employee Director at the time of grant (“Grant Date”) and subsequently become an Employee or (ii) you are an Employee on the Grant Date and subsequently become a Consultant or Non-Employee Director. The unvested portion of your Award will expire upon Termination.

4.        C ONVERSION OF U NITS AND I SSUANCE OF S HARES . Upon each vesting date, one (1) share of Common Stock shall be issuable for each whole Unit that vests on such date (the “Shares”), subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. Thereafter, the Company will transfer such Shares to you upon satisfaction of any tax withholding obligations. Prior to the date upon which all Units have fully vested (the “Final Vesting Date”), any fractional Unit shall be carried forward to the next partial vesting date rather than being converted into a fractional Share. On each subsequent partial vesting date, including the Final Vesting Date, any fractional Units shall be aggregated into whole Units and such whole Units shall be converted


pursuant to the terms hereof. Any fractional Unit remaining after the Award becomes fully vested shall be settled in cash and shall not be converted into a fractional Share. The number of Units subject to your Award shall be adjusted from time to time for changes in capitalization, as provided in the Plan.

5.        S ECURITIES L AW C OMPLIANCE . You will not be issued any Shares upon the vesting of your Award unless the Shares are either (a) then registered under the Securities Act or (b) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Your Award must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Award, and you will not receive such Shares if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

6.        T RANSFERABILITY . None of the Units or any beneficial interest therein may be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may designate a beneficiary for the Shares that may be issuable upon the vesting of the Units, in the event of your death, by completing the Company’s approved beneficiary designation form and filing such form with the Company’s Human Resources Department. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon your executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and transferees.

7.        A WARD N OT A S ERVICE C ONTRACT . Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, or on the part of the Company or an Affiliate to continue your employment.

8.        T AX C ONSEQUENCES . You agree that you have had the opportunity to review with your own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax consequences of the grant to you of the Award and the vesting of the Award. You are relying solely on the advice of your own advisors and not on statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. You understand that you (and not the Company) will be responsible for your own tax liability as a result of the grant or vesting of your Award.

9.        N OTICES . Any notices provided for in your Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

10.        M ISCELLANEOUS .

(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be transferable by the Company to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.

(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.

(c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.

 

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11.        G OVERNING P LAN D OCUMENT . Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of your Award and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

12.        C HOICE OF L AW ; G OVERNING L AW . The law of the State of California shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of the Plan, without regard to such state’s conflict of laws rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to matters affecting the Plan that are addressed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the laws of the State of Delaware shall control, without regard to such state’s conflict of laws rules. You hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of California and Federal Courts of the United States of America located within the County of Santa Clara for all actions relating to the Units, the Shares, the Notice of Grant, this Agreement, or the Plan. You further agree that service may be made upon you in any such action or proceeding by first class, certified or registered mail, to the last address you provided to the Company.

 

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Attachment II

2006 Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 99.7

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 1

The following constitute the provisions of the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Openwave Systems Inc.

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the Plan is to provide an opportunity for Employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries to purchase Common Stock of the Company and thereby to have an additional incentive to contribute to the prosperity of the Company. It is the intention of the Company that the Plan qualify as an “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” under Section 423 of the Code and the Plan shall be administered in accordance with this intent. In addition, the Plan authorizes the grant of options pursuant to sub-plans or special rules adopted by the Board or the Committee designed to achieve desired tax or other objectives in particular locations outside of the United States, which sub-plans shall not be required to comply with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code or all of the specific provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to terms relating to eligibility, Offering Periods, Purchase Periods or Purchase Price.

2. DEFINITIONS

(a) “ Affiliate ” shall mean any Designated Subsidiary or any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, any unincorporated organization, enterprise or other form of business entity, or government or political subdivision thereof that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company, whether now or hereafter existing which has been designated as an “Affiliate” by the Board or the Committee for purposes of the Plan.

(b) “ Applicable Law ” shall mean the legal requirements relating to the administration of an employee stock purchase plan under applicable U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and applicable state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange rules or regulations and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where options are granted, as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.

(c) “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any reference to a section of the Code shall include any successor provision of the Code.


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Formerly known as the Phone.com 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.


(e) “ Committee ” shall mean the committee designated by the Board in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.

(f) “ Common Stock ” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company, or any securities into which such Common Stock may be converted.

(g) “ Company ” shall mean Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(h) “ Compensation ” shall mean the compensation paid to a Participant by the Company as reported on Form W-2, excluding any expense reimbursements, tuition reimbursements, healthcare flexible spending reimbursements, dependent care flexible spending reimbursements, reimbursements from the Plan, non-qualifying stock options, disqualifying disposition stock transactions, restricted stock transactions, relocations expenses, hypo tax, all expatriate pay differentials and cost-of-living adjustments, third-party sick pay, domestic partner imputed income, GTL imputed income, American Express payments, non-cash awards, any benefits paid under the Company’s long-term disability plan and any compensation received prior to becoming a participant in the Plan. Compensation, however, will include any amounts deferred under the Company’s 401(k) plan or any cafeteria plan maintained by the Company.

(i) “ Continuous Status as an Employee ” shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries.

(j) “ Contributions ” shall mean all amounts credited to the account of a participant pursuant to the Plan.

(k) “ Designated Subsidiaries ” shall mean the Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

(l) “ Employee ” shall mean an individual classified as an employee (within the meaning of Code Section 3401(c) and the regulations thereunder) by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on the Company’s or such Designated Subsidiary’s payroll records during the relevant participation period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Employee” shall mean any person, including an Officer, who is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in a calendar year by the Company, one of its Subsidiaries,. one of its Affiliates, or as otherwise required under Applicable Laws.

(m) “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any reference to a section of the Exchange Act shall include any successor provision of the Exchange Act.

 

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(n) “ Market Value ” on a given date of determination (e.g., an Offering Date or Purchase Date, as appropriate) shall mean the value of Common Stock determined as follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange (not including an automated quotation system), its Market Value shall be the closing sales price for a share of the Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on the date of determination as quoted on such exchange on which the Common Stock has the highest average trading volume, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable, or (ii) if the Common Stock is listed on a national market system and the highest average trading volume of the Common Stock occurs through that system, its Market Value shall be the closing sales price for a share of the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable, or (iii) if the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Market Value shall be the average of the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable, or, (iv) in the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

(o) “ Offering Date ” shall mean the first Trading Day of an Offering Period under the Plan; provided that the Offering Date of the first Offering Period upon the end of the suspension of the Plan will be January 16, 2007.

(p) “ Offering Period ” shall mean a period of approximately six (6) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised. The Plan shall be implemented by a series of Offering Periods of approximately six (6) months duration, with new Offering Periods commencing on the first Trading Day on or after each November 16 and May 16 and ending on the last Trading Day in the six month period ending on or before the next May 15 and November 15, respectively; provided, however, that the first Offering Period shall commence on January 16, 2007 and shall end on the last Trading Day on or before May 15, 2007. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed or modified by the Committee.

(q) “ Offering Price ” shall mean the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date for a given Offering Period.

(r) “ Officer ” shall mean a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(s) “ Participant ” shall mean a participant in the Plan as described in Section 5 of the Plan.

(t) “ Plan ” shall mean this 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(u) “ Purchase Date ” shall mean the last Trading Day of each Offering Period of the Plan.

(v) “ Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set out in Section 8(b).

 

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(w) “ Securities Act ” shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any reference to a section of the Securities Act shall include any successor provision of the Securities Act.

(x) Share ” shall mean a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with the Plan, including Sections 11 and 12.

(y) “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any entity treated as a corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, within the meaning of Code Section 424(f), whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

(aa) “ Trading Day ” shall mean a day on which a U.S. national stock exchange and/or the NASDAQ National Market System are open for trading and the Common Stock is being publicly traded on one or more of such markets.

3. ELIGIBILITY

(a) Any Employee employed by the Company or by any Designated Subsidiary on an Offering Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan with respect to the Offering Period commencing on such Offering Date, subject to the requirements of Section 5(a) and any applicable limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code; provided, however, that eligible Employees may not participate in more than one Offering Period at a time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if expressly provided in a sub-plan, any person who is an Employee (as defined in such sub-plan) as of the Offering Date of a given Offering Period (and who is not eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with the preceding sentence) shall be eligible to participate in such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of Section 5(a) and if not otherwise provided under the terms of such sub-plan, any applicable limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code; provided, however, that such eligible Employees may not participate in more than one Offering Period at a time. The Committee may establish administrative rules requiring that employment commence some minimum period (not to exceed 30 days) prior to an Offering Date to be eligible to participate with respect to the Offering Period beginning on that Offering Date. The Committee may also determine that a designated group of highly compensated Employees is ineligible to participate in the Plan so long as the excluded category fits within the definition of “highly compensated employee” in Code Section 414(q). The Committee has determined that no employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary who is employed at higher than the director, or equivalent, level shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, but the Committee also expressly reserves the right and power delegated to it under the Plan to alter or revoke this determination.

(b) No Employee may participate in the Plan if immediately after an option is granted the Employee owns or is considered to own (within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) shares of Common Stock, including Common Stock which the Employee may purchase by conversion of convertible securities or under outstanding options granted by the Company or its Subsidiaries, possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries. All Employees who participate in the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges under the Plan, except for

 

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differences that may be mandated by local law and that are consistent with Code Section 423(b)(5); provided that individuals participating in a sub-plan adopted pursuant to Section 16 which is not designed to qualify under Code section 423 need not have the same rights and privileges as Employees participating in the Code section 423 Plan.

4. OFFERING PERIODS AND PURCHASE PERIODS

The Plan shall be implemented by a series of Offering Periods of approximately six (6) months in duration, with new Offering Periods commencing on the first Trading Day on or after each November 16 and May 16 and ending on the last Trading Day in the six month period ending on or before the next May 15 and November 15, respectively, or such other date as the Committee shall determine, and continuing thereafter until the Plan is terminated pursuant to Section 14 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first Offering Period shall commence on January 16, 2007 and shall end on the last Trading Day on or before May 15, 2007. The Committee shall have the authority to change the frequency and/or duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.

5. PARTICIPATION

(a) An Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with its terms at the beginning of an Offering Period shall automatically receive an option in accordance with Section 7 and may become a Participant by completing and submitting, on or before the date prescribed by the Committee with respect to a given Offering Period, a completed subscription agreement provided by the Company or its Designated Subsidiaries or by following an electronic or other enrollment process as prescribed by the Committee. An eligible Employee may authorize payroll deductions at the rate of any whole percentage of the Employee’s Compensation, not to be less than one percent (1%) and not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Employee’s Compensation (or such other percentages as the Committee may establish from time to time before an Offering Date) of such Employee’s Compensation on each payday during the Offering Period. All payroll deductions will be held in a general corporate account or a trust account. No interest shall be paid or credited to the Participant with respect to such payroll deductions. The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained a separate bookkeeping account for each Participant under the Plan and the amount of each Participant’s payroll deductions shall be credited to such account. A Participant may not make any additional payments into such account, unless payroll deductions are prohibited under Applicable Law, in which case the provisions of Section 5(b) of the Plan shall apply.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, in locations where local law prohibits payroll deductions, an eligible Employee may elect to participate through contributions to his or her account under the Plan in a form acceptable to the Board or the Committee. In such event, any such Employees shall be deemed to be participating in a sub-plan, unless the Board or the Committee otherwise expressly provides that such Employees shall be treated as participating in the Plan.

 

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(c) Under procedures and at times established by the Committee, a Participant may withdraw from the Plan during an Offering Period, by completing and filing with the Company a notice of withdrawal provided by the Company or its Designated Subsidiaries or by following electronic or other procedures prescribed by the Committee. If a Participant withdraws from the Plan during an Offering Period, his or her accumulated payroll deductions will be refunded to the Participant without interest, his or her right to participate in the current Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of Common Stock will be made during the Offering Period. Any Participant who wishes to withdraw from the Plan during an Offering Period, must complete the withdrawal procedures prescribed by the Committee one day before the Purchase Date of such Offering Period, subject to any changes to the rules established by the Committee pertaining to the timing of withdrawals, the limits on the frequency with which Participants may withdraw and re-enroll in the Plan and the waiting period, if any, on Participants wishing to re-enroll following withdrawal.

(d) A Participant may on one occasion either increase or decrease his or her rate of contribution through payroll deductions or otherwise during a given Offering Period by completing and filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in the payroll deduction rate. The change in rate shall be effective as of the beginning of the next calendar month following the date of filing of the new subscription agreement, if the agreement is filed at least ten (10) business days prior to such date and, if not, as of the beginning of the succeeding calendar month. If a Participant has not followed such procedures to change the rate of contribution, the rate of contribution shall continue at the originally elected rate throughout the Offering Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code for a given calendar year, the Committee may reduce a Participant’s payroll deductions to zero percent (0%) at any time during a Offering Period scheduled to end during such calendar year.

6. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

In the event any Participant terminates employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiaries for any reason (including death or termination of the Participant’s Continuous Status) prior to the expiration of an Offering Period, the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall terminate and all amounts credited to the Participant’s account shall be paid to the Participant or, in the case of death, to the Participant’s heirs or estate, without interest. Whether a termination of employment has occurred shall be determined by the Committee. In the event an Employee fails to remain in Continuous Status as an Employee for at least twenty (20) hours per week during the Offering Period in which the Employee is a Participant, then he or she will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan. If a Participant’s termination of employment occurs within a certain period of time as specified by the Committee (not to exceed 30 days) prior to the Purchase Date of the Offering Period then in progress, his or her option for the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be exercised on such Purchase Date in accordance with Section 9 as if such Participant were still employed by the Company. Following the purchase of shares on such Purchase Date, the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall terminate and all amounts credited to the Participant’s account shall be paid to the Participant or, in the case of death, to the Participant’s heirs or estate, without interest. The Committee may also establish rules regarding when leaves of absence or changes of employment status will be

 

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considered to be a termination of employment, including rules regarding transfer of employment among Designated Subsidiaries, Subsidiaries and the Company, and the Committee may establish termination of employment procedures for this Plan that are independent of similar rules established under other benefit plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided that such procedures are not in conflict with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

7. STOCK

(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 19, the maximum number of Shares which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 4,810,959. Shares (after giving effect to the 2-1 stock split in November 1999, and the 1-3 reverse stock split in October 2003) and including the Automatic Annual Increase (as defined below) for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 inclusive) equal to the lesser of (i) 1,000,000 Shares (after giving effect to the 2-1 stock split in November 1999), or (ii) one percent (1%) of the Shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year (the “Automatic Annual Increase”). The Board may determine in its sole discretion to provide fewer shares to make available for sale under the Plan then the Automatic Annual Increase for a given fiscal year of the Company. If the Board determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on the Offering Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of shares available for sale under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Board may in its sole discretion provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Offering Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Purchase Date. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Offering Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such Offering Date.

(b) The Participant shall have no interest or voting right in Shares covered by his or her option until such option has been exercised.

(c) Shares to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of the Participant or in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse.

8. OFFERING

(a) On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee, whether or not such Employee has elected to participate as provided in Section 5(a), shall be granted an option to purchase one thousand six hundred and sixty-seven (1,667) shares (or such other number of shares as determined by the Committee), which may be purchased with the payroll deductions accumulated on behalf of such Employee during each Offering Period at the purchase price specified in Section 8(b) below, subject to the additional limitation that no Employee participating in the Plan shall be granted an option to purchase Common Stock under the Plan if such option would permit his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (described in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries to

 

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accrue at a rate which exceeds U.S. twenty-five thousand dollars (U.S. $25,000) of the Market Value of such Common Stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time. For purposes of the Plan, an option is “granted” on a Participant’s Offering Date. An option will expire upon the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of a Participant’s participation in the Plan or such Offering Period; (ii) the beginning of a subsequent Offering Period in which such Participant is participating; or (iii) the termination of the Offering Period. This Section 8(a) shall be interpreted so as to comply with Code Section 423(b)(8).

(b) The Purchase Price under each option shall be with respect to a given Offering Period, an amount equal to 85% of the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date or on the Purchase Date of such Offering Period, whichever is lower; provided, however, that in the event (i) of any increase in the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan as a result of a stockholder-approved amendment to the Plan, (ii) all or a portion of such additional Shares are to be issued with respect to one or more Offering Periods that are underway at the time of such increase (“Additional Shares”), and (iii) the Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the date of such increase (the “Approval Date Market Value”) is higher than the Fair Market Value on the Offering Date for any such Offering Period, then in such instance the Purchase Price with respect to Additional Shares shall be 85% of the Approval Date Market Value or the Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower. The Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Committee pursuant to Section 11 or 12 and in accordance with Section 424(a) of the Code to the extent applicable.

9. PURCHASE OF STOCK

Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 5(c) or except as provided in Sections 7, 12 or 14(b), upon the expiration of each Offering Period, a Participant’s option shall be exercised automatically for the purchase of that number of whole shares of Common Stock which the accumulated payroll deductions credited to the Participant’s account at that time shall purchase at the applicable price specified in Section 8(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or its designee may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of taxes and/or social insurance which the Company or its Designated Subsidiary determines is required by Applicable Law. Each Participant, however, shall be responsible for payment of all individual tax liabilities arising under the Plan. The shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of an option hereunder shall be considered for tax purposes to be sold to the Participant on the Purchase Date. During his or her lifetime, a Participant’s option to purchase shares of Common Stock hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

10. PAYMENT AND DELIVERY

As soon as practicable after the exercise of an option, the Company shall deliver or cause to have delivered to the Participant a record of the Common Stock purchased and the balance of any amount of payroll deductions credited to the Participant’s account not used for such purchase, except as specified below. The Committee may permit or require that shares be deposited directly with a broker designated by the Committee or to a designated agent of the Company, and the Committee may utilize electronic or automated methods of share transfer.

 

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The Committee may require that shares be retained with such broker or agent for a designated period of time and/or may establish other procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying dispositions of such shares. The Company or its Designated Subsidiary shall retain the amount of payroll deductions used to purchase Common Stock as full payment for the Common Stock, and the Common Stock shall then be fully paid and non-assessable. The Committee may in its discretion direct the Company to retain in a Participant’s account for the subsequent Offering Period any payroll deductions which are not sufficient to purchase a whole share of Common Stock or to return such amount to the Participant. Any other amounts left over in a Participant’s account after a Purchase Date shall be returned to the Participant without interest.

11. RECAPITALIZATION

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, if there is any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock because of a merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, recapitalization, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, liquidating dividend, extraordinary dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock (including any such change in the number of shares of Common Stock effected in connection with a change in domicile of the Company), or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, provided that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration,” the number of securities covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of securities which have been authorized and remain available for issuance under the Plan, as well as the maximum number of securities which may be purchased by a Participant in an Offering Period, and the price per share covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board, and the Board shall take any further actions which, in the exercise of its discretion, may be necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.

12. MERGER, LIQUIDATION, OTHER CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS

(a) In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Offering Period then in progress will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise provided by the Board in its sole discretion, and all outstanding options shall automatically terminate and the amounts of all payroll deductions will be refunded without interest to the Participants.

(b) In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization of the Company with or into another entity, or any other transaction or series of related transactions in which the then outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock immediately prior thereto represent less than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s securities (or its successor or parent if applicable) immediately thereafter, then in the sole discretion of the Board, (1) each option shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by the successor corporation or parent or subsidiary of such successor entity, (2) a date established by the Board on or before the date of consummation of such merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale shall be treated as a Purchase Date, and all outstanding options shall be exercised on such date, (3) all outstanding options shall terminate and the accumulated payroll deductions will be refunded without interest to the Participants, or (4) outstanding options shall continue unchanged.

 

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The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the reserve of the Plan as described in Section 7, as well as the price per Share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event that the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings or other increases or reductions of Shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the event of the consolidation of the Company with or merger into any other corporation.

13. TRANSFERABILITY

Neither Contributions credited to a Participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive Common Stock under the Plan may be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or as provided in Section 22) by the Participant. If a Participant in any manner attempts to transfer, assign, or otherwise encumber his or her rights or interests under the Plan, other than as permitted by the Code, then such shall be treated as an election to discontinue participation in the Plan pursuant to Section 5(c).

14. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

(a) The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 11, no such termination of the Plan may affect options previously granted, provided that the Plan or an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board on a Purchase Date or by the Board’s setting a new Purchase Date with respect to an Offering Period then in progress if the Board determines that termination of the Plan and/or the Offering Period is in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders, or if continuation of the Plan and/or the Offering Period would cause the Company to incur adverse accounting charges as a result of a change after the effective date of the Plan in the generally accepted accounting rules applicable to the Plan. Except as provided in Section 11 and in this Section 14, no amendment to the Plan shall make any change in any option previously granted which adversely affects the rights of any Participant. In addition, to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or under Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any Applicable Law or regulation), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as so required.

(b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any Participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected, the Board (or its Committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board (or the Committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

 

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15. ADMINISTRATION

(a) The Board or the Committee shall supervise and administer the Plan and shall have full power to adopt, amend and rescind any rules deemed desirable and appropriate for the administration of the Plan and not inconsistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee will have the authority and responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the Plan, the authority and responsibility specifically provided in this Plan and any additional duty, responsibility and authority delegated to the Committee by the Board, which may include any of the functions assigned to the Board in this Plan. The Committee may delegate to a sub-committee or to an officer or officers of the Company the day-to-day administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have full power and authority to adopt, amend and rescind any rules and regulations which it deems desirable and appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, to construe and interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the Plan, to make factual determinations relevant to Plan entitlements and to take all action in connection with administration of the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable, consistent with the delegation from the Board. Decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding upon all Participants. Any decision reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be fully effective as if it had been made at a meeting of the Committee duly held. The Company shall pay all expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan.

(b) In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or officers or employees of the Company, members of the Board and of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted under the Plan, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

 

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16. COMMITTEE RULES FOR FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

The Board or the Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board or the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of payroll deductions, or other contributions by Participants, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements; however, if such varying provisions are not in accordance with the provisions of Section 423(b) of the Code, including but not limited to the requirement of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all options granted under the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges unless otherwise provided under the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, then the individuals affected by such varying provisions shall be deemed to be participating under a sub-plan and not the Plan. The Board or the Committee may also adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Designated Subsidiaries, Affiliates or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Code Section 423. The rules of such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 7(a) above, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such sub-plan.

17. SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENTS

(a) No option granted under the Plan may be exercised to any extent unless the shares to be issued upon such exercise under the Plan are covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the Plan is in material compliance with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, applicable state and foreign securities laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. If on a Purchase Date in any Offering Period hereunder, the Plan is not so registered or in such compliance, options granted under the Plan which are not in material compliance shall not be exercised on such Purchase Date, and the Purchase Date for such options shall be delayed until the Plan is subject to such an effective registration statement and such compliance, except that the Purchase Date shall not be delayed more than twelve (12) months. If, on the Purchase Date of any Offering Period hereunder, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the Plan is not registered and in such compliance, options granted under the Plan which are not in material compliance shall not be exercised and all payroll deductions accumulated during the Offering Period shall be returned to the Participants, without interest. The provisions of this Section 17 shall comply with the requirements of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code to the extent applicable.

(b) As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

 

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18. GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS

This Plan and the Company’s obligation to sell and deliver shares of its stock under the Plan shall be subject to the approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the Plan or the authorization, issuance, sale, or delivery of stock hereunder.

19. NO ENLARGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to give any Employee or other individual the right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or to interfere with the right of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary to discharge any Employee or other individual at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice.

20. GOVERNING LAW

This Plan shall be governed by applicable laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal law.

21. REPORTS

Individual accounts will be maintained for each Participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of Contributions, the Purchase Price per Share, the number of Shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

22. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY FOR OWNED SHARES

(a) A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any Shares and cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to the end of an Offering Period but prior to delivery to him or her of such Shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death prior to the Purchase Date of an Offering Period. If a Participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such designation to be effective, to the extent required by local law. Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant (and his or her spouse, if any) at any time by written notice. Subject to local legal requirements, in the event of a Participant’s death, the Company or its assignee shall deliver any shares of Common Stock and/or cash to the designated beneficiary. Subject to local law, in the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such Shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver (or cause its assignee to deliver) such Shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may determine. The provisions of this Section 22 shall in no event require the Company to violate local law, and the Company shall be entitled to take whatever action it reasonably concludes is desirable or appropriate in order to transfer the assets allocated to a deceased Participant’s account in compliance with local law.

 

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23. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS OF RULE 16b-3.

The terms and conditions of options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of Shares by, persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall contain, and the Shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.

24. NOTICES

All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

25. EFFECTIVE DATE

The Plan shall continue in effect for a term of twenty (20) years from the effective date (May 4, 1999) of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock, unless sooner terminated under Section 14.

26. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no interest shall accrue on the Contributions of a Participant in the Plan unless otherwise required under Applicable Laws, in which case any Employees affected by such Applicable Laws shall be deemed to be participating in a sub-plan, unless the Board or the Committee otherwise expressly provides that such Employees shall be treated as participating in the Plan.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all Contributions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such Contributions unless otherwise required under Applicable Laws.

 

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