As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2008

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

The Securities Act of 1933

 

 

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   94-2885898

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

198 Champion Court

San Jose, CA 95134-1599

(408) 943-2600

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

 

 

1994 STOCK PLAN

1999 NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

INTERNATIONAL MICROCIRCUITS INC. 2000 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

(Full title of the plans)

 

 

T. J. Rodgers

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

198 Champion Court,

San Jose, CA 95134-1599

(408) 943-2600

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

 

 

Copies to:

Larry W. Sonsini

Todd Cleary

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304-1050

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of securities to

be registered

  Amount to be    
registered (1)     
 

Proposed maximum    

offering price per    

share (2)     

  Proposed maximum    
aggregate offering    
price (2)     
 

Amount of    

registration    

fee (2)(3)     

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated, and stock options and restricted stock units outstanding thereunder

 

67,000,000

  $4.46   $298,820,000   $11,743.62

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1999 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, and stock options outstanding thereunder

 

18,000,000

  $4.46   $80,280,000   $  3,155.00

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated

    1,814,507   $4.46   $8,092,701.22   $     318.04

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant to stock options outstanding under the International Microcircuits Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan

         62,843   $4.46   $280,279.78   $       11.01

Total

  86,877,350       $387,472,981   $15,227.67
 
 
(1) This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”), that become issuable under the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated, the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1999 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, the International Microcircuits Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) and the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated (the “ESPP”), as described herein, by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2) Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the average of the high and low sale prices of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 21, 2008.
(3) The amount of the registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, which provides that the fee shall be 0.0000393 multiplied by the maximum aggregate price at which such securities are proposed to be offered.

 

 

 


Explanatory Note—Registration of Additional Securities

This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Item E under the general instruction to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the registration of the following securities in connection with the distribution of 42,033,287 shares of Class B common stock of SunPower Corporation held by the Registrant to its stockholders (the “Spin-Off”).

On September 30, 2008, following the Spin-Off, outstanding awards under the Plans were adjusted by a conversion ratio of 4.12022 (the “Conversion Ratio”). Specifically, the number of shares of the Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding awards was multiplied by the Conversion Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole share. In addition, the per share exercise price of options was divided by the Conversion Ratio. Also, the number of authorized but unissued shares reserved for issuance under the Plans and the ESPP and the numerical provisions under the Plans’ annual grant limits and automatic option grant provisions, including automatic grants to members of the Registrant’s Board of Directors, were multiplied by the Conversion Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole share.

The ESPP offering date price for the current offering period was divided by the Conversion Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent and the maximum number of shares an ESPP participant may purchase was multiplied by the Conversion Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole share.

This Registration Statement is filed to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, additional shares of Common Stock, as set forth below.

 

   

67,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Registrant’s 1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated, including pursuant to stock options and restricted stock units that are outstanding under such plan, as a result of the adjustments set forth above. Accordingly, the contents of the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statements (Registration Statement Nos. 333-119049, 333-104672, 333-91764, 333-58896, 333-44264, 333-93839, 333-52035, 333-24831, 333-00535, 033-57499 and 033-54637) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2004, April 22, 2003, July 2, 2002, April 13, 2001, August 22, 2000, December 30, 1999, May 7, 1998, April 9, 1997, January 30, 1996, January 30, 1995 and July 19, 1994, respectively, are incorporated herein by reference.

 

   

18,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Registrant’s 1999 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, including pursuant to stock options that are outstanding under such plan, as a result of the adjustments set forth above. Accordingly, the contents of the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statements (Registration Statement Nos. 333-108175, 333-101479, 333-71528, 333-66074, 333-44264, 333-93719 and 333-76667) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2003, November 26, 2002, October 12, 2001, July 27, 2001, August 22, 2000, December 28, 1999, April 23, 1999 and April 20, 1999, respectively, are incorporated herein by reference.

 

   

62,843 additional shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to stock options that are outstanding under the International Microcircuits Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as a result of the adjustments set forth above. Accordingly, the contents of the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement (Registration Statement No. 333-57542) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2001 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

   

1,814,507 additional shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Registrant’s Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, as a result of the adjustments set forth above. Accordingly, the contents of the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statements (Registration Statement Nos. 033-59153, 333-68703, 333-93839, 333-44264, 333-58896, 333-91764, 333-104672, 333-119049, 333-131494 and 333-150484) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 1995, December 10, 1998, December 30, 1999, August 22, 2000, April 13, 2001, July 2, 2002, April 22, 2003, September 16, 2004, February 3, 2006 and April 28, 2008, respectively, are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 1. Plan Information.

The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.

 

Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to

Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. Such documents, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act, and are available upon written or oral request to:

Brad W. Buss

Corporate Secretary

198 Champion Court, San Jose, California 95134

(408) 943-2754

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents and information previously filed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (“Cypress”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement:

 

  (a) Cypress’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007;

 

  (b) Cypress’ Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2008 and June 29, 2008;

 

  (c) Cypress’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 22, 2008, February 7, 2008, February 22, 2008, February 25, 2008, March 28, 2008, April 2, 2008, July 2, 2008, August 4, 2008 (other than information filed under Item 7.01 of such Current Report on Form 8-K), August 7, 2008, August 14, 2008, August 20, 2008, August 22, 2008, September 2, 2008, September 8, 2008, September 18, 2008, September 18, 2008 (other than information filed under Item 7.01 of such Current Report on Form 8-K) and October 3, 2008; and

 

  (d) The description of Cypress’s common stock contained in Cypress’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 30, 1988 filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.

All documents filed by Cypress pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein, modified or supersedes such statement. Except as so modified or superseded, such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Article 10 of Cypress’s Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director shall not be personally liable to Cypress or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director and that Cypress is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers, employees and other agents of Cypress in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject only to statutory and non-statutory limits created by applicable Delaware law with respect to actions for breach of duty to a corporation, its stockholders and others. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (i) for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Article VI of Cypress’s Bylaws provides that Cypress (i) shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of Cypress) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and (ii) may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of Cypress) by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Cypress, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The Bylaws provide that the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of Cypress, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Article VI of Cypress’s Bylaws also provides that Cypress (i) shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of Cypress to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and (ii) may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of Cypress to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Cypress except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to Cypress unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Cypress’s Bylaws also provide that, to the extent that a director or officer of Cypress has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith and to the extent that an employee or agent of Cypress has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he may be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

Cypress’s Bylaws also permit Cypress to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent of Cypress for any liability arising out of his or her actions in such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification. Cypress currently maintains liability insurance for its officers and directors.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

 

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Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

5.1    Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.
10.1    1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated.
10.2    1999 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated.
10.3    Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated.
10.4    International Microcircuits Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan. (1)
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2    Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1    Power of attorney (contained on signature pages of this registration statement).

 

(1) Incorporated by reference from Cypress’s registration statement on Form S-8, dated March 23, 2001.

 

Item 9. Undertakings.

 

  (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (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; and (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 information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

 

  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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

 

  (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the 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 of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 the City of San Jose, State of California, on this 24 th day of October 2008.

 

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/    Brad W. Buss

  Brad W. Buss
  Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints T. J. Rodgers and Brad Buss, and each of them, his attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution in each, for him in any and all capacities to sign any amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/    T. J. Rodgers

T. J. Rodgers

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   October 24, 2008

/s/    Brad Buss

Brad Buss

   Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   October 24, 2008

/s/    Eric A. Benhamou

Eric A. Benhamou

   Director   October 24, 2008

/s/    W. Steve Albrecht

W. Steve Albrecht

   Director   October 24, 2008

/s/    Lloyd Carney

Lloyd Carney

   Director   October 24, 2008

/s/    James R. Long

James R. Long

   Director   October 24, 2008

/s/    Dan McCranie

Dan McCranie

   Director   October 24, 2008

/s/    Evert van de Ven

Evert van de Ven

   Director   October 24, 2008

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

5.1    Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.
10.1    1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated.
10.2    1999 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated.
10.3    Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated.
10.4    International Microcircuits Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan. (1)
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2    Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1    Power of attorney (contained on signature pages of this registration statement).

 

(1) Incorporated by reference from Cypress’s registration statement on Form S-8, dated March 23, 2001.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

October 24, 2008

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

198 Champion Court, San Jose, California

San Jose, CA 95134-1599

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 24, 2008 (the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of up to 67,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (“Common Stock”), reserved for issuance pursuant to the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated, and that may be issued pursuant to stock options and restricted stock units that are outstanding under such plan; 18,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1999 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, and that may be issued pursuant to stock options that are outstanding under such plan; 62,843 shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to stock options that are outstanding under the International Microcircuits Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan; and 1,814,507 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated (collectively with the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated, the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1999 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, and the International Microcircuits Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, the “Plans”). The shares of Common Stock referred to in the immediately foregoing sentence are referred to as the “Shares.” As your legal counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the actions proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance of the Shares under the Plans.

It is our opinion that the Shares will be, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Plans, legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement and any subsequent amendment thereto. In giving such consent, we do not consider that we are “experts” within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.

 

Sincerely,
/s/    WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI

Professional Corporation

Exhibit 10.1

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

1994 STOCK PLAN

(As amended and restated on September 30, 2008)

1. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN . THE PURPOSES OF THIS STOCK PLAN ARE:

 

   

to promote the long term success of the Company’s business;

 

   

to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility; and

 

   

to provide long term incentive to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors that is aligned with the long term interest of all stockholders.

2. COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN . THE PLAN PROVIDES FOR:

 

   

the discretionary granting of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors, which Options may be either Incentive Stock Options (for Employees only) or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant; and

 

   

the grant of Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to Outside Directors pursuant to an automatic, non-discretionary formula.

3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN . The maximum aggregated number of Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan is 130,195,220. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. Any Shares subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against the numerical limits of this section 3 as one Share for every Share subject thereto. Any Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with a per Share or unit purchase price lower than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant shall be counted against the numerical limits of this section 3 as 1.88 Shares for every one Share subject thereto. To the extent that a Share that was subject to an Award that counted as 1.88 Shares against the Plan reserve pursuant to the preceding sentence is recycled back into the Plan under the next paragraph of this section 3, the Plan shall be credited with 1.88 Shares.

Subject to Section 16 of the Plan, If any Shares that have been subject to an option or SAR (whether granted under this Plan or the Terminated Plans) cease to be subject to such Option or SAR (other than through exercise of the Option or SAR), or if any Option or SAR granted hereunder or thereunder is forfeited, or any Option or SAR otherwise terminates prior to the issuance of Common Stock to the Participant, the Shares that were subject to such Option or SAR shall again be available for distribution in connection with future awards under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).


Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan upon exercise of an Option shall not in any event be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan. With respect to SARs, when an SAR is exercised, the full number of shares subject to the SAR or portion thereof being exercised shall be counted against the numerical limits of this section 3 above as one Share for every Share subject thereto, regardless of the number of Shares used to settle the SAR upon exercise. For example, if an SAR covering 100 shares is exercised by a Participant and the Participant receives 80 Shares (with 20 Shares withheld to cover the SAR exercise price), the Plan Share reserve shall be debited the full 100 Shares and such Shares will not be available for future distribution under the Plan. Similarly, if Shares are withheld to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting, exercise or issuance of any Award (or delivery of the related Shares), such withheld Shares will not be available for future issuance under the Plan.

Shares of Restricted Stock (including Restricted Stock Units) that do not vest and thus are forfeited back to or repurchased by the Company shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that vest shall not in any event be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in section 16 of the Plan, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in the first paragraph of section 3, plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to the second and third paragraphs of this section 3.

4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN .

4.1 Procedure .

4.1.1 Multiple Administrative Bodies . The Plan may be administered by different Committees with respect to different groups of Employees, Consultants and Directors.

4.1.2 Section 162(m) . To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify Options granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

4.1.3 Rule 16b-3 . To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.

 

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4.1.4 Other Administration . Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which Committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

4.1.5 Administration With Respect to Automatic Grants to Outside Directors . Automatic grants to Outside Directors shall be pursuant to a non-discretionary formula as set forth in section 10 hereof and therefore shall not be subject to any discretionary administration.

4.2 Powers of the Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

4.2.1 to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with subsection 23.19 of the Plan;

4.2.2 to select the Consultants, Employees and Outside Directors to whom Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be granted hereunder;

4.2.3 to determine whether and to what extent Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are granted hereunder;

4.2.4 to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

4.2.5 to approve forms of agreement, including electronic forms, for use under the Plan;

4.2.6 to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or SARs may be exercised and when Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units vest or are issued (which may, in either case, be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

4.2.7 to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

4.2.8 to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;

4.2.9 to modify or amend each Award (subject to subsection 18.3 of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options or SARs longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan (but not longer than the original Option or SAR term);

 

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4.2.10 to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or SAR or the vesting or issuance of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;

4.2.11 to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;

4.2.12 to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to Awards; and

4.2.13 to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

4.3 Effect of Administrator’s Decision . The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards.

5. ELIGIBILITY .

5.1 Discretionary Awards . Nonstatutory Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. If otherwise eligible, an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director who has been granted an Award may be granted additional Awards.

5.2 Outside Director Awards . Outside Directors shall also receive automatically granted Awards pursuant to section 10 hereof.

6. LIMITATIONS .

6.1 Each Option shall be designated in the Notice of Grant or Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value:

6.1.1 of Shares subject to a Participant’s incentive stock options granted by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, which

6.1.2 become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6.1.2, incentive stock options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time of grant.

 

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6.2 Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s employment or consulting relationship or tenure as a director with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Participant’s, the Company’s, or the Company’s stockholders’, right to terminate such employment or consulting relationship or tenure as a Director with the Company at any time, with or without cause.

6.3 The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options and SARs to Employees:

6.3.1 No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the Company, Options and SARs to purchase, in the aggregate, more than 4,120,220 Shares.

6.3.2 The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization as described in subsection 16.1.

6.3.3 If an Option or SAR is cancelled (other than in connection with a transaction described in section 16), the cancelled Option or SAR will be counted against the limit set forth in subsection 6.3.1. For this purpose, if the exercise price of an Option or SAR is reduced (which would require prior stockholder approval pursuant to section 22 hereof), the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the Option or SAR and the grant of a new Option or SAR.

7. TERM OF PLAN . The plan was amended and restated in 2007. It shall continue in effect until March 25, 2017, unless terminated earlier under section 16 of the plan.

8. TERM OF OPTION OR SAR . The term of each option or SAR shall be eight (8) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the notice of grant, option or SAR agreement. In the case of an incentive stock option granted to a participant who, at the time the incentive stock option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the company or any parent or subsidiary, the term of the incentive stock option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the notice of grant or option agreement.

9. OPTION AND SAR EXERCISE PRICE; OPTION CONSIDERATION .

9.1 Exercise Price . The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option or SAR shall be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:

9.1.1 In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

9.1.1.1 granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

 

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9.1.1.2 granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than one hundred (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

9.1.2 In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or an SAR, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

9.2 Waiting Period and Exercise Dates . At the time an Option or SAR is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option or SAR may be exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the Option or SAR may be exercised. In so doing, the Administrator may specify that an Option or SAR may not be exercised until the completion of a service period or until certain performance milestones are achieved.

9.3 Form of Option Consideration . Except with respect to automatic stock option grants to Outside Directors, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such form of consideration shall be set forth in the Notice of Grant or Option Agreement and may, as determined by the Administrator (and to the extent consistent with Applicable Laws), consist entirely of:

9.3.1 cash;

9.3.2 check;

9.3.3 promissory note;

9.3.4 other previously-owned Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;

9.3.5 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 of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price;

9.3.6 any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or

9.3.7 such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

 

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10. AUTOMATIC GRANTS TO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS .

10.1 Procedure for Grants . All grants to Outside Directors under this section 10 shall be automatic and non-discretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the following provisions:

10.1.1 No person shall have any discretion to select which Outside Directors shall be granted Awards or to determine the number of Shares or units to be covered by Awards granted to Outside Directors.

10.1.2 Effective after September 30, 2008, each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an Option to purchase 329,617 Shares (the “First Option”) upon the date on which such person first becomes a Director, whether through election by the stockholders of the Company or appointment by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy.

10.1.3 At each of the Company’s annual stockholder meetings commencing after the 2008 Company annual stockholder meeting, (A) each Outside Director who was an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual stockholder meeting shall be automatically granted an restricted stock unit covering 41,202 units/Shares, and (B) each Outside Director who was not an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual stockholder meeting shall receive an restricted stock unit covering the number of units/Shares determined by multiplying 41,202 Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days since the Outside Director received their First Option, and the denominator of which is 365, rounded down to the nearest whole unit/Share (either (A) or (B) is referred to herein as the “Annual RSU Grant”).

10.1.4 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 10.1.3 hereof, in the event that the Annual RSU Grant hereunder would cause the number of units/Shares subject to outstanding Awards plus the number of units/Shares previously acquired upon exercise or vesting of Awards to exceed the number of units/Shares available for issuance under the Plan, then each such automatic grant shall be for that number of units/Shares determined by dividing the total number of units/Shares remaining available for grant by the number of Outside Directors on the automatic grant date, pro-rated for each Outside Director who was not an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual stockholder meeting as set forth in 10.1.3(B). Any further Annual RSU Grants shall then be deferred until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for grant under the Plan.

10.1.5 The terms of a First Option granted hereunder on or after the date of the 2007 Company annual stockholder meeting shall be as follows:

10.1.5.1 The term of the Option shall be eight (8) years.

10.1.5.2 the Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in subsection 10.3 hereof.

10.1.5.3 the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the Option.

10.1.5.4 the Option shall become exercisable as to 1/60th of the covered Shares each month, so as to become 100% vested on the five year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the Participant maintaining Continuous Status as a Director on each vesting date.

 

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10.1.6 The terms of an Annual RSU Grant hereunder shall be as follows:

10.1.6.1 The Annual RSU Grant shall vest as to 20% each year on the date immediately prior to the Company’s regularly scheduled annual stockholders meeting, so at to be 100% vested on the day prior to the annual stockholders meeting held approximately five years following the grant date, subject to the Participant maintaining Continuous Status as a Director on each vesting date.

10.2 Consideration for Exercising Outside Director Stock Options . The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an automatic Outside Director Option shall consist entirely of cash, check, other Shares of previously owned Common Stock which have a fair market value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, and, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, 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 of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, or any combination of such methods of payment.

10.3 Post-Directorship Exercisability .

10.3.1 Termination of Status as a Director . If an Outside Director ceases to serve as a Director, he may, but only within ninety (90) days, or, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, after the date he or she ceases to be a Director of the Company, exercise his or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise an Option at the date of such termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

10.3.2 Disability of Director . Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 10.3.1 above, in the event a Director is unable to continue his or her service as a Director with the Company as a result of his or her Disability, he or she may, but only within six (6) months, or, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, from the date of termination, exercise his or her Option to the extent he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

10.3.3 Death of Director . In the event of the death of a Participant:

10.3.3.1 during the term of the Option who is at the time of his death a Director of the Company and who shall have been in Continuous Status as a Director since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months, or, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, following the date of death, by the Director’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Participant continued living and remained in Continuous Status a Director for twelve (12) months after the date of death; or

 

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10.3.3.2 within thirty (30) days after the termination of Continuous Status as a Director, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months, or, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, following the date of death, by the Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination.

11. EXERCISE OF OPTION OR SAR .

11.1 Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder . Any Option or SAR granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option or SAR Agreement. An Option or SAR may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option or SAR shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) for Options only, full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment for Options may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option or SAR shall be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the stock certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option or SAR. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly after the Option or SAR is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in section 16 of the Plan.

Exercising an Option or SAR in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available for sale under the Option or SAR by the number of Shares as to which the Option or SAR is exercised.

11.2 Termination of Service . Upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director, other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise the Option or SAR, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement, and, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise it at the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant or Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement, the Option or SAR shall remain exercisable for thirty days following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director. If, at the date of termination, the Participant is not entitled to exercise the entire Option or SAR, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise the Option or SAR within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option or SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan.

 

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11.3 Disability of Participant . In the event that a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR at any time within six (6) months or such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12) months, as is specified in the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement, except in the case of automatic stock option grants to Outside Directors, which shall be exercised as specified in section 10. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any such Options or SARs may only be exercised to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement). If, at the date of termination, the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option or SAR, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the time specified herein, the Option or SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan.

11.4 Death of Participant . In the event of the death of a Participant (other than an Outside Director with respect to his or her automatic stock option grant):

11.4.1 during the term of the Option or SAR who is at the time of his or her death an Employee, Consultant or Director of the Company and who shall have been in Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director since the date of grant of the Option or SAR, the Option or SAR may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by the Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Participant continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director for twelve (12) months after the date of death; or

11.4.2 within thirty (30) days after the termination of Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director, the Option or SAR may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by the Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination.

12. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS .

12.1 The SAR shall entitle the Participant, by exercising the SAR, to receive from the Company an amount equal to the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by exercised portion of the SAR, as of the date of such exercise, over (y) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by the exercised portion of the SAR, as of the date on which the SAR was granted; provided, however, that the Administrator may place limits on the amount that may be paid upon exercise of a SAR; and

 

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12.2 SARs shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at such times as the Administrator shall specify in the Participant’s Award Agreement;

12.3 Form of Payment . The Company’s obligation arising upon the exercise of a SAR may be paid in Common Stock or in cash, or in any combination of Common Stock and cash, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine, but only as specified in the Notice of Grant or SAR Agreement. Shares issued upon the exercise of a SAR shall be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise.

12.4 Rule 16b-3 . SARs granted hereunder shall contain such additional restrictions as may be required to be contained in the Plan or Award Agreement in order for the SAR to qualify for the maximum exemption provided by Rule 16b-3.

13. RESTRICTED STOCK/RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS .

13.1 Grant of Restricted Stock/Restricted Stock Units . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator shall have complete discretion to determine (i) the number of Shares subject to a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to any Participant (provided that during any Fiscal Year, no Participant shall receive more than 3,296,176 Shares in the aggregate of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards) (ii) whether the form of the award shall be Shares or rights to acquire Shares (i.e., Restricted Stock Units), and (iii) the conditions that must be satisfied, which may include or consist entirely of performance-based milestones, upon which is conditioned the grant or vesting of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. For Restricted Stock Units, each such unit shall be the equivalent of one Share of Common Stock for purposes of determining the number of Shares subject to an Award. Until the stock certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit, notwithstanding its vesting. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly after the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit vests. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in section 16 of the Plan.

13.2 Other Terms . The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted under the Plan. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, which may include such performance-based milestones as are determined appropriate by the Administrator, which may be Performance Goals, or for Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), may be other performance-based milestones. The Administrator may require the recipient to sign a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement as a condition of the Award. Any certificates representing the shares of Stock awarded shall bear such legends as shall be determined by the Administrator.

 

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13.3 Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement . Each Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award agreement that shall specify the purchase price (if any) and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine; provided; however, that if the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award has a purchase price, such purchase price must be paid no later than the earlier of (i) eight (8) years following the date of grant, or (ii) the vesting date.

13.4 Section 162(m) Performance Restrictions . For purposes of qualifying grants of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator, in its discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals shall be set by the Administrator on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In granting Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units which is intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Restricted Stock under Section 162(m) of the Code (e.g., in determining the Performance Goals).

14. LEAVES OF ABSENCE . Unless the administrator provides otherwise, and subject to applicable laws, vesting of awards granted hereunder shall cease during any unpaid leave of absence. Moreover, unless the administrator provides otherwise, any employee who transfers his or her employment to a subsidiary and receives an equity incentive covering such subsidiary’s equity securities in connection with such transfer, shall cease vesting in awards granted under this plan until such time, if any, as such employee transfers from the employ of such subsidiary or another subsidiary directly back to the employ of the company.

15. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS . Unless determined otherwise by the administrator, an award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the participant, only by the participant. If the administrator makes an award transferable, such award shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the administrator deems appropriate; provided, however, that in no event may an award be transferred in exchange for consideration.

16. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR SIMILAR TRANSACTION, DISSOLUTION, MERGER, ASSET SALE OR CHANGE OF CONTROL .

16.1 Changes in Capitalization . Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award or forfeiture or repurchase of unvested Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the price per share, if any, of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Award, the number of Shares issuable pursuant to the automatic grant provisions of section 10, the limit on the number of Shares subject to an Option or SAR that may be granted to an Employee in any fiscal year under subsection 6.3.1, as well as the limit of the number of Shares that

 

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may be issued as Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards under subsection 13.1, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or Restricted Stock award.

16.2 Dissolution or Liquidation . In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, with respect to discretionary Awards granted under the Plan (but not with respect to Awards granted to Outside Directors) the Board may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any such Award shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Board and give each Participant the right to exercise his or her Option or SAR as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable or accelerate the vesting of a Participant’s Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award.

16.3 Merger or Asset Sale . In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award shall be substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. With respect to a discretionary Award granted under the Plan (but not with respect to Options granted to Outside Directors under section 10), the Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, provide for the Participant to have the right to exercise such Option or SAR as to all of the Optioned Stock, including as to Shares which would not otherwise be exercisable or provide for the accelerated vesting of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. With respect to Options and restricted stock units granted to Outside Directors under section 10, in the event that the successor corporation does not agree to assume such Options and restricted stock units or to substitute equivalent options or rights, each such outstanding Option and restricted stock unit shall become fully vested and exercisable, including as to Shares and units as to which it would not otherwise be exercisable, unless the Board, in its discretion, determines otherwise.

If the Administrator makes a discretionary Option or SAR fully exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Participant that the Option or SAR shall be fully exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or SAR will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

For the purposes of this subsection, the Award shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the Award confers the right to purchase (or, in the case of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units without a purchase price, receive), for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of

 

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consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or SAR or vesting of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award, for each Share subject to the Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.

16.4 Spin-Off or Split-Off . Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, and at the sole discretion of the Board, the number and/or type of shares of covered by each outstanding Award, the number and/or type of shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award or forfeiture or repurchase of unvested Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units and the price per share, if any, of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Award may be appropriately and proportionately adjusted, or such other actions as are appropriate may be taken, to account for any increase or diminution in value of an Award resulting from a spin-off, split-off or similar transaction involving equity securities of a Subsidiary or former Subsidiary. Any such discretionary adjustment or action shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.

17. AWARD GRANT DATE . The date of grant of an award shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the administrator makes the determination granting such option or restricted stock award, or such other later date as is determined by the administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

18. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN .

18.1 Amendment and Termination . The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

18.2 Stockholder Approval . The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws. Shares may not be added to the Plan (other than pursuant to sections 3 or 16.1 hereof) without obtaining stockholder approval.

18.3 Effect of Amendment or Termination . No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company.

19. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES .

19.1 Legal Compliance . Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR or vesting of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award unless the exercise of such Option or SAR or vesting of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

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19.2 Investment Representations . As a condition to the exercise of an Option or SAR or purchase of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit, the Company may require the person exercising such Option or SAR or purchasing such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or purchase 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.

20. LIABILITY OF COMPANY .

20.1 Inability to Obtain Authority . The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

20.2 Awards Exceeding Allotted Shares . If the Shares covered by an Award exceed, as of the date of grant, the number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan without additional stockholder approval, such Award shall be void with respect to such excess Shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of Shares subject to the Plan is timely obtained in accordance with subsection 18.2 of the Plan.

21. RESERVATION OF SHARES . The company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

22. NO REPRICING . The Administrator may not permit the repricing, including by way of exchange, of any award, without receiving prior stockholder approval.

23. DEFINITIONS . As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

23.1 “ Administrator ” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with section 4 of the Plan.

23.2 “ Applicable Laws ” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under federal and state corporate and securities laws, the Code and any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted.

23.3 “ Award ” means an award hereunder of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit.

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

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

 

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23.6 “ Committee ” means a committee appointed by the Board or its Compensation Committee in accordance with section 4 of the Plan.

23.7 “ Common Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company.

23.8 “ Company ” means Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

23.9 “ Consultant ” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services and who is compensated for such services; provided, however, that the term “Consultant” shall not include Outside Directors, unless such Outside Directors are compensated for services to the Company other than through payment of director’s fees.

23.10 “ Continuous Status as a Director ” means that the Director relationship is not interrupted or terminated.

23.11 “ Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director ” means that the employment, consulting or Director relationship with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; provided, however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; provided, further, that on the ninety-first (91st) day of any such leave (where reemployment is not guaranteed by contract or statute) the Participant’s Incentive Stock Option shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option; or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or its successor.

23.12 “ Director ” means a member of the Board.

23.13 “ Disability ” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

23.14 “ Employee ” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

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

 

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

23.16.1 If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the closing sale price for such stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) or system on the date of such determination (or, in the event such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date of such determination), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

23.16.2 If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for such stock on the date of such determination (or, in the event such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date of such determination), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

23.16.3 In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

23.17 “ 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.

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

23.19 “ Notice of Grant ” means a written notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.

23.20 “ 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.

23.21 “ Option ” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan or the Terminated Plans.

23.22 “ Option Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

23.23 “ Optioned Stock ” means the Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR.

23.24 “ Outside Director ” means a Director who is not an Employee or Consultant.

23.25 “ Parent ” means a “parent corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

23.26 “ Participant ” means an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director who holds an outstanding Option or Restricted Stock award.

 

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23.27 “ Performance Goals ” means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period will be any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or, except with respect to stockholder return metrics, to a region, business unit, affiliate or business segment, and measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous period’s results or to a designated comparison group, and, with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB Principles”) or which may be adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or under IASB Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow), (ii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iii) gross margin, (iv) operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, (v) earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes and net earnings), (vi) earnings per share, (vii) stock price, (viii) return on equity, (ix) total stockholder return, (x) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Sector Index or another index, (xi) return on capital, (xii) return on assets or net assets, (xiii) return on investment, (xiv) economic value added, (xv) operating profit or net operating profit, (xvi) operating margin, (xvii) market share, (xviii) contract awards or backlog, (xix) overhead or other expense reduction, (xx) credit rating, (xxi) objective customer indicators, (xxii) new product invention or innovation, (xxiii) attainment of research and development milestones, (xxiv) improvements in productivity, (xxv) attainment of objective operating goals, and (xxvi) objective employee metrics.

23.28 “ Plan ” means this 1994 Plan, as amended.

23.29 “ Restricted Stock ” means shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to section 12 of the Plan.

23.30 “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.

23.31 “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means a Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to section 12 of the Plan.

23.32 “ Share ” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with section 16 of the Plan.

23.33 “ Subsidiary ” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

1999 NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

(As amended and restated September 30, 2008)

1. Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of this Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan are:

 

   

to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,

 

   

to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants, and

 

   

to promote the success of the Company’s business.

Options granted under the Plan will be Nonstatutory Stock Options.

2. Definitions . As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “ Administrator ” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) “ Applicable Laws ” means the requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

(c) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(e) “ Committee ” means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

(f) “ Common Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company.

(g) “ Company ” means Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

(h) “ Consultant ” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.

(i) “ Director ” means a member of the Board.

(j) “ Disability ” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.


(k) “ Employee ” means any person, including Officers, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

(l) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

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

(n) “ Notice of Grant ” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.

(o) “ 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.

(p) “ Option ” means a nonstatutory stock option granted pursuant to the Plan, that is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(q) “ Option Agreement ” means an agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(r) “ Option Exchange Program ” means a program whereby outstanding options are surrendered in exchange for options with a lower exercise price.

(s) “ Optioned Stock ” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

 

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(t) “ Optionee ” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the Plan.

(u) “ Parent ” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(v) “ Plan ” means this 1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.

(w) “ Service Provider ” means an Employee, including an Officer, Consultant or Director.

(x) “ Share ” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

(y) “ Subsidiary ” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan . Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be authorized for issuance under the Plan is 30,016,609 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).

4. Administration of the Plan .

(a) Administration . The Plan shall be administered by (i) the Board or (ii) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

(b) Powers of the Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock;

(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options may be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options are granted hereunder;

(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option granted hereunder;

(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

 

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(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

(vii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was granted;

(viii) to institute an Option Exchange Program;

(ix) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

(x) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;

(xi) to modify or amend each Option (subject to Section 14(b) of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;

(xii) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option previously granted by the Administrator;

(xiii) to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to Options;

(xiv) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

(xv) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision . The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any other holders of Options.

5. Eligibility . Options may be granted to Service Providers; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, Options may not be granted to Officers and Directors.

 

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6. Limitation . Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon an Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Optionee’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

7. Term of Plan . The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It shall continue in effect for ten (10) years, unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.

8. Term of Option . The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement.

9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration .

(a) Exercise Price . The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator.

(b) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates . At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

(c) Form of Consideration . The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. Such consideration may consist entirely of:

(i) cash;

(ii) check;

(iii) promissory note;

(iv) other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;

(v) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;

(vi) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee’s participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;

(vii) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or

(viii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

 

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10. Exercise of Option .

(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder . Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider . If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionee’s death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement, and only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Optionee’s termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

(c) Disability of Optionee . If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for six (6) months following the Optionee’s termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

 

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(d) Death of Optionee . In the event of the death of an Optionee:

(i) during the term of the Option who is at the time of his or her death a Service Provider of the Company and who shall have been a Service Provider since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by the Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Optionee continued living and remained a Service Provider for twelve (12) months after the date of death; or

(ii) within thirty (30) days after the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by the Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

11. Non-Transferability of Options . Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the Administrator makes an Option transferable, such Option shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.

12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale .

(a) Changes in Capitalization . Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

 

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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation . In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any such Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Board and give each Optionee the right to exercise his or her Option as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable.

(c) Merger or Asset Sale . In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock, immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.

13. Date of Grant . The date of grant of an Option shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Optionee within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan .

(a) Amendment and Termination . The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination . No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

 

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15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares .

(a) Legal Compliance . Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

(b) Investment Representations . 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.

16. Inability to Obtain Authority . The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

17. Reservation of Shares . The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

AMENDED AND RESTATED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

The following constitute the provisions of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (herein called the “Plan”) of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (herein called the “Company”).

1. Purpose . The purpose of the plan is to provide employees of the Company and its designated subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase common stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention of the Company to have the plan qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of the plan shall, accordingly, be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the code.

2. Definitions .

 

  (a) Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b) Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

  (c) Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

  (d) Common Stock ” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

 

  (e) Company ” shall mean Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

  (f) Compensation ” shall mean all regular straight time earnings, payments for overtime, shift premium, cash incentive compensation, cash incentive payments, cash bonuses and commissions (except to the extent that the exclusion of any such items for all participants is specifically directed by the Board or its committee).

 

  (g) 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 a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute.

 

  (h) 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.


  (i) 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 or one of its Designated Subsidiaries .

 

  (j) Exercise Date ” shall mean the first Trading Day on or after December 31 and June 30 of each year.

 

  (k) Exercise Period ” shall mean the approximately six (6) month period commencing on one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date, except that the first Exercise Period of any Offering Period shall commence on the Offering Date and end with the next Exercise Date.

 

  (l) Offering Period ” shall mean a period of approximately eighteen (18) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after December 31 and June 30 of each year and terminating on the Offering Period commencement date approximately eighteen months later.

 

  (m) Offering Date ” shall mean the first Trading Day of each Offering Period of the Plan.

 

  (n) Plan ” shall mean this Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan.

 

  (o) Subsidiary ” shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

  (p) Trading Day ” shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.

3. Eligibility .

 

  (a) Any Employee as defined in paragraph 2 who is employed by the Company as of an Offering Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code.

 

  (b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock 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 subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) which permits his rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) of fair market value of such stock determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

 

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4. Offering Periods . The plan shall be implemented by eighteen (18) month offering periods beginning approximately every six (6) months with a new offering period commencing on the first trading day on or after December 31 and June 30 each year, or on such other date as the board shall determine. The plan shall continue thereafter until terminated in accordance with paragraph 20 hereof. Subject to the requirements of paragraph 20, the board of directors of the Company shall have the power to change the duration of offering periods with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first offering period to be affected.

5. Participation .

 

  (a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deduction on the form provided by the Company and filing it with the Company’s payroll office prior to the applicable Offering Date, unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement is set by the Board for all eligible Employees with respect to a given offering.

 

  (b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first payroll following the Offering Date and shall end on the Exercise Date of the offering to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in paragraph 11.

6. Payroll Deductions .

 

  (a) At the time a participant files his subscription agreement, he shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each payday during the Offering Period in amounts from two (2%) to ten percent (10%) of his Compensation; or such greater percentage of Compensation as the Board, in its sole discretion, determines and communicates to eligible Employees prior to the commencement of the first Offering Period affected thereby. The aggregate of such payroll deductions during any Offering Period shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of his aggregate Compensation (or such greater percentage of Compensation as is determined by the Board pursuant to the preceding sentence) during said offering period.

 

  (b) All payroll deductions made by a participant shall be credited to his account under the Plan. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

 

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  (c) A participant may discontinue his participation in the Plan as provided in paragraph 11, or may decrease or increase the rate or amount of his payroll deductions during the Offering Period (within the limitations of paragraph 6(a)) by completing and filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in the rate or amount of payroll deductions; provided, however, that a participant may not change the rate or amount of his payroll deductions more than two (2) times in any one calendar year. The change in rate shall be effective fifteen (15) days following the Company’s receipt of the new authorization. Subject to the limitations of paragraph 6(a), a participant’s subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless revised as provided herein or terminated as provided in paragraph 11.

 

  (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and paragraph 3(b) herein, a participant’s payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during any Exercise Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year that the aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to such Exercise Period and any other Exercise Period ending within the same calendar year equal $21,250. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant’s subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Exercise Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as provided in paragraph 11.

7. Grant of Option .

 

  (a) On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Exercise Date by the lower of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Offering Date or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Exercise Date; provided, however, that the maximum number of Shares an Employee may purchase during each Offering Period shall be determined at the Offering Date by dividing $100,000 by the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Offering Date, and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in paragraphs 3(b) and 13 hereof. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in paragraph 8, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to paragraph 11, and shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period. Fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock shall be determined as provided in paragraph 7(b) herein.

 

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  (b) The option price per share of the shares offered in a given Exercise Period shall be the lower of: (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the Offering Date; or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the Exercise Date. The fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on a given date shall be determined by the Board in its discretion; provided, however, that where there is a public market for the Common Stock, the fair market value per share shall be the closing price of the Common Stock for such date on the New York Stock Exchange or on such other stock exchange as the Company’s Common Stock may be traded or, if not traded on a stock exchange, as reported by the NASDAQ National Market System, or, in the event the Common Stock is not listed on a stock exchange or NASDAQ’s National Market System, the fair market value per share shall be the mean of the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock reported for such date in over-the-counter trading.

8. Exercise of Option . Unless a participant withdraws from the plan as provided in paragraph 11, his option for the purchase of shares will be exercised automatically on each exercise date of the offering period, and the maximum number of full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the applicable option price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his account. During a participant’s lifetime, a participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him.

9. Delivery . As promptly as practicable after the exercise date of each exercise period, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares purchased upon exercise of his option or an electronic notice reflecting the allocation of such shares to his brokerage account. Any cash remaining to the credit of a participant’s account under the plan after a purchase by him of shares at the termination of each exercise period which is insufficient to purchase a full share of common stock of the Company shall be applied to the participant’s account for the next exercise period. Any other excess accumulated payroll deductions shall be returned to the participant.

10. Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period . In the event that the fair market value of the Company’s common stock is lower on an exercise date than it was on the first offering date for that offering period, all employees participating in the plan on the exercise date shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the offering period immediately after the exercise of their option on such exercise date and to have enrolled as participants in the newly commencing offering period. A participant may elect to remain in the previous offering period by filing a written statement declaring such election with the Company prior to the time of the automatic change to the new offering period.

11. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment .

 

  (a)

A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll deductions credited to his account and not yet used to exercise his option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company. All of the participant’s payroll deductions credited to his account will be paid to such participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant’s option for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll

 

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deductions for the purchase of shares will be made during the Offering Period. If a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions will not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.

 

  (b) Upon termination of the participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee prior to an Exercise Date for any reason, including retirement or death, the payroll deductions credited to such participant’s account during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise the option will be returned to such participant or, in the case of his death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under paragraph 15, and such participant’s option will be automatically terminated.

 

  (c) In the event an Employee fails to remain in Continuous Status as an Employee of the Company during an Offering Period in which the Employee is a participant, he will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to his account will be returned to such participant and such participant’s option terminated.

 

  (d) A participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect upon his eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the participant withdraws.

 

  (e) A participant’s withdrawal from an offering will not have any effect upon his eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company.

12. Interest . No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a participant in the plan.

13. Stock .

 

  (a)

The number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock which is available for sale under the Plan shall be 7,837,371 shares, plus, commencing on the first day of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year, an annual increase equal to the lesser of (i) 12,360,660 shares, (ii) 0.75% of the Issued Shares (as defined below) as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the Board, all subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in paragraph 19. “ Issued Shares ” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding on such date plus any shares reacquired by the Company during the fiscal year that ends on such date. If the total number of shares which would otherwise be subject to options granted pursuant to paragraph 7(a) hereof on the Exercise Date exceeds the number of shares then available under the Plan (after deduction of all shares

 

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for which options have been exercised or are then outstanding), the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for option grant in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. In such event, the Company shall give written notice of such reduction of the number of shares subject to the option to each Employee affected thereby and shall similarly reduce the rate of payroll deductions, if necessary.

 

  (b) The participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his 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 spouse.

14. Administration . The plan shall be administered by the board of directors of the Company or a committee appointed by the board. The administration, interpretation or application of the plan by the board or its committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all participants. Members of the board who are eligible employees are permitted to participate in the plan.

15. Designation of Beneficiary .

 

  (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 the Offering Period but prior to delivery to him 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 Exercise Date of the Offering Period.

 

  (b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant at any time by written notice. 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 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 designate.

16. Transferability . Neither payroll deductions credited to a participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares under the plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in paragraph 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with paragraph 11.

 

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17. Use of Funds . All payroll deductions 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 payroll deductions.

18. Reports . Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the plan. Statements of account will be given to participating employees promptly following the exercise date, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

19. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization . Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of common stock covered by each option under the plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of shares of common stock which have been authorized for issuance under the plan but have not yet been placed under option, including the annual share replenishment limit of three million shares set forth in Section 13, (collectively, the “reserves”) as well as the price per share of common stock covered by each option under the plan which has not yet been exercised, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of common stock resulting from a stock split or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the common stock) or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of common stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration”. Such adjustment shall be made by the board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of common stock subject to an option.

In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the offering period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each option under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Board determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the participant shall have the right to exercise the option as to all of the option stock, including shares as to which the option would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Board makes an option fully exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the participant that the option shall be fully exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and the option will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, 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 Company being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation.

 

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20. Amendment or Termination .

 

  (a) The Administrator may at any time and for any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that an Offering Period may be terminated by the Administrator on any Exercise Date if the Administrator determines that the termination of the Offering Period or the Plan is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Except as provided in Section 19 and this Section 20 hereof, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

 

  (b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any participant rights may be considered to have been “adversely affected,” the Administrator 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 Administrator determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

 

  (c) In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:

 

  i. increasing the Purchase Price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;

 

  ii. shortening any Offering Period so that Offering Period ends on a new Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Administrator action; and

 

  iii. allocating shares.

 

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21. 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.

22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares . Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the securities act of 1933, as amended, the act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

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.

23. Term of Plan . Except to the extent it is terminated earlier pursuant to Section 20, the plan shall remain in effect for seven years following the date of the Company’s 2006 annual stockholders’ meeting.

 

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 2, 2008 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Cypress Semiconductor Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2007.

 

/s/    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
October 21, 2008