As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2010

Registration No. 333-             

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

RED HAT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   06-1364380

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1801 Varsity Drive

Raleigh, North Carolina

  27606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full Title of Plan)

 

 

 

Michael R. Cunningham

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Red Hat, Inc.

1801 Varsity Drive

Raleigh, North Carolina 27606

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copies to:

David M. Eaton

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

1100 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2800

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(404) 815-6500

(919) 754-3700  
Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)  

 

 

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. (Check one):

 

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 (1)

 

Amount to be

Registered (1)

 

Proposed Maximum

Offering Price

Per Share

 

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate

Offering Price

 

Amount of

Registration Fee

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

  1,466   $2.86 (2)   $4,192.76 (2)  

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

  14,509   $3.11 (2)   $45,122.99 (2)  

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

  5,960   $3.43 (2)   $20,442.80 (2)  

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

  71,266   $47.05 (3)   $ 3,353,065.30 (3)  
           

Total:

  93,201     $3,422,823.85   $244.05

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(b), the number of shares of Common Stock being registered shall be adjusted to include any additional securities that may become issuable in connection with, or as a result of, stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) Determined on the basis of the exercise price of options to acquire the Common Stock pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act.
(3) Determined on the basis of the high and low prices of the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 3, 2010 in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The document(s) containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to participants in the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”). These and the documents incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed or to be filed by Red Hat, Inc. (the “ Company ” or the “ registrant ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) are hereby incorporated by reference into this registration statement as of their respective dates:

 

   

The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010;

 

   

The Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended May 31 (and amendment no. 1 thereto filed on August 20, 2010) and August 31, 2010;

 

   

The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 4, March 24, April 26, May 25, May 26 and August 17, 2010; and

 

   

The description of the Company’s Common Stock contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on November 17, 2006.

The information incorporated by reference in this registration statement, and information that the Company subsequently files with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act ”), after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all securities registered hereunder have been sold or that deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, is considered to be a part of this registration statement and will automatically update and supersede any earlier information.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this registration statement 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 other subsequently filed document incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, 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

Indemnification

The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”) permits a corporation, under specified circumstances, to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and other liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by them as a result of any suit or other proceeding (other than an action brought by or in the right of the corporation) brought against them in their capacity as such (or in their capacity as such for another entity, if they were serving with such other entity at the request of the corporation), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. Section 145 of the DGCL also provides that directors, officers, employees and agents may also be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by them in connection with a suit brought by or in the right of the corporation if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made, unless otherwise determined by a court, if such person was adjudged liable to the corporation. Reimbursement of defense expenses incurred by directors and officers in the circumstances described above is mandatory when such individuals prevail in the proceeding.

Expenses may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the advanced amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.

The DGCL also provides that the indemnification and expense advance provisions described above will not be deemed exclusive of other rights that may be granted by a corporation pursuant to its bylaws, disinterested directors’ vote, stockholders’ vote, agreement or otherwise.

Article VII of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) generally provides for Company indemnification of, and advancement of defense expenses to, persons to maximum the extent permitted by Section 145. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with all of its directors and executive officers that provide for Company indemnification and expense advancement consistent with Section 145.

Exculpation from Liability for the Duty of Care

Section 102 of the DGCL allows a corporation’s certificate of incorporation to include a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL (related to the liability of directors for unlawful stock dividends, repurchases or redemptions); or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Consistent with Section 102, Article EIGHTH of the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) eliminates the personal liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty to the extent permitted be Section 102.

Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance

The DGCL further provides corporations with the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in a similar capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability as described above.

The Company maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which would indemnify its directors and officers against damages arising out of certain kinds of claims which might be made against them based on their negligent acts or omissions while acting in their capacity as such.

 

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The above discussion of the DGCL and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and indemnification agreements is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the form of indemnification agreement.

 

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

The following instruments and documents are included as exhibits to this registration statement.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

5.1    Opinion of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP.
23.1    Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24    Power of Attorney.
99.1    Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.2    Amendment No. 1 to Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.3    Amendment No. 2 to Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.4    Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement.
99.5    Form of Amendment to Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
99.6    Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

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

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

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

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

 

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provided , however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

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

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

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

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

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Raleigh, State of North Carolina, on the 7th day of December, 2010.

 

RED HAT, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael R. Cunningham

Michael R. Cunningham

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 7, 2010.

 

SIGNATURE

     

TITLE

*

   
James M. Whitehurst    

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

*

   
Charles E. Peters, Jr.    

Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

( Principal Financial Officer )

*

   
Mark E. Cook    

Vice President Finance and Controller

( Principal Accounting Officer )

*

   
Micheline Chau     Director

*

   
Jeffrey J. Clarke     Director

*

   
Marye Anne Fox     Director

*

   
Narenda K. Gupta     Director

*

   
William S. Kaiser     Director

*

   
Donald H. Livingstone     Director

*

   
Henry Hugh Shelton     Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

*   By:  

/s/ Michael R. Cunningham

    Michael R. Cunningham
    Attorney-in-fact


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

5.1

   Opinion of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP.

23.1

   Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2

   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

24

   Power of Attorney.

99.1

   Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

99.2

   Amendment No. 1 to Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

99.3

   Amendment No. 2 to Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

99.4

   Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement.

99.5

   Form of Amendment to Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

99.6

   Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

EXHIBIT 5.1

 

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www.KilpatrickStockton.com

December 7, 2010

Red Hat, Inc.

1801 Varsity Drive

Raleigh, North Carolina 27606

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “ Registration Statement ”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) relating to an aggregate of 93,201 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issuable by the Company in accordance with the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”). This opinion letter is rendered pursuant to Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of the Commission’s Regulation S-K.

As such counsel, we have examined and relied upon such records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to form the basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth. In all such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of signatures on original documents and the conformity to such original documents of all copies submitted to us as certified, conformed or photographic copies, and as to certificates of public officials, we have assumed the same to have been properly given and to be accurate.

The opinions expressed herein are limited in all respects to the Delaware General Corporation Law, and no opinion is expressed with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction or any effect which such laws may have on the opinions expressed herein. This opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares to be issued upon grant or exercise of awards, or to be purchased, under the Plan are duly authorized and, when issued by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

This opinion is given as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you after the date hereof of facts or circumstances that come to our attention or changes in law that occur which could affect the opinions contained herein. This letter is being rendered solely for the benefit of the Company in connection with the matters addressed herein. This opinion may not


be furnished to or relied upon by any person or entity for any purpose without our prior written consent.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Yours truly,
KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP
By:  

/s/David M. Eaton

  David M. Eaton, a Partner

EXHIBIT 23.2

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 April 28, 2010 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Red Hat, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2010.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

December 7, 2010

EXHIBIT 24

RED HAT, INC.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer or both, of Red Hat, Inc. (the “ Company ”), does hereby designate, constitute and appoint Michael R. Cunningham and R. Brandon Asbill and each of them acting without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities in connection with a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “ Registration Statement ”) relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of the offer and sale of up to 93,201 shares of the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, of the Company including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to execute the Registration Statement on his or her behalf as a director or officer of the Company, or as an officer on behalf of the Company, and any or all amendments or supplements thereto, including any or all post-effective amendments, whether on Form S-8 or otherwise, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, including this power of attorney, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted and that may be required to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that either said attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney shall be effective as of December 7, 2010.

 

/s/Micheline Chau

Micheline Chau

    

/s/Jeffrey J. Clarke

Jeffrey J. Clarke

/s/Mark E. Cook

Mark E. Cook

    

/s/Marye Anne Fox

Marye Anne Fox

/s/Narendra K. Gupta

Narendra K. Gupta

    

/s/William S. Kaiser

William S. Kaiser

/s/Donald H. Livingstone

Donald H. Livingstone

    

/s/Charles E. Peters, Jr.

Charles E. Peters, Jr.

/s/Henry Hugh Shelton

Henry Hugh Shelton

    

/s/James M. Whitehurst

James M. Whitehurst

Exhibit 99.1

MAKARA, INC.

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its Related Companies by providing them the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and to link their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

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

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1 Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by the Board. All references in the Plan to the “ Plan Administrator ” shall be to the Board.

 

3.2 Administration and Interpretation by Plan Administrator

(a) Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have full power and exclusive authority, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board to (i) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (v) approve the forms of notice or agreement for use under the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award or notice or agreement entered into under the Plan; (ix) establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (x) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company’s employees as it so determines; and (xi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Plan Administrator deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.


(b) The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant’s reduction in hours of employment or service shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors or executive officers, by the Board, whose determination shall be final.

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

SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

4.1 Authorized Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 14.1, a maximum of 2,625,761 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company as treasury shares.

 

4.2 Share Usage

(a) Shares of Common Stock covered by an Award shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant. If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled prior to the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award or (ii) covered by an Award that is settled in cash or in a manner such that some or all of the shares covered by the Award are not issued shall be available for Awards under the Plan. The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested into additional shares of Common Stock or credited as additional shares of Common Stock subject or paid with respect to an Award.

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

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. In the event that a written agreement between the Company and an Acquired Entity pursuant to which a merger or consolidation is completed is approved by the Board and that agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity, those terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Plan Administrator without any further action by the Plan Administrator.

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

SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY

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

SECTION 6. AWARDS

 

6.1 Form, Grant and Settlement of Awards

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

 

6.2 Evidence of Awards

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

 

6.3 Deferrals

The Plan Administrator may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of any Award. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, which may include the grant of additional Awards or provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits to deferred stock unit equivalents; provided, however, that the terms of any deferrals under this Section 6.3 shall

 

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comply with all applicable law, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code.

 

6.4 Dividends and Distributions

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

SECTION 7. OPTIONS

 

7.1 Grant of Options

The Plan Administrator may grant Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

7.2 Option Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be as established by the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required under applicable law, the exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall not be less than (a) 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date with respect to Nonqualified Stock Options, (b) the minimum exercise price required by Section 8.3 with respect to Incentive Stock Options, except in the case of Substitute Awards, and (c) in the case of an Option granted to a Participant who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary companies, 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date.

 

7.3 Term of Options

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Option (the “ Option Term ”) shall be as established for that Option by the Plan Administrator or, if not so established, shall be ten years from the Grant Date. For Incentive Stock Options, the Option Term shall be as specified in Section 8.4.

 

7.4 Exercise of Options

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

 

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and become exercisable according to the following schedule, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

 

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

  

Portion of Total Option That Is Vested and Exercisable

After 1 year   

  1 / 4

After each additional one-month period of continuous service completed thereafter   

An additional  1 / 48

After 4 years   

100%

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by applicable law, Options shall become exercisable at the rate of at least 20% per year over five years from the date the Option is granted, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued employment. However, in the case of an Option granted to officers, directors or consultants of the Company or a Related Company, the Option may become fully exercisable, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued employment, at any time or during any period established by the Company or a Related Company.

To the extent an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery to the Company of a properly executed stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement or notice, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment in full as described in Sections 7.5 and 12. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

 

7.5 Payment of Exercise Price

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

(a) cash;

(b) check or wire transfer;

 

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(c) having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of the Option that have a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option equal to the exercise price of the Option;

(d) tendering (either actually or, if and as so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant, which on the day prior to the exercise date have a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;

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

(f) such other consideration as the Plan Administrator may permit.

In addition, to assist a Participant (including directors and executive officers) in acquiring shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Option granted under the Plan, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by applicable law, may authorize, either at the Grant Date or at any time before the acquisition of Common Stock pursuant to the Option, (i) the payment by a Participant of the purchase price of the Common Stock by a promissory note or (ii) the guarantee by the Company of a loan obtained by the Participant from a third party. Such notes or loans must be full recourse to the extent necessary to avoid adverse accounting charges to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes. Subject to the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion specify the terms of any loans or loan guarantees, including the interest rate and terms of and security for repayment.

 

7.6 Effect of Termination of Service

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by applicable law, unless employment or services are terminated for Cause, the right to exercise an Option in the event of Termination of Service, to the extent that the Participant is otherwise entitled to exercise an Option on the date of Termination of Service, shall be

a. at least six months from the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was caused by death or Disability; and

b. at least 30 days from the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination of employment was caused by other than death or Disability;

c. but in no event later than the Option Expiration Date.

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

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

 

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SECTION 8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS

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

 

8.1 Dollar Limitation

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

 

8.2 Eligible Employees

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

 

8.3 Exercise Price

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

 

8.4 Option Term

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

 

8.5 Exercisability

An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (if permitted by the terms of the Option) (a) more than three months after the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was for reasons other than death or Disability, (b) more than one year

 

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after the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was by reason of Disability, or (c) after the Participant has been on leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Participant’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or contract.

 

8.6 Taxation of Incentive Stock Options

In order to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Participant must hold the shares acquired upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise. A Participant may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares acquired on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the expiration of such holding periods.

 

8.7 Code Definitions

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

 

8.8 Promissory Notes

The amount of any promissory note delivered pursuant to Section 7.5 in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall bear interest at a rate specified by the Plan Administrator, but in no case less than the rate required to avoid imputation of interest (taking into account any exceptions to the imputed interest rules) for federal income tax purposes.

SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

9.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights

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

 

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9.2 Payment of SAR Amount

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

 

9.3 Waiver of Restrictions

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, but subject to Section 17.3, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may waive any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any SAR under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

SECTION 10. STOCK AWARDS, RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS

 

10.1 Grant of Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units

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

 

10.2 Vesting of Restricted Stock and Stock Units

Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and restrictions of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Plan Administrator, and subject to the provisions of Section 12, (a) the shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall become transferable by the Participant subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the instrument evidencing the Award, and applicable securities laws, and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Awards, in cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards shall be paid to the Participant in cash.

 

10.3 Waiver of Restrictions

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, but subject to Section 17.3, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Stock Unit under such

 

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circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

 

10.4 Minimum Purchase Price

Notwithstanding the forgoing, to the extent required by applicable law, the purchase price for any shares of Common Stock that may be purchased under the Plan (“ Stock Purchase Rights ”) shall be at least 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time the Participant is granted the Stock Purchase Right or at the time the purchase is consummated; provided, however, that the purchase price shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time the Participant is granted the Stock Purchase Right or at the time the purchase is consummated in the case of any person who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary companies.

SECTION 11. OTHER STOCK OR CASH-BASED AWARDS

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

SECTION 12. WITHHOLDING

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

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

 

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SECTION 13. ASSIGNABILITY

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

SECTION 14. ADJUSTMENTS

 

14.1 Adjustment of Shares

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services rendered, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Awards. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Company Transaction shall not be governed by this Section 14.1 but shall be governed by Sections 14.2 and 14.3, respectively.

 

14.2 Dissolution or Liquidation

To the extent not previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the

 

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extent a vesting condition, forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable to an Award has not been waived by the Plan Administrator, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation.

 

14.3 Company Transaction

 

  14.3.1 Effect of a Company Transaction

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Plan Administrator shall determine otherwise with respect to a particular Award in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, in the event of a Company Transaction that is not a Related Party Transaction, all outstanding Awards shall become fully vested and exercisable or payable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, immediately prior to the Company Transaction, and then terminate upon effectiveness of the Company Transaction, unless such Awards are assumed or substituted for by the Successor Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may instead provide that such Awards shall terminate upon consummation of such Company Transaction and that each such Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (a) the Acquisition Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Options or SARs (either to the extent then vested and exercisable or whether or not then vested and exercisable, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion) exceeds (b) the respective aggregate exercise price for such Options or grant price for such SARs. If and to the extent the Successor Company assumes or substitutes outstanding Awards, the forfeiture provisions applicable to Restricted Stock shall not lapse, and all such restrictions shall continue with respect to any shares of the Successor Company or other consideration that may be issued in exchange or in substitution for such Restricted Stock.

 

  14.3.2 Assumption or Substitution

For the purposes of this Section 14.3, an Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the Company Transaction, an option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the Company Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Company Transaction 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 Company Transaction is not solely common stock of the Successor Company, the Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor Company, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Company substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Company Transaction. The

 

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determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.

 

14.4 Further Adjustment of Awards

Subject to Sections 14.2 and 14.3, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control of the Company, as defined by the Plan Administrator, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Plan Administrator may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Plan Administrator may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control that is the reason for such action.

 

14.5 No Limitations

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

 

14.6 Fractional Shares

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

 

14.7 Section 409A of the Code

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, (a) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 14 to Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; (b) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 14 to Awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment the Awards either (i) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and (c) in any event, the Plan Administrator shall not have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 14 to the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the time of grant to be subject thereto.

 

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SECTION 15. FIRST REFUSAL RIGHTS

 

15.1 First Refusal Rights

Until the date on which the initial registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act first becomes effective, the Company shall have the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed sale or other disposition by a Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award. Such right of first refusal shall be exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the stock purchase agreement evidencing the purchase of the shares.

 

15.2 Repurchase Rights for Unvested Shares

The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, authorize the issuance of unvested shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option. Should the Participant cease to be employed by or provide services to the Company or a Related Company, then all shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of an Option that are unvested at the time of cessation of employment or service relationship shall be subject to repurchase at the lesser of the exercise price paid for such shares and the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of repurchase. The terms and conditions upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise) shall be established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the stock purchase agreement evidencing the purchase of the shares.

Except as otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Award, in the event of a Company Transaction, the Company’s repurchase rights shall automatically be assigned to the Successor Company; provided, however, that such repurchase rights shall automatically lapse if and to the same extent that the vesting schedule for outstanding Options accelerates in connection with the Company Transaction.

The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either before or after a Participant’s Termination of Service, to waive the Company’s outstanding repurchase rights with respect to one or more shares purchased or purchasable by the Participant under an Option and thereby accelerate the vesting of such shares in whole or in part at any time.

 

15.3 Repurchase Conditions

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by applicable law, the Company’s repurchase right set forth in Section 15.2 shall lapse at the rate of at least 20% of the shares per year over five years from the date the Award is granted and the right to repurchase shall be exercised for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness for the shares within 90 days of termination of employment (or in the case of securities issued pursuant to Awards after the date of termination, within 90 days after the date of issuance); provided, however, that the securities held by an officer, director or consultant of the Company or a Related Company shall not be subject to these repurchase conditions.

 

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15.4 General

The Company may not exercise its first refusal rights under Section 15.1 earlier than six months and one day following the date the shares were purchased by a Participant (or any shorter period determined by the Company to be sufficient to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes or required by applicable law).

The Company’s first refusal rights under this Section 15 are assignable by the Company at any time.

SECTION 16. MARKET STANDOFF

In the event of an underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, no person may sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer for value or otherwise agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any shares issued pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such limitations shall be in effect for such period of time as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters; provided, however, that in no event shall such period exceed (a) 180 days after the effective date of the registration statement for such public offering or (b) such longer period requested by the underwriter as is necessary to comply with regulatory restrictions on the publication of research reports (including, but not limited to, NYSE Rule 472 or NASD Conduct Rule 2711). The limitations of this Section 16 shall in all events terminate two years after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering.

In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company’s outstanding Common Stock effected as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities distributed with respect to the shares issued under the Plan shall be immediately subject to the provisions of this Section 16, to the same extent the shares issued under the Plan are at such time covered by such provisions.

In order to enforce the limitations of this Section 16, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the purchased shares until the end of the applicable standoff period.

SECTION 17. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

17.1 Amendment, Suspension or Termination

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval shall be

 

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required for any amendment to the Plan. Subject to Section 17.3, the Board may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively.

 

17.2 Term of the Plan

The Plan shall have no fixed expiration date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plan’s terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years after the later of (a) the adoption of the Plan by the Board and (b) the adoption by the Board of any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Award may be granted to a resident of California more than ten years after the earlier of the date of adoption of the Plan and the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders.

 

17.3 Consent of Participant

The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a “modification” that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 14 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

Notwithstanding any provision contained in the Plan to the contrary, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan or any outstanding Award without the consent of a Participant to the extent the Board deems necessary or advisable to (a) comply with, or take into account, changes in applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules and other applicable law, rules and regulations or (b) to ensure that an Award is not subject to additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code.

SECTION 18. GENERAL

 

18.1 No Individual Rights

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

Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company

 

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to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 

18.2 Issuance of Shares

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

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

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

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

 

18.3 Indemnification

Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof, with the

 

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Company’s approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding against such person; provided, however, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on such person’s own behalf. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, the indemnification provisions of this Section 18.3 shall not apply if such loss, cost, liability or expense is a result of such person’s own willful misconduct.

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

 

18.4 No Rights as a Stockholder

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

 

18.5 Compliance With Laws and Regulations

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

 

18.6 Participants in Other Countries or Jurisdictions

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

 

18.7 No Trust or Fund

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred

 

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amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

18.8  Successors

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

 

18.9  Severability

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Plan Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Plan Administrator’s determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

18.10  Choice of Law and Venue

The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Participants irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of California.

 

18.11  Financial Reports

To the extent required by applicable law, the Company shall provide annual financial statements of the Company to each Participant. Such financial statements need not be audited and need not be issued to employees whose duties within the Company assure them access to equivalent information.

 

18.12  Legal Requirements

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

SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE

The effective date (the “ Effective Date ”) is the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board. If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within 12 months after

 

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the Board’s adoption of the Plan, any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

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PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS/ADJUSTMENTS

SUMMARY PAGE

 

Date of
Board Action

 

Action

 

Section/Effect of

Amendment

 

Date of Stockholder

Approval

February 26, 2008

  Initial Plan Adoption     February 26, 2008

January 12, 2009

  Increase to Plan by 1,875,761 Shares for a total of 2,625,761   Section 4.1   January 12, 2009


APPENDIX A

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

Acquisition Price ” means the fair market value of the securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof, receivable upon consummation of a Company Transaction in respect of a share of Common Stock.

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

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

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

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

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Company ” means Makara, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Company Transaction ,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means consummation of:

(a) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other company or other entity,

(b) a sale in one transaction or a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose of at least 80% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, or

(c) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Where a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose is deemed to be a Company Transaction, the date of such Company Transaction shall be the date on which the last of such transactions is consummated.


Disability ,” unless otherwise defined by the Plan Administrator or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable to perform his or her material duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity, in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Board, each of whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 19.

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

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

Fair Market Value ” means the per share fair market value of the Common Stock as established in good faith by the Plan Administrator or, if the Common Stock is publicly traded, the average of the high and low trading prices for the Common Stock on any given date during regular trading, or if not trading on that date, such price on the last preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded, unless determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator using such methods or procedures as it may establish.

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

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

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

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

Option Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.

Option Term ” means the maximum term of an Option as set forth in Section 7.3.

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

Plan ” means the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

Plan Administrator ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

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

Related Party Transaction ” means (a) a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation hold at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Successor Company immediately after the merger or consolidation; (b) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to a majority-owned subsidiary company; or (c) a transaction undertaken for the principal purpose of restructuring the capital of the Company, including, but not limited to, reincorporating the Company in a different jurisdiction, converting the Company to a limited liability company or creating a holding company.

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

Retirement ,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means “retirement” as defined for purposes of the Plan by the Plan Administrator or the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, if not so defined, means Termination of Service on or after the date the Participant reaches “normal retirement age,” as that term is defined in Section 411(a)(8) of the Code.

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

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

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

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

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

Successor Company ” means the surviving company, the successor company, the acquiring company or its parent, as applicable, in connection with a Company Transaction.

 

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

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

 

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Exhibit 99.2

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

MAKARA, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

THIS AMENDMENT is made this the 19 th day of November, 2010.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS , the Corporation has acquired Makara, Inc. (“Makara”) by way of the merger of Mars I Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, with and into Makara (the “Merger”) effective November 19, 2010 (the “Effective Date”); and

WHEREAS , the Corporation has assumed the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to the agreement evidencing the Merger; and

WHEREAS , the undersigned desire to amend the Plan to give effect to the assumption of the Plan in the Merger;

NOW, THEREFORE , the Plan is hereby amended as follows effective as of the Effective Date:

1. Section 3.1 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  3.1 Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc. All references in the Plan to the “ Plan Administrator ” shall be to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc.

2. Section 3.2(b) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

(b) The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant’s reduction in hours of employment or service shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, whose determination shall be final.

3. Section 3.2(c) of the Plan is amended by deleting the second sentence thereof.

4. Section 4.1 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  4.1 Authorized Shares

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 14.1, a maximum of 93,201 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan.


Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company as treasury shares.

5. Section 17.1 of the Plan is amended by replacing each reference to the “Board” with a reference to the “Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc.”

6. Section 17.2 of the Plan is amended by replacing each reference to the “Board” with a reference to the “Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc.”

7. Section 17.3 of the Plan is amended by replacing each reference to the “Board” with a reference to the “Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc.”

8. The definition of “Common Stock” in Appendix A of the Plan is revised to read as follows:

Common Stock ” means the common stock of Red Hat, Inc., par value $.0001 per share.

Except as hereby modified, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, constituting all of the members of the Board of Directors of Makara, Inc., have executed this Amendment on the day and year first written above.

 

Paul Argiry

/s/Paul Argiry

Brandon Asbill

/s/ R. Brandon Asbill

Exhibit 99.3

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

MAKARA, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

THIS AMENDMENT is made this the 19th day of November, 2010, by Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”);

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS , the Corporation has acquired Makara, Inc. (“Makara”) by way of the merger of Mars I Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, with and into Makara (the “Merger”) effective November 19, 2010 (the “Effective Date”); and

WHEREAS , the Corporation has assumed the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to the agreement evidencing the Merger; and

WHEREAS , the Corporation has amended the Plan to give effect to the assumption of the Plan in the Merger; and

WHEREAS , the Corporation desires to amend the Plan to clarify the manner which the Plan will operate following the Merger.

NOW, THEREFORE , the Plan is hereby amended as follows effective as of the Effective Date:

1. Section 5 of the Plan is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award may not be granted to any individual who was employed by, was a non-employee director of or was a consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor to Red Hat, Inc. or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries immediately prior to the Merger.

2. Section 14.3 of the Plan is deleted with respect to awards granted under the Plan on or after the Effective Date but shall continue to apply to awards granted under the Plan prior to the Effective Date and assumed in the Merger.

3. The text of Section 15 of the Plan is deleted.

4. The definition of “Board” in Appendix A of the Plan is revised to read as follows:

Board ” means the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc.

5. The definition of “Company” in Appendix A of the Plan is revised to read as follows:


Company ” means the Red Hat, Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

6. A new definition of “Merger” is added to Appendix A of the Plan, to read as follows:

Merge r” means the merger of Mars I Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with and into Makara, Inc., as a result of which Makara, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc.

Except as hereby modified, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this Amendment on the day and year first written above.

 

RED HAT, INC.

By:  

/s/ R. Brandon Asbill

  Name:  

R. Brandon Asbill

  Title:  

Assistant Secretary

Exhibit 99.4

FORM OF MAKARA, INC.

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

Makara, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby grants to you an Option (the “ Option ”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”). The Option is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this Stock Option Grant Notice (this “ Grant Notice ”), in the Stock Option Agreement and in the Plan, which are attached to and incorporated into this Grant Notice in their entirety.

 

Participant:   

 

  
Grant Date:   

 

  
Vesting Commencement Date:   

 

  
Number of Shares Subject to Option:   

 

  
Exercise Price (per Share):   

 

  
Option Expiration Date:   

 

           (subject to earlier termination
   in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement)
Type of Option :    ¨ Incentive Stock Option*                  ¨ Nonqualified Stock Option
Vesting and Exercisability Schedule:   

 1 / 4 th of the shares subject to the Option will vest and become exercisable on the one-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

 

 1 / 48 th of the shares subject to the Option will vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter over the next three years.

Additional Terms/Acknowledgement : You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that as of the Grant Date, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the subject [ with the exception of the following agreements:                      ] .

 

MAKARA, INC.     PARTICIPANT
     

 

By:  

 

    Signature
Its:  

 

   
      Date:  

 

Attachments:      Address:  

 

1. Stock Option Agreement      

 

2. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan       Taxpayer ID:  

 

 

* See Sections 3 and 4 of the Stock Option Agreement.


FORM OF MAKARA, INC.

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice (the “ Grant Notice ”) and this Stock Option Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), Makara, Inc. has granted you an Option under its 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock indicated in your Grant Notice (the “ Shares ”) at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of the Option are as follows:

1. Vesting and Exercisability . Subject to the limitations contained herein, the Option will vest and become exercisable as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon your Termination of Service and the unvested portion of the Option will terminate.

2. Securities Law Compliance . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, you may not exercise the Option unless the Shares issuable upon exercise are registered under the Securities Act or, if such Shares are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of the Option must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Option, and you may not exercise the Option if the Company determines that such exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

3. Incentive Stock Option Qualification . If so designated in your Grant Notice, all or a portion of the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under federal income tax law, but the Company does not represent or guarantee that the Option qualifies as such.

If the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option and the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of the shares of Common Stock subject to the portions of the Option and all other Incentive Stock Options you hold that first become exercisable during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, any excess portion will be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option, unless the Internal Revenue Service changes the rules and regulations governing the $100,000 limit for Incentive Stock Options. A portion of the Option may be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option if certain events cause exercisability of the Option to accelerate.

4. Notice of Disqualifying Disposition . To the extent the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option, to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options, you must hold the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Option for two years


after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise. By accepting the Option, you agree to promptly notify the Company if you dispose of any of the Shares within one year from the date you exercise all or part of the Option or within two years from the Grant Date.

5. Alternative Minimum Tax . You may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.

6. Independent Tax Advice . You should obtain tax advice when exercising the Option and prior to the disposition of the Shares.

7. Method of Exercise . You may exercise the Option by giving written notice to the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, which will state your election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares for which you are exercising the Option. The written notice must be accompanied by full payment of the exercise price for the number of Shares you are purchasing. You may make this payment in any combination of the following: (a) by cash; (b) by check acceptable to the Company; (c) if permitted by the Plan Administrator for Nonqualified Stock Options, having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of the Option that have a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option equal to the exercise price of the Option; (d) if permitted by the Plan Administrator, by using shares of Common Stock you already own; (e) if the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act and to the extent permitted by law, by instructing a broker to deliver to the Company the total payment required, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or (f) by any other method permitted by the Plan Administrator.

8. First Refusal Rights . So long as the Common Stock is not registered under the Exchange Act, the Company may, in its sole discretion at the time of exercise, require you to sign a stock purchase agreement, in the form to be provided, pursuant to which you will grant to the Company certain first refusal rights to purchase the Shares acquired by you upon exercise of the Option. Upon request to the Company, you may review a current form of this agreement prior to exercise of the Option.

9. Market Standoff . You agree that any Shares received upon exercise of the Option will be subject to the market standoff restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan.

10. Treatment Upon Termination of Employment or Service Relationship . The unvested portion of the Option will terminate automatically and without further notice immediately upon your Termination of Service. You may exercise the vested portion of the Option as follows:

(a) General Rule . You must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the earlier of (i) three months after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date;

 

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(b) Retirement or Disability . In the event of your Termination of Service due to Retirement or Disability, you must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the earlier of (i) one year after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date.

(c) Death . In the event of your Termination of Service due to your death, the vested portion of the Option must be exercised on or before the earlier of (i) one year after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date. If you die after your Termination of Service but while the Option is still exercisable, the vested portion of the Option may be exercised until the earlier of (x) one year after the date of death and (y) the Option Expiration Date; and

(d) Cause . The vested portion of the Option will automatically expire at the time the Company first notifies you of your Termination of Service for Cause, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise. If your employment or service relationship is suspended pending an investigation of whether you will be terminated for Cause, all your rights under the Option likewise will be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after your Termination of Service, any Option you then hold may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator.

The Option must be exercised within three months after termination of employment for reasons other than death or Disability and one year after termination of employment due to Disability to qualify for the beneficial tax treatment afforded Incentive Stock Options.

It is your responsibility to be aware of the date the Option terminates.

11. Limited Transferability . During your lifetime only you can exercise the Option. The Option is not transferable except by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution. The Plan provides for exercise of the Option by a beneficiary designated on a Company-approved form or the personal representative of your estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit you to assign or transfer the Option, subject to such terms and conditions as specified by the Plan Administrator.

12. Withholding Taxes . As a condition to the exercise of any portion of the Option, you must make such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign tax withholding obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise.

13. Option Not an Employment or Service Contract . Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement will be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer any right for you to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or

 

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any Related Company to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

14. No Right to Damages . You will have no right to bring a claim or to receive damages if you are required to exercise the vested portion of the Option within three months (one year in the case of Retirement, Disability or death) of your Termination of Service or if any portion of the Option is cancelled or expires unexercised. The loss of existing or potential profit in the Option will not constitute an element of damages in the event of your Termination of Service for any reason even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or a Related Company to you.

15. Binding Effect . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and be binding upon you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

16. Section 409A Compliance . Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Board may, at any time and without your consent, modify the terms of the Option as it determines appropriate to avoid the imposition of interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

[Insert these sections for non-US Residents only: 17. Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation . By entering into this Agreement and accepting the grant of the Option evidenced hereby, you acknowledge that: (a) the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (b) the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when options will be granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the option price, and the time or times when each option will be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) your participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of your employment contract, if any; (f) the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments, and you will have no entitlement to compensation or damages as a consequence of your forfeiture of any unvested portion of the Option as a result of your Termination of Service for any reason; (g) the vesting of the Option ceases upon your Termination of Service for any reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan or this Agreement or otherwise permitted by the Plan Administrator; (h) the future value of the Shares underlying the Option is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (i) if the Shares underlying the Option do not increase in value, the Option will have no value; and (j) in the event that you are not a direct employee of the Company, the grant of the Option will not be interpreted to form an employment or other relationship with the Company.

 

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18. Employee Data Privacy . By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Option, you (a) explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of any of your personal data that is necessary to facilitate the implementation, administration and management of the Option and the Plan; (b) understand that the Company and your employer may, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan, hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title and details of all awards or entitlement to the Common Stock granted to you under the Plan or otherwise (“ Data ”); (c) understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any broker with whom the Shares issued upon vesting of the Option may be deposited, and that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country; (d) waive any data privacy rights you may have with respect to the Data; and (e) authorize the Company, its Related Companies and its agents to store and transmit such information in electronic form. ]

 

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EXHIBIT 99.5

FORM OF AMENDMENT TO

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

AND

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

UNDER

MAKARA, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED

November 19, 2010

Red Hat, Inc. (“Red Hat”) has acquired Makara, Inc. (the “Makara”) by way of a merger of Mars I Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Hat, into Makara (the “Merger”). All vested options outstanding under the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger were cancelled in exchange for cash payments as set forth in the agreement evidencing the Merger. All unvested options outstanding under the Plan at the effective time of the Merger (“Unvested Options”) were assumed by Red Hat in connection with the Merger, and an amendment to the Plan has been approved by the Red Hat Board of Directors (“Plan Amendment 1”) and the Red Hat Compensation Committee (“Plan Amendment 2”) (together, the “Plan Amendment”). The Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement (together, the “Award Agreement”) evidencing your Unvested Option are amended as follows to give effect to the assumption of the Unvested Option in the Merger:

1. All references in the Award Agreement to the “Company” are revised to be references to Red Hat rather than Makara or OSS-1701, Inc.

2. As shown on the attached summary, the Unvested Option will be exercisable (when vested) for a number of whole shares of common stock of Red Hat, par value $0.0001 per share (“Red Hat Common Stock”) equal to the number of shares of common stock of Makara, par value $0.0001 per share (“Makara Common Stock”) that would have been issuable upon exercise of such Unvested Option immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger multiplied by .038589 (the “Conversion Ratio”), rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Red Hat Common Stock.

Example : If the Unvested Option would have been exercisable (when it vests) for Ten Thousand (10,000) shares of Makara Common Stock immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, then the Unvested Option will be exercisable (when it vests) for Three Hundred Eighty Five (385) shares of Red Hat Common Stock at the effective time of the Merger.

3. As shown on the attached summary, the exercise price per share of Red Hat Common Stock issuable upon exercise of an Unvested Option will be equal to the exercise price per share of Makara Common Stock for which the Unvested Option would have been exercisable (when vested) immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger divided by the Conversion Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

Example : If the exercise price per share of Makara Common Stock applicable to an Unvested Option immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was Eleven Cents ($.11), then the exercise price per share of Red Hat Common Stock applicable to the Unvested Option at the effective time of the Merger is Two Dollars and Eighty Five Cents ($2.85).

4. All references in the Award Agreement to the “Plan Administrator” are revised to be references to the the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc. rather than the Board of Directors of Makara or OSS-1701, Inc.


5. All other terms and conditions of the Unvested Option in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the Merger will be subject to the Award Agreement, the Plan and the Plan Amendment.

EXHIBIT 99.6

RED HAT, INC.

Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

Cover Sheet

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) evidences the grant by Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on the date set forth below (the “Grant Date”) to the person named below (the “Participant”) of a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) covering the number of restricted stock units (each, an “RSU”) listed below, each representing the right to receive the value of one share of the Company’s common stock, $.0001 par value per share, with a vesting start date (the “Vesting Start Date”) listed below, such Award to be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), and in the attached Exhibit A and Appendix A and Appendix B thereto.

 

Participant Name:

   <PARTICIPANT NAME>

Grant Date:

   <GRANT DATE>

Vesting Start Date:

   <GRANT DATE>

Number of RSUs:

   <Number of shares>

 

   

RED HAT, INC.

1801 Varsity Drive

Raleigh, North Carolina 27606

         
( electronically accepted )     Name:
<PARTICIPANT NAME>     Title:

By accepting this Award, the Participant hereby (i) acknowledges that a copy of the Plan and a copy of the Plan prospectus have been delivered to the Participant and additional copies thereof are available upon request from the Company’s Equity Compensation Department and can also be accessed electronically, (ii) acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Cover Sheet and Exhibit A and Appendix A and Appendix B thereto (collectively, the “Agreement”) and accepts the Award subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Agreement, (iii) represents that the Participant has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Plan, Plan prospectus and Agreement, and (iv) acknowledges that there may be tax consequences due to the Award and that the Participant should consult a tax advisor to determine his or her actual tax consequences. The Participant must accept this Award electronically pursuant to the online acceptance procedure established by the Company within thirty (30) days; otherwise, the Company may, in its sole discretion, rescind the Award in its entirety.

 

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EXHIBIT A

RED HAT, INC.

Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

Terms and Conditions

1. Grant of RSUs .

The RSUs, each representing the right to receive the value of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”), as provided herein, is granted pursuant to and is subject to and governed by the Plan and, unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan. The shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon the vesting of the RSUs are referred to in this Agreement as “Shares.” The Participant has entered into a Retention and Non-Solicitation Agreement with the Company that provides for a grant of RSUs to the Participant. The RSUs shall be granted to the Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Retention and Non-Solicitation Agreement entered into between the Participant and the Company, and therefore Participant shall not be required to provide additional consideration (other than continuing services (as described in Section 2 below)).

2. Vesting .

(a) All of the RSUs shall be unvested on the Grant Date. For purposes of this Agreement, RSUs that have not vested as of any particular time in accordance with this Section 2 are referred to as “Unvested RSUs.”

(b) For so long as the Participant maintains continuous service to the Company or one of its Affiliates as an Employee or Director (a “Business Relationship”) throughout the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the vesting date set forth below, the RSUs shall become vested according to the schedule set forth below, subject to Sections 3 and 10 hereof:

 

Vesting Date

  

Number of RSUs That First
Vest on Such Date

On each of the first through fourth
Anniversaries of the Vesting Start Date
   [      ]% of the RSUs

3. Cessation of Business Relationship . If the Participant’s Business Relationship ceases for any reason, including death, all Unvested RSUs on the date of such cessation will be forfeited. The Participant’s Business Relationship shall be deemed to have ceased on the last day of active service to the Company or an Affiliate and shall not be extended by any notice of termination period ( i.e. , garden leave, etc.), as further described in Section 12(i) below. For purposes hereof, a Business Relationship shall not be considered as having ceased during any bona fide leave of absence if such leave of absence has been approved in writing by the Company. However, in the event of any leave of absence, the Committee may, in its sole

 

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discretion, suspend vesting of the RSUs, subject to applicable law and in any event any leave of absence and the vesting of RSUs during such shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”). The vesting of the RSUs shall not be affected by any change in the type of Business Relationship the Participant has with or among the Company and its Affiliates so long as the Participant continuously maintains a Business Relationship.

4. Payment .

(a) Within 60 days following the vesting date of any RSUs pursuant to Sections 2 or 10 and upon the satisfaction of all other applicable conditions as to the RSUs, but in no event later than the 15 th day of the third month of the year following the later of the calendar year or the Company’s taxable year, in each case, in which the RSUs vest, the Company shall distribute to the Participant the Shares represented by RSUs that vested on such vesting date, reduced by the number of Shares (if any) that are withheld from the Award for the payment of Tax-Related Items (as defined in Section 11 hereof); provided, however, that the Shares may be distributed following the date contemplated in this Section 4(a) to the extent permitted under Section 409A without the payment becoming subject to, and being treated as “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of, Section 409A (such as where the Company reasonably anticipates that the payment will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws). Payment of any vested RSUs shall be made in whole Shares only and any fractional Shares shall be rounded up.

(b) The Company shall not be obligated to issue Shares to the Participant upon the vesting of any RSUs (or otherwise) unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and other legal requirements including, without limitation, any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws, any applicable withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items (as defined in Section 11 hereof) and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which Shares may be listed.

(c) Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, RSUs granted under this Agreement may be suspended, delayed or otherwise deferred for any of the reasons contemplated in Sections 3 and 4 only to the extent such suspension, delay or deferral is permitted under U.S. Treas. Reg. §§ 1.409A-2(b)(7), 1.409A-1(b)(4)(ii) or successor provisions, or as otherwise permitted under Section 409A.

5. Option of Company to Deliver Cash . At the time any RSU vests, the Company may elect, in the sole discretion of the Committee, to deliver to the Participant in lieu of the Shares represented by RSUs that vested on such vesting date an equivalent amount of cash (determined by reference to the closing price of the Shares on the principal exchange on which the Shares trade on the applicable vesting date or if such date is not a trading date, on the following trading date). Such payments shall be made no later than the deadline set forth in Section 4(a) hereof. If the Company elects to deliver cash to the Participant, the Company is authorized to retain such amount as is sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items (as defined in Section 11 hereof).

6. Restrictions on Transfer .


(a) The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or dispose of any RSUs, either voluntarily or by operation of law. Any attempt to dispose of any RSUs in contravention of the above restriction shall be null and void and without effect.

(b) The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any of the RSUs which have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth herein or (ii) to treat as the owner of such RSUs any transferee to whom such RSUs have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions contained herein.

7. No Obligation to Continue Business Relationship . Neither the Plan, this Agreement, nor the grant of the Award imposes any obligation on the Company or its Affiliates to have or continue a Business Relationship with the Participant.

8. No Rights as Stockholder . The RSUs represent an unfunded, unsecured promise by the Company to deliver Shares or the value thereof upon vesting of the RSUs. The Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs. The Participant shall have no right to vote or receive dividends with respect to any Shares underlying the RSUs or receive dividends unless and until such Shares are distributed to the Participant or converted into Restricted Stock as provided in Appendix A.

9. Adjustments for Capital Changes . The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of the Award in a number of contingencies such as stock splits and mergers. Provisions in the Plan for such adjustments are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference.

10. Change in Control . Provisions regarding a Change in Control are set forth in Appendix A . Appendix A applies to the RSUs instead of Section 14.3 of the Plan; Section 14.3 of the Plan does not apply.

11. Responsibility for Taxes .

(a) Regardless of any action the Company and/or the Affiliate employing the Participant (the “Employer”) take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant hereby acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including, but not limited to, the grant of the Award, the vesting of the RSUs, the issuance of Shares (or payment of the cash equivalent) in settlement of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends and or Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Award or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant acknowledges that the Company


and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

(b) Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding obligations of the Company and/or the Employer with respect to Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion and without any notice to or further authorization by the Participant, to withhold from the Shares being distributed under this Award upon vesting, that number of whole Shares the value of which (being determined by reference to the closing price of the Common Stock on the principal exchange on which the Common Stock trades on the date the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items arises, or if such date is not a trading date, on the following trading date) is equal to the aggregate withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items as determined by the Company. To avoid adverse accounting treatment, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If the Company satisfies the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items by withholding a number of Shares as described above, the Participant will be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of any aspect of the Award. In the event the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items would result in a fractional number of Shares to be withheld by the Company, such number of Shares to be withheld shall be rounded up to the next nearest number of whole Shares. If, due to rounding of Shares, the value of the Shares retained by the Company pursuant to this provision is more than the amount required to be withheld, then the Company may pay such excess amount to the relevant tax authority as additional withholding with respect to the Participant.

(c) Alternatively, or in addition, the Company, in its discretion, may

(i) on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization and only to the extent and in the manner permitted by all applicable securities laws, including making any necessary securities registration or taking any other necessary actions, sell, or instruct the broker whom it has selected for this purpose to sell, a number of the Shares to be issued upon settlement of vested RSUs sufficient to meet the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, and/or

(ii) withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer.

(d) Finally, the Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares (or the cash equivalent) or the proceeds of the sale of the Shares, if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this Section 11. The Participant shall have no further rights with respect to any Shares that are retained by


the Company or sold by the Company or its designated broker pursuant to this Section 11, and under no circumstances will the Company be required to issue any fractional Shares.

(e) The Participant has reviewed and understands the obligations for Tax-Related Items as set forth in this Agreement.

12. Nature of Grant . In accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

(b) the grant of the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of restricted stock units, or benefits in lieu of restricted stock units even if restricted stock units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

(c) all decisions with respect to future grants of restricted stock units, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with the Company or the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company or Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time;

(e) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(f) the grant of the Award and the Participant’s participation in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract or relationship with the Company or any Affiliate;

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

(h) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant’s Business Relationship by the Company or any Affiliate (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant agrees never to institute any claim against the Company or any Affiliate, waives the ability, if any, to bring any such claim and releases the Company and any Affiliate from any such claim; if not withstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant will be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims;

(i) if the Participant’s Business Relationship ceases for any reason (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participant’s right to receive and vest in RSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law ( e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law), and the


Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant no longer has a Business Relationship for purposes of the Award;

(j) the RSUs and the benefits under the Plan, if any, will not necessarily transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

(k) for Participants outside the United States of America:

(i) the Award and the Shares subject to the Award are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or any Affiliate, and that are outside the scope of the Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;

(ii) the Award and the Shares subject to the Award are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; and

(iii) the Award and the Shares subject to the Award are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, the Employer or any Affiliate.

13. No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

14. Data Privacy . The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Award materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company, and any Affiliate for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Personal Data”).

The Participant understands that Personal Data will be transferred to any stock plan service provider which is, presently or in the future, assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients of Personal Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and


protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Personal Data by contacting the Participant’s local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares received upon vesting of the RSUs. The Participant understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Personal Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Personal Data, require any necessary amendments to Personal Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Participant’s local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

15. Miscellaneous .

(a) Notices . All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if to the Participant, to the address set forth on the cover sheet or at the most recent address shown on the records of the Company, and if to the Company, to the Company’s principal office, attention of the Corporate Secretary. Notices may also be delivered to the Participant, during his or her Business Relationship, through the Company’s inter-office or e-mail systems or, after cessation of his or her Business Relationship, at the most recent e-mail address shown on the records of the Company.

(b) Entire Agreement; Modification . This Agreement (including the cover sheet) and the Plan constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be modified, amended or rescinded by the Company as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for shareholder approval imposed by applicable law or other applicable rules, including, without limitation, the rules of the stock exchange on which the Shares are listed; provided that, no amendment or modification of this Agreement shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant without such Participant’s consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, no such consent shall be required with respect to any amendment or modification if the Committee determines in its sole discretion that such amendment or modification is not reasonably likely to significantly reduce the benefits provided under the Award or that the Participant has received adequate compensation for any such reduction.

(c) Plan Governs . This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern.


(d) Severability . The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision.

(e) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, legatees, distributees, executors and administrators of the Participant and the successors and assigns of the Company.

(f) Participant’s Acceptance . The Participant is urged to read this Agreement carefully and to consult with his or her own legal counsel regarding the terms and consequences of this Agreement and the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. By virtue of his or her acceptance of this Agreement, the Participant is deemed to have accepted and agreed to all of the terms and conditions of this Award and the provisions of the Plan, including as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Award.

(g) Section 409A . To the extent Participant is or becomes subject to U.S. Federal income taxation, the RSUs and payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to comply with or qualify for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A and shall be construed consistently therewith and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with that intention. Terms defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms under Section 409A if and to the extent required to comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend the Plan and/or this Agreement to ensure that all RSUs are awarded in a manner that qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A, provided, however, that the Company makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to this Award. Any payments described in this Section 15(g) that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. If and to the extent any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to the Participant in connection with his employment termination is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(2)(B)(i), as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination the Participant hereby agrees that he is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of separation from service (as determined under Section 409A (the “New Payment Date”)), except as Section 409A may then permit. The aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant during the period between the date of separation from service and the New Payment Date shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum on such New Payment Date, and any remaining payments will be paid on their original schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company, its Affiliates, Directors, Officers and Agents shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if the Award that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A is not so exempt or compliant, or for any action taken by the Committee.

(h) Language. If the Participant has received this Agreement, or any other document related to the Plan or this Award translated into a language other than English, and if


the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

(i) Electronic Delivery and Participation . The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide (a) to deliver any documents related to the Award granted under the Plan, the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or future Awards that may be granted under the Plan by electronic means, or (b) to request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or any third party designated by the Company.

(j) Governing Law/Choice of Venue . This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by this Award or the Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of North Carolina and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of Wake County, North Carolina, or the federal courts for the United States for the Tenth District of North Carolina, and no other courts, where this Award is made and/or to be performed.

(k) Appendix B . The Award shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in Appendix B for the Participant’s country. Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Appendix B, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. Appendix B constitutes part of this Agreement.

(l) Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

(m) Administrator Authority . The Committee will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any RSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons.


APPENDIX A

RED HAT, INC.

Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

Provisions Regarding a Change in Control

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if (i) this Agreement is continued, assumed, converted or substituted for immediately following a Change in Control and (ii) within one year after a Change in Control the Participant’s Business Relationship is terminated by the Company or its successor without Good Cause (as defined below), all of the RSUs shall be treated as vested and Shares or the value thereof upon vesting shall be delivered in accordance with Sections 4 and 5 hereof. Furthermore and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if this Award is not continued, assumed, converted or substituted for immediately following the Change in Control, the Participant shall receive a lump sum cash payment within 30 days after the Change in Control in an amount equal to the amount that would have been delivered in accordance with Section 5 hereof had the RSUs fully vested upon the Change in Control.

(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) hereof, this Award shall be considered to be continued, assumed, converted or substituted for:

 

  i. if there is no change in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and the Change in Control does not result from the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, reorganization or similar form of corporate transaction, and there are no changes to the terms and conditions of this Award that materially and adversely affect this Award; or

 

  ii. if there is a change in the number of such outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and/or the Change in Control does result from the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, reorganization or similar form of corporate transaction:

 

  A.

the Award and Shares deliverable pursuant to the RSUs are adjusted (x) if the shares of Common Stock of the Company are exchanged solely for the common stock of the Parent Corporation or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation (as such terms are defined in subparagraph C of the definition of “Change in Control” of this Appendix A) in a manner which is not materially less favorable than the adjustments made in such transaction to the other outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, or (y) otherwise, based on


 

the ratio on the day immediately prior to the date of the Change in Control of the fair market value of one share of common stock of the Parent Corporation or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation, to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock of the Company;

 

  B. if applicable, the Award is converted into an award pursuant to which the common stock of the Parent Corporation or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation (as such terms are defined in subparagraph C of the definition of “Change in Control” of this Appendix A) are deliverable; and

 

  C. there are no other changes to the terms and conditions of this Award that materially and adversely affect this Award.

(c) For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the assigned meanings:

 

  i. Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any one of the following events:

 

  A. individuals who, on the Grant Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the initial public offering whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided , however , that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;

 

  B.

any “person” (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided , however , that the event described in this paragraph (ii) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) pursuant to a Non-


 

Qualifying Transaction, as defined in paragraph (C) below, or (E) by any person of Company Voting Securities from the Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Board approves in advance the acquisition of beneficial ownership of 35% or more of Company Voting Securities by such person;

 

  C. the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, reorganization or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) more than 40% of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Corporation”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “Parent Corporation”), is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (C) at least half of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “Non - Qualifying Transaction”);

 

  D. the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

 

  E. the occurrence of any other event that the Board determines by a duly approved resolution constitutes a Change in Control.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided , that if after such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur.

 

  ii. Good Cause ” means conduct involving one or more of the following:

 

  A. the conviction of Participant, or plea of nolo contendere by the Participant to, a felony;

 

  B. the willful misconduct by Participant resulting in material harm to the Company;

 

  C. fraud, embezzlement, theft or dishonesty by Participant against the Company or any Subsidiary or repeated and continued failure to perform Participant’s duties with the Company after written notice of such failure to perform resulting in any case in material harm to the Company; or

 

  D. the Participant’s material breach of any term of confidentiality and/or non-competition agreements.


APPENDIX B

RED HAT, INC.

Form of Makara, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

Country-Specific Provisions

This Appendix B includes special terms and conditions applicable to Participants in the countries listed below. These terms and conditions are in addition to or, if so indicated, in replacement of the terms and conditions set forth in the Cover Sheet and Exhibit A.

This Appendix B also includes information regarding exchange control and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The information is based on the exchange control, securities and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of August 2010. However, such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Participant vests in RSUs, acquires Shares (or the cash equivalent) or sells Shares acquired under the Plan.

In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Participant’s particular situation and the Company is not in a position to assure the Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, the Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in the Participant’s country may apply to the Participant’s situation.

Finally, if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which the Participant is currently working or if the Participant transfers employment to another country after the Award is granted, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Participant.

Argentina

Type of Offering

Neither the RSUs nor the underlying Shares shall be publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Argentina. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Argentine governmental authority.

Exchange Control Information

By accepting the Award, the Participant agrees to comply with any and all Argentine currency exchange restrictions, approvals and reporting requirements in connection with the Award.

In the event that the Participant transfers proceeds in excess of US$2,000,000 from the sale of Shares into Argentina in a single month, the Participant will be required to place 30% of any


proceeds in excess of US$2,000,000 in a non-interest bearing dollar denominated mandatory deposit account for a holding period of 365 days.

Nature of Grant

The following provision supplements Section 12 of Exhibit A.

Any benefits awarded under the Plan accrue no more frequently than on an annual basis. In addition, by accepting the Award, Participant acknowledges that the Award is granted by the Company on behalf of Participant’s local employer.

Australia

Australian Addendum

The Award is granted pursuant to the Australian Addendum, which is an addendum to the Plan. Participation in the Plan and the Award granted under the Plan are subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Australian Addendum and the Offer Document, in addition to the Plan and this Agreement.

Payment

The Award shall be paid in Shares only and Section 5 of Exhibit A shall not apply to Participants in Australia.

Exchange Control Information

Exchange control reporting is required for cash transactions exceeding AUD10,000 and for international fund transfers. The Australian bank assisting with the transaction will file the report for the Participant. If there is no Australian bank involved in the transfer, the Participant must file the report himself or herself.

Securities Law Information

If the Participant acquires Shares under the Plan and offers the Shares for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Participant should obtain his or her own legal advice on any applicable disclosure requirements prior to making any such offer.

Brazil

Compliance with Law

By accepting the Award, the Participant agrees to comply with applicable Brazilian law in connection with the Award. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Participant agrees to report and pay any and all tax resulting from the vesting of the RSUs, the sale of Shares and the receipt of any dividends.

Exchange Control Information


If the Participant holds assets and rights outside Brazil with an aggregate value equal to or exceeding US$100,000, the Participant will be required to prepare and submit to the Central Bank of Brazil an annual declaration of such assets and rights. Assets and rights that must be reported include Shares acquired under the Plan.

Canada

Payment

The Award shall be paid in Shares only and Section 5 of Exhibit A shall not apply to Participants in Canada.

Nature of Grant

The following provision replaces Section 12(i) of Exhibit A.

If Participant’s Business Relationship ceases for any reason, the Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs covered by the Award, if any, will terminate effective as of the earlier of: (i) the date on which the Participant’s Business Relationship ceases, or (ii) the date on which the Participant receives a notice of termination of the Business Relationship from the Company or the Employer. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant no longer has a Business Relationship for purposes of the Award.

The following provisions shall apply to Participants in Quebec:

Language Consent

The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the present Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

Consentement Relatif à la Langue Utilisée

Les parties reconnaissent avoir souhaité expressément que la convention (« Agreement »), ainsi que tous les documents, les notices et la documentation juridique fournis ou mis en œ uvre ou institutés directement ou indirectement, relativement aux présentes, soient rédigés en anglais.

Securities Law Information

The Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan provided the resale of such Shares takes place outside of Canada through facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States.

Data Privacy

This provision supplements Section 14 of Exhibit A.

The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the


administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company, any Affiliate and any stock plan service provider selected by the Company to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in the Participant’s file.

Czech Republic

No country-specific terms apply.

Germany

Exchange Control Information

Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank. If the Participant uses a German bank to transfer a cross border payment in excess of €12,500 in connection with the Participant’s participation in the Plan, the bank will make the report. In addition, the Participant must report any receivables, payables or debts in foreign currency exceeding €5,00,000 in any month.

India

Exchange Control Information

The Participant understands that he or she must repatriate to India any proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan and any dividends received in relation to the Shares within a reasonable time of receipt. The Participant must obtain a foreign inward remittance certificate (“FIRC”) from the bank where the foreign currency is deposited and maintain the FIRC as evidence of the repatriation of funds in the event the Reserve Bank of India or the Employer requests proof of repatriation.

Ireland

Nature of Grant

The following provision supplements Section 12 of Exhibit A.

By accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she understands and agrees that the benefits received under the Plan will not be taken into account for any redundancy or unfair dismissal claim.

Director Notification Information

If the Participant is a director or secretary of an Irish Affiliate, the Participant must notify the Irish Affiliate in writing within five business days of the Participant receiving or disposing of an interest ( e.g. , RSUs, Shares) in the Company, or within five business days of the Participant becoming aware of the event giving rise to the notification requirement, or within five business days of the Participant becoming a director or secretary if such an interest exists at the time.


This notification requirement also applies to a shadow director of the Irish Affiliate, ( i.e. , an individual who is not on the board of directors of the Irish Affiliate but who has sufficient control so that the board of directors of the Irish Affiliate acts in accordance with the directions or instructions of the individual), and applies with respect to the interests of a spouse or minor children whose interests, if any, will be attributed to the director or secretary.

Italy

Data Privacy

The following provision replaces Section 14 of Exhibit A.

The Participant understands that the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company or an Affiliate, details of all Awards, or any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor and will process such data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan (“Data”) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Data is mandatory for compliance with local law and necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide such Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is Red Hat, Inc. with its registered address at 1801 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27606, USA, and, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy for privacy purposes is Red Hat S.R.L. with its registered address at Via Antonio da Recanate 1, 20124, Milano, Italy.

The Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Employer and its internal and external personnel in charge of processing of such Data and by the data processor (the “Processor”), if any. An updated list of Processors and other transferees of Data is available upon request from the Employer. Furthermore, Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant understands that Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company. The Participant further understands that the Company and/or any Affiliate will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or any Affiliate may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Award. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that


these recipients may be acting as Controllers, Processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, in accordance with local law and may be located in or outside the European Economic Area in countries such as in the United States that might not provide the same level of protection as intended under Italian data privacy laws. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.

The Participant understands that Data processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.

The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s consent thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, the Participant has the right to, including but not limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate reason, the Data processing. The Participant should contact the Employer in this regard.

Furthermore, the Participant is aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.

Plan Document Acknowledgment

By accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges having received and reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, including this Appendix B.

The Participant further acknowledges having read and specifically and expressly approves the Data Privacy section above as well as the following sections of Exhibit A: Section 2 (“Vesting”); Section 3 (“Cessation of Business Relationship”); Section 10 and Appendix A (“Change in Control”); Section 11 (“Responsibility for Taxes”); Section 12 (“Nature of Grant”); Section 15(j) (“Governing Law/Choice of Venue”); Section 15(k) (“Appendix B”); and Section 15(l) (“Imposition of Other Requirements”).

Exchange Control Information

The Participant must report in his or her annual tax return: (i) any transfers of cash or Shares to or from Italy exceeding €10,000; and (ii) any foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy exceeding €10,000, if such investments ( e.g. , Shares) may give rise to taxable income in Italy. The Participant may be exempt from the formalities in (i) if the transfer or investment is made through an authorized broker resident in Italy, as the broker will comply with the reporting


obligation on behalf of the Participant.

Japan

No country-specific terms apply.

Korea

Exchange Control Information

If the Participant realizes US$500,000 or more from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan, the Participant will be required to repatriate the sale proceeds to Korea within eighteen months of the sale.

Netherlands

Securities Law Information

The Participant should be aware of the Dutch insider trading rules which may impact the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan. In particular, the Participant may be prohibited from effecting certain Share transactions if the Participant has insider information regarding the Company.

By accepting the Award and participating in the Plan, the Participant acknowledges having read and understood this Securities Law Information and acknowledges that it is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with the following Dutch insider trading rules:

Prohibition Against Insider Trading

Under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, anyone who has “inside information” related to the Company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of specific information concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate or the trade in securities issued by such company, which has not been made public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the stock price, regardless of the development of the price. The insider could be any employee of the Company or any Affiliate in the Netherlands who has inside information as described above.

Given the broad scope of the definition of inside information, certain employees of the Company or an Affiliate in the Netherlands (including the Participant) may have inside information and, thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the Netherlands at a time when the employee had such inside information.

If the Participant is uncertain whether the insider-trading rules apply to him or her, the Participant should consult with his or her personal legal advisor.

Singapore

Securities Law Information


The Award is granted to the Participant by the Company pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan has not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Participant should note that the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA, and Participant will not be able to make (i) any subsequent sale of the Shares in Singapore or (ii) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer in Singapore is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA (Cap 289, 2006 Ed.).

Director Notification Information

If the Participant is a director, associate director or shadow director 1 of a Singapore Affiliate, the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act, regardless of whether Participant is a Singapore resident or employed in Singapore. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Singapore Affiliate in writing when the Participant receives an interest (e.g., RSUs, Shares) in the Company or any related company. In addition, the Participant must notify the Singapore Affiliate when the Participant sells shares of the Company or any related company (including when the Participant sells Shares acquired pursuant to the Award). These notifications must be made within two days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any related company or within two days of becoming a director, associate director or shadow director if such an interest exists at that time. Please contact the Company to obtain a copy of the notification form.

Spain

Nature of Grant

This provision supplements Sections 3 and 12 of Exhibit A.

By accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she consents to participation in the Plan and has received a copy of the Plan and the Agreement.

The Participant understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and discretionally decided to grant Awards under the Plan to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that the grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Affiliates on an ongoing basis other than as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Consequently, the Participant understands that the Award is granted on the assumption and condition that the Award and any Shares subject to the Award shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever.

 

1 shadow director is an individual who is not on the board of directors of the Singapore Affiliate but who has sufficient control such that the board of directors of the Singapore Affiliate acts in accordance with the directions or instructions of the individual.


Additionally, the Participant understands that the vesting of the RSUs covered by the Award is expressly conditioned on the Participant’s continued and active rendering of service to the Company or the Employer, as applicable, such that if the Participant’s Business Relationship ceases for any reason whatsoever, the RSUs will cease vesting immediately effective as of the date of cessation of the Participant’s Business Relationship. This will be the case, for example, even if (i) the Participant is considered to be unfairly dismissed without good cause; (ii) the Participant is dismissed for disciplinary or objective reasons or due to a collective dismissal; (3) the Participant’s Business Relationship ceases due to a change of work location, duties or any other employment or contractual condition; (4) the Participant’s Business Relationship ceases due to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ unilateral breach of contract; or (5) the Participant’s Business Relationship ceases for any other reason whatsoever. Consequently, upon cessation of the Participant’s Business Relationship for any of the above reasons, the Participant will automatically lose any rights to the Award granted to him or her to the extent any RSUs covered by the Award were unvested on the date of cessation of the Participant’s Business Relationship, as described in the Agreement.

The Participant acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in Section 3 of Exhibit A.

Finally, the Participant understands that this Award would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to herein; thus, the Participant acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then any grant of the Award shall be null and void.

Exchange Control Information

The Participant must declare the acquisition and ownership of Shares to the Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones (the “DGCI”) of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce for statistical purposes. The Participant must make the declaration by filing a D-6 form with the DGCI each January while the Shares are owned.

When receiving foreign currency payments derived from the ownership of Shares ( i.e. , dividends or sale proceeds) in excess of €50,000, the Participant must inform the financial institution receiving the payment of the basis upon which such payment is made. The Participant will need to provide the institution with the following information: (i) the Participant’s name, address, and tax identification number; (ii) the name and corporate domicile of the Company; (iii) the amount of the payment; (iv) the currency used; (v) the country of origin; (vi) the reasons for the payment; and (vii) further information that may be required.

Securities Law Information

The Award and the Shares subject to the Award do not qualify as securities under Spanish regulations. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory. Neither the Plan nor the Agreement have been or will be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), nor do they constitute a public offering prospectus.


Sweden

No country-specific terms apply.

Switzerland

No country-specific terms apply.

United Kingdom

Responsibility for Taxes

The following provision supplements Section 11 of Exhibit A.

If payment or withholding of the income tax due is not made within ninety (90) days of the event giving rise to the liability or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (the “Due Date”), the amount of any uncollected tax shall constitute a loan owed by the Participant to the Company or the Employer, as applicable, effective as of the Due Date. The Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then current HM Revenue and Customs Official Rate, it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 11 of Exhibit A.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is an executive officer or director of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act, the Participant shall not be eligible for a loan to cover the income tax due as described above. In the event that the Participant is such an executive officer or director and the income tax due is not collected by the Due Date, the amount of any uncollected tax will constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions will be payable. The Participant acknowledges that the Company or the Employer may recover any such amounts from the Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 11 of Exhibit A. However, the Participant will also be responsible for reporting any income tax and National Insurance contributions due on this additional benefit directly to HM Revenue and Customs under the self-assessment regime.

United States

No country-specific terms apply.