Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Singapore 98-0682363

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1 Yishun Avenue 7

Singapore 768923

(65) 6755-7888

(Address, including zip code of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full Title of the Plan)

Corporation Service Company

1090 Vermont Avenue NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

Tel: (800) 222-2122

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

Copy To:

 

Anthony J. Richmond

Latham & Watkins LLP

140 Scott Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025

Telephone: (650) 328-4600

Facsimile: (650) 463-2600

 

Patricia H. McCall

Rebecca Boyden

c/o Avago Technologies U.S. Inc.

1320 Ridder Park Drive

San Jose, California, 95131

(408) 435-7400

 

 

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 definition 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

 

Amount

to be

Registered(1)

 

Proposed

Maximum
Offering Price

Per Share

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering

Price

 

Amount of

Registration

Fee

Ordinary Shares, No Par Value, to be issued under the Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Emulex 2005 EIP”)

  235,148 (2)   $116.14 (3)   $25,761,242.97   $2,993.46

 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement shall also cover any additional ordinary shares, no par value (“Ordinary Shares”), of the Registrant in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any share dividend, share split, recapitalization or similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration which would increase the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Registrant.
(2) Represents 47,293 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant issuable pursuant to outstanding options and 187,855 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant issuable pursuant to outstanding restricted share units under the Emulex 2005 EIP.
(3) The proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee. With respect to the Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options previously granted under the Emulex 2005 EIP, pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based on the weighted average per share exercise price of $83.39. With respect to the Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding restricted share units under the Emulex 2005 EIP, pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based on the average of the high and low prices of Ordinary Shares as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 29, 2015 of $116.14.

Proposed sale to take place as soon after the effective date of the registration statement

as awards under the Emulex 2005 EIP are exercised and/or vest.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

On February 25, 2015, Emulex Corporation (“Emulex”), Avago Technologies Wireless (U.S.A.) Manufacturing Inc. (“Parent”) and Emerald Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “Effective Time”), Merger Sub will be merged with and into Emulex (the “Merger”), with Emulex continuing after the Merger as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, among other things, Avago Technologies Limited (the “Registrant”) will assume certain options to purchase Emulex common stock and restricted stock units of Emulex, which were granted under the Emulex 2005 EIP, and such options and restricted stock units will be converted into options and restricted share units that will become exercisable or settled in the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares, subject to the terms and conditions of the Emulex 2005 EIP and the underlying award agreements. The options assumed, and deemed to be granted, by the Registrant will be exercisable for up to an aggregate of 47,293 of the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares and the restricted share units assumed by, and deemed to be granted by, the Registrant will be settled in up to an aggregate of 187,855 of the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement to register such shares under the Securities Act.

 

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The information called for in Part I of the Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

In this registration statement, Avago Technologies Limited is sometimes referred to as “Registrant,” “we,” “us” or “our.”

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference .

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this registration statement, and later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information. We hereby incorporate by reference into this registration statement the following documents previously filed with the SEC:

 

  (a) The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 2, 2014, filed by the Registrant with the SEC on December 29, 2014.

 

  (b) The Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter period ended February 1, 2015, filed on March 11, 2015.

 

  (c) The current reports on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the SEC on November 18, 2014, December 10, 2014, February 25, 2015, February 26, 2015, March 5, 2015 and April 9, 2015.

 

  (d) The description of the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-34428), filed by the Registrant with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on August 3, 2009.

All documents that the Registrant subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all of the Ordinary Shares offered have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to shareholders or document or current report furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K that is deemed to be furnished and not filed under such provisions. For the purposes of this registration statement, any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 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.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers .

Subject to the Singapore Companies Act and every other Act for the time being in force concerning companies and affecting the Registrant, article 96 of the Registrant’s articles of association provides that, subject to the Singapore Companies Act, every director, managing director, secretary or other officer of the Registrant and its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be indemnified by the Registrant against any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings, civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favor; or in which he is acquitted; or in connection with any application under the Singapore Companies Act in which relief is granted to him by the Court.

 

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In addition, no director, managing director, secretary or other officer shall be liable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other director or officer, or for joining in any receipt or other act for conformity, or for any loss or expense incurred by the Registrant, through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by order of the directors for the Registrant or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any of the moneys of the Registrant are invested or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person with whom any moneys, securities or effects are deposited, or any other loss, damage or misfortune which happens in the execution of his duties, unless the same happens through his own negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust.

Section 172 of the Singapore Companies Act prohibits a company from indemnifying its directors or officers against liability, which by law would otherwise attach to them for any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which they may be guilty relating to the Registrant. However, a company is not prohibited from (a) purchasing and maintaining for any such officer insurance against any such liability, or (b) indemnifying such officer against any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favor or in which he is acquitted, or in connection with any application under Section 76A(13) or 391 or any other provision of the Singapore Companies Act in which relief is granted to him by the court.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. These indemnification agreements provide the Registrant’s officers and directors with indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by the Singapore Companies Act. The Registrant has also obtained a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that will insure directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances which are permitted under the Singapore Companies Act.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed .

Not Applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits .

See Index to Exhibits herein.

 

Item 9. Undertakings .

(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:

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

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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

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

Provided, however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 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.

 

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

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 San Jose, State of California, on this 5th day of May 2015.

 

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Hock E. Tan

  Hock E. Tan
  President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Hock E. Tan, Anthony E. Maslowski and Patricia H. McCall, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file this registration statement, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as they or he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Hock E. Tan

Hock E. Tan

  

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  May 5, 2015

/s/ Anthony E. Maslowski

Anthony E. Maslowski

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

  May 5, 2015

/s/ James V. Diller

James V. Diller

   Chairman of the Board of Directors   May 5, 2015

/s/ John T. Dickson

John T. Dickson

   Director   May 5, 2015

/s/ Lewis C. Eggebrecht

Lewis C. Eggebrecht

   Director   May 5, 2015

/s/ Bruno Guilmart

Bruno Guilmart

   Director   May 5, 2015

/s/ Kenneth Y. Hao

Kenneth Y. Hao

   Director   May 5, 2015

/s/ Justine F. Lien

Justine F. Lien

   Director   May 5, 2015

/s/ Donald Macleod

Donald Macleod

   Director   May 5, 2015

/s/ Peter J. Marks

Peter J. Marks

   Director   May 5, 2015

/s/ Anthony E. Maslowski

Anthony E. Maslowski

   Authorized Representative in the United States   May 5, 2015

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT

    
  4.1    Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
  5.1    Opinion of Allen & Gledhill LLP.
23.1    Consent of Allen & Gledhill LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1    Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this registration statement).

 

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Exhibit 4.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMULEX CORPORATION

2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

( AS AMENDED THROUGH O CTOBER  1, 2012)

1. Purpose; Available Awards .

1.1 Purpose . The purpose of this Amended and Restated Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (“Plan”) is to further the growth and development of Emulex Corporation (“Company”) and its subsidiaries by providing, through ownership of stock of the Company, an incentive to officers and other key Employees and Consultants who are in a position to contribute materially to the prosperity of the Company, to increase such persons’ interests in the Company’s welfare, to encourage them to continue their services to the Company or its subsidiaries, and to attract individuals of outstanding ability to enter the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries. This Amendment and Restatement of the Plan is effective October 1, 2012, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders.

1.2 Available Awards . The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which eligible recipients of Awards may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the Company’s Common Stock through the granting of one or more of the following Awards: (a) Incentive Stock Options, (b) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (c) Restricted Stock Awards, (d) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (e) Unrestricted Stock Awards, (f) Performance Awards and (g) Stock Appreciation Rights.

1.3 Prior Plans . The Board has amended or caused to be amended each of the Prior Plans (as defined below) to provide that no additional awards may be granted under the Prior Plans. The number of shares that were available for grant under the Prior Plans other than the ServerEngines Plan (as defined below) but which are not the subject of outstanding options or other awards shall be included as shares reserved for Awards under this Plan.

2. Definitions .

2.1 “ 409A Award” means an Award that is considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and Section 8 of this Plan.

2.2 “ Aarohi” means Aarohi Communications, Inc., a California corporation.

2.3 “ Aarohi Plan” means the Aarohi Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan.

2.4 “Administrator” means the Board or the Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 3.5 .

2.5 “ Affiliate” means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

2.6 “ Award” means any right granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, an Unrestricted Stock Award, a Performance Award, a Stock Appreciation Right and a 409A Award.

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

2.8 “ Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “ Beneficially Owns ” and “ Beneficially Owned ” have a corresponding meaning.


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

2.10 “ Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(e).

2.11 “ Cashless Exercise” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

2.12 “ Cause” means if the Participant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition therein contained, or, if no such agreement exists, it shall mean (a) the commission of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act involving willful malfeasance or material fiduciary breach with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, (b) conduct tending to bring the Company into substantial public disgrace, or disrepute, or (c) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or an Affiliate. The Administrator, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause.

2.13 “ Change in Control” shall mean:

(a) The direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);

(b) The Incumbent Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;

(c) The adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(d) Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% 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” ); or

(e) The consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange 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: (1) 50% or more of the total voting power of (i) the Surviving Corporation, or (ii) 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, 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, (2) 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 more than 50% 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 (3) at least a majority 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 (1), (2) and (3) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction” ).

The foregoing notwithstanding, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if (i) its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction; (ii) it constitutes a secondary public offering that results in any security of the Company being listed (or approved for listing) on any securities exchange or designated (or approved for designation) as a national


market security on an interdealer quotation system; (iii) it constitutes a change in Beneficial Ownership that results from a change in ownership of an existing stockholder; or (iv) solely because 50% or more of the total voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities is acquired by (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit Plans of the Company or any Affiliate, or (B) any Company which, immediately prior to such Business Combination, is owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.

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

2.15 “ Committee ” means a committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 3.5.

2.16 “ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company.

2.17 “ Company ” means Emulex Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

2.18 “ Company Voting Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(d).

2.19 “ Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and who is compensated for such services or who provides bona fide services to the Company or an Affiliate pursuant to a written agreement; provided that , such person is a natural person and such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and provided further that a member of the Company’s or an Affiliate’s Board of Directors shall not be considered a Consultant.

2.20 “ Continuous Service ” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. The Participant’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or a Director will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Administrator or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal or family leave of absence.

2.21 “ Covered Employee ” means the chief executive officer and the three (3) other highest compensated officers of the Company (other than the principal financial officer) for whom total compensation is required to be reported to stockholders under the Exchange Act, as determined as of the last day of the fiscal year for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

2.22 “ Date of Grant ” means the date on which the Administrator adopts a resolution, or takes other appropriate action, expressly granting an Award to a Participant that specifies the key terms and conditions of the Award and from which the Participant begins to benefit from or be adversely affected by subsequent changes in the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock or, if a different date is set forth in such resolution, or determined by the Administrator, as the Date of Grant, then such date as is set forth in such resolution. In any situation where the terms of the Award are subject to negotiation with the Participant, the Date of Grant shall not be earlier than the date the key terms and conditions of the Award are communicated to the Participant.

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

2.24 “ Disability ” means that the Optionholder is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment; provided, however, for purposes of determining the term of an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof, the term Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it under Code Section 22(e)(3). The determination of whether an individual has a Disability shall be determined under procedures established by the Administrator. Except in situations where the Administrator is determining Disability for purposes of the term of an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to


Section 6.4 hereof within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3), the Administrator may rely on any determination that a Participant is disabled for purposes of benefits under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate in which a Participant participates.

2.25 “ Effective Date ” shall mean the effective date of this Amendment and Restatement, which is October 1, 2012.

2.26 “ Employee ” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. Mere service as a Director or payment of a Director’s fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or an Affiliate.

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

2.28 “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined in good faith by the Administrator. The “Fair Market Value” of any share of Common Stock of the Company at any date shall be (a) if the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or other established stock exchange or exchanges, the last reported sale price per share on such date on the NYSE or the principal exchange on which it is traded, or if no sale was made on such date on such principal exchange, at the closing reported bid price on such date on such exchange, or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed on an exchange, the last reported sale price per share on such date reported by Nasdaq, or if sales are not reported by Nasdaq or no sale was made on such date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as quoted on Nasdaq on such date, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed on an exchange or quoted on Nasdaq, an amount determined in good faith by the Administrator.

2.29 “ Free Standing Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a).

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

2.31 “ Incumbent Directors ” means individuals who, on the Effective Date, constitute the Board, provided that any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent 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 objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director. 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 an Incumbent Director.

2.32 “ Non-Employee Director ” means a Director who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.

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

2.34 “ Non-Qualifying Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(e).

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

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

2.37 “ Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and need not be identical.

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

2.39 “ Outside Director ” means a Director who is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and Treasury Regulations § 1.162-27(e)(3).


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

2.41 “ Performance Award” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 7.3.

2.42 “ Plan” means this Amended and Restated Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.

2.43 “ Prior Outstanding Options” means an option or other award that was granted under the Prior Plans and continued to be outstanding as of the Effective Date. The number of Prior Outstanding Options as of the Effective Date is 1,369,180 shares.

2.44 “ Prior Plans” means the Emulex Corporation 2004 Employee Stock Incentive Plan, the Emulex Corporation Employee Stock Option Plan, the Aarohi Plan, the ServerEngines Plan and the Sierra Plan.

2.45 “ Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a).

2.46 “ Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

2.47 “ Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Common Stock, the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or transferability of which is subject during specified periods of time to such conditions (including continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, granted pursuant to Section 7.1.

2.48 “ Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock under which the issuance of shares of Common Stock, cash or other property is subject to such conditions (including continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, granted pursuant to Section 7.1.

2.49 “ Right of Repurchase” means the Company’s option to repurchase Common Stock acquired under the Plan upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service pursuant to Section 7.4.

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

2.51 “ SAR Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(h).

2.52 “ SAR Exercise Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(b).

2.53 “ SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

2.55 “ ServerEngines” means ServerEngines Corporation, a California corporation.

2.56 “ ServerEngines Plan” means the ServerEngines Corporation 2008 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.

2.57 “ Sierra” means Sierra Logic, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

2.58 “ Sierra Plan” means the Sierra Logic, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan.

2.59 “ Stock Appreciation Right” means the right pursuant to an award granted under Section 7.5 to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value, as of the date such Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof is surrendered, of the shares of stock covered by such right or such portion thereof, over (B) the aggregate SAR Exercise Price of such right or such portion thereof.

2.60 “ Stock For Stock Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

2.61 “ Surviving Entity” means the Company if immediately following any merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the holders of outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation own equity securities possessing more than 50% of the voting power of the entity existing following the merger, consolidation or similar transaction. In all other cases, the other entity to the transaction and not the Company shall be the Surviving Entity. In making the determination of ownership by the stockholders of an entity immediately after the merger, consolidation or similar transaction, equity securities which the stockholders owned immediately before the merger, consolidation or similar transaction as stockholders of another party to the transaction shall be disregarded. Further, outstanding voting securities of an entity shall be calculated by assuming the conversion of all equity securities convertible (immediately or at some future time) into shares entitled to vote.


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

2.63 “ Unrestricted Stock” means any Award of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 7.2 that is not subject to restrictions on transfer or a risk of forfeiture.

2.64 “ Unrestricted Stock Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 7.2.

3. Administration .

3.1 Administration by Board . The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in Section 3.5 (the group that administers the Plan is referred to as the “Administrator” ).

3.2 Powers of Administrator . The Administrator shall have the power and authority to select and grant to Participants, Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

3.3 Specific Powers . In particular, the Administrator shall have the authority: (a) to construe and interpret the Plan and apply its provisions; (b) to promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan; (c) to authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan; (d) to delegate its authority to one or more Officers of the Company with respect to awards that do not involve Covered Employees or “insiders” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act; (e) to determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan; (f) from time to time to select, subject to the limitations set forth in this Plan, those Participants to whom Awards shall be granted; (g) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be made subject to each Award; (h) to determine whether each Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option; (i) to prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, the purchase price or exercise price and medium of payment, vesting provisions and Right of Repurchase provisions, and to specify the provisions of the Award Agreement relating to such grant or sale; (j) to amend any outstanding Awards, including for the purpose of modifying the time or manner of vesting, the term of any Award, the purchase price or exercise price, as the case may be, subject to applicable legal restrictions; provided, however, that the Administrator may not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, (A) reprice or otherwise reduce the exercise price of unexercised Options, or (B) cancel previously granted Options and issue new Options to the same Optionholder at a lower exercise price. In addition, if any such amendment impairs a Participant’s rights or increases a Participant’s obligations under his or her Award, such amendment shall also be subject to the Participant’s consent (provided, however, a cancellation of an Award where the Participant receives a payment equal in value to the Fair Market Value of the vested Award or, in the case of vested Options, the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock underlying the Options and the exercise price, shall not constitute an impairment of the Participant’s rights that requires consent); (k) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absences which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of their Continuous Service for purposes of the Plan, which periods shall be no shorter than the periods generally applicable to Employees under the Company’s employment policies; (l) to make decisions with respect to outstanding Options and other Awards that may become necessary upon a Change in Control (including, without limitation, the substitution or conversion of outstanding awards, the cancellation of outstanding awards in exchange for a cash payment) or an event that triggers anti-dilution adjustments; and (m) to exercise discretion to make any and all other determinations which it determines to be necessary or advisable for administration of the Plan. Any actions or determinations of the Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.3 may, but need not be uniform as to all outstanding Awards, and the Administrator may, but need not treat all holders of outstanding Awards identically.


3.4 Decisions Final . All decisions made by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participants, unless such decisions are determined by a court having jurisdiction to be arbitrary and capricious.

3.5 The Committee .

(a) General . The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees of two (2) or more members of the Board, and the term “Committee” shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been delegated. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board or the Administrator shall thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by and to serve at the pleasure of the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of the Committee, add additional members to, remove members (with or without Cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Committee shall act pursuant to a vote of the majority of its members or, in the case of a committee comprised of only two members, the unanimous consent of its members, whether present or not, or by the written consent of the majority of its members and minutes shall be kept of all of its meetings and copies thereof shall be provided to the Board. Subject to the limitations prescribed by the Plan and the Board, the Committee may establish and follow such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it may determine to be advisable.

(b) Committee Composition when Common Stock is Publicly Traded . During such periods that the Company’s Common Stock is publicly traded, in the discretion of the Board, a Committee may consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors who are also Outside Directors. Within the scope of such authority, the Administrator may (i) delegate to a committee of two or more members of the Board who are not Outside Directors the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are either (A) not then Covered Employees and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Award or (B) not persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code or (ii) delegate to a committee of two or more members of the Board who are not Non-Employee Directors the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, the Administrator may delegate its authority within specified parameters to one or more Officers of the Company with respect to awards that do not involve Covered Employees or “insiders” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act;

3.6 Indemnification . In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as Directors or members of the Committee, and to the extent allowed by applicable law, the Administrator and each of the Administrator’s consultants shall be indemnified by the Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding or in connection with any appeal therein, to which the Administrator or any of its consultants may be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Option granted under the Plan, and against all amounts paid by the Administrator or any of its consultants in settlement thereof ( provided, however , that the settlement has been approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) or paid by the Administrator or any of its consultants in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Administrator or any of its consultants did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company, and in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reason to believe that the conduct complained of was unlawful; provided, however, that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, such Administrator or any of its consultants shall, in writing, offer the Company the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend such action, suit or proceeding.


4. Eligibility .

4.1 Eligibility for Specific Awards . Awards under the Plan may be granted to (i) any Employees of the Company or any Affiliate who are designated by the Administrator to receive an Award and (ii) Consultants of the Company who are designated by the Administrator to receive an Award. No Director who is not also an Employee shall be eligible to receive an Award under the Plan.

4.2 Ten Percent Stockholders . A Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the Date of Grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Date of Grant.

5. Shares Subject to Awards . The stock available for grant of Options and other Awards under the Plan shall be shares of the Company’s authorized but unissued, or reacquired, Common Stock. The aggregate number of shares which may be issued pursuant to exercise of Awards granted under the Plan (including Incentive Stock Options) excluding unissued shares subject to currently outstanding Awards granted under the Plan and outstanding shares previously issued under the Plan (whether by exercise of options or otherwise), is (i) 5,453,235 shares of Common Stock, plus (ii) the amount of Common Stock subject to any Prior Outstanding Options that expire, are forfeited, cancelled or terminate under the Prior Plans after the Effective Date for any reason without having been exercised in full. If Prior Outstanding Options expire, are forfeited, cancelled or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full under the Prior Plans, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of Awards under the Plan shall be increased by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such expired, forfeited or terminated Prior Outstanding Options. In no event, however, will the maximum aggregate amount of Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise of all Awards under the Plan, including Incentive Stock Options, exceed 23,716,908 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6.13), all of which may be used for Incentive Stock Options. Awards for fractional shares of Common Stock may not be issued under the terms of the Plan.

5.1 Section 162(m) Limitation . The maximum number of shares with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Employee in any one calendar year shall be 500,000 shares.

5.2 Reversion of Shares to Share Reserve . If any Award shall for any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having been exercised or settled in full or being fully vested, the shares of Common Stock not acquired under such Award shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. If shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to the terms of any forfeiture provision, including the Right of Repurchase of unvested Common Stock under Section 7.4 , such shares shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.

5.3 Source of Shares . The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be authorized but unissued Common Stock or reacquired Common Stock, bought on the market, pursuant to any forfeiture provision or otherwise.

6. Terms and Conditions of Options . Options granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by Option Agreements (which need not be identical) in such form and containing such provisions which are consistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall from time to time approve. Each agreement shall specify whether the Option granted thereby is an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Such agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms hereof by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

6.1 Number of Shares Subject to Option . Each Option Agreement shall specify the number of shares subject to the Option.

6.2 Option Price . The purchase price for the shares subject to any Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock of the Company on the date the Option is granted.

6.3 Medium and Time of Payment . The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, either (a) in cash or certified or bank check at the time the Option is exercised or (b) in the discretion of the Administrator, upon such terms as the Administrator shall approve, the exercise price may be paid: (i) by delivery to the Company of other Common


Stock, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, with a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the exercise price (or portion thereof) due for the number of shares being acquired, or by means of attestation whereby the Participant identifies for delivery specific shares of Common Stock that have been held for more than six (6) months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes) that have a Fair Market Value on the date of attestation equal to the exercise price (or portion thereof) and receives a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the difference between the number of shares thereby purchased and the number of identified attestation shares of Common Stock (a “Stock For Stock Exchange”); (ii) during any period for which the Common Stock is publicly traded, by a copy of instructions to a broker directing such broker to sell the Common Stock for which such Option is exercised, and to remit to the Company the aggregate Exercise Price of such Options (a “Cashless Exercise”); (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Administrator; provided, however , if applicable law requires, the par value (if any) of the shares, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Option, the purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option that is paid by delivery (or attestation) to the Company of other Common Stock acquired, directly or indirectly from the Company, shall be paid only by shares of the Common Stock of the Company that have been held for more than six months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes). Unless otherwise provided in the terms of an Option Agreement, payment of the exercise price by a Participant who is an officer, director or other “insider” subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act in the form of a Stock For Stock Exchange is subject to pre-approval by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Any such pre-approval shall be documented in a manner that complies with the specificity requirements of Rule 16b-3, including the name of the Participant involved in the transaction, the nature of the transaction, the number of shares to be acquired or disposed of by the Participant and the material terms of the Options involved in the transaction.

6.4 Term of Option . No Option granted to a Participant (including a Director who is an Employee) shall be exercisable after the expiration of the earliest of (a) ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted (or, such shorter period as the Option Agreement may specify), (b) three months after the date the Optionholder’s Continuous Service with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates if such termination is for any reason other than Disability, death, or Cause, (c) the date the Optionholder’s Continuous Service with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates if such termination is for Cause, as determined by the Board or by the Committee, in its sole discretion, or (d) one year after the date the Optionholder’s Continuous Service with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates if such termination is a result of death or Disability, or death results within not more than three months after the date on which the Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates; provided, however, that the Option Agreement for any Option may provide for shorter periods in each of the foregoing instances. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.4 or any other provision of the Plan, the terms of any Option Agreement under the Plan may provide that the exercise period described in Section 6.4(b) above may be longer than three months after the date the Optionholder’s Continuous Service with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates.

6.5 Exercise of Option . No Option shall be exercisable during the lifetime of an Optionholder by any person other than the Optionholder. The Administrator shall have the power to set the time or times within which each Option shall be exercisable and to accelerate the time or times of exercise. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, each Option granted under the Plan shall become exercisable on a cumulative basis as to 30% of the total number of shares covered thereby at any time after one year from the date the Option is granted an additional 7 1/2% of the total number of shares at any time after the end of each of the next four consecutive quarterly anniversary dates and an additional 10% of the total number of shares at any time after the end of each of the next four consecutive quarterly anniversary dates thereafter until the Option has become exercisable as to all of such total number of shares. To the extent that an Optionholder has the right to exercise an Option and purchase shares pursuant thereto, the Option may be exercised from time to time by written notice to the Company, stating the number of shares being purchased and accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price for such shares. If shares of Common Stock of the Company are used in part or full payment for the shares to be acquired upon exercise of the Option, such shares shall be valued for the purpose of such exchange as of the date of exercise of the Option in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.2 and Section 6.3. Any certificate(s) for shares of outstanding Common Stock of the Company used to pay the purchase price shall be accompanied


by stock power(s) duly endorsed in blank by the registered holder of the certificate(s) (with the signature thereon guaranteed). In the event the certificate(s) tendered by the Optionholder in such payment cover more shares than are required for such payment, the certificate(s) shall also be accompanied by instructions from the Optionholder to the Company’s transfer agent with respect to disposition of the balance of the shares covered thereby.

6.6 No Transfer of Option . No Option shall be transferable by an Optionholder otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

6.7 Limit on Incentive Stock Options . To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an Optionholder during any calendar year (under all Incentive Stock Option plans of the Company and its subsidiaries) exceeds $100,000, the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.

6.8 Restriction on Issuance of Shares . The issuance of Options and shares shall be subject to compliance with all of the applicable requirements of law with respect to the issuance and sale of securities, including, without limitation, any exemption or required qualification under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968, as amended.

6.9 Investment Representation . Any Optionholder may be required, as a condition of issuance of shares covered by his or her Option, to represent that the shares to be acquired pursuant to exercise of the Option will be acquired for investment and without a view to distribution thereof, and in such case, the Company may place a legend on the certificate evidencing the shares reflecting the fact that they were acquired for investment and cannot be sold or transferred unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or unless counsel for the Company is satisfied that the circumstances of the proposed transfer do not require such registration.

6.10 Rights as a Stockholder or Employee . An Optionholder or transferee of an Option shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares covered by any Option until the date of issuance of a share certificate for such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether cash, securities, or other property) or distribution or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such share certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 6.13. Nothing in the Plan or in any Option Agreement shall confer upon any Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or interfere in any way with any right of the Company or any subsidiary to terminate the Optionholder’s Continuous Service at any time.

6.11 No Fractional Shares . In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise of an Option.

6.12 Exercisability in the Event of Death . In the event of the death of the Optionholder while he or she is an Employee or Consultant within not more than three months after the date on which he or she ceased to be an Employee and/or Director, any Option or unexercised portion thereof granted to the Optionholder, to the extent exercisable by him or her on the date of death, may be exercised by the Optionholder’s designated beneficiary, personal representatives, heirs, or legatees, subject to the provisions of Section 6.4 hereof.

6.13 Recapitalization or Reorganization of Company . Except as otherwise provided herein, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares subject to the Plan and to the Option rights granted under the Plan, and the exercise price of such Option rights, in the event of a stock dividend (but only on Common Stock), stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, separation, or like change in the capital structure of the Company. In the event of a liquidation of the Company, or a merger, reorganization, or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or the Company becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of another corporation, any unexercised Options theretofore granted under the Plan shall be deemed canceled unless the surviving corporation in any such merger, reorganization, or consolidation elects to assume the Options under the Plan or to use substitute Options in place thereof; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Options would otherwise be canceled in accordance with the foregoing, the Optionholder shall have the right, exercisable during a ten-day period ending on the fifth day prior to such liquidation, merger, or consolidation, to exercise the


Optionholder’s Option in whole or in part without regard to any installment exercise provisions in the Optionholder’s Option Agreement. To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to stock or securities of the Company, such adjustments shall be made by the Administrator, the determination of which in that respect shall be final, binding, and conclusive, provided that each Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall not be adjusted in a manner that causes the Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

6.14 Modification, Extension, and Renewal of Options . Subject to the terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, the Administrator may modify, extend, or renew outstanding Options granted under the Plan, accept the surrender of outstanding Options (to the extent not theretofore exercised), and authorize the granting of new Options in substitution therefor (to the extent not theretofore exercised); provided, however, that the Administrator may not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, (a) reprice or otherwise reduce the exercise price of unexercised Options, or (b) cancel previously granted Options and issue new Options to the same Optionholder at a lower exercise price. The Administrator shall not, however, modify any outstanding Incentive Stock Option in any manner which would cause the Option not to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionholder, alter or impair any rights of the Optionholder under the Option.

6.15 Additional Requirements Under Section 409A . Each Option Agreement shall include a provision whereby, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or the Option Agreement to the contrary, the Option shall satisfy the additional conditions applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, in accordance with Section 8 hereof, in the event any Option under this Plan is granted with an exercise price less than Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted (regardless of whether or not such exercise price is intentionally or unintentionally priced at less than Fair Market Value, or is materially modified at a time when the Fair Market Value exceeds the exercise price), or is otherwise determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

6.16 Other Provisions . Each Option may contain such other terms, provisions, and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no liability to any Participant or any other person if an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option fails to qualify as such at any time or if an Option is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the terms of such Option do not satisfy the additional conditions applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and Section 8 of the Plan.

7. Provisions of Awards Other Than Options.

7.1 Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards . The Administrator may from time to time award (or sell at a purchase price determined by the Administrator) Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Unit Awards under the Plan to eligible Participants. Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, pledged or hypothecated as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of any obligation or for any other purpose during such period (the “ Restricted Period ”) as the Administrator shall determine. Each Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be in such form and shall contain such terms, conditions and Restricted Periods as the Administrator shall deem appropriate, including the treatment of dividends or dividend equivalents, as the case may be. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an acceleration of the end of the Restricted Period in the terms of any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, at any time, including in the event a Change in Control occurs. Each Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of which need not be identical, provided that each Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Unit Award shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Award Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(a) Purchase Price. The purchase price of Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be determined by the Administrator, and may be stated as cash, property or prior services.


(b) Consideration. The consideration for the shares or units of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be paid either: (i) in cash at the time of purchase; or (ii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Administrator in its discretion including, without limitation, a recourse promissory note, property or a Stock For Stock Exchange or prior services that the Administrator determines have a value at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock.

(c) Vesting. Shares or units of Common Stock acquired under a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award may, but need not, be subject to a Restricted Period that specifies a vesting schedule, including a Right of Repurchase in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Administrator, or forfeiture in the event the consideration was in the form of prior services. Such vesting schedule may be based on the achievement of performance goals (whether meeting the requirements of Section 7.3 or otherwise) or the passage of time or a combination of both. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, at any time, including in the event a Change in Control occurs.

(d) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. Unless otherwise provided in a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or in an employment agreement the terms of which have been approved by the Administrator, in the event a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason, the Company may exercise its Right of Repurchase or otherwise reacquire, or the Participant shall forfeit, the unvested portion of a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award acquired in consideration of prior or future services, and any or all of the shares or units of Common Stock held by the Participant which have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be forfeited and the Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award.

(e) Transferability. Rights to acquire shares or units of Common Stock under a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Award Agreement, as the Administrator shall determine in its discretion, so long as the shares or units of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award remain subject to the terms of the Award Agreement.

(f) Concurrent Tax Payment. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may (but shall not be required to) provide for payment of a concurrent cash award in an amount equal, in whole or in part, to the estimated after tax amount required to satisfy applicable federal, state or local tax withholding obligations arising from the receipt and vesting (including, in the case of Restricted Stock Awards, deemed vesting upon a timely election under Section 83(b) of the Code) of Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

(g) Lapse of Restrictions. Upon the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Administrator, the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall lapse. In the case of a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award settled in shares of Common Stock, a stock certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the restrictions have lapsed shall be delivered, free of any restrictions except those that may be imposed by law, the terms of the Plan or the terms of the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. In the case of a Restricted Stock Unit Award settled with cash or property other than Common Stock, such cash or property shall be delivered, free of any restrictions except those that may be imposed by law, the terms of the Plan or the terms of the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Common Stock, cash or other property with which a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award is settled may be deferred in compliance with Section 409A of the Code if permitted by the Administrator in its sole discretion. The Company shall not be required to deliver any fractional share of Common Stock but will pay, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value of such fractional share in cash to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. Unless otherwise subject to a deferral condition that complies with the 409A Award requirements, the Common Stock certificate, cash or other property, as applicable, shall be issued and delivered and, in the case of Common Stock, the


Participant shall be entitled to the beneficial ownership rights of such Common Stock, not later than (i) the date that is 2  1 2 months after the end of the Participant’s taxable year for which the Restricted Period ends and the Participant has a legally binding right to such amounts; (ii) the date that is 2  1 2 months after the end of the Company’s taxable year for which the Restricted Period ends and the Participant has a legally binding right to such amounts, whichever is later; or (iii) such earlier date as may be necessary to avoid application of Code Section 409A to such Award.

(h) Voting Rights. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Participants holding shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those shares of Common Stock during the period of restriction. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying a Restricted Stock Unit Award unless and until such shares of Common Stock are reflected as issued and outstanding shares on the Company’s stock ledger.

(i) Other Provisions. Each Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award may contain such other terms, provisions, and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no liability to any Participant or any other person (i) if a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the terms of such Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award do not satisfy the additional conditions applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code or (ii) for any other unexpected tax consequence affecting any Participant or other person due to the receipt or settlement of any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award granted hereunder.

7.2 Unrestricted Stock Awards . The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, award (or sell at a purchase price determined by the Administrator) an Unrestricted Stock Award to any Participant, pursuant to which such individual may receive shares of Common Stock free of any vesting restriction (“ Unrestricted Stock ”) under the Plan. Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted or sold as described in the preceding sentence in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of any cash compensation due to such individual.

7.3 Performance Awards .

(a) Nature of Performance Awards. A Performance Award is an Award entitling the recipient to acquire cash, actual shares of Common Stock or hypothetical Common Stock units having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of an identical number of shares of Common Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals. The Administrator may make Performance Awards independent of or in connection with the granting of any other Award under the Plan. Performance Awards may be granted under the Plan to any Participant, including those who qualify for awards under other performance plans of the Company. The Administrator in its sole discretion shall determine whether and to whom Performance Awards shall be made, the performance goals applicable under each Award, the periods during which performance is to be measured, and all other limitations and conditions applicable to the awarded cash or shares; provided , however , that the Administrator may rely on the performance goals and other standards applicable to other performance unit plans of the Company in setting the standards for Performance Awards under the Plan. Performance goals shall be based on a pre-established objective formula or standard that specifies the manner of determining the amount of cash or the number of shares under the Performance Award that will be granted or will vest if the performance goal is attained. Performance goals will be determined by the Administrator prior to the time 25% of the service period has elapsed and may be based on one or more business criteria that apply to a Participant, a business unit or the Company and its Affiliates. Such business criteria may include, by way of example and without limitation, revenue, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), funds from operations, funds from operations per share, operating income, pre-tax or after-tax income, cash available for distribution, cash available for distribution per share, net earnings, earnings per share, return on equity, return on assets, return on capital, economic value added, share price performance, improvements in the Company’s attainment of expense levels, and implementing or completion of critical projects, or improvement in cash-flow (before or after tax). A performance goal may be measured over a performance period on a periodic, annual, cumulative or average basis and may be established on a corporate-wide basis or established with respect to one or more operating units, divisions, subsidiaries, acquired businesses, minority investments, partnerships or joint ventures. More than one performance goal may be incorporated in a performance objective, in which case achievement with


respect to each performance goal may be assessed individually or in combination with each other. The Administrator may, in connection with the establishment of performance goals for a performance period, establish a matrix setting forth the relationship between performance on two or more performance goals and the amount of the Performance Award payable for that performance period. The level or levels of performance specified with respect to a performance goal may be established in absolute terms, as objectives relative to performance in prior periods, as an objective compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies, or otherwise as the Administrator may determine. Performance goals shall be objective and, if the Company is publicly traded, shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants. A Performance Award to a Participant who is a Covered Employee shall (unless the Administrator determines otherwise) provide that in the event of the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service prior to the end of the performance period for any reason, such Award will be payable only (i) if the applicable performance objectives are achieved and (ii) to the extent, if any, as the Administrator shall determine. Such objective performance goals are not required to be based on increases in a specific business criteria, but may be based on maintaining the status quo or limiting economic losses.

(b) Restrictions on Transfer. Performance Awards and all rights with respect to such Performance Awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered.

(c) Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant receiving a Performance Award shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares actually received by the Participant under the Plan and not with respect to shares subject to the Award but not actually received by the Participant. A Participant shall be entitled to receive a stock certificate evidencing the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under a Performance Award only upon satisfaction of all conditions specified in the written instrument evidencing the Performance Award (or in a performance plan adopted by the Administrator). The Common Stock certificate shall be issued and delivered and the Participant shall be entitled to the beneficial ownership rights of such Common Stock not later than (i) the date that is 2  1 2 months after the end of the Participant’s taxable year for which the Administrator certifies that the Performance Award conditions have been satisfied and the Participant has a legally binding right to such amounts; (ii) the date that is 2  1 2 months after the end of the Company’s taxable year for which the Administrator certifies that the Performance Award conditions have been satisfied and the Participant has a legally binding right to such amounts, whichever is later; or (iii) such other date as may be necessary to avoid application of Section 409A to such Awards.

(d) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator at any time, a Participant’s rights in all Performance Awards shall automatically terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service (or business relationship) with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason.

(e) Acceleration, Waiver, Etc. At any time prior to the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service (or other business relationship) by the Company and its Affiliates, the Administrator may in its sole discretion accelerate, waive or, subject to Section 8, amend any or all of the goals, restrictions or conditions imposed under any Performance Award. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Performance Award at any time, including in the event a Change in Control occurs. The provisions of this Section 7.3(e) shall apply only to Performance Awards that are not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(f) Certification. Following the completion of each performance period, the Administrator shall certify in writing, in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, whether the performance objectives and other material terms of a Performance Award have been achieved or met. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, Performance Awards shall not be settled until the Administrator has made the certification specified under this Section 7.3(f).


7.4 Right of Repurchase . Each Award Agreement may provide that, following a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service, the Company may repurchase the Participant’s unvested Common Stock acquired under the Plan as provided in this Section 7.4 (the “ Right of Repurchase ”). The Right of Repurchase shall be exercisable with respect to unvested stock at a price equal to the lesser of the purchase price at which such Common Stock was acquired under the Plan or the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock. The Award Agreement may specify the period of time following a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the Right of Repurchase may be exercised, provided that such exercise may in any event be extended to a date that is at least 60 days after the six months anniversary of the date the stock was acquired from the Company.

7.5 Stock Appreciation Rights .

(a) General . Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either alone (“ Free Standing Rights ”) or, provided the requirements of Section 7.5(b) are satisfied, in tandem with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan (“ Related Rights ”). In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, Related Rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, Related Rights may be granted only at the time of the grant of the Incentive Stock Option.

(b) Grant Requirements . A Stock Appreciation Right may only be granted if the Stock Appreciation Right: (i) does not provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; or (ii) satisfies the requirements of Section 7.5(h) and Section 8 hereof. A Stock Appreciation Right does not provide for a deferral of compensation if: (A) the value of the Common Stock the excess over which the right provides for payment upon exercise (the “ SAR Exercise Price ”) may never be less than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock on the date the right is granted, (B) the compensation payable under the Stock Appreciation Right can never be greater than the difference between the SAR Exercise Price and the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, (C) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right is fixed on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, and (D) the right does not include any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the exercise of the right.

(c) Exercise and Payment . Upon exercise thereof, the holder of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be entitled to receive from the Company, an amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value, on the date of such written request, of one share of Common Stock over the SAR Exercise Price per share specified in such Stock Appreciation Right or its related Option, multiplied by (ii) the number of shares for which such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised. Payment with respect to the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right that satisfies the requirements of Section 7.5(b)(i) shall be paid on the date of exercise and made in shares of Common Stock (with or without restrictions as to substantial risk of forfeiture and transferability, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion), valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. Payment with respect to the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right that does not satisfy the requirements of Section 7.5(b)(i) shall be paid at the time specified in the Award in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.5(h) and Section 8. Payment may be made in the form of shares of Common Stock (with or without restrictions as to substantial risk of forfeiture and transferability, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion), cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator.

(d) Exercise Price . The exercise price of a Free Standing Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Administrator, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Date of Grant of such Stock Appreciation Right. A Related Right granted simultaneously with or subsequent to the grant of an Option and in conjunction therewith or in the alternative thereto shall have the same exercise price as the related Option, shall be transferable only upon the same terms and conditions as the related Option, and shall be exercisable only to the same extent as the related Option; provided , however , that a Stock Appreciation Right, by its terms, shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right and related Option exceeds the exercise price per share thereof and no Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with an Option unless the Administrator determines that the requirements of Section 7.5(b)(i) are satisfied.


(e) Reduction in the Underlying Option Shares . Upon any exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the number of shares of Common Stock for which any related Option shall be exercisable shall be reduced by the number of shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. The number of shares of Common Stock for which a Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable shall be reduced upon any exercise of any related Option by the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Option shall have been exercised.

(f) Written Request . Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion and only if permitted in the Stock Appreciation Right’s Award Agreement, any exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right for cash, may be made only by a written request filed with the Corporate Secretary of the Company during the period beginning on the third business day following the date of release for publication by the Company of quarterly or annual summary statements of earnings and ending on the twelfth business day following such date. Within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of a written request to receive cash infull or partial settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right or to exercise such Stock Appreciation Right for cash, the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, either consent to or disapprove, in whole or in part, such written request. A written request to receive cash in full or partial settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right or to exercise a Stock Appreciation Right for cash may provide that, in the event the Administrator shall disapprove such written request, such written request shall be deemed to be an exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right for shares of Common Stock.

(g) Disapproval by Administrator . If the Administrator disapproves in whole or in part any election by a Participant to receive cash in full or partial settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right or to exercise such Stock Appreciation Right for cash, such disapproval shall not affect such Participant’s right to exercise such Stock Appreciation Right at a later date, to the extent that such Stock Appreciation Right shall be otherwise exercisable, or to elect the form of payment at a later date, provided that an election to receive cash upon such later exercise shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator. Additionally, such disapproval shall not affect such Participant’s right to exercise any related Option.

(h) Additional Requirements under Section 409A. A Stock Appreciation Right that is not intended to or fails to satisfy the requirements of Section  7.5(b)(i) shall satisfy the additional conditions applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, in accordance with Section 8 hereof. The requirements herein shall apply in the event any Stock Appreciation Right under this Plan is granted with an SAR Exercise Price less than Fair Market Value of the Common Stock underlying the Award on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted (regardless of whether or not such SAR Exercise Price is intentionally or unintentionally priced at less than Fair Market Value, or is materially modified at a time when the Fair Market Value exceeds the SAR Exercise Price), provides that it is settled in cash, or is otherwise determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any such Stock Appreciation Right may provide that it is exercisable at any time permitted under the governing written instrument, but such exercise shall be limited to fixing the measurement of the amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise exceeds the SAR Exercise Price (the “ SAR Amount ”). However, once the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, the SAR Amount may only be paid on the fixed time, payment schedule or other event specified in the governing written instrument.

(i) No Stock Appreciation Right granted to a Participant (including a Director who is an Employee) shall be exercisable after the expiration of the earliest of (a) ten (10) years after the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted, (b) three months after the date the holder’s Continuous Service with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates if such termination is for any reason other than Disability, death, or Cause, (c) the date the holder’s Continuous Service with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates if such termination is for Cause, as determined by the Board or by the Committee, in its sole discretion, or (d) one year after the date the holder’s Continuous Service with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates if such termination is a result of death or Disability, or death results within not more than three months after the date on which the holder’s Continuous Service terminates; provided, however, that the Award Agreement for any Stock Appreciation Right may provide for shorter periods in each of the foregoing instances.


8. Additional Conditions Applicable to Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Under Section 409A of the Code. In the event any Award under this Plan is granted with an exercise price less than Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Award on the Date of Grant (regardless of whether or not such exercise price is intentionally or unintentionally priced at less than Fair Market Value, or such Award is materially modified and deemed a new Award at a time when the Fair Market Value exceeds the exercise price), or is otherwise determined to constitute a 409A Award, the Administrator shall have the authority to impose such additional conditions as it deems necessary to avoid the imposition of the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.

The Administrator may, in an Award Agreement or otherwise, provide for the deferred delivery of Common Stock upon settlement, vesting or other events with respect to Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Unit Awards, or in payment or satisfaction of a Performance Award. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event will any deferral of the delivery of Common Stock or any other payment with respect to any Award be allowed if the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, that the deferral would result in the imposition of the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. No Award shall provide for deferral of compensation that does not comply with Section 409A of the Code, unless the Board, at the time of grant, specifically provides that the Award is not intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Award that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Board.

9. Termination or Amendment of Plan . The Board may at any time terminate or amend the Plan; provided that, without approval of the stockholders of the Company, there shall be, except by operation of the equitable adjustment provisions of Section 6.13, no increase in the total number of shares covered by the Plan, no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Awards granted under the Plan or other material modification of the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, and no extension of the latest date upon which Awards may be granted; and provided further that, without the consent of the Participant, no amendment may adversely affect any then outstanding Award or any unexercised portion thereof. However, a cancellation of an Award where the Participant receives a payment equal in value to the Fair Market Value of the vested Award or, in the case of vested Options, the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock underlying the Award and the exercise price, shall not constitute an impairment of the Participant’s rights that requires consent.

10. General Provisions.

10.1 Other Compensation Arrangements . Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

10.2 Recapitalizations . Each Option Agreement and Award Agreement shall contain provisions required to reflect the equitable adjustment provisions of Section 6.13 in the event of a corporate capital transaction.

10.3 Delivery . Upon exercise of an Award granted under this Plan, the Company shall issue shares of Common Stock or pay any amounts due within a reasonable period of time thereafter. Subject to any statutory obligations the Company may otherwise have, for purposes of this Plan, thirty days shall be considered a reasonable period of time.

10.4 Other Provisions . The Option Agreements and Award Agreements authorized under the Plan may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with this Plan, including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Awards, as the Administrator may deem advisable.

10.5 Disqualifying Dispositions . Any Participant who shall make a “disposition” (as defined in Section 424 of the Code) of all or any portion of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within two (2) years from the Date of Grant of such Incentive Stock Option or within one (1) year after the issuance of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of such Incentive Stock Option shall be required to immediately advise the Company in writing as to the occurrence of the sale and the price realized upon the sale of such shares of Common Stock.


10.6 Withholding Obligations. To the extent provided by the terms of an Award Agreement and subject to the discretion of the Administrator, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under an Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (a) tendering a cash payment; (b) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Award, provided , however , that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; (c) delivering to the Company previously owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock of the Company or (d) by execution of a recourse promissory note by a Participant who is not a Director or executive officer. Unless otherwise provided in the terms of an Option Agreement, payment of the tax withholding by a Participant who is an officer, director or other “insider” subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act by delivering previously owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock of the Company or in the form of share withholding is subject to pre-approval by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Any such pre-approval shall be documented in a manner that complies with the specificity requirements of Rule 16b-3, including the name of the Participant involved in the transaction, the nature of the transaction, the number of shares to be acquired or disposed of by the Participant and the material terms of the Options involved in the transaction.

11. Effective Date . This Amendment and Restatement shall become effective as of the Effective Date subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve (12) months following the Effective Date.

12. Termination or Suspension of the Plan . The Plan shall terminate automatically on September 30, 2020. No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after such date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any earlier date. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

13. Data Privacy.

13.1 Participants in the Plan shall explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of their personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing a Participant’s participation in the Plan.

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


14. Compliance with Laws and Regulations . This Plan, the grant, issuance, vesting, exercise and settlement of Awards thereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell, issue or deliver shares of Common Stock under such Awards, shall be subject to all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, stock exchange rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. The Company shall not be required to register in a Participant’s name or deliver any shares of Common Stock prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares under any foreign, federal, state or local law or any ruling or regulation of any government body which the Administrator shall determine to be necessary or advisable. To the extent the Company is unable to or the Administrator deems it infeasible to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder, the Company and its Affiliates shall be relieved of any liability with respect to the failure to issue or sell such shares of Common Stock as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. No Option shall be exercisable and no shares of Common Stock shall be issued and/or transferable under any other Award unless a registration statement with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Award is effective and current or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary. The Administrator may modify the provisions of the Plan or adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures or to recognize differences in local law, currency or tax policy. The Administrator may also impose conditions on the grant, issuance, exercise, vesting, settlement or retention of Awards in order to comply with such foreign law and/or to minimize the Company’s obligations with respect to tax equalization for Participants employed outside their home country. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding the conversion of local currency, data privacy security, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements. The Administrator may also adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Affiliates or locations. The rules of such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Sections 5 and 9, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such sub-plan. The Administrator shall not be required to obtain the approval of stockholders prior to the adoption, amendment or termination of any sub-plan unless required by applicable law (including the law of the foreign jurisdiction in which Participants participating in the sub-plan are located) or the New York Stock Exchange listing requirements.

15. Choice of Law . The law of the State of Delaware shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to such state’s conflict of law rules.

16. Execution . To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the Plan as of the date specified below.

Exhibit 5.1

 

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WRITER’S NAME: Sophie Lim DIRECT TEL: +65 6890 7696
DIRECT FAX: +65 6302 3022
DIRECT E-MAIL: sophie.lim@allenandgledhill.com
OUR REF: SLLC/PWANG/1015001738
YOUR REF:

5 May 2015

Avago Technologies Limited

1 Yishun Avenue 7

Singapore 768923

Dear Sirs

Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Avago Technologies Limited (“Avago”)

 

1.      (a) We refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “ Registration Statement ”) to be filed by Avago with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on or about 5 May 2015, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of up to 235,148 ordinary shares in the capital of Avago (the “ Registration Shares ”) subject to issuance by Avago upon:

 

  (i) the valid exercise of subscription rights represented by outstanding share options deemed to have been granted by Avago (the “ Assumed Options ”); and

 

  (ii) the vesting of outstanding restricted share units deemed to have been granted by Avago (the “ Assumed RSUs ”)

(the Assumed Options and the Assumed RSUs to be collectively defined as the “ Assumed Equity Awards ”), under the Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Emulex 2005 Plan ”).

 

  (b) The Assumed Equity Awards are deemed to have been granted by Avago upon:

 

  (i) the assumption by Avago at the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement (defined below)) of:

 

  (1) certain outstanding options granted by Emulex Corporation (the “ Emulex Options ”), a company organised under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States of America (“ Emulex ”); and

 

  (2) certain outstanding restricted share units granted by Emulex (“ Emulex RSUs ”),

under the Emulex 2005 Plan prior to the Effective Time; and

 

  (ii)

the conversion of such (1) Emulex Options into options to purchase ordinary shares in the capital of Avago (“ Avago Shares ”), and (2)


  Emulex RSUs into an award of restricted share units in respect of underlying Avago Shares, in connection with Section 2.4(b) and Section 2.4(d) respectively of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, made and entered into as of 25 February 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among (1) Avago Technologies Wireless (U.S.A.) Manufacturing Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States of America and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avago, (2) Emerald Merger Sub, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States of America, and (3) Emulex.

This opinion is being rendered to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. Terms defined and references construed in the Agreement have the same meaning and construction in this opinion unless otherwise defined herein.

 

2. For the purpose of rendering this opinion, we have examined:-

 

  (a) an executed copy of the Agreement in PDF format (excluding all exhibits and schedules to the Agreement) as provided to us by electronic mail on 28 April 2015;

 

  (b) in relation to Avago, a copy of each of its Memorandum and Articles of Association, its Certificate Confirming Incorporation of Company, its Certificate Confirming Incorporation upon Conversion and its Certificate Confirming Incorporation of Company under the New Name;

 

  (c) the proceedings taken by Avago in assuming the Emulex Options and the Emulex RSUs in connection with Section 2.4(b) and Section 2.4(d) of the Agreement;

 

  (d) a copy of the resolutions of the shareholders of Avago passed at the Annual General Meeting of Avago held on 8 April 2015, relating to the authorisation for the allotment and issue of Avago Shares (the “ Shareholders Resolutions ”);

 

  (e) copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Avago passed on 24 February 2015 and 30 April 2015 respectively (together, the “ Board Resolutions ”); and

 

  (f) such other documents as we have considered necessary or desirable to examine in order that we may give this opinion.


3. We have assumed for the purpose of rendering this opinion:-

 

  (a) that the Agreement is within the capacity and powers of, and has been validly authorised by, each party thereto and has been validly executed in the form examined by us for the purpose of rendering this opinion, duly and properly completed, and delivered by or on behalf of each such party thereto;

 

  (b) of the genuineness of all signatures on all documents and the completeness, and the conformity to original documents, of all copies or other specimen documents submitted to us;

 

  (c) the correctness of all facts stated in the Agreement;

 

  (d) that copies of Avago’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, Certificate Confirming Incorporation of Company, Certificate Confirming Incorporation upon Conversion and Certificate Confirming Incorporation of Company under the New Name submitted to us for examination are true, complete and up-to-date copies;

 

  (e) that each of the Shareholders Resolutions and the Board Resolutions is true, complete and up-to-date and such resolutions have not been rescinded or modified and all authorisations and approvals conferred thereby remain in full force and effect and that no other resolution or other action has been taken which may affect the validity of those resolutions;

 

  (f) that all relevant documents have been provided to us by the officers of Avago for inspection for purposes of this opinion;

 

  (g) that there are no provisions of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Singapore which would be contravened by the execution or delivery of the Agreement and that, in so far as any obligation expressed to be incurred or performed under the Agreement is to be performed in, or is otherwise subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction other than Singapore, its performance will not be illegal or ineffective by virtue of the laws of that jurisdiction;

 

  (h) that the choice of the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States of America, as the governing law of the Agreement has been made in good faith and will be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld in the United States federal or state courts in the State of Delaware in the United States of America, as a matter of the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States of America, and all other relevant laws except the laws of Singapore;

 

  (i)

that all consents, approvals, authorisations, licences, exemptions, or orders required from any governmental or other regulatory authorities outside Singapore


  and all other requirements outside Singapore for the legality, validity and enforceability of the Agreement have been duly obtained or fulfilled and are and will remain in full force and effect and that any conditions to which they are subject have been satisfied;

 

  (j) that no Restricted Stock Award (as defined under the Emulex 2005 Plan) will be granted by Avago on or after the Effective Time; and

 

  (k) that Avago is solvent at the relevant time of issuance of any of the Registration Shares pursuant to the exercise of any such Assumed Options, or as the case may be, the vesting of the Assumed RSUs.

 

4. Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to any matters not disclosed to us, we are of the opinion that the Registration Shares to be allotted and issued by Avago (a) upon the (i) exercise of the subscription rights represented by outstanding Assumed Options deemed to have been granted under the Emulex 2005 Plan in accordance with the terms of such Assumed Options, against full payment of the applicable exercise price, and (ii) vesting of the Assumed RSUs deemed to have been granted under the Emulex 2005 Plan in accordance with the terms of such Assumed RSUs, and (b) when represented by share certificates issued by Avago in respect of such Assumed Equity Awards, will be duly authorized by Avago for issuance and subscription and will be legally issued, fully-paid and non-assessable.

 

5. For the purposes of this opinion, we have assumed that the term “non-assessable” in relation to the Registration Shares to be issued means under Singapore law that holders of such Registration Shares, having fully paid up all amounts due on such Registration Shares as to the issue price thereon, are under no further personal liability to contribute to the assets or liabilities of Avago in their capacities purely as holders of such Registration Shares.

 

6. We consent to the use and filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us in the Registration Statement.

Yours faithfully

Allen & Gledhill LLP

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 December 29, 2014 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Avago Technologies Limited’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 2, 2014.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
May 5, 2015