UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 29, 2016

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Zynga Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35375   42-1733483

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification number)

699 Eighth Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(855) 449-9642

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 29, 2016, Zynga Inc. (“ Zynga ”) entered into an offer letter with Frank Gibeau as described in Item 5.02 below, which description shall be incorporated into this Item 1.01. A copy of the offer letter is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

February 29, 2016, Zynga entered into an offer letter with Mark Pincus as described in Item 5.02 below, which description shall be incorporated into this Item 1.01. A copy of the offer letter is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(a) Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Directors of Zynga (the “ Board ”) appointed Mr. Gibeau, 47, a member of the Board, as Chief Executive Officer, with his start date effective no later than March 7, 2016 (the “ Start Date ”). There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Gibeau and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as an executive officer. Mr. Gibeau will remain a member of the Product Committee of the Board.

Mr. Gibeau is a mobile, PC and console gaming industry veteran, with 25 years of experience in interactive entertainment.

Mr. Gibeau spent more than two decades at Electronic Arts Inc., where he held a number of influential business and product leadership roles. Most recently he served as the Executive Vice President of EA Mobile from October 2013 to May 2015, where he led strategy, product development and publishing for the company’s fast-growing mobile games business. In that role, Mr. Gibeau managed EA’s portfolio of popular mobile franchises including The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Plants vs. Zombies, Real Racing, Bejeweled, Star Wars, Minions, SimCity, EA SPORTS, and The Sims. He also spearheaded the creation of new mobile intellectual property and platform technology, as well as EA’s Chillingo publishing operation.

Prior to that, Mr. Gibeau was President of EA Labels from 2011 to 2013, where he oversaw IP development, worldwide product management and marketing for major console and PC properties including Battlefield, FIFA, Madden NFL, Need for Speed, SimCity, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and The Sims. He also spent four years, from 2008 to 2011, as the President of the EA Games Label, where he was responsible for a business turnaround that resulted in increased product quality, on time game delivery and dramatically reduced costs. Before that, Mr. Gibeau acted as EA’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of The Americas, where he was directly responsible for a publishing operation that accounted for more than $1.5 billion of EA’s annual revenue. While at EA, Mr. Gibeau also served as Executive Producer of the major motion picture “Need For Speed,” which was released in 2014.

Mr. Gibeau is currently a director of Graphiq, a data visualization company, and the Vice Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board for the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Cooliris, an Internet technology company. Mr. Gibeau received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Masters of Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Gibeau and any director or executive officer of Zynga, and Mr. Gibeau has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.


Employment Offer Letter and Terms

In connection with the appointment of Mr. Gibeau to serve as Zynga’s Chief Executive Officer, Zynga entered into an offer letter dated February 29, 2016 (the “ Gibeau Offer Letter ”) with Mr. Gibeau. The Gibeau Offer Letter has no specified term, and Mr. Gibeau’s employment with Zynga will be on an at-will basis. Mr. Gibeau’s employment with Zynga commences on the Start Date, and he will report to the Board.

Base Salary and Bonus . Mr. Gibeau will receive an annual base salary of $1,000,000, subject to periodic review and adjustment for increases but not decreases, in accordance with Zynga’s then-current policies. Mr. Gibeau will be eligible to participate in Zynga’s performance bonus plan for executive officers, with a target bonus amount equal to 100% of his annual base salary and a maximum bonus amount of 200% his annual base salary. For fiscal year 2016, Mr. Gibeau will receive a guaranteed minimum annual bonus equal to 100% of his annual base salary, pro-rated for the number of days he works for Zynga in 2016. For fiscal years after 2016, the actual amount of the annual bonus will be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board in its sole discretion and be based upon its assessment of each of Zynga’s and Mr. Gibeau’s achievement of performance conditions during the applicable fiscal year.

Equity Awards—Restricted Stock Units and Stock Options . Mr. Gibeau will receive (i) a grant of 8,098,592 restricted stock units (the “ ZSUs ”) representing the opportunity to acquire 8,098,592 shares of Class A common stock of Zynga, and (ii) a stock option award to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock of Zynga (the “ Options ” and together with the ZSUs, the “ Equity Awards ”). The ZSUs were granted contemporaneously with the execution of the Gibeau Offer Letter and the Options will be granted on March 4, 2016. Subject to Mr. Gibeau’s remaining employed by Zynga, the Equity Awards will vest over five years, with the first 5% vesting on June 15, 2016 and an additional 5% vesting every three months thereafter until fully vested.

Accelerated Vesting upon Change in Control . Upon a change in control of Zynga (as described in the Gibeau Offer Letter), 25% of the portion of the then unvested Equity Awards will accelerate and vest in full. In the event of a change in control of Zynga where the successor corporation does not assume the Equity Awards or substitute the Equity Awards for substantially similar awards with the same or a more favorable vesting schedule, then the Equity Awards will accelerate and vest in full.

Severance Payments and Benefits . If Zynga terminates Mr. Gibeau’s employment without cause, if Mr. Gibeau resigns in a constructive termination, or if Mr. Gibeau’s employment ceases due to his death or disability (each as described in the Gibeau Offer Letter), Zynga will pay him severance benefits including, among other things, (i) a separation payment equal to one times his annual salary plus the amount of his target bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination occurred, pro rated for the number of days he worked for Zynga in such fiscal year (paid in a lump sum), (ii) accelerated vesting of the Equity Awards that would have vested in the one year period following such termination and (iii) in the event of a termination without cause or resignation in a constructive termination, COBRA premiums for up to 12 months following termination. If Zynga terminates Mr. Gibeau’s employment without cause or if Mr. Gibeau resigns in a constructive termination, in either case during the 30-day period immediately preceding a change in control of Zynga or 18-month period following a such a change in control, Mr. Gibeau will receive severance benefits including, among other things, (i) a separation payment equal to two times his annual salary plus an amount that is two times his target bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination occurred plus the amount of his target bonus for such fiscal year, pro rated for the number of days he worked for Zynga in such fiscal year (paid in a lump sum), (ii) accelerated vesting of all unvested Equity Awards and (iii) COBRA premiums for up to 18 months following termination. Mr. Gibeau must execute a release of claims against Zynga as a condition to receiving any of the severance payments and benefits, and following a termination without cause or resignation in a constructive termination, Mr. Gibeau’s unexercised, vested Options will terminate and no longer be exercisable three months following such termination or resignation.

Other Benefits and Terms . Mr. Gibeau will be eligible to participate in the health insurance and benefit programs generally available to senior executives of Zynga. However, Mr. Gibeau will not be eligible to


participate in Zynga’s Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan. If any payments or benefits to Mr. Gibeau would result in an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, such payments and benefits will be reduced so as not to incur the tax and make Mr. Gibeau’s after-tax amount the greatest.

Mr. Gibeau’s bonuses and equity grants will be subject to Zynga’s executive compensation recoupment policies as in effect from time to time.

The foregoing description of the Gibeau Offer Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Gibeau Offer Letter, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

As a member of the Board, Mr. Gibeau is currently party to Zynga’s standard form indemnification agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Zynga’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on November 17, 2011 and is incorporated by reference herein.

(b) Appointment of Executive Chairman & Resignation of Prior Chief Executive Officer

The Board appointed Mr. Pincus, 50, Zynga’s Chairman of the Board, as Executive Chairman, with his start date effective on the Start Date. As Executive Chairman, Mr. Pincus will be an officer of Zynga and report to the Board. Concurrent with his appointment as Executive Chairman and the appointment of Mr. Gibeau as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Pincus will resign as Chief Executive Officer of Zynga. Mr. Pincus will remain a member of the Product Committee of the Board.

Mr. Pincus is Zynga’s Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 to July 2013 and again from April 2015 to the Start Date. In addition, he served as Chief Product Officer from April 2007 to April 2014 and has served as Chairman of the Board since April 2007.

In 2014, Mr. Pincus founded superlabs, a product lab focused on developing products that connect and empower people, which was later acquired by Zynga in 2015. Mr. Pincus also founded Zynga.org in 2009, a non-profit organization dedicated to using social games for social good. In 2003, he launched Tribe.net, one of the first social networks in the industry. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of tribe.net from 2003-2007. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a help desk automation software company he founded, and he served as its Chief Executive Officer and President from December 1997 to July 1999. From 1996 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a web-based news company he founded. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Pincus and any director or executive officer of Zynga, and Mr. Pincus has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Employment Offer Letter and Terms

In connection with the appointment of Mr. Pincus to serve as Zynga’s Executive Chairman, Zynga entered into an offer letter dated as of February 29, 2016 (the “ Pincus Offer Letter ”) with Mr. Pincus. Mr. Pincus will receive an annual salary of $1 in connection with his appointment as Executive Chairman, and the compensation and benefits terms provided to him under the Pincus Offer Letter are the same as those provided to him during his tenure as Chief Executive Officer from April 2015 to the Start Date. The foregoing description of the Pincus Offer Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Pincus Offer Letter, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

As a member of the Board and officer of Zynga, Mr. Pincus is currently party to Zynga’s standard form indemnification agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Zynga’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on November 17, 2011 and is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On February 29, 2016, the Board approved amended and restated bylaws (the “ Second Amended and Restated Bylaws ”) of Zynga to allow the chairperson of the Board to be an officer of Zynga. The foregoing summary of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 1, 2016, Zynga issued a press release relating to the change in management. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

On March 1, 2016, Zynga posted to the Zynga Company Blog (http://blog.zynga.com) a blog post relating to the change in management. The blog post is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
  3.1    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Zynga Inc.
10.1    Offer Letter, between Zynga Inc. and Frank Gibeau, dated February 29, 2016.
10.2    Offer Letter, between Zynga Inc. and Mark Pincus, dated February 29, 2016.
99.1    Press release issued by Zynga Inc., dated March 1, 2016.
99.2    Zynga Blog Post, posted on March 1, 2016.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Zynga Inc.
Date: March 1, 2016   By:  

/s/ Devang Shah

    Devang Shah
    General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Vice President


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  3.1    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Zynga Inc.
10.1    Offer Letter, between Zynga Inc. and Frank Gibeau, dated February 29, 2016.
10.2    Offer Letter, between Zynga Inc. and Mark Pincus, dated February 29, 2016.
99.1    Press release issued by Zynga Inc., dated March 1, 2016.
99.2    Zynga Blog Post, posted on March 1, 2016.

Exhibit 3.1

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

ZYNGA INC.

(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

Effective , February 29, 2016


T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

 

         P AGE  

ARTICLE I OFFICES

     1   

Section 1. Registered Office

     1   

Section 2. Other Offices

     1   

ARTICLE II CORPORATE SEAL

     1   

Section 3. Corporate Seal

     1   

ARTICLE III STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

     1   

Section 4. Place Of Meetings

     1   

Section 5. Annual Meetings

     1   

Section 6. Special Meetings

     5   

Section 7. Notice Of Meetings

     6   

Section 8. Quorum

     6   

Section 9. Adjournment And Notice Of Adjourned Meetings

     7   

Section 10. Voting Rights

     7   

Section 11. Action Without Meeting

     7   

Section 12. Organization

     8   

ARTICLE IV DIRECTORS

     8   

Section 13.

     8   

Section 14. Powers

     8   

Section 15. Board of Directors

     8   

Section 16. Vacancies

     9   

Section 17. Resignation

     9   

Section 18. Removal

     9   

Section 19. Meetings

     9   

Section 20. Quorum And Voting

     11   

Section 21. Action Without Meeting

     11   

Section 22. Fees And Compensation

     11   

Section 23. Committees

     11   

Section 24. Organization

     12   

Section 25. Duties of Chairperson of the Board of Directors

     12   

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

     13   

Section 26. Officers Designated

     13   

Section 27. Tenure And Duties Of Officers

     13   

Section 28. Delegation Of Authority

     14   

Section 29. Resignations

     15   

Section 30. Removal

     15   

 

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ARTICLE VI EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION

     15   

Section 31. Execution of Corporate Instruments

     15   

Section 32. Voting Of Securities Owned By The Corporation

     15   

ARTICLE VII SHARES OF STOCK

     15   

Section 33. Form And Execution Of Certificates

     15   

Section 34. Lost Certificates

     16   

Section 35. Transfers

     16   

Section 36. Registered Stockholders

     16   

ARTICLE VIII OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION

     16   

Section 37. Execution Of Other Securities

     16   

ARTICLE IX FISCAL YEAR

     17   

Section 38. Fiscal Year

     17   

ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION

     17   

Section 39. Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents

     17   

ARTICLE XI NOTICES

     20   

Section 40. Notices

     20   

ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS

     21   

Section 41. Amendments

     21   

ARTICLE XIII LOANS TO OFFICERS

     21   

Section 42. Loans To Officers

     21   

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

ZYNGA INC.

(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1. Registered Office . The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.

Section 2. Other Offices . The corporation shall also have and maintain an office or principal place of business at such place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, and may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

CORPORATE SEAL

Section 3. Corporate Seal . The Board of Directors may provide for a corporate seal. The corporate seal shall consist of a die bearing the name of the corporation and the inscription, “Corporate Seal-Delaware.” Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

ARTICLE III

STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Section 4. Place Of Meetings . Meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as provided under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“ DGCL ”).

Section 5. Annual Meetings .

(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, for the purpose of election of directors and for such other business as may properly come before it, shall be held on such date and at such time as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders: (i) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders (with respect to business other than nominations); (ii) brought specifically by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving the stockholder’s notice provided for in Section 5(b) below, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures


set forth in Section 5. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (iii) above shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations and submit other business (other than matters properly included in the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders and proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ 1934 Act ”)) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law and as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures below.

(i) For nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a) of these Bylaws, the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(iii) and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each nominee such stockholder proposes to nominate at the meeting: (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of such nominee, (2) the principal occupation or employment of such nominee, (3) the class and number of shares of each class of capital stock of the corporation which are owned of record and beneficially by such nominee, (4) the date or dates on which such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and (5) such other information concerning such nominee as would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or that is otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (B) the information required by Section 5(b)(iv). The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee.

(ii) For business other than nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a) of these Bylaws, the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(iii), and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, and any material interest (including any anticipated benefit of such business to any Proponent (as defined below) other than solely as a result of its ownership of the corporation’s capital stock, that is material to any Proponent individually, or to the Proponents in the aggregate) in such business of any Proponent; and (B) the information required by Section 5(b)(iv).

(iii) To be timely, the written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided , however , that, subject to the last sentence of this Section 5(b)(iii), in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to

 

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such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In no event shall an adjournment or a postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(iv) The written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) shall also set forth, as of the date of the notice and as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (each, a “ Proponent ” and collectively, the “ Proponents ”): (A) the name and address of each Proponent, as they appear on the corporation’s books; (B) the class, series and number of shares of the corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by each Proponent; (C) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether oral or in writing) with respect to such nomination or proposal between or among any Proponent and any of its affiliates or associates, and any others (including their names) acting in concert, or otherwise under the agreement, arrangement or understanding, with any of the foregoing; (D) a representation that the Proponents are holders of record or beneficial owners, as the case may be, of shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting and intend to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(i)) or to propose the business that is specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(ii)); (E) a representation as to whether the Proponents intend to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a sufficient number of holders of the corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(i)) or to carry such proposal (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(ii)); (F) to the extent known by any Proponent, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the proposal on the date of such stockholder’s notice; and (G) a description of all Derivative Transactions (as defined below) by each Proponent during the previous twelve (12) month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, such Derivative Transactions.

For purposes of Sections 5 and 6, a “ Derivative Transaction ” means any agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding entered into by, or on behalf or for the benefit of, any Proponent or any of its affiliates or associates, whether record or beneficial:

 

  (w) the value of which is derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares or other securities of the corporation,

 

  (x) which otherwise provides any direct or indirect opportunity to gain or share in any gain derived from a change in the value of securities of the corporation,

 

  (y) the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit of security value or price changes, or

 

  (z) which provides the right to vote or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Proponent, or any of its affiliates or associates, with respect to any securities of the corporation,

which agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding may include, without limitation, any option, warrant, debt position, note, bond, convertible security, swap, stock appreciation right, short position, profit interest, hedge, right to dividends, voting agreement, performance-related fee or arrangement to borrow or lend shares (whether or not subject to payment, settlement, exercise or conversion in any such class or series), and any proportionate interest of such Proponent in the securities of the corporation held by any general or limited partnership, or any limited liability company, of which such Proponent is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member.

 

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(c) A stockholder providing written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or (ii) shall update and supplement such notice in writing, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice is true and correct in all material respects as of (i) the record date for the meeting and (ii) the date that is five (5) business days prior to the meeting and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, five (5) business days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for the meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than two (2) business days prior to the date for the meeting, and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, two (2) business days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 5(b)(iii) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors of the Board of Directors of the corporation is increased and there is no public announcement of the appointment of a director, or, if no appointment was made, of the vacancy, made by the corporation at least ten (10) days before the last day a stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii), a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 5 and which complies with the requirements in Section 5(b)(i), other than the timing requirements in Section 5(b)(iii), shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation.

(e) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director unless the person is nominated either in accordance with clause (ii) of Section 5(a), or in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 5(a). Except as otherwise required by law, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made, or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, or the Proponent does not act in accordance with the representations in Sections 5(b)(iv)(D) and 5(b)(iv)(E), to declare that such proposal or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nominations or such business may have been solicited or received.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholders’ meeting, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided , however , that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to proposals and/or nominations to be considered pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii) of these Bylaws.

(g) For purposes of Sections 5 and 6,

(i) public announcement ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act; and

(ii) affiliates ” and “ associates ” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”).

 

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Section 6. Special Meetings.

(a) Special meetings of the stockholders of the corporation (i) may be called, for any purpose as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law, by (A) the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, (B) the Chief Executive Officer, or (C) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board of Directors for adoption), and/or (ii) at any point prior to the Final Conversion Date (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), may be called for any purpose as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law by the holders of at least 30% of the voting power of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, voting together as a single class, provided that such written request is in compliance with the requirements of Section 6(b) hereof (“ Stockholder-Requested Meeting ”). A Stockholder Requested Meeting may not be called at any point on or after the Final Conversion Date. A request to call a special meeting pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) shall not be valid unless made in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in this Section 6. Except as may otherwise be required by law, the Board of Directors shall determine, in its sole judgment, the validity of any request under Section 6(a)(ii), including whether such request was properly made in compliance with these Bylaws.

(b) For a special meeting called pursuant to Section 6(a)(i), the Board of Directors shall determine the time and place, if any, of such special meeting. Upon determination of the time and place, if any, of the meeting, the Secretary shall cause a notice of meeting to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of these Bylaws. For a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, the request shall (i) be in writing, signed and dated by a stockholder of record, (ii) set forth the purpose of calling the special meeting and include the information required by the stockholder’s notice as set forth in Section 5(b)(i) and in Section 5(b)(ii) (for the proposal of business other than nominations) and (iii) be delivered personally or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation. If the Board of Directors determines that a request pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) is valid, the Board shall determine the time and place, if any, of a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, which time shall be not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days after the receipt of such request, and shall set a record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting in the manner set forth in Section 36 hereof. Following determination of the time and place, if any, of the meeting, the Secretary shall cause a notice of meeting to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of these Bylaws. No business may be transacted at a special meeting, including a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, otherwise than as specified in the notice of meeting.

(c) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving notice provided for in this paragraph, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who delivers written notice to the Secretary of the corporation setting forth the information required by Section 5(b)(i). In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder of record may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the corporation’s notice of meeting, if written notice setting forth the information required by Section 5(b)(i) of these Bylaws shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the

 

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day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. The stockholder shall also update and supplement such information as required under Section 5(c). In no event shall an adjournment or a postponement of a special meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 6. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided , however , that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations for the election to the Board of Directors and/or proposals of other business to be considered pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) or Section 6(c) of these Bylaws.

Section 7. Notice Of Meetings . Except as otherwise provided by law, notice, given in writing or by electronic transmission, of each meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, such notice to specify the place, if any, date and hour, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes of the meeting, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at any such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. Notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of any meeting of stockholders may be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof, or by electronic transmission by such person, either before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his attendance thereat in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.

Section 8. Quorum . At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned, from time to time, either by the chairperson of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares represented thereat, but no other business shall be transacted at such meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by applicable stock exchange rules, or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided by the statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or classes or series, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized, shall constitute a quorum

 

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entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority (plurality, in the case of the election of directors) of shares of such class or classes or series present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class or classes or series.

Section 9. Adjournment And Notice Of Adjourned Meetings . Any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the chairperson of the meeting or by the vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 10. Voting Rights . For the purpose of determining those stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, only persons in whose names shares stand on the stock records of the corporation on the record date shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Every person entitled to vote or execute consents shall have the right to do so either in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by an agent or agents authorized by a proxy granted in accordance with Delaware law. An agent so appointed need not be a stockholder. No proxy shall be voted after three (3) years from its date of creation unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

Section 11. Action Without Meeting .

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required by statute to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, or by electronic transmission until the Final Conversion Date (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

(b) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, so long as such action is provided for, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any stockholder of record seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but in all events within ten (10) days after the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors within ten (10) days of the date on which such a request is received, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of

 

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stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

Section 12. Organization .

(a) At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairperson has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving or is absent, the President, or, if the President is absent, a chairperson of the meeting chosen by a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, shall act as chairperson. The Chairperson of the Board may appoint the Chief Executive Officer as chairperson of the meeting. The Secretary, or, in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary or other officer or other person directed to do so by the chairperson of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

(b) The Board of Directors of the corporation shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairperson shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters which are to be voted on by ballot. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure.

ARTICLE IV

DIRECTORS

Section 13.

(a) Number And Term Of Office . The authorized number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.

Section 14. Powers . The powers of the corporation shall be exercised, its business conducted and its property controlled by the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation.

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expiration of the term for which elected or appointed and a successor has been elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

Section 16. Vacancies .  Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock or as otherwise provided by applicable law, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by stockholders, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors or by a sole remaining director. Except (i) as otherwise provided by applicable law or (ii) as may be otherwise determined by the Board of Directors by resolution and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified. A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist under this Section 16 in the case of the death, removal or resignation of any director.

Section 17. Resignation .  Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Secretary, such resignation to specify whether it will be effective at a particular time. If no such specification is made, the Secretary, in his or her discretion, may either (a) require confirmation from the director prior to deeming the resignation effective, in which case the resignation will be deemed effective upon receipt of such confirmation, or (b) deem the resignation effective at the time of delivery of the resignation to the Secretary. When one or more directors shall resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each Director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the Director whose place shall be vacated and until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 18. Removal .  Subject to any requirements set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation, entitled to vote generally at an election of directors.

Section 19. Meetings .

(a) Regular Meetings .  Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or date and at any place within or without the State of Delaware which has been designated by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board of Directors; provided that each member of the Board of Directors must receive written notice of any regular Board meeting at which any CEO Succession Matter is acted upon no less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to such meeting and such written notice shall include a detailed description of the CEO Succession Matter; for the purposes of this sentence only, notice shall be deemed “received” by a director when delivered personally, telecopied (with confirmation) or delivered by an overnight courier (with confirmation) to the directors at their addresses appearing in the books and records of the corporation (the “ Succession Matter Notice Requirements ”). A “ CEO Succession Matter ” shall mean any matter before the Board of Directors or any committee thereof concerning the hiring, termination, retention or

 

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compensation of the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. Without limitation, such matters shall include any action which would (i) interpret any provision of any employment agreement between the Chief Executive Officer and the corporation; (ii) approve any action that would constitute a constructive termination of the Chief Executive Officer or permit the Chief Executive Officer to terminate employment with the corporation for good reason or other similar cause under any employment or other agreement between the Chief Executive Officer and the corporation; (iii) determine that the Chief Executive Officer may be terminated for cause or other similar reason under the terms of any employment or other agreement between the Chief Executive Officer and the corporation, or otherwise; (iv) determine that the Chief Executive Officer is disabled or otherwise unable to perform his or her job functions; (v) determine to withhold any salary, benefits, incentives, equity compensation, termination benefits, retirement benefits, perquisites, change in control payments or other similar payments, or any other compensation under any agreement between the Chief Executive Officer and the corporation; (vi) terminate the Chief Executive Officer without cause; (vii) reduce the benefits or compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, including bonus target or terms; or (viii) approve of any Chief Executive Officer succession plan or similar measure.

(b) Special Meetings . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of the total number of authorized directors.

(c) Meetings by Electronic Communications Equipment . Any member of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

(d) Notice of Special Meetings . Notice of the time and place of all special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting; provided that each member of the Board of Directors must receive written notice that meets the Succession Matter Notice Requirements of any special meeting at which any CEO Succession Matter is discussed or acted upon no less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to such meeting and such written notice shall include a description of the CEO Succession Matter. If notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be sent by first class mail, charges prepaid, at least three (3) days before the date of the meeting. Notice of any meeting may be waived in writing, or by electronic transmission, at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

(e) Waiver of Notice . The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid as though it had been transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present who did not receive notice shall sign a written waiver of notice or shall waive notice by electronic transmission. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.

 

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Section 20. Quorum And Voting .

(a) Unless the Certificate of Incorporation requires a greater number, and except with respect to questions related to indemnification arising under Section 39 for which a quorum shall be one-third of the exact number of directors fixed from time to time, a quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a majority of the exact number of directors fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation; provided , however , at any meeting whether a quorum be present or otherwise, a majority of the directors present may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, without notice other than by announcement at the meeting.

(b) At each meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, all questions and business shall be determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, unless a different vote be required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

Section 21. Action Without Meeting . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

Section 22. Fees And Compensation .  Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as may be approved by the Board of Directors, including, if so approved, by resolution of the Board of Directors, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 23. Committees .

(a) Executive Committee . The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more members of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, to the extent permitted by law and provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the corporation.

(b) Other Committees . The Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint such other committees as may be permitted by law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) or more members of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees, but in no event shall any such committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in these Bylaws.

(c) Term . The Board of Directors, subject to any requirements of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock and the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of this Section 23, may at any time increase or decrease the number of members of a committee or terminate the existence of a committee. The membership of a committee member shall terminate on the date of his death or voluntary resignation

 

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from the committee or from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time for any reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors may fill any committee vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or increase in the number of members of the committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee, and, in addition, in the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

(d) Meetings .  Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide, regular meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee appointed pursuant to this Section 23 shall be held at such times and places as are determined by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, and when notice thereof has been given to each member of such committee, no further notice of such regular meetings need be given thereafter. Special meetings of any such committee may be held at any place which has been determined from time to time by such committee, and may be called by any Director who is a member of such committee, upon notice to the members of such committee of the time and place of such special meeting given in the manner provided for the giving of notice to members of the Board of Directors of the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each member of the Board of Directors must receive written notice that meets the Succession Matter Notice Requirements of any regular or special meeting at which any CEO Succession Matter is discussed or acted upon no less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to such meeting and such written notice shall include a description of the CEO Succession Matter. Notice of any special meeting of any committee may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends such special meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolutions authorizing the creation of the committee, a majority of the authorized number of members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee.

Section 24. Organization .  At every meeting of the directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairperson has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer (if a director), or, if a Chief Executive Officer is absent, the President (if a director), or if the President is absent, the most senior Vice President (if a director), or, in the absence of any such person, a chairperson of the meeting chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside over the meeting. The Secretary, or in his absence, any Assistant Secretary or other officer, director or other person directed to do so by the chairperson, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 25. Duties of Chairperson of the Board of Directors .  The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The Chairperson shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 26. Officers Designated . The officers of the corporation shall include, if and when designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, one or more Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Technology Officer and the Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers and such other officers and agents with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary. The Board of Directors may assign such additional titles to one or more of the officers as it shall deem appropriate. Any one person may hold any number of offices of the corporation at any one time unless specifically prohibited therefrom by law. The salaries and other compensation of the officers of the corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner designated by the Board of Directors or committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility.

Section 27. Tenure And Duties Of Officers .

(a) General . All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors.

(b) Duties of Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors (if a director), unless the Chairperson of the Board of Directors has been appointed, is present and has not appointed the Chief Executive Officer as chairperson. The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the corporation. To the extent that a Chief Executive Officer has been appointed and no President has been appointed, all references in these Bylaws to the President shall be deemed references to the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.

(c) Duties of President . The President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors (if a director), unless the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer has been appointed and is present. Unless another officer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the corporation, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the corporation. The President shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors (or the Chief Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer and President are not the same person and the Board of Directors has delegated the designation of the President’s duties to the Chief Executive Officer) shall designate from time to time.

(d) Duties of Vice Presidents . The Vice Presidents may assume and perform the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the President or whenever the office of President is vacant (unless the duties of the President are being filled by the Chief Executive Officer). The Vice Presidents shall perform other duties commonly incident to their office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or, if the Chief Executive Officer has not been appointed, the President shall designate from time to time.

 

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(e) Duties of Secretary . The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall record all acts and proceedings thereof in the minute book of the corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of all meetings of the stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof requiring notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties provided for in these Bylaws and other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President, may direct any Assistant Secretary or other officer to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time.

(f) Duties of Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President, shall designate from time to time. To the extent that a Chief Financial Officer has been appointed and no Treasurer has been appointed, all references in these Bylaws to the Treasurer shall be deemed references to the Chief Financial Officer. The President may direct the Treasurer, if any, or any Assistant Treasurer, or the controller or any assistant controller to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and each Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and each controller and assistant controller shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.

(g) Duties of Chief Technology Officer . The Chief Technology Officer shall have responsibility for the general research and development activities of the corporation, for supervision of the corporation’s research and development personnel, for new product development and product improvements, for overseeing the development and direction of the corporation’s intellectual property development and such other responsibilities as may be given to the Chief Technology Officer by the Board of Directors, subject to: (a) the provisions of these Bylaws; (b) the direction of the Board of Directors; and (c) the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation.

(h) Duties of Treasurer . Unless another officer has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the corporation, the Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the corporation and shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President, and, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the corporation. The Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President, and the Chief Financial Officer (if not the Treasurer) shall designate from time to time.

Section 28. Delegation Of Authority . The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

 

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Section 29. Resignations . Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President, or to the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective when received by the person or persons to whom such notice is given, unless a later time is specified therein, in which event the resignation shall become effective at such later time. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract with the resigning officer.

Section 30. Removal . Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time, or by the unanimous written consent of the directors in office at the time, or by any committee or by the Chief Executive Officer or by other superior officers upon whom such power of removal may have been conferred by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VI

EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND

VOTING OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION

Section 31. Execution of Corporate Instruments . The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other person or persons, to execute on behalf of the corporation any corporate instrument or document, or to sign on behalf of the corporation the corporate name without limitation, or to enter into contracts on behalf of the corporation, except where otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, and such execution or signature shall be binding upon the corporation.

All checks and drafts drawn on banks or other depositaries on funds to the credit of the corporation or in special accounts of the corporation shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors shall authorize so to do.

Unless authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

Section 32. Voting Of Securities Owned By The Corporation . All stock and other securities of other corporations owned or held by the corporation for itself, or for other parties in any capacity, shall be voted, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed, by the person authorized so to do by resolution of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of such authorization, by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Vice President.

ARTICLE VII

SHARES OF STOCK

Section 33. Form And Execution Of Certificates . The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, or shall be uncertificated if so provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock in the corporation represented by certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the corporation by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or the President or any Vice President and by the Treasurer or

 

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Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 34. Lost Certificates . A new certificate or certificates shall be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The corporation may require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or certificates, or the owner’s legal representative, to agree to indemnify the corporation in such manner as it shall require or to give the corporation a surety bond in such form and amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.

Section 35. Transfers .

(a) Transfers of record of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized, and, in the case of stock represented by certificate, upon the surrender of a properly endorsed certificate or certificates for a like number of shares.

(b) The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

Section 36. Registered Stockholders . The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

ARTICLE VIII

OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION

Section 37. Execution Of Other Securities . All bonds, debentures and other corporate securities of the corporation, other than stock certificates (covered in Section 33), may be signed by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President, or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, and the corporate seal impressed thereon or a facsimile of such seal imprinted thereon and attested by the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer; provided , however , that where any such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be authenticated by the manual signature, or where permissible facsimile signature, of a trustee under an indenture pursuant to which such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be issued, the signatures of the persons signing and attesting the corporate seal on such bond, debenture or other corporate security may be the imprinted facsimile of the signatures of such persons. Interest coupons appertaining to any such bond, debenture or other corporate security, authenticated by a trustee as aforesaid, shall be signed by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the corporation or such other person as may be authorized by the

 

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Board of Directors, or bear imprinted thereon the facsimile signature of such person. In case any officer who shall have signed or attested any bond, debenture or other corporate security, or whose facsimile signature shall appear thereon or on any such interest coupon, shall have ceased to be such officer before the bond, debenture or other corporate security so signed or attested shall have been delivered, such bond, debenture or other corporate security nevertheless may be adopted by the corporation and issued and delivered as though the person who signed the same or whose facsimile signature shall have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer of the corporation.

ARTICLE IX

FISCAL YEAR

Section 38. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 39. Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents .

(a) Directors and Executive Officers . The corporation shall indemnify its directors and executive officers (for the purposes of this Article X, “ executive officers ” shall have the meaning defined in Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the 1934 Act) to the extent not prohibited by the DGCL or any other applicable law; provided , however , that the corporation may modify the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with its directors and executive officers; and, provided , further , that the corporation shall not be required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the corporation, (iii) such indemnification is provided by the corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the corporation under the DGCL or any other applicable law or (iv) such indemnification is required to be made under subsection (d).

(b) Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents . The corporation shall have power to indemnify its other officers, employees and other agents as set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law. The Board of Directors shall have the power to delegate the determination of whether indemnification shall be given to any such person except executive officers to such officers or other persons as the Board of Directors shall determine.

(c) Expenses . The corporation shall advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or executive officer, of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or executive officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred by any director or executive officer in connection with such proceeding provided , however , that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a director or executive officer in his or her capacity as a director or executive officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “ undertaking ”), by or on behalf of such

 

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indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “ final adjudication ”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this section or otherwise.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to paragraph (e) of this section, no advance shall be made by the corporation to an executive officer of the corporation (except by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the corporation in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by a majority vote of directors who were not parties to the proceeding, even if not a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

(d) Enforcement . Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all rights to indemnification and advances to directors and executive officers under this Bylaw shall be deemed to be contractual rights and be effective to the same extent and as if provided for in a contract between the corporation and the director or executive officer. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by this section to a director or executive officer shall be enforceable by or on behalf of the person holding such right in any court of competent jurisdiction if (i) the claim for indemnification or advances is denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such claim is made within ninety (90) days of request therefor. To the extent permitted by law, the claimant in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting the claim. In connection with any claim for indemnification, the corporation shall be entitled to raise as a defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it permissible under the DGCL or any other applicable law for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. In connection with any claim by an executive officer of the corporation (except in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the corporation) for advances, the corporation shall be entitled to raise a defense as to any such action clear and convincing evidence that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding that such person acted without reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was lawful. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by a director or executive officer to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, the burden of proving that the director or executive officer is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this section or otherwise shall be on the corporation.

(e) Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any person by this Bylaw shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any applicable statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office. The corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL, or by any other applicable law.

 

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(f) Survival of Rights . The rights conferred on any person by this Bylaw shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or executive officer or officer, employee or other agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

(g) Insurance . To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, the corporation, upon approval by the Board of Directors, may purchase insurance on behalf of any person required or permitted to be indemnified pursuant to this section.

(h) Amendments . Any repeal or modification of this section shall only be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Bylaw in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that is the cause of any proceeding against any agent of the corporation.

(i) Saving Clause . If this Bylaw or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable portion of this section that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law. If this section shall be invalid due to the application of the indemnification provisions of another jurisdiction, then the corporation shall indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent under any other applicable law.

(j) Certain Definitions . For the purposes of this Bylaw, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) The term “ proceeding ” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.

(ii) The term “ expenses ” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, court costs, attorneys’ fees, witness fees, fines, amounts paid in settlement or judgment and any other costs and expenses of any nature or kind incurred in connection with any proceeding.

(iii) The term the “ corporation ” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(iv) References to a “ director ,” “ executive officer ,” “ officer ,” “ employee ,” or “ agent ” of the corporation shall include, without limitation, situations where such person is serving at the request of the corporation as, respectively, a director, executive officer, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

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benefit plan; and references to “ serving at the request of the corporation ” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “ not opposed to the best interests of the corporation ” as referred to in this section.

ARTICLE XI

NOTICES

Section 40. Notices.

(a) Notice To Stockholders . Written notice to stockholders of stockholder meetings shall be given as provided in Section 7 herein. Without limiting the manner by which notice may otherwise be given effectively to stockholders under any agreement or contract with such stockholder, and except as otherwise required by law, written notice to stockholders for purposes other than stockholder meetings may be sent by U.S. mail or nationally recognized overnight courier, or by facsimile, telegraph or telex or by electronic mail or other electronic means.

(b) Notice To Directors . Any notice required to be given to any director may be given by the method stated in subsection (a), as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, or by overnight delivery service, facsimile, telex or telegram, except that such notice other than one which is delivered personally shall be sent to such address as such director shall have filed in writing with the Secretary, or, in the absence of such filing, to the last known post office address of such director.

(c) Affidavit Of Mailing . An affidavit of mailing, executed by a duly authorized and competent employee of the corporation or its transfer agent appointed with respect to the class of stock affected, or other agent, specifying the name and address or the names and addresses of the stockholder or stockholders, or director or directors, to whom any such notice or notices was or were given, and the time and method of giving the same, shall in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained.

(d) Methods of Notice . It shall not be necessary that the same method of giving notice be employed in respect of all recipients of notice, but one permissible method may be employed in respect of any one or more, and any other permissible method or methods may be employed in respect of any other or others.

(e) Notice To Person With Whom Communication Is Unlawful . Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of law or of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the corporation, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action taken by the corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.

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Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Such consent shall have been deemed to have been given if such stockholder fails to object in writing to the corporation within sixty (60) days of having been given notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice. Any consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS

Section 41. Amendments . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 39(h) of these Bylaws or the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the authorized number of directors. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the corporation; provided , however , that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the corporation required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

ARTICLE XIII

LOANS TO OFFICERS

Section 42. Loans To Officers . Except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such loan, guarantee or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guarantee or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

    699 Eighth Street
    San Francisco
    California 94103
   

company.zynga.com

 

    LOGO

February 29, 2016

Frank Gibeau

 

Re: Offer of Employment by Zynga Inc.

Dear Frank:

I am very pleased to confirm our offer to you of employment with Zynga Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in the position of Chief Executive Officer reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”). The terms of our offer and the benefits currently provided by the Company are as follows:

1. Starting Salary . Your starting annual base salary will be one million dollars ($1,000,000) per year, less deductions and withholdings required by law, and will be subject to periodic review and adjustment for increases but not decreases, in accordance with the Company’s then-current policies.

2. Annual Bonus . For the 2016 fiscal year, you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s then-applicable bonus program, with a Target Bonus equal to one hundred percent (100%) of your annual base salary and a maximum bonus equal to two hundred percent (200%) of your annual base salary, subject to the terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements of that program; provided, however that for the 2016 fiscal year, you will be guaranteed to receive no less than the Target Bonus, pro-rated for the number of days you are employed by Zynga in fiscal year 2016. For fiscal years after 2016, and conditioned upon your continued employment, you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s then-applicable bonus program, if any, subject to the terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements of that program. Other than with respect to fiscal year 2016, whether you receive an annual bonus for any given bonus period, and the amount of any such bonus, will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion based upon the Company’s achievement of its performance benchmarks and your individual performance during the applicable bonus period, as described in more detail in its then-applicable bonus program.

3. Benefits.  You will be eligible to participate in the regular health insurance and other employee benefit plans established by the Company for its employees as amended from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions of those plans and programs. The Company reserves the right to change, cancel, or otherwise modify, in its sole discretion, the terms and conditions of its benefit plans at any time in the future, with or without notice. For the avoidance of doubt, your right to severance benefits will be governed by this letter agreement and you will not be a participant in or eligible for benefits under the Zynga Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “ CIC Plan ”).

 

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4. Business Expenses.  The Company shall pay or reimburse you for all reasonable business expenses, including without limitation the cost of first class air travel, incurred or paid by you in the performance of your duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to (i) any expense policy of the Company set by the Board (or a committee appointed by the Board) from time to time and (ii) such reasonable documentation and substantiation requirements as may be set by the Board or Company from time to time. Any reimbursement you are entitled to receive shall (a) be paid no later than the last day of your tax year following the tax year in which the expense was incurred, (b) not be affected by any other expenses that are eligible for reimbursement in any tax year and (c) not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

5. Confidentiality. As an employee of the Company, you will have access to certain confidential information of the Company and you may, during the course of your employment, develop certain information or inventions that will be the property of the Company. To protect the interests of the Company, this offer of employment is contingent upon your signing the Company’s standard Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. We wish to impress upon you that we do not want you to, and we hereby direct you not to, bring with you any confidential or proprietary information of any former employer or other entity or to violate any other obligations you may have to any former employer or other entity. You represent that your signing of this offer letter, any agreements concerning ZSUs (as defined below) or stock options granted to you under the Plan (as defined below), and the Company’s Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, and your employment with the Company, will not violate any agreement currently in place between you and current or past employers or other entities.

6. Zynga Stock Units . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s applicable equity incentive plan in effect at the time of grant (the “ Plan ”) and contemporaneously with the execution of this letter agreement, you will receive an award of Zynga stock units (“ ZSUs ”) representing the opportunity to acquire eight million ninety-eight thousand five hundred and ninety two (8,098,592) shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The right to vesting and settlement of a ZSU award will be subject to your continued service, the restrictions set forth in the Plan, the terms of the ZSU agreement between you and the Company as approved by the Board (or a committee appointed by the Board), compliance with applicable securities and other laws, and satisfaction of the Vesting Criteria. For purposes of the foregoing, the “ Vesting Criteria ” means a five (5) year vesting term with the following conditions: (x) the vesting commencement date will occur on the 15 th day of the month immediately following your Start Date (as defined below); (y) the award vests as to five percent (5%) of the ZSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole ZSU except for the last vesting installment) on each three (3) month anniversary of their vesting commencement date, commencing with the first such three (3) month anniversary of their vesting commencement date and (z) in each case subject to your continued service. Each installment of the ZSUs that vests is a “separate payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). Settlement of any vested ZSUs will occur no later than the 15 th day of the third calendar month of the year following the year in which the installment of ZSUs is no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(d)) or, if required for compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), by no later than December 31 st of the calendar year in which the installment of ZSUs are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (subject to any delay in payment required by a Separation of Service).

 

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7. Stock Options . Effective as of the third business day following the public announcement of your appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, you will receive an option to purchase five million (5,000,000) shares of the Company’s Class A common stock in the aggregate (the “ Options ”). The Options will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. The Options will have a ten (10) year term from their date of grant in which they can be exercised (subject to your continued service and the vesting provisions described below) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, and option agreement(s) between you and the Company in the form approved by the Board (or a committee appointed by the Board). The Options will have a five (5) year vesting schedule with the following conditions: (x) their vesting commencement date will occur on the 15th day of the month following your Start Date; (y) the Options will vest as to five percent (5%) of the shares subject to the Options (rounded down except for the last vesting installment) on each three (3) month anniversary of their vesting commencement date, commencing with the first such three (3) month anniversary of their vesting commencement date and (z) in each case subject to your continued service.

8 . Change in Control . Subject to your remaining employed through the time immediately prior to a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10), twenty five percent (25%) of the portion of the ZSUs and Options that are unvested as of immediately before the Change in Control will immediately vest. In the event of a Change in Control where the successor corporation does not assume the ZSUs and the Options or substitute the ZSUs and the Options for substantially similar awards with the same or more favorable vesting schedule as the ZSUs and the Options, then the ZSUs and the Options will vest in full and you will have the right to exercise all of the Options, including shares as to which the Options would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and all restrictions on the ZSUs will lapse.

9. Severance .

a. Non-Change in Control .  If you suffer a Separation from Service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) due to: (i) the Company terminating your employment without Cause, or (ii) your Constructive Termination, and such termination is not a Qualifying Termination or a termination for death or disability, then subject to your (A) continuing to comply with your obligations under this letter and your Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, (B) delivering to the Company an effective general release of claims in favor of the Company, as attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”), as to which the seven (7)-day revocation period has expired (without your having revoked) within 60 days following your Separation from Service (the date on which such revocation period expires, the “ Release Revocation Date ”), and (C) resignation from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable), then the Company will provide you with the following severance benefits:

i. The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times (1x) your annual base salary at the time of your termination, plus a pro-rated bonus for the fiscal year in which your termination occurs (based on your Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which you have a Separation from Service) (collectively, the “ Separation Payments ”). The Separation Payments will be subject to applicable payroll deductions and tax withholdings and paid in a lump sum on the first regular payroll date which is (A) on or following the Release Revocation Date, if the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service, or (B) in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, if the Release Revocation Date occurs in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service and the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, the Company will pay you in a lump sum the

 

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Separation Payments that you would have received on or prior to such regular payroll date under the original schedule but for the delay while waiting for such payment, with the balance of the Separation Payments being paid as originally scheduled.

ii. If you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay the COBRA premiums to continue your coverage (including coverage for your eligible dependents, if applicable) for twelve (12) months following your Separation from Service (with such payments to end if you become eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer or you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason), provided that the cost of such coverage will be reported to the tax authorities as taxable income to you.

iii. The Company will accelerate the vesting of the ZSUs and the Options such that the shares that would have vested in the one (1) year period following your Separation from Service had your employment not been terminated, if any, shall be deemed fully vested on your termination date, and you shall have three months following your Separation from Service to exercise your vested Options.

b. Change in Control . If you suffer a Separation from Service due to: (i) the Company terminating your employment without Cause, or (ii) your Constructive Termination, and such termination is a Qualifying Termination, then subject to your (A) continuing to comply with your obligations under this letter and your Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, (B) delivering to the Company the Release as to which the Release Revocation Date has occurred (without your having revoked) within 60 days following your Separation from Service, and (C) resignation from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable), then (1) the Company will accelerate the vesting of the ZSUs and the Options such that one hundred percent (100%) of the ZSUs and Options that are unvested as of your Separation from Service shall be deemed fully vested on your termination date, and you shall have three months following your Separation from Service to exercise your vested Options and (2) the Company will pay you an amount equal to (i) two times (2x) the sum of your annual base salary and your Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which you have a Separation from Service, plus (ii) a pro-rated bonus for the fiscal year in which your termination occurs (based on your Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which you have a Separation from Service) (collectively, the “ CIC Separation Payments ”). The CIC Separation Payments will be paid in a lump sum on the first regular payroll date which is (A) on or following the Release Revocation Date, if the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service, or (B) in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, if the Release Revocation Date occurs in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service and the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, and will be subject to applicable payroll deductions and tax withholdings; provided, however, that no payments will be made prior to the Release Revocation Date. In addition, if you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay the COBRA premiums to continue your coverage (including coverage for your eligible dependents, if applicable) for eighteen (18) months following your Separation from Service (with such payments to end if you become eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer or you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason), provided that the cost of such coverage will be reported to the tax authorities as taxable income to you.

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your obligations under this letter and your Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) delivering to the Company an effective general release of claims in favor of the Company as to which the seven (7)-day revocation period has expired (without your having revoked) within 60 days following your Separation from Service, and (iii) resignation from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable), then the Company will provide you with the following severance benefits:

i. The Company will pay you a pro-rated Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which your termination occurs, payable on the 60 th day following your Separation from Service, subject to payroll deductions and withholdings.

ii. The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times (1x) your annual base salary at the time of your death or disability, subject to payroll deductions and withholdings.

iii. The Company will accelerate the vesting of the ZSUs and the Options such that the shares that would have vested in the one (1) year period following your death or disability had you remained continuously employed by the Company for such one (1) year period, if any, shall be deemed fully vested on the date of your Separation from Service as a result of your death or disability.

10. Definitions .   For purposes of this letter, the definitions of “Cause,” “Constructive Termination” and “Change in Control” shall be as follows:

Cause ” means, with respect to you (i) any willful, material violation of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company, conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any willful perpetration of a common law fraud; (ii) commission of an act of personal dishonesty that involves material personal profit in connection with the Company or any other entity having a business relationship with the Company; (iii) any material breach of any provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company and you regarding the terms of service as an employee, officer, director, or consultant to the Company, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or refusal to perform the material duties required an employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company, other than as a result of having a disability that prevents you from performing the material duties required of a person holding your position with the Company for a period of at least 120 days, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between the Company and you; (iv) willful disregard of a material policy of the Company so as to cause material loss, damage, or injury to the property, reputation, or employees of the Company; or (v) any other misconduct that is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company. An event, action, or omission by you will not give the Company grounds to involuntarily terminate your employment for Cause unless (A) the Company gives you written notice within 30 days after the initial existence of such event, action, or omission that the event, action, or omission by you would give the Company grounds to terminate your employment for Cause, and (B) if capable of being reversed, remedied or cured, such event, action or omission is not reversed, remedied or cured, as the case may be, by you within 30 days of receiving such written notice from the Company.

Change in Control ” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

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Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other person, entity or group that acquires the Company’s securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities, (C) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by the Pincus Entities (as defined below), (D) on account of the Pincus Entities continuing to hold shares that come to represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities as a result of the conversion of any class of the Company’s securities into another class of the Company’s securities having a different number of votes per share pursuant to the conversion provisions set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; or (E) solely because the level of beneficial ownership held by any such person, entity or group (the “ Subject Person ”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the beneficial owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities beneficially owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control will be deemed to occur;

(ii)   there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, (A) the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not beneficially own, either (1) outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, or (2) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction, or (B) neither the Company nor the parent of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction is listed on a national securities exchange; provided , however, that a merger, consolidation or similar transaction will not constitute a Change in Control under this prong (ii) of the definition if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity or its parent are owned by the Pincus Entities;

(iii)   there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries to an entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are beneficially owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; provided, however that a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries will not constitute a Change in Control under this prong (iii) of the definition if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the acquiring entity or its parent are owned by the Pincus Entities; or

(iv)   individuals who on the date hereof are members of the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

 

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For purposes of determining voting power under the term Change in Control, voting power shall be calculated by assuming the conversion of all equity securities convertible (immediately or at some future time) into shares entitled to vote, but not assuming the exercise of any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase those shares. In addition, the term Change in Control will not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company. For purposes of this definition, (1) “ Pincus Entities ” shall mean, collectively, (i) Mark Pincus, (ii) any entity in which Mark Pincus and/or a Pincus Entity own outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the entity, provided that Mark Pincus alone or together with one or more members of his Immediate Family have sole dispositive power and exclusive voting control of the securities owned by such entity, and (iii) any trust or similar entity formed for tax or estate planning purposes all beneficiaries of which are Pincus Entities or members of Mark Pincus’ Immediate Family; and (2)  “Immediate Family” shall mean any of the following: child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships.

Constructive Termination ” means the voluntary termination of employment with the Company by you resulting in a Separation from Service after one of the following is undertaken without your written consent: (i) the assignment to you of any duties or responsibilities that results in a material diminution in your employment role as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the date of such actions (it being understood that this prong (i) shall not be triggered solely by changes that result from a Change in Control following which the Company and each entity in an unbroken chain that begins with the Company and ends with its ultimate parent entity cease to be listed on a national securities exchange if you continue to be Chief Executive Officer of the Company or a parent entity following such Change in Control but that a subsequent material diminution of those post-Change in Control duties and responsibilities will trigger this prong (i)); (ii) a greater than 10% aggregate reduction by the Company in your annual base salary (that is, a material reduction in base compensation), as in effect immediately prior to the date of such actions; provided, however, that if there are across-the-board proportionate reductions for all similarly situated employees of the Company, as determined by the Board, by the same percentage amount as part of a general salary reduction, the reduction as to you shall not constitute a basis for a Constructive Termination or (iii) a non-temporary relocation of your business office to a location that increases your one way commute by more than 35 miles from the primary location at which you perform duties as of immediately prior to the date of such action. An event or action by the Company will not give you grounds to voluntarily terminate employment as a Constructive Termination unless (A) you give the Company written notice within 30 days after the initial existence of such event or action that the event or action by the Company would give you such grounds to so terminate employment, (B) such event or action is not reversed, remedied or cured, as the case may be, by the Company as soon as possible but in no event later than within 30 days of receiving such written notice from you, and (C) you terminate employment within 90 days following the end of the cure period.

 

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Qualifying Termination ” means either (A) termination of your employment by the Company without Cause, or (B) a Constructive Termination, in either case that occurs during the 30 day period immediately preceding a Change in Control or the 18 month period immediately following a Change in Control. Termination of employment of a due to death or disability will not constitute a Qualifying Termination.

11. Potential Code Section 280G Reductions .

a. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, in the event that it shall be determined that any payment, distribution, or other action by the Company or any of its affiliates to or for your benefit (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this letter or otherwise) (a “ Payment ”), would result in an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(i) of the Code, and the value determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code of the Payments, net of all taxes imposed on you (the “ Net After-Tax Amount ”) that you would receive would be increased if the Payments were reduced, then the Payments shall be reduced by an amount (the “ Reduction Amount ”) so that the Net After-Tax Amount after such reduction is greatest. For purposes of determining the Net After-Tax Amount, you shall be deemed to (i) pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rates of federal income taxation for the calendar year in which the Payment is to be made, and (ii) pay applicable state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the calendar year in which the Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes.

b. Subject to the provisions of this Section 11(b), all determinations required to be made under this Section 11, including the Net After-Tax Amount and the Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 11(a), and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations, shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company prior to a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Severance Plan) (the “ Accounting Firm ”), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and you within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of notice from you that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. Anything in this letter to the contrary notwithstanding, the Reduction Amount shall not exceed the amount of the Payments that the Accounting Firm determines reasonably may be characterized as “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code. Payments with respect to ZSUs shall be reduced first, followed by Options and then any cash payments (with the reduction occurring first with respect to amounts that are not “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and then with respect to amounts that are). Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and you.

12. 409A . It is intended that all of the benefits and payments under this letter satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9), and this letter will be construed to the greatest extent possible as consistent with those provisions. If not so exempt, this letter (and any definitions hereunder) will be construed in a manner that complies with Section 409A, and incorporates by reference all required definitions and payment terms. For purposes of Code Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), your right to receive any installment payments under this letter (whether severance payments, reimbursements or otherwise) will be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment hereunder will at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this letter, if you are deemed by the

 

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Company at the time of your Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and if any of the payments upon Separation from Service set forth herein and/or under any other agreement with the Company are deemed to be “deferred compensation”, then if delayed commencement of any portion of such payments is required to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the related adverse taxation under Section 409A, the timing of the payments upon a Separation from Service will be delayed as follows: on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is six months and one day after the effective date of your Separation from Service, and (ii) the date of the your death (such earlier date, the “ Delayed Initial Payment Date ”), the Company will (A) pay to you a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments upon Separation from Service that you would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payments had not been delayed pursuant to this paragraph, and (B) commence paying the balance of the payments in accordance with the applicable payment schedules set forth above. No interest will be due on any amounts so deferred.

13. At Will Employment.  While we look forward to a long and profitable relationship, should you decide to accept our offer, you will be an at-will employee of the Company, which means the employment relationship can be terminated by either of us for any reason, at any time, with or without prior notice, and with or without cause. In addition, the Company may change your compensation, benefits, duties, assignments, reporting line, responsibilities, location of your position, or any other terms and conditions of your employment at any time, to adjust to the changing needs of our dynamic company. Any statements or representations to the contrary (and any statements contradicting any provision in this letter) are ineffective. Further, your participation in any stock incentive or benefit program is not to be regarded as assuring you of continued employment for any particular period of time. Any modification or change in your at-will employment status may only occur by way of a written employment agreement signed by you and the Board (or a committee appointed by the Board). Upon the termination of your employment relationship with the Company for any reason you shall, unless the Board requests otherwise, resign from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable).

14. Conflict of Interest.  Prior to starting employment, you will disclose to the Company, in writing, any other gainful employment, business or activity that you are currently associated with or participate in that competes, directly or indirectly, with the Company. During your employment, you agree not to engage in any employment, business or activity that is in any way competitive with the business or proposed business of the Company, which materially interferes with the performance of your job duties, or creates a conflict of interest. You also may not assist any other person or organization in competing with the Company or in preparing to engage in competition with the business or proposed business of the Company. By your signature below, you represent that you have disclosed to the Board any outside employment, business or activity in which you currently engage and intend to continue to engage during your employment with Zynga. Failure to make disclosures is considered a material representation that you are not engaged or associated with any such outside activities at the beginning of employment. You will be responsible to comply with Zynga’s Conflict of Interest Policy, including updated disclosures of such outside activities, at all times during employment.

15. Authorization to Work. This offer is also contingent upon proof of identity and work eligibility. Please note that because of employer regulations adopted in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, within three (3) business days of starting your new position you will need to present documentation demonstrating that you have authorization to work in the United States. If you have questions about this requirement, which applies to U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens alike, you may contact our personnel office.

 

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16. Attorneys’ Fees. The Company will reimburse you for your reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by you in connection with the negotiation and drafting of this offer letter, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.

17. Entire Agreement. This offer letter and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this offer, and supersede any and all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between or among the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof. If any term herein is unenforceable in whole or in part, the remainder shall remain enforceable to the extent permitted by law. Any ZSUs granted to you in connection with your performance of services as a member of the Board prior to the Start Date shall cease to vest and be forfeited as of the Start Date. In addition, shortly after the Start Date you will receive a payment with respect to any cash compensation in connection with your performance of services as a member of the Board which has not been paid to you prior to the Start Date, and such payment will be pro-rated based on services as a non-employee member of the Board.

18. Acceptance. This offer will remain open until March 1, 2016. Your anticipated start date will be no later than March 7, 2016. The date on which you commence employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall be your “ Start Date ” for purposes of this offer letter. If you decide to accept our offer, and I hope you will, please sign the enclosed copy of this letter in the space indicated and return it to me. Your signature will acknowledge that you have read and understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of this offer letter and the attached documents, if any.

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Should you have anything else that you wish to discuss, please do not hesitate to call me. We look forward to the opportunity to welcome you to the Company.

 

Very truly yours,

ZYNGA INC.

By:

 

/s/ Sunil Paul

  Sunil Paul
  Chair of the Compensation Committee

[Signature Page – Chief Executive Officer Offer Letter]


I have read and understood this offer letter and hereby acknowledge, accept and agree to the terms as set forth above and further acknowledge that no other commitments were made to me as part of my employment offer except as specifically set forth herein.

 

/s/ Frank Gibeau

   
Frank Gibeau     Date signed: February 29, 2016

Exhibit 10.2

 

  699 Eighth Street
  San Francisco
  California 94103
  company.zynga.com
 

 

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February 29, 2016

V IA H AND D ELIVERY

Mark Pincus

Re:     Offer of Employment by Zynga Inc.

Dear Mark:

I am very pleased to confirm our offer to you of employment with Zynga Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in the position of Executive Chairman, reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”). This offer and the terms of this letter are contingent upon Frank Gibeau becoming the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and you acknowledge that concurrent with such event you are voluntarily resigning your position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and accepting employment as the Company’s Executive Chairman. As Executive Chairman you will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and as an executive officer of the Company. The terms of this offer and the benefits currently provided by the Company are as follows:

1. Salary . Your salary will be one dollar per year, less deductions and withholdings and payable on the Company’s regular payroll schedule. Your salary will be subject to annual review by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “ Committee ”) after 12-months based on the Committee’s overall assessment of your performance and the performance of the Company.

2. Bonus .   Any annual bonus target amount will be competitive for your position, as reasonably determined by the Committee, and aligned with the Company’s practices and policies. Whether you receive an annual bonus for any given fiscal year, and the amount of any such bonus, will be determined by the Board (or the Committee) in its sole discretion based upon its assessment of the Company’s achievement of performance conditions (to be set by the Board or the Committee) during the applicable fiscal year, subject to the discretion of the Board or the Committee to decrease the amount of such bonus based on its assessment of your individual performance. In order to earn an annual bonus for any given fiscal year, you must remain continuously employed by the Company through the date that the bonus is paid, which is usually within the first quarter of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the bonus has been awarded. Any annual bonus paid to you will be paid not later than March 15 of the year following the year in respect to which it is paid, and will be subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings.


3. Benefits . You will be eligible to participate in insurance programs and other employee benefit plans established by the Company for its employees from time to time in accordance with the terms of those programs and plans. The Company reserves the right to change the terms of its programs and plans at any time.

4. Confidentiality . As an employee of the Company, you have access to certain confidential information of the Company and you may, during the course of your employment, develop certain information or inventions that will be the property of the Company. To protect the interests of the Company, you signed the Company’s standard Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement (the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”, the terms of which are reincorporated by reference herein) as a condition of your employment. You hereby agree that the Confidentiality Agreement will govern and be applicable to your prior employment with the Company’s predecessors, Presidio Media LLC, a California limited liability company, and Presidio Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, and your employment with the Company, and will survive thereafter according to its terms. We wish to impress upon you that we do not want you to, and we have directed you not to, bring with you any confidential or proprietary material of any former employer or to violate any other obligations you may have to any former employer. You will disclose to the Company in writing any other gainful employment, business or activity that you are currently associated with or participate in that competes with the Company. You represent that your signing of this Letter, any prior employment letter, each agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the stock awards granted to you, if any, under the Company’s equity plans, and the Confidentiality Agreement, and your commencement of employment with the Company, do not violate any agreement currently in place (either on the date you previously commenced employment with the Company or now) between yourself and current or past employers.

5. Non-Executive Director Compensation . By accepting this offer of employment you understand and agree that you remain an employee of the Company, and you will be ineligible to receive any compensation provided to non-executive Directors of the Company.

6. Conflict of Interest.  Prior to execution of this letter, the Company acknowledges that you have disclosed to the Company any other gainful employment, business or activity that you are currently associated with or participate in that potentially competes, directly or indirectly, with the Company. During your employment, except for passive investments in which you are not actively engaged as an employee, director or consultant, you agree not to engage in any employment, business or activity that competes with the business or proposed business of the Company or which materially interferes with the performance of your job duties. You will be responsible to comply with Zynga’s Conflict of Interest Policy, including updated disclosures of such outside activities, at all times during employment.

7. Background Check. This offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

 

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8. Authorization to Work . This offer is also contingent upon proof of identity and work eligibility. Please note that because of employer regulations adopted in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, within three (3) business days of starting your new position you will need to present documentation demonstrating that you have authorization to work in the United States. If you have questions about this requirement, which applies to U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens alike, you may contact our personnel office.

9. Entire Agreement . This offer letter and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this offer, and supersede any and all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between or among the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof. If any term herein is unenforceable in whole or in part, the remainder shall remain enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

10. Termination . If, at any time, (i) you resign your employment for any reason, (ii) the Company terminates your employment for any reason, or (iii) either party terminates your employment as a result of your death or disability, you will receive your Salary accrued through your last day of employment, as well as any unused vacation (if applicable) accrued through your last day of employment.

11. At Will Employment . You will be an at will employee of the Company, which means the employment relationship can be terminated by either of us for any reason, at any time, with or without prior notice and with or without cause. Any statements or representations to the contrary (and any statements contradicting any provision in this Letter) should be regarded by you as ineffective. Further, your participation in any stock incentive or benefit program is not to be regarded as assuring you of continuing employment for any particular period of time. Any modification or change in your at will employment status may only occur by way of a written employment agreement signed by you and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (other than you).

12. Acceptance . Please sign the enclosed copy of this Letter in the space indicated and return it to me. Your signature will acknowledge that you have read and understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of this Letter and the attached documents, if any. Should you have anything else that you wish to discuss, please do not hesitate to call me.

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We look forward to your continued employment with the Company.

 

Very truly yours,
ZYNGA INC.
By:  

/s/ Sunil Paul

Sunil Paul
Chair of the Compensation Committee

 

[Signature Page to Executive Chairman Offer Letter]


I have read and understood this Letter and hereby acknowledge, accept and agree to the terms as set forth above and further acknowledge that no other commitments were made to me as part of the terms of my employment except as specifically set forth herein.

 

/s/ Mark Pincus

    Date signed: February 29, 2016
Mark Pincus    

 

[Counter-Signature Page to Executive Chairman Offer Letter]

Exhibit 99.1

ZYNGA APPOINTS BOARD MEMBER FRANK GIBEAU TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANNOUNCES FOUNDER MARK PINCUS WILL SERVE AS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2016 – Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a leading provider of social game services, today announced that it has appointed Frank Gibeau as Chief Executive Officer effective March 7, 2016, reporting to Zynga’s Board of Directors. Gibeau, who joined Zynga’s Board of Directors in August 2015, is a gaming industry veteran, with 25 years of experience in interactive entertainment. Mark Pincus, Zynga’s founder and current CEO, will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board, and will also report to Zynga’s Board of Directors.

“I recruited Frank 7 months ago to become an active board member to advise and coach our teams. Frank has mentored product teams, led roadmap meetings and delivered inspiring talks to our game making and PM communities. Frank has also been a big supporter of our move to smaller more nimble teams. Equally important, we have worked well together and share a common vision for Zynga around mobile and social gaming,” said Pincus.

“Frank has a history of developing strong teams and shipping market leading games. He is a seasoned leader with the experience to quickly navigate the kinds of challenges we face on a weekly basis. He has a proven 25-year track record having helped architect the successful turnaround of Electronic Arts as the President of EA Labels and more recently navigating the company’s platform transition efforts as EVP of EA Mobile. In our industry he’s known for driving operational excellence and leading winning teams on both the publishing and studio side of the gaming business. In terms of our respective roles, as CEO, Frank will report to our Board, leading strategy and execution. I will focus on driving our vision and working with a small number of live and new product teams to help drive innovative new social experiences for our players,” Pincus continued.

“I’m incredibly honored to join the Zynga team as CEO. Mark founded Zynga with the simple premise that it’s more fun to play games with other people and that social gaming was a path to the mass market. I felt the power of this idea as a competitor and was inspired by how Zynga reached unexpected new audiences and opened up brand-new gaming platforms,” said Gibeau. “Despite the success of mobile games, Mark and I believe that the full promise of Zynga and social gaming has yet to be fully realized. We believe that Zynga has an opportunity to create new social experiences to connect even more players together. We will continue to invest in our talent and build on our empowered, entrepreneurial culture. As important, we must commit to a new level of operational excellence with focused execution, engineered hits and strong cost discipline. I’m excited to get started and expect a seamless transition given the progress we’ve made together over the past seven months. I’m encouraged by our early momentum and look forward to partnering with our teams to build on the progress we’re seeing across the company.”

Gibeau, 47, spent more than two decades at Electronic Arts Inc., where he held a number of influential business and product leadership roles. Most recently he served as the Executive Vice President of EA Mobile from October 2013 to May 2015, where he led strategy, product development and publishing for the company’s fast-growing mobile games business. In that role, Gibeau managed EA’s portfolio of mobile franchises including The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Plants vs. Zombies, Real Racing, Bejeweled, Star Wars, Minions, SimCity, EA SPORTS, and The Sims.

Prior to that, Gibeau was President of EA Labels from 2011 to 2013, where he oversaw IP development, worldwide product management and marketing for major console and PC properties including Battlefield, FIFA, Madden NFL, Need for Speed, SimCity, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and The Sims. He also spent four years as the President of the EA Games Label, where he was responsible for a business turnaround that resulted in increased product quality, on time game delivery and dramatically reduced costs. Before that, Gibeau was EA’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of The Americas, where he was directly responsible for a publishing operation that accounted for more than $1.5 billion of EA’s annual revenue.

“We are excited to have Frank Gibeau expand his role at Zynga and become the Chief Executive Officer. Since Frank joined the Board, Mark and Frank’s strategic partnership and shared passion for social mobile gaming has positively inspired our teams and business. We’re confident of a successful, seamless transition because of Frank’s hands-on contributions in the last seven months. We look forward to them leading our great teams to deliver winning products for consumers,” said John Doerr, lead Independent Director of Zynga’s Board of Directors and General Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

“Frank is a great leader with an impressive turnaround track record. He successfully navigated multiple business and platform transitions during his nearly 25 years at Electronic Arts. He created some of the biggest brands in our industry, built and scaled a leading mobile freemium business and he has elicited outstanding work from game, finance and operations teams. Frank’s publishing, team-building and franchise management skills coupled with his chemistry with Mark and the leadership team are just the right ingredients for Zynga to connect the world with social games,” said Bing Gordon, member of Zynga’s Board of Directors and General Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

“Teaming Mark, the Founder and Executive Chairman, with Frank as Chief Executive Officer is the right leadership combination to take Zynga’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship to the next level of strategic and executional


excellence. I spend a lot of time working with CEOs and Frank is one of the most qualified, strategic leaders I’ve ever met. I believe he will motivate Zynga’s business and game teams with world-class leadership and a drive for operational excellence, while Mark focuses on his passion for bringing our social gaming vision to life,” said Louis J. Lavigne, Jr., member of Zynga’s Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair, and former Genentech Inc. EVP and Chief Financial Officer.

Frank Gibeau Biographical Information

Frank Gibeau is a mobile, PC and console gaming industry veteran, with 25 years of experience in interactive entertainment. He serves as Zynga’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Zynga.

Mr. Gibeau spent more than two decades at Electronic Arts Inc., where he held a number of influential business and product leadership roles. Most recently he served as the Executive Vice President of EA Mobile from October 2013 to May 2015, where he led strategy, product development and publishing for the company’s fast-growing mobile games business. In that role, Mr. Gibeau managed EA’s portfolio of popular mobile franchises including The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Plants vs. Zombies, Real Racing, Bejeweled, Star Wars, Minions, SimCity, EA SPORTS, and The Sims. He also spearheaded the creation of new mobile intellectual property and platform technology, as well as EA’s Chillingo publishing operation.

Prior to that, Mr. Gibeau was President of EA Labels from 2011 to 2013, where he oversaw IP development, worldwide product management and marketing for major console and PC properties including Battlefield, FIFA, Madden NFL, Need for Speed, SimCity, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and The Sims. He also spent four years as the President of the EA Games Label, where he was responsible for a business turnaround that resulted in increased product quality, on time game delivery and dramatically reduced costs. Before that, Mr. Gibeau acted as EA’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of The Americas, where he was directly responsible for a publishing operation that accounted for more than $1.5 billion of EA’s annual revenue. While at EA, Mr. Gibeau also served as Executive Producer of the major motion picture “Need For Speed,” which was released in 2014.

Mr. Gibeau is currently a director of Graphiq, a data visualization company, and the Vice Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board for the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and he previously served on the Board of Directors of Cooliris, an Internet technology company. Mr. Gibeau received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Masters of Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

About Zynga Inc.

Zynga Inc. is a leading developer of the world’s most popular social games that are played by millions of monthly consumers. The company has created evergreen franchises such as FarmVille, Zynga Casino and Words With Friends. Zynga’s NaturalMotion, an Oxford-based mobile game and technology developer, is the creator of hit mobile games in popular entertainment categories, including CSR Racing, CSR Classics and Clumsy Ninja. Zynga games have been played by more than 1 billion people around the world and are available on a number of global platforms including Apple iOS, Google Android, Facebook and Zynga.com. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif. Learn more about Zynga at http://blog.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward looking statements relating to, among other things, the appointment of Frank Gibeau as our new Chief Executive Officer, the resignation of Mark Pincus from his position as Chief Executive Officer, the appointment of Mark Pincus as our new Executive Chairman, the success of our executives in their new roles, our potential and the potential of the mobile gaming industry, our future operational plans, strategies and prospects, the success of our cost discipline, our transition process and the success of our turnaround, the strength of our future games slate, our ability to take advantage of the growth opportunity across our industry, , the consumer success of our games, our ability to create innovative new social experiences for our consumers, our ability to launch engineered hits, our ability to deliver winning products for consumers, and our ability to realize our social gaming vision and connect the world through games. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “outlook,” “projected,” “intends,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “target,” “expect,” and statements in the future tense are generally forward-looking. The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves significant risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered as an indication of our future performance.

More information about factors that could affect our operating results is included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, copies of which may be obtained by visiting our Investor Relations web site at http://investor.zynga.com or the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. There is no guarantee that the circumstances described in our forward-looking statements will occur. We assume no obligation to update such statements.


Contact:

Press

Stephanie Hess

415-503-0303

press@zynga.com

Investors

Melissa Fisher

415-339-5266

investors@zynga.com

Exhibit 99.2

CEO Update

Today, Zynga announced it has appointed current Board member Frank Gibeau as Chief Executive Officer effective March 7, 2016. Mark Pincus, Zynga’s founder and current CEO, will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board. Both Pincus and Gibeau sent company-wide emails to Zynga employees today announcing the news. Below, please find their emails posted in their entirety.

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Email from Founder Mark Pincus to Zynga Employees

Team,

We’re announcing today that Frank Gibeau will become our CEO effective March 7. Moving forward, I will continue to work closely with Frank and our product teams day to day as Executive Chairman.

I returned as CEO last spring to restore Zynga’s focus on our vision for social gaming. Zynga was founded with the belief that games could be a core daily activity for everyone. While mobile accessibility has made gaming a leading global industry, games are actually less social today than when they lived on Facebook web . Think about it. How often do you play mobile games with your friends, other than in Words With Friends? Our opportunity – the Zynga opportunity – is to deliver players innovative experiences that make it easy and fun to play together again.

Job 1 was delivering on product quality and player engagement in our live franchises – Slots, Poker, and Words With Friends. Those studios, supported by our talented partner teams such as Data Analytics, Marketing, CTO and Cloud Ops, have shown great progress. Slots has shipped 3 games since I returned, growing audience and bookings. Our Poker team intensified its focus on quality, moving its iOS app rating to a recent 4.2 stars. The Words With Friends team has also refocused on quality and features like Weekly Challenge, increasing player engagement, generating audience growth for the first time in a long time and delivering record bookings.

Our main objective on new games has been to position the company for predictable growth and profitability, while also creating new franchises. To do this, we’ve prioritized social experiences and long-term player retention. In the short term, this has been challenging for us, because it has led to delays in some of our biggest releases, like Dawn of Titans and CSR2. However, we are now poised to launch 10 new titles this year.

Fundamental to our execution across live and new games has been our renewed focus on entrepreneurial resourcefulness, as evidenced by our $100 million operating expense reduction plan. In addition to narrowing our focus, this has also freed up valuable resources to go deeper on the opportunities that matter.

I recruited Frank 7 months ago to become an active board member, and, similar to Bing Gordon, to advise and coach our teams. Frank has a history of developing strong teams and shipping market leading games. He is a seasoned leader with the experience to quickly navigate the kinds of challenges we face on a weekly basis. He has a proven 25-year track record having helped architect the successful turnaround of Electronic Arts as the President of EA Labels and more recently navigating the company’s platform transition efforts as EVP of EA Mobile. In our industry he’s known for driving operational excellence and leading winning teams on both the publishing and studio side of the gaming business.

During these past seven months, Frank has had a weekly presence in San Francisco and visited Natural Motion’s UK studios twice. Frank has mentored product teams, led roadmap meetings and delivered inspiring talks to our game making and PM communities. Frank has also been a big supporter of our move to smaller more nimble teams. Equally important, we have worked well together and share a common vision for Zynga around mobile and social gaming.

In terms of our respective roles, as CEO, Frank will report to our Board, leading strategy and execution. I will focus on driving our vision and working with a small number of live and new product teams to help drive innovative new social experiences for our players.

Please join me in welcoming Frank as our new CEO. We both look forward to talking with everyone at our All Hands live and via vidcon at 4:30 pm today.

Mark


Email from Frank Gibeau to Zynga Employees

Team,

I’m incredibly excited and honored to join the Zynga team as CEO.

I’ve been building and playing games my whole life. I’ve always been passionate about making the best games for the biggest audiences. When I joined the gaming industry 25 years ago, a hit was 150,000 copies sold. But we knew interactive entertainment could be so much bigger.

When Zynga started the social gaming phenomenon, you showed the industry how big mass market gaming could be. Mark founded Zynga with the simple premise that it’s more fun to play games with other people and that social gaming was a path to the mass market. I felt the power of this idea as a competitor and was inspired by how Zynga reached unexpected new audiences and opened up brand-new gaming platforms.

Over the last two years, I’ve been building and publishing games for mobile where we’re reaching even larger audiences because you can play anywhere at any time. Mobile platforms have reimagined success for our industry, where an average hit today is more than 50 million installs. Games have finally reached the global mass market and are truly a part of everyone’s daily lives.

Despite the success of mobile games, Mark and I believe that the full promise of Zynga and social gaming has yet to be fully realized. People are spending more and more time playing games on mobile, but there’s far too much friction to find friends to play with. We believe that Zynga has an opportunity to create new social experiences to connect even more players together. Reaching that potential and fulfilling our mission to connect the world through games is what drives us.

While we’re not yet the company we aspire to be, it’s clear to me that Zynga has significant strengths that it can thrive on.

We have a galvanizing social gaming vision that aligns our company and our players care about. Our talented teams have developed unique technologies and tools that allow us to effectively balance the art and science of game making.

Zynga has a strong collection of proven brands including Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, FarmVille, CityVille, CSR Racing, Clumsy Ninja, Wizard of Oz Slots and Hit It Rich! Slots. While more than 1 billion people have played our games since Zynga’s founding, we know we have more work to do to grow our audience. We’re committed to doing this by innovating in our live franchises and investing in our new games including our 2016 slate of 10 new mobile releases.

Lastly, our financial resources, which include $900 million in cash and our building in San Francisco, are important assets as we grow our company on mobile.

I believe that hit games come from complete teams with great chemistry and it’s our job as leaders to create the right environment for our teams to do the best work of their careers. We will continue to invest in our talent and build on our empowered, entrepreneurial culture. As important, we must commit to a new level of operational excellence with focused execution, engineered hits and strong cost discipline.

I’m excited to get started and expect a seamless transition given the progress we’ve made together over the past 7 months. That time was invaluable for me to begin to understand Zynga’s people, products and players. I’m encouraged by our early momentum and I look forward to partnering with our teams to build on the progress we’re seeing across the company.

Frank

Forward Looking Statements

This blog contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the success of our games. The success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks. Actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, changes in player interests or the Facebook platform. More information about risks we face is included in our quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC, copies of which may be obtained at http://investor.zynga.com or the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this blog. We assume no obligation to update such statements.