As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2016
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Symantec Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 77-0181864 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Options to purchase common stock, restricted stock units and performance stock units granted under the
Batman Holdings, Inc. 2015 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and
Blue Coat, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Scott C. Taylor
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(650) 527-8000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Daniel J. Winnike, Esq.
Douglas N. Cogen, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
Silicon Valley Center
801 California Street
Mountain View, California 94041
Telephone: (650) 988-8500
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be Registered(1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2) |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Amount of Registration Fee(3) |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
27,765,921 (4) | $7.39 | $305,820,819 | $30,797 | ||||
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(1) | This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrants Common Stock that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrants receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrants Common Stock. |
(2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of the assumed options. Payment by the holder is not required for conversion of restricted stock units and performance stock units into shares. |
(3) | Calculated solely for the purposes of computing the amount of the registration fee as follows: (i) with respect to the shares issuable under stock options being assumed, under Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of the outstanding options and (ii) with respect to shares issuable under restricted stock units and similar awards being assumed, under Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrants Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on July 27, 2016. |
(4) | Represents Registrants shares issuable under stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units granted under the Blue Coat, Inc. and Batman Holdings, Inc. plans and schemes listed below and assumed by the Registrant on August 1, 2016 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 12, 2016, by and among the Registrant, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Blue Coat, Inc. |
Plan |
Stock Options |
Restricted Stock Units | ||||||
Batman Holdings, Inc. 2015 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan |
19,977,170 | 0 | ||||||
Blue Coat, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan |
0 | 7,788,751 |
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. | Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
The following documents, which have been filed by Symantec Corporation (the Registrant) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) | Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2016, filed with the Commission on May 20, 2016; |
(b) | All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrants Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and |
(c) | The description of the Registrants Common Stock contained in the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on May 24, 1989 (including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description). |
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Item 4. | Description of Securities. |
Not applicable.
Item 5. | Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. |
As of the date of this Registration Statement, attorneys of Fenwick & West LLP and family members thereof beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 11,500 shares of the Registrants Common Stock.
Item 6. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) authorizes a court to award, or a corporations board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
As permitted by Sections 102(b)(7) and 145 of the DGCL, the Registrants Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
| for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to Registrant or its stockholders; |
| for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; |
| under Section 174 of the DGCL regarding unlawful dividends and stock purchases; and |
| for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
Article 7 of the Registrants Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, limits the liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7).
As permitted by the DGCL, Registrants Bylaws provide that:
| the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to limited exceptions; |
| the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to limited exceptions; and |
| the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive. |
Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its current directors and officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in Registrants Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections.
Registrant maintains directors and officers liability insurance and has extended that coverage for public securities matters.
See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 9.
In addition, the Registrant has entered into various merger agreements and registration rights agreements in connection with its acquisitions of and mergers with various companies and its financing activities under which the parties to those agreements have agreed to indemnify the Registrant and its directors, officers, employees and controlling persons against specified liabilities.
Item 7. | Exemption from Registration Claimed. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit
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Exhibit Description |
Incorporated by Reference |
Filed Herewith |
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Form |
File No. |
Exhibit |
Filing Date |
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4.01 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation | S-8 | 333-119872 | 4.01 | 10/21/04 | |||||||||||||||||
4.02 | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation | S-8 | 333-126403 | 4.03 | 07/06/05 | |||||||||||||||||
4.03 | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation | 10-Q | 000-17781 | 3.01 | 08/05/09 | |||||||||||||||||
4.04 | Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Symantec Corporation | 8-K | 000-17781 | 3.01 | 06/26/15 | |||||||||||||||||
4.05 | Bylaws, as amended, of Symantec Corporation | 8-K | 000-17781 | 3.01 | 05/07/12 | |||||||||||||||||
5.01 | Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
23.01 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
23.02 | Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.01) | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
24.01 | Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page hereto) | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
99.01 | Blue Coat, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, including forms of awards thereunder | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
99.02 | Batman Holdings, Inc. 2015 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan, including form of Stock Option Agreement thereunder | X |
Item 9. | Undertakings. |
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement - notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set for the in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in this Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs A(1)(i) and A(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
To effect the above, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated beside each name.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on August 2, 2016.
SYMANTEC CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ GREGORY CLARK |
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Gregory Clark Chief Executive Officer and Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN AMENDMENTS
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below (each being an officer and/or director of the Registrant) does hereby constitute and appoint Gregory Clark, Thomas J. Seifert and Scott C. Taylor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, such persons true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person in such persons name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in one or more counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date |
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/S/ GREGORY CLARK |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 2, 2016 | ||
Gregory Clark | ||||
/S/ THOMAS J. SEIFERT |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | August 2, 2016 | ||
Thomas J. Seifert | ||||
/S/ MARK S. GARFIELD |
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 2, 2016 | ||
Mark S. Garfield | ||||
/S/ DANIEL H. SCHULMAN |
Chairman of the Board | August 2, 2016 | ||
Daniel H. Schulman | ||||
/S/ FRANK E. DANGEARD |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
Frank E. Dangeard | ||||
/S/ KENNETH Y. HAO |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
Kenneth Y. Hao | ||||
/S/ DAVID HUMPHREY David Humphrey |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
/S/ GERALDINE B. LAYBOURNE |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
Geraldine B. Laybourne | ||||
/S/ DAVID L. MAHONEY |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
David L. Mahoney | ||||
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Director | |||
Robert S. Miller | ||||
/S/ ANITA M. SANDS |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
Anita M. Sands | ||||
/S/ V. PAUL UNRUH |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
V. Paul Unruh | ||||
/S/ SUZANNE M. VAUTRINOT |
Director | August 2, 2016 | ||
Suzanne M. Vautrinot |
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
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Exhibit Description |
Incorporated by Reference |
Filed
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Form |
File No. |
Exhibit |
Filing Date |
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4.01 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation | S-8 | 333-119872 | 4.01 | 10/21/04 | |||||||||||||||||
4.02 | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation | S-8 | 333-126403 | 4.03 | 07/06/05 | |||||||||||||||||
4.03 | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation | 10-Q | 000-17781 | 3.01 | 08/05/09 | |||||||||||||||||
4.04 | Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Symantec Corporation | 8-K | 000-17781 | 3.01 | 06/26/15 | |||||||||||||||||
4.05 | Bylaws, as amended, of Symantec Corporation | 8-K | 000-17781 | 3.01 | 05/07/12 | |||||||||||||||||
5.01 | Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
23.01 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
23.02 | Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.01) | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
24.01 | Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page hereto) | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
99.01 | Blue Coat, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, including forms of awards thereunder | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
99.02 | Batman Holdings, Inc. 2015 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan, including form of Stock Option Agreement thereunder | X |
EXHIBIT 5.01
August 2, 2016
Symantec Corporation
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As counsel to Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) on or about August 2, 2016 (the Registration Statement ) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), of an aggregate of 27,765,921 shares (the Shares ) of the Companys Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the Common Stock ), subject to issuance by the Company upon the exercise of stock options and the settlement of restricted stock units and performance stock units granted under Blue Coat, Inc.s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and Batman Holdings, Inc.s 2015 Amendment and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and assumed by the Company in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 12, 2016 (the Merger Agreement ), by and among the Company, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Blue Coat, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( Target ). Blue Coat, Inc.s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and Batman Holdings, Inc.s 2015 Amendment and Restated Equity Incentive Plan are each individually referred to herein as a Target Plan and collectively as the Target Plans . At your request we are providing this letter, to express our opinion on the matters set forth below in this letter ( our opinion ).
In connection with our opinion expressed we have examined originals or copies of the Companys current certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the Target Plans, the Merger Agreement, certain corporate proceedings of the Companys board of directors and stockholders relating to the Registration Statement, the Merger Agreement, the Target Plans and the Companys current certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and such other agreements, documents, certificates and statements of the Company, its transfer agent and public or governmental officials, as we have deemed advisable, and have examined such questions of law as we have considered necessary. We have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures on documents submitted to us, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, and the absence of any undisclosed termination, waiver or amendment to any document reviewed by us. In giving our opinion, we have also relied upon a good standing certificate regarding the Company issued by the Delaware Secretary of State and representations made to us by the Company, including representations that the Company has available a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock that are not currently outstanding or reserved for issuance under other outstanding securities or plans of the Company, to enable the Company to issue and deliver all of the Shares as of the date of this letter.
We render this opinion only with respect to, and we express no opinion herein concerning the application or effect of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the existing Delaware General Corporation Law ( DGCL ) .
Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing, it is our opinion that when the 27,765,921 Shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold by the Company upon the exercise of stock options and the settlement of restricted stock units and performance stock units granted under the Target Plans and assumed by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, have been issued and sold by the Company against the Companys receipt of payment therefor (in an amount and type of consideration not less than the par value per Share) in accordance with the terms (including payment provisions) of the applicable Target Plan and have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar for the Shares in the name or on behalf of the holders thereof, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us, if any, in the Registration Statement, the prospectuses constituting a part thereof and any amendments thereto. We do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. This opinion is intended solely for use in connection with issuance and sale of the Shares subject to the Registration Statement and is not to be relied upon for any other purpose. In providing this letter, we are opining only as to the specific legal issues expressly set forth above, and no opinion shall be inferred as to any other matter or matters. This opinion is rendered on, and speaks only as of, the date of this letter first written above, and does not address any potential change in facts or law that may occur after the date of this opinion letter. We assume no obligation to advise you of any fact, circumstance, event or change in the law or the facts that may hereafter be brought to our attention, whether or not such occurrence would affect or modify any of the opinions expressed herein.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Fenwick & West LLP
Exhibit 23.01
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Symantec Corporation:
We consent to the use of our report dated May 20, 2016, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated by reference herein.
Our report refers to a change in presentation of deferred income taxes.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Santa Clara, California
August 2, 2016
Exhibit 99.01
BLUE COAT, INC.
2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates, by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Companys future performance through awards of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, and Restricted Stock Awards. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 22.
2. Shares Subject to the Plan.
2.1 Number of Shares Available. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 14, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be 7,788,751 Shares.
Subject to Sections 2.2 and 14, Shares that: (a) are subject to an Award granted hereunder but are forfeited or (b) are subject to an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued will again be available for grant and issuance in connection with future Awards under this Plan. At all times the Company shall reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as shall be required to satisfy the requirements of all outstanding Awards granted under this Plan.
2.2 Adjustment of Shares. In the event that the number of outstanding Shares is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration or there is a change in the corporate structure (including, without limitation, a spin-off), then the number of Shares reserved for issuance and future grant under the Plan set forth in Section 2.1. Note that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share, and may be replaced by a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share, as determined by the Committee.
3. Eligibility. All Awards may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants, independent contractors and advisors (each an Eligible Individual) of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; provided such consultants, contractors and advisors render bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction.
4. Administration.
4.1 Committee Authority. This Plan will be administered by the Committee or by the Board acting as the Committee. Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan. Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to:
(a) construe and interpret this Plan, any sub-plan, Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan;
(b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan or any Award;
(c) select Eligible Individuals to receive Awards;
(d) determine the form and terms of Awards;
(e) grant Awards and determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards;
(f) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company;
(g) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions;
(h) determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards; provided that no Award may vest at or prior to the Closing;
(i) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement;
(j) amend any Award Agreements executed in connection with this Plan;
(k) determine whether the performance goals under any performance-based Award have been met and whether a performance-based Award has been earned;
(l) determine whether, to what extent an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;
(n) adopt terms and conditions, rules and/or procedures (including the adoption of any subplan under this Plan) relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate requirements of local law and procedures outside of the United States;
(o) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan, any sub-plan or Award Agreement;
(p) delegate any of the foregoing as permitted by applicable law to one or more executive officers pursuant to a specific delegation, in which case references to Committee in this Section 4.1 will refer to such delegate(s), except with respect to Insiders.
4.2 Committee Discretion. Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award will be made in its sole discretion at the time of grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of this Plan or Award, at any later time, and such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant an Award under this Plan to Participants who are not Insiders of the Company.
5. Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units . A Restricted Stock Unit (or RSU) is an award covering a number of Shares that may be settled in cash, or by issuance of those Shares. A Performance Stock Unit (or PSU) is an RSU that vests in whole or in part based on certain performance metrics as determined by the Committee. The Committee will determine to whom an RSU or PSU grant will be made, the number of Shares subject to the RSU or PSU, the restrictions to which the Shares subject to the RSU or PSU will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the RSU or PSU, subject to the following:
5.1 Terms of RSUs and PSUs . RSUs and PSUs may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants, and may be based upon the achievement of the Company, Affiliate, Parent or Subsidiary and/or individual performance goals or upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine.
5.2 RSU Agreement. All RSUs will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (the RSU Agreement ), which will be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.
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5.3 PSU Agreement. PSUs may be subject to performance metrics as set out in an Award Agreement (the Performance Stock Unit Agreement ), which need not be the same for each Participant. If the PSU is being earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance Stock Unit Agreement, then the Committee will: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for each PSU and (b) determine the number of Shares subject to the PSU. Prior to settlement of any PSU earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance Stock Unit Agreement, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such PSU has been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to PSUs that are subject to different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other criteria. The number of Shares may be fixed or may vary in accordance with such performance goals and criteria as may be determined by the Committee. The Committee may adjust the performance goals applicable to the PSUs to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules and to make any other adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate.
5.4 Settlement . The portion of an RSU or PSU being settled may be paid currently or on a deferred basis with such interest or dividend equivalent, if any, as the Committee may determine. Payment may be made in the form of cash or whole Shares or a combination thereof, either in a lump sum payment or in installments, all as the Committee will determine. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, any Award Agreement or otherwise, no RSU or PSU (or portion thereof) may be settled until following the Closing.
5.5 Termination of Participant . Except as may be set forth in the Participants Award Agreement, vesting ceases on such Participants Termination Date (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).
6. Withholding Taxes.
6.1 Withholding Generally. The Company, its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates, as appropriate, shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates, an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax-Related Items with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant arising as a result of this Plan or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or its Parent, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, as appropriate, to satisfy withholding obligations for the payment of Tax-Related Items , including but not limited to (i) withholding from the Participants wages or other cash compensation; (ii) withholding from the proceeds for the sale of Shares underlying the Award either through a voluntary sale or a mandatory sale arranged by the Company on the Participants behalf; (iii) through withholding in Shares as set forth in Section 6.2 below; (iv) where payments in satisfaction of the Awards are to be made in cash, through withholding all or part of the cash payment in an amount sufficient to satisfy the Tax-Related Items; or (v) any other method of withholding deemed acceptable by the Committee. No Shares (or their cash equivalent) shall be delivered hereunder to any Participant or other person until the Participant or such other person has made arrangements acceptable to the Committee for the satisfaction of these tax obligations with respect to any taxable event concerning the Participant or such other person arising as a result of Awards made under this Plan.
6.2 Stock Withholding. When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose will be made in writing in a form and during a period acceptable to the Committee.
7. Privileges of Stock Ownership; Voting and Dividends. Except to the extent that the Committee grants an RSU that entitles the Participant to credit for dividends paid on Award Shares prior to the date such Shares are issued to the Participant (as reflected in the RSU Agreement), no Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Committee grants an RSU that entitles a Participant to credit for dividends on Award Shares prior to the date such Shares are issued, dividends shall not be paid to a Participant until Shares are issued with respect to
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such RSU. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares.
8. Transferability. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee or its delegate(s) or pursuant to this Section 8, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner, other than by (i) a will or (ii) by the laws of descent or distribution. If the Committee makes an Award transferable, including, without limitation, by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Awards are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor) or by gift or domestic relations order to a Permitted Transferee, such Award may contain such additional terms and conditions as the Committee or its delegate(s) deems appropriate.
9. Restrictions on Shares. All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted.
10. Escrow; Pledge of Shares. To enforce any restrictions on a Participants Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates.
11. Exchange and Buyout of Awards. The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding Awards.
12. Securities Law and Other Regulatory Compliance. An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and foreign securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation, and no liability for failure, to issue Shares or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to: (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies, including governmental agencies outside the United States, that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (b) completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any local, state, federal, or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. Furthermore, the inability or impracticability of the Company to obtain or maintain approval from any governmental agencies or to complete any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any applicable law or ruling as set forth herein shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the failure to issue or sell such Shares and shall constitute circumstances in which the Committee may determine to amend or cancel Awards pertaining to such Shares, with or without consideration to the affected Participants. Finally, the Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state, local or foreign securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so.
13. Foreign Awards and Rights . Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in countries in which the Company operates or has Eligible Individuals, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to (i) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with applicable laws of jurisdictions where Eligible Individuals reside; (ii) establish sub-plans and determine the Exercise or Purchase Price, methods of exercise and other terms and procedures and rules, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable, including adoption of rules, procedures or sub-plans applicable to its Parent, Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Participants residing in particular locations; provided, however , that no such sub-plans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 2 hereof or otherwise require shareholder approval; and (iii) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals.
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules, procedures and sub-plans with provisions that limit or modify rights on eligibility to receive an Award under the Plan or on Termination, available methods of exercise or settlement of an Award, payment of Tax-Related Items, the shifting of employer tax liability to the Participant, the withholding procedures and handling of any Share certificates or other indicia of ownership which may vary with local requirements. The Committee may also adopt sub-plans to the Plan intended to allow the Company to grant tax-qualified Awards in a particular jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Securities Act, Exchange Act, the Code, or any federal, state, local or foreign securities law.
14. Corporate Transactions.
14.1 Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor. In the event of (a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) the consummation of a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation ( other than (i) a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, (ii) a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or (iii) other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Participants), (c) the consummation of a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company (other than any stockholder which merges (or which owns or controls another corporation which merges) with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interests in the Company, (d) the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (e) the consummation of any other transaction which qualifies as a corporate transaction under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the stockholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company ( except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of the Company from or by the stockholders of the Company)(each provision herein (a) through (e) a Corporate Transaction ), any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants, or the successor corporation may substitute equivalent awards or provide substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards). In the event such successor corporation (if any) fails to assume or substitute Awards pursuant to a transaction described in this Subsection 14.1, all such Awards will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction described in (a) through (e) above must also qualify as a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of a corporations assets, as the case may be, within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder.
14.2 Other Treatment of Awards. Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 14, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 14.1, any outstanding Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, sale of assets or other corporate transaction.
15. No Obligation to Employ; Accelerated Expiration of Award for Harmful Act. Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to terminate Participants employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a Participant is Terminated because of such Participants actual or alleged commitment of a criminal act or an intentional tort and the Company (or an employee of the Company) is the victim or object of such criminal act or intentional tort or such criminal act or intentional tort results, in the reasonable opinion of the Committee, in liability, loss, damage or injury to the Company, then, at the Committees election, Participants Awards shall not be issuable or settleable and shall terminate and expire upon the Participants Termination Date. Termination by the Company based on a Participants alleged commitment of a criminal act or an intentional tort shall be based on a reasonable investigation of the facts and a determination by the Company that a preponderance of the evidence discovered in such investigation indicates that such Participant is guilty of such criminal act or intentional tort.
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16. Certain Stockholder Approval Matters.
16.1 Plan Effectiveness; Increasing Plan Shares. This Plan became effective on June 12, 2016 (the Effective Date). Any amendment to this Plan increasing the number of Shares available for issuance hereunder shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company, consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months before or after the effective date of such amendment (Amendment Effective Date). Upon the Amendment Effective Date, the Board may grant Awards covering such additional Shares pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that: in the event that stockholder approval of any such amendment increasing the number of Shares subject to this Plan is not obtained, all Awards covering such additional Shares granted hereunder will be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant to any Award will be canceled, and any purchase of Shares hereunder will be rescinded.
17. Term of Plan. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate on June 12, 2026. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, any Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the termination of the Merger Agreement, this Plan and all Awards granted hereunder will automatically terminate with no consideration due to any Participant.
18. Amendment or Termination of Plan. The Board may at any time terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, provided, however, that the Board will not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan to increase the number of shares that may be issued under this Plan, change the designation of employees or class of employees eligible for participation in this Plan, or otherwise materially modify a provision of the Plan if such modification requires stockholder approval under the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Market.
19. Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and bonuses otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
20. Governing Law . The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws.
21. No Guarantee of Tax Consequences . Although the Company may endeavor to qualify an Award for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States or to avoid adverse tax treatment, the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, and the Company will have no liability to a Participant or any other party if an Award that is intended to benefit from favorable tax treatment or avoid adverse tax treatment does not receive or maintain such favorable treatment or does not avoid such unfavorable treatment or for any action taken by the Committee with respect to the Award. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on holders of Awards under the Plan.
22. Definitions. As used in this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings:
Affiliate means any corporation that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another corporation, where control (including the terms controlled by and under common control with) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to cause the direction of the management and policies of the corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Award means any award under this Plan, including any Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Stock Unit.
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Award Agreement means, with each Award, the signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award.
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Closing is defined in the Merger Agreement.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Common Stock means common stock of the Company.
Committee means the committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board.
Company means [Target], a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor corporation.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Companys Common Stock determined as follows:
(a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market (collectively, the Nasdaq Market ), its closing price on the Nasdaq Market on the date of determination as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board or the Committee deems reliable ;
(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board or the Committee deems reliable ;
(c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted on the Nasdaq Market nor listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board or the Committee deems reliable ; or
(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Board or the Committee in good faith.
Insider means an officer or director of the Company or any other person whose transactions in the Companys Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Merger Agreement means the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Blue Coat, Inc., a Delaware corporation, dated as of June 12, 2016.
Parent means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if at the time of the granting of an Award under this Plan, each of such corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
Participant means a person who receives an Award under this Plan.
Performance Period means the period of service determined by the Committee during which years of service or performance is to be measured for an Award.
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Performance Stock Unit or PSU means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 5.
Plan means this Blue Coat, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
Restricted Stock Unit or RSU means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 5.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Shares means shares of the Companys Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 14, and any successor security.
Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
Tax-Related Items means federal, state, or local taxes and any taxes imposed by jurisdictions outside of the United States (including but not limited to income tax, social insurance contributions, fringe benefits tax, payment on account, employment tax obligations, and stamp taxes) required by law to be withheld and any employer liability shifted to a Participant.
Termination or Terminated means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide services as an Eligible Individual to the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company. A Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) vacation leave (iii) military leave, (iv) transfers of employment between the Company and its Parent, Subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (v) any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided, that such leave is for a period of not more than three months, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute or unless provided otherwise pursuant to formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company. In the case of any Participant on an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the employ of the Company or its Parent, Subsidiaries or Affiliates as it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Award be exercised after the expiration of the term, if any, set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the Termination Date ).
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BLUE COAT, INC.
2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RSU AWARD AGREEMENT
RECITALS
A. The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of providing incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of Blue Coat, Inc. (the Company) and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. The term Company shall include any successor to Blue Coat, Inc., as well as its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, any Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the termination of the Merger Agreement, the Plan and all Awards granted thereunder will automatically terminate with no consideration due to any Participant.
B. The Participant is to render valuable services to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and this RSU Award Agreement (the Agreement) is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Companys issuance of rights in respect of the Companys Common Stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (each, a RSU).
C. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them herein, including Appendix A. All undefined terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE , it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units . The Company hereby awards to the Participant RSUs under the Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Companys Common Stock on the vesting date of that RSU (each, a Share), provided that no Award may vest or settle at or prior to the Closing, subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including any appendices hereto). The number of shares of the Companys Common Stock subject to this Award, the applicable vesting schedule for the RSUs and the Shares, the dates on which those vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant and the remaining terms and conditions governing this Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
2. Grant Acceptance ; Acknowledgement . The Company and the Participant agree that the RSUs are granted under and governed by the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan. The Participant: (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan prospectus, (ii) represents that the Participant has carefully read and is familiar with their provisions, and (iii) hereby accepts the RSUs subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein, in the Plan and in the Grant Notice. If the Participant does not wish to receive the RSUs and/or does not consent and agree to the terms and conditions on which the RSUs are offered, as set forth in this Agreement (including the appendices hereto) and the Plan, then the Participant must reject this Award via the website of the Companys designated broker, no later than 30 days following the Award Date set forth in the Grant Notice. If the Participant rejects this Award, this Award will immediately be forfeited and cancelled. The Participants failure to reject this Award within this 30 day period will constitute the Participants acceptance of this Award and all terms and conditions of this Award, as set forth in this Agreement (including any appendices hereto) and the Plan.
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AWARD SUMMARY
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The Shares shall vest pursuant to the schedule set forth in the Grant Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such dates falls on a weekend or U.S. trading holiday and if the shares underlying the RSU are publically traded, the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the RSUs will be the closing price of the Companys Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the last trading day prior to the vesting date.
The RSUs allocated to each applicable vesting date shall vest on that date only if the employment of the Participant has not Terminated as of such date, and no additional RSUs shall vest following the Participants Termination.
The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Vesting Schedule may change prospectively in the event that the Participants service status changes between full and part-time status in accordance with Company policies relating to work schedules and vesting of awards. |
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Issuance Schedule | The Shares in which the Participant vests in accordance with the foregoing Vesting Schedule shall be issuable as set forth in Section 7. However, the actual number of vested Shares to be issued will be subject to the provisions of Section 8 pursuant to which the applicable withholding taxes are to be collected. |
3. Limited Transferability . This Award, and any interest therein, shall not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner by the Participant, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution unless otherwise determined by the Committee or its delegate(s) in accordance with the terms of the Plan on a case-by-case basis.
4. Cessation of Service . Should the Participants service as an Eligible Individual to the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Company be Terminated for any reason (whether or not in breach of local labor laws) prior to vesting in one or more Shares subject to this Award, then the RSUs covering such unvested Shares will be immediately thereafter cancelled, the Participant shall cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under those cancelled RSUs and the Participants right to receive Shares pursuant to the RSUs and vest in such RSUs under the Plan will terminate effective as of the date of the Participants Termination; in no event will the Participants service be extended by any notice period mandated under local law ( e.g ., active service would not include a period of garden leave or similar period pursuant to local law). For purposes of this Award, a transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary and/or Affiliate shall not constitute a Termination. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of the Plan and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the Termination Date).
5. Corporate Transaction .
a. In the event of a transaction set forth in Section 14.1 of the Plan, any or all outstanding RSUs subject to this Agreement may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on the Participant, or the successor corporation may substitute an equivalent award or provide substantially similar consideration to the Participant as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the RSUs).
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b. In the event such successor corporation (if any) fails to assume this Award or substitute an equivalent award (as provided in Section 5(a) above) pursuant to a transaction set forth in Section 14.1 of the Plan, this Award will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.
c. Any action taken pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above must either (i) preserve the exemption of these RSUs from Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with Section 409A of the Code.
d. This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
6. Adjustment in Shares . Should any change be made to the Companys Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration or if there is a change in the corporate structure, then appropriate adjustments shall be made to the total number and/or class of securities and any Dividend Equivalent Rights (as defined below) issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder.
7. Issuance of Shares of the Companys Common Stock .
a. As soon as practicable following the applicable vesting date of any portion of the RSU (including the date (if any) on which vesting of any portion of this RSU accelerates), the Company shall issue to or on behalf of the Participant a certificate (which may be in electronic form) for the applicable number of underlying Shares that so vested, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 8 pursuant to which the applicable Tax-Related Items (as defined below) are to be collected. In no event shall the date of settlement (meaning the date that Shares are issued) be later than two and one half (2 1 ⁄ 2 ) months after the later of (i) the end of the Companys fiscal year in which the applicable vesting date occurs or (ii) the end of the calendar year in which the applicable vesting date occurs.
b. If the Company determines that the Participant is a specified employee, as defined in the regulations under Section 409A of the Code, at the time of the Participants separation from service, as defined in those regulations, then any units subject to the RSUs that are subject to Section 409A of the Code that otherwise would have been settled during the first six months following the Participants separation from service will instead be settled on the earliest of (i) the seventh month following the Participants separation from service or (ii) the date of Participants death following the Participants separation from service, unless the settlement of those units is exempt from Section 409A of the Code.
c. In no event shall fractional Shares be issued.
d. Except as set forth in clause (e) below, the holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the RSUs until the Participant becomes the record holder of those Shares following their actual issuance and after the satisfaction of the Tax-Related Items (as defined below) .
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e. As of any date that the Company pays an ordinary cash dividend on its Common Stock, the Company shall credit the Participant with a dollar amount equal to (i) the per share cash dividend paid by the Company on its Common Stock on such date, multiplied by (ii) the total number of RSUs (with such total number adjusted pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement and Section 2.2 of the Plan) subject to this Award that are outstanding immediately prior to the record date for that dividend (a Dividend Equivalent Right). Any Dividend Equivalent Rights credited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(e) shall be subject to the same vesting, payment and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the original RSUs to which they relate; provided, however, that the amount of any vested Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be paid in cash. No crediting of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be made pursuant to this Section 7(e) with respect to any RSUs which, immediately prior to the record date for that dividend, have either been paid pursuant to Section 7 or terminated pursuant to Section 4.
8. Tax-Related Items . Regardless of any action the Company or the Participants actual employer (the Employer) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (Tax-Related Items), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participants responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the award, including the settlement of the RSUs, accrual or payment of Dividend Equivalent Rights, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not commit to structure the terms of the award or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participants liability for Tax-Related Items. The Participant acknowledges that if the Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior to the settlement of the Participants RSUs, the Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by the Participant from the Participants wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer. With the Companys consent, these arrangements may also include, if permissible under local law, (a) withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Participant when the Participants RSUs are settled, provided that the Company only withholds the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding amount, (b) having the Company withhold taxes from the proceeds of the sale of the Shares, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participants behalf and the Participant hereby authorizes such sales by this authorization), (c) the Participants payment of a cash amount, or (d) any other arrangement approved by the Company; all under such rules as may be established by the Committee and in compliance with the Companys Insider Trading Policy and 10b5-1 Trading Plan Policy, if applicable; provided however, that if the Participant is a Section 16 officer of the Company under the Exchange Act, then the Committee (as constituted in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act) shall establish the method of withholding from alternatives (a)-(d) above, and the Committee shall establish the method prior to the Tax-Related Items withholding event. The Fair Market Value of these Shares, determined as of the effective date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as a credit against the withholding taxes. The Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan or the Participants purchase of Shares that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. Finally, the Participant acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to deliver Shares to the Participant until the Participant has satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this Section.
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Unless determined otherwise by the Committee in advance of a Tax-Related Items withholding event, the method of withholding for this RSU will be (a) above.
9. Compliance with Laws and Regulations .
a. The issuance of shares of the Companys Common Stock pursuant to the RSU shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable regulations of any stock exchange (or an established market, if applicable) on which the Companys Common Stock may be listed for trading at the time of such issuance.
b. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Company Common Stock hereby shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance of the Companys Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained.
10. Successors and Assigns . Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and the Participant, the Participants assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participants estate and any beneficiaries designated by the Participant.
11. Notices . Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address on file with the Company. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.
12. Construction . This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall apply. All decisions of the Committee with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the RSU.
13. Governing Law and Venue . The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without resort to that States conflict-of-laws rules. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by this Award or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.
14. Excess Shares . If the Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the date the RSU is granted, the number of shares of the Companys Common Stock which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then the Award shall be void with respect to those excess Shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of the Companys Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
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15. Employment at Will . Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employment of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) for any period of specific duration, or be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant), or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate the Participants service with the Company at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
16. Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
17. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan, RSUs granted under the Plan or future RSUs that may be granted under the Plan (including, without limitation, disclosures that may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) by electronic means or to request the Participants consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
18. Appendices . Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, this Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appendices to this Agreement. Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the appendices, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The appendices constitute part of this Agreement.
19. Waiver . The Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant or any other Participant.
20. Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participants participation in the Plan, on this Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
21. A ward Subject to Company Clawback or Recoupment . The RSUs shall be subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy adopted by the Board or required by law during the term of the Participants employment or other service with the Company that is applicable to executive officers, employees, directors or other service providers of the Company, and in addition to any other remedies available under such policy and applicable law may require the cancelation of the Participants RSUs (whether vested or unvested) and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to the Participants RSUs.
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APPENDIX A
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS LOCATED
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES
1. Nature of the Grant . In accepting the RSU Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that:
a. the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement;
b. the grant of RSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs even if RSUs have been awarded repeatedly in the past;
c. all decisions with respect to future grants of RSUs, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
d. the Participants participation in the Plan is voluntary;
e. the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
f. the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs and the income and value of same are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
g. the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
h. if the Participant receives Shares upon vesting, the value of such Shares acquired on vesting of RSUs may increase or decrease;
i. no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from the Participants Termination (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participants employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of this Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiaries or Affiliates or the Employer, waives the Participants ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company, any Parent, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and to have agreed to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;
j. in the event of Termination of the Participants employment or service relationship (regardless of the reason for such Termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participants employment agreement, if any), unless otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement or determined by the Company, the Participants right to vest in the RSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of the date the Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company, the Employer or any Subsidiary or Affiliate and will not be
extended by any notice period ( e.g. , the Participants period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of garden leave or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participants employment agreement, if any); the Committee or its designee will have sole discretion to determine the Termination Date pursuant to Section 4 of the Agreement and Section 22 of the Plan);
k. the Participant acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, the Employer nor any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participants local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement;
l. the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participants participation in the Plan; and
m. the Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
2. Data Privacy Notice and Consent .
a. The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as described in this Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan.
b. The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participants name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares of the Companys Common Stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participants favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (Data).
c. T he Participant understands that Data may be transferred to E*Trade Financial Services, Inc., or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participants country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Participants local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, E*Trade Financial Services, Inc., Charles Schwab, and any other recipients of Data which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the Shares received upon settlement of the RSUs may be deposited. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or
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her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative Further, the Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Participant does not consent, or if the Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, the Participants employment or service status and career with the Employer will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing the Participants consent is that the Company would not be able to grant the Participant RSUs or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Participants ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
3. Language . If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
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BLUE COAT, INC.
Notice of Grant of Award
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PERFORMANCE BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AWARD AGREEMENT
RECITALS
A. The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of providing incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of Blue Coat, Inc. (the Company) and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. The term Company shall include any successor to Blue Coat, Inc., as well as its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, any Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the termination of the Merger Agreement, the Plan and all awards granted thereunder, including this Award, will automatically terminate with no consideration due to any participant in the Plan, including the Participant.
B. The Participant is to render valuable services to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Companys issuance of rights in respect of Common Stock in the form of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (each, a PRU).
C. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in Appendix A or B attached hereto. All undefined terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE , it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Grant of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . The Company hereby awards to the Participant PRUs under the Plan. Each PRU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock (each, a Share) on vesting based on achievement of the performance objectives set forth in Appendix B subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including any Appendices hereto) provided that the Award may not vest or settle prior to the Closing. The number of Shares subject to this Award, the applicable vesting schedule for the PRUs, the dates on which Shares receivable upon the vesting of the PRUs shall be issued to the Participant and the remaining terms and conditions governing this Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement (including any Appendices hereto).
AWARD SUMMARY
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The Shares shall vest on the Performance Vesting Date, as described in Appendix B hereto.
Subject to provisions of Appendix B hereto, the Shares that may be earned on the Performance Vesting Date (as defined in Appendix B) shall vest on that date only if the employment of the Participant has not Terminated as of the last day of the Performance Period to which the Performance Vesting Date relates. |
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Issuance Schedule : | The Shares in which the Participant vests shall be issuable as set forth in Section 6 and Appendix B. However, the actual number of vested Shares to be issued will be subject to the provisions of Section 7 (pursuant to which the applicable withholding taxes are to be collected). |
2. Limited Transferability . This Award, and any interest therein, shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as consistent with this Agreement and the Plan.
3. Cessation of Service . Subject to Appendix B hereto, should the Participants service as an employee, director, consultant, independent contractor or advisor to the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Company be Terminated for any reason (whether or not in breach of local labor laws) prior to the end of the Performance Period to which the Award relates, then the PRUs covering any unvested Shares will be immediately thereafter cancelled, the Participant shall cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under those cancelled PRUs and the Participants right to receive PRUs and vest under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date of the Participants Termination. For purposes of service, transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall not constitute a Termination. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of the Plan.
4. Corporate Transaction .
a. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, any or all outstanding PRUs subject to this Agreement may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on the Participant, or the successor corporation may substitute an equivalent award or provide substantially similar consideration to the Participant as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the PRUs).
b. In the event such successor corporation (if any) fails to assume this Award or substitute an equivalent award (as provided in Section 4(a) above) pursuant to a Corporate Transaction, subject to Section 5 of Appendix B, this Award will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.
c. Any action taken pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above must either (i) preserve the exemption of these PRUs from Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with Section 409A of the Code.
d. This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
5. Adjustment in Shares . Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration or if there is a change in the corporate structure, then appropriate adjustments shall be made to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder.
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6. Issuance of Shares of Common Stock .
a. The Shares in which the Participant vests shall be issuable as set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Appendix B. However, the actual number of vested Shares to be issued will be subject to the provisions of Section 7 (pursuant to which the applicable withholding taxes are to be collected). The Company shall issue to or on behalf of the Participant a certificate (which may be in electronic form) for the applicable number of underlying Shares that so vested, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 7.
b. If the Company determines that the Participant is a specified employee, as defined in the regulations under Section 409A of the Code, at the time of the Participants separation from service, as defined in those regulations, any PRUs that otherwise would have been settled due to that separation from service during the first six months following the Participants separation from service will instead be settled during the seventh month following the Participants separation from service, unless the settlement of those units is exempt from Section 409A of the Code.
c. In no event shall fractional Shares be issued.
d. The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the PRUs until the Award holder becomes the record holder of those Shares following their actual issuance and after the satisfaction of the Tax Obligations (as defined below).
7. Tax Obligations . The Participant hereby agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the applicable federal, state, local and foreign employment, social insurance, payroll, income and other tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate (the Tax Obligations) that arise in connection with this Award. The satisfaction of the Tax Obligations shall occur at the time the Participant receives a distribution of Common Stock or other property pursuant to this Award, or at any time prior to such time or thereafter as reasonably requested by the Company and/or any Affiliate in accordance with applicable law. The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, at its sole discretion and subject to any limitations under applicable law, to satisfy any such Tax Obligations by any of the following methods: (1) in the event the PRUs are to be settled in part in cash rather than settled in full in Shares, withholding from the cash to be distributed to the Participant in settlement of this Award, (2) if the Shares are publically traded, permitting the Participant to enter into a same day sale commitment with a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an NASD Dealer) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to sell a portion of the Shares to be delivered under the Award to satisfy the applicable Tax Obligations and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the Tax Obligations directly to the Company and/or its Affiliates, and (3) withholding Shares that are otherwise to be issued and delivered to the Participant under this Award in satisfaction of the Tax Obligations; provided, however , that the amount of the Shares so withheld pursuant to alternative (3) shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the required Tax Obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates that are applicable to this kind of income. In addition, to the extent this Award is not settled in cash, the Company is authorized to satisfy any Tax Obligations by withholding for the Tax Obligations from wages and other cash compensation payable to the Participant or by causing the Participant to tender a cash payment to the Company if the Committee determines in good faith at the time the Tax Obligations arises that withholding pursuant to the foregoing alternatives (2) and (3) above are not in the best interest of the Company or the Participant. In the event the Tax Obligations arises prior to the delivery to the Participant of Common Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Shares or other property that the amount of the Tax Obligations was greater than the amount withheld by the Company and/or any Affiliate, the Participant shall indemnify and hold the Company and its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or any Affiliate to withhold the proper amount. The Company may refuse to deliver the Shares if the Participant fails to comply with the Participants obligations in connection with the Tax Obligations as described in this Section 7.
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8. Compliance with Laws and Regulations .
a. The issuance of Shares pursuant to the vesting of the PRUs shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable regulations of any stock exchange (or an established market, if applicable) on which the Common Stock may be listed for trading at the time of such issuance.
b. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Common Stock hereby shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.
9. Successors and Assigns . Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and the Participant, the Participants assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participants estate and any beneficiaries designated by the Participant.
10. Notices . Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address indicated below the Participants signature line on this Agreement (as may be updated from time to time by written notice from the Participant). All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.
11. Construction . This Agreement and the Notice of Grant evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall apply. All decisions of the Committee with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the PRU.
12. Governing Law . The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without resort to that States conflict-of-laws rules. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by this grant or the Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.
13. Excess Shares . If the Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the Award Date, the number of Shares which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then the Award shall be void with respect to those excess Shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of Shares issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
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14. Employment at Will . Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employment of the Company for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate the Participants service with the Company at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
15. Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
16. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan, PRUs granted under the Plan or future PRUs that may be granted under the Plan (including, without limitation, disclosures that may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) by electronic means or to request the Participants consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
17. Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participants participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require me to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Agreement on this date of , 201__.
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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:
1. Agreement shall mean this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
2. Award shall mean the award of PRUs made to the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
3. Award Date shall mean the date the PRUs are granted to the Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in the Notice of Grant.
4. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
5. Committee shall mean the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Company Board of Directors.
6. Corporate Transaction shall mean
(a) | a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, |
(b) | a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under the Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all participants under the Plan), |
(c) | a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company (other than any stockholder which merges (or which owns or controls another corporation which merges) with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interests in the Company, |
(d) | the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or |
(e) | any other transaction which qualifies as a corporate transaction under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the stockholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company (except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of the Company from or by the stockholders of the Company). |
7. Common Stock shall mean shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
8. Notice of Grant shall mean such notice as provided by the Stock Administration Department of the Company, or such other applicable department of the Company, providing the Participant with notice of the issuance of the PRUs pursuant to the Plan and terms of this Agreement.
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9. Participant shall mean the person named in the Notice of Grant relating to the PRUs covered by this Agreement.
10. Plan shall mean the Companys 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.
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APPENDIX B
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
The number of PRUs that will vest and be earned shall be based on the metrics set forth below. Terms not otherwise defined in Appendix A or B shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan. For clarity, the following terms and conditions related to performance and Change of Control are in relation to the Company following the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
1. Grant of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units .
Subject to the terms and conditions of Agreement, the Notice of Grant and of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant a number of PRUs set forth in the Notice of Grant, subject to reduction and vesting as set forth below.
2. Performance Percentage.
The Participant can earn the PRUs based on the Companys performance in achieving Operating Income Margin over the one-year period set forth in the Notice of Grant and hereafter referred to as the Performance Period. For purposes of clarity, no PRUs will be earned until the end of the Performance Period, subject to the provisions of Section 5 below.
The number of PRUs that will vest and be earned following the end of the Performance Period will range from to of the Target Grant (the applicable vesting percentage, the Performance Percentage) as determined by the Committee after the end of the Performance Period, based upon the Companys achievement of the Operating Income Margin levels as follows: if performance is at or below the Threshold Level, if performance is at the Target Level, if performance is at the Excess Target Level, and if performance is at or above the Maximum Level (each, a Performance Level). For Operating Income Margin between the Threshold Level and Maximum Level, the Performance Percentage will be determined based on an interpolation between the applicable Performance Levels.
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Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below, in order to vest in and earn the PRUs, the Participant must be employed through the end of the Performance Period.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Appendix B, the Committee may make any changes in this Section 2 as it determines in its sole discretion, without the consent of the Participant.
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3. Committee Certification and Vesting of PRUs .
As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period (the Performance Vesting Date ), the Committee shall determine and certify in writing the Performance Levels that have been attained for the Performance Period and the resulting Performance Percentage and the number of PRUs that will vest based on such Performance Percentage (subject to the Participants continued employment through the end of the Performance Period or the Participants qualifying Termination under Section 6 hereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if pursuant to Section 5, the PRUs cease to be subject to the performance-vesting provisions of Section 2, certification by the Committee shall no longer be required for the PRUs to become vested pursuant to Section 5. The Committees determination of the number of vested PRUs shall be binding on the Participant.
4. Timing of Settlement .
Subject to Section 5 and 6 below, the following settlement provisions shall apply.
If the Performance Percentage is at or below , any PRUs shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the Performance Period (and no later than the two and one-half (2 1 ⁄ 2 ) months after the later of (i) the end of the Companys fiscal year in which the last date of the Performance Period occurs or (ii) the end of the calendar year in which the last day of the Performance Period occurs).
If the Performance Percentage is above:
| The number of PRUs equal to (i) the Target Grant multiplied by (ii) shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the Performance Period (and no later than the two and one-half (2 1 ⁄ 2 ) months after the later of (i) the end of the Companys fiscal year in which the last day of the Performance Period occurs or (ii) the end of the calendar year in which the last day of the Performance Period occurs); and |
| The number of PRUs equal to (i) the Target Grant multiplied by (ii) (A) the Performance Percentage less (B) shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable following the first anniversary of the end of the Performance Period (and no later than the end of the calendar year in which such anniversary occurs), subject to the Participants continued employment through the one-year anniversary of the end of the Performance Period (this, the Excess Vesting Date ). |
5. Change of Control .
In the event of a Corporate Transaction constituting a Change of Control (other than the transactions and Closing contemplated by the Merger Agreement), where the Participants PRUs are assumed or substituted consistent with Section 4(a) of the Notice of Grant, the Participants PRUs will, to the extent applicable, be subject to the acceleration provisions of Section 1 of the Executive Retention Plan (as well as all other provisions of such plan, including Section 3 thereof), provided that (x) if the qualifying termination under the Executive Retention Plan occurs prior to or during the Performance Period, the Performance Percentage shall in all cases be , notwithstanding any other higher performance then-predicted or expected, and (y) if the qualifying termination under the Executive Retention Plan occurs after the Performance Period but prior to the Excess Vesting Date, the Performance Percentage shall be as determined in Section 2 hereof. For the avoidance of the doubt, the foregoing acceleration provisions assume a qualifying termination following such Change of Control as set forth in Section 1 of the Executive Retention Plan.
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In the event of a Corporate Transaction constituting a Change of Control (other than the transactions and Closing contemplated by the Merger Agreement), where the successor corporation fails to assume the Participants PRUs or substitute an equivalent award such that Section 4(b) of the Notice of Grant applies and the Award expires, the PRUs will accelerate and become immediately payable with a Performance Percentage of , notwithstanding any other higher performance then-predicted or expected, provided that if the if the Change of Control occurs after the Performance Period but prior to the Excess Vesting Date, the Performance Percentage shall be as determined in Section 2 hereof.
6. Death, Disability and Involuntary Termination .
If the Participants employment with the Company (or any Subsidiary or Parent) terminates for any reason prior to the commencement of the Performance Period, the PRUs shall be immediately cancelled without consideration.
If the Participants employment with the Company (or any Subsidiary or Parent) terminates by reason of death, Disability or an Involuntary Termination during the Performance Period, and provided that the Participant returns and makes effective a general release of claims in favor of the Company (and Subsidiary or Parent) within 60 days following such Termination of employment, then the number of PRUs that may vest and be earned by the Participant shall equal the product of (A) the Target Grant, (B) the Performance Percentage, and (C) the Proration Factor, provided that, (i) the Performance Percentage shall not be determined until after the close of the Performance Period and shall be determined in the same manner as is used for all other participants in the Plan for such Performance Period, (ii) upon a Change of Control, the Proration Factor shall thereafter be in all cases, and (iii) if the Participant terminates pursuant to his or her death, Disability or an Involuntary Termination after the Performance Period but before the Excess Vesting Date, the Participant will remain eligible for settlement of the PRUs attributable to the Performance Percentage in excess of when such excess is scheduled to otherwise settle.
For purposes of service, transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall not constitute a Termination. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of the Plan.
7. Restatement of Financial Results
All benefits hereunder shall be subject to any clawback policy adopted by the Board or required by law.
8. Section 409A of the Code
Notwithstanding the other provisions hereof, this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under Section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, all provisions herein, or incorporated by reference, shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A of the Code and, if necessary, any such provision shall be deemed amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder. If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions under Section 409A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. Any amount payable under this Agreement that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be paid at the time provided under this Agreement or such other time as permitted under Section 409A of the Code. No interest will be payable with respect to any amount paid within a time period permitted by, or delayed
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because of, Section 409A of the Code. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement that are deferred compensation may only be made upon a separation from service under Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. In no event may the Participant directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest, income inclusion or other penalty that may be imposed on the Participant by Code Section 409A or for damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A unless such failure is a result of the Companys breach of this Plan or the Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
9. Definitions
Caus e shall mean the dismissal or discharge of the Participant from employment for one or more of the following reasons or actions: (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of duties to the Company (other than as a result of a Disability) that has resulted or is likely to result in substantial and material damage to the Company, after a demand for substantial performance is delivered by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which it believes the individual has not substantially performed his/her duties and provides the individual with a reasonable opportunity to cure any alleged gross negligence or willful misconduct; (ii) commission of any act of fraud with respect to the Company or its affiliates; or (iii) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude causing material harm to the business and affairs of the Company.
Change of Control shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Executive Retention Plan (specifically excluding the transactions and Closing contemplated by the Merger Agreement); provided, however , that, to the extent that any amount constituting deferred compensation (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) would vest or become payable by reason of a Change in Control, such amount shall vest or become payable only if the event constituting a Change in Control would also qualify as a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time
Disability means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as determined by the Committee.
Executive Retention Plan shall mean the Symantec Executive Retention Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as hereafter amended from time to time.
Involuntary Termination shall mean (i) the Participants termination of employment by the Company without Cause or (ii) if the Participant participates in the Executive Retention Plan, a Constructive Termination (as defined and applicable to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Executive Retention Plan).
Non-GAAP Basis shall mean the method of presentation of quarterly earnings releases and supplemental materials under the Companys executive compensation programs generally, which (i) may exclude certain items and make adjustments and currency conversions, (ii) need not conform to standards of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and (ii) will be as generally reported, updated, and explained in the Companys public filings from time to time. The Non-GAAP Basis mechanics shall be those used by the Committee in determining the Performance Percentage.
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Operating Income shall mean gross profit less operating expenses before interest and taxes, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, charges related to the amortization of intangible assets, certain other income and expense items that management considers unrelated to the Companys core operations, and the associated income tax effects of the adjustments, all as measured under the Non-GAAP Basis.
Operating Income Margin shall be denominated as a percentage and shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing the Companys Operating Income during the Performance Period by the Companys Net Sales during the Performance Period, all as measured under the Non-GAAP Basis.
Proration Factor shall mean a percentage, determined by the quotient of the following: the numerator of which is the number of calendar months rounded up to the next whole month) the Participant was in the employ of the Company (or any majority or greater owned subsidiary) during the period commencing on the Award Date and ending on the date of Termination, and the denominator of which is the number of calendar months rounded up to the next whole month between the Award Date and March 30, 2018, up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months.
Revenue shall mean the total value of sales minus the value of returned goods, allowances for damaged and missing goods and discount sales, all as measured on the Non-GAAP Basis.
Target Grant shall mean the number of Shares associated with the PRUs as determined by the Committee, assuming a Performance Percentage of .
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APPENDIX C
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
1. Nature of the Grant . In signing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that:
a. the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement;
b. the grant of PRUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of PRUs, or benefits in lieu of PRUs even if PRUs have been awarded repeatedly in the past;
c. all decisions with respect to future grants of PRUs, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
d. the Participants participation in the Plan is voluntary;
e. the Participants participation in the Plan will not create a right to further employment with the Company or the Participants actual employer (the Employer) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participants service at any time with or without cause;
f. PRUs are an extraordinary item that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or to the Employer, and PRUs are outside the scope of the Participants employment contract, if any;
g. PRUs are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments;
h. in the event that Participant is not an employee of the Company, the grant of PRUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of PRUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Employer or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company;
i. the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
j. if the Participant receives Shares upon vesting, the value of such Shares acquired on vesting of PRUs may increase or decrease in value; and
k. in consideration of the grant of PRUs, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from termination of the PRUs or diminution in value of the PRUs or Shares received upon vesting of PRUs resulting from Termination of the Participants service by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and the Participant irrevocably releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her entitlement to pursue such claim.
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2. Data Privacy Notice and Consent .
a. The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as described in this Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan.
b. The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participants name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all PRUs or any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participants favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (Data).
c. The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participants country, or elsewhere, and that the recipients country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participants country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the Shares received upon vesting of the PRUs may be deposited. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
3. Language . If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
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Exhibit 99.02
BATMAN HOLDINGS, INC.
2015 AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1. | DEFINED TERMS |
Exhibit A , which is incorporated by reference, defines the terms used in the Plan and sets forth certain operational rules related to those terms.
2. | PURPOSE |
The Plan has been established to advance the interests of the Company by providing for the grant to Participants of Stock-based and other incentive Awards.
3. | ADMINISTRATION |
The Administrator has discretionary authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan; determine eligibility for and grant Awards; determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any Award; prescribe forms, rules and procedures; and otherwise do all things necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan. Determinations of the Administrator made under the Plan will be conclusive and will bind all parties.
4. | LIMITS ON AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN |
(a) Number of Shares . Shares may be issued under the Plan pursuant to either Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(2) as follows:
(1) General . Subject to Section 4(a)(2), a maximum of 16,817,000 shares of Stock may be delivered in satisfaction of Awards under the Plan (and all of which may be delivered upon the exercise of ISOs). The number of shares of Stock delivered in satisfaction of Awards, for purposes of the preceding sentence, will be determined net of shares of Stock withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of the Award or in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award and, for the avoidance of doubt, without including any shares of Stock underlying Awards that are settled in cash, that otherwise expire or become unexercisable without having been exercised, or that are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company for cash. To the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 422, to the extent applicable, Stock issued under awards of an acquired company that are converted, replaced or adjusted in connection with the acquisition will not reduce the number of shares available for Awards under the Plan.
(2) Certain Rollover Options . Reference is made to the Awards specified on Exhibit B , which represent Stock Options granted in substitution for certain options granted under the Project Barbour Holdings Corporation 2012 Stock Option Plan (collectively, the Rollover Options ). Shares of Stock subject to the Rollover Options will be in addition to the shares specified in Section 4(a)(1), but if any Rollover Option expires unexercised or is satisfied in whole or in part without the issuance of shares, the shares of Stock previously subject to such Award will not be available for future grants.
(b) Type of Shares . Stock delivered by the Company under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Stock or previously issued Stock acquired by the Company.
5. | ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION |
The Administrator will select Participants from among those key Employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company and its subsidiaries who, in the opinion of the Administrator, are in a position to make a significant contribution to the success of the Company and its subsidiaries. Eligibility for ISOs is limited to employees of the Company or of a parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code. Eligibility for Stock Options other than ISOs is limited to individuals described in the first sentence of this Section 5 who are providing direct services on the date of grant of the Stock Option to the Company or to a subsidiary of the Company that would be described in the first sentence of Treas. Regs. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E).
6. | RULES APPLICABLE TO AWARDS |
(a) All Awards .
(1) Award Provisions . The Administrator will determine the terms of all Awards, subject to the limitations provided herein. By accepting (or, under such rules as the Administrator may prescribe, being deemed to have accepted) an Award, the Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Award and the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, awards of an acquired company that are converted, replaced or adjusted in connection with the acquisition may contain terms and conditions that are inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified herein, as determined by the Administrator.
(2) Term of Plan . No Awards may be made after the day that immediately precedes the tenth anniversary of the date of the Plans adoption, but previously granted Awards may continue beyond that date in accordance with their terms.
(3) Transferability . Neither ISOs nor, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the second sentence of this Section 6(a)(3), other Awards may be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged, or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during a Participants lifetime ISOs (and, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the second sentence of this Section 6(a)(3), other Awards requiring exercise) may be exercised only by the Participant. The Administrator may permit Awards other than ISOs to be transferred by gift, subject to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, to the extent applicable, and such other limitations as the Administrator may impose. In no event will transfer to a person or entity that, directly or indirectly, provides services or financial or other support to a competitor of the Company be permitted.
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(4) Vesting, etc . The Administrator may determine the time or times at which an Award will vest or become exercisable and the terms on which an Award requiring exercise will remain exercisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may at any time accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an Award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax or other consequences resulting from such acceleration. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, including in an Award agreement, the following rules will apply if a Participants Employment ceases:
(A) Immediately upon the cessation of the Participants Employment, each Award requiring exercise that is then held by the Participant or by the Participants permitted transferees, if any, will cease to be exercisable and will terminate, except to the extent otherwise provided in (B), (C), or (D) below, and all other Awards that are then held by the Participant or by the Participants permitted transferees, if any, to the extent not already vested will be forfeited.
(B) Subject to (C), (D) and (E) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by the Participant or the Participants permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participants Employment, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) 30 days following the date of Employment cessation and (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.
(C) All Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participants permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participants Employment by reason of the Participants death or Disability, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the one-year period ending on the first anniversary of the date of Employment cessation and (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.
(D) All Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participants permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participants Employment by reason of termination of the Participants Employment by the Company other than for the Participants death or Disability or for Cause, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the 90 days following the date of Employment cessation and (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.
(E) All Stock Options and SARs (whether or not vested) held by a Participant or the Participants permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participants Employment will immediately terminate upon such cessation if the Administrator has reasonably determined in good faith that such cessation of Employment has resulted in connection with an act or failure to act constituting Cause (or such Participants Employment could have been terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith) at the time such Participant terminated Employment).
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(5) Competing Activity . The Administrator may cancel, rescind, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict any Award at any time if the Participant is not in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Award agreement and the Plan, or if the Participant breaches any restrictive covenant agreement with the Company or its Affiliates.
(6) Taxes . The delivery, vesting and retention of Stock under an Award are conditioned upon full satisfaction by the Participant of all tax withholding requirements (and such other tax obligations, if any, including any social security contributions, as the Administrator may determine) with respect to the Award. The Administrator will prescribe such rules for the payment of withholding or other taxes as it deems necessary. The Administrator may, but need not, hold back shares of Stock from an Award or permit a Participant to tender previously owned shares of Stock in satisfaction of its requirements (but not in excess of the minimum withholding required by law or such greater amount that would not result in adverse accounting consequences to the Company). The Administrator may require the Participant to enter into any tax election it deems necessary in connection with any Award.
(7) Dividend Equivalents, etc . The Administrator may provide for the payment of amounts (on terms and subject to conditions established by the Administrator) in lieu of cash dividends or other cash distributions with respect to Stock subject to an Award whether or not the holder of such Award is otherwise entitled to share in the actual dividend or distribution in respect of such Award. Any entitlement to dividend equivalents or similar entitlements shall be established and administered either consistent with an exemption from, or in compliance with, the requirements of Section 409A. In addition, any amounts payable in respect of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be subject to such limits or restrictions as the Administrator may impose.
(8) Rights Limited . Nothing in the Plan will be construed as giving any person the right to continued employment or service with the Company or its Affiliates, or any rights as a stockholder except as to shares of Stock actually issued under the Plan.
(9) Coordination with Other Plans . Awards under the Plan may be granted in tandem with, or in satisfaction of or substitution for, other Awards under the Plan or awards made under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its subsidiaries. For example, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, awards under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its subsidiaries may be settled in Stock (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Stock) if the Administrator so determines, in which case the shares delivered will be treated as awarded under the Plan (and will reduce the number of shares thereafter available under the Plan in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 4).
(10) Section 409A . Each Award may contain such terms as the Administrator determines, and shall be construed and administered, such that the Award either (i) qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A, or (ii) satisfies such requirements.
(11) Certain Requirements of Corporate Law . Awards shall be granted and administered consistent with the requirements of applicable law relating to the issuance of stock and the consideration to be received therefor, and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which the Stock is listed or entered for trading, in each case as determined by the Administrator.
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(12) Fair Market Value . In determining the fair market value of any share of Stock under the Plan, the Administrator shall make the determination in good faith, consistent with the rules of Section 422 and Section 409A to the extent applicable.
(13) Stockholders Agreement . Unless otherwise specifically provided in any agreement evidencing the grant of an Award, all Awards issued under the Plan and all Stock issued thereunder will be subject to the Stockholders Agreement to the extent applicable. Other than as specified by the Administrator, no Award will be granted to a Participant and no Stock will be delivered to a Participant, in either case, until the Participant has executed the Stockholders Agreement.
(b) Awards Requiring Exercise .
(1) Time And Manner Of Exercise . Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, an Award requiring exercise by the holder will not be deemed to have been exercised until the Administrator receives a notice of exercise (in form acceptable to the Administrator), which may be an electronic notice, signed (including electronic signature in form acceptable to the Administrator) by the appropriate person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award. If the Award is exercised by any person other than the Participant, the Administrator may require satisfactory evidence that the person exercising the Award has the right to do so.
(2) Exercise Price . The exercise price (or the base value from which appreciation is to be measured) of each Award requiring exercise will be 100% (in the case of an ISO granted to a ten-percent shareholder within the meaning of subsection (b)(6) of Section 422, 110%) of the fair market value of the Stock subject to the Award, determined as of the date of grant, or such higher amount as the Administrator may determine in connection with the grant.
(3) Payment Of Exercise Price . Where the exercise of an Award is to be accompanied by payment, payment of the exercise price shall be (i) by cash or check acceptable to the Administrator, or, (ii) if so permitted by the Administrator and if legally permissible, (x) by the Administrators holding back shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise having a fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price for the portion of the Stock Option being exercised, (y) through the delivery of unrestricted shares of Stock that have a fair market value equal to the exercise price, subject to such minimum holding period requirements, if any, as the Administrator may prescribe or (z) at such time, if any, as the Stock is publicly traded, through a broker assisted exercise program acceptable to the Administrator, (iii) by other means acceptable to the Administrator or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing forms of payment. No Award requiring exercise or portion thereof may be exercised unless, at the time of exercise, the fair market value of the shares of Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof exceeds the exercise price for the Award or such portion. The delivery of shares of Stock as payment of the exercise price under clause (ii) above may be accomplished either by actual delivery or by constructive delivery through attestation of ownership, subject to such rules as the Administrator may prescribe.
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(4) Maximum Term . Awards requiring exercise will have a maximum term not to exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant (five (5) years from the date of grant in the case of an ISO granted to a ten-percent shareholder described in Section 6(b)(2) above).
7. | EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS |
(a) Mergers, etc . Except as otherwise provided in an Award, the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, determine the effect of a Covered Transaction on Awards, which determination may include, but is not limited to, taking the following actions:
(1) Assumption or Substitution . If the Covered Transaction is one in which there is an acquiring or surviving entity, the Administrator may provide for the assumption or continuation of some or all outstanding Awards or for the grant of new awards in substitution therefor by the acquiror or survivor or an affiliate of the acquiror or survivor.
(2) Cash-Out of Awards . If the Covered Transaction is one in which holders of Stock will receive upon consummation a payment (whether cash, non-cash or a combination of the foregoing), then subject to Section 7(a)(5) below the Administrator may provide for payment (a cash-out), with respect to some or all Awards or any portion thereof, equal in the case of each affected Award or portion thereof to the excess, if any, of (A) the fair market value of one share of Stock (as determined by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion) times the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award or such portion, over (B) the aggregate exercise or purchase price, if any, under the Award or such portion (in the case of an SAR, the aggregate base value above which appreciation is measured), in each case on such payment terms (which need not be the same as the terms of payment to holders of Stock) and other terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Administrator determines; provided , that the Administrator may not exercise its discretion under this Section 7(a)(2) with respect to an Award or portion thereof providing for nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A in a manner that would constitute an extension or acceleration of, or other change in, payment terms if such change would be inconsistent with the applicable requirements of Section 409A.
(3) Acceleration of Certain Awards . If the Covered Transaction (whether or not there is an acquiring or surviving entity) is one in which there is no assumption, continuation, substitution or cash-out, then subject to Section 7(a)(5) below the Administrator may provide that each Award requiring exercise will become fully exercisable, and the delivery of any shares of Stock remaining deliverable under each outstanding Award of Stock Units (including Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards to the extent consisting of Stock Units) will be accelerated and such shares will be delivered, prior to the Covered Transaction, in each case on a basis that gives the holder of the Award a reasonable opportunity, as determined by the Administrator, following exercise of the Award or the delivery of the shares, as the case may be, to participate as a stockholder in the Covered Transaction; provided , that to the extent acceleration pursuant to this Section 7(a)(3) of an Award subject to Section 409A would cause the Award to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A, the Award may not be accelerated
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and the Administrator in lieu thereof shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that payment of the Award is made in a medium other than Stock and on terms that as nearly as possible, but taking into account adjustments required or permitted by this Section 7, replicate the prior terms of the Award.
(4) Termination of Awards Upon Consummation of Covered Transaction . Each Award will terminate upon consummation of the Covered Transaction, other than the following: (i) Awards assumed pursuant to Section 7(a)(1) above; (ii) Awards converted pursuant to the proviso in Section 7(a)(3) above into an ongoing right to receive payment other than in Stock; and (iii) outstanding shares of Restricted Stock (which will be treated in the same manner as other shares of Stock, subject to Section 7(a)(5) below).
(5) Additional Limitations . Any share of Stock and any cash or other property delivered pursuant to Section 7(a)(2) or Section 7(a)(3) above with respect to an Award may, in the discretion of the Administrator, contain such restrictions, if any, as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any performance or other vesting conditions to which the Award was subject and that did not lapse (and were not satisfied) in connection with the Covered Transaction. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a cash-out under Section 7(a)(2) above or the acceleration of exercisability of an Award under Section 7(a)(3) above shall not, in and of itself, be treated as the lapsing (or satisfaction) of a performance or other vesting condition. In the case of Restricted Stock that does not vest in connection with the Covered Transaction, the Administrator may require that any amounts delivered, exchanged or otherwise paid in respect of such Stock in connection with the Covered Transaction be placed in escrow or otherwise made subject to such restrictions as the Administrator deems appropriate to carry out the intent of the Plan.
(b) Changes in and Distributions With Respect to Stock .
(1) Basic Adjustment Provisions . In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares (including a reverse stock split), recapitalization or other change in the Companys capital structure that constitutes an equity restructuring within the meaning of FASB ASC 718, the Administrator shall make appropriate adjustments to the maximum number of shares specified in Section 4(a) that may be delivered under the Plan and shall also make appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of shares of stock or securities subject to Awards then outstanding or subsequently granted, any exercise prices relating to Awards and any other provision of Awards affected by such change.
(2) Certain Other Adjustments . The Administrator may also make adjustments of the type described in Section 7(b)(1) above to take into account distributions to stockholders other than those provided for in Section 7(a) and 7(b)(1), or any other event, if the Administrator determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan and to preserve the value of Awards made hereunder, having due regard for the qualification of ISOs under Section 422 and the requirements of Section 409A, where applicable.
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(3) Continuing Application of Plan Terms . References in the Plan to shares of Stock will be construed to include any stock or securities resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 7.
(c) Certain Transactions . Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, in the event of a transaction or reorganization that does not result in a Change in Control, the Board shall negotiate for, in good faith, the assumption, continuation or cash-out of outstanding Awards or for the grant of new awards in substitution therefor to the extent that the Company is not the surviving entity following such transaction or reorganization.
8. | LEGAL CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK |
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan or remove any restriction from shares of Stock previously delivered under the Plan until: (i) the Company is satisfied that all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been addressed and resolved; (ii) if the outstanding Stock is at the time of delivery listed on any stock exchange or national market system, the shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be listed on such exchange or system upon official notice of issuance; and (iii) all conditions of the Award have been satisfied or waived. If the sale of Stock has not been registered under the Securities Act, the Company may require, as a condition to exercise of the Award, such representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider appropriate to avoid violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state or foreign securities laws. The Company may require that certificates evidencing Stock issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any restriction on transfer applicable to such Stock, and the Company may hold the certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions.
9. | AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION |
The Administrator may at any time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Award for any purpose which may at the time be permitted by law, and may at any time terminate the Plan as to any future grants of Awards; provided , that except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan the Administrator may not, without the Participants consent, alter the terms of an Award so as to affect materially and adversely the Participants rights under the Award, unless the Administrator expressly reserved the right to do so at the time the Award was granted. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator may, without stockholder approval, amend any outstanding Award requiring exercise to provide an exercise price (or base value, in the case of an SAR) per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price or base value per share of such outstanding Award (but not lower than the exercise price or base value at which a new Award of the same type could be granted on the date of such amendment). The Board may also, without stockholder approval, cancel any outstanding award (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under the Plan covering the same or a different number of shares of Stock, including, in the case of a Award requiring exercise, a new Award having an exercise price (or base value, in the case of an SAR) per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price or base value per share of such outstanding Award (but not lower than the exercise price or base value at which a new Award of the same type could be
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granted on the date of such amendment), subject to the requirements of Section 6(b)(2) above. Any amendments to the Plan will be conditioned upon stockholder approval only to the extent, if any, such approval is required by law (including the Code), as determined by the Administrator. This Plan amends and restates in its entirety the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan approved and adopted by the Board on October 30, 2015.
10. | OTHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS |
The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award will not in any way affect the Companys right to Award a person bonuses or other compensation in addition to Awards under the Plan.
11. | MISCELLANEOUS |
(a) Waiver of Jury Trial . By accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Award, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim shall be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers.
(b) Limitation of Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the Company, nor any Affiliate, nor the Administrator, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company, any Affiliate, or the Administrator, will be liable to any Participant or to the estate or beneficiary of any Participant or to any other holder of an Award by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax (including any interest and penalties), asserted by reason of the failure of an Award to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 or Section 409A or by reason of Section 4999 of the Code, or otherwise asserted with respect to the Award.
12. | ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-PLANS |
The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable blue sky, securities or tax laws of various jurisdictions. The Board will establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to the Plan setting forth (i) such limitations on the Administrators discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable and (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board will be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement will apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company will not be required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction that is not affected.
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13. | GOVERNING LAW |
(a) Certain Requirements of Corporate Law . Awards will be granted and administered consistent with the requirements of applicable laws of the State of Delaware relating to the issuance of stock and the consideration to be received therefor.
(b) Other Matters . Except as otherwise provided by the express terms of an Award agreement or under a sub-plan described in Section 12 or as provided in Section 13(a), the provisions of the Plan and of Awards under the Plan and all claims or disputes arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award under the Plan or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof will be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.
(c) Jurisdiction . By accepting an Award, each Participant will be deemed to (a) have submitted irrevocably and unconditionally to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award; (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or an Award, except in the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; and (c) waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion as a defense or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above- named courts that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that the Plan or an Award or the subject matter thereof may not be enforced in or by such court.
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EXHIBIT A
Definition of Terms
The following terms, when used in the Plan, will have the meanings and be subject to the provisions set forth below:
Administrator: The Board, except that the Board may delegate its authority under the Plan to a committee of the Board (or one or more members of the Board), in which case references herein to the Board will refer to such committee (or members of the Board). The Board may delegate (i) to one or more of its members such of its duties, powers and responsibilities as it may determine; (ii) to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant rights or options to the extent permitted by applicable law; and (iii) to such Employees or other persons as it determines such ministerial tasks as it deems appropriate. In the event of any delegation described in the preceding sentence, the term Administrator will include the person or persons so delegated to the extent of such delegation.
Affiliate: Any corporation or other entity that would be treated as an Affiliate of the Company under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement.
Award: Any or a combination of the following:
(i) Stock Options;
(ii) SARs;
(iii) Restricted Stock;
(iv) Unrestricted Stock;
(v) Stock Units, including Restricted Stock Units;
(vi) Performance Awards; or
(vii) Awards (other than Awards described in (i) through (vi) above) that are convertible into or otherwise based on Stock.
Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.
Cause: In the case of any Participant who is party to an employment or severance- benefit agreement that contains a definition of Cause, the definition set forth in such agreement will apply with respect to such Participant under the Plan for so long as such agreement is in effect. will mean, as determined by the Administrator in its reasonable judgment, (i) a substantial failure of such Participant to perform such Participants duties and responsibilities to the
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Company or subsidiaries or substantial negligence in the performance of such duties and responsibilities; (ii) the commission by such Participant of a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude; (iii) the commission by such Participant of theft, fraud, embezzlement, material breach of trust or any material act of dishonesty involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) a violation by such Participant of the code of conduct of the Company or its subsidiaries or of any other material policy of the Company or its subsidiaries, or of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company or its subsidiaries; (v) material breach of any of the terms of any agreement between the Company or subsidiaries and such Participant; or (vi) other conduct by such Participant that could be expected to be harmful to the business, interests or reputation of the Company. Any termination by the Company or its subsidiaries of such Participant Employment under clause (i) above, or under clause (iv) in respect of a breach that is susceptible of cure in the reasonable determination of the Company, shall require that such Participant shall have failed to cure all identified deficiencies and curable breaches to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company within ten (10) business days following written notice from the Company or its subsidiaries identifying such deficiencies and/or breaches; provided , that the foregoing notice and cure requirements shall not apply in the case of any termination by the Company or its subsidiaries for Cause that is based in whole or in part on clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), or on clause (vi) in respect of a breach that in the reasonable determination of the Company is not susceptible of cure.
Change in Control: Any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any person(s) or entity(ies) acquire(s) (i) capital stock of the Company possessing over 50% of the voting power (other than voting rights accruing only in the event of a default, breach or event of noncompliance) or the power to elect a majority of the Board (whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, combination, sale or transfer of the Companys capital stock, shareholder or voting agreement, proxy, power of attorney or otherwise); or (ii) over 50% of the Companys assets determined on a consolidated basis; provided, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to include an equity capital contribution by the Sponsor or its affiliates that causes it or them, in the aggregate, to possess more than 50% of the voting power of the Company after such equity capital contribution if the primary purpose of such equity capital contribution is to maintain the working capital, net worth or solvency of the Company, to effect a refinancing of the Companys debt facility, or to effect the Companys acquisition of the capital stock or assets of a third party.
Closing Date: May 22, 2015.
Code: The U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as from time to time amended and in effect, or any successor statute as from time to time in effect.
Company: Batman Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Compensation Committee: The compensation committee of the Board.
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Covered Transaction: Any of (i) a consolidation, merger, or similar transaction or series of related transactions, including a sale or other disposition of stock, in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Companys then outstanding common stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert, (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all the Companys assets, or (iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company. Where a Covered Transaction involves a tender offer that is reasonably expected to be followed by a merger described in clause (i) (as determined by the Administrator), the Covered Transaction will be deemed to have occurred upon consummation of the tender offer.
Disability: In the case of any Participant who is a party to an employment or severance-benefit agreement that contains a definition of Disability, the definition set forth in such agreement will apply with respect to such Participant under the Plan for so long as such agreement is in effect. In the case of any other Participant, Disability will mean a disability that would entitle a Participant to long-term disability benefits under the Companys long-term disability plan to which the Participant participates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any case in which a benefit that constitutes or includes nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A would be payable by reason of Disability, the term Disability will mean a disability described in Treas. Regs. Section 1.409A-3(i)(4)(i)(A).
Employee: Any person who is employed by the Company or by a subsidiary of the Company.
Employment: A Participants employment or other service relationship with the Company and its subsidiaries. Employment will be deemed to continue, unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, so long as the Participant is employed by, or otherwise is providing services in a capacity described in Section 5 to the Company or one of its subsidiaries. If a Participants employment or other service relationship is with a subsidiary and that entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the Company, the Participants Employment will be deemed to have terminated when the entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the Company unless the Participant transfers Employment to the Company or one of its remaining subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in construing the provisions of any Award relating to the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation (subject to Section 409A) upon a termination or cessation of Employment, references to termination or cessation of employment, separation from service, retirement or similar or correlative terms shall be construed to require a separation from service (as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations, after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein) from the Company and from all other corporations and trades or businesses, if any, that would be treated as a single service recipient with the Company under Section 1.409A-1(h)(3) of the Treasury Regulations. The Company may, but need not, elect in writing, subject to the applicable limitations under Section 409A, any of the special elective rules prescribed in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining whether a separation from service has occurred. Any such written election shall be deemed a part of the Plan.
ISO: A Stock Option intended to be an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422. Each Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan will be treated as providing by its terms that it is to be a non-incentive Stock Option unless, as of the date of grant, it is expressly designated as an ISO.
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Participant: A person who is granted an Award under the Plan.
Performance Award: An Award subject to specified criteria, other than the mere continuation of Employment or the mere passage of time, the satisfaction of which is a condition for the grant, exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of the Award.
Plan: The Batman Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan as from time to time amended and in effect.
Restricted Stock: Stock subject to restrictions requiring that it be redelivered or offered for sale to the Company if specified conditions are not satisfied.
Restricted Stock Unit: A Stock Unit that is, or as to which the delivery of Stock or cash in lieu of Stock is, subject to the satisfaction of specified performance or other vesting conditions.
SAR: A right entitling the holder upon exercise to receive an amount (payable in cash or in shares of Stock of equivalent value) equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of Stock subject to the right over the base value from which appreciation under the SAR is to be measured.
Section 409A: Section 409A of the Code.
Section 422: Section 422 of the Code.
Securities Act: Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Sponsor: Bain Capital Partners, LLC, together with its related investment funds and any of their respective affiliates.
Stock: Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
Stockholders Agreement: The Stockholders Agreement dated as of May 22, 2015 by and among the Company and certain stockholders and Participants, as amended or modified from time to time.
Stock Option: An option entitling the holder to acquire shares of Stock upon payment of the exercise price.
Stock Unit: An unfunded and unsecured promise, denominated in shares of Stock, to deliver Stock or cash measured by the value of Stock in the future.
Unrestricted Stock: Stock not subject to any restrictions under the terms of the Award.
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EXHIBIT B
Rollover Options
Date of Grant of Rollover Option |
Shares of Stock Subject to
Rollover Option |
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May 22, 2015 |
53,333.33 | |||
May 22, 2015 |
22,666.66 | |||
May 22, 2015 |
27,066.20 | |||
May 22, 2015 |
48,335.95 | |||
May 22, 2015 |
7,398.60 |
Employee ID: |
[ | ●] | ||
Name: |
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Number of Shares of Stock Subject to Stock Option: |
[ | ●] | ||
Price Per Share of Stock: |
$ | [ | ●] | |
Vesting Start Date: |
[ | ●] | ||
Date of Grant: |
[ | ●] |
BATMAN HOLDINGS, INC.
2015 E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN
THIS AWARD AND ANY SECURITIES ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF THIS STOCK OPTION ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING AND TRANSFER AND REQUIREMENTS OF SALE AND OTHER PROVISIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT.
BATMAN HOLDINGS, INC. STRONGLY ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR OWN LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR AWARD AND ITS TAX CONSEQUENCES.
N ON -S TATUTORY S TOCK O PTION A GREEMENT
This agreement (this Agreement ) evidences a stock option granted by Batman Holdings, Inc. (the Company ) to the undersigned (the Optionee ) pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Batman Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the Plan ), which is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Grant of Stock Option . The Company grants to the Optionee on the date of grant set forth above (the Date of Grant ) an option (the Stock Option ) to purchase, on the terms provided herein and in the Plan, the number of shares of Stock of the Company set forth above with an exercise price per share of Stock as set forth above, in each case subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan in respect of transactions occurring after the date hereof.
The Stock Option consists of two portions, subject to different vesting and exercise provisions as follows:
(a) as to fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Stock subject hereto, this portion of the Stock Option shall be eligible to vest, if at all, on the basis of the time-vesting criteria set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the Time-Based Option ); and
(b) as to fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Stock subject hereto, this portion of the Stock Option shall be eligible to vest, if at all, on the basis of the time-vesting criteria and the multiple of money performance-vesting criteria set forth on Schedule B attached hereto (the Performance-Based Option ).
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The Stock Option evidenced by this Agreement is a non-statutory option (that is, an option that is not to be treated as a stock option described in subsection (b) of Section 422 of the Code) and is granted to the Optionee in connection with the Optionees Employment by the Company and its qualifying subsidiaries.
2. Meaning of Certain Terms . Except as otherwise defined herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in the Schedules attached hereto, which are incorporated herein and are a part hereof), all capitalized terms used herein have the same meaning as in the Plan. The following terms have the following meanings:
(a) | Beneficiary means the death beneficiary named in the written designation (in form acceptable to the Administrator) most recently filed with the Administrator by the Optionee prior to the Optionees death and not subsequently revoked, or, if there is no such designated beneficiary, the executor or administrator of the Optionees estate. An effective beneficiary designation will be treated as having been revoked only upon receipt by the Administrator, prior to the Optionees death, of an instrument of revocation in form acceptable to the Administrator. |
(b) | Option Holder means the Optionee or, if as of the relevant time the Stock Option has passed to a Beneficiary, the Beneficiary who holds the Stock Option pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. |
Restrictive Covenants means (i) the restrictive covenants set forth in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement that is appended to this Agreement and (ii) any other restrictive covenants related to non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, no-hire and/or assignment of intellectual property rights set forth in any other written agreement between the Optionee and the Company or any of its Affiliates.
3. Vesting; Method of Exercise; Treatment of the Stock Option Upon Cessation of Employment .
(a) | Generally . As used herein with respect to the Stock Option or any portion thereof, the term vest means to become exercisable and the term vested as applied to any portion of the Stock Option means that such portion is then exercisable, subject in each case to the terms of the Plan. Unless earlier terminated, relinquished or expired, each of the Time-Based Option and the Performance-Based Option will vest in accordance with the terms of Schedule A and Schedule B , respectively, attached hereto. |
(b) | Exercise of the Stock Option . |
No portion of the Stock Option may be exercised until such portion vests. Each election to exercise any vested portion of the Stock Option will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and shall be in writing, subject to any restrictions provided under the
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Plan and the Stockholders Agreement and to such additional administrative rules as the Administrator may reasonably prescribe. Each such written exercise election must be received by the Company at its principal office or by such other party as the Administrator may reasonably prescribe and be accompanied by payment in full as provided in the Plan and below. The exercise price may be paid (i) by cash or check acceptable to the Administrator or (ii) by such other means, if any, as may be acceptable to the Administrator. If the Stock Option is exercised by a person other than the Optionee, the Company will be under no obligation to deliver shares hereunder unless and until it is satisfied as to the authority of the Option Holder to exercise the Stock Option and compliance with applicable securities laws and the terms of the Stockholders Agreement. The latest date on which the Stock Option or any portion thereof may be exercised will be the 10th anniversary of the Date of Grant (the Final Exercise Date ) and if not exercised by such date, or earlier forfeited or otherwise terminated, the Stock Option or any remaining portion thereof will thereupon immediately terminate.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Stock Option (whether or not vested) will terminate immediately upon the Optionees cessation of Employment if the Administrator reasonably determines in good faith that such cessation of Employment has resulted in connection with an act or failure to act constituting Cause (or the Optionees Employment could have been terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith) at the time the Optionee terminated Employment), or if the Optionees Employment terminates for any reason and thereafter the Optionee breaches any of the Restrictive Covenants.
Violation of Restrictive Covenants . The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that he or she shall be bound by the Restrictive Covenants Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A . If the Optionee breaches any Restrictive Covenants, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to the Company or any of its Affiliates, Section 6(a)(5) of the Plan shall apply.
4. Share Restrictions, Etc . Not later than upon the execution of this Agreement and effective as of the date hereof, the Optionee has executed and become a party to the Stockholders Agreement as a Manager thereunder. The Optionees rights hereunder (including with respect to shares received upon exercise) are subject to the restrictions and other provisions contained in the Stockholders Agreement.
5. Legends, Etc. Shares issued upon exercise of the Stock Option or otherwise delivered in satisfaction of the Stock Option will bear such legends as may be required or provided for under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement.
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6. Transfer of Stock Option . Except to the extent expressly permitted under the Plan, the Stock Option is not transferable.
Withholding . The Optionee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Optionees rights hereunder, including the right to be issued shares upon exercise, are subject to the Optionees promptly paying, or in respect of any later requirement of withholding being liable promptly to pay at such time as such withholdings are due, to the Company in cash (or by such other means as may be acceptable to the Administrator in its discretion) all taxes required to be withheld, if any. No shares of Stock will be transferred pursuant to the exercise of the Stock Option unless and until the person exercising the Stock Option has remitted to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, or local requirements with respect to tax withholdings then due and has committed (and by exercising the Stock Option the Optionee shall be deemed to have committed) to pay in cash all tax withholdings required at any later time in respect of the transfer of such shares, or has made other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator with respect to such taxes. The Optionee also authorizes the Company and its subsidiaries to withhold such amounts from any amounts otherwise owed to the Optionee, but nothing in this sentence shall be construed as relieving the Optionee of any liability for satisfying his or her obligations under the preceding provisions of this Section.
7. Effect on Employment . Neither the grant of the Stock Option, nor the issuance of shares upon exercise of the Stock Option, will give the Optionee any right to continued Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates, affect the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to discharge or discipline such Optionee at any time, or affect any right of such Optionee to terminate his or her Employment at any time.
8. Governing Law . This Agreement and all claims or disputes arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof will be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction; provided that the validity, construction and effect of the Restrictive Covenants Agreement appended hereto as Exhibit A shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction specified therein, without regard to otherwise governing principles of conflicts of law.
By acceptance of the Stock Option, the undersigned agrees hereby to become a party to, and be bound by the terms of, the Stockholders Agreement and to be subject to the terms of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan shall apply to the Stock Option, including without limitation the vesting (if any) of the Stock Option, notwithstanding any provision relating to the vesting or other treatment of equity-based awards of the Company or its Affiliates contained in any other agreement between the Optionee and the Company or any Affiliate. The Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that if the Company executes this Agreement with an electronic signature, (i) such electronic signature will be treated as an original signature for all purposes hereunder and (ii) such electronic signature will be binding against the Company and will create a legally binding agreement when this Agreement is countersigned by the Optionee.
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Schedule A
Time-Based Option Vesting Schedule
Unless earlier terminated or forfeited, the Time-Based Option will vest, if at all, in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule A :
1. 20% of the total number of shares of Stock subject to the Time-Based Option will vest ratably on each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the vesting start date indicated at the top of the first page of this Agreement (the Vesting Start Date ), with the last such vesting date falling on the fifth anniversary of the Vesting Start Date (each, a Scheduled Vesting Date ); provided that if there is an IPO (as defined below) prior to the fifth anniversary of the Vesting Start Date, following the IPO, the shares of Stock subject to the Time-Based Option will vest ratably at the end of every three month period thereafter (measured relative to the Vesting Start Date); provided, further that the Time-Based Option will not vest on any such Scheduled Vesting Date unless the Optionee has remained in continuous Employment from the Date of Grant until such vesting date.
2. In the event of a Change in Control (whether or not constituting a Covered Transaction) occurring prior to the termination of the Optionees Employment, the Time-Based Option, unless earlier terminated or forfeited in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan and to the extent not otherwise vested, will become fully vested as of immediately prior to such Change in Control.
3. Provided that the Optionee remains employed through the applicable Scheduled Vesting Date, the portion of the Time-Based Option that is vested as of any Scheduled Vesting Date after the date of an initial public offering of the Company, its parent, or its subsidiary that owns all or substantially all of the business (or any of their respective successors) ( IPO ), expressed as a percentage, will in no event be less than the percentage of the Sponsor Shares (as defined in Schedule B ) sold in connection with and following the IPO and prior to such Scheduled Vesting Date. For example, if an IPO were to occur between the 2 nd and 3 rd Scheduled Vesting Dates and the Sponsor had sold 70% of its Sponsor Shares prior to the 3 rd Scheduled Vesting Date, an additional 30% (not 20%) of the Time-Based Options would vest on the 3 rd Scheduled Vesting Date, resulting in 70% of the Time-Based Option being vested.
Schedule B
Performance-Based Option Vesting Schedule
Unless earlier terminated or forfeited, the Performance-Based Option will vest, if at all, when both time and performance vested in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule B :
1. The shares of Stock subject to the Performance-Based Option will time vest pursuant to the time-vesting provisions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule A , so long as the Optionee has remained in continuous Employment from the Date of Grant through the applicable Scheduled Vesting Date or the Change in Control, as applicable.
The shares of Stock subject to the Performance-Based Option will performance vest as follows:
One-third (1/3) of the Performance-Based Option will performance vest upon the realization by the Sponsor of Cash Proceeds of at least:
1.5x the Sponsors aggregate Investment on or before the second anniversary of the Date of Grant,
1.75x the Sponsors aggregate Investment after the second anniversary and on or before the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, or
2.0x the Sponsors aggregate Investment after the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.
An additional one-third (1/3) of the Performance-Based Option will performance vest upon the realization by the Sponsor of Cash Proceeds of at least:
2.0x the Sponsors aggregate Investment on or before the second anniversary of the Date of Grant,
2.5x the Sponsors aggregate Investment after the second anniversary and on or before third the anniversary of the Date of Grant, or
3.0x the Sponsors aggregate Investment after the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.
The remaining one-third (1/3) of the Performance-Based Option will performance vest upon the realization by the Sponsor of Cash Proceeds of at least:
2.5x the Sponsors aggregate Investment on or before the second anniversary of the Date of Grant,
3.0x the Sponsors aggregate Investment after the second anniversary and on or before the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, or
3.5x the Sponsors aggregate Investment after the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.
No realization by the Sponsor of Cash Proceeds that on a cumulative basis amounts to less than the applicable threshold set forth in paragraph 2(a) of this Schedule B shall result in any performance vesting of the Performance-Based Option, but prior realizations by the Sponsor shall be taken into account in determining whether and if so to what extent any later realization by the Sponsor of Cash Proceeds (occurring prior to the forfeiture or termination of the Performance-Based Option) results in performance vesting pursuant to this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Performance-Based Option shall not performance vest on any performance vesting date unless the Optionee has remained in continuous Employment from the Date of Grant until such performance-vesting date.
If the Sponsor realizes Cash Proceeds equal to or in excess of the applicable threshold set forth in paragraph 2(a) of this Schedule B in an event that is not a Change in Control, that portion, if any, of the Performance-Based Option that has not then time vested will remain outstanding and eligible to time vest pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Schedule B . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Performance-Based Option shall not time vest on any Scheduled Vesting Date or on a Change in Control, as applicable, unless the Optionee has remained in continuous Employment from the Date of Grant until such date.
2. For purposes of this Agreement, the value of (i) Marketable Securities with respect to an IPO shall be measured on each date that is the first day of any company trading window from and after the date that is the later of six months following an IPO and the date on which the equity securities received by the Sponsor first constitute Marketable Securities and (ii) Marketable Securities with respect to a Change in Control shall be measured on the date of initial receipt by the Sponsor.
3. The value of Marketable Securities shall be equal to:
in the case of equity securities received in a Change in Control, the value attributed to such securities in the Change in Control,
from and after the date that is six months following an IPO, the value attributable to such securities on the first day of any company trading window shall be equal to the lower of (i) the average trading price on such date determined at the closing of the relevant national securities exchange on such date and (ii) the volume weighted average of the Trading Price of such securities for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date.
All determinations regarding the amount of Cash Proceeds received by the Sponsor and whether (or to what extent) this Performance-Based Option has vested as a result thereof shall be made in good faith by the Board or by a committee designated by the Board, which determination shall be final and binding. If a Change of Control occurs and the performance conditions of any Performance-Based Option are not met in connection therewith, any Performance-Based Options that remain unvested as of such date shall be automatically forfeited for no consideration.
4. For purposes of this Schedule B , the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) | Cash Proceeds means (i) all sale proceeds, distributions and dividends received by the Sponsor in respect of the Sponsor Shares in cash and (ii) the value of all Marketable Securities held by the Sponsor with such value determined pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Schedule B and will exclude, for the avoidance of doubt and in any case, any management, consulting, monitoring, advisory, transaction or similar fee, if any, received by the Sponsor or any of its affiliates. |
(b) | Investment means the total amount of cash invested by the Sponsor in exchange for the Sponsor Shares prior to the applicable measurement date. |
(c) | Marketable Securities (1) with respect to an IPO, means any equity securities that (i) are of a class of equity securities traded on a principal national securities exchange and (ii) are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ); and (2) with respect to a Change in Control, means any equity securities in each case, as of the applicable determination date pursuant to paragraph 7 of Schedule B . |
(d) | Sponsor Shares means the shares of Stock issued to the Sponsor, whenever issued, and includes any stock, securities or other property or interests received by the Sponsor in respect of such shares of Stock (other than Marketable Securities) in connection with any stock dividend or other similar distribution, stock split or combination of shares, recapitalization, conversion, reorganization, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, merger, exchange of stock or other transaction that affects the Companys capital occurring after the date of issuance. |
(e) | Trading Day means a business day of the principal national securities exchange on which Marketable Securities are listed or admitted to trade. |
(f) | Trading Price means the last trading price, if any, on each Trading Day on which the trading price of the Marketable Securities is reported by the principal national securities exchange on which such Marketable Securities are listed or admitted to trade. |
EXHIBIT A
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AGREEMENT
This Restrictive Covenants Agreement (this Agreement ) is made and entered into as of [Date] by and between [Name] (the Employee ) and Batman Holdings, Inc. (the Company ). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Companys 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan ) and in the Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement by and between the Company and the Employee, dated as of the date hereof (the Award Agreement ). The Employee acknowledges that the below restrictions on the Employees activities during and after the Employees Employment are necessary to protect the good will, Confidential Information, trade secrets and other legitimate interests of the Company and its Affiliates. Therefore, in consideration of the Companys grant of stock options in the Company to the Employee under the Award Agreement, the Employees Employment, and the Employee being granted access to the trade secrets, other Confidential Information and good will of the Company and its Affiliates, the Employee agrees as follows:
1. Confidential Information . During the course of the Employees Employment, the Employee will learn of Confidential Information and may develop Confidential Information on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates. The Employee agrees that the Employee will not use or disclose to any Person (except as required by applicable law or for the proper performance of the Employees regular duties and responsibilities in the course of the Employees Employment) any Confidential Information obtained by the Employee incident to the Employees Employment or any other association with the Company or any of its Affiliates. The Employee agrees that this restriction shall continue to apply after the Employees Employment terminates, regardless of the reason for such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects the Employees communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning non-privileged matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity.
2. Assignment of Rights to Intellectual Property . The Employee shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company. The Employee hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) the Employees full right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property. The Employee agrees to execute any and all applications for domestic and foreign patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights and to do such other acts (including without limitation the execution and delivery of instruments of further assurance or confirmation) requested by the Company to assign the Intellectual Property to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) and to permit the Company to enforce any patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights to the Intellectual Property. The Employee will
not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. All copyrightable works that the Employee creates during the Employees Employment shall be considered work made for hire and shall, upon creation, be owned exclusively by the Company.
3. | Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation . |
(a) During the Employees Employment (the Restricted Period ), the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, compete with the Company or any of its Affiliates in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its Affiliates does business or is actively planning to do business during the Employees Employment (the Restricted Area ) or undertake any planning for any business competitive with the Company or any of its Affiliates in the Restricted Area. Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, the Employee agrees not to work or provide services, in any capacity, whether as an employee, independent contractor or otherwise, whether with or without compensation, to any Person in the Restricted Area that is engaged in any business that is competitive with the business of the Company or its Affiliates, as conducted or in active planning during the Employees Employment.
(b) During the Restricted Period, the Employee will not directly or indirectly (i) solicit or encourage any customer, vendor, supplier, manufacturer or other business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with them; or (ii) seek to persuade any such customer, vendor, supplier, manufacturer or other business partner, or any prospective customer, vendor, supplier, manufacturer or other business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates, to conduct with anyone else any business or activity which such business partner conducts or such prospective business partner could conduct with the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided , however , that these restrictions shall apply (y) only with respect to those Persons who are or have been a customer, vendor, supplier, manufacturer or other business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time within the eighteen (18)-month period immediately preceding the activity that is restricted by this Section 3(b) or whose business has been solicited on behalf of the Company or any of the Affiliates by any of their officers, employees or agents within such eighteen (18)-month period, other than by form letter, blanket mailing or published advertisement, and (z) only if the Employee has performed work for such Person during the Employees Employment or been introduced to, or otherwise had contact with, such Person as a result of the
Employees Employment or other associations with the Company or one of its Affiliates or has had access to Confidential Information which would assist in the Employees solicitation of such Person.
(c) During the Restricted Period, the Employee will not, and will not assist any other Person to, hire or engage any employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates. During the Restricted Period and for a period of twelve (12) months following termination of the Employees Employment, regardless of the reason therefor, the Employee will not (i) solicit for hiring or engagement any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates or seek to persuade any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates to discontinue employment or (ii) solicit or encourage any independent contractor providing services to the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with them. For the purposes of this Agreement, an employee or an independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates is any Person who was such at any time within the within the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the activity that is restricted by this Section 3(c).
4. Non-Disparagement . The Employee agrees that the Employee will never disparage or criticize the Company, its Affiliates, their business, their management or their products or services, and that the Employee will not otherwise do or say anything that could disrupt the good morale of employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates or harm the interests or reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
5. Cooperation . The Employee agrees to cooperate with the Company and its Affiliates during the Employees Employment and thereafter with respect to all matters arising during or related to the Employees Employment or other association with the Company or any of its Affiliates, including without limitation all matters in connection with any governmental audit or investigation, litigation or regulatory or other proceeding which may have arisen or which may arise following the signing of this Agreement. The Company will reimburse the Employees out-of-pocket expenses incurred in complying with the Companys requests hereunder; provided that such expenses are authorized by the Company in advance.
6. Enforcement . In signing this Agreement, the Employee gives the Company assurance that the Employee has carefully read and considered all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Employee agrees without reservation that the restraints contained herein are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company
and its Affiliates, and that each and every one of the restraints is reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. The Employee further agrees that, were the Employee to breach any of the covenants contained in this Agreement, the damage to the Company and its Affiliates would be irreparable. The Employee therefore agrees that the Company, in addition, and not as an alternative, to any other remedies available to it (including without limitation any remedies set forth in the Award Agreement or the Plan), shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach by the Employee of any such covenants, without having to post bond, together with an award of its reasonable attorneys fees incurred in enforcing its rights hereunder. So that the Company may enjoy the full benefit of the covenants contained in Section 3 hereof, the Company further agrees that the applicable period of restriction shall be tolled, and shall not run, during the period of any breach by the Employee of any such covenants. The Employee and the Company further agree that, in the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, that provision shall be deemed to be modified to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law. It is also agreed that each of the Companys Affiliates shall have the right to enforce all of the Employees obligations to that Affiliate under this Agreement. Finally, no claimed breach of this Agreement or other violation of law attributed to the Company or any of its Affiliates, or change in the nature or scope of the Employees Employment or other association with the Company or any of its Affiliates, shall operate to excuse the Employee from the performance of the Employees obligations hereunder.
7. | Definitions . |
(a) Affiliates means all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, where control may be by either management authority, equity interest or otherwise; provided , however , that for purposes of Sections 3 and 8(b), Affiliates does not include any portfolio company of any investment fund associated with Bain Capital, LLC that is not directly or indirectly connected with the business of the Company.
(b) Confidential Information means any and all information of the Company and its Affiliates that is not generally available to the public. Confidential Information also includes any information received by the Company or any of its Affiliates from any Person with any understanding, express or implied, that it will not be disclosed. Confidential Information does not include information that enters the public domain, other than through the Employees breach of the Employees obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Intellectual Property means inventions, discoveries, developments, methods, processes, compositions, works, concepts and ideas (whether or not patentable or copyrightable or constituting trade secrets) conceived, made, created, developed or reduced to practice by the Employee (whether alone or with others, whether or not during normal business hours or on or off Company or Affiliate premises) during the Employees Employment that relate either to the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates or to any prospective activity of the Company or any of its Affiliates or that result from any work performed by the Employee for the Company or any of its Affiliates or that make use of Confidential Information or any of the equipment or facilities of the Company or any of its Affiliates. [Notwithstanding the foregoing, Intellectual Property does not include any invention that qualifies fully under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870, the terms of which are set forth in Schedule I to this Agreement.] 1
8. | Miscellaneous . |
(a) The restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement are in addition to, and do not supersede, any restrictive covenants by which the Employee is bound under any other agreement between the Employee and the Company or any of its Affiliates.
(b) Neither the Employee nor the Company may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest in it, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other; provided , however , the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the Employees consent to one of its Affiliates or to any Person with whom the Company shall hereafter effect a reorganization, consolidate or merge, or to whom the Company shall hereafter transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Employee and the Company, and each of their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.
(c) This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach shall be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by the Employee and an expressly authorized representative of the Company.
1 | Note to Draft: For California-based employees only. |
(d) This is a [State] contract and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the [State/Commonwealth of State], without regard to any conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. The Employee agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of or in the [State/Commonwealth of State] in connection with any dispute arising out of this Agreement, and hereby waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that any such dispute brought in one of the above-named courts should be dismissed on grounds of forum non conveniens.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, effective as set forth above.
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SCHEDULE I 2
INVENTION ASSIGNMENT NOTICE
You are hereby notified that the Restrictive Covenants Agreement between you and Batman Holdings, Inc., dated as of [Date], does not apply to any invention which qualifies fully for exclusion under the provisions of Section 2870 of the California Labor Code. Following is the text of California Labor Code § 2870:
CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 2870
(a) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employers equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either:
(1) Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employers business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or
(2) Result from any work performed by the employee for the employer.
(b) To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.
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