As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2017

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)

 

 

Symantec Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

LifeLock, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation 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:

William L. Hughes, 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      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  

 

 


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Securities
to be Registered
  Amount
to be
Registered(1)
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
per Share
  Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
  Amount of
Registration Fee

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

               

To be issued under the Symantec Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

  17,000,000   $28.30 (2)   $481,100,000   $55,760 (3)

To be issued under assumed stock options and restricted stock units granted under the LifeLock, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan

  7,188,468 (4)   $15.11 (5)   $149,965,078   $17,381 (6)

Total

  24,188,468   n/a   $631,065,078   $73,141

 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 16, 2017.
(3) Calculated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 16, 2017.
(4) Represents Registrant’s shares issuable under stock options and restricted stock units granted under the LifeLock, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan and assumed by the Registrant on February 9, 2017 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 20, 2016, as amended, by and among the Registrant, L1116 Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and LifeLock, Inc.
(5) 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 into shares.
(6) Calculated solely for the purposes of computing the amount of the registration fee as follows: (i) with respect to the shares issuable under 4,053,720 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 stock options ($15.11 per share) and (ii) with respect to the shares issuable under 3,134,748 restricted stock units 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 Registrant’s Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 16, 2017.

 

 

 


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) Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and

(c) The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registrant’s 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 10,000 shares of the Registrant’s 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 corporation’s 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 Registrant’s 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 director’s 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 Registrant’s 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, Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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.

 

          Incorporated by Reference         

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

   Form      File No.      Exhibit      Filing Date      Filed
Herewith
 

4.01

   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation      S-8         333-119872         4.01         10/21/2004      

4.02

   Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation      S-8         333-126403         4.03         07/06/2005      

4.03

   Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation      10-Q         000-17781         3.01         08/05/2009      

4.04

   Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Symantec Corporation      8-K         000-17781         3.01         06/26/2015      

4.05

   Bylaws, as amended, of Symantec Corporation      8-K         000-17781         3.01         05/07/2012      

5.01

   Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP                  X   

23.01

   Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                  X   

23.02

   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                  X   

23.03

   Consent of RSM US LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                  X   

23.04

   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

   Symantec Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, including form of Stock Option Grant – Terms and Conditions and form of RSU Award Agreement                  X   

99.02

   LifeLock, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan and forms of option and restricted stock unit award agreements 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 Registrant’s 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 February 17, 2017.

 

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
By:   /S/ GREGORY S. CLARK
  Gregory S. 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 S. Clark, Nicholas R. Noviello and Scott C. Taylor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, such person’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person in such person’s 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

/S/ GREGORY S. CLARK

Gregory S. Clark

   Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)        February 17, 2017    

/S/ NICHOLAS R. NOVIELLO

Nicholas R. Noviello

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)    February 17, 2017

/S/ MARK S. GARFIELD

Mark S. Garfield

   Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)    February 17, 2017

/S/ DANIEL H. SCHULMAN

Daniel H. Schulman

   Chairman of the Board    February 17, 2017

/S/ FRANK E. DANGEARD

Frank E. Dangeard

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ KENNETH Y. HAO

Kenneth Y. Hao

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ DAVID W. HUMPHREY

David W. Humphrey

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ GERALDINE B. LAYBOURNE

Geraldine B. Laybourne

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ DAVID L. MAHONEY

David L. Mahoney

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ ROBERT S. MILLER

Robert S. Miller

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ ANITA M. SANDS

Anita M. Sands

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ V. PAUL UNRUH

V. Paul Unruh

   Director    February 17, 2017

/S/ SUZANNE M. VAUTRINOT

Suzanne M. Vautrinot

   Director    February 17, 2017


Index to Exhibits

 

          Incorporated by Reference         

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

   Form      File No.      Exhibit      Filing Date      Filed
Herewith
 

4.01

   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation      S-8         333-119872         4.01         10/21/2004      

4.02

   Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation      S-8         333-126403         4.03         07/06/2005      

4.03

   Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Symantec Corporation      10-Q         000-17781         3.01         08/05/2009      

4.04

   Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Symantec Corporation      8-K         000-17781         3.01         06/26/2015      

4.05

   Bylaws, as amended, of Symantec Corporation      8-K         000-17781         3.01         05/07/2012      

5.01

   Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP                  X   

23.01

   Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                  X   

23.02

   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                  X   

23.03

   Consent of RSM US LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                  X   

23.04

   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

   Symantec Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, including form of Stock Option Grant – Terms and Conditions and form of RSU Award Agreement                  X   

99.02

   LifeLock, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan and forms of option and restricted stock unit award agreements thereunder                  X   

EXHIBIT 5.01

 

LOGO

February 17, 2017

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 February 17, 2017 (the “ Registration Statement ”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of (1) an aggregate of 17,000,000 shares (the “ EIP Shares ”) of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), subject to issuance by the Company pursuant to its 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “ Plan ”) and (2) an aggregate of 7,188,468 shares (the “ LifeLock Shares ” and together with the EIP Shares, the “ Shares ”) of Common Stock, subject to issuance by the Company upon the exercise of stock options and the settlement of restricted stock units granted under the LifeLock, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Target Plan ”) and assumed by the Company in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 20, 2016 (as amended by the Amendment, the “ Merger Agreement ”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 16, 2017 (the “ Amendment ), by and among the Company, L1116 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and LifeLock, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Target ”). 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 Company’s current certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the Target Plan, the Merger Agreement, certain corporate proceedings of the Company’s board of directors and stockholders relating to the Registration Statement, the prospectuses prepared in connection with the Registration Statement, the Plan and related forms, the Merger Agreement, the Target Plan, the Company’s 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


Symantec Corporation

February 17, 2017

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:

 

  (1) the 17,000,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold by the Company under the Plan upon (i) the exercise of stock options to be granted by the Company under the Plan, (ii) the granting by the Company of restricted stock or restricted stock units under the Plan, or (iii) the vesting of stock appreciation rights to be granted by the Company under the Plan, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Plan and forms of award agreements thereunder, if any, to be entered into thereunder and in the manner and for the consideration stated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus associated with the Plan, the Plan and applicable forms of award agreements, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and

 

  (2) when the 7,188,468 shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold by the Compay upon the exercise of stock options and the settlement of restricted stock units granted under the Target Plan and assumed by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement have been issued and sold by the Company against the Company’s 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 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

February 17, 2017

Exhibit 23.02

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Symantec Corporation of our report dated June 2, 2016 relating to the financial statements of Blue Coat Inc., which appears in Symantec Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 5, 2016.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

February 17, 2017

Exhibit 23.03

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Symantec Corporation of our report dated January 29, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Project Barbour Holdings Corporation and subsidiaries, Predecessor to Blue Coat, Inc., appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Symantec Corporation filed on October 5, 2016.

/s/ RSM US LLP

San Jose, California

February 17, 2017

Exhibit 99.01

SYMANTEC CORPORATION

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

As adopted by the Board on July 25, 2013

and as amended thereafter

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 Company’s 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 28.

2. Shares Subject to the Plan .

2.1 Number of Shares Available . Subject to Sections 2.2 and 19, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be sixty-two million (62,000,000) Shares.

Subject to Sections 2.2 and 19, Shares that: (a) are subject to issuance upon exercise of an Option but cease to be subject to such Option for any reason other than exercise of such Option; (b) are subject to an Award granted hereunder but are forfeited or are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; or (c) 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. The following Shares may not again be made available for future grant and issuance as Awards under the Plan: (i) Shares that are withheld to pay the Exercise or Purchase Price of an Award or to satisfy any tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award, (ii) Shares not issued or delivered as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding Option or SAR or (iii) shares of the Company’s Common Stock repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of an Option Exercise Price. 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 (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance and future grant under the Plan set forth in Section 2.1, (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options and SARS, (c) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued as ISOs set forth Section 5.8, (d) the number of Shares that may be granted pursuant to Section 3 below, (e) the Purchase Price and number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards (other than Options and SARs which are provided for in (b) above), and (f) the number of Shares that are granted as Awards to Non-Employee Directors as set forth in Section 6 will be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, however, 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. For the avoidance of doubt, Shares that otherwise become available for grant and issuance because of the provisions of this Section 2.2 shall not include Shares subject to Awards that initially became available because of the assumption and substitution clause in Section 19.3.


In the event of an extraordinary cash dividend by the Company, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may, in lieu of the any of the methods of adjustments set forth above, determine that: (a) Participants holding outstanding RSUs will be entitled to receive a cash payment, with respect to each Share subject to such Awards, in an amount equal to the per-Share extraordinary cash dividend amount, provided, however, that unless determined otherwise by the Committee, any cash payment or new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) that the Participant has the right to receive with respect to the Participant’s unvested RSUs pursuant to this clause (a) may be issued subject to both (i) the same vesting requirements applicable to the Participant’s unvested RSUs and (ii) such escrow arrangements as the Committee may deem appropriate, and/or (b) the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and SARs may be reduced by an amount equal to the per-Share extraordinary cash dividend amount, provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine that a cash payment shall be made to a Participant holding an Option or SAR partially or entirely in lieu of such a reduction in Exercise Price on a per-Share cent-for-cent basis.

3. Eligibility . ISOs (as defined in Section 5 below) may be granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. All other 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. No Eligible Individual will be eligible to receive more than 2,000,000 Shares in any calendar year under this Plan, pursuant to the grant of Awards hereunder, other than new employees of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (including new employees who are also officers and directors of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company), who are eligible to receive up to a maximum of 3,000,000 Shares in the calendar year in which they commence their employment. For purposes of these limits only, each Restricted Stock Unit settled in Shares (but not those settled in cash), shall be deemed to cover one Share. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may from time to time, select among the Eligible Individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and determine the nature and amount of each Award. No Eligible Individual shall have any right, by virtue of this Plan to receive an Award. An Eligible Individual may be granted more than one Award under this Plan.

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;

 

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(g) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions;

(h) determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards;

(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;

(m) adjust Performance Factors to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships provided that such adjustments are consistent with the regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to persons whose compensation is subject to Section 162(m) of the Code;

(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.

4.3 Section 162(m) and Section 16 of the Exchange Act . When necessary or desirable for an Award to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code the Committee shall include at least two persons who are “outside directors” (as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code) and at least two (or a majority if more than two then serve on the Committee) such “outside directors” shall approve the grant of such Award and timely determine (as applicable) the Performance Period and any Performance Factors upon which vesting or settlement of any portion of such Award is to be subject. When required by Section 162(m) of the Code, prior to settlement of any such Award at least two (or a majority if more than two then serve on the Committee) such “outside directors” then serving on the Committee shall determine and certify in writing the extent to which such Performance Factors have been timely achieved and the extent to which the Shares subject to such Award have thereby been earned. Awards granted to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange

 

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Act must be approved by two or more “non-employee directors” (as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act). With respect to Participants whose compensation is subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, and provided that such adjustments are consistent with the regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may adjust the performance goals to account for changes in law and accounting and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships, including without limitation (i) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and other unusual or non-recurring charges, (ii) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management, or (iii) a change in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles.

5. Options . An Option is the granting of a right, but not the obligation, to purchase Shares. The Committee may grant Options to Participants and will determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code (“ISOs”) or Nonqualified Stock Options (“NQSOs”), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option (subject to Section 5.4 below), the circumstances upon and the period during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following:

5.1 Form of Option Grant . Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO (“Stock Option Agreement”), and 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. To the extent that any Option designated as an ISO in the Award Agreement fails to qualify as such under applicable law, it shall be treated instead as a NQSO.

5.2 Date of Grant . The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option, unless a later date is otherwise specified by the Committee at the time it acts to approve the grant. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option.

5.3 Exercise Period . Options will be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted; and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (“Ten Percent Stockholder”) will be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for the exercise of Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise (including, without limitation, the attainment during a Performance Period of performance goals based on Performance Factors), in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee determines.

5.4 Exercise Price . The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option is granted and may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; provided that the Exercise Price of any ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased may be made in accordance with Section 10 and the Award Agreement and in accordance with any procedures established by the Committee.

 

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5.5 Method of Exercise . Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written or electronic notice or agreement of stock option exercise (the “Exercise Agreement”) in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements regarding Participant’s investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased and all applicable Tax-Related Items. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Committee and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 2.2. Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

5.6 Termination of Participant . Notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following:

(a) If the Participant is Terminated for any reason except death or Disability, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options are vested and exercisable upon the Termination Date no later than three (3) months after the Termination Date (or such shorter or longer time period not exceeding the original term of the Option as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond three (3) months after the Termination Date deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event, no later than the expiration date of the Options.

(b) If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three (3) months after a Termination other than because of Participant’s death or disability), then Participant’s Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options are vested and exercisable by Participant on the Termination Date and must be exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal representative or authorized assignee) no later than twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or such shorter or longer time period not exceeding the original term of the Option as may be determined by the Committee, with any such exercise beyond (a) three (3) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s death or Disability, or (b) twelve (12) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for Participant’s death or Disability, deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options.

5.7 Limitations on Exercise . The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.

5.8 Limitations on ISOs . The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any Affiliate, Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed $100,000. If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, then the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and the Options for the amount in excess of

 

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$100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs. In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date of this Plan to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment. No more than 100,000,000 Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs under this Plan.

5.9 Modification, Extension or Renewal . The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options (but not beyond the original term of such Option) and authorize the grant of new Options in substitution therefor, provided that (a) any such action may not, without the written consent of a Participant, impair any of such Participant’s rights under any Option previously granted unless the Committee determines that such action is necessary or advisable to comply with applicable laws or facilitate the offering and administration of the Plan in view of such laws; (b) any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code; and (c) notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in the Plan, the Company is subject to Section 22.2 below with respect to any proposal to reprice outstanding Options.

5.10 No Disqualification . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to ISOs will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code.

5.11 Minimum Vesting . At the time of grant, no Option will be granted that vests (or, if applicable, is exercisable) until at least twelve (12) months following the date of grant of the Option; provided, however, that up to five percent (5%) of the Shares authorized for issuance under this Plan may be subject to Options and/or SARs that do not meet the foregoing vesting (and, if applicable, exercisability) requirements.

6. Non-Employee Director Equity Awards.

6.1 Types of Awards . All Awards other than ISOs may be granted to non-employee directors under this Plan; provided, that no such Award shall exceed 2,000,000 Shares in any one fiscal year. Subject to the foregoing Share limitation, Awards granted pursuant to this Section 6 may be automatically made pursuant to a policy adopted by the Board (as such policy may be amended from time to time by the Board) or made from time to time as determined in the discretion of the Board, or, if the authority to grant Awards to non-employee directors has been delegated by the Board, the Committee.

6.2 Eligibility . Awards granted pursuant to this Section 6 shall be granted only to non-employee directors. Any non-employee director, including without limitation any non-employee director who is appointed as a member to the Board, will be eligible to receive an Award under this Section 6.

6.3 Vesting, Exercisability and Settlement . Except as set forth in Section 19, Awards granted pursuant to Section 6 shall vest, become exercisable and be settled as determined by the Board and consistent with Section 5.11 and Section 9.4 or, if the authority to make such determinations has been delegated by the Board, the Committee. With respect to Options and SARs, the Exercise Price of such Award granted to non-employee directors shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time such Award is granted.

 

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7. Restricted Stock Awards . A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the Company to issue Shares that are subject to restrictions. The Committee will determine to whom an offer will be made, the number of Shares the person may be issued or purchase, the Purchase Price (if any), the restrictions to which the Shares will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the following:

7.1 Restricted Stock Agreement . All purchases under a Restricted Stock Award will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (the “Restricted Stock 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. A Participant can accept a Restricted Stock Award by signing and delivering to the Company the Restricted Stock Agreement, and full payment of the Purchase Price (if any) and all applicable withholding taxes, at such time and on such terms as required by the Committee. If the Participant does not accept the Restricted Stock Award at such time and on such terms as required by the Committee, then the offer of the Restricted Stock Award will terminate, unless the Committee determines otherwise.

7.2 Purchase Price . The Purchase Price (if any) for a Restricted Stock Award will be determined by the Committee, and may be less than Fair Market Value on the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted. Payment of the Purchase Price must be made in accordance with Section 10 of this Plan and as permitted in the Restricted Stock Agreement, and in accordance with any procedures established by the Company.

7.3 Terms of Restricted Stock Awards . Restricted Stock Awards will be subject to all restrictions, if any, that the Committee may impose. These restrictions may be based on completion of a specified period of service with the Company and/or upon completion of performance goals as may be set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement, which shall be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee shall from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. Prior to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for the Restricted Stock Award; (b) select performance criteria, including if the Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) from among the Performance Factors, to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares that may be awarded to the Participant. For Restricted Stock Awards intended to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the performance goals will be determined at a time when the achievement of the performance goals remains substantially uncertain and shall otherwise be administered in a manner that complies with the requirements under that statute. Performance Periods may overlap and a Participant may participate simultaneously with respect to Restricted Stock Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and having different performance goals and other criteria.

7.4 Termination of Participant . Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, Restricted Stock Awards shall cease to vest immediately if a Participant is Terminated during the vesting period or Performance Period applicable to the Award for any reason, unless the Committee determines otherwise, and any unvested Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to the Company’s right to repurchase such Shares or otherwise to any forfeiture condition applicable to the Award, as described in Section 14 of this Plan, if and as set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

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8. Restricted 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 (which may consist of Restricted Stock). The Committee will determine to whom an RSU grant will be made, the number of Shares subject to the RSU, the restrictions to which the Shares subject to the RSU will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the RSU, subject to the following:

8.1 Terms of RSUs . RSUs 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. 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. A RSU may be awarded upon satisfaction of such performance goals as are set out in advance in the Award Agreement (the “Performance RSU Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. If the RSU is being earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance RSU Agreement, then the Committee will: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for each RSU; (b) select performance criteria, including if the Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) from among the Performance Factors, to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares subject to the RSU. For RSUs intended to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the performance goals will be determined at a time when the achievement of the performance goals remains substantially uncertain and shall otherwise be administered in a manner that complies with the requirements under that statute. Prior to settlement of any RSU earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance RSU Agreement, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such RSU has been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to RSUs 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 RSUs to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships.

8.2 Settlement . The portion of a RSU 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.

8.3 Termination of Participant . Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on such Participant’s Termination Date (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).

9. Stock Appreciation Rights . A Stock Appreciation Right (or SAR) is an award that may be exercised for cash or Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock), having a value equal to the value determined by multiplying the difference between the Fair Market Value on the date of settlement over the Exercise Price and the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is being settled. The Committee will determine to whom to grant a SAR, the number of Shares subject to the SAR, the restrictions to which the SAR will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the SAR, subject to the following:

9.1 Terms of SARs . SARs may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants, and may be based upon the achievement of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary and/or individual performance goals or upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine. The Committee will determine all terms of each SAR including, without limitation: the number of Shares deemed subject to each SAR, the time or times during which each SAR may be settled, the consideration to be distributed on settlement, and the effect on each SAR of its holder’s Termination. All SARs will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (the “SAR Agreement”), which will be in such form and contain such

 

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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. The Exercise Price of a SAR will be determined by the Committee when the SAR is granted and may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. A SAR may be awarded upon satisfaction of such performance goals as are set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Award Agreement (the “Performance SAR Agreement”) that will be in such form (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. If the SAR is being earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance SAR Agreement, then the Committee will: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for each SAR; (b) select performance criteria, including if the Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) from among the Performance Factors, to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares deemed subject to the SAR. Prior to exercise of any SAR earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance SAR Agreement, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such SAR has been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to SARs 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 SARs to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in the Plan, the Company is subject to Section 22.2 below with respect to any proposal to reprice outstanding SARs. The term of a SAR shall be ten (10) years from the date the SAR is awarded or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.

9.2 Settlement . Upon exercise of a SAR, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying (i) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price; times (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Committee, the payment from the Company for the SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. The portion of a SAR being settled may be paid currently or on a deferred basis with such interest or dividend equivalent, if any, as the Committee determines, provided that the terms of the SAR and any deferral satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable.

9.3 Termination of Participant . Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on such Participant’s Termination Date (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).

9.4 Minimum Vesting . At the time of grant, no SAR will be granted that vests (or, if applicable, is exercisable) until at least twelve (12) months following the date of grant of the SAR; provided, however, that up to five percent (5%) of the Shares authorized for issuance under this Plan may be subject to SARs and/or Options that do not meet the foregoing vesting (and, if applicable, exercisability) requirements.

10. Payment for Share Purchases . Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash, by check or by wire transfer or, where expressly approved for the Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law:

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(b) by surrender of shares of the Company held by the Participant that have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Award will be exercised or settled;

(c) cashless “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of Shares issued upon exercise by the largest whole number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate Exercise Price plus any Tax-Related Items; provided that the Company shall accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent of any remaining balance of the Exercise Price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole Shares to be issued;

(d) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered;

(e) with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists, through a “same day sale” commitment from the Participant and a broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a“FINRA Dealer”) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell all or a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise Price and any applicable Tax-Related Items, and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company;

(f) by such other consideration and method of payment as permitted by the Committee and applicable law; or

(g) by any combination of the foregoing.

11. Withholding Taxes.

11.1 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s behalf; (iii) through withholding in Shares as set forth in Section 11.2 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.

11.2 Stock Withholding . When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the grant, exercise or vesting 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.

 

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12. 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 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; provided, that if such Shares are restricted stock, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the restricted stock; provided, further, that the Participant will have no right to retain such stock dividends or stock distributions with respect to Shares that are repurchased at the Participant’s original Purchase Price or otherwise forfeited to the Company.

13. Transferability . Unless determined otherwise by the Committee or its delegate(s) or pursuant to this Section 13, 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. All Awards will be exercisable: (A) during the Participant’s lifetime only by (x) the Participant, or (y) the Participant’s guardian or legal representative; (B) after the Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the Participant’s heirs or legatees; and (C) in the case of all awards except ISOs, by a Permitted Transferee (for awards made transferable by the Committee) or such person’s guardian or legal representative. “Permitted Transferee” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (including adoptive relationships) of the Participant, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests.

14. Restrictions on Shares . At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement a right to repurchase a portion of or all Shares that are not vested held by a Participant following such Participant’s Termination at any time specified after the Participant’s Termination Date, for cash and/or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness, at the Participant’s original Exercise Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be. Alternatively, at the discretion of the Committee, Award Shares issued to the Participant for which the Participant did not pay any Exercise or Purchase Price may be forfeited to the Company on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the Award Agreement. 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.

 

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15. Escrow; Pledge of Shares . To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s 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.

16. 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. This Section shall not be construed to defeat the requirements of Section 22.2.

17. 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.

18. 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. 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.

 

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19. Corporate Transactions .

19.1 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 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 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), 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); provided that, unless otherwise determined by the Board, all Awards granted pursuant to Section 6 shall accelerate and be fully vested upon such merger, consolidation or corporate transaction. In the event such successor corporation (if any) fails to assume or substitute Awards pursuant to a transaction described in this Subsection 19.1, 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 corporation’s assets, as the case may be, within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder.

19.2 Other Treatment of Awards . Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 19, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 19.1, 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.”

19.3 Assumption or Substitution of Awards by the Company . The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by either; (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company’s award; or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.

 

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20. 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Committee’s election, Participant’s Awards shall not be exercisable or settleable and shall terminate and expire upon the Participant’s Termination Date. Termination by the Company based on a Participant’s 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.

21. Compliance with Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that the Committee determines that any Award granted under the Plan is subject to Code Section 409A and unless otherwise specified in the applicable Award Agreement, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary for such Award to avoid the consequences described in Code Section 409A(a)(1), and to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law (and unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement), the Plan and the Award Agreements shall be interpreted in a manner that results in their conforming to the requirements of Code Section 409A(a)(2), (3) and (4) and any Department of Treasury or Internal Revenue Service regulations or other interpretive guidance issued under Section 409A (whenever issued, the “Guidance”).

22. Certain Stockholder Approval Matters .

22.1 Plan Effectiveness; Increasing Plan Shares . This Plan became effective on October 22, 2013 (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: (a) no Option granted pursuant to such increase in the number of Shares subject to this Plan approved by the Board may be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by the stockholders of the Company; and (b) 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.

22.2 Repricing Matters . Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including without limitation any stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not without stockholder approval be amended to reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options or SARs, or to cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange either for (a) cash, or (b) new Options, SARS or other Awards with an exercise price that is less than the Exercise Price of the original (cancelled) Options or SARs.

23. Term of Plan . Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate on October 22, 2023.

 

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24. Amendment or Termination of Plan . The Board may at any time terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of Section 6 of this Plan; 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, take any action in conflict with Section 22.2 above, 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.

25. 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.

26. Governing Law . The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws.

27. 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, including without limitation Section 5.10, 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.

28. 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 Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Unit, or Restricted Stock Award.

Award Agreement ” means, with respect to 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.

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

Committee ” means the committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board.

Company ” means Symantec Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor corporation.

 

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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.

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

Exercise Price ” means the price at which a holder of an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option, and in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right the value specified on the date of grant that is subtracted from the Fair Market Value when such Stock Appreciation Right is settled.

Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company’s 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 Company’s Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

Outside Director ” shall mean a person who satisfies the requirements of an “outside director” as set forth in regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code.

Option ” means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 5.

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 Factors ” means any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement, from among the following objective measures, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the

 

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extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied:

1. Profit Before Tax;

2. Billings;

3. Revenue;

4. Net revenue;

5. Earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings);

6. Operating income;

7. Operating margin;

8. Operating profit;

9. Controllable operating profit, or net operating profit;

10. Net Profit;

11. Gross margin;

12. Operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue;

13. Net income;

14. Earnings per share;

15. Total stockholder return;

16. Market share;

17. Return on assets or net assets;

18. The Company’s stock price;

19. Growth in stockholder value relative to a pre-determined index;

20. Return on equity;

21. Return on invested capital;

22. Cash Flow (including free cash flow or operating cash flows)

23. Cash conversion cycle;

24. Economic value added;

 

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25. Individual confidential business objectives;

26. Contract awards or backlog;

27. Overhead or other expense reduction;

28. Credit rating;

29. Strategic plan development and implementation;

30. Succession plan development and implementation;

31. Improvement in workforce diversity;

32. Customer indicators;

33. New product invention or innovation;

34. Attainment of research and development milestones;

35. Improvements in productivity;

36. Bookings;

37. Attainment of objective operating goals and employee metrics; and

38. Any other metric that is capable of measurement as determined by the Committee.

The Committee may, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition-related activities or changes in applicable accounting rules, provide for one or more equitable adjustments (based on objective standards) to the Performance Factors to preserve the Committee’s original intent regarding the Performance Factors at the time of the initial award grant. It is within the sole discretion of the Committee to make or not make any such equitable adjustments.

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.

Plan ” means this Symantec Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

Purchase Price ” means the price to be paid for Shares acquired under this Plan pursuant to an Award other than an Option.

Restricted Stock Award ” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 7. “Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 8. “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Shares ” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 19, and any successor security.

Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means an Award, granted pursuant to Section 9.

 

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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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SYMANTEC CORPORATION

STOCK OPTION GRANT—TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.  Grant of Option . Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (the “ Company ”), hereby grants to the optionee (“ Optionee ”) named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “ Grant Notice ”) an option (this “ Option ”) to purchase the total number of shares subject to the Option set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Shares ”) at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Exercise Price ”), subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant, any appendices attached hereto and the Grant Notice (collectively, the “ Grant ”) and in the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”). The Company and Optionee agree that Optionee granted under and governed by the Grant Notice, this Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant and the provisions of the Plan. Optionee: (a) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan prospectus, (b) represent that the Participant has carefully read and are familiar with their provisions, and (c) hereby accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein, in the Plan and in the Grant Notice.

For U.S. taxpayers, if designated as an incentive stock option in the Grant Notice, this Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” (“ ISO ”) within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “ Code ”). If not so designated, this Option shall be a nonqualified stock option (“ NQSO ”).

2.  Exercise Period of Option . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant and in the Plan, Optionee may exercise this Option in whole or in part for any Vested Shares, as determined in accordance with Section 8 hereof; provided, however, that this Option shall expire and terminate on the expiration date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Expiration Date ”), or earlier, as provided in Section 4 hereof, and must be exercised, if at all, on or before the Expiration Date.

3.  Restrictions on Exercise . Exercise of this Option is subject to the following limitations:

(a) This Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all applicable U.S. state and local securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise.

(b) This Option may not be exercised until the Plan, or any required increase in the number of shares authorized under the Plan, is approved by the stockholders of the Company.

(c) The exercise of this option may be subject to additional conditions and/or restrictions as set forth in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, as in effect from time to time.

4.  Termination of Option . Except as provided below in this Section, this Option shall terminate and may not be exercised if Optionee ceases to provide services as an Eligible Individual to the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company (each as defined in the Plan), except in the case of sick leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the committee appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to administer the

Plan (the “ Committee ”) or by any person designated by the Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety days, or reinstatement upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. By accepting this Grant, Optionee acknowledges that the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Grant Notice may change prospectively in the event that Optionee’s service status changes between full and part-time status in accordance with Company policies relating to work schedules and vesting of awards. A transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary and/or Affiliate shall not constitute a termination of service for purposes of this Grant. The Committee or its designee will have sole discretion to determine whether an Optionee has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which Optionee ceased to provide services (the “ Termination Date ”).

(a) If Optionee ceases to provide services as an Eligible Individual to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company for any reason except death or disability, Optionee may exercise this Option to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable upon the Termination Date, within three months after the Termination Date, but in any event no later than the Expiration Date.

 

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(b) If Optionee ceases to provide services as an Eligible Individual to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company because of the death or disability of Optionee, within the meaning of Section 22(e) (3) of the Code, (or Optionee dies within three months after Optionee ceases to provide services other than because of such Optionee’s death or disability) the Option may be exercised to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by Optionee on the Termination Date, by Optionee (or Optionee’s legal representative) within twelve months after the Termination Date, but in any event no later than the Expiration Date.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if Optionee ceases to provide services as an Eligible Individual to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company because of Optionee’s 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 Company, in liability, loss, damage or injury to the Company, then, at the Company’s election, this Option shall not be exercisable and shall terminate upon Optionee’s Termination Date. Termination by the Company based on Optionee’s 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 Optionee is guilty of such criminal act or intentional tort.

Nothing in this Grant or in the Plan shall confer on Optionee 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 Optionee’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

5.  Manner of Exercise .

(a) This Option shall be exercisable by delivery to the Company of an executed written Notice of Intent to Exercise Stock Option in such form or forms as may be approved by the Company (the “ Exercise Agreement ”), which shall set forth Optionee’s election to exercise this Option, the number of Shares being purchased, any restrictions imposed on the Shares and such other representations and agreements regarding Optionee’s investment intent and access to information as may be required by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws.

(b) Such Exercise Agreement shall be accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased (i) in cash (by check or by wire transfer); (ii) provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists, through a “same day sale” commitment from Optionee and a broker-dealer approved by the Company that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an “ NASD Dealer ”) whereby Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise Price and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or (iii) by any combination of the foregoing.

(c)  Withholding Taxes . Regardless of any action the Company or Optionee’s 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 ”), Optionee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by Optionee is and remains Optionee’s responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option grant, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items.

 

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Prior to exercise of the Option, Optionee 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, Optionee authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by you from your wages or other cash compensation paid to Optionee by the Company and/or the Employer. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may also include, if permissible under local law, (i) withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to Optionee when you exercise this Option, provided that the Company only withholds the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding amount, (ii) 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 Optionee’s behalf pursuant to this authorization), or (iii) any other arrangement approved by the Company. The Fair Market Value of these Shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied as a credit against the withholding taxes. Finally, Optionee 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 Optionee’s participation in the Plan or Optionee’s purchase of Shares that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver the Shares if Optionee fails to comply with Optionee’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this Section.

(d)  Issuance of Shares . Provided that such notice and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, the Company shall cause the Shares to be issued in the name of Optionee or Optionee’s legal representative or assignee.

6.  Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares . If the Option granted to Optionee pursuant to this Grant is an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date which is two years after the Grant Date, or (2) the date one year after exercise of the ISO with respect to which the Shares are to be sold or disposed, Optionee shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Optionee from any such early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current wages or other earnings payable to Optionee.

7.  Nontransferability of Option . This Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the law of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of Optionee.

8.  Vesting Schedule . Until the Termination Date, the shares subject to this option shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice. Shares that are vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice are “ Vested Shares ” and are exercisable hereunder.

9.  Compliance with Laws and Regulations . The exercise of this Option and the issuance of Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Optionee with all applicable requirements of U.S. federal and state, local, and foreign securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed at the time of such issuance. Optionee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any U.S. state or local securities commission, any foreign securities commission or other governmental authority or any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer.

10.  Adjustments . The number of Shares subject to this Option and the Exercise Price per share are subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Plan. In the event of a transaction described in Section 19.1 of the Plan, this Option may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on Optionee, or the successor corporation may substitute an equivalent award or provide substantially similar consideration to Optionee as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Option). In the event such successor corporation (if any) fails to assume this Option or substitute an equivalent award pursuant to a corporate transaction, this Option will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.

11.  Interpretation . Any dispute regarding the interpretation hereof or of the Plan shall be submitted by Optionee or the Company forthwith to the Committee, which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Company and on Optionee.

 

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12.  Electronic Delivery and Acceptance . The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan, options granted under the Plan or future options 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 Optionee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Optionee 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.

13.  Governing Law . The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Grant shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that State’s 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, 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.  Notices . Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Grant shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee at the address indicated in the Grant Notice or to such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed to have been given or delivered upon: personal delivery; three days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested); one business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid); or one business day after transmission by facsimile, rapifax or telecopier.

15.  Entire Agreement . The Plan, the Exercise Agreement, and the appendices are incorporated in this Grant by reference. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Grant and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall apply. This Grant constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

16.  Appendices . Notwithstanding any provisions in this Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant, the Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appendices attached hereto. Moreover, if Optionee relocates to one of the countries included in Appendix B, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Optionee, 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 Grant.

17.  Severability . The provisions of this Grant 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.

18.  Waiver . Optionee acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Grant shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Grant, or of any subsequent breach by Optionee or any other Optionee.

19.  Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Option and the Shares purchased upon exercise of the Option, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons and to require Optionee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

20.  Award Subject to Company Clawback or Recoupment . The Option 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 your 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 your Option (whether vested or unvested) and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to your Option.

 

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APPENDIX A

SYMANTEC CORPORATION

STOCK OPTION GRANT—TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FOR NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

1.  Withholding Taxes . The following provision supplements Section 5(c) of the Terms and Conditions of the Stock Option Grant:

(a) Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate Optionee’s liability for Tax Obligations or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Optionee is subject to Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction.

2.  Nature of Grant . In accepting the Option, Optionee acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

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

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

(c) all decisions with respect to future option or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d) Optionee is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(e) the Option and any Shares acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(f) the Option and any Shares acquired under the Plan and the income and the value of same are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, 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 Shares underlying the Option is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(h) if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value;

(i) if Optionee exercises the Option and acquires Shares, the value of such Shares may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

(j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Option resulting from Optionee’s Termination (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any) and in consideration of the grant of the Option to which Optionee is otherwise not entitled, Optionee irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or

 

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the Employer, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company, its 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, Optionee 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;

(k) in the event of a termination of Optionee’s 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 Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any), unless otherwise expressly provided in this Grant or determined by the Company, (i) Optionee’s right to vest in the Option under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of the date that Optionee is no longer actively providing services to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and will not be extended by any notice period ( e.g ., Optionee’s 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 Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any); and (ii) the period (if any) during which Optionee may exercise the Option after such Termination will commence on the date Optionee ceases to actively provide services and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee employment agreement, if any; the Committee or its designee will have sole discretion to determine the Termination Date pursuant to Section 4 of this Grant and Section 28 of the Plan;

(l) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Option and the benefits evidenced by this Grant do not create any entitlement to have the Option or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company, nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares of the Company;

(m) Optionee acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, the Employer nor any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Optionee’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Option or of any amounts due to Optionee pursuant to the exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon exercise;

(n) the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan or Optionee’s purchase or sale of Shares; and

(o) Optionee 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.

3.  Data Privacy Notice and Consent . Optionee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Optionee’s personal data as described in this Grant (“ Personal Data )  by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan.

Optionee understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Optionee, including, but not limited to, Optionee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Optionee’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.

Optionee understands that Personal Data will 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. Optionee understands that the recipients of the Personal Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than Optionee’s country. Optionee understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Personal Data by contacting Optionee’s local human resources representative. Optionee authorizes the Company, E*Trade Financial Services, Inc.,

 

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Charles Schwab, and any other recipients of Personal 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 Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom Optionee may elect to deposit any Shares purchased upon exercise of the Option. Optionee understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Optionee’s participation in the Plan. Optionee understands that he or she may, at any time, view Personal Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Personal Data, require any necessary amendments to Personal Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing Optionee’s local human resources representative. Further, Optionee understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Optionee does not consent, or if Optionee later seeks to revoke Optionee’s consent, Optionee’s employment or service status and career with the Employer will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing Optionee’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Optionee an Option or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Optionee understands that refusing or withdrawing Optionee’s consent may affect Optionee’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Optionee’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Optionee understands that he or she may contact Optionee’s human resources representative.

4.  Language . If Optionee has received this Grant, or any other document related to the Option and/or 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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SYMANTEC CORPORATION

2013 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 Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

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 Company’s issuance of rights in respect of the Company’s 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 Company’s Common Stock on the vesting date of that RSU (each, a “Share”), subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including any appendices hereto). The number of shares of the Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Participant’s failure to reject this Award within this 30 day period will constitute the Participant’s 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.

AWARD SUMMARY

 

Award Date and Number of

Shares Subject to Award:

   As set forth in the Grant Notice
Vesting Schedule:    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, the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the RSUs will be the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the last trading day prior to the vesting date.

 

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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 Participant’s Termination.

 

The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Vesting Schedule may change prospectively in the event that the Participant’s service status changes between full and part-time status in accordance with Company policies relating to work schedules and vesting of awards.

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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s Termination; in no event will the Participant’s 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 19.1 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).

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 19.1 of the Plan, this Award will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.

 

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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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s fiscal year in which the applicable vesting date occurs or (ii) the end of the calendar year in which the applicable vesting date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, RSUs granted to non-employee directors pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan shall be settled within 30 days after vesting.

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 Participant’s “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 Participant’s separation from service will instead be settled on the earliest of (i) the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service or (ii) the date of Participant’s death following the Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may also include, if permissible under local law, (a) withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Participant when the Participant’s 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 Participant’s behalf and the Participant hereby authorizes such sales by this authorization), (c) the Participant’s 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 Company’s 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 Participant’s participation in the Plan or the Participant’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Participant’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s 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 Delaware without resort to that State’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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.  Award 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s RSUs (whether vested or unvested) and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to the Participant’s RSUs.

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IF THE PARTICIPANT DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, THE PARTICIPANT MUST REJECT THE RSUS VIA THE E*TRADE WEBSITE NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE AWARD DATE; NON-REJECTION OF THE RSUS WILL CONSTITUTE THE PARTICIPANT’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE RSUS ON THE TERMS ON WHICH THEY ARE OFFERED, AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE APPENDICES HERETO) AND THE PLAN.

 

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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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s employment agreement, if any), unless otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement or determined by the Company, the Participant’s 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

 

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extended by any notice period ( e.g. , the Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 28 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares of the Company’s Common Stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).

c. The 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 recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Participant’s 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s employment or service status and career with the Employer will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing the Participant’s 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 Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of his or her refusal t o 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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Exhibit 99.02

LIFELOCK, INC.

2012 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

1.     Purpose

     1  

2.     Definitions

     1  

3.     Administration

     5  

4.     Shares Subject to Plan

     6  

5.     Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations

     7  

6.     Specific Terms of Awards

     7  

7.     Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards

     12  

8.     Code Section 162(m) Provisions

     14  

9.     Change in Control

     16  

10.   General Provisions

     17  


LIFELOCK, INC.

2012 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

1. Purpose . The purpose of this LifeLock, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) is to assist LifeLock, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and its Related Entities (as hereinafter defined) in attracting, motivating, retaining, and rewarding high-quality executives and other employees, officers, directors, consultants, and other persons who provide services to the Company or its Related Entities by enabling such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company in order to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such persons and the Company’s stockholders, and providing such persons with performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of stockholder value.

2. Definitions . For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1 hereof.

(a) “ Award ” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Share granted as a bonus or in lieu of another Award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, or Performance Award, together with any other right or interest, granted to a Participant under the Plan.

(b) “ Award Agreement ” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder.

(c) “ Beneficiary ” means the person, persons, trust, or trusts that have been designated by a Participant in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee to receive the benefits specified under the Plan upon such Participant’s death or to which Awards or other rights are transferred if and to the extent permitted under Section 10(b) hereof. If, upon a Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means the person, persons, trust, or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits.

(d) “ Beneficial Owner ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and any successor to such Rule.

(e) “ Board ” means the Company’s Board of Directors.

(f) “ Cause ” shall, with respect to any Participant, have the meaning specified in the Award Agreement. In the absence of any definition in the Award Agreement, “ Cause ” shall have the equivalent meaning or the same meaning as “cause” or “for cause” set forth in any employment, consulting, or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Related Entity or, in the absence of any such agreement or any such definition in such agreement, such term shall mean (i) an act or acts of personal dishonesty, fraud, or embezzlement by the Participant, (ii) violation by the Participant of the Participant’s obligations under the Award Agreement, any proprietary rights and restrictive covenant agreement with the Company or a Related Entity, or any employment, consulting, or other similar agreement with the Company or a Related Entity, if any, which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Participant’s part and which are not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company, (iii) any willful or deliberate refusal to follow the requests or instructions of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or of the Board, or (iv) the conviction of the Participant for any criminal act which is a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude causing material harm to the standing and reputation of the Company. The good faith determination by the Committee of whether the Participant’s Continuous Service was terminated by the Company for “Cause” shall be final and binding for all purposes hereunder.


(g) “ Change in Control ” means a Change in Control as defined in Section 9 hereof.

(h) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations thereto.

(i) “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be designated by the Board. If the Board does not designate the Committee, references herein to the “Committee” shall refer to the Board.

(j) “ Consultant ” means any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect to rendering services in such person’s capacity as a director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity.

(k) “ Continuous Service ” means the uninterrupted provision of services to the Company or any Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant, or other service provider. Continuous Service shall not be considered to be interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Related Entities, or any successor entities, in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant, or other service provider, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant, or other service provider (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave.

(l) “ Covered Employee ” means the person who, as of the end of the taxable year, either is the principal executive officer of the Company or is serving as the acting principal executive officer of the Company, and each other person whose compensation is required to be disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by reason of that person being among the three highest compensated officers (other than the chief financial officer) of the Company as of the end of a taxable year, or such other person as shall be considered a “covered employee” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. No person shall be considered a Covered Employee during the applicable reliance period under Treasury Regulation 1.162-27(f).

(m) “ Director ” means a non-Employee member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related Entity.

(n) “ Disability ” means a permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code), as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee.

(o) “ Dividend Equivalent ” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6(g) hereof, to receive cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares, or other periodic payments.

(p) “ Effective Date ” means the day immediately prior to the effective date of the first registration statement that is filed by the Company and declared effective pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, with respect to any class of the Company’s securities.

 

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(q) “ Eligible Person ” means each officer, Director, Employee, Consultant, and other person who provides services to the Company or any Related Entity. The foregoing notwithstanding, only employees of the Company, or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company (as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively), shall be Eligible Persons for purposes of receiving any Incentive Stock Options. An Employee on leave of absence may be considered as still in the employ of the Company or a Related Entity for purposes of eligibility for participation in the Plan.

(r) “ Employee ” means any person, including an officer or Director, who is an employee of the Company or any Related Entity. The payment of a director’s fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

(s) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.

(t) “ Fair Market Value ” means the fair market value of Shares, Awards, or other property as determined by the Committee, or under procedures established by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a Share as of any given date shall be the closing sale price per Share reported on a consolidated basis for stock listed on the principal stock exchange or market on which Shares are traded on the date as of which such value is being determined (or as of such later measurement date as determined by the Committee on the date the Award is authorized by the Committee), or, if there is no sale on that date, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported.

(u) “ Incentive Stock Option ” means any Option intended to be designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

(v) “ Independent ,” when referring to either the Board or members of the Committee, shall have the same meaning as used in the rules of the Listing Market or any national securities exchange on which any securities of the Company are listed for trading, and if not listed for trading, by the rules of the Listing Market.

(w) “ Listing Market ” means the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange on which any securities of the Company are listed for trading, and if not listed for trading, the New York Stock Exchange.

(x) “ Option ” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(b) hereof, to purchase Shares or other Awards at a specified price during specified time periods.

(y) “ Optionee ” means a person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan or any person who succeeds to the rights of such person under this Plan.

(z) “ Other Stock-Based Awards ” means Awards granted to a Participant under Section 6(i) hereof.

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

(bb) “ Participant ” means a person who has been granted an Award under the Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.

 

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(cc) “ Performance Award ” means any Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted pursuant to Section 6(h).

(dd) “ Performance Period ” means that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured.

(ee) “ Performance Share ” means any grant pursuant to Section 6(h) of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such grant or thereafter.

(ff) “ Performance Unit ” means any grant pursuant to Section 6(h) of a unit valued by reference to a designated amount of property (including cash) other than Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such grant or thereafter.

(gg) “ Prior Plan ” means the LifeLock, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended.

(hh) “ Related Entity ” means any Parent or Subsidiary.

(ii) “ Restricted Stock ” means any Share issued with such risks of forfeiture and other restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including any restriction on the right to vote such Share and the right to receive any dividends), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

(jj) “ Restricted Stock Award ” means an Award granted to a Participant under Section 6(d) hereof.

(kk) “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means a right to receive Shares, including Restricted Stock, cash measured based upon the value of Shares, or a combination thereof, at the end of a specified deferral period.

(ll) “ Restricted Stock Unit Award ” means an Award of Restricted Stock Units granted to a Participant under Section 6(e) hereof.

(mm) “ Restriction Period ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(d) hereof.

(nn) “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect and applicable to the Plan and Participants, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(oo) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.

 

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(pp) “ Shares ” means the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for Shares pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof.

(qq) “ Stock Appreciation Right ” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.

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

(ss) “ Substitute Awards ” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, Awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future Awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any Related Entity or with which the Company or any Related Entity combines.

3. Administration .

(a) Administration of the Plan . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Related Entities, Participants, Beneficiaries, transferees under Section 10(b) hereof or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant, and stockholders. The Committee may issue rules and regulations for administration of the Plan.

(b) Composition of Committee . To the extent necessary or desirable to comply with applicable regulatory regimes, any action by the Committee shall require the approval of Committee members who are (i) Independent; (ii) a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act; and (iii) an outside director pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the Committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the Committee. The Committee may delegate to officers or managers of the Company or any Related Entity, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) to fail to so qualify. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.

(c) Authority of the Committee . Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee (or its delegate) shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards (including Substitute Awards) to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, net settlement, or any combination thereof, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan;

 

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and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. In exercising any discretion granted to the Committee under the Plan or pursuant to any Award, the Committee shall not be required to follow past practices, act in a manner consistent with past practices, or treat any Eligible Person or Participant in a manner consistent with the treatment of other Eligible Persons or Participants.

(d) Dodd-Frank Clawback . The Committee shall have full authority to implement any policies and procedures that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any rules promulgated thereunder, including without limitation, including in any Award Agreement, or amending any outstanding Award Agreement to include, language for the clawback (recapture) by the Company of any benefits under the Award Agreement that the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to comply with that statutory provision and those rules.

(e) Limitation of Liability . The Committee and the Board, and each member thereof, shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or Employee, the Company’s independent auditors, Consultants, or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and the Board, and any officer or Employee acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee or the Board, shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

4. Shares Subject to Plan.

(a) Limitation on Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery Under Plan .  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10(c) hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for delivery under the Plan shall be equal to the sum of (i) 4,200,000, plus (ii) any Shares that, as of the Effective Date, have been reserved but not issued pursuant to any awards under the Prior Plan, plus (iii) any Shares subject to stock options or similar awards granted under the Prior Plan that, after the Effective Date, expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full and Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the Prior Plan that, after the Effective Date, are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, plus (iv) an automatic increase on the first day of each of the Company’s fiscal years beginning in 2013 and ending in 2022 equal to the lesser of (A) 8,000,000 Shares, (B) 4.5% of all Shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (C) a lesser amount determined by the Board. Any Shares delivered under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or treasury shares.

(b) Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards . No Award may be granted if the number of Shares to be delivered in connection with such an Award exceeds the number of Shares remaining available for delivery under the Plan, minus the number of Shares deliverable in settlement of or relating to then outstanding Awards. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards), and make adjustments if the number of Shares actually delivered differs from the number of Shares previously counted in connection with an Award.

(c) Availability of Shares Not Delivered under Awards and Adjustments to Limits.

(i) If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, expire, or otherwise terminate without issuance of such Shares, or any Award that could have been settled with Shares is settled for cash or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the Shares subject to such Award, the Shares shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, termination, cash settlement, or non-issuance, again be available for Awards under the Plan.

 

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(ii) In the event that any Option or other Award granted hereunder is exercised through the tendering of Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, or withholding tax liabilities arising from such option or other award are satisfied by the tendering of Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then only the number of Shares issued net of the Shares tendered or withheld shall be counted for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares available for grant under the Plan.

(iii) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in any period. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Related Entity or with which the Company or any Related Entity combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for delivery pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for delivery under the Plan; provided , that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Directors prior to such acquisition or combination.

(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4(c) to the contrary but subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10(c) hereof, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan as a result of the exercise of the Incentive Stock Options shall be 1,000,000 shares. In no event shall any Incentive Stock Options be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

(d) No Further Awards Under Prior Plan . In light of the adoption of this Plan, no further awards shall be made under the Prior Plan after the Effective Date.

5. Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations . Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Eligible Persons. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10(c), in any fiscal year of the Company during any part of which the Plan is in effect, no Participant may be granted (a) Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to more than 1,600,000 Shares or (b) Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, and/or Other Stock-Based Awards with respect to more than 1,000,000 Shares. In addition, the maximum dollar value payable to any one Participant with respect to Performance Units is (x) $2,500,000 with respect to any 12-month Performance Period (pro-rated for any Performance Period that is less than 12 months based upon the ratio of the number of days in the Performance Period as compared to 365), and (y) with respect to any Performance Period that is more than 12 months, $2,500,000 multiplied by the number of full 12 months periods that are in the Performance Period.

6. Specific Terms of Awards.

(a) General . Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 10(e)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of

 

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Awards in the event of termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive, or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan. Except in cases in which the Committee is authorized to require other forms of consideration under the Plan, or to the extent other forms of consideration must be paid to satisfy the requirements of Delaware law, no consideration other than services may be required for the grant (as opposed to the exercise) of any Award.

(b) Options . The Committee is authorized to grant Options to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Exercise Price . Other than in connection with Substitute Awards, the exercise price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided , that such exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the Option and shall not, in any event, be less than the par value of a Share on the date of grant of the Option. If an Employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Employee, the exercise price of such Incentive Stock Option (to the extent required by the Code at the time of grant) shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value a Share on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted. Other than pursuant to Section 10(c)(i) and (ii), the Committee shall not be permitted to (A) lower the exercise price per Share of an Option after it is granted, (B) cancel an Option when the exercise price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange for another Award (other than in connection with Substitute Awards), or (C) take any other action with respect to an Option that may be treated as a repricing pursuant to the applicable rules of the Listing Market, without approval of the Company’s stockholders.

(ii) Time and Method of Exercise . The Committee shall determine the time or times at which or the circumstances under which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which Options shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the methods by which the exercise price may be paid or deemed to be paid (including, in the discretion of the Committee, a cashless exercise procedure), the form of such payment, including, without limitation, cash, Shares (including, without limitation, the withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to the Award), other Awards, or awards granted under other plans of the Company or a Related Entity, or other property (including notes or other contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis provided that such deferred payments are not in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any other applicable law), and the methods by or forms in which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.

(iii) Incentive Stock Options . The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options (including any Stock Appreciation Right issued in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended, or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify either the Plan or any Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code, unless the Participant has first requested, or consents to, the change that will result in such disqualification. Thus, if and to the extent required to comply with Section 422 of the Code, Options granted as Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following special terms and conditions:

 

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(A) the Option shall not be exercisable more than ten years after the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted; provided , however , that if a Participant owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) and the Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Participant, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) for no more than five years from the date of grant; and

(B) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and all other option plans of the Company (and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) that become exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year shall not (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) exceed $100,000.

(c) Stock Appreciation Rights . The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to any Eligible Person in conjunction with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option (a “ Tandem Stock Appreciation Right ”), or without regard to any Option (a “ Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right ”), in each case upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, including the following:

(i) Right to Payment . A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee. The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, in the case of a Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right, or less than the associated Option exercise price, in the case of a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right.

(ii) Other Terms . The Committee shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which Stock Appreciation Rights shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right.

(iii) Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights . Any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be granted at the same time as the related Option is granted or, for Options that are not Incentive Stock Options, at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Option. Any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right related to an Option may be exercised only when the related Option would be exercisable and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the related Option exceeds the exercise price at which Shares can be acquired pursuant to the Option. In addition, if a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right exists with respect to less than the full number of Shares covered by a related Option, then an exercise or termination of such Option shall not reduce the number of Shares to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right applies until the number of Shares then exercisable under such Option equals the number of Shares to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right applies. Any Option related to a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised, and any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Option has been exercised.

 

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(d) Restricted Stock Awards . The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Awards to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Grant and Restrictions . Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture, and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, or as otherwise provided in this Plan, covering a period of time specified by the Committee (the “ Restriction Period ”). The terms of any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan. The restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under the terms of the Plan and any Award Agreement relating to a Restricted Stock Award, a Participant granted Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon (subject to any mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed by the Committee). During the Restriction Period, subject to Section 10(b) below, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined, or otherwise encumbered by the Participant.

(ii) Forfeiture . Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the applicable Restriction Period, the Participant’s Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to a risk of forfeiture that has not lapsed or otherwise been satisfied shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided , that the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock Awards shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.

(iii) Certificates for Stock . Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.

(iv) Dividends and Splits . As a condition to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee may require or permit a Participant to elect that any cash dividends paid on a Share of Restricted Stock be automatically reinvested in additional Shares of Restricted Stock or applied to the purchase of additional Awards under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Shares distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Shares or other property have been distributed.

 

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(e) Restricted Stock Unit Award . The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Unit Awards to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Award and Restrictions . Satisfaction of a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Unit Award by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant). In addition, a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be satisfied by delivery of Shares, cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter. Prior to satisfaction of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award carries no voting or dividend or other rights associated with Share ownership.

(ii) Forfeiture . Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the applicable deferral period or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply (as provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock Unit Award), the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award that is at that time subject to a risk of forfeiture that has not lapsed or otherwise been satisfied shall be forfeited; provided , that the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that forfeiture conditions relating to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of any Restricted Stock Unit Award.

(iii) Dividend Equivalents . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the date of grant, any Dividend Equivalents that are granted with respect to any Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be either (A) paid with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit Award at the dividend payment date in cash or in Shares of unrestricted stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (B) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit Award and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units, other Awards, or other investment vehicles, as the Committee shall determine or permit the Participant to elect. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether any Dividend Equivalents shall be paid at the dividend payment date, deferred, or deferred at the election of the Participant. If the Participant may elect to defer the Dividend Equivalents, such election shall be made within 30 days after the grant date of the Restricted Stock Unit Award, but in no event later than 12 months before the first date on which any portion of such Restricted Stock Unit Award vests (or at such other times prescribed by the Committee as shall not result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code).

(f) Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations . The Committee is authorized to grant Shares to any Eligible Persons as a bonus, or to grant Shares or other Awards in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements; provided , that, in the case of Eligible Persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of Shares or other Awards are exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Shares or Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee.

(g) Dividend Equivalents . The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to any Eligible Person entitling the Eligible Person to receive cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property equal in value to the dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares, or other periodic payments. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to such restrictions on transferability and risks of forfeiture, as the Committee may specify.

 

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(h) Performance Awards .  The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards to any Eligible Person payable in cash, Shares, or other Awards, on terms and conditions established by the Committee, subject to the provisions of Section 8 if and to the extent that the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine that an Award shall be subject to those provisions. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award; provided , however , that a Performance Period shall not be longer than 5 years. Except as provided in Section 9 or as may be provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards will be distributed only after the end of the relevant Performance Period. The performance goals to be achieved for each Performance Period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon the criteria set forth in Section 8(b), or in the case of an Award that the Committee determines shall not be subject to Section 8 hereof, any other criteria that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine should be used for that purpose. The amount of the Award to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the Performance Period or, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis, in each case in a manner that does not violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(i) Other Stock-Based Awards .  The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to any Eligible Person such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Shares, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan, and such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(i) shall be purchased for such consideration (including, without limitation, loans from the Company or a Related Entity provided that such loans are not in violation of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any other applicable law) paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine.

7. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.  

(a) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards .  Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any Related Entity, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or a Related Entity, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or any Related Entity. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award or award, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award or award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any Related Entity, in which the value of Shares subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation (for example, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units), or in which the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Stock minus the value of the cash compensation surrendered (for example, Options or Stock Appreciation Right granted with an exercise price or grant price “discounted” by the amount of the cash compensation surrendered), provided that any such determination to grant an Award in lieu of cash compensation must be made in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(b) Term of Awards .  The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided , that in no event shall the term of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right exceed a period of ten years (or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such shorter term as may be required under Section 422 of the Code).

(c) Form and Timing of Payment Under Awards; Deferrals .  Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a Related Entity upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis. Any installment or deferral provided for in the preceding sentence shall, however, be subject to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, the rules and regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and all applicable rules of the Listing Market. Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Shares in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change in Control). Any such settlement shall be at a value determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, which, without limitation, may in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right be limited to the amount if any by which the Fair Market Value of a Share on the settlement date exceeds the exercise or grant price. Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 10(e) of the Plan, including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award Agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee. The acceleration of the settlement of any Award, and the payment of any Award in installments or on an deferred basis, all shall be done in a manner that is intended to be exempt from or otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of a reasonable interest rate on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Shares.

(d) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. It is the intent of the Company that the grant of any Awards to or other transaction by a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt from Section 16 pursuant to an applicable exemption (except for transactions acknowledged in writing to be non-exempt by such Participant). Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 then applicable to any such transaction, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant shall avoid liability under Section 16(b).

(e) Code Section 409A .

(i) The Award Agreement for any Award that the Committee reasonably determines to constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” under Section 409A of the Code (a “ Section 409A Plan ”), and the provisions of the Section 409A Plan applicable to that Award, shall be construed in a manner consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Committee, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant, may amend any Award Agreement (and the provisions of the Plan applicable thereto) if and to the extent that the Committee determines that such amendment is necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(ii) If any Award constitutes a Section 409A Plan, then the Award shall be subject to the following additional requirements, if and to the extent required to comply with Section 409A of the Code:

(A) Payments under the Section 409A Plan may be made only upon (1) the Participant’s “separation from service”, (2) the date the Participant becomes “disabled”, (3) the Participant’s death, (4) a “specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule)” specified in the Award Agreement at the date of the deferral of such compensation, (5) a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company, or (6) the occurrence of an “unforeseeble emergency”;

(B) The time or schedule for any payment of the deferred compensation may not be accelerated, except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations or other applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service;

(C) Any elections with respect to the deferral of such compensation or the time and form of distribution of such deferred compensation shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A(a)(4) of the Code; and

(D) In the case of any Participant who is “specified employee”, a distribution on account of a “separation from service” may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of the Participant’s “separation from service” (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death).

For purposes of the foregoing, the terms in quotations shall have the same meanings as those terms have for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and the limitations set forth herein shall be applied in such manner (and only to the extent) as shall be necessary to comply with any requirements of Section 409A of the Code that are applicable to the Award.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement, the Company does not make any representation to any Participant or Beneficiary that any Awards made pursuant to this Plan are exempt from, or satisfy, the requirements of, Section 409A of the Code, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless the Participant or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest, or penalties that the Participant or any Beneficiary may incur in the event that any provision of this Plan, or any Award Agreement, or any amendment or modification thereof, or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

8. Code Section 162(m) Provisions.  

(a) Covered Employees. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the provisions of this Section 8 shall be applicable to any Award granted to an Eligible Person who is, or is likely to be, as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a Covered Employee.

(b) Performance Criteria .  If an Award is subject to this Section 8, then the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares, or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be contingent upon achievement of one or more objective performance goals. Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain.” One or

 

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more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for Related Entities, or for business or geographical units of the Company and/or a Related Entity (except with respect to the total stockholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Awards: (1) earnings per share; (2) revenues or margins; (3) cash flow; (4) operating margin; (5) return on net assets, investment, capital, or equity; (6) economic value added; (7) direct contribution; (8) net income; pretax earnings; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings after interest expense and before extraordinary or special items; operating income; income before interest income or expense, unusual items and income taxes, local, state or federal and excluding budgeted and actual bonuses which might be paid under any ongoing bonus plans of the Company; (9) working capital; (10) management of fixed costs or variable costs; (11) identification or consummation of investment opportunities or completion of specified projects in accordance with corporate business plans, including strategic mergers, acquisitions or divestitures; (12) total stockholder return; (13) debt reduction; (14) market share; (15) entry into new markets, either geographically or by business unit; (16) net new members of the Company; (17) member retention and satisfaction; (18) strategic plan development and implementation, including turnaround plans; and/or (19) and/or the Fair Market Value of a Share. Any of the above goals may be determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of companies that are comparable to the Company. In determining the achievement of the performance goals, unless otherwise specified by the Committee at the time the performance goals are set, the Committee shall exclude the impact of an event or occurrence which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, on account of (i) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, (as defined pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles), and other unusual or non-recurring charges, or (ii) a change in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Performance Period; Timing For Establishing Performance Goals . Achievement of performance goals in respect of Performance Awards shall be measured over a Performance Period no longer than 5 years, as specified by the Committee. Performance goals shall be established not later than 90 days after the beginning of any Performance Period applicable to such Performance Awards, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(d) Adjustments . The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with Awards subject to this Section 8, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of an Award subject to this Section 8. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of Continuous Service by the Participant prior to the end of a Performance Period or settlement of Awards.

(e) Committee Certification . No Participant shall receive any payment under the Plan that is subject to this Section 8 unless the Committee has certified, by resolution or other appropriate action in writing, that the performance criteria and any other material terms previously established by the Committee or set forth in the Plan, have been satisfied to the extent necessary to qualify as “performance based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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9. Change in Control . The Committee may, in its discretion, provide for vesting acceleration in connection with a Change in Control in any individual Award Agreement. Unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean:

(a) The acquisition by any Person (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, and including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof) of Beneficial Ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than fifty percent (50%) of either (i) the value of the then outstanding equity securities of the Company (the “ Outstanding Company Stock ”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “ Outstanding Company Voting Securities ”) (the foregoing Beneficial Ownership hereinafter being referred to as a “ Controlling Interest ”); provided , however , that for purposes of this Section 9, the following acquisitions shall not constitute or result in a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company; (B) any acquisition by the Company; (C) any acquisition by any Person that as of the Effective Date owns Beneficial Ownership of a Controlling Interest; (D) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Related Entity; or (E) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (c) below; or

(b) During any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date) individuals who constitute the Board on the Effective Date (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided , however , that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(c) Consummation of (i) a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange, or consolidation or similar transaction involving (A) the Company or (B) any of its Subsidiaries, but in the case of this clause (B) only if equity securities of the Company are issued or issuable in connection with the transaction (each of the events referred to in this clause (i) being hereinafter referred to as a “ Business Reorganization ”), or (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or equity of another entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each an “ Asset Sale ”), in each case, unless, following such Business Reorganization or Asset Sale, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Reorganization or Asset Sale beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the value of the then outstanding equity securities and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of members of the board of directors (or comparable governing body of an entity that does not have such a board), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Reorganization or Asset Sale (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “ Continuing Entity ”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Reorganization or Asset Sale, of the Outstanding Company Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be (excluding any outstanding equity or voting securities of the Continuing Entity that such Beneficial Owners hold immediately following the consummation of the Business Reorganization or Asset Sale as a result of their ownership, prior to such consummation, of equity or voting securities of any company or other entity involved in or forming part of such Business Reorganization or Asset Sale other than the Company), (2) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or any Continuing Entity or any entity controlled by the Continuing Corporation or any Person that as of the Effective Date owns Beneficial Ownership of a Controlling Interest) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, fifty

 

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percent (50%) or more of the value of the then outstanding equity securities of the Continuing Entity or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Reorganization or Asset Sale, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or other governing body of the Continuing Entity were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Reorganization or Asset Sale; or

(d) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

10. General Provisions.  

(a) Compliance With Legal and Other Requirements . The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, postpone the issuance or delivery of Shares or payment of other benefits under any Award until completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares or other required action under any federal or state law, rule or regulation, listing or other required action with respect to any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares or other Company securities are listed or quoted, or compliance with any other obligation of the Company, as the Committee may consider appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such representations, furnish such information, and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Shares or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing requirements, or other obligations.

(b) Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries . No Award or other right or interest granted under the Plan shall be pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any party, or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, or (ii) to a “family member” (as defined in Rule 701(c)(3) under the Securities Act) through gifts or domestic relations orders if permitted by the Committee. Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative, or if such Award or right is transferred in accordance with this Section 10(b), by the transferee of such Award or right in accordance with the terms of such Award. A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. Incentive Stock Options (and Stock Appreciation Rights in tandem therewith) shall be transferable only to the extent provided in Section 10(b)(i).

(c) Adjustments.  

(i) Adjustments to Awards . In the event that any extraordinary dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, or other property), recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares and/or such other securities of the Company or any other issuer such that a substitution, exchange, or adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, substitute, exchange, or adjust any or all of (A) the number and kind of Shares which may be delivered in connection with Awards granted thereafter, (B) the number and kind of Shares by which annual per-person Award limitations are measured under Section 5 hereof, (C) the number and kind of Shares subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding Awards, (D) the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price relating to any Award and/or make provision for payment of cash or other property in respect of any outstanding Award, and (E) any other aspect of any Award that the Committee determines to be appropriate.

 

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(ii) Adjustments in Case of Certain Corporate Transactions . In the event of any merger, consolidation, or other reorganization in which the Company does not survive, or in the event of any Change in Control, any outstanding Awards may be dealt with in accordance with any of the following approaches, without the requirement of obtaining any consent or agreement of a Participant as such, as determined by the agreement effectuating the transaction or, if and to the extent not so determined, as determined by the Committee: (A) the continuation of the outstanding Awards by the Company, if the Company is a surviving entity, (B) the assumption or substitution for, as those terms are defined below, the outstanding Awards by the surviving entity or its parent or subsidiary, (C) full exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards, or (D) settlement of the value of the outstanding Awards in cash or cash equivalents or other property followed by cancellation of such Awards (which value, in the case of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, shall be measured by the amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Value of a Share exceeds the exercise or grant price of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right as of the effective date of the transaction). For the purposes of this Plan, an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, or Other Stock-Based Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the applicable transaction the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, or Other Stock-Based Award immediately prior to applicable transaction, on substantially the same vesting and other terms and conditions as were applicable to the Award immediately prior to the applicable transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the applicable transaction by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided , however , that if such consideration received in the applicable transaction is not solely common stock of the successor company or its parent or subsidiary, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor company or its parent or subsidiary, provide that the consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, or Other Stock-Based Award, for each Share subject thereto, will be solely common stock of the successor company or its parent or subsidiary substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares in the applicable transaction. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. The Committee shall give written notice of any proposed transaction referred to in this Section 10(c)(ii) a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date for such transaction (which notice may be given either before or after the approval of such transaction), in order that Participants may have a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date of such transaction within which to exercise any Awards that are then exercisable (including any Awards that may become exercisable upon the closing date of such transaction). A Participant may condition his or her exercise of any Awards upon the consummation of the transaction.

(iii) Other Adjustments . The Committee (and the Board if and only to the extent such authority is not required to be exercised by the Committee to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code) is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards (including Performance Awards, or performance goals relating thereto) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the Company, any Related Entity, or any business unit, or the financial statements of the Company or any Related Entity, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, tax rates and regulations, or business conditions or in view of the Committee’s assessment of the business strategy of the Company, any Related Entity, or business unit thereof, performance of

 

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comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, personal performance of a Participant, and any other circumstances deemed relevant; provided , that no such adjustment shall be authorized or made if and to the extent that such authority or the making of such adjustment would cause Performance Awards granted pursuant to Section 8(b) hereof to Participants designated by the Committee as Covered Employees and intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder to otherwise fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.

(d) Taxes . The Company and any Related Entity are authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Shares, or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company or any Related Entity and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Committee.

(e) Changes to the Plan and Awards . The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan, or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under the Plan, without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders not later than the annual meeting next following such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation (including, without limitation, Rule 16b-3 or Code Section 162(m)) or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such changes to the Plan to stockholders for approval; provided , that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto, except as otherwise provided in the Plan; provided , that, except as otherwise provided in this Plan or in any Award Agreement, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Committee or the Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Award.

(f) Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Plan . Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder or under any Award shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or a Related Entity; (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a Related Entity to terminate any Eligible Person’s or Participant’s Continuous Service at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and Employees, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company including, without limitation, any right to receive dividends or distributions, any right to vote or act by written consent, any right to attend meetings of stockholders or any right to receive any information concerning the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operation, or prospects, unless and until such time as the Participant is duly issued Shares on the stock books of the Company in accordance with the terms of an Award. None of the Company, its officers, or its directors shall have any fiduciary obligation to the Participant with respect to any Awards unless and until the Participant is duly issued Shares on the stock books of the Company in accordance with the terms of an Award. Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s officers, directors, representatives, or agents are granting any rights under the Plan to the Participant whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied, other than those rights expressly set forth in this Plan or the Award Agreement.

 

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(g) Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts . The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or obligation to deliver Shares pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company; provided , that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or make other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant. The trustee of such trusts may be authorized to dispose of trust assets and reinvest the proceeds in alternative investments, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify and in accordance with applicable law.

(h) Nonexclusivity of the Plan . Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable including incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(i) Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash or other consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash or other consideration. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

(j) Governing Law . Except as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, the validity, construction, and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan, and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws, and applicable federal law.

(k) Non-U.S. Laws . The Committee shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of foreign countries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries may operate to assure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants performing services in such countries and to meet the objectives of the Plan.

(l) Plan Effective Date and Stockholder Approval; Termination of Plan . The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date, subject to and conditioned upon, approval, within 12 months of its adoption by the Board, by stockholders of the Company eligible to vote in the election of directors, by a vote sufficient to meet the requirements of Code Sections 162(m) (if applicable) and 422, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (if applicable), applicable requirements under the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares may be listed or quoted, and other laws, regulations, and obligations of the Company applicable to the Plan. Awards may be granted subject to stockholder approval, but may not be exercised or otherwise settled in the event the stockholder approval is not obtained. The Plan shall terminate at the earliest of (a) such time as no Shares remain available for issuance under the Plan, (b) termination of this Plan by the Board, or (c) the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Awards outstanding upon expiration of the Plan shall remain in effect until they have been exercised or terminated, or have expired.

 

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LIFELOCK, INC.

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

AGREEMENT FOR

[•]

1. Grant of Option . LifeLock, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby grants, as of [•] (“ Date of Grant ”), to [•] (the “ Optionee ”) an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase [•] shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “ Shares ”), at an exercise price per share equal to $[•] (the “ Exercise Price ”). The Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the Company’s 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”), which is incorporated herein for all purposes. Additionally, this Agreement is subject to any Integrated Agreement, which is incorporated herein for all purposes. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Integrated Agreement ” means any written agreement entered into between the Company and the Optionee, or any written Company plan or program in which the Optionee becomes a participant, in each case entered into prior to or after the date hereof that provides for more beneficial vesting and/or exercise terms with respect to the Option. The Option is a Non-Qualified Stock Option, and not an Incentive Stock Option. The Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions herein and therein and all applicable laws and regulations.

2. Definitions . Unless otherwise provided herein, terms used herein that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the meanings attributable thereto in the Plan.

3. Exercise Schedule . Except as otherwise provided in  Section 6  or  Section 9  of this Agreement, or in the Plan, the Option shall vest and become exercisable in installments as provided below, which shall be cumulative. To the extent that the Option has vested and become exercisable with respect to a percentage of Shares as provided below, the Optionee may thereafter exercise the Option, in whole or in part, for the exercisable portions at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein. The following table indicates each date (the “ Vesting Date ”) upon which the Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option with respect to the percentage of Shares granted as indicated beside the date, provided that the Continuous Service of the Optionee continues through and on the applicable Vesting Date:

 

Percentage of Shares

  

Vesting Date

[__]%

   [__]

[__]%

   [__]

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting of this Option in the periods prior to each Vesting Date. All vesting shall occur only on the appropriate Vesting Date. Upon the termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service, any unvested portion of this Option shall terminate and be null and void.

The Optionee’s Continuous Service will be considered terminated as of the date that the Optionee no longer is actively providing services to the Company or any Related Entity (as applicable), 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 Optionee is employed or providing services, or the terms of the Optionee’s employment or service agreement, if any; and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or determined by the Committee, the Optionee’s right to vest in this Option under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Optionee no longer is actively providing services for purposes of this Option (including whether the Optionee still may be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence).

 

 

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4. Method of Exercise . The vested portion of this Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part in accordance with the exercise schedule set forth in  Section 3  and  Section 9 . To exercise an Option, the Optionee will provide written notice to the Secretary of the Company, in any form as the Company may require from time to time. The notice shall state the election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and the Company, pursuant to the Plan provisions, may require other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent or as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares to be exercised under this Option. The Option shall be deemed to be exercised after both (a) the Company has received such written notice accompanied by the Exercise Price and (b) arrangements that are satisfactory to the Committee in its sole discretion have been made for Optionee’s payment to the Company of the amount, if any, that is necessary to satisfy Tax Obligations (as defined below). No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the Option unless and until such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of applicable law, including the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares then may be traded.

5. Method of Payment . Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee: (a) cash, (b) check, (c) to the extent permitted by the Committee, either with Shares owned by the Optionee (provided that accepting such Shares, in the sole discretion of the Committee, will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company), or the withholding of Shares that otherwise would be delivered to the Optionee as a result of the exercise of the Option, (d) to the extent permitted by the Committee, pursuant to a “cashless exercise” procedure adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan, by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation, and subject to such guidelines, as the Committee shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company by a licensed broker acceptable to the Company of proceeds from the sale of Shares sufficient to pay the Exercise Price and any applicable Tax Obligations, or (e) such other consideration or in such other manner as may be determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion.

6. Termination of Option . Any unexercised portion of the Option shall automatically and without notice terminate and become null and void at the time of the earliest to occur of the following:

(a) unless the Committee otherwise determines in writing in its sole discretion, three months after the date on which the Optionee’s Continuous Service is terminated other than (i) by the Company or a Related Entity for “ Cause ” (as defined in the Plan, except if any Integrated Agreement applies to this Agreement, then as defined in the Integrated Agreement), (ii) by reason of a Disability of the Optionee as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee or, if an Integrated Agreement applies to this Agreement, then in accordance with the Integrated Agreement, or (iii) by reason of the death of the Optionee;

(b) immediately upon the termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service by the Company or a Related Entity for Cause (as defined in the Plan, except if any Integrated Agreement applies to this Agreement, then as defined in the Integrated Agreement);

(c) 12 months after the date of termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service due to a Disability as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee or, if an Integrated Agreement applies to this Agreement, then in accordance with the Integrated Agreement;

(d) 12 months after the date of termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service by reason of the death of the Optionee; or

(e) the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.

 

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7. Transferability . The Option granted hereby may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of the Optionee to any party, or assigned or transferred by the Optionee, other than transferred by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, negotiate, pledge, or hypothecate the Option, or in the event of any levy upon the Option by reason of any execution, attachment, or similar process contrary to the provisions hereof, the Option shall immediately become null and void. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and assigns of the Optionee.

8. Option Shares.

(a) No Rights of Stockholders . Neither the Optionee nor any person claiming under or through the Optionee will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book entry form) will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to the Optionee (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). After such issuance, recordation and delivery, the Optionee will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.

(b) Adjustment to Option Shares.  If at any time while this Agreement is in effect and before any Shares have been issued pursuant to any portion of this Option, there shall be any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of stock, cash, other securities, or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or the adjustment in capital stock of the Company or otherwise, or as a result of a merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off or other corporate transaction or event, then and in that event, the Committee shall make adjustments it deems fair and appropriate, in view of such change, in the number and kind of Shares subject to this Option and the Exercise Price, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Option.

9. Acceleration of Vesting and Exercisability of Option .

(a) Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Agreement, the Board or the Committee shall be authorized, in its sole discretion, based upon its review and evaluation of the performance of the Optionee and of the Company, to accelerate the vesting and exercisability of any portion of the Option under this Agreement, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall deem advisable.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, and subject to the terms of any Integrated Agreement, including any defined terms included therein, in the event that (a) there is a Change in Control that occurs prior to the date on which the Option becomes fully vested, and (b) during the period beginning two months prior to such Change in Control and ending 12 months following such Change in Control the Company terminates the Optionee’s employment without Cause (an “ Involuntary Termination ”), the Option shall accelerate so that 25% of the number of Shares subject to the Option not already vested as of the date of such Involuntary Termination shall become vested and immediately exercisable as of the later of the effective date of the Change in Control or the date of the Involuntary Termination. For purposes of this Section 9(b) and for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the terms “Change in Control” and “Cause” are defined in the Integrated Agreement, such terms will have the meaning as defined in the Integrated Agreement. Further, for the avoidance of doubt, if the Optionee becomes entitled to both (x) the vesting acceleration pursuant to this Section 9(b) and (y) the vesting acceleration in connection with an involuntary termination of the Optionee’s employment pursuant to any Integrated Agreement, then the vesting acceleration under the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) shall not be additive but instead, the Optionee will be entitled to receive, with respect to this Option, the greater of the vesting acceleration under this Section 9(b), or the vesting acceleration available under the Integrated Agreement that provides the greatest vesting acceleration in connection with such involuntary termination).

10. Restrictions on Sale of Securities .  Any sale of the Shares issued under this Agreement will be subject to any market blackout-period that may be reasonably imposed by the Company and must comply with the Company’s insider trading policies, and any other applicable laws.

 

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11. Tax Matters.

(a) Responsibility for Taxes.  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Tax Obligations ” means tax, social insurance and social security liability obligations and requirements in connection with this Option, including, without limitation, (i) all federal, state, and local income, employment and any other taxes (including the Optionee’s U.S. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) obligation) that are required to be withheld by the Company (or Related Entity, as applicable), (ii) the Optionee’s and, to the extent required by the Company (or Related Entity, as applicable), the Company’s (or Related Entity’s) fringe benefit tax liability, if any, associated with the grant, vesting, or exercise of this Option or sale of Shares issued under this Option, and (iii) any other taxes or social insurance or social security liabilities or premium the responsibility for which the Optionee has, or has agreed to bear, with respect to this Option (or exercise thereof or issuance of Shares or other consideration thereunder). The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that:

(i) the Optionee is ultimately responsible for all Tax Obligations and the Optionee’s liability for Tax Obligations may exceed the amount withheld by the Company and/or the Related Entity employing or retaining the Optionee (the “Employer”), if any;

(ii) the Company and/or the Employer make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of this Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of this Option, the issuance of or subsequent sale of Shares exercised under this Option and the receipt of any dividends;

(iii) the Company and/or the Employer do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of this Option to reduce or eliminate the Optionee’s liability for Tax Obligations or achieve any particular tax result;

(iv) the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction if the Optionee is subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable; and

(v) the Company may refuse to honor this Option exercise and refuse to deliver any Shares pursuant to such exercise if the Optionee fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any Tax Obligations hereunder at the time of exercise.

(b) Tax Withholdings.  Prior to the exercise of this Option (or such earlier time as any Tax Obligations may arise), the Optionee will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding and payment obligations of Tax Obligations of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, the Optionee authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy all such Tax Obligations by one or more of the following methods:

(i) withholding from Optionee’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Optionee by the Company and/or the Employer;

(ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon exercise of this Option either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Optionee’s behalf pursuant to this authorization) without further consent from Optionee;

(iii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the Tax Obligations that the Company and/or the Employer is required to withhold; and/or

 

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(iv) by surrender of other shares of Company common stock with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of any Tax Obligations.

If the obligation for Tax Obligations is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Optionee is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the portion of this Option that was exercised, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax Obligations.

No Advice Regarding Grant.  The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Optionee’s participation in the Plan, or the Optionee’s exercise of this Option or the acquisition or sale of Shares under this Option. The Optionee should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other aspects of the Optionee’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. In no event will the Company pay or reimburse the Optionee for any taxes or other costs imposed in connection with this Option.

12. Amendment, Modification & Assignment; Non-Transferability.  This Agreement may only be modified or amended in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, provided that any modification that is adverse to the Optionee will not be effective unless the Optionee consents in writing to the modification. No promises, assurances, commitments, agreements, undertakings, or representations, whether oral, written, electronic, or otherwise, and whether express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof, have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Optionee’s participation in the Plan, on this Option and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal, procedural or administrative reasons, and to require the Optionee to execute any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such additional agreements or undertakings shall not impose an extension of the period of Continuous Service required to vest in this Award, increase post-service obligations of the Optionee, or other similar changes to this Award. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Optionee under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

13. Complete Agreement.  This Agreement and the Plan (together with any Integrated Agreement, and other agreements and documents expressly referred to herein, for the purposes referred to herein) embody the complete and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior promises, assurances, commitments, agreements, undertakings, or representations, whether oral, written, electronic, or otherwise, and whether express or implied, which may relate to the subject matter hereof in any way. The Optionee expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.

14. No Guarantee of Continued Service . THE OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE SERVICE-BASED VESTING CONDITION OF THE RSAS WILL BE SATISFIED ONLY THROUGH CONTINUOUS SERVICE AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE EMPLOYER) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RSAS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. THE OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING CRITERIA SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH ANY RIGHT OF THE OPTIONEE OR OF THE COMPANY (OR THE EMPLOYER) TO TERMINATE THE OPTIONEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

 

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15. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan.  By accepting this Award, the Optionee expressly warrants that he or she has received an Option Award under the Plan, and that he or she has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. The Optionee understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The Optionee agrees to be bound by such modification, amendment, suspension or termination regardless of whether notice is given to the Optionee of such event.

16. Binding Agreement.  Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

17. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Certificates for Shares.  If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law, the tax code and related regulations or under the rulings or regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body or the clearance, consent or approval of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to the Optionee (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, clearance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of any Shares under this Option will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares no longer will cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority or securities exchange.

18. No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude the Company or any Related Entity from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation plans, agreements, or arrangements, and any such plans, agreements, and arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases or to specific persons.

19. No Trust or Fund Created.  Neither this Agreement nor the grant or exercise of this Option hereunder shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Related Entity and the Optionee or any other person. To the extent that the Optionee or any other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Related Entity pursuant to this Agreement, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

20. Severability.  If any term or provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or under any applicable law, rule, or regulation, then such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable law (or if such provision cannot be so construed or deemed amended without materially altering the purpose or intent of this Agreement and the grant of this Option hereunder, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction and the remainder of this Agreement and the Award hereunder shall remain in full force and effect).

21. Law Governing . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the state of Delaware (without reference to conflict of laws rules or principles thereof).

22. Interpretation / Provisions of Plan Control . This Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Plan and the Integrated Agreement, including, without limitation, the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations, and interpretations relating to the Plan adopted by the Committee as may be in effect from time to time. If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. The Optionee accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Integrated Agreement and

 

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this Agreement. The Committee will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any portion of the Option has vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith will be final and binding upon the Optionee, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

23. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to this Option awarded under the Plan or future Options or other awards that may be granted under the Plan by electronic means or request the Optionee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

24. Headings.  Section, paragraph, and other headings and captions are provided solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings and captions shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction, meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

25. Notices . Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the Company’s Secretary at 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 400, Tempe, Arizona 85281, or if the Company should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Optionee, to the Optionee’s last permanent address as shown on the Company’s records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section. The Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the Optionee’s address as shown on the Company’s records.

26. Section 409A .

(a) The Option awarded pursuant to this Agreement is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Section 409A ” means Section 409A of the Code and any Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time. The provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this intention, and the provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, adjusted, assumed, or substituted for, converted or otherwise modified without the Optionee’s prior written consent if and to the extent that the Company believes or reasonably should believe that such amendment, adjustment, assumption, or substitution, conversion, or modification would cause the award to violate the requirements of Section 409A. In the event that either the Company or the Optionee believes, at any time, that any benefit or right under this Agreement is subject to Section 409A, then the Committee may (acting alone and without any required consent of the Optionee) amend this Agreement in such manner as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to be exempt from or otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 409A (including without limitation, amending the Agreement to increase the Exercise Price to such amount as may be required in order for the Option to be exempt from Section 409A).

(b) Under Code Section 409A, an option that vests after December 31, 2004 (or that vested on or prior to such date but which was materially modified after October 3, 2004) that was granted with a per share exercise price that is determined by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to be less than the fair market value of a share subject to such option on the date of grant (a “Discount Option”) may be considered “deferred compensation.” A Discount Option may result in (i) income recognition by the person to whom the Discount Option was granted prior to the exercise of the option, (ii) an additional 20% U.S. federal income tax, and (iii) potential penalty and interest charges. The Discount Option may also result in additional state income, penalty and interest charges to the person to whom the Discount Option was granted. The Optionee acknowledges that the Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS will agree that the per Share Exercise Price of this Option equals or exceeds the fair market value of a Share on the Date of Grant or that this Option is not a Discount Option in a later examination. The Company does not

 

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make any representation to the Optionee that the Option awarded pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from, or satisfies, the requirements of Section 409A, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to reimburse, indemnify or hold harmless the Optionee or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that the Optionee or any Beneficiary may incur in the event that any provision of this Agreement, or any amendment or modification thereof or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A.

27. Non-Waiver of Breach.  The waiver by any party hereto of the other party’s prompt and complete performance, or breach or violation, of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be effected solely in a writing signed by such party, and shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation, and the waiver by any party hereto to exercise any right or remedy which he, she or it may possess shall not operate nor be construed as the waiver of such right or remedy by such party, or as a bar to the exercise of such right or remedy by such party, upon the occurrence of any subsequent breach or violation.

28. Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
LIFELOCK, INC.
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
 

The Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that the Optionee has reviewed the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, is familiar with and understands their terms and provisions, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Optionee further represents that the Optionee has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement.

OPTIONEE:

[•]

 

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LIFELOCK, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT

AGREEMENT FOR

[•]

1. Award of Restricted Stock Units.  LifeLock, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) hereby grants, as of [•] (the “ Date of Grant ”), an Award of [•] Restricted Stock Units (the “ Restricted Stock Units ”) to [•] (the “ Recipient ”). The Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the terms, provisions, and restrictions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the Company’s 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”), which is incorporated herein for all purposes. Additionally, this Agreement is subject to any Integrated Agreement, which is incorporated herein for all purposes. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Integrated Agreement ” means any written agreement entered into between the Company and the Recipient, or any written Company plan or program in which the Recipient becomes a participant, in each case entered into prior to or after the date hereof that provides for more beneficial vesting and/or exercise terms with respect to the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement. As a condition to entering into this Agreement, and to the issuance of any shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Shares ”) (or any other securities of the Company pursuant thereto), the Recipient agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions herein and in the Plan and all applicable laws and regulations. Unless otherwise provided herein, terms used herein that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the meanings attributable thereto in the Plan.

2. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

(a)General Vesting.  Except as otherwise provided in  Section 2(b ) and  Section 3 , the Restricted Stock Units shall become vested in the following amounts, at the following times, and upon the following conditions, provided that the Continuous Service of the Recipient continues through and on the applicable Vesting Date:

 

Percentage of Restricted Stock Units

  

Vesting Date

[__]%

   [__]

[__]%

   [__]

There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting of Restricted Stock Units in the periods prior to each Vesting Date, and except as otherwise provided in  Section 2(b)  and  Section 2(c)  hereof, all vesting of Restricted Stock Units shall occur only on the applicable Vesting Date.

 

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(b) Acceleration of Vesting of Restricted Stock Units.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, and subject to the terms of any Integrated Agreement, including any defined terms included therein, in the event that (i) there is a Change in Control that occurs prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock Units become fully vested, and (ii) during the period beginning two months prior to such Change in Control and ending 12 months following such Change in Control, the Company terminates the Recipient’s employment without Cause (an “ Involuntary Termination ”), 25% of the Restricted Stock Units not already vested as of the date of such termination shall be fully vested as of the later of the effective date of the Change in Control or the date of the Involuntary Termination. For purposes of this Section 2(b) and for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the terms “Change in Control” and “Cause” are defined in the Integrated Agreement, such terms will have the meaning as defined in the Integrated Agreement. Further, for the avoidance of doubt, if the Recipient becomes entitled to both (x) the vesting acceleration pursuant to this Section 2(b) and (y) the vesting acceleration in connection with an involuntary termination of Recipient’s employment pursuant to any Integrated Agreement, then the vesting acceleration under the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) shall not be additive but instead, the Recipient will be entitled to receive, with respect to this Award, the greater of the vesting acceleration under this Section 2(b), or the vesting acceleration available under the Integrated Agreement that provides the greatest vesting acceleration in connection with such involuntary termination.

3. Acceleration of Vesting at Company Discretion.  Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Agreement but subject to Section 12(m) (including compliance with subsection (iii) thereof), the Board or the Committee shall be authorized, in its sole discretion, based upon its review and evaluation of the performance of the Recipient and of the Company, to accelerate the vesting of any Restricted Stock Units under this Agreement, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall deem advisable.

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of all or a portion of any unvested Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in connection with the termination of Recipient’s Continuous Service (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to death, and if both (a) the Recipient is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination of Continuous Service, and (b) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units would result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to the Recipient within the six-month period following the termination of the Recipient’s Continuous Service, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not be made until the date that is six months and one day following the date of the termination of the Recipient’s Continuous Service, unless the Recipient dies following the termination of his or her Continuous Service, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares to the Recipient’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Agreement to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities or ambiguous terms herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or comply. However, in no event will the Company or any Related Entity reimburse the Recipient for any taxes that may be imposed or other costs incurred as a result of Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.

For purposes of this Agreement, “ Section 409A ” means Section 409A of the Code and any Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.

4. Forfeiture of Non-Vested Units.  If the Recipient’s Continuous Service is terminated for any reason, other than because of an Involuntary Termination, any Restricted Stock Units that are not vested, and that do not become vested pursuant to  Section 2  or  Section 3  hereof because of such termination shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination of Continuous Service and automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company and without any payment to the Recipient. If the Recipient’s Continuous Service is terminated on account of an Involuntary Termination, any unvested Restricted Stock Units that do not become vested pursuant to  Section 2(b ) or  Section 3  hereof as a result of such Involuntary Termination shall be forfeited immediately on the date of such Involuntary Termination and automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company and without any payment to the Recipient, except for any unvested Restricted Stock Units that become vested pursuant to  Section 2(b ) or  Section 3  hereof as a result of a Change in Control occurring on or before the end of the two-month period immediately following the date of such Involuntary Termination. For the avoidance of doubt, any unvested Restricted Stock Units that otherwise may become eligible to vest in the event a Change in Control occurs on or before the end of the two-month period immediately following the date of such Involuntary Termination will remain outstanding during the two-month period, provided that if a Change in Control does not occur during such period, the unvested Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited immediately upon the date two months after the date of the Involuntary Termination and automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company and without any payment to the Recipient. The Committee shall have the power and authority to enforce on behalf of the Company any rights of the Company under this Agreement in the event of the Recipient’s forfeiture of the unvested Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this  Section 4 . The Recipient will not be entitled to a refund of the price

 

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paid for the Restricted Stock Units, if any, that are returned to the Company pursuant to this  Section 4 . The Recipient’s Continuous Service will be considered terminated as of the date that the Recipient no longer is actively providing services to the Company or any Related Entity (as applicable), 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 Recipient is employed or providing services, or the terms of the Recipient’s employment or service agreement, if any; and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or determined by the Committee, the Recipient’s right to vest in this Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Recipient no longer is actively providing services for purposes of this Award of Restricted Stock Units (including whether the Recipient still may be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence).

5. Payment for Vested Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Delivery of Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the Recipient one Share for each vested Restricted Stock Unit awarded hereunder within 30 days following the date on which the portion of the Restricted Stock Units to which the distribution relates vests (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the date on which the Restricted Stock Units to which the distribution relates vests), subject to  Section 3  and subject to the Recipient satisfying any applicable tax withholdings described in  Section 8 . In no event will the Recipient be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of the payment of any Restricted Stock Units payable under this Agreement.

6. Rights with Respect to Restricted Stock Units.

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Delivery.  Except as otherwise provided in this  Section 6 , the Recipient shall not have any rights, benefits, or entitlements with respect to the Shares corresponding to the Restricted Stock Units unless and until those Shares are delivered to the Recipient (and thus shall have no voting rights, or rights to receive any dividend declared, before those Shares are so delivered). On or after delivery, the Recipient shall have, with respect to the Shares delivered, all of the rights of a holder of Shares granted pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and other governing instruments of the Company, or as otherwise available at law.

(b) Adjustments to Shares.  If at any time while this Agreement is in effect and before any Shares have been delivered with respect to any Restricted Stock Units, there shall be any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of stock, cash, other securities, or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or the adjustment in capital stock of the Company or otherwise, or as a result of a merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off or other corporate transaction or event, then and in that event, the Committee shall make any adjustments it deems fair and appropriate, in view of such change, in the number and kind of Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units then subject to this Agreement, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Award. If any such adjustment shall result in a fractional Share, such fraction shall be disregarded.

(c) No Restriction on Certain Transactions.  Notwithstanding any term of provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the existence of this Agreement, or of any outstanding Restricted Stock Units awarded hereunder, shall not affect in any manner the right, power, or authority of the Company or any Related Entity to make, authorize, or consummate: (i) any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Company’s or any Related Entity’s capital structure or its business; (ii) any merger, consolidation, or similar transaction by or of the Company or any Related Entity; (iii) any offer, issue, or sale by the Company or any Related Entity of any capital stock of the Company or any Related Entity, including any equity or debt securities, or preferred or preference stock that would rank prior to or on parity with the Shares represented by the Restricted Stock Units and/or that would include, have, or possess other rights, benefits, and/or preferences superior to those that such Shares include, have, or possess, or any warrants, options, or rights with respect to any of the foregoing; (iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Related Entity; (v) any sale, transfer, or assignment of all or any part of the stock, assets, or business of the Company or any Related Entity; or (vi) any other corporate transaction, act, or proceeding (whether of a similar character or otherwise).

 

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7. Transferability.  The Restricted Stock Units are not transferable unless and until the Shares have been delivered to the Recipient in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units in accordance with this Agreement, otherwise than by will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and assigns of the Recipient. Upon any attempt to effect a Transfer of any Restricted Stock Units prior to the date on which the Shares have been delivered to the Recipient in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, this Award of Restricted Stock Units and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Transfer ” shall mean any sale, transfer, encumbrance, gift, donation, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, attachment, or other disposition, whether similar or dissimilar to those previously enumerated, whether voluntary or involuntary, and including, but not limited to, any disposition by operation of law, by court order, by judicial process, or by foreclosure, levy or attachment.

8. Restrictions on Sale of Securities .  Any sale of the Shares issued under this Agreement will be subject to any market blackout-period that may be imposed by the Company and must comply with the Company’s insider trading policies, and any other applicable laws.

9. Tax Matters.

(a) Withholding.  As a condition to the Company’s obligations with respect to the Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, any obligation to deliver any Shares) hereunder, the Recipient shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to pay to the Company any Tax Obligations. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Tax Obligations ” means tax, social insurance and social security liability obligations and requirements in connection with this Award, including, without limitation, (i) all federal, state, and local income, employment and any other taxes (including the Recipient’s U.S. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) obligation) that are required to be withheld by the Company (or Related Entity, as applicable), (ii) the Recipient’s and, to the extent required by the Company (or Related Entity, as applicable), the Company’s (or Related Entity’s) fringe benefit tax liability, if any, associated with the grant, vesting, or exercise of this Award or sale of Shares issued under this Award, and (iii) any other taxes or social insurance or social security liabilities or premium the responsibility for which the Recipient has, or has agreed to bear, with respect to this Award (or exercise thereof or issuance of Shares or other consideration thereunder). If the Recipient shall fail to satisfy the Tax Obligations, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including the withholding of any shares that otherwise would be delivered to Recipient under this Agreement) otherwise due to the Recipient any Tax Obligations. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that:

(i) the Recipient is ultimately responsible for all Tax Obligations and the Recipient’s liability for Tax Obligations may exceed the amount withheld by the Company and/or the Related Entity employing or retaining the Recipient (the “ Employer ”), if any;

(ii) the Company and/or the Employer make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of this Award of Restricted Stock Units, including, but not limited to, the grant or vesting of these Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of Shares issued under this Award and the receipt of any dividends;

(iii) the Company and/or the Employer do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of this Award of Restricted Stock Units to reduce or eliminate the Recipient’s liability for Tax Obligations or achieve any particular tax result;

(iv) the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction if the Recipient is subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable; and

 

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(v) if the Recipient fails to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of any Tax Obligations at the time any applicable Restricted Stock Units otherwise are scheduled to vest pursuant to  Section 2  or  Section 3  or at any other time any Tax Obligations related to the Restricted Stock Units otherwise are due, the Recipient will permanently forfeit such Restricted Stock Units, and such Restricted Stock Units will be returned to the Company at no cost to the Company.

(b) Satisfaction of Withholding Requirements.  When Shares are issued as payment for vested Restricted Stock Units, the Company will withhold a portion of the Shares that have an aggregate market value sufficient to pay the minimum federal, state and local income, employment and any other applicable Tax Obligations required to be withheld by the Company with respect to the Shares, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, requires the Recipient to make alternate arrangements satisfactory to the Company for such withholdings in advance of the arising of any withholding obligations. No fractional Shares will be withheld or issued pursuant to the grant of Restricted Stock Units and the issuance of Shares hereunder. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Recipient, unless and until all income, employment and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares have been withheld. The Recipient will permanently forfeit the Restricted Stock Units if Recipient fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the payment of required Tax Obligations described in this Section 9. If the obligation for Tax Obligations is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Recipient is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Restricted Stock Units, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax Obligations.

(c) No Advice Regarding Grant.  The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Recipient’s participation in the Plan, or the Recipient’s acquisition or sale of Shares pursuant to this Award of Restricted Stock Units. The Recipient should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other aspects of the Recipient’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. In no event will the Company pay or reimburse the Recipient for any taxes or other costs imposed in connection with the Restricted Stock Units.

10. Amendment, Modification & Assignment; Non-Transferability.  This Agreement may only be modified or amended in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, provided that any modification that is adverse to the Recipient will not be effective unless the Recipient consents in writing to the modification. No promises, assurances, commitments, agreements, undertakings, or representations, whether oral, written, electronic, or otherwise, and whether express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof, have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Recipient’s participation in the Plan, on this Award of Restricted Stock Units and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal, procedural or administrative reasons, and to require the Recipient to execute any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such additional agreements or undertakings shall not impose an extension of the period of Continuous Service required to vest in this Award, increase post-service obligations of the Recipient, or other similar changes to this Award. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Recipient and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Recipient under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

11. Complete Agreement.  This Agreement and the Plan (together with any Integrated Agreement, and other agreements and documents expressly referred to herein, for the purposes referred to herein) embody the complete and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior promises, assurances, commitments, agreements, undertakings, or representations, whether oral, written, electronic, or otherwise, and whether express or implied, which may relate to the subject matter hereof in any way. The Recipient expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.

 

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12. Miscellaneous.

(a) No Guarantee of Continued Service . THE RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE SERVICE-BASED VESTING CONDITION OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS WILL BE SATISFIED ONLY THROUGH CONTINUOUS SERVICE AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE EMPLOYER) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. THE RECIPIENT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING CRITERIA SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH ANY RIGHT OF THE RECIPIENT OR OF THE COMPANY (OR THE EMPLOYER) TO TERMINATE THE RECIPIENT’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

(b) Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan.  By accepting this Award, the Recipient expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, and that he or she has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. The Recipient understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The Recipient agrees to be bound by such modification, amendment, suspension or termination regardless of whether notice is given to the Recipient of such event.

(c) Binding Agreement.  Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

(d) Additional Conditions to Issuance of Certificates for Shares.  If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law, the tax code and related regulations or under the rulings or regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body or the clearance, consent or approval of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to the Recipient (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, clearance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority or securities exchange.

(e) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude the Company or any Related Entity from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation plans, agreements, or arrangements, and any such plans, agreements, and arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases or to specific persons.

(f) Severability.  If any term or provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or under any applicable law, rule, or regulation, then such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable law (or if such provision cannot be so construed or deemed amended without materially altering the purpose or intent of this Agreement and the grant of Restricted Stock Units hereunder, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction and the remainder of this Agreement and the Award hereunder shall remain in full force and effect).

 

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(g) No Trust or Fund Created.  Neither this Agreement nor the grant of Restricted Stock Units hereunder shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Related Entity and the Recipient or any other person. To the extent that the Recipient or any other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Related Entity pursuant to this Agreement, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

(h) Law Governing.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the state of Delaware (without reference to the conflict of laws rules or principles thereof).

(i) Interpretation.  The Committee will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith will be final and binding upon the Recipient, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern.

(j) Electronic Delivery and Acceptance.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Plan or future Restricted Stock Units or other awards that may be granted under the Plan by electronic means or request the Recipient’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Recipient hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

(k) Headings.  Section, paragraph, and other headings and captions are provided solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings and captions shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction, meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

(l) Notices.  Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the Company’s Secretary at 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 400, Tempe, Arizona 85281, or if the Company should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Recipient, to the Recipient’s last permanent address as shown on the Company’s records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section. The Recipient further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the Recipient’s address as shown on the Company’s records.

(m) Compliance with Section 409A.

(i) General.  It is the intention of both the Company and the Recipient that the benefits and rights to which the Recipient could be entitled pursuant to this Agreement are exempt from the requirements of Section 409A, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with that intention. If the Recipient or the Company believes, at any time, that any such benefit or right is not exempt from Section 409A, it shall promptly advise the other and the parties shall negotiate reasonably and in good faith to amend the terms of such benefits and rights such that they comply with, or are exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A (with the most limited possible economic effect on the Recipient and on the Company).

(ii) No Representations as to Section 409A Compliance.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not make any representation to the Recipient that the Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to this Agreement or the shares associated with such Units are exempt from, or satisfy, the requirements of Section 409A, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless the Recipient

 

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or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that the Recipient or any Beneficiary may incur in the event that any provision of this Agreement, or any amendment or modification thereof or any other action taken with respect thereto is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A.

(iii) No Acceleration of Payments.  Neither the Company nor the Recipient, individually or in combination, may accelerate any payment or benefit that is subject to Section 409A, except in compliance with Section 409A and the provisions of this Agreement, and no amount that is subject to Section 409A shall be paid prior to the earliest date on which it may be paid without violating Section 409A.

(iv) Treatment of Each Installment as a Separate Payment.  For purposes of applying the provisions of Section 409A to this Agreement, each separately identified amount to which the Recipient is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. In addition, to the extent permissible under Section 409A, any series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.

(n) Non-Waiver of Breach.  The waiver by any party hereto of the other party’s prompt and complete performance, or breach or violation, of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be effected solely in a writing signed by such party, and shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation, and the waiver by any party hereto to exercise any right or remedy which he, she or it may possess shall not operate nor be construed as the waiver of such right or remedy by such party, or as a bar to the exercise of such right or remedy by such party, upon the occurrence of any subsequent breach or violation.

(o) Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
LIFELOCK, INC.
By:  
Name:  
Title:  

The Recipient acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that the Recipient has reviewed the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, is familiar with and understands their terms and provisions, and hereby accepts this Award subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Recipient further represents that the Recipient has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement.

RECIPIENT:

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