Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. Contracts
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2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan - Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc.
PEET'S COFFEE & TEA, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
ADOPTED NOVEMBER 1, 2000
APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS NOVEMBER 17, 2000
AMENDED AND RESTATED ON MARCH 4, 2002
1. PURPOSES.
(A) ELIGIBLE OPTION RECIPIENTS. The persons eligible to receive Options are
the Non-Employee Directors of the Company.
(B) AVAILABLE OPTIONS. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by
which Non-Employee Directors may be given an opportunity to benefit from
increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of Nonstatutory
Stock Options.
(C) GENERAL PURPOSE. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the
services of its Non-Employee Directors, to secure and retain the services of new
Non-Employee Directors and to provide incentives for such persons to exert
maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Affiliates.
2. DEFINITIONS.
(A) "AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of
the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.
(B) "ANNUAL GRANT" means an Option granted annually to all Non-Employee
Directors who meet the criteria specified in subsection 6(b) of the Plan.
(C) "ANNUAL MEETING" means the annual meeting of the shareholders of the
Company.
(D) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(E) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(F) "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.
(G) "COMPANY" means Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc., a Washington corporation.
(H) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, (i) engaged by the
Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and who is
compensated for such services or (ii) who is a member of the Board of Directors
of an Affiliate. However, the term "Consultant" shall not include either
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Directors of the Company who are not compensated by the Company for their
services as Directors or Directors of the Company who are merely paid a
director's fee by the Company for their services as Directors.
(I) "CONTINUOUS SERVICE" means that the Optionholder's service with the
Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not
interrupted or terminated. The Optionholder's Continuous Service shall not be
deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which
the Optionholder renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee,
Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Optionholder
renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of
the Optionholder's service. For example, a change in status without interruption
from a Non-Employee Director of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or
an Employee of the Company will not constitute an interruption of Continuous
Service. The Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that
party's sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be
considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that
party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave.
(J) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
(K) "DISABILITY" means the inability of a person, in the opinion of a
qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to perform the major duties of
that person's position with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company because
of the sickness or injury of the person.
(L) "EMPLOYEE" means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate.
Mere service as a Director or payment of a director's fee by the Company or an
Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company or
an Affiliate.
(M) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(N) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the Common
Stock determined as follows:
(I) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or
traded on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales
price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as
quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the
greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the last market trading
day prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable.
(II) In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair
Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(O) "INITIAL GRANT" means an Option granted to a Non-Employee Director who
meets the criteria specified in subsection 6(a) of the Plan.
(P) "IPO DATE" means the effective date of the initial public offering of
the Common Stock, which was January 25, 2001.
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(Q) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director who is not an Employee.
(R) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify as
an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(S) "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(T) "OPTION" means a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the
Plan.
(U) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company and an
Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(V) "OPTIONHOLDER" means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to
the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.
(W) "PLAN" means this Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. 2000 Non-Employee Director
Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated on March 4, 2002.
(X) "RULE 16B-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any
successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.
(Y) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
(A) ADMINISTRATION BY BOARD. The Board shall administer the Plan. The Board
may not delegate administration of the Plan to a committee.
(B) POWERS OF BOARD. The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within
the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(I) To determine the provisions of each Option to the extent not
specified in the Plan.
(II) To construe and interpret the Plan and Options granted under it,
and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option Agreement,
in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make
the Plan fully effective.
(III) To amend the Plan or an Option as provided in Section 12.
(IV) To terminate or suspend the Plan as provided in Section 13.
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(V) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the
Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the
Company that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.
(C) EFFECT OF BOARD'S DECISION. All determinations, interpretations and
constructions made by the Board in good faith shall not be subject to review by
any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(A) SHARE RESERVE. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 relating to
adjustments, the Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Options shall not
exceed three hundred thirty thousand (330,000) shares of Common Stock (the
"Reserved Shares"). As of each Annual Meeting, beginning in 2002, and continuing
through and including the Annual Meeting in 2020, the number of Reserved Shares
will be increased automatically by the least of (i) three quarters of one
percent (0.75%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
such date, (ii) sixty thousand (60,000) shares, or (iii) a number of shares
determined by the Board prior to such date, which number shall be less than (i)
and (ii) above.
(B) REVERSION OF SHARES TO THE SHARE RESERVE. If any Option shall for any
reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having been
exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not acquired under such Option
shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(C) SOURCE OF SHARES. The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be
unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.
5. ELIGIBILITY.
The Options as set forth in Section 6 of the Plan automatically shall be
granted under the Plan to all Non-Employee Directors.
6. NON-DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.
(A) INITIAL GRANTS. Without any further action of the Board, each person
who is a Non-Employee Director on the IPO Date or who is elected or appointed
for the first time to be a Non-Employee Director after the IPO Date
automatically shall, upon the IPO Date, or upon the date of his or her initial
election or appointment to be a Non-Employee Director by the Board or
shareholders of the Company, whichever date is applicable, be granted an Initial
Grant to purchase twenty-five thousand (25,000) shares of Common Stock on the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
(B) ANNUAL GRANTS. Without any further action of the Board, a Non-Employee
Director shall be granted an Annual Grant as follows: On the day following each
Annual Meeting commencing with the Annual Meeting in 2001, each person who is
then a Non-Employee Director automatically shall be granted an Annual Grant to
purchase ten thousand (10,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and
conditions set forth herein. In the event a Non-Employee Director begins service
on a date other than the date of the Annual Meeting, such Director shall be
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granted the pro rata amount of shares representing the number of months of
service remaining until the next Annual Meeting.
7. OPTION PROVISIONS.
Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as required by the Plan. Each Option shall contain such additional
terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Board shall deem
appropriate. Each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions
hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the
following provisions:
(A) TERM. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10)
years from the date it was granted.
(B) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price of each Option shall be one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on
the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be
granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the preceding
sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for
another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of the
Code.
(C) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an
Option may be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, in any combination of the following methods:
(I) By cash or check.
(II) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, by
delivery of already-owned shares of Common Stock either that the
Optionholder has held for the period required to avoid a charge to the
Company's reported earnings (generally six months) or that the Optionholder
did not acquire, directly or indirectly from the Company, that are owned
free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests,
and that are valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.
"Delivery" for these purposes shall include delivery to the Company of the
Optionholder's attestation of ownership of such shares of Common Stock in a
form approved by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Optionholder may not exercise the Option by tender to the Company of Common
Stock to the extent such tender would violate the provisions of any law,
regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock.
(III) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, pursuant
to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal
Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in
either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of
irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company
from the sales proceeds.
(D) TRANSFERABILITY. An Option is transferable by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. An Option also is transferable (i) by instrument to an
inter vivos or testamentary trust, in a form accepted by the Company, in which
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the Option is to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor
(settlor) and (ii) by gift, in a form accepted by the Company, to a member of
the "immediate family" of the Optionholder as that term is defined in 17 C.F.R.
240.16a-1(e). An Option shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the
Optionholder only by the Optionholder and a permitted transferee as provided
herein. However, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the
Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in
the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to
exercise the Option.
(E) EXERCISE SCHEDULE. The Option shall be exercisable as the shares of
Common Stock subject to the Option vest.
(F) VESTING SCHEDULE. With respect to Initial Grants, 1/36th of the shares
subject to the Initial Grant shall vest one month after the date of grant and
1/36th of the shares shall vest monthly thereafter for the next 35 months. With
respect to Annual Grants, [ALTERNATIVE 1: 1/12th of the shares subject to the
Annual Grant shall vest one month after the date of grant and 1/12th of the
shares shall vest monthly thereafter for the next 11 months.][ALTERNATIVE 2:
100% of the shares subject to the Annual Grant shall vest on the day preceding
the next Annual Meeting; provided, however, that if the Non-Employee Director is
not in Continuous Service between the date of grant and the next Annual Meeting,
then the number of shares that shall vest as of the Non-Employee Director's
termination of Continuous Service will represent the pro rata amount for each
full month such Non-Employee Director was in Continuous Service from the date of
grant to the next Annual Meeting.]
(G) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the event an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder's death or
Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that
the Optionholder was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination) but
only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3)
months following the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service, or
(ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her
Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall
terminate.
(H) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. If the exercise of the Option following
the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service (other than upon the
Optionholder's death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely
because the issuance of shares would violate the registration requirements under
the Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the term of the Option set forth in subsection 7(a) or (ii) the
expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the
Optionholder's Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option would
not be in violation of such registration requirements.
(I) DISABILITY OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event an Optionholder's Continuous
Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's Disability, the
Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder
was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination), but only within such
period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months
following such termination or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as
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set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does
not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option
shall terminate.
(J) DEATH OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event (i) an Optionholder's Continuous
Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's death or (ii) the
Optionholder dies within the three-month period after the termination of the
Optionholder's Continuous Service for a reason other than death, then the Option
may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise the
Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder's estate, by a person who
acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a
person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder's death, but only
within the period ending on the earlier of (1) the date eighteen (18) months
following the date of death or (2) the expiration of the term of such Option as
set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after death, the Option is not exercised
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
8. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(A) AVAILABILITY OF SHARES. During the terms of the Options, the Company
shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required
to satisfy such Options.
(B) SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The Company shall seek to obtain from each
regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority
as may be required to grant Options and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of the Options; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not
require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Option or
any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Option. If, after reasonable
efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or
agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the
lawful issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved
from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such
Options unless and until such authority is obtained.
9. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.
Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Options shall constitute
general funds of the Company.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
(A) STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No Optionholder shall be deemed to be the holder
of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject
to such Option unless and until such Optionholder has satisfied all requirements
for exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms.
(B) NO SERVICE RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or
Option granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Optionholder any right to
continue to serve the Company as a Non-Employee Director or shall affect the
right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an
Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a
Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's agreement with the Company
or an Affiliate or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the
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Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of
the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may
be.
(C) INVESTMENT ASSURANCES. The Company may require an Optionholder, as a
condition of exercising or acquiring stock under any Option, (i) to give written
assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Optionholder's knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser
representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and
experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of
evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and
risks of exercising the Option; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory
to the Company stating that the Optionholder is acquiring the stock subject to
the Option for the Optionholder's own account and not with any present intention
of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. The foregoing requirements, and
any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (1)
the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of stock under the
Option has been registered under a then currently effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or (2) as to any particular requirement, a
determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not
be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The
Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock
certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or
appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but
not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the stock.
(D) WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. The Optionholder may satisfy any federal,
state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or
acquisition of stock under an Option by any of the following means (in addition
to the Company's right to withhold from any compensation paid to the
Optionholder by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a
cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of
the Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Optionholder as a result of the
exercise or acquisition of stock under the Option, provided, however, that no
shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of
tax required to be withheld by law; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and
unencumbered shares of the Common Stock.
11. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
(A) CAPITALIZATION ADJUSTMENTS. If any change is made in the stock subject
to the Plan, or subject to any Option, without the receipt of consideration by
the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization,
reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock
split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change
in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of
consideration by the Company), the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in the
class(es) and maximum number of securities subject both to the Plan pursuant to
subsection 4(a) and to the nondiscretionary Options specified in Section 5, and
the outstanding Options will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and
number of securities and price per share of stock subject to such outstanding
Options. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of
the Company shall not be treated as a transaction "without receipt of
consideration" by the Company.)
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(B) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of a dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, then all outstanding Options shall terminate
immediately prior to such event.
(C) CORPORATE TRANSACTION. In the event of (i) a sale, lease or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the securities or assets of the
Company, (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
surviving corporation or (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the
surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property,
whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise (each, a "Corporate
Transaction"), then with respect to Options held by Optionholders whose
Continuous Service has not terminated, the vesting of such Options (and the time
during which such Options may be exercised) shall be accelerated in full, and
the Options shall terminate if not exercised at or prior to the Corporate
Transaction. With respect to any other Options outstanding under the Plan, such
Options shall terminate if not exercised prior to the Corporate Transaction.
12. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND OPTIONS.
(A) AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may
amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to
adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless
approved by the shareholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval
is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or any Nasdaq or
securities exchange listing requirements.
(B) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any
other amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval.
(C) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Rights under any Option granted before
amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless
(i) the Company requests the consent of the Optionholder and (ii) the
Optionholder consents in writing.
(D) AMENDMENT OF OPTIONS. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may
amend the terms of any one or more Options; provided, however, that the rights
under any Option shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the
Company requests the consent of the Optionholder and (ii) the Optionholder
consents in writing.
13. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.
(A) PLAN TERM. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No
Options may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is
terminated.
(B) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall
not impair rights and obligations under any Option granted while the Plan is in
effect except with the written consent of the Optionholder.
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14. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.
The Plan became effective on the IPO Date and the Plan was approved by the
shareholders of the Company on November 17, 2000. The amended and restated Plan
shall become effective as the date approved by the Board.
15. CHOICE OF LAW.
All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of
this Plan shall be governed by the law of the State of Washington, without
regard to such state's conflict of laws rules.
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PEET'S COFFEE & TEA, INC.
2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION)
Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice ("Grant Notice") and this Stock
Option Agreement, Peet's Coffee and Tea, Inc. (the "Company") has granted you an
option under its 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") to
purchase the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock indicated in your
Grant Notice at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Defined
terms not explicitly defined in this Stock Option Agreement but defined in the
Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.
The details of your option are as follows:
1. VESTING. Subject to the limitations contained herein, your option will
vest as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the
termination of your Continuous Service.
2. NUMBER OF SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE. The number of shares of Common
Stock subject to your option and your exercise price per share referenced in
your Grant Notice may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization
Adjustments, as provided in the Plan.
3. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price is due in full upon
exercise of all or any part of your option. You may elect to make payment of the
exercise price in cash or by check or in any other manner PERMITTED BY YOUR
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GRANT NOTICE, which may include one or more of the following:
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(A) In the Company's sole discretion at the time your option is
exercised and provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, pursuant
to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal
Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in
either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of
irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company
from the sales proceeds.
(B) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly
traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, by delivery of
already-owned shares of Common Stock either that you have held for the
period required to avoid a charge to the Company's reported earnings
(generally six months) or that you did not acquire, directly or indirectly
from the Company, that are owned free and clear of any liens, claims,
encumbrances or security interests, and that are valued at Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise. "Delivery" for these purposes, in the sole
discretion of the Company at the time you exercise your option, shall
include delivery to the Company of your attestation of ownership of such
shares of Common Stock in a form approved by the Company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, you may not exercise your option by tender to the Company of
Common Stock to the extent such tender would violate the provisions of any
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law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's
stock.
4. WHOLE SHARES. You may exercise your option only for whole shares of
Common Stock.
5. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, you may not exercise your option unless the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise are then registered under the Securities Act
or, if such shares of Common Stock are not then so registered, the Company has
determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of your option must also comply
with other applicable laws and regulations governing your option, and you may
not exercise your option if the Company determines that such exercise would not
be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.
6. TERM. You may not exercise your option before the commencement of its
term or after its term expires. The term of your option commences on the Date of
Grant and expires upon the EARLIEST of the following:
(A) three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service
for any reason other than your Disability or death, provided that if during
any part of such three- (3-) month period your option is not exercisable
solely because of the condition set forth in the preceding paragraph
relating to "Securities Law Compliance," your option shall not expire until
the earlier of the Expiration Date or until it shall have been exercisable
for an aggregate period of three (3) months after the termination of your
Continuous Service;
(B) twelve (12) months after the termination of your Continuous
Service due to your Disability;
(C) eighteen (18) months after your death if you die either during
your Continuous Service or within three (3) months after your Continuous
Service terminates;
(D) the Expiration Date indicated in your Grant Notice; or
(E) the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant.
7. EXERCISE.
(A) You may exercise the vested portion of your option (and the
unvested portion of your option if your Grant Notice so permits) during its
term by delivering a Notice of Exercise (in a form designated by the
Company) together with the exercise price to the Secretary of the Company,
or to such other person as the Company may designate, during regular
business hours, together with such additional documents as the Company may
then require.
(B) By exercising your option you agree that, as a condition to any
exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter into an
arrangement providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax
withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of (1) the exercise
of your option, (2) the lapse of any substantial risk of forfeiture to
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which the shares of Common Stock are subject at the time of exercise, or
(3) the disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise.
8. TRANSFERABILITY. Your option is transferable to the extent provided in
the Plan and by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In addition, by
delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company,
you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall
thereafter be entitled to exercise your option.
9. RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. To the extent provided in the Company's bylaws as
amended from time to time, the Company shall have the right to repurchase all or
any part of the shares of Common Stock you acquire pursuant to the exercise of
your option.
10. OPTION NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT. Your option is not an employment or
service contract, and nothing in your option shall be deemed to create in any
way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employ of the
Company or an Affiliate, or of the Company or an Affiliate to continue your
employment. In addition, nothing in your option shall obligate the Company or an
Affiliate, their respective shareholders, Boards of Directors, Officers or
Employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a Director or
Consultant for the Company or an Affiliate.
11. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.
(A) At the time you exercise your option, in whole or in part, or at
any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize
withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and
otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including by means of a
"cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as
promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the
Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and
foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any,
which arise in connection with your option.
(B) Upon your request and subject to approval by the Company, in its
sole discretion, and compliance with any applicable conditions or
restrictions of law, the Company may withhold from fully vested shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable to you upon the exercise of your option a
number of whole shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value,
determined by the Company as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the
minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law. If the date of
determination of any tax withholding obligation is deferred to a date later
than the date of exercise of your option, share withholding pursuant to the
preceding sentence shall not be permitted unless you make a proper and
timely election under Section 83(b) of the Code, covering the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise with respect
to which such determination is otherwise deferred, to accelerate the
determination of such tax withholding obligation to the date of exercise of
your option. Notwithstanding the filing of such election, shares of Common
Stock shall be withheld solely from fully vested shares of Common Stock
determined as of the date of exercise of your option that are otherwise
issuable to you upon such exercise. Any adverse consequences to you arising
in connection with such share withholding procedure shall be your sole
responsibility.
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(C) You may not exercise your option unless the tax withholding
obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied. Accordingly,
you may not be able to exercise your option when desired even though your
option is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue a
certificate for such shares of Common Stock or release such shares of
Common Stock from any escrow provided for herein.
12. NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan shall be
given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the
case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after
deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last
address you provided to the Company.
13. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your option is subject to all the provisions
of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your option, and
is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations
which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In
the event of any conflict between the provisions of your option and those of the
Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
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