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2003 Series D Preferred Stock Plan - Recruitsoft Inc.
RECRUITSOFT, INC.
2003 SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are to attract
and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and to promote the
success of the Company's business. Options granted under the Plan shall be
Nonstatutory Stock Options.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its
Committees as shall be administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4
hereof.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to
the administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any other country or jurisdiction where Options are granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(e) "Committee" means a committee of Directors appointed
by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
(f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
(g) "Company" means Recruitsoft, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
(h) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(i) "Employee" means any person, including Officers,
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A Service
Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of
absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.
Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company
shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
(j) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
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(k) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value
of Series D Preferred Stock determined in good faith by the Administrator:
(l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.
(m) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(n) "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.
(o) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.
(p) "Option Agreement" means a written or electronic
agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and
conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan.
(q) "Option Exchange Program" means a program whereby
outstanding Options are exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price.
(r) "Optioned Stock" means the Series D Preferred Stock
subject to an Option.
(s) "Optionee" means the holder of an outstanding Option
granted under the Plan.
(t) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(u) "Plan" means this 2003 Series D Preferred Stock Plan.
(v) "Series D Preferred Stock" means the Series D
Preferred Stock of the Company.
(w) "Service Provider" means an Employee.
(x) "Share" means a share of the Series D Preferred
Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 below.
(y) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation,"
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of
Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be
subject to option and sold under the Plan is 1,238,926 Shares. The Shares may be
authorized but unissued Series D Preferred Stock.
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If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having
been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange
Program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall not be returned
to the Plan and shall not become available for further distribution under the
Plan. Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, upon exercise of an
Option, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for
future distribution under the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be
constituted to comply with Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties
delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any
relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority in its
discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;
(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom
Options may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be
covered by each such award granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under
the Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions of any
Option granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited
to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which
may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of
forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option
or the Series D Preferred Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such
factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vi) to determine whether and under what
circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under subsection 9(e) instead of
Series D Preferred Stock;
(vii) to initiate an Option Exchange Program;
(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to
sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment
under foreign tax laws;
(ix) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding
tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market
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Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the
amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Optionees to
have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such
conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and
(x) to construe and interpret the terms of the
Plan and awards granted pursuant to the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and
binding on all Optionees.
5. Eligibility.
(a) Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Service
Providers.
(b) Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon any
Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee's relationship as a
Service Provider with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or
her right or the Company's right to terminate such relationship at any time,
with or without cause.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its
adoption by the Board. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years
unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the
Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten
(10) years from the date of grant thereof.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the
Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall be such price as is
determined by the Administrator:
(i) Forms of Consideration. The consideration to
be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the
method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator. Such consideration
may consist of (1) cash, (2) check, (3) consideration received by the Company
under a formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection
with the Plan, (4) surrender of other Shares which, (x) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value
on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised
Shares, or (5) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making
its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator
shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to
benefit the Company.
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9. Exercise of Option.
(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms hereof at
such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set
forth in the Option Agreement. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise,
vesting of Options granted hereunder to Officers and Directors shall be tolled
during any unpaid leave of absence. An Option may not be exercised for a
fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company
receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the
Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the
Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued
upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if
requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse.
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 shall exist
with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The
Company shall 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 12 of the Plan.
Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a
decrease in 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.
(b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If
an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death and
Disability), such Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of
time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is
vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of
the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). To the extent the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in the
Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate.
(c) Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider as a result of the Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may
exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the
Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of
termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time
in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12)
months following the date of such termination. To the extent the Optionee does
not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in the Option
Agreement, the Option shall terminate.
(d) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a
Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is
specified in the Option Agreement to the extent
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that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement) by
the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance. In the absence of a specified time in the
Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months
following the date of death. If, after death, the Option is not so exercised
within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate.
(e) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time
offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted,
based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
10. Non-Transferability of Options. Options may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other
than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee.
11. [Omitted.]
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Asset
Sale.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required
action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Series D
Preferred Stock covered by each outstanding Option and the number of shares of
Series D Preferred Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan
but as to which no Options have yet been granted as well as the price per share
of Series D Preferred Stock covered by each such outstanding Option shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Series D Preferred Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Series D Preferred
Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Series D Preferred Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company. The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall
be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no
issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment
by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares
of Series D Preferred Stock subject to an Option.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall
notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such
proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an
Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option until fifteen (15) days
prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby,
including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In
addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option
applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to
all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at
the time and in the
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manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an
Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the
Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of
the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent
or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor
corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option the Optionee shall
fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the
Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the
Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the
date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such
period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered
assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or right confers
the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to
the Option immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration
(whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or
sale of assets by holders of Series D Preferred Stock for each Share held on the
effective date of the 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 merger or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the
successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the
exercise of the Option for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option to
be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Series D
Preferred Stock in the merger or sale of assets.
13. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option
shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination granting such Option or such other date as is determined by the
Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Service
Provider to whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date
of such grant.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time
amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b) Stockholder Approval. The Board shall obtain
stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable
to comply with Applicable Laws.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment,
alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any
Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the
Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the
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Optionee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the
Administrator's ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with
respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant
to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance
and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.
(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the
exercise of an Option, the Administrator may require the person exercising such
Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares
are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to
sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company,
such a representation is required.
16. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority
is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.
17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this
Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as
shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
18. Information to Optionees. The Company shall provide to each
Optionee and to each individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, not
less frequently than annually during the period such Optionee or purchaser has
one or more Options outstanding, and, in the case of an individual who acquires
Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period such individual owns such Shares,
copies of annual financial statements. The Company shall not be required to
provide such statements to key employees whose duties in connection with the
Company assure their access to equivalent information.
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RECRUITSOFT, INC.
2003 SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the 2003 Series D
Preferred Stock Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option
Agreement.
1. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
[NAME]
[ADDRESS]
The undersigned Optionee has been granted an Option to purchase Series
D Preferred Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan and this Option Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number ________
Date of Grant ________
Vesting Commencement Date ________
Exercise Price per Share $_______
Total Number of Shares Granted ________
Total Exercise Price $_______
Type of Option: Nonstatutory Stock Option
Term/Expiration Date: Ten years, ________
Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, according to the
following vesting schedule, subject to Optionee's continuing to be a Service
Provider on each relevant vesting date:
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Termination Period:
This Option shall be exercisable for ten (10) years after Optionee
ceases to be a Service Provider. Upon Optionee's death or Disability, this
Option may be exercised for ten (10) years after Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider. In no event may Optionee exercise this Option after the
Term/Expiration Date as provided above.
2. AGREEMENT
(a) Grant of Option. The Plan Administrator of the Company
hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant (the "Optionee"), an
option (the "Option") to purchase the number of Shares set forth in the Notice
of Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the
"Exercise Price"), and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is
incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 14(c) of the Plan, in the
event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option
Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
(b) Exercise of Option.
(i) Right to Exercise. This Option shall be
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in
the Notice of Grant and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this
Option Agreement.
(ii) Method of Exercise. This Option shall be
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the "Exercise Notice") which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, and
such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company. The
Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price
as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon
receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the
aggregate Exercise Price.
No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless
such issuance and such exercise complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming such
compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred
to the Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to
such Shares.
(c) Optionee's Representations. In the event the Shares have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time
this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company,
concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
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deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(d) Lock-Up Period. Optionee hereby agrees that, if so
requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the
"Managing Underwriter") in connection with any registration of the offering of
any securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not sell
or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during the
180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the "Market
Standoff Period") following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to
the first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject
to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
(e) Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price
shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of
the Optionee:
(i) cash or check;
(ii) consideration received by the Company under a
formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the
Plan; or
(iii) surrender of other Shares which, (i) in the
case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a
Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price
of the Exercised Shares.
(f) Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised
if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of
consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable
Law.
(g) Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by
Optionee. The terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding upon
the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.
(h) Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within
the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term
only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.
(i) Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of
the date of this Option of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of
this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY
INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND
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REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER
BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(i) Exercise of NSO. There may be a regular federal
income tax liability upon the exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option ("NSO").
The Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at
ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value
of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. If Optionee is an
Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from
Optionee's compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable
taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation
income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse
to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of
exercise.
(ii) Disposition of Shares. In the case of an NSO, if
Shares are held for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the
Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax
purposes.
(j) Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated
herein by reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede
in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and
Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified
adversely to the Optionee's interest except by means of a writing signed by the
Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive
laws but not the choice of law rules of California.
(k) No Guarantee of Continued Service. OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS
EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES
HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO
NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A
SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL
NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH OPTIONEE'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEE'S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that
he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts
this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Optionee has
reviewed the Plan and this Option in their entirety, has had an opportunity to
obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option and fully
understands all provisions of the Option. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Option. Optionee
further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address
indicated below.
OPTIONEE RECRUITSOFT, INC.
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Signature By
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Print Name Title
____________________________________
____________________________________
Residence Address
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EXHIBIT A
2003 SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PLAN
EXERCISE NOTICE
Recruitsoft, Inc.
390 St.-Vallier, Suite 401
Quebec City, Quebec
Canada G1K3P6
Attention: Employee Benefits
1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, the undersigned
("Optionee") hereby elects to exercise Optionee's option to purchase _________
shares of the Series D Preferred Stock (the "Shares") of Recruitsoft, Inc. (the
"Company") under and pursuant to the 2003 Series D Preferred Stock Plan (the
"Plan") and the Stock Option Agreement dated ______________ (the "Option
Agreement").
2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the
full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Option Agreement.
3. Representations of Optionee. Optionee acknowledges that Optionee has
received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees to
abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance of the Shares (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 shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after the Option is exercised. No adjustment
shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior
to the date of issuance except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.
5. Company's Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Optionee or
any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the "Holder") may
be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of
law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to
purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section (the
"Right of First Refusal").
(a) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of the Shares
shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the "Notice") stating: (i) the
Holder's bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the
name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee
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("Proposed Transferee"); (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each
Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration
for which the Holder proposes to transfer the Shares (the "Offered Price"), and
the Holder shall offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its
assignee(s).
(b) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. At any time
within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its
assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all,
but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or
more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance
with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase Price. The purchase price ("Purchase Price")
for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section
shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other
than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holder's Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares
proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not
purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section,
then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed
Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or
other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of the Notice, that
any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable
securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the
provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of
such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be
given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to
the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding, the transfer of any or
all of the Shares during the Optionee's lifetime or on the Optionee's death by
will or intestacy to the Optionee's immediate family or a trust for the benefit
of the Optionee's immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this
Section. "Immediate Family" as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant
or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister. In such case, the transferee
or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to
the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no further transfer of such
Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section.
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(g) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of
First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax Consultation. Optionee understands that Optionee may suffer adverse
tax consequences as a result of Optionee's purchase or disposition of the
Shares. Optionee represents that Optionee has consulted with any tax consultants
Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the
Shares and that Optionee is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
7. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of
the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the Company
or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN
THE OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF
THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR
HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE
EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF
THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL
OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer Notices. Optionee agrees that, in order
to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may
issue appropriate "stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent, if any,
and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate
notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be
required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of
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this Exercise Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the
right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such
Shares shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under
this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and this Exercise Notice
shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject
to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this
Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith to
the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting.
The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding
on all parties.
10. Governing Law; Severability. This Exercise Notice is governed by the
internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules, of California. In the
event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Option Agreement will
continue in full force and effect.
11. Entire Agreement. The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein
by reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan, the Option Agreement and the
Investment Representation Statement constitute the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the
Optionee's interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Optionee.
Submitted by: Accepted by:
OPTIONEE RECRUITSOFT, INC.
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Signature By
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Print Name Title
Address: Address:
____________________________________ 390 St.-Vallier, Suite 401
____________________________________ Quebec City, Quebec
Canada G1K3P6
____________________________________
Date Received
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
COMPANY: RECRUITSOFT, INC.
SECURITY: SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
AMOUNT:
DATE:
In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the
undersigned Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee is aware of the Company's business affairs and
financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to
reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee
is acquiring these Securities for investment for Optionee's own account only and
not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any "distribution" thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act").
(b) Optionee acknowledges and understands that the Securities
constitute "restricted securities" under the Securities Act and have not been
registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption
therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide
nature of Optionee's investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection,
Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if
Optionee's representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold
these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further understands that the Securities must be
held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities
Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Optionee further
acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register
the Securities. Optionee understands that the certificate evidencing the
Securities will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the
Securities unless they are registered or such registration is not required in
the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend
required under applicable state securities laws.
(c) Optionee is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule
144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit
limited public resale of "restricted securities"
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acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public
offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides
that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the
Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from registration under the
Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off
agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold,
subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being made through a broker in an unsolicited
"broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with a market maker (as said
term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of
an affiliate, (2) the availability of certain public information about the
Company, (3) the amount of Securities being sold during any three month period
not exceeding the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely
filing of a Form 144, if applicable.
In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the
time of grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain
limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the
resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the date the
Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an
affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of
acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who
subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph
immediately above.
(d) Optionee further understands that in the event all of the
applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under
the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration
exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144
and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement
securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to
Rules 144 or 701 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an
exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such
persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so
at their own risk. Optionee understands that no assurances can be given that any
such other registration exemption will be available in such event.
Signature of Optionee:
____________________________________
Print Name:
Date:_______________________________
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