-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Kv/L6J/8IWx2BrsaieY1RTPaQWD7ij+Ipd0kbThoM+gNG+ctShStUpBtNhvMzcSv 6Se34UM+Tk1dDDVfRLh3ng== 0000891092-08-003225.txt : 20080626 0000891092-08-003225.hdr.sgml : 20080626 20080626163122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-08-003225 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080626 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080626 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080626 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOAMERICA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001101268 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS [4812] IRS NUMBER: 223693371 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-29359 FILM NUMBER: 08919687 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GOAMERICA, INC. STREET 2: 433 HACKENSACK AVENUE CITY: HACKENSACK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07601 BUSINESS PHONE: 2019961717 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GOAMERICA STREET 2: 401 HACKENSACK AVENUE CITY: HACKENSACK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07601 8-K 1 e32043_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2008 (June 25, 2008)

GoAmerica, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 0-29359 22-3693371
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

433 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(201) 996-1717
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

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

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

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

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




INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Section 5. Corporate Governance and Management

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

     At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 25, 2008, our stockholders approved amendments of our 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) that (i) increased the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock and (ii) increased the total number of shares of our common stock subject to award under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year from 400,000 to 450,000 shares. The Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock purchase rights and restricted and unrestricted stock awards to officers, employees, directors and consultants to GoAmerica, Inc. and its subsidiaries. A copy of the Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan reflecting these changes is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year

     At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 25, 2008, our stockholders approved certain amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws that (i) change the earliest date on which our Series A Preferred Stock is subject to redemption at the option of the holder to a date that is a least one year after the “Scheduled Term Loan Maturity Date,” as defined in our loan agreements, and (ii) allow our stockholders to take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Copies of our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and of our Amended and Restated Bylaws reflecting these changes are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1and Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Section 8. Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events

     Press Release Regarding Annual Meeting

     On June 26, 2008, we issued a press release announcing that our shareholders had approved all of the proposals considered at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held June 25, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

     Press Release Regarding 10-Digit Dialing

     On June 25, 2008, we issued a press release announcing that we and AT&T Inc. would become the first companies to demonstrate a live point-to-point video call through a ten-digit numbering system, as described in a ruling issued on June 24, 2008 by the Federal Communications Commission. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Section 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)      Exhibits
 
  GoAmerica, Inc. herewith files the following exhibits:
 

Exhibit
Number
                                                                                             Description
3.1 Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws (as amended and restated through June 25, 2008).
10.1 Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Compensation Plan.
99.1 Press Release of GoAmerica, Inc., dated June 26, 2008.
99.2 Press Release of GoAmerica, Inc., dated June 25, 2008.


SIGNATURES

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

     GoAmerica, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
  By: /s/ Michael J. Pendergast                   
Name: Michael J. Pendergast
Title: General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 26, 2008


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
                                                                 Description
3.1 Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws (as amended and restated through June 25, 2008).
10.1 Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Compensation Plan.
99.1 Press Release of GoAmerica, Inc., dated June 26, 2008.
99.2 Press Release of GoAmerica, Inc., dated June 25, 2008.


EX-3.1 2 e32043ex3_1.htm FORM OF SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

Exhibit 3.1

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
GOAMERICA, INC.

     GoAmerica, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

     ONE: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 1, 1999, under the name “GoAmerica, Inc.” A Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 18, 2005, under the name “GoAmerica, Inc.” A Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Preferred Stock (par value $0.01 per share) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 2, 2007. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 10, 2008, under the name “GoAmerica, Inc.”

     TWO: This Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the board of directors and stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

     THREE: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended and restated to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE I

     The name of the corporation (hereinafter, the “Corporation”) is GoAmerica, Inc.

ARTICLE II

     The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Corporation, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Corporation.

ARTICLE III

     The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware General Corporation Law”).

ARTICLE IV

     A. Classes of Stock . The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of capital stock designated “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock”, respectively. The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Sixty One Million, Six Hundred Seventy-One Thousand, One Hundred Eighty (61,671,180), of which Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and Eleven Million, Six Hundred Seventy -One Thousand, One Hundred Eighty (11,671,180) shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

     B. Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Preferred Stock . The Preferred Stock authorized by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series, without further stockholder approval (except as may be required by Section 6 of this Article IV.B. below). Subject to the provisions hereof and the limitations prescribed by law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board ”) is expressly authorized, by adopting resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of any particular series and, if and to the extent from time to time required by law, by filing with the Delaware Secretary of State a certificate setting forth the resolutions so adopted pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the powers, including voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, relating to each such series. Subject to the approval requirements set forth in Section 6 of this Article IV.B. below, the rights, powers, preferences and restrictions of any such additional series may be subordinated to, pari passu with (including, without


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limitation, inclusion in provisions with respect to preferences on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or with respect to distributions, redemption and/or approval of matters by vote), or senior to any of those of any present or future class or series of Preferred Stock or Common Stock. Subject to Section 6 of this Article IV.B. below, the Board is also authorized to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series prior or subsequent to the issue of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series. The first such series of Preferred Stock shall consist of Seven Million, Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred Forty-Four (7,736,944) shares and is designated “Series A Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The rights, powers, preferences and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Series A Preferred Stock are as set forth below in this Paragraph B of this Article IV .

     1. Dividend Provisions.

          (a) Dividend Amount.

               (i) Cumulative Dividends. Each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue cash dividends commencing on the date such share of Series A Preferred Stock is first issued (as to each such share, the “Series A Issue Date”). The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends (the “Cumulative Dividend”) at the rate of:

                    (x) for each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued prior to the Dividend Reduction Date, (I) 8.0% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Series A Issue Date to but excluding the Dividend Reduction Date and (II) 3.0% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Dividend Reduction Date; and

                    (y) for each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued on or after the Dividend Reduction Date, 3.0% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Series A Issue Date.

               (ii) Participation as to Dividends. To the extent dividends are paid by the Corporation on shares of Common Stock (in anything other than additional shares of Common Stock for which a corresponding adjustment is made to the Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Price hereunder), holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to receive, during each fiscal year, an amount (if greater than zero) equal to (x) dividends payable on shares of Common Stock, if any, during such fiscal year (as if such shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the record date for such Common Stock dividend) minus (y) the amount of Cumulative Dividends that have been paid or have accrued during such fiscal year pursuant to Section B.1.(a)(i) of this Article IV.

          (b) Priority. Cumulative Dividends shall be paid prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend (other than a dividend paid only in additional shares of Common Stock of the Corporation) on the Common Stock of the Corporation, except as permitted by this Section 1(b) . Any dividends paid on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid ratably among the holders of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of the applicable record date.

          (c) Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section (1)(c) of Article IV.B. shall have, for all purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the meanings herein specified (with terms defined in the singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural):

               “Closing Price” shall mean, with respect to the Corporation’s Common Stock on any date, the closing price on such date as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) or the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Corporation’s Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ and is not listed on a U.S. securities exchange, as reported on the principal other market on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then traded. In the absence of such quotations, the Closing Price shall be deemed to be zero.

               “Dividend Reduction Date” shall mean the first day after the date that is one (1) year following the date this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware upon which the average Closing Price of the Corporation’s Common Stock over the Trading Days within the 90-day period immediately preceding such date is $20.00 or more per share (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events).

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               “Trading Day” shall mean (x) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is quoted on NASDAQ, a day on which trades may be made thereon, (y) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading on another U.S. securities exchange, a day on which such other U.S. securities exchange is open for business or (z) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ and is not listed or admitted for trading on another U.S. securities exchange, a weekday on which commercial banks are open for business in the State of New York.

     2. Liquidation.

          (a) Series A Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (“Liquidation”), whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to $5.17 (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock) (“Series A Issue Price”), plus an amount equal to all accrued but unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such share payable hereunder (the “ Series A Liquidation Amount”). If, upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full preferential amounts aforesaid, then, all of the assets available for distribution to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be distributed among and paid to such holders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holders. Upon payment of the full preferential amounts set forth above in respect of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, such share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be immediately surrendered and canceled without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof.

          (b) Remaining Assets. Upon the completion of the distribution required by subparagraph (a) of this Section 2, in the event of a Liquidation, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each.

          (c) Deemed Liquidation.

               (i) For purposes of this Section 2, a Liquidation shall be deemed to be occasioned by, or to include, the following (each of the following, as so qualified, a “Liquidation Event”), unless the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Corporation consent in writing that such event or transaction or series of transactions shall not be deemed a Liquidation:

                    (A) the acquisition of the Corporation by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger or consolidation, but excluding (x) any merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Corporation and (y) any transaction or series of transactions in which the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act”)) of the stock of the Corporation having the right to vote for the election of members of the Corporation’s board of directors immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or transactions are the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the stock of the successor entity having the right to vote for the election of members of such successor entity’s board of directors immediately after the consummation of such transaction or transactions);

                    (B) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries; or

                    (C) a Change of Control of the Corporation.

As used herein, “Change of Control of the Corporation” means (1) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) after the first date on which any shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued (the “Initial Series A Issue Date”), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation or (2) any “person” or two or more “persons” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) acting in concert shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Corporation or control of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation.


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                    (ii) In any Liquidation Event, if the consideration received by the Corporation is other than cash or securities, its value will be deemed its fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board. The fair market value of any securities shall be valued as follows:

                         (A) Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability covered by (B) below:

                              (1) If traded on a national securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the Closing Prices of the securities on such exchange or market over the thirty (30)-Trading Day period ending three (3) days prior to the closing;

                              (2) If actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid or sale prices (whichever is applicable) over the thirty (30)-Trading Day period ending three (3) days prior to the closing; and

                              (3) If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as mutually determined in good faith by the Board and the holders of at least a majority of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding or, if such parties cannot agree on such value, within five (5) business days from the date that either party determines that the fair market value cannot be agreed upon, a national (or otherwise well-recognized) investment banking firm with expertise in valuation.

                         (B) The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a stockholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as above in (A)(1), (2) or (3) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, in each case, as determined by a national (or otherwise well-recognized) investment banking firm with expertise in valuation.

               (iii) The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock written notice of such impending transaction not later than the earlier of (A) fourteen (14) days prior to the stockholders’ meeting called to approve such transaction, or (B) fourteen (14) days prior to the closing of such transaction, and shall also promptly notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such transaction. The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending transaction and the provisions of this Section 2, and the Corporation shall thereafter give holders of Series A Preferred Stock prompt notice of any material modifications of such terms and conditions of such impending transaction. The transaction shall in no event take place sooner than fourteen (14) days after the Corporation has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than ten (10) days after the Corporation has given notice of any material changes provided for herein; provided, however, that such periods may be shortened or waived with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.

     3. Redemption.

          (a) If any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall elect at any time after January 10, 2015 that the Corporation shall redeem (to the extent it may lawfully do so) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder that is specified in a request for redemption delivered to the Corporation by the holder (accompanied by the certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be so redeemed), the Corporation shall promptly honor such request for redemption (to the extent of lawfully available funds therefor), by paying in cash on the Redemption Date an amount equal to the Series A Redemption Price.

          (b) The Corporation may at any time (to the extent it may lawfully do so), but no earlier than January 10, 2015, at the option of the Board of Directors, redeem (to the extent there are lawfully available funds therefor) in whole or in part the Series A Preferred Stock by paying in cash therefor an amount equal to the Series A Redemption Price on the Redemption Date. The terms of any redemption pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be specified in the Corporation Redemption Notice (as defined below). Any redemption effected pursuant to this Section 3 (b) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in proportion to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by them.

          (c) As used herein, the term “Redemption Date” shall refer to (i) in the case of redemption pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Article IV.B. , the date that is designated by the Corporation in the Redemption Notice (as defined below) and which shall not be more than 25 days after the Corporation’s receipt of a request for redemption, and (ii) in

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the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B. , the date designated by the Corporation in the Corporation Redemption Notice (as defined below) upon which a redemption is to be effected. As used herein, the term “Series A Redemption Price” shall have the same meaning as Series A Liquidation Amount.

          (d) Upon receipt of a request for redemption pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Article IV.B. (the “Exercise Notice”) within ten (10) days of the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Corporation shall give written notice to each holder of record of the Series A Preferred Stock (as of the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given), at the address last shown on the records of the Corporation for such holder, notifying such holder of the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Redemption Date, the Series A Redemption Price, the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, his certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the “Redemption Notice”). Each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to participate in the redemption described in the Redemption Notice by delivering to the Corporation, within ten (10) days of his receipt of the Redemption Notice, a written request to participate in such redemption, which request shall specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock such holder is requesting that the Corporation redeem. In the event that multiple holders request such redemption and the Corporation does not have sufficient funds lawfully available to accommodate all such requests, such redemption shall be made on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock requesting redemption in proportion to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock specified in each such holder’s request for redemption.

          (e) In the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 3 (b) of this Article IV.B., the Corporation shall give written notice to each holder of record (as of the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given), at the address last shown on the records of the Corporation for such holder, notifying such holder of the redemption to be effected, specifying the number of shares to be redeemed from such holder, the Redemption Date (which may be the date of the notice if payment of the Redemption Price is made on such date), the Redemption Price, the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, his certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the “Corporation Redemption Notice”). If the funds of the Corporation legally available for redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock on a Redemption Date triggered pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B. are insufficient to redeem the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such date, those funds which are legally available will be used to redeem the maximum possible number of such shares ratably among the holders of such shares to be redeemed based upon their holdings of Series A Preferred Stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding and entitled to all the rights and preferences provided herein. At any time thereafter when additional funds of the Corporation are legally available for the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock such funds will immediately be used to redeem the balance of the shares which the Corporation has become obliged to redeem on any such Redemption Date but which it has not redeemed.

          (f) On or prior to a Redemption Date, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such date shall surrender to this Corporation the certificate or certificates representing such shares, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice or the Corporation Redemption Notice, as applicable, and thereupon the Series A Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate shall be canceled. In the event less than all the shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares.

          (g) From and after payment of the Series A Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so redeemed, as holders of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, shall cease with respect to such redeemed shares, and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.

     4. Conversion. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights:

          (a) Right to Convert. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (1) the Series A Issue Price plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred Stock by (2) the Conversion Price at the time in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock. The “Conversion Price” per share for shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall initially be equal to the Series A Issue Price (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4(b) of this Article IV.B. below).

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          (b) Adjustments to the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

               (i) (A) Subject to Section 4(b)(v) of this Article IV.B. below, if this Corporation shall issue, after the Initial Series A Issue Date, any Additional Stock (as defined below) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for such series in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock, the Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall forthwith (except as otherwise provided in this clause (i)) be adjusted to a price determined by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding (as defined below) immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate consideration received by this Corporation for such issuance would purchase at such Conversion Price; and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of such Additional Stock. “Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” shall mean, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time, plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable at such time upon conversion of all outstanding (x) Series A Preferred Stock, (y) then exercisable options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock and (z) securities by their terms then convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, in each case then outstanding.

                    (B) Except to the limited extent provided for in subsections (E)(3) and (E)(4) of this Section below, no adjustment of such Conversion Price pursuant to this subsection 4(b)(i) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price above the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

                    (C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting any reasonable discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by this Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

                    (D) In the case of the issuance of the Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof determined in accordance with Section 2(c)(ii) of this Article IV.B.

                    (E) In the case of the issuance (whether before, on or after the Initial Series A Issue Date) of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, the following provisions shall apply for all purposes of subsection 4(b)(i) and subsection 4(b)(ii) of this Section above:

                         (1) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, including without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) of such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subsections 4(b)(i)(C) and 4(b)(i)(D) of this Subsection B ), if any, received by this Corporation upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the minimum exercise price provided in such options or rights (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for the Common Stock covered thereby.

                         (2) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of, or in exchange (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to convertibility or exchangeability, including, without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or upon the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration, if any, received by this Corporation for any such securities and related options or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the minimum additional

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consideration, if any, to be received by this Corporation (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subsections 4(b)(i)(C) and 4(b)(i)(D) of this Subsection B).

                         (3) In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable or in the consideration payable to this Corporation upon exercise of such options or rights or upon conversion of or in exchange for such convertible or exchangeable securities, including, but not limited to, a change resulting from the antidilution provisions thereof (unless such options or rights or convertible or exchangeable securities were merely deemed to be included in the numerator and denominator for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for purposes of subsection 4(b)(i)(A) of this Subsection B), the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities, shall be recomputed to reflect such change, but no further adjustment shall be made for the actual issuance of Common Stock or any payment of such consideration upon the exercise of any such options or rights or the conversion or exchange of such securities.

                         (4) Upon the expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange or the expiration of any options or rights related to such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities or options or rights related to such securities (unless such options or rights were merely deemed to be included in the numerator and denominator for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for purposes of subsection 4(b)(i)(A) of this Subsection B), shall be recomputed to reflect the issuance of only the number of shares of Common Stock (and convertible or exchangeable securities that remain in effect) actually issued upon the exercise of such options or rights, upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights related to such securities.

                         (5) The number of shares of Common Stock deemed issued and the consideration deemed paid therefor pursuant to subsections 4(b)(i)(E)(1) and (2) of this Subsection B shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any change, termination or expiration of the type described in either subsection 4(b)(i)(E)(3) or (4) of this Subsection B.

               (ii) “Additional Stock” shall mean any shares of Common Stock issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection 4(b)(i)(E) of this Subsection B) by this Corporation after the Initial Series A Issue Date other than:

                    (A) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a transaction described in subsection 4(b)(iii) of this Subsection B;

                    (B) shares of Common Stock issuable or issued to employees, consultants or directors of this Corporation pursuant to a stock option plan or restricted stock plan approved by the Board;

                    (C) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in a bona fide, underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock;

                    (D) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock or as dividends or distributions on the Series A Preferred Stock, or upon exercise of options or warrants or conversion of any other convertible securities outstanding as of the Initial Series A Issue Date;

                         (E) shares of Common Stock issued in connection with a bona fide business acquisition of or by this Corporation that is approved by the Board (including the director or directors appointed or designated by the holders of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7 of this Article IV.B.), whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, sale or exchange of stock or otherwise;

                         (F) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of warrants or other securities or rights pursuant to equipment lease financings or bank credit arrangements approved by the Board and not undertaken for the primary purpose of raising equity capital; or

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                         (G) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of warrants or other securities or rights to persons or entities with which this Corporation has business relationships or corporate partnering arrangements, including without limitation, the acquisition of technology, and provided that such issuances are approved by the Board and not undertaken for the primary purpose of raising equity capital.

               (iii) In the event this Corporation should at any time or from time to time after the Initial Series A Issue Date, fix a record date for the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as “Common Stock Equivalents”) without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend, distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase of the aggregate of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those issuable with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents.

               (iv) If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the Initial Series A Issue Date is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date of such combination, the Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred Stock shall be appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

               (v) No adjustment in the number of shares into which the Preferred Stock is convertible shall be made, by adjustment of the applicable Conversion Price or otherwise, if, prior to such issuance, this Corporation receives written notice from the holders of at least two-thirds of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock that would otherwise be entitled to such adjustment agreeing that no such adjustment shall be made to the Conversion Price in connection with such issuance.

          (c) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert the same into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock and shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates representing shares of Common Stock are to be issued. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver to such holder of Series A Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of any such holder, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date. If the conversion is in connection with a Liquidation Event, the conversion may, at the option of the holder tendering Series A Preferred Stock for conversion, be contingent upon, and be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to, the closing of such Liquidation Event.

          (d) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. In lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which such stockholder is entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair value of the Common Stock (as determined by the Board) on the date of conversion. Whether or not fractional shares are issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the holder at the time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

          (e) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the

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holder of such Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes.

          (f) Automatic Conversion.

               (i) After completion of an underwritten public offering of the Corporation’s Common Stock yielding proceeds of at least $50,000,000 before deducting underwriters’ commissions and discounts and offering expenses, on the first day that the average Closing Price of the Corporation’s Common Stock over the Trading Days within the 90-day period immediately preceding such date is $15.00 or more per share (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (1) the Series A Issue Price plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred Stock by (2) the Conversion Price at the time in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock.

               (ii) Upon the occurrence of the events specified in subsection (i) in Section 4(f) of this Article IV.B, the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as set forth above without any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are either delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent as provided below, or the holder notifies the Corporation or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with the loss, theft or destruction of such certificates. Upon the occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, (x) the Corporation shall notify (the “Automatic Conversion Notice”) each holder of Series A Preferred Stock who is shown to be such a holder on the books of the Corporation as of the time immediately prior to such conversion and (y) the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificates representing such shares at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, which shall be designated in the Automatic Conversion Notice. Thereupon, there shall be issued and delivered to such holder promptly at such office and in its name as shown on such surrendered certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred.

     5. General Voting Rights.

          (a) General. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so held could be converted (subject to the limitations on conversion contained in Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B.) at the record date for determination of the stockholders entitled to vote, or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is first executed and delivered. If the application of Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B. hereof shall cause a limitation in the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are then convertible, then the votes associated with the number of shares of Common Stock that can be issued upon conversion shall be proportionately allocated to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. Except as required by law or otherwise set forth herein, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock and all shares of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on an as-converted basis (subject to the limitations on conversion contained in Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B.). The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to cumulative voting except as required by law.

          (b) No Violation of NASD Rule 4351. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5, in the event that the Corporation determines, after consultation with NASDAQ or any other securities exchange on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then listed or traded (after full process, including any appeal process available to the Corporation) that the voting provisions set forth in this Section 5 violate or conflict with Rule 4351 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”), or any successor or similar rule, or the rules or regulations of any such securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, then the manner of voting and/or number of votes to which each share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled shall be modified and/or reduced to the extent required to comply with such rule.

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          (c) Minimum Conversion Price Regarding Voting. Notwithstanding any contrary or inconsistent provision hereof, for the purpose only of determining the number of votes each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote pursuant to this Section 5, the Conversion Price on the record date for the taking of any vote (or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited) shall not in any case be deemed less than an amount equal to the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Initial Series A Issue Date (as adjusted to reflect any stock dividends, distributions, combinations, reclassifications and other similar transactions effected by the Corporation in respect to its Common Stock).

     6. Protective Provisions. Once at least 6,769,826 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), then as long as at least 2,257,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not (and shall cause its subsidiaries not to), without first obtaining the approval of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock:

          (a) issue any equity security that is pari passu with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (including additional shares of the Series A Preferred Stock) as to liquidation or dividend payments;

          (b) amend the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation in a manner that adversely affects the rights of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (including any adverse amendment to the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, and including without limitation any amendment to this Section 6);

          (c) redeem or repurchase any equity security that is pari passu with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to liquidation or dividends;

          (d) declare or pay any dividend upon any of the capital stock of the Corporation, except as set forth in Section 1(a)(i) of this Article IV.B. above; or

          (e) dissolve or liquidate the Corporation.

     7. Series A Preferred Stock Board Designee.

          (a) Once at least 7,736,944 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), then as long as at least 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect two (2) directors on the Board at each annual election of directors and in connection with any action by written consent of the stockholders with respect to the election of directors (and to fill any vacancies with respect thereto).

          (b) Once at least 7,736,944 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), then at any time that there are more than zero but less than 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect one (1) director on the Board at each annual election of directors and in connection with any action by written consent of the stockholders with respect to the election of directors (and to fill any vacancies with respect thereto).

          In the cases of Sections 7(a) and (b) of this Article IV.B., such representatives of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to participate in all committees of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, other than in instances in which participation would result in a conflict of interest or violation of any securities law or rule of NASDAQ (or to the extent the Corporation’s Common Stock is listed or traded on another securities exchange, the relevant rules of such exchange). Such representatives shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses on a comparable basis with other members of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

     8. Miscellaneous. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and redeemed or otherwise reacquired by the Corporation shall be retired promptly after the reacquisition thereof and, upon compliance with the applicable provisions of Delaware law, shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation.

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C. Common Stock.

     1. Dividend Rights. Subject to (a) the prior rights of holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends (including any series of Preferred Stock), the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board.

     2. Liquidation Rights. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights, upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (including the Series A Preferred Stock), the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed as provided in Section 2 of this Article IV.B.

     3. Voting Rights. The holder of each share of Common Stock shall have the right to one vote per share, and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the bylaws of this Corporation and applicable law, and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law.

ARTICLE V

     A. This Corporation shall, to the broadest and maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists from time to time indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of this Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of this Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

     B. In addition, this Corporation shall, to the broadest and maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same may exist from time to time pay to such person any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending or settling any such action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer, to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by this Corporation as authorized in this ARTICLE V.

     C. Paragraphs A and B of this ARTICLE V to the contrary notwithstanding, this Corporation shall not indemnify any such person with respect to any of the following matters: (i) remuneration paid to such person if it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law; or (ii) any accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by such person of this Corporation’s securities within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law; or (iii) actions brought about or contributed to by the dishonesty of such person, if a final judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person establishes that acts of active and deliberate dishonesty were committed or attempted by such person with actual dishonest purpose and intent and were material to the adjudication; or (iv) actions based on or attributable to such person having gained any personal profit or advantage to which he or she was not entitled, in the event that a final judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person establishes that such person in fact gained such personal profit or other advantage to which he or she was not entitled; or (v) any matter in respect of which a final decision by a court with competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification is unlawful.

     D. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE V shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of this Corporation, by agreement, vote of stockholders, or disinterested directors or otherwise.

ARTICLE VI

     The following provisions are included for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its Board of Directors and stockholders:

     A. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation, subject to any limitation thereof contained in the Bylaws. The stockholders also shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders

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of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws of the Corporation.

     B. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may, except as otherwise required by law, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of record of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation having a majority of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and the writing or writings are filed with the permanent records of the Corporation. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders that have not consented in writing.

     C. Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time only by the President, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (if any) or a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes set forth in the notice of such special meeting.

     D. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, when evaluating any offer of another party (i) to make a tender or exchange offer for any equity security of the Corporation or (ii) to effect a business combination, shall, in connection with the exercise of its judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the Corporation as a whole, be authorized to give due consideration to any such factors as the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines to be relevant, including, without limitation:

          1. the interests of the Corporation's stockholders, including the possibility that these interests might be best served by the continued independence of the Corporation;

          2. whether the proposed transaction might violate federal or state laws;

          3. not only the consideration being offered in the proposed transaction, in relation to the then current market price for the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation, but also to the market price for the capital stock of the Corporation over a period of years, the estimated price that might be achieved in a negotiated sale of the Corporation as a whole or in part or through orderly liquidation, the premiums over market price for the securities of other corporations in similar transactions, current political, economic and other factors bearing on securities prices and the Corporation's financial condition and future prospects; and

          4. the social, legal and economic effects upon employees, suppliers, customers, creditors and others having similar relationships with the Corporation, upon the communities in which the Corporation conducts its business and upon the economy of the state, region and nation.

     In connection with any such evaluation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to conduct such investigations and engage in such legal proceedings as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine.

     E. In addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend any provision of Articles VI or VIII of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

ARTICLE VII

     The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in the Board. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation commencing at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, all directors (exclusive of directors to be elected by the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock voting separately as a class or classes) shall be elected by the holders of the shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors for a one-year term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. The term of each director serving as of and immediately following the date of the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders shall expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders after such date, notwithstanding that such director may have been elected for a term

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that extended beyond the date of such annual meeting of stockholders. Each director shall serve until the director's term expires in accordance with the foregoing provisions or until the director's prior death, resignation, disqualification or removal from office; provided that each director shall serve notwithstanding the expiration of the director's term until the director's successor shall be duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the board of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

     Election of directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

     Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

     A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable either to the Corporation or to any stockholder for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, or (ii) for acts or omissions which are not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or (iii) for any matter in respect of which such director shall be liable under Section 174 of Title 8 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any amendment thereto or successor provision thereto, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director shall have derived an improper personal benefit. Neither amendment nor repeal of this paragraph nor the adoption of any provision of this Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this paragraph shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this paragraph in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this paragraph of this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE IX

     The Corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.


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EX-3.2 3 e32043ex3_2.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
GOAMERICA, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

ARTICLE I

Stockholders

SECTION 1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held each year at such date and time, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors shall determine.

SECTION 2. Special Meetings.

               (a) Special meetings of stockholders for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting may be called by order of the Board of Directors or by stockholders holding together at least a majority of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting.

               (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(a), immediately following the consummation of a public offering by the Corporation of any of its capital stock, special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the President, the Chairman of the Board of Directors (if any) or by order of a majority of the Board of Directors.

               (c) Any such meeting held pursuant to this Section 2 shall be held at such date and time, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be specified by such order. Whenever the directors shall fail to fix such place, the meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation.

SECTION 3. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of all meetings of the stockholders, stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the place within the city or other municipality or community at which the list of stockholders may be examined, shall be mailed or delivered to each stockholder not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the meeting. Notice of any special meeting shall state in general terms the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held and the business transacted at any such meeting shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes set forth in the notice of meeting.

SECTION 4. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date: (1) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting; (2) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors; and (3) in the case of any other action, shall not be more than sixty days prior to such other action. If no record date is fixed: (1) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; (2) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action; and (3) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

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SECTION 5. Stockholder Lists. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by this section or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

SECTION 6. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of stockholders shall consist of the holders of record of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by a majority in voting power thereof, adjourn the meeting from time to time, until a quorum shall have been obtained. When a quorum is once present it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholder.

SECTION 7. Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman, if any, or if none or in the Chairman’s absence the Vice- Chairman, if any, or if none or in the Vice-Chairman’s absence the President, if any, or if none or in the President’s absence a Vice-President, or, if none of the foregoing is present, by a chairman to be chosen by the stockholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at the meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation, or in the Secretary’s absence an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the presiding officer of the meeting shall appoint any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

SECTION 8. Voting; Proxies; Required Vote.

               (a) At each meeting of stockholders, every stockholder shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy (but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period), and, unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote registered in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Corporation on the applicable record date fixed pursuant to these By-laws. At all elections of directors the voting may but need not be by ballot and a plurality of the votes cast there shall be sufficient to elect. All other elections and questions presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of the Corporation which are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.

               (b) Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may, except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of record of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation having a majority of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and the writing or writings are filed with the permanent records of the Corporation. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

               (c) Where a separate vote by a class or classes, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to vote on that matter, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class, unless otherwise provided in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.

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SECTION 9. Inspectors. Unless otherwise required by law, the Board of Directors, in advance of any meeting, may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If an inspector or inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at the meeting may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person who may be appointed as an inspector fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, if any, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors, if any, shall determine the number of shares of stock outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares of stock represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballot or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting, the inspector or inspectors, if any, shall make a report in writing of any challenge,

question or matter determined by such inspector or inspectors and execute a certificate of any fact found by such inspector or inspectors.

SECTION 10. Nominating and Proposal Procedures. Without limiting any other notice requirements imposed by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, any nomination for election to the Board of Directors or other proposal to be presented by any stockholder at a stockholders’ meeting (the “Proponent”) will be properly presented only if written notice of the Proponent’s intent to make such nomination or proposal has been personally delivered to and otherwise in fact received by the Secretary of the Corporation not later than (i) for the annual meeting, at least 150 days prior to the anniversary date of the prior year’s annual meeting, or (ii) for any special meeting, the close of business on the tenth day after notice of such meeting is first given to stockholders; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall limit or restrict the right of any stockholder to present at a stockholders’ meeting any proposal made by such stockholder in accordance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as it may hereafter be amended, or any successor rule. Such notice by the Proponent to the Corporation shall set forth in reasonable detail information concerning the nominee (in the case of a nomination for election to the Board of Directors) or the substance of the proposal (in the case of any other stockholder proposal), and shall include: (a) the name and residence address and business address of the stockholder who intends to present the nomination or other proposal or of any person who participates or is expected to participate in making such nomination and of the person or persons, if any, to be nominated and the principal occupation or employment and the name, type of business and address of the business, corporation or other organization in which such employment is carried on of each such stockholder, participant and nominee; (b) a representation that the Proponent is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present the nomination or other proposal specified in the notice; (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the Proponent and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or other proposal is to be made by the Proponent; (d) such other information regarding each proposal and each nominee as would have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had the nomination or other proposal been made by the Board of Directors; and (e) the consent of each nominee, if any, to serve as a director of the Corporation if elected. Within fifteen (15) days following the receipt by the Secretary of a notice of nomination or proposal pursuant hereto, the Secretary shall advise the Proponent in writing of any deficiencies in the notice and of any additional information the Corporation is requiring to determine the eligibility of the proposed nominee or the substance of the proposal. A Proponent who has been notified of deficiencies in the notice of nomination or proposal and/or of the need for additional information shall cure such deficiencies and/or provide such additional information within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice of such deficiencies and/or the need for additional information. The presiding officer of a meeting of stockholders may, in his or her sole discretion, refuse to acknowledge a nomination or other proposal presented by any person that does not comply with the foregoing procedure and, upon his or her instructions, all votes cast for such nominee or with respect to such proposal may be disregarded.

ARTICLE II

Board of Directors

SECTION 1. General Powers. The business, property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. Qualification; Number; Term; Remuneration.

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               (a) Each director shall be at least 18 years of age. A director need not be a stockholder, a citizen of the United States, or a resident of the State of Delaware. The number of directors constituting the entire Board shall be such number as may be fixed from time to time by action of the stockholders or Board of Directors, but in no event less than one, one of whom may be selected by the Board of Directors to be its Chairman. The use of the phrase “entire Board” herein refers to the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

               (b) Directors who are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders, and directors who are elected in the interim to fill vacancies and newly created directorships, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.

               (c) Directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

SECTION 3. Quorum and Manner of Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, a majority of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn a meeting from time to time to another time and place without notice. The vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4. Places of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware, as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors, or as may be specified in the notice of meeting.

SECTION 5. Annual Meeting. Following the annual meeting of stockholders, the newly elected Board of Directors shall meet for the purpose of the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Such meeting may be held without notice immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders at the same place at which such stockholders’ meeting is held.

SECTION 6. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as the Board of Directors shall from time to time by resolution determine. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the Board of Directors held at times and places fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. Where appropriate communication facilities are reasonably available, any or all Directors shall have the right to participate in all or any part of a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any Committee thereof, by means of conference telephone or any means of communication by which all persons participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

SECTION 7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, President, Vice-Chairman or by a majority of the directors then in office.

SECTION 8. Notice of Special Meetings. A notice of the place, date and time and the purpose or purposes of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director by mailing the same at least two days before the special meeting, or by telegraphing or telephoning the same, communicating the same by electronic transmission or by delivering the same personally not later than the day before the day of the meeting.

SECTION 9. Organization. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the Chairman, if any, or if none or in the Chairman’s absence or inability to act the President, or in the President’s absence or inability to act any Vice- President who is a member of the Board of Directors, or in such Vice-President’s absence or inability to act a chairman chosen by the directors, shall preside. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors when present, and, in the Secretary’s absence, the presiding officer may appoint any person to act as secretary.

SECTION 10. Resignation; Removal. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation and such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the President or Secretary, unless otherwise specified in the resignation. Any or all of the directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote for the election of directors.

SECTION 11. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in these By-laws, vacancies on the Board of Directors, whether caused by resignation, death, disqualification, removal, an increase in the authorized number of directors or otherwise,

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SECTION 12. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the directors consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings, or electronic transmission or electronic transmissions, are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE III

Committees

SECTION 1. Appointment. From time to time the Board of Directors, by a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may appoint any committee or committees for any purpose or purposes, to the extent lawful, which shall have powers as shall be determined and specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution of appointment.

SECTION 2. Procedures, Quorum and Manner of Acting. Each committee shall fix its own rules of procedure, and shall meet where and as provided by such rules or by resolution of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the presence of a majority of the then appointed members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that committee, and in every case where a quorum is present the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee present shall be the act of the committee. Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings, and actions taken by a committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the committee.

SECTION 4. Term; Termination. In the event any person shall cease to be a director of the Corporation, such person shall simultaneously therewith cease to be a member of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV

Officers

SECTION 1. Officers. The Corporation shall have as officers, a Chairman of the Board, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers and such other officers as the Board may from time to time deem proper. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except the offices of the President and Secretary.

SECTION 2. Election of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3. Term of Office and Remuneration. The term of office of all officers shall be one year and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, but any officer may be removed from office, either with or without cause, at any time by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office arising from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors. The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation may be fixed by the Board of Directors or in such manner as the Board of Directors shall provide.

SECTION 4. Resignation; Removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation and such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the President or Secretary, unless otherwise specified in the resignation. Any officer shall be subject to removal, with or without cause, at any time by vote of a majority of the entire Board.

SECTION 5. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 6. President. The President shall have general management and supervision of the property, business and affairs of the Corporation and over its other officers; may appoint and remove assistant officers and other agents and employees, other than officers referred to in Section 1 of this Article IV; and may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations and instruments.

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SECTION 7. Vice-President. A Vice-President may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation contracts and other obligations and instruments pertaining to the regular course of the duties of said office, and shall have such other authority as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President.

SECTION 8. Chief Financial Officer.

               (a) The Chief Financial Officer shall keep, or cause to be kept, the books and records of account of the Corporation.

               (b) The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit all monies and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation with such depositories as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall render to the President and the Board, whenever they request it, an account of all of his transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or as the President may from time to time delegate.

SECTION 9. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall in general have all duties incident to the position of Treasurer and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President.

SECTION 10. Secretary. The Secretary shall in general have all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President.

SECTION 11. Assistant Officers. Any assistant officer shall have such powers and duties of the officer such assistant officer assists as such officer or the Board of Directors shall from time to time prescribe.

ARTICLE V

Books and Records

SECTION 1. Location. The books and records of the Corporation may be kept at such place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors or the respective officers in charge thereof may from time to time determine. The record books containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares of stock held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof shall be kept by the Secretary as prescribed in the By-laws and by such officer or agent as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. Addresses of Stockholders. Notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be delivered personally or mailed to each stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI

Certificates Representing Stock

SECTION 1. Certificates; Signatures. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors of the Corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or Vice-President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any and all signatures on any such certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. The name of the holder of record of the shares represented thereby, with the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation.

SECTION 2. Transfers of Stock. Upon compliance with provisions restricting the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock, if any, shares of capital stock shall be transferable on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof in person, or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares, properly endorsed, and the payment of all taxes due thereon.

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SECTION 3. Fractional Shares. The Corporation may, but shall not be required to, issue certificates for fractions of a share where necessary to effect authorized transactions, or the Corporation may pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined, or it may issue scrip in registered or bearer form over the manual or facsimile signature of an officer of the Corporation or of its agent, exchangeable as therein provided for full shares, but such scrip shall not entitle the holder to any rights of a stockholder except as therein provided. The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates representing shares of the Corporation.

SECTION 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any certificate, theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

ARTICLE VII

Dividends

Subject always to the provisions of law and the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have full power to determine whether any, and, if any, what part of any, funds legally available for the payment of dividends shall be declared as dividends and paid to stockholders; the division of the whole or any part of such funds of the Corporation shall rest wholly within the lawful discretion of the Board of Directors, and it shall not be required at any time, against such discretion, to divide or pay any part of such funds among or to the stockholders as dividends or otherwise; and before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

ARTICLE VIII

Ratification

Any transaction, questioned in any law suit on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, or the application of improper principles of practices of accounting, may be ratified before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, and if so ratified shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned transaction had been originally duly authorized. Such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned transaction.

ARTICLE IX

Indemnification

SECTION 1. Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action or suit, whether or not by or in the right of the Corporation, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (collectively, a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss, including judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, incurred, suffered or paid by or on behalf of such person, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person.

SECTION 2. Prepayment of Expenses. The Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred

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SECTION 3. Claims. The right to indemnification and payment of expenses under the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws or otherwise shall be a contract right. If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this Article is not paid in full within sixty days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

SECTION 4. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Article shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

SECTION 5. Other Indemnification. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit enterprise.

SECTION 6. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE X

Corporate Seal

The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the year of its incorporation, and shall be in such form and contain such other words and/or figures as the Board of Directors shall determine. The corporate seal may be used by printing, engraving, lithographing, stamping or otherwise making, placing or affixing, or causing to be printed, engraved, lithographed, stamped or otherwise made, placed or affixed, upon any paper or document, by any process whatsoever, an impression, facsimile or other reproduction of said corporate seal.

ARTICLE XI

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be that which is determined by the Board of Directors, and is subject to change by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XII

Waiver of Notice

Whenever notice is required to be given by these By-laws or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.

ARTICLE XIII

Bank Accounts, Drafts, Contracts, Etc.

SECTION 1. Bank Accounts and Drafts. In addition to such bank accounts as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, the primary financial officer or any person designated by said primary financial officer, whether or not an employee of the Corporation, may authorize such bank accounts to be opened or maintained in the name and on behalf of the Corporation as he may deem necessary or appropriate, payments from such bank accounts to be made upon and according to the check of the Corporation in accordance with the written instructions of said primary financial officer, or other person so designated by the Treasurer.

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SECTION 2. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any person or persons, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into or execute and deliver any and all deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations or instruments, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

SECTION 3. Proxies; Powers of Attorney; Other Instruments. The Chairman, the President or any other person designated by either of them shall have the power and authority to execute and deliver proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments on behalf of the Corporation in connection with the rights and powers incident to the ownership of stock by the Corporation. The Chairman, the President or any other person authorized by proxy or power of attorney executed and delivered by either of them on behalf of the Corporation may attend and vote at any meeting of stockholders of any company in which the Corporation may hold stock, and may exercise on behalf of the Corporation any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, or otherwise as specified in the proxy or power of attorney so authorizing any such person. The Board of Directors, from time to time, may confer like powers upon any other person.

SECTION 4. Financial Reports. The Board of Directors may appoint the primary financial officer or other fiscal officer and/or the Secretary or any other officer to cause to be prepared and furnished to stockholders entitled thereto any special financial notice and/or financial statement, as the case may be, which may be required by any provision of law.

ARTICLE XIV

Amendments

The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation, subject, however, to any limitation thereof contained in these By-laws. By-laws adopted by the Board of Directors may be repealed or changed, and new By-laws made, by the stockholders, and the stockholders may prescribe that any By-law made by them shall not be altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors. The stockholders also shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation; provided, however, that, immediately following the consummation of a public offering by the Corporation of any of its capital stock, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the By-laws of the Corporation.


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EX-10.1 4 e32043ex10_1.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Exhibit 10.1

GOAMERICA, INC.

2005 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

     1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this GoAmerica, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and to promote the success of the Company and any Affiliate. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. Stock Purchase Rights, Stock Awards and Unrestricted Shares may also be granted under the Plan.

     2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

          “Administrator” means the committee which has been delegated the responsibility of administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

          “Affiliate” means any Parent and/or Subsidiary.

          “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity compensation plans under the applicable corporate and securities laws of any of the states in the United States, U.S. federal 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 foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

          “Award” means an Option, a Stock Purchase Right, a Stock Award and/or the grant of Unrestricted Shares.

          “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          “Cause” means, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Participant’s Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement or Stock Award Agreement, a finding by the Administrator that the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate was terminated due to one or more of the following: (i) the Participant’s performance of duties in an incompetent manner; (ii) the Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, insubordination, misappropriation or personal dishonesty relating to or involving the Company or any Affiliate in any material way; (iii) the Participant’s gross negligence; (iv) the Participant’s violation of any express direction of the Company or of any Affiliate or any material violation of any rule, regulation, policy or plan established by the Company or any Affiliate from time to time regarding the conduct of its employees or its business; (v) the Participant’s disclosure or use of confidential information of the Company or any Affiliate, other than as required in the performance of the Participant’s duties; (vi) actions by the Participant that are clearly contrary to the best interests of the Company and/or its Affiliates; (vii) the Participant’s conviction of a crime constituting a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude, or no conviction, but the substantial weight of credible evidence indicates that the Participant has committed such a crime; (viii) the Participant’s use of alcohol or any unlawful controlled substance to an extent that it interferes with the performance of the Participant’s duties; or (ix) any other act or omission which in the determination of the Administrator is materially detrimental to the business of the Company or of an Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant has entered into a written employment or service agreement with the Company that specifies the conditions or circumstances under which the Participant’s service may be terminated for cause, then the terms of such agreement shall apply for purposes of determining whether “Cause” shall have occurred for purposes of this Plan.

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

          “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.

          “Company” means GoAmerica, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

          “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render services to such entity, other than an Employee or a Director.

          “Director” means a member of the Board.

          “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

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          “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, serving as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate. An individual 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. For purposes of an Option initially granted as an Incentive Stock Option, if a leave of absence of more than three months precludes such Option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option under the Code, such Option thereafter shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option for purposes of this Plan. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

          “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

               (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation The Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price of a Share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no such sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

               (ii) if the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but is not listed in the manner contemplated by clause (i) above, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for 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 Administrator deems reliable; or

               (iii) if neither clause (i) above nor clause (ii) above applies, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator based on the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method.

          “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

          “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

          “Notice of Grant” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant, Stock Purchase Right grant, Stock Award grant or grant of Unrestricted Shares. The Notice of Grant applicable to Stock Options shall be part of the Option Agreement.

          “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

          “Option Agreement” means an agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

          “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option or Stock Purchase Right.

          “Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right granted under the Plan.

          “Parent” means a “parent corporation” of the Company (or, in the context of Section 15(c) of the Plan, of a successor corporation), whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          “Participant” shall mean any Service Provider who holds an Option, a Stock Purchase Right, Restricted Stock, a Stock Award or Unrestricted Shares granted or issued pursuant to the Plan.

          “Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to a grant of Stock Purchase Rights under Section 11 of the Plan.

          “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions applicable to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. Each Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Notice of Grant.

          “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

          “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.

          “Stock Award” means an Award of Shares pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.

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          “Stock Award Agreement” means an agreement, approved by the Administrator, providing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award.

          “Stock Award Shares” means Shares subject to a Stock Award.

          “Stock Awardee” means the holder of an outstanding Stock Award granted under the Plan.

          “Stock Purchase Right” means the right to purchase Common Stock pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.

          “Subsidiary” means a "subsidiary corporation" of the Company (or, in the context of Section 15(c) of the Plan, of a successor corporation), whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

          “Unrestricted Shares” means a grant of Shares made on an unrestricted basis pursuant to Section 13 of the Plan.

     3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject in all cases to Section 15 of the Plan, the number of Shares subject to the Plan shall be governed by this Section 3. The maximum number of Shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 3,000,000. For purposes of the foregoing limitation, the Shares of Common Stock underlying any Awards which are forfeited, canceled, reacquired by the Company, satisfied without the issuance of Common Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the number of Shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. All Shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be available for grant as Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options with respect to no more than 450,000 Shares of Common Stock may be granted to any one individual Participant during any one (1) calendar year period. Common Stock to be issued under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued Shares or Shares held in treasury by the Company.

     4. Administration of the Plan.

          (a) Administration. The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Board comprised of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

          (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, 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, Stock Purchase Rights, Stock Awards and Unrestricted Shares may be granted hereunder;

               (iii) to determine the number of Shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

               (iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

               (v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder and of any Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting, acceleration or waiver of forfeiture provisions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option, Stock Purchase Right or Stock Award, or the Shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

               (vi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, Awards granted pursuant to the Plan and agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan;

               (vii) 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;

               (viii) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;

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               (ix) to allow grantees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by having 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, provided that withholding is calculated at the minimum statutory withholding level. The Fair Market 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 determinations to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made by the Administrator in its discretion;

               (x) to reduce the exercise price of any Option or Stock Purchase Right to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option or Stock Purchase Right shall have declined since the date the Option or Stock Purchase Right was granted;

               (xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan and any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; and

               (xii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

          (c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. The Administrator's decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all holders of Awards and Restricted Stock. Neither the Administrator nor any member or delegate thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and each of the foregoing shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time.

     5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Purchase Rights, Stock Awards and Unrestricted Shares may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, an Award may be granted to a person who is not then a Service Provider; provided, however, that the grant of such Award shall be conditioned upon such person becoming a Service Provider at or prior to the time of the execution of the agreement evidencing such Award.

     6. Limitations.

          (a) Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, if a single Employee becomes eligible in any given year to exercise Incentive Stock Options for Shares having a Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000, those Options representing the excess shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. In the previous sentence, “Incentive Stock Options” include Incentive Stock Options granted under any plan of the Company or any Affiliate. For the purpose of deciding which Options apply to Shares that “exceed” the $100,000 limit, Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the same order as granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

          (b) Neither the Plan nor any Award nor any agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the grantee's relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Participant's right or the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

     7. Term of the Plan. Subject to Section 22 of the 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 terminated earlier under Section 18 of the Plan.

     8. Term of Options. The term of each Option shall be stated in the applicable Option Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the applicable Option Agreement. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns, directly or indirectly, stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the applicable Option Agreement.

     9. Option Exercise Price; Exercisability.

          (a) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:

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               (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option:

                    (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant, or

                    (B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

               (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that the per Share exercise price of a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant as (determined by the Administrator in good faith) in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

               (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% (or 110%, if clause (i)(A) above applies) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or other comparable corporate transaction.

          (b) Exercise Period and Conditions. At the time that an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

     10. Exercise of Options; Consideration.

          (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, each Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 25% of the Shares subject to such Option on the first anniversary of its date of grant, and as to 1/36th of the remaining Shares subject to such Option each full month thereafter. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder 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 Section 10(f) of the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee. 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 shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, 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 15 of the Plan. Exercising an Option in any manner shall 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.

          (b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than as a result of the Optionee's death, Disability or termination for Cause, 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 and except as otherwise provided in Sections 10(c), 10(d) and 10(e) of this Plan, the Option shall remain exercisable for three months following the Optionee's termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option). If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option in full within the time specified by the Administrator, the unexercised portion of the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. An Optionee who changes his or her status as a Service Provider (e.g., from being an Employee to being a Consultant) shall not be deemed to have ceased being a Service Provider for purposes of this Section 10(b), nor shall a transfer of employment among the Company and any Affiliate

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be considered a termination of employment; provided, however, that if an Optionee owning Incentive Stock Options ceases being an Employee but continues as a Service Provider, such Incentive Stock Options shall be deemed to be Nonstatutory Options three months after the date of such cessation.

          (c) Disability of an 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 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 Optionee’s termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option). If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option in full within the time specified herein, the unexercised portion of the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (d) Death of an 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 (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, but only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee's death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option). If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised in full within the time specified herein, the unexercised portion of the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by the unexercised portion of such Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (e) Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in a Service Provider’s Option Agreement, if a Service Provider’s relationship with the Company is terminated for Cause, then such Service Provider shall have no right to exercise any of such Service Provider’s Options at any time on or after the effective date of such termination.

          (f) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of:

               (i) cash;

               (ii) check;

               (iii) other Shares which (A) have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;

               (iv) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program permitted by the Administrator;

               (v) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee's participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;

               (vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or

               (vii) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

     11. Stock Purchase Rights.

          (a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with Options or other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically, by means of a Notice of Grant and/or a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator, of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that the offeree shall be entitled to purchase and the price to be paid for such Shares. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.

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          (b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the purchaser's service with the Company for any reason (including death or Disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the restrictions shall lapse as to 25% of the Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement on the first anniversary of its date of grant, and as to 1/36th of the remaining Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement each full month thereafter.

          (c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

          (d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, the purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a shareholder, and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.

     12. Stock Awards. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at par value or such higher purchase price as it determines) Shares to any Service Provider, as defined herein, subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator sets forth in a Stock Award Agreement evidencing such grant. Stock Awards may be granted or sold in respect of past services or other valid consideration or in lieu of any cash compensation otherwise payable to such individual. The grant of Stock Awards shall be subject to the following provisions:

          (a) At the time a Stock Award is made, the Administrator shall establish a vesting period (the "Restricted Period") applicable to the Stock Award Shares subject to such Stock Award. Subject to the right of the Administrator to establish a different Restricted Period, the Restricted Period of a Stock Award shall lapse as follows: the restrictions shall lapse as to 25% of the Shares subject to such Stock Award on the first anniversary of its date of grant, and as to 1/36th of the remaining Shares subject to such Stock Award each full month thereafter. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, at the time a grant is made, prescribe restrictions in addition to the expiration of the Restricted Period, including the satisfaction of corporate or individual performance objectives. None of the Stock Award Shares may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period applicable to such Stock Award Shares or prior to the satisfaction of any other restrictions prescribed by the Administrator with respect to such Stock Award Shares.

          (b) The Company shall issue, in the name of each Service Provider to whom Stock Award Shares have been granted, stock certificates representing the total number of Stock Award Shares granted to such person, as soon as reasonably practicable after the grant. The Company, at the direction of the Administrator, shall hold such certificates, properly endorsed for transfer, for the Stock Awardee's benefit until such time as the Stock Award Shares are forfeited to the Company, or the restrictions lapse.

          (c) Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, holders of Stock Award Shares shall have the right to vote such Shares and have the right to receive any cash dividends with respect to such Shares. All distributions, if any, received by a Stock Awardee with respect to Stock Award Shares as a result of any stock split, stock distribution, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions of this Section 12.

          (d) Any Stock Award Shares granted to a Service Provider pursuant to the Plan shall be forfeited if the Stock Awardee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company or its Affiliates or resigns or voluntarily terminates his consultancy arrangement or directorship with the Company or its Affiliates, or if the Stock Awardee's employment or consultancy arrangement or directorship is terminated for Cause prior to the expiration or termination of the applicable Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other conditions applicable to such Stock Award Shares. Upon such forfeiture, the Stock Award Shares that are forfeited shall be retained in the treasury of the Company and be available for subsequent awards under the Plan. If the Stock Awardee's employment, consultancy arrangement or directorship terminates for any other reason, the Stock Award Shares held by such person shall be forfeited, unless the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine otherwise.

          (e) Upon the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Administrator, the restrictions applicable to the Stock Award Shares shall lapse and, at the Stock Awardee’s request, a stock certificate for the number of Stock Award Shares with respect to which the restrictions have lapsed shall be delivered, free of all such restrictions, to the Stock Awardee or his beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.

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     13. Unrestricted Shares. The Administrator may grant Unrestricted Shares in accordance with the following provisions:

          (a) The Administrator may cause the Company to grant Unrestricted Shares to Service Providers at such time or times, in such amounts and for such reasons as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine. No payment shall be required for Unrestricted Shares.

          (b) The Company shall issue, in the name of each Service Provider to whom Unrestricted Shares have been granted, stock certificates representing the total number of Unrestricted Shares granted to such individual, and shall deliver such certificates to such Service Provider as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of grant or on such later date as the Administrator shall determine at the time of grant.

     14. Non-Transferability. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option and Stock Purchase Right 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. If the Administrator makes an Option or Stock Purchase Right transferable, such Option or Stock Purchase Right shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide in the Option Agreement regarding a given Option that the Optionee may transfer, without consideration for the transfer, his or her Nonstatutory Stock Options to members of his or her immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Option. During the period when Shares of Restricted Stock and Stock Award Shares are restricted (by virtue of vesting schedules or otherwise), such Shares 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.

     15. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.

          (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, Stock Purchase Right and Stock Award, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock outstanding and the number of Shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options, Stock Purchase Rights or Stock Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, Stock Purchase Right, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement or Stock Award, as well as the price per Share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that 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 Administrator, 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 Common Stock subject to an Award hereunder.

          (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee and holder of Stock Purchase Rights as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option and for a holder of a Stock Purchase Right to exercise his or her Stock Purchase Right until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Shares covered thereby, including Shares as to which an applicable 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 or Stock Purchase Right or applicable to any Stock Award shall lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option or Stock Purchase Right will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

          (c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation or any other entity or the exchange of substantially all of the outstanding stock of the Company for shares of another entity or other property in which, after any such transaction the prior shareholders of the Company own less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares of the continuing or surviving entity, or in the event of the sale of all or

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substantially all of the assets of the Company, (any such event, a “Change of Control”), then, absent a provision to the contrary in any particular Option Agreement or Stock Award (in which case the terms of such Option Agreement or Stock Award shall supercede each of the provisions of this Section 15(c) which are inconsistent with such Option Agreement or Stock Award), each outstanding Option, Stock Purchase Right and Stock Award shall be assumed or an equivalent option, right or award substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the Administrator determines that the successor corporation or a Parent or a Subsidiary of the successor corporation has refused to assume or substitute an equivalent option, right or award for each outstanding Option, Stock Purchase Right and Stock Award, the Optionees shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares which would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and all vesting periods under Stock Awards shall be deemed to have been satisfied. In the event of a Change of Control, then, absent a provision to the contrary in any particular Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (in which case the terms of such Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall supercede each of the provisions of this Section 15(c) which are inconsistent with such Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement), all vesting periods under Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements shall be deemed to have been satisfied. If an Option and/or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change of Control, the Administrator shall notify all Optionees that all outstanding Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice and that any Options and Stock Purchase Rights that are not exercised within such period shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, all outstanding Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall be considered assumed if, following the consummation of the Change of Control, the Option and Stock Purchase Right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other property) received in the Change of Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change of Control 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 or Stock Purchase Right, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent or Subsidiary equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change of Control.

     16. Substitute Options. In the event that the Company, directly or indirectly, acquires another entity, the Board may authorize the issuance of stock options (“Substitute Options”) to the individuals performing services for the acquired entity in substitution of stock options previously granted to those individuals in connection with their performance of services for such entity upon such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine, taking into account the conditions of Code Section 424(a), as from time to time amended or superceded, in the case of a Substitute Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Shares of capital stock underlying Substitute Stock Options shall not constitute Shares issued pursuant to the Plan for any purpose.

     17. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option, Stock Purchase Right, Stock Award or Unrestricted Share shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, Stock Purchase Right, Stock Award or Unrestricted Share, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each grantee within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

     18. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

          (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

          (b) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary 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 grantee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the grantee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the grantee 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 Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

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     19. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

          (a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued in connection with the grant of any Stock Award or Unrestricted Share or the exercise of any Option or Stock Purchase Right unless such grant or the exercise of such Option or Stock Purchase Right 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 grant of any Stock Award or Unrestricted Share or the exercise of any Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Company may require the person receiving such Award or exercising such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or grant 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.

          (c) Additional Conditions. The Administrator shall have the authority to condition the grant of any Award or rights under any Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in such other manner that the Administrator determines to be appropriate, provided that such condition is not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. Such conditions may include, among other things, obligations of recipients to execute lock-up agreements and shareholder agreements in the future.

          (d) Trading Policy Restrictions. Option and Stock Purchase Right exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any insider trading policy established by the Company or the Administrator.

     20. 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.

     21. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

     22. Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, any exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right granted before the Company has obtained shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with this Section 22 shall be conditioned upon obtaining such shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with this Section 22.

     23. Withholding; Notice of Sale. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable to an Employee any amounts which the Company determines, in its discretion, are required to be withheld under any Applicable Law as a result of any action taken by a holder of an Award.

     24. Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles.


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EX-99.1 5 e32043ex99_1.htm PRESS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

CONTACT:
GoAmerica
Laura Kowalcyk
CJP Communications
lkowalcyk@cjpcom.com
212-279-3115 x209

GOAMERICA® ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ANNUAL
SHAREHOLDER MEETING

HACKENSACK, NJ, June 26, 2008 – GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of relay and wireless communications and professional interpreter services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-disabled persons, today announced the results from its annual stockholder meeting which was held on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 10AM Eastern Time, for shareholders of record as of May 23, 2008.

All resolutions as proposed in the Notice of the Annual Shareholder Meeting were approved by the requisite majority of shareholders.

Proposal 1(a) approved the election of six directors for a term of one year by the holders of GoAmerica’s common stock and Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a class. The directors elected include Aaron Dobrinsky, Steven Eskenazi, Christopher Gibbons, Daniel R. Luis, William M. McDonagh and Edmond Routhier.

Proposal 1(b) approved the election of two directors for a term of one year by the holders of GoAmerica’s Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class. The directors elected under this proposal included Steven C. Chang and Behdad Eghbali.

Proposal 2 approved an amendment to GoAmerica’s certificate of incorporation to change the earliest date on which GoAmerica’s Series A Preferred Stock is subject to redemption.

Proposal 3 approved amendments to GoAmerica’s certificate of incorporation and to the bylaws to allow action by stockholder consent in lieu of a meeting.

Proposal 4 approved amendments to GoAmerica’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares under such plan from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 shares, and to increase the maximum number of shares subject to award to any individual during any calendar year.


 
   

Finally, Proposal 5 ratified the appointment of WithumSmith + Brown, P.C. as GoAmerica’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008.

About GoAmerica

As a result of its acquisitions, GoAmerica is the nation’s largest and second largest provider of text relay and video relay services, respectively, and provides an array of communications and interpreting services tailored to the needs of people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled. The Company’s vision is to improve the quality of life of its customers by being their premier provider of high quality, innovative communication services that break down communications barriers. For more information on the Company or its services, visit http://www.goamerica.com or contact GoAmerica directly at TTY 201-527-1520, voice 201-996-1717, Internet Relay by visiting http://www.i711.com, or video phone by connecting to hovrs.tv.

Safe Harbor

The statements contained in this news release that are not based on historical fact -- including statements regarding the anticipated results of the transactions described in this press release -- constitute “forward-looking statements” that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of those terms. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: (i) our ability to integrate the businesses and technologies we have acquired; (ii) our ability to respond to the rapid technological change of the wireless data industry and offer new services; (iii) our dependence on wireless carrier networks; (iv) our ability to respond to increased competition in the wireless data industry; (v) our ability to generate revenue growth; (vi) our ability to increase or maintain gross margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources; and (vii) difficulties inherent in predicting the outcome of regulatory processes. Such risks and others are more fully described in the Risk Factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our actual results could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. GoAmerica is not obligated to update and does not undertake to update any of its forward looking statements made in this press release. Each reference in this news release to “GoAmerica”, the “Company” or “We”, or any variation thereof, is a reference to GoAmerica, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

“GoAmerica”, the “GoAmerica” logo, “i711”, and the “i711.com” logo, and “Relay and Beyond” are registered trademarks of GoAmerica. “i711.com” and “i711 Wireless” are trademarks and service marks of GoAmerica. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Exhibit 99.2

CONTACTS:

GoAmerica
Laura Kowalcyk
CJP Communications
lkowalcyk@cjpcom.com
212-279-3115 x209

AT&T
Kevin Belgrade
Media Relations
Kevin.belgrade@att.com
210 351-2162

GOAMERICA® AND AT&T TO DEMONSTRATE
FAST, EFFECTIVE 10-DIGIT INTEROPERABILITY
BETWEEN VIDEO RELAY PROVIDERS

Demo Showcases That Yesterday’s FCC Mandate is Quick to Implement

ROCKLIN, CA June 25, 2008 GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of relay and wireless communications and professional interpreter services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-disabled persons, and AT&T today announced they would become the first companies to demonstrate a live point-to-point video call through a 10-digit numbering system described in the FCC ruling issued yesterday.

The demonstration, to occur at the National Association of the Deaf headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, will exhibit a technology solution that is relatively inexpensive and quick to implement for any relay provider.

“Delivering 10-digit numbering is a critical step in providing relay users with functionally equivalent calling services and essential emergency calling (e911) access which together have thus far been denied to online relay users,” said Kelby Brick, vice president of regulatory and strategic policy for GoAmerica, which provides relay services under the Hands On VRS®, i711.com®, and IP-Relay™ brands. “We applaud the FCC ruling which demonstrates a commitment to ensure that relay users will enjoy the same level of accessibility and safety that hearing users have had for years.”


 
   

“A hundred years ago the U.S. concluded that telephone networks for hearing persons should be interconnected to ensure easy calling between telephone users, regardless of their chosen telephone network,” said David Huntley, Senior Vice President of Customer Information Services at AT&T. “In the same way—and for the first time—relay providers are agreeing to interconnect their networks, effectively advancing the same convenience for deaf and hard of hearing callers.”

About Ten-Digit Numbering

As described in yesterday’s FCC ruling, ten-digit numbering offers to deaf and hard of hearing relay users a real, ten-digit number that can be dialed from any voice telephone to reach the intended relay user. These numbers are critical in providing users access to emergency calling services through 911. Real 10-digit numbers provided through this solution are accessible by callers from any relay provider that shares access to its user directory.

“Real ten-digit numbers eliminate the cumbersome dialing instructions and procedures required to make voice-to-video calls today,” added Brick. “If a hearing person wants to call me on my videophone, he just dials my number the same as he would for any other call. The ten-digit number will work for everyone—deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people—and with any participating device or service.”

Broad Consumer Support

“Every relay provider should take active steps to ensure that their services are fully accessible for the community they serve,” said Nancy Bloch, executive director of the National Association of the Deaf. “I congratulate the AT&T and GoAmerica for moving ahead aggressively to establish this accessibility.”

“It’s encouraging to see group efforts to jumpstart the process to establish a telephone numbering system which will enable consumers who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-disabled, to have access to enhanced 911 services,” said Sheri Farinha-Mutti, CEO of the NorCal Center on Deafness. “Lives are at stake, and we can’t afford to wait.”

Ms. Bloch and Ms. Farinha-Mutti will each take part in the 10-digit number demonstration.

Demonstration, Pricing, and Availability

GoAmerica and AT&T will demonstrate the 10-digit numbering solution on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the headquarters of the National Association of the Deaf at 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The demo will show two 10-digit video calls. First, Sheri Farinha-Mutti will receive a call from a hearing caller through a 10-digit number. Then, Ms. Farinha-Mutti and Nancy Bloch, each a customer of a different VRS provider, will connect through a video-to-video call using a 10-digit number.


 
   

GoAmerica anticipates it will begin distributing local 10-digit numbers to relay users for free in July.

About Telecommunications Relay Services.

TRS is a program established under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act to provide deaf and hard of hearing persons with functionally equivalent access to the public telephone network. Traditional TRS involves the use of a device called a TTY, which consists of a keyboard, modem and display screen connected to a standard telephone line. The deaf person types his or her portion of the telephone call to a relay operator, who voices the message to the hearing party and in return types the hearing party’s conversation which is read on the TTY display screen by the deaf person.

Like other forms of communication, text relay can now be accomplished more effectively using the Internet. In addition, the Internet now allows deaf and hard of hearing persons to conduct video telephone calls, thereby enabling them to use their native visual sign language through use of a sign language interpreter.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world’s most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation’s leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.

About GoAmerica

As a result of its acquisitions, GoAmerica is the nation’s largest and second largest provider of text relay and video relay services, respectively, and provides an array of communications and interpreting services tailored to the needs of people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled. The Company’s vision is to improve the quality of life of its customers by being their premier provider of high quality, innovative communication services that break down communications barriers. For more information on the Company or its services, visit http://www.goamerica.com or contact GoAmerica directly at TTY 201-527-1520, voice 201-996-1717, Internet Relay by visiting http://www.i711.com, or video phone by connecting to hovrs.tv.

Safe Harbor

The statements contained in this news release that are not based on historical fact — including statements regarding the anticipated results of the transactions described in this press release — constitute “forward-looking statements” that are made in reliance upon


 
   

the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of those terms. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: (i) our ability to integrate the businesses and technologies we have acquired; (ii) our ability to respond to the rapid technological change of the wireless data industry and offer new services; (iii) our dependence on wireless carrier networks; (iv) our ability to respond to increased competition in the wireless data industry; (v) our ability to generate revenue growth; (vi) our ability to increase or maintain gross margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources; and (vii) difficulties inherent in predicting the outcome of regulatory processes. Such risks and others are more fully described in the Risk Factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our actual results could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. GoAmerica is not obligated to update and does not undertake to update any of its forward looking statements made in this press release. Each reference in this news release to “GoAmerica”, the “Company” or “We”, or any variation thereof, is a reference to GoAmerica, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

“GoAmerica”, the “GoAmerica” logo, “i711”, and the “i711.com” logo, “Hands On VRS” and “Relay and Beyond” are registered trademarks of GoAmerica. “i711.com”, “IP-Relay”, and “i711 Wireless” are trademarks and service marks of GoAmerica. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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