EX-4.1 2 a05-14368_1ex4d1.htm EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

 

XILINX, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

1990 EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

The following constitute the provisions of the 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan* (herein called the “Plan”) of Xilinx, Inc. (herein called the “Company”).

 

1.                                       Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions.  It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  The provisions of the Plan shall, accordingly, be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.

 

2.                                       Definitions.

 

(a)                                  Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b)                                 Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(c)                                  Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.

 

(d)                                 Company” shall mean Xilinx, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

(e)                                  Compensation” shall mean all regular straight time earnings, and all payments for overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses, commissions or other compensation.

 

(f)                                    Designated Subsidiaries” shall mean the Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

(g)                                 Employee” shall mean any individual who is an employee of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary for purposes of tax withholding under the Code whose customary employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiary is at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.  For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company.  Where the period of leave exceeds ninety (90) days and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the

 


*  As amended March 15, 1996, June 27, 1996, October 8, 1998, July 19, 1999, August 6, 1999, and August 4, 2005, and adjusted to reflect stock splits as of  March 11, 1999 and December 27, 1999.

 

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employment relationship will be deemed to have terminated on the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave.

 

(h)                                 Exercise Date” shall mean the date one day prior to the date six (6) months, twelve (12) months, eighteen (18) months or twenty-four (24) months after the Offering Date of each Offering Period, provided that for the Offering Period which began on July 1, 1998 and the Offering Period which will begin on January 1, 1999, all Exercise Dates occurring after January 1, 1999 shall mean one (1) day prior to the date seven (7) months, thirteen (13) months, nineteen (19) months and twenty-five (25) months after the respective commencement dates of such Offering Periods.

 

(i)                                     Exercise Period” shall mean a period commencing on an Offering Date or on the day after an Exercise Date and terminating one (1) day prior to the date six (6) months later, provided that the Exercise Period which begins January 1, 1999 shall terminate on July 31, 1999.

 

(j)                                     Offering Period” shall mean a period of twenty-four (24) months consisting of four (4) six-month Exercise Periods during which options granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, provided that the Offering Period which began on July 1, 1998, and the Offering Period which will begin on January 1, 1999 shall each be twenty-five (25) months long.

 

(k)                                  Offering Date” shall mean the first day of each Offering Period of the Plan.

 

(l)                                     Plan” shall mean this 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.

 

(m)                               Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

(n)                                 Trading Day” shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges and the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) System are open for trading.

 

3.                                       Eligibility.

 

(a)                                  Any Employee as defined in Section 2 who shall be employed by the Company on the first Trading Day of an Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code.

 

(b)                                 Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) which permits his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) of fair market value of such stock (determined at

 

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the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

 

4.                                       Offering Periods.  The plan shall be implemented by consecutive, overlapping twenty-four (24) month Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first day of February and August of each year, provided that the Offering Period which began on July 1, 1998, and the Offering Period which will begin on January 1, 1999 shall each be twenty-five (25) months long.  The Plan shall continue thereafter until terminated in accordance with Section 20 hereof.  Subject to the requirements of Section 20, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected.

 

5.                                       Participation.

 

(a)                                  An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions on a form provided by the Company and filing it with the Company’s payroll office on or before the first Trading Day of the applicable Offering Date, unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement is set by the Board for all eligible Employees with respect to a given offering.

 

(b)                                 Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first payroll following the Offering Date and shall end on the Exercise Date of the offering to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section 11.

 

6.                                       Payroll Deductions.

 

(a)                                  At the time a participant files his or her subscription agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each payday during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) nor less than two percent (2%) of his or her Compensation.  The aggregate of such payroll deductions during any Offering Period shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of his or her aggregate Compensation during said Offering Period.

 

(b)                                 All payroll deductions made by a participant shall be credited to his or her account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole percentages only.  A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

 

(c)                                  A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 11, or may decrease or increase the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period (within the limitations of Section 6(a)) by completing and filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in the rate or amount of payroll deductions; provided, however, that a participant may not decrease the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions more than once in any month, and may not increase the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions more than once in any Exercise Period.  The change in rate shall be effective fifteen (15) days following the Company’s receipt of the new authorization or after such shorter period as may be permitted by the Company.  Subject to the limitations of Section 6(a), a participant’s

 

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subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless revised as provided herein or terminated as provided in Section 11.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) herein, a participant’s payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during any Exercise Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year that the aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to such Exercise Period and any other Exercise Period ending within the same calendar year equal $21,250.  Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant’s subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Exercise Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 11.

 

(e)                                  At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Company’s Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock.  At any time, the Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the participant’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Employee.

 

7.                                       Grant of Option.

 

(a)                                  On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the per share option price) up to a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Exercise Date by the lower of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Offering Date or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Exercise Date; provided, however, that the maximum number of Shares an Employee may purchase during each Offering Period shall be determined at the Offering Date by dividing $50,000 by the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Offering Date, and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(b) and 13 hereof.  Exercise of each option during the Offering Period shall occur as provided in Section 8, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 11, and each option shall expire at midnight on the last day of the applicable Exercise Period.  Fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section 7(b) herein.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, however, the Offering Date for the Offering Period which began on July 1, 1998 shall be deemed (for tax purposes) to be October 8, 1998.

 

(b)                                 The option price per share of the shares offered in a given Exercise Period shall be the lower of:  (i) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the Offering Date; or (ii) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the Exercise Date.  The fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on

 

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a given date shall be determined by the Board in its discretion; provided, however, that where there is a public market for the Common Stock, the fair market value per share shall be the closing price of the Common Stock for such date, as reported by the NASDAQ National Market System, or, in the event the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value per share shall be the closing price on such exchange on such date, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.  In the event the Exercise Date occurs on a weekend or legal holiday, the fair market value shall be based on the closing bid price on the preceding Trading Day, and in the event the Offering Date occurs on a weekend or legal holiday, the fair market value shall be based on the closing bid price on the next Trading Day..

 

8.                                       Exercise of Option.  During a participant’s lifetime, a participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.  Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 11, hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her account.  No fractional shares shall be purchased.  Any payroll deductions accumulated in a participant’s account which are not sufficient to purchase a full share, or which remain after the individual has purchased the maximum value of shares allowable under Section 7 hereof,  shall be retained in the participant’s account during an Offering Period and applied to subsequent Offering Periods.  However, if the balance of monies left over in a participant’s account after the Exercise Date exceeds $499, the entire balance shall be returned to the participant.

 

9.                                       Delivery.  As promptly as practicable after the Exercise Date of each Exercise Period, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option.

 

10.                                 Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period.  In the event that the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock is lower on an Exercise Date than it was on the first Offering Date for that Offering Period, all Employees participating in the Plan on the Exercise Date shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Offering Period immediately after the exercise of their option on such Exercise Date and to have enrolled as participants in a new Offering Period which begins on or about the day following such Exercise Date.  A participant may elect to remain in the previous short Offering Period by filing a written statement declaring such election with the Company prior to the time of the automatic change to the new Offering Period.

 

11.                                 Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.

 

(a)                                  A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company pursuant to a form to be provided by the Company.  All of the participant’s payroll deductions credited to his or her account will be paid to such participant as promptly as practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant’s remaining option or options for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made during the Offering Period.  If a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions will not resume at the beginning

 

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of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.

 

(b)                                 Upon a participant’s ceasing to be an Employee prior to an Exercise Date for any reason, including retirement or death, or upon termination of a participant’s employment relationship (as described in Section 2(g)), the payroll deductions credited to such participant’s account during the Exercise Period but not yet used to exercise the option will be returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15, and such participant’s remaining option or options will be automatically terminated.

 

The preceding sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice of termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee for the participant’s customary number of hours per week of employment during the period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of notice.

 

(c)                                  In the event an Employee fails to remain an Employee of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per week during an Offering Period in which the Employee is a participant, he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to his or her account will be returned to such participant and such participant’s remaining option or options terminated.

 

(d)                                 A participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the participant withdraws.

 

12.                                 Interest.  No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a participant in the Plan.

 

13.                                 Stock.

 

(a)                                  The maximum number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 34,540,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 19.  If on a given Exercise Date the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then available under the Plan (after deduction of all shares for which options have been exercised or are then outstanding), the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for option grant in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.  In such event, the Company shall give written notice of such reduction of the number of shares subject to the option to each Employee affected thereby and shall similarly reduce the rate of payroll deductions, if necessary.

 

(b)                                 The participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his or her option until such option has been exercised.

 

(c)                                  Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and his or her spouse.

 

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14.                                 Administration.

 

(a)                                  Administrative Body.  The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board.  The Board or its committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan.  Every finding, decision and determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

 

(b)                                 Rule 16b-3 Limitations.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section 14, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any successor provision (“Rule 16b-3”) provides specific requirements for the administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall be only administered by such a body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3.  Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any committee or person that is not “disinterested” as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.

 

15.                                 Designation of Beneficiary.

 

(a)                                  A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death subsequent to the end of the Offering Period but prior to delivery to him of such shares and cash.  In addition, a participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death prior to the Exercise Date of the offering period.

 

(b)                                 Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant at any time by written notice.  In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

 

16.                                 Transferability.  Neither payroll deductions credited to a participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant.  Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 11.

 

17.                                 Use of Funds.  All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

 

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18.                                 Reports.  Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan.  Statements of account will be given to participating Employees annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

 

19.                                 Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but have not yet been placed under option (collectively, the “Reserves”) as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, 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 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 Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Except as expressly provided herein, no issue 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 option.

 

In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board.  In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each option under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Board determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, to shorten the Offering Period then in progress by setting a new Exercise Date (the “New Exercise Date”).  If the Board shortens the Offering Period then in progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least thirty (30) days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for his or her option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that his or her option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he or she has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 11.  For purposes of this Section, an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed if, following the sale of assets or merger the option confers the right to purchase, for each share of option stock subject to the option immediately prior to the sale of assets or merger the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the sale of assets or merger by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the effective date of the transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the sale of assets or merger was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Board may, with the consent of the successor corporation and the participant, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor

 

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corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the sale of assets or merger.

 

The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event that the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation.

 

20.                                 Amendment or Termination.

 

(a)                                  The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and for any reason terminate or amend the Plan.  Except as provided in Section 19, no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise Date if the Board determines that the termination of the Plan is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.  Except as provided in Section 19, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant.  To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or under Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

 

(b)                                 Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected, the Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

 

21.                                 Notices.  All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

 

22.                                 Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

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As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

 

23.                                 Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the stockholders of the Company.  It shall continue for a term of twenty (20) years unless sooner terminated under Section 20.

 

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Exhibit A

 

XILINX, INC.

1990 EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

         Original Application

 

Offering Date:                           

 

 

 

         Decrease in Payroll Deduction Rate

 

 

 

 

 

         Change of Beneficiary

 

 

 

1.                                                                                                             hereby elects to participate in the Xilinx, Inc. 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan (the “Stock Purchase Plan”) and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Stock Purchase Plan.

 

2.                                       I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of                  % of my Compensation on each payday (not to be less than 2% and not to exceed 15%) during the Offering Period in accordance with the Stock Purchase Plan.  (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted).  Such deductions are to continue for succeeding Offering Periods under the Stock Purchase Plan until I give written instructions for a decrease in or termination of such deductions.

 

3.                                       I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable purchase price determined in accordance with the Stock Purchase Plan.  I further understand that, except as otherwise set forth in the Stock Purchase Plan, shares will be purchased for me automatically on each Exercise Date of the Offering Period unless I otherwise withdraw from the Stock Purchase Plan by giving written notice to the Company for such purpose.

 

4.                                       Shares purchased for me under the Stock Purchase Plan should be issued in the name(s) of:                                                                                                                                                                   .

 

5.                                       I acknowledge that, under the Internal Revenue Code, there are special tax “holding period” rules that govern the tax consequences of buying and selling shares under the Stock Purchase Plan.  I understand that if I dispose of shares purchased under the Plan within two years of the Offering Date (i.e., the first day of the Offering Period) or within one year of the Exercise Date (i.e., the date the shares are purchased), I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of the sale equal to the difference between my purchase price and the market value of the stock on the Exercise Date.  Any amount in excess of that difference will be treated as capital gain. I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the date of any disposition of my shares and I will make adequate provision for Federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the disposition of the Common Stock.  The

 

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Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me.

 

I further understand that if I hold the shares for both the 2-year and 1-year holding periods described above, at the time I dispose of the shares I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income in an amount equal only to the lesser of (1) the difference between my purchase price and the market value of the stock on the Offering Date or (2) the difference between my purchase price and the actual sale price for my stock.  Any additional gain I receive on the sale will be treated as capital gain.

 

6.                                       I have received a copy of the Company’s most recent prospectus which describes the Stock Purchase Plan and a copy of the complete “Xilinx, Inc. 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan.”  I understand that my participation in the Stock Purchase Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan.

 

7.                                       I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan.  The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Stock Purchase Plan.

 

8.                                       In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the Stock Purchase Plan:

 

NAME:  (Please print)

(First)                          (Middle)                          (Last)

 

RELATIONSHIP:

 

ADDRESS:

 

 

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

Signature of Employee

 

Employee’s Social Security No.:

Employee’s Address:

 

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Exhibit B

 

XILINX, INC.

 

1990 EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

 

The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Xilinx, Inc. 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan which began on                     , 20     (the “Offering Date”) hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws from the Offering Period.  He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the undersigned as promptly as possible all the payroll deductions credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The undersigned understands and agrees that his or her remaining option or options for such Offering Period will be automatically terminated.  The undersigned understands further that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement.

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and Address of Participant [Print]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

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