-----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, BJzOTd/+ApwvMEuZ/iwS6DCsdOrRel2FyG+Mo5wnLzurDBrJQ0M2eZbc/aUMXnt8 UxcgHKwfY9yxxLBLNGKy3A== 0001047469-97-001396.txt : 19971023 0001047469-97-001396.hdr.sgml : 19971023 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-97-001396 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 19971022 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19971022 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000820738 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 943046892 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-38449 FILM NUMBER: 97699093 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 989 E HILLSDALE BLVD #400 CITY: FOSTER CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94404 BUSINESS PHONE: 4152867174 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 989 E HILLSDALE BLVD. #400 CITY: FOSTER CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94404 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLYTH HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 S-8 1 FORM S-8 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission October 22, 1997 Registration No. 333-__________ -------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------------- OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 94-3046892 - ------------------------------- ------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 851 Traeger Avenue #100 94066 San Bruno, CA (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND 1996 STOCK PLAN (Full title of the Plans) Timothy P. Negris President and Chief Executive Officer OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 851 Traeger Avenue #100 San Bruno, CA 94066 (Name and address of agent for service) (650) 829-6000 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: Judith Mayer O'Brien, Esq. Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, California 94304-1050 (650) 493-9300 --------------------------------------------------- CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed Proposed Maximum Title of Amount to Maximum Aggregate Amount of Securities be Offering Price Offering Registration to be Registered Registered(1) Per Share(2) Price(2) Fee - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value - Newly reserved 17,500 Shares $4.4375 $77,656.25 $24.00 under Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Newly reserved 130,000 shares $4.4375 $576,875 $175.00 under 1996 Stock Plan - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Pursuant to Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Act"), the prospectus contained herein with respect to the 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, also relates to shares registered under the Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-81008. (2) The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share ("Offering Price") was estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), based on the average of the high and low price of the Registrant's Common Stock reported by the NASDAQ National Market System on October 21, 1997. -ii- OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission: (a) Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"); (b) Registrant's definitive proxy statement dated August 15, 1997, filed in connection with the September 16, 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company; (c) Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act; (d) The description of the Registrant's capital stock set forth in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on December 22, 1987. All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. Not applicable. ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. The validity of the issuance of shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by Wilson Sonsini 1 Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. ("WSGR"), Palo Alto, California. Judith M. O'Brien, a member of WSGR, is Secretary of the Registrant. ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, its directors shall not be liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors' fiduciary duty as a director to the Registrant and its stockholders. This provision in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not eliminate the directors' fiduciary duty, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law. The provision also does not affect a director's responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws. In addition, the Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and officers and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Registrant believes that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at least negligence and gross negligence by indemnified parties, and permits the Registrant to advance litigation expenses in the case of stockholder derivative actions or other actions, against an undertaking by the indemnified party to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that the indemnified party is not entitled to indemnification. The Registrant has purchased liability insurance for its officers and directors. The Registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with its directors and officers. These agreements require the Registrant among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers (other than liabilities arising from actions not taken in good faith or in a manner the indemnitee believed to be opposed to the best interests of the Registrant), to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified and to obtain directors' liability insurance if available on reasonable terms. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing 2 provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. The Registrant believes that its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. Not applicable. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. Exhibit Number ------- 5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered. 10.14 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. 10.21 1996 Stock Plan and Form of Agreement(1) 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors - Deloitte & Touche. 23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). 24.1 Power of Attorney (see p. 7). (1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "10-K") for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997. Exhibit numbers are the same exhibit numbers used for such exhibits in the 10-K. 3 ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (4) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director , officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is 4 against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. 5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Bruno, State of California, on this 21st day of October, 1997. OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION By: /s/ TIMOTHY P. NEGRIS ------------------------------------------ Timothy P. Negris, President and Chief Executive Officer 6 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy P. Negris and David C. Colby, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ TIMOTHY P. NEGRIS Chairman of the Board, President October 21, 1997 - -------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer Timothy P. Negris (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) /s/ DAVID COLBY Acting Chief Financial Officer October 21, 1997 - -------------------------- Director David C. Colby /s/ KEN HOLMES Controller October 21, 1997 - -------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) Ken Holmes /s/ RICHARD J. HANSCHEN Director October 21, 1997 - -------------------------- Richard J. Hanschen /s/ WILLIAM E. KONRAD Director October 21, 1997 - -------------------------- William E. Konrad /s/ CHRISTOPHER J. STEFFEN Director October 21, 1997 - -------------------------- Christopher J. Steffen
7 INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ----------- 5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered. 10.14 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. 10.21 1996 Stock Plan and Form of Agreement(1) 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors - Deloitte & Touche. 23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). 24.1 Power of Attorney (see p. 7). (1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "10-K") for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997. Exhibit numbers are the same exhibit numbers used for such exhibits in the 10-K. EX-5.1 2 OPINION OF COUNSEL October 22, 1997 OMNIS Technology Corporation 851 Traeger Avenue #100 San Bruno, CA 94066 RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 ---------------------------------- Gentlemen: We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 20, 1997 (the "Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a total of 130,000 shares of your Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 1996 Stock Plan, and 17,500 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (collectively, the "Shares") (collectively, the "Plans"). As your legal counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance of the Shares under the Plans. It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Plans and pursuant to the respective agreement which accompanies each grant under the Plans, the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable. We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement, and any amendments to it. Sincerely yours, WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation EX-10.14 3 1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED The following constitute the provisions of the 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of OMNIS Technology Corporation 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, accordingly, shall 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 of the Company. (d) "COMPANY" shall mean OMNIS Technology Corporation and any Designated Subsidiary of the Company. (e) "COMPENSATION" shall mean all base straight time gross earnings, including commissions, but exclusive of payments for overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses, and 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 for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company 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 90 days and the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have terminated on the 91st day of such leave. (h) "ENROLLMENT DATE" shall mean the first day of each Offering Period. (i) "EXERCISE DATE" shall mean the last day of each Purchase Period. (j) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: (1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale price for the Common Stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) or system on the date of such determination, as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or; (2) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ system (but not on the National Market System thereof) or is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of such determination, as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or; (3) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board. (k) "OFFERING PERIOD" shall mean the period of approximately twenty-four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after the first day of such months as the Board shall determine and in the absence of such determination, on or after October 1 and April 1 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods ending twenty-four months later. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan. 2 (l) "PLAN" shall mean this 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (m) "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower. (n) "PURCHASE PERIOD" shall mean the approximately six month period commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date, except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall commence on the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date. (o) "RESERVES" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but not yet placed under option. (p) "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. (q) "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(g)), who shall be employed by the Company on a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. (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 capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, 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) worth of stock (determined at the fair 3 market value of the shares at 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 Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day on or after the dates designated by the Board and in the absence of such designation, October 1 and April 1 each year, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with Section 19 hereof. The Board shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without shareholder approval if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter. 5. PARTICIPATION. (a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior to the applicable Enrollment Date. (b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. 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 pay day during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period, and the aggregate of such payroll deductions during the Offering Period shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the participant's Compensation during said Offering Period. (b) All payroll deductions made for 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 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate of his or her payroll deductions during the 4 Offering Period by completing or filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll deduction rate. The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of participation rate changes during any Offering Period. The change in rate shall be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company elects to process a given change in participation more quickly. A participant's subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during any Purchase Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year (the "Current Purchase Period") that the aggregate of all payroll deductions which were previously used to purchase stock under the Plan in a prior Purchase Period which ended during that calendar year plus all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to the Current Purchase Period equal $21,250. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Purchase Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. (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. On the Enrollment 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 applicable Purchase 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 applicable Purchase Price; provided that 5 in no event shall an Employee be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period more than a number of Shares determined by dividing $12,500 by the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company's Common Stock on the Enrollment Date, and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period. 8. EXERCISE OF OPTION. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares will 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 will be purchased; any payroll deductions accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her. 9. DELIVERY. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on which a purchase of shares occurs, 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. 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 in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll deductions credited to his or her account will be paid to such participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made for such Offering Period. If a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions will not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement. 6 (b) Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee (as defined in Section 2(g) hereof), for any reason, he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such participant's account during the Offering 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 14 hereof, and such participant's option 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. 11. INTEREST. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a participant in the Plan. 12. 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 40,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 18 hereof. 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, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. (b) The participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his 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. 13. 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 7 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 13, 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. 14. 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 an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such participant 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 exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such designation to be effective. (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. 15. 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 14 hereof) by the participant. Any such attempt at 8 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 10 hereof. 16. 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. 17. REPORTS. Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any. 18. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, MERGER OR ASSET SALE. (a) CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, 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 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 option. (b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Periods will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. (c) MERGER OR ASSET SALE. 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 9 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 Periods then in progress by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"). If the Board shortens the Offering Periods 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 ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for his option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that his option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof. For purposes of this paragraph, 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, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock and the sale of assets or merger. 19. 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 18 hereof, 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 shareholders. Except as provided in Section 18 hereof, 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 or under Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall 10 obtain shareholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required. (b) Without shareholder 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 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. 22. 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 shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in 11 effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 19 hereof. 24. AUTOMATIC TRANSFER TO LOW PRICE OFFERING PERIOD. To the extent permitted by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof. 12 EXHIBIT A OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT _____ Original Application Enrollment Date: ___________ _____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate _____ Change of Beneficiary(ies) 1. ________________________________________ hereby elects to participate in the OMNIS Technology Corporation 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan") and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (1-10%) during the Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.) 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 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my option. 4. I have received a copy of the complete "OMNIS Technology Corporation 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan." I understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is subject to obtaining shareholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 5. Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should be issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and spouse only):____________ ___________________________________________________________________________. 1 6. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year after the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time such shares were purchased over the price which I paid for the shares. 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 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. If I dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received income only at the time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain. 7. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee 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 Employee Stock Purchase Plan: NAME: (Please print)______________________________________________ (First) (Middle) (Last) _____________________________________________ Relationship _____________________________________________ (Address) -2- Employee's Social Security Number: ____________________________________ Employee's Address: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME. Dated:____________________ __________________________ Signature of Employee _______________________________________ Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse) -4- EXHIBIT B OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the OMNIS Technology Corporation 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on __________, 19____ (the "Enrollment 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 practicable 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 option 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. Name and Address of Participant: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Signature: ________________________________ Date:__________________________ EX-23.1 4 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS-DELOITTE & TOUCHE CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of OMNIS Technology Corporation (formerly Blyth Holdings Inc.) on Form S-8 of our report dated May 9, 1997 (June 2, 1997 as to the last paragraph of Note 5), included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Blyth Holdings Inc. for the year ended March 31, 1997. DELOITTE & TOUCHE San Jose, California October 21, 1997 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----