-----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, T6cpv831eEKfGsvo6UktxVRnGnIfjrF6xM0Au5Va1817+BQnvKuhRQgaq8Ds+4Cv LE9MDIDOpZ3IwXnNS/vDRA== 0000891618-96-001456.txt : 19960801 0000891618-96-001456.hdr.sgml : 19960801 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891618-96-001456 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960731 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19960819 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RESOUND CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000846463 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 770019588 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-09303 FILM NUMBER: 96601990 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 220 SAGINAW DR STREET 2: SEAPORT CENTRE CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94063 BUSINESS PHONE: 4157807800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 220 SAGINAW DRIVE STREET 2: SEAPORT CENTRE CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94063 S-8 1 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT 1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 1996 Registration No. 333- ______ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------------ RESOUND CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) ------------------------------ CALIFORNIA 77-0019588 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification Number) ------------------------------ 220 SAGINAW DRIVE SEAPORT CENTRE REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 94063 (415) 780-7800 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) ------------------------------ 1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN 1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Full title of the plans) ------------------------------ PETER RIEPENHAUSEN President and Chief Executive Officer ReSound Corporation 220 Saginaw Drive Seaport Centre Redwood City, California 94063 (415) 780-7800 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ------------------------------ Copies to: ELIAS J. BLAWIE, ESQ. LAURA A. GORDON, ESQ. VENTURE LAW GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 2800 SAND HILL ROAD MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025 (415) 854-4488 2
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE =================================================================================================================== Title of Amount Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of Securities to be to be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Registration Registered Registered Per Share Price Fee =================================================================================================================== Common Stock, $.01 par value......... 1,200,000 shares(1) $10.88(2) $13,056,000.00 $4,502.07 Common Stock, $.01 par value......... 200,000(1) $ 9.25(3) $ 1,850,000.00 $ 637.93 Total...... 1,400,000 $14,906,000.00 $5,140.00 ===================================================================================================================
(1) Excludes all shares previously registered under Registrant's 1988 Stock Option Plan and 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-61302, Registration No. 33-80874 and Registration No. 33-94272). (2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the total registration fee. Computation based upon the closing price of the Common Stock as reported in the Nasdaq National Market on July 26, 1996 because the price at which options to be granted in the future may be exercised is not currently determinable. (3) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the total registration fee. Computation based upon the closing price of the Common Stock as reported in the Nasdaq National Market on July 26, 1996, multiplied by 85%, which is the percentage of the trading purchase price applicable to purchases under the 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. -2- 3 The contents of the Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-61302) filed April 20, 1993, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to S-8 Registration Statement filed October 31, 1994 are hereby incorporated by reference. PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Document ------- -------- 4.1 1988 Stock Option Plan, as amended to date, and forms of option agreements for use with plan. 4.2 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to date. 5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors (see page 6). 23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 4).
-3- 4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, ReSound Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, 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 Redwood City, State of California, on July 30, 1996. RESOUND CORPORATION By: /s/ Paul Busse ------------------------------------- Paul Busse, Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Craig W. Johnson and Paul Busse, jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her 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 or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. -4- 5 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/ Peter Riepenhausen President, Chief Executive Officer July 30, 1996 - -------------------------------------------- and Director (Principal Executive (Peter Riepenhausen) Officer) /s/ Paul Busse Chief Financial Officer and July 30, 1996 - -------------------------------------------- Senior Vice President of (Paul Busse) Finance and Administration (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Director July , 1996 - -------------------------------------------- (Rodney Perkins) /s/ Robert K. Anderson Director July 30, 1996 - -------------------------------------------- (Robert K. Anderson) /s/ Richard L. Goode Director July 30, 1996 - -------------------------------------------- (Richard L. Goode) /s/ Eugene Kleiner Director July 30, 1996 - -------------------------------------------- (Eugene Kleiner) /s/ Philip S. Schlein Director July 30, 1996 - -------------------------------------------- (Philip S. Schlein) /s/ Robert C. Wilson Director July 30, 1996 - -------------------------------------------- (Robert C. Wilson)
-5- 6 Exhibit 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1988 Stock Option Plan and the 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of ReSound Corporation of our report dated January 26, 1996, except for Note 12, as to which the date is April 8, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of ReSound Corporation included in its Annual Report as amended (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ERNST & YOUNG LLP Palo Alto, California July 30, 1996 -6- 7 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number - ------- 4.1 1988 Stock Option Plan, as amended to date, and forms of option agreements for use with plan. 4.2 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to date. 5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors (see page 6) 23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto) 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 4).
-7- EX-4.1 2 1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN AS AMENDED 1 Exhibit 4.1 RESOUND CORPORATION 1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN As amended through April 18, 1996 1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to the Employees and Consultants of the Company and to promote the success of the Company's business. Options granted hereunder may be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, at the discretion of the Board and as reflected in the terms of the written option agreement. 2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Administrator" shall mean the Board or any of its Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan. (b) "Applicable Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) below. (c) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. (d) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (e) "Committee" shall mean the Committee appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan, if one is appointed. (f) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company. (g) "Company" shall mean ReSound Corporation, a California corporation. (h) "Consultant" shall mean any person who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting services and is compensated for such consulting services, and any director of the Company whether compensated for such services or not; provided that if and in the event the Company registers any class of any equity security pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the term Consultant shall thereafter not include directors who are not compensated for their services or are paid only a director's fee by the Company. (i) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator; provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is -1- 2 guaranteed by contract or statute. For purposes of this Plan, a change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute a termination of employment. (j) "Employee" shall mean any person, including officers and directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company. (k) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (l) "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 National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such system on the date of determination (if for a given day no sales were reported, the closing bid on that day shall be used), as such price is reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on the National Market System thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock or; (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator. (m) "Incentive Stock Option" shall mean an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. (n) "Named Executive" shall mean any individual who, on the last day of the Company's fiscal year, is the chief executive officer of the Company (or is acting in such capacity) or among the four highest compensated officers of the Company (other than the chief executive officer). Such officer status shall be determined pursuant to the executive compensation disclosure rules under the Exchange Act. (o) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" shall mean an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. (p) "Option" shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan. (q) "Optioned Stock" shall mean the Common Stock subject to an Option. -2- 3 (r) "Optionee" shall mean an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option. (s) "Parent" shall mean a "parent corporation", whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. (t) "Plan" shall mean this 1988 Stock Option Plan. (u) "Share" shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 of the Plan. (v) "Subsidiary" shall mean a "subsidiary corporation", whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. 3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 5,850,000 shares of Common Stock. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, shares issued under the Plan and later repurchased by the Company shall not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. 4. Administration of the Plan. (a) Composition of Administrator. (i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor rule thereto, as in effect at the time that discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan ("Rule 16b-3"), and by the legal requirements relating to the administration of incentive stock option plans, if any, of applicable securities laws and the Code (collectively, the "Applicable Laws"), the Plan may (but need not) be administered by different administrative bodies with respect to directors, officers who are not directors and Employees who are neither directors nor officers. (ii) Administration with respect to Directors and Officers. With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are also officers or directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board, if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3 as it applies to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan and Section 162(m) of the Code as it applies so as to qualify grants of Options to Named Executives as performance-based compensation, or (B) a Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which Committee shall be constituted (I) in such a manner as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 as it applies to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan, (II) in such a manner as to qualify grants of Options to Named Executives as -3- 4 performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and (III) in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws. (iii) Administration with respect to Other Persons. With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are neither directors nor officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws. (iv) General. Once a Committee has been appointed pursuant to subsection (ii) or (iii) of this Section 4(a), such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of any Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused) and remove all members of a Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws and, in the case of a Committee appointed under subsection (ii), to the extent permitted by Rule 16b-3 as it applies to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan, and to the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code to qualify grants of Options to Named Executives as performance-based compensation. (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion: (i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with Section 2(l) of the Plan; (ii) to select the officers, Consultants and Employees to whom Options may from time to time be granted hereunder; (iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options are granted hereunder; (iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each such award granted hereunder; (v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan; (vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, the share price and any restriction or limitation, or any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions regarding any Option and/or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion); (vii) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Common Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award under this Plan shall be -4- 5 deferred either automatically or at the election of the participant (including providing for and determining the amount, if any, of any deemed earnings on any deferred amount during any deferral period); and (viii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was granted; (c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any other holders of any Options. 5. Eligibility. (a) Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted only to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options. (b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. (c) For purposes of Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted. (d) The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause. 6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the shareholders of the Company as described in Section 17 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 13 of the Plan. 7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. However, in the case of an Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting -5- 6 power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. 8. Limitation on Grants to Employees. Subject to adjustment as provided in this Plan, the maximum number of shares which may be granted under options to any employee under this Plan for any fiscal year of the Company shall be 750,000. 9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration. (a) The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following: (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; (B) granted to any Employee, 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 (A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant; (B) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant of such Option, is a Named Executive of the Company, the per share Exercise Price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant; (C) granted to any person other than a Named Executive, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. (iii) In the case of an Option granted on or after the effective date of registration of any class of equity security of the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act and prior to six months after the termination of such registration, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. -6- 7 (b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares that (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, and (y) 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, (5) authorization from the Company to retain from the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price for the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised, (6) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, (7) delivery of an irrevocable subscription agreement for the Shares that irrevocably obligates the option holder to take and pay for the Shares not more than twelve months after the date of delivery of the subscription agreement, (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or (9) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company. 10. Exercise of Option. (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, including performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms of the Plan. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator, consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, 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 stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 11 of the Plan. -7- 8 Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be 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 Status as an Employee or Consultant. In the event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, such Optionee may, but only within thirty (30) days (or such other period of time, not exceeding three (3) months in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or six (6) months in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, as is determined by the Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if the Optionee does not exercise such Option (which he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. (c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9(b) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as a result of his or her total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), he or she may, but only within six (6) months (or such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12) months as is determined by the Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) from the date of such termination (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the extent he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if he does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. (d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee: (i) during the term of the Option who is at the time of his death an Employee or Consultant of the Company and who shall have been in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months (or such other period of time, not exceeding six (6) months, as is determined by the Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Optionee continued living and remained in continuous status as an Employee or Consultant three (3) months (or such other period of time as is determined by the Administrator as provided above) after the date of death, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5(b); or -8- 9 (ii) within thirty (30) days (or such other period of time not exceeding three (3) months as is determined by the Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) after the termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination. (e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions. 11. Non-Transferability of Options. The Option 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. The designation of a beneficiary by an Optionee will not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee or a transferee permitted by this Section 11. 12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, the number of shares of Common Stock that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Options may be granted to any employee under Section 8 of the Plan, and the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, 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 Option. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator. The Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Administrator and give each Optionee the right to exercise his or her Option as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the -9- 10 Company with or into another corporation, the Option 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 Administrator determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Administrator makes an Option exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee that the Option shall be exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period. 13. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option or such other date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. 14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable; provided that, the following revisions or amendments shall require approval of the shareholders of the Company in the manner described in Section 17 of the Plan: (i) any increase in the number of Shares subject to the Plan, other than in connection with an adjustment under Section 11 of the Plan; (ii) any change in the designation of the class of persons eligible to be granted Options; (iii) any change in the limitation on grants to employees as described in Section 8 of the Plan or other changes which would require shareholder approval to qualify options granted hereunder as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code; or (iv) if the Company has a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act at the time of such revision or amendment, any material increase in the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan. (b) Shareholder Approval. If any amendment requiring shareholder approval under Section 13(a) of the Plan is made subsequent to the first registration of any class of equity securities by the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, such shareholder approval shall be solicited as described in Section 17 of the Plan. (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such Options shall remain in full force and -10- 11 effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company. 15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, 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 relevant provisions of law. 16. 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. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. 17. Option Agreement. Options shall be evidenced by written option agreements in such form as the Board shall approve. 18. Shareholder Approval. (a) Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted. (b) If such shareholder approval is obtained at a duly held shareholders' meeting, it must be obtained by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company, or if such shareholder approval is obtained by written consent, it must be obtained by the unanimous written consent of all shareholders of the Company; provided, however, that approval at a meeting or by written consent may be obtained by a lesser degree of shareholder approval if the Board determines, in its discretion after consultation with the Company's legal counsel, that such a lesser degree of shareholder approval will comply with all applicable laws and will not adversely affect the qualification of the Plan under Section 422 of the Code. -11- 12 (c) In the event that the Company registers any class of equity securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, any required approval of the shareholders of the Company obtained after such registration shall be solicited substantially in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (d) If any required approval by the shareholders of the Plan itself or of any amendment thereto is solicited at any time otherwise than in the manner described in Section 17(c) hereof, then the Company shall, at or prior to the first annual meeting of shareholders held subsequent to the later of (1) the first registration of any class of equity securities of the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or (2) the granting of an Option hereunder to an officer or director after such registration, do the following: (i) furnish in writing to the holders entitled to vote for the Plan substantially the same information that would be required (if proxies to be voted with respect to approval or disapproval of the Plan or amendment were then being solicited) by the rules and regulations in effect under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act at the time such information is furnished; and (ii) file with, or mail for filing to, the Securities and Exchange Commission four copies of the written information referred to in subsection (i) hereof not later than the date on which such information is first sent or given to shareholders. 19. Information to Optionees. The Company shall provide to each Optionee, during the period for which such Optionee has one or more Options outstanding, copies of all annual reports and other information which are provided to all shareholders of the Company. The Company shall not be required to provide such information if the issuance of Options under the Plan is limited to key employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information. -12- 13 RESOUND CORPORATION NOTICE OF GRANT (with New Employee Vesting Schedule included) NAME OF OPTIONEE: GRANT DATE: You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of ReSound Corporation (the "Company") as follows: Date of Grant: Vesting Commencement Date: Exercise Price Per Share: Total Number of Shares Granted: Total Price of Shares Granted: Type of Option: ____ Incentive Stock Option ____ Nonstatutory Stock Option Term/Expiration Date: End of Termination Period or 5 years from the Date of Grant, whichever is earlier.
EXERCISE SCHEDULE This Option shall vest and be exercisable cumulatively as follows: At the end of six (6) months from the Vesting Commencement Date, 1/8th of the total number of shares subject to this Option shall vest and this Option shall become exercisable for such shares; at the end of each one-month period thereafter, 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to this Option shall vest and this Option shall become exercisable for such shares plus any shares previously vested but unpurchased. TERMINATION PERIOD The Option may be exercised for thirty (30) days (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding six (6) months as is determined by the Board) after termination of your employment or consulting relationship with the Company except as set out in Sections 7 and 8 of the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). INCORPORATION OF STOCK OPTION PLAN AND OPTION AGREEMENT By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the 1988 Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached and made a part of this document. RESOUND CORPORATION OPTIONEE: By:___________________________________________ ___________________________ Peter Riepenhausen OPTIONEE Title: President and Chief Executive Officer -1- 14 RESOUND CORPORATION STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 1. Grant of Option. ReSound Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant (the "Optionee"), an option (the "Option") to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price") subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the 1988 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan. If designated an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice of Grant, this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. 2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan as follows: (i) Right to Exercise. (a) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share. (b) In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other termination of employment, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Sections 6, 7 and 8 below, subject to the limitation contained in Section 2(i)(c) and (d). (c) In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant. (d) If designated an Incentive Stock in the Notice of Grant, in the event that this Option becomes exercisable at a time or times which, when this Option is aggregated with all other incentive stock options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, would result in Shares having an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the Date of Grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000 becoming first available for purchase upon exercise of one or more incentive stock options during any calendar year, the amount in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option, pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan. If designated an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice of Grant, in no event may this Option become exercisable at a time or times which, when this Option is aggregated with all other incentive stock options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, would result in Shares having an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant of the Option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000 becoming first available for purchase upon exercise of one or more incentive stock options during the calendar year. -2- 15 (ii) Method of Exercise. (a) This Option shall be exercisable by delivering to the Company a written notice of exercise (in the form attached as Exhibit A) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder's investment intent with respect to such shares of Common Stock as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the Exercise Price. (b) As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the Option or disposition of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise. (c) No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares. 3. Optionee's Representations. In the event the Shares purchasable pursuant to the exercise of this Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option is exercised, Optionee shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company an investment representation statement in customary form, a copy of which is available for Optionee's review from the Company upon request. 4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination of the following, at the election of the Optionee: (i) cash; (ii) check; (iii) surrender of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which (a) either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, 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; or (iv) if there is a public market for the Shares and they are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price. 5. Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 207 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations ("Regulation G") as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation. -3- 16 6. Termination of Relationship. In the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant (as the case may be), Optionee may, to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination Date"), exercise this Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice of Grant. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise this Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified in the Notice of Grant, the Option shall terminate. 7. Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6 above, in the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) as a result of total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within six (6) months (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12) months as is determined by the Board) from the date of termination of employment (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified in this Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 8. Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of Optionee: (i) during the term of this Option and while an Employee (or Consultant in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) of the Company and having been in Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant) since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), by Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had Optionee continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant) three (3) months after the date of death, subject to the limitation contained in Section 2(i)(d) above in the case of an Incentive Stock Option; or (ii) within thirty (30) days (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding three (3) months as is determined by the Board) after the termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant), the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), by Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination. 9. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary does not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee or a transferee permitted by this section. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee. 10. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option. -4- 17 11. No Additional Employment Rights. Optionee understands and agrees that the vesting of Shares pursuant to the Exercise Schedule is earned only by continuing as an Employee or Consultant at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Option or acquiring Shares under this Agreement). Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement, nor in the Plan which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference, shall confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuation as an Employee or Consultant with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause. 12. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES. (i) Exercise of ISO. If this Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be no regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as an adjustment to the alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise. (ii) Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option. If this Option does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. The Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. In addition, the Company will be required to withhold from Optionee's compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise. (iii) Disposition of Shares. In the case of an NSO, if Shares are held for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. In the case of an ISO, if Shares transferred pursuant to the Option are held for at least one year after exercise and are disposed of at least two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will also be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within such one-year period or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the lesser of (1) fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise, or (2) the sales proceeds, over the Exercise Price. (iv) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Optionee in this Agreement is an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or (2) the date one year after transfer of such Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of the ISO, the Optionee shall notify the Company in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of any such disposition. Optionee agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee from the early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current earnings paid to the Optionee. -5- 18 13. Signature. This Stock Option Agreement shall be deemed executed by the Company and the Optionee upon execution by such parties of the Notice of Grant attached to this Stock Option Agreement. -6- 19 EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF EXERCISE To: ReSound Corporation Attn: Secretary Subject: Notice of Intention to Exercise Stock Option This is official notice that the undersigned ("Optionee") intends to exercise Optionee's option to purchase __________ shares of ReSound Corporation Common Stock, under and pursuant to the Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the Stock Option Agreement dated _______________, as follows: Grant Number: ________________________________ Number of Shares: ________________________________ Vesting Commencement Date: ________________________________ Date of Purchase: ________________________________ Purchase Price: ________________________________ Social Security No.: ________________________________ The shares should be issued as follows: Name: ________________________________ Address:________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Signed: ________________________________ Date: ________________________________ -1- 20 RESOUND CORPORATION NOTICE OF GRANT (with Continuing Employee Vesting Schedule included) NAME OF OPTIONEE: GRANT DATE You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of ReSound Corporation (the "Company") as follows: Date of Grant: Vesting Commencement Date: Exercise Price Per Share: Total Number of Shares Granted: Total Price of Shares Granted: Type of Option: ___ Incentive Stock Option ___ Nonstatutory Stock Option Term/Expiration Date: End of Termination Period or 5 years from the Date of Grant, whichever is earlier.
EXERCISE SCHEDULE This Option shall vest and be exercisable cumulatively as follows: At the end of each one-month period following the Vesting Commencement Date, 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to this Option shall vest and this Option shall become exercisable for such shares plus any shares previously vested but unpurchased. TERMINATION PERIOD The Option may be exercised for thirty (30) days (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding six (6) months as is determined by the Board) after termination of your employment or consulting relationship with the Company except as set out in Sections 7 and 8 of the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). INCORPORATION OF STOCK OPTION PLAN AND OPTION AGREEMENT By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the 1988 Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached and made a part of this document. RESOUND CORPORATION OPTIONEE: By:__________________________________________ ______________________________ OPTIONEE Title: President and Chief Executive Officer -1- 21 RESOUND CORPORATION STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 1. Grant of Option. ReSound Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant (the "Optionee"), an option (the "Option") to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price") subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the 1988 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan. If designated an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice of Grant, this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. 2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan as follows: (i) Right to Exercise. (a) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share. (b) In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other termination of employment, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Sections 6, 7 and 8 below, subject to the limitation contained in Section 2(i)(c) and (d). (c) In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant. (d) If designated an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice of Grant, in the event that this Option becomes exercisable at a time or times which, when this Option is aggregated with all other incentive stock options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, would result in Shares having an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the Date of Grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000 becoming first available for purchase upon exercise of one or more incentive stock options during any calendar year, the amount in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option, pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan. (ii) Method of Exercise. (a) This Option shall be exercisable by delivering to the Company a written notice of exercise (in the form attached as Exhibit A) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder's investment intent with respect to -2- 22 such shares of Common Stock as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the Exercise Price. (b) As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the Option or disposition of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise. (c) No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares. 3. Optionee's Representations. In the event the Shares purchasable pursuant to the exercise of this Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option is exercised, Optionee shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company an investment representation statement in customary form, a copy of which is available for Optionee's review from the Company upon request. 4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination of the following, at the election of the Optionee: (i) cash; (ii) check; (iii) surrender of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which (a) either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, 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; or (iv) if there is a public market for the Shares and they are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price. 5. Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 207 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations ("Regulation G") as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation. 6. Termination of Relationship. In the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant (as the case may be), Optionee may, to the extent otherwise -3- 23 so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination Date"), exercise this Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice of Grant. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise this Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified in the Notice of Grant, the Option shall terminate. 7. Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6 above, in the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) as a result of total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within six (6) months (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12) months as is determined by the Board) from the date of termination of employment (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified in this Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 8. Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of Optionee: (i) during the term of this Option and while an Employee (or Consultant in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) of the Company and having been in Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant) since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), by Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had Optionee continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant) three (3) months after the date of death, subject to the limitation contained in Section 2(i)(d) above in the case of an Incentive Stock Option; or (ii) within thirty (30) days (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding three (3) months as is determined by the Board) after the termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant), the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), by Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination. 9. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary does not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee or a transferee permitted by this section. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee. -4- 24 10. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option. 11. No Additional Employment Rights. Optionee understands and agrees that the vesting of Shares pursuant to the Exercise Schedule is earned only by continuing as an Employee or Consultant at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Option or acquiring Shares under this Agreement). Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement, nor in the Plan which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference, shall confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuation as an Employee or Consultant with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause. 12. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES. (i) Exercise of ISO. If this Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be no regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as an adjustment to the alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise. (ii) Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option. If this Option does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. The Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. In addition, the Company will be required to withhold from Optionee's compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise. (iii) Disposition of Shares. In the case of an NSO, if Shares are held for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. In the case of an ISO, if Shares transferred pursuant to the Option are held for at least one year after exercise and are disposed of at least two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will also be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within such one-year period or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the lesser of (1) fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise, or (2) the sales proceeds, over the Exercise Price. -5- 25 (iv) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Optionee in this Agreement is an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or (2) the date one year after transfer of such Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of the ISO, the Optionee shall notify the Company in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of any such disposition. Optionee agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee from the early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current earnings paid to the Optionee. 13. Signature. This Stock Option Agreement shall be deemed executed by the Company and the Optionee upon execution by such parties of the Notice of Grant attached to this Stock Option Agreement. -6- 26 EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF EXERCISE To: ReSound Corporation Attn: Secretary Subject: Notice of Intention to Exercise Stock Option This is official notice that the undersigned ("Optionee") intends to exercise Optionee's option to purchase __________ shares of ReSound Corporation Common Stock, under and pursuant to the Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the Stock Option Agreement dated _______________, as follows: Grant Number: ________________________________ Number of Shares: ________________________________ Vesting Commencement Date: ________________________________ Date of Purchase: ________________________________ Purchase Price: ________________________________ Social Security No.: ________________________________ The shares should be issued as follows: Name:_____________________________________ Address:__________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Signed:___________________________________ Date:_____________________________________ 27 RESOUND CORPORATION NOTICE OF GRANT (with Replenishment Vesting Schedule included) NAME OF OPTIONEE: GRANT DATE You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of ReSound Corporation (the "Company") as follows: Date of Grant: Vesting Commencement Date: Exercise Price Per Share: Total Number of Shares Granted: Total Price of Shares Granted: Type of Option: ___ Incentive Stock Option ___ Nonstatutory Stock Option Term/Expiration Date: End of Termination Period or 5 years from the Date of Grant, whichever is earlier.
EXERCISE SCHEDULE This Option shall vest and be exercisable cumulatively in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth below: At the end of each one-month period following the Vesting Commencement Date, _______________ of the total number of shares subject to this Option shall vest and this Option shall become exercisable for such shares plus any shares previously vested but unpurchased. TERMINATION PERIOD The Option may be exercised for thirty (30) days (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding six (6) months as is determined by the Board) after termination of your employment or consulting relationship with the Company except as set out in Sections 7 and 8 of the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). INCORPORATION OF STOCK OPTION PLAN AND OPTION AGREEMENT By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the 1988 Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached and made a part of this document. RESOUND CORPORATION OPTIONEE: By:__________________________________________ ______________________________ OPTIONEE Title: President and Chief Executive Officer -1- 28 RESOUND CORPORATION STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 1. Grant of Option. ReSound Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant (the "Optionee"), an option (the "Option") to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price") subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the 1988 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan. If designated an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice of Grant, this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. 2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan as follows: (i) Right to Exercise. (a) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share. (b) In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other termination of employment, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Sections 6, 7 and 8 below, subject to the limitation contained in Section 2(i)(c) and (d). (c) In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant. (d) If designated an Incentive Stock Option in the Notice of Grant, in the event that this Option becomes exercisable at a time or times which, when this Option is aggregated with all other incentive stock options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, would result in Shares having an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the Date of Grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000 becoming first available for purchase upon exercise of one or more incentive stock options during any calendar year, the amount in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option, pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan. (ii) Method of Exercise. (a) This Option shall be exercisable by delivering to the Company a written notice of exercise (in the form attached as Exhibit A) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and -2- 29 such other representations and agreements as to the holder's investment intent with respect to such shares of Common Stock as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the Exercise Price. (b) As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the Option or disposition of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise. (c) No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares. 3. Optionee's Representations. In the event the Shares purchasable pursuant to the exercise of this Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option is exercised, Optionee shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company an investment representation statement in customary form, a copy of which is available for Optionee's review from the Company upon request. 4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination of the following, at the election of the Optionee: (i) cash; (ii) check; (iii) surrender of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which (a) either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, 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; or (iv) if there is a public market for the Shares and they are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price. 5. Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 207 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations ("Regulation G") as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation. -3- 30 6. Termination of Relationship. In the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant (as the case may be), Optionee may, to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination Date"), exercise this Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice of Grant. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise this Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified in the Notice of Grant, the Option shall terminate. 7. Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6 above, in the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) as a result of total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within six (6) months (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12) months as is determined by the Board) from the date of termination of employment (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified in this Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 8. Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of Optionee: (i) during the term of this Option and while an Employee (or Consultant in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) of the Company and having been in Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant) since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), by Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had Optionee continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant) three (3) months after the date of death, subject to the limitation contained in Section 2(i)(d) above in the case of an Incentive Stock Option; or (ii) within thirty (30) days (or, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, such other period of time not exceeding three (3) months as is determined by the Board) after the termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee (or Consultant), the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), by Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination. 9. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary does not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee or a transferee permitted by this section. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee. -4- 31 10. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option. 11. No Additional Employment Rights. Optionee understands and agrees that the vesting of Shares pursuant to the Exercise Schedule is earned only by continuing as an Employee or Consultant at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Option or acquiring Shares under this Agreement). Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement, nor in the Plan which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference, shall confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuation as an Employee or Consultant with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause. 12. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES. (i) Exercise of ISO. If this Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be no regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as an adjustment to the alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise. (ii) Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option. If this Option does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. The Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. In addition, the Company will be required to withhold from Optionee's compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise. (iii) Disposition of Shares. In the case of an NSO, if Shares are held for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. In the case of an ISO, if Shares transferred pursuant to the Option are held for at least one year after exercise and are disposed of at least two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will also be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within such one-year period or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the lesser of (1) fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise, or (2) the sales proceeds, over the Exercise Price. -5- 32 (iv) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Optionee in this Agreement is an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or (2) the date one year after transfer of such Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of the ISO, the Optionee shall notify the Company in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of any such disposition. Optionee agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee from the early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current earnings paid to the Optionee. 13. Signature. This Stock Option Agreement shall be deemed executed by the Company and the Optionee upon execution by such parties of the Notice of Grant attached to this Stock Option Agreement. -6- 33 EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF EXERCISE To: ReSound Corporation Attn: Secretary Subject: Notice of Intention to Exercise Stock Option This is official notice that the undersigned ("Optionee") intends to exercise Optionee's option to purchase __________ shares of ReSound Corporation Common Stock, under and pursuant to the Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the Stock Option Agreement dated _______________, as follows: Grant Number: ________________________________ Number of Shares: ________________________________ Vesting Commencement Date: ________________________________ Date of Purchase: ________________________________ Purchase Price: ________________________________ Social Security No.: ________________________________ The shares should be issued as follows: Name: ______________________________ Address: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Signed: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________ -7- EX-4.2 3 1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN AS AMENDED 1 Exhibit 4.2 RESOUND CORPORATION 1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (as amended through April 18, 1996) The following constitute the provisions of the 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of ReSound 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. 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, of the Company. (d) "Company" shall mean ReSound Corporation, a California corporation. (e) "Compensation" shall mean all regular straight time gross earnings and sales commissions, exclusive of any payments for overtime, shift premium, other incentive compensation or payments, or bonuses. (f) "Continuous Status as an Employee" shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. (g) "Contributions" shall mean all amounts credited to the account of a participant pursuant to the Plan. (h) "Designated Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries that have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan. (i) "Employee" shall mean any person, including an officer, who is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in a calendar year by the Company or one of its Designated Subsidiaries. 2 (j) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (k) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Offering Period of the Plan. (l) "Offering Date" shall mean the first business day of each Offering Period of the Plan, except that in the case of an individual who becomes an eligible Employee after the first business day of an Offering Period but prior to the first business day of the last calendar quarter of such Offering Period, the term "Offering Date" shall mean the first business day of the calendar quarter coinciding with or next succeeding the day on which that individual becomes an eligible Employee. Options granted after the first business day of an Offering Period will be subject to the same terms as the options granted on the first business day of such Offering Period except that they will have a different grant date (thus, potentially, a different exercise price) and, because they expire at the same time as the options granted on the first business day of such Offering Period, a shorter term. (m) "Offering Period" shall mean a period of six (6) months. (n) "Plan" shall mean this 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (o) "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. 3. Eligibility. (a) Any person who has been continuously employed as an Employee for three (3) months as of the Offering Date of a given Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in such Offering Period under the Plan, provided that such person was not eligible to participate in such Offering Period as of any prior Offering Date, and further, subject to the requirements of Section 5(a) and the 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) if such option would permit his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (described in Section 423 of the Code) 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 the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time. -2- 3 4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by a series of Offering Periods, with new Offering Periods commencing on or about January 1 and July 1 of each year (or at such other time or times as may be determined by the Board of Directors, consistent with the Company's fiscal quarters). The first Offering Period shall commence on July 1, 1993 or on such other date the Board shall determine. The Plan shall continue until terminated in accordance with Section 19 hereof. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power to change the duration and/or the frequency of Offering Periods with respect to future offerings without shareholder 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 on the form provided by the Company and filing it with the Company's Human Resources Department prior to 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. The subscription agreement shall set forth the percentage of the participant's Compensation (which shall be not less than 1% and not more than 10%, subject to the limitations of Section 7 below) to be paid as Contributions pursuant to the Plan. (b) Payroll deductions shall commence on the first payroll following the Offering Date and shall end on the last payroll paid on or prior to the Exercise Date of the offering to which the subscription agreement is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10. 6. Method of Payment of Contributions. (a) The participant shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each payday during the Offering Period in an amount not less than one percent (1%) and not more than ten percent (10%) of such participant's Compensation on each such payday. All payroll deductions made by a participant shall be credited to his or her account under the Plan. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account. (b) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10, or, on one occasion only during the Offering Period, may increase or decrease the rate of his or her Contributions during the Offering Period by completing and filing with the Company a new subscription agreement. The change in rate shall be effective as of the beginning of the calendar quarter following the date of filing of the new subscription agreement. (c) 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% during any Offering Period that is scheduled to end during the current calendar year at such time as the aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to such Offering Period and any other Offering Period ending within the same calendar year equal the lesser of (i) $21,250 or (ii) such other dollar limit as the Board shall have fixed prior to the commencement of the Offering Period. Payroll deductions shall re-commence at the rate -3- 4 provided in such participant's Subscription Agreement at the beginning of the first Offering Period that is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10. 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 the Exercise Date a number of shares of the Company's Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee's Contributions 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 $12,500 (or such lesser number as the Board shall have fixed prior to the Offering Period) 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 Sections 3(b) and 12. The fair market value of a share of the Company's Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section 7(b). (b) The option price per share of the shares offered in a given Offering 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 a given date shall be determined by the Board in its discretion based on the closing price of the Common Stock for such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) National Market System or, if such price is not reported, the mean of the bid and asked prices per share of the Common Stock as reported by NASDAQ 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 (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported in The Wall Street Journal. 8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in paragraph 10, his or her option for the purchase of shares will be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date of the Offering Period, and the maximum number of full shares subject to option will be purchased at the applicable option price with the accumulated Contributions in his or her account. The shares purchased upon exercise of an option hereunder shall be deemed to be transferred to the participant on the Exercise Date. During his or her lifetime, a participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her. 9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after the Exercise Date of each Offering 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. Any cash remaining to the credit of a participant's account under the Plan after a purchase by him or her of shares at the -4- 5 termination of each Offering Period, or which is insufficient to purchase a full share of Common Stock of the Company, shall be returned to said participant. 10. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment. (a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the Contributions credited to his or her account under the Plan at any time prior to the Exercise Date of the Offering Period by giving written notice to the Company. All of the participant's Contributions credited to his or her account will be paid to him or her promptly after receipt of his or her notice of withdrawal and his or her option for the current period will be automatically terminated, and no further Contributions for the purchase of shares will be made during the Offering Period. (b) Upon termination of the participant's Continuous Status as an Employee prior to the Exercise Date of the Offering Period for any reason, including retirement or death, the Contributions credited to his or her account will be returned to him or her or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 14, and his or her option will be automatically terminated. (c) In the event an Employee fails to remain in Continuous Status as an Employee of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per week during the 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 Contributions credited to his or her account will be returned to him or her and his or her option terminated. (d) A participant's withdrawal from an offering will not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in a succeeding offering or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company. 11. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the Contributions of a participant in the Plan. 12. Stock. (a) The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock that shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 400,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 18. If the total number of shares that would otherwise be subject to options granted pursuant to Section 7(a) on the Offering Date of an Offering Period 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 Contributions, 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. -5- 6 (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. The Board, or a committee named by the Board, shall supervise and administer the Plan and shall have full power to adopt, amend or rescind such rules as it deems desirable and appropriate for the administration of the Plan and not inconsistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The composition of the committee and the scope of its authority shall be in accordance with the requirements to obtain or retain any available exemption from the operation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder. 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 the end of the Offering Period but prior to delivery to him or her 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. 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 (and his or her spouse, if any) 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 Contributions 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) 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 in accordance with Section 10. 16. Use of Funds. All Contributions 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 Contributions. 17. Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees promptly following the Exercise -6- 7 Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of Contributions, the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any. 18. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan that has not yet been exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock that 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 ten (10) 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 10. 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 (or, 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 corporation or its parent equal -7- 8 in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock and 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. 19. Amendment or Termination. (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 18, no such termination may affect options previously granted, nor may an amendment make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant. In addition, to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as so 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, increase or decrease the maximum amount a participant may apply toward the purchase of stock under the applicable provisions of the Plan (but not in excess of $25,000 in any event) 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 Exchange Act, 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. -8- 9 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; Effective Date. 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 effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 19. 23. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3. The terms and conditions of options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by, persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions. -9- 10 New Election _____ Change of Election _____ RESOUND CORPORATION 1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT 1. I, ____________________, hereby elect to participate in the ReSound Corporation 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") for the Offering Period __________, 19___ to __________, 19___, and subscribe to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Plan. 2. I elect to have Contributions in the amount of _____% of my Compensation, as those terms are defined in the Plan, applied to this purchase. (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted). I understand that this amount must not be less than 1% and not more than 10% of my Compensation during the Offering Period and that, in addition, my Contributions cannot exceed $4,250 during the Offering Period. 3. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck during the Offering Period at the rate stated in Item 2 of this Subscription Agreement. I understand that all payroll deductions made by me shall be credited to my account under the Plan and that I may not make any additional payments into such account. I understand that all payments made by me shall be accumulated for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable purchase price determined in accordance with the Plan. I further understand that, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, shares will be purchased for me automatically on the Exercise Date of the Offering Period unless I otherwise withdraw from the Plan by giving written notice to the Company for such purpose. 4. I understand that I may discontinue at any time prior to the Exercise Date my participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 of the Plan. I also understand that on one occasion only during the Offering Period I may increase or decrease the rate of my Contributions during the Offering Period by completing and filing with the Company a new Subscription Agreement. The change in rate shall be effective as of the beginning of the calendar quarter following the date of filing of the new Subscription Agreement. 5. I have received a copy of the Company's most recent description of the Plan and a copy of the complete "ReSound Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan." I understand that my participation in the Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. 11 6. Shares purchased for me under the Plan should be issued in the name(s) of (name of employee or employee and spouse only): __________________________________ __________________________________ 7. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due to me under the Plan: NAME (Please print): _______________________________________ (First) (Middle) (Last) _______________________________________ __________________________ _______________________________________ (Relationship) (Address) _______________________________________ 8. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the Plan within 2 years after the Offering Date (the first day of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or within 1 year after the date of the end of the Offering Period, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary compensation 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 transferred to me over the price that I paid for the shares, regardless of whether I disposed of the shares at a price less than their fair market value at transfer. The remainder of the gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital gain or loss. I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the date of any such disposition. 9. If I dispose of such shares at any time after expiration of the 2-year and l-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received compensation 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 under the option, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the Offering Date. The remainder of the gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital gain or loss. -2- 12 10. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Plan. SIGNATURE:___________________________________ SOCIAL SECURITY #:___________________________ DATE:________________________________________ SPOUSE'S SIGNATURE (necessary if beneficiary is not spouse): __________________________________________ (Signature) __________________________________________ (Print name) -3- 13 RESOUND CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL I, ____________________, hereby elect to withdraw my participation in the ReSound Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Stock Purchase Plan") for the Offering Period that began on __________, 19___. This withdrawal covers all Contributions credited to my account and is effective on the date designated below. I understand that all Contributions credited to my account will be paid to me within ten (10) business days of receipt by the Company of this Notice of Withdrawal and that my option for the current period will automatically terminate, and that no further Contributions for the purchase of shares can be made by me during the Offering Period. I understand that my withdrawal from this Offering will not affect my eligibility to participate in a succeeding offering period or in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company. I understand and agree, however, that I will be eligible to participate in succeeding offering periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement. I understand that if I am an officer or director of the Company or other person subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, under rules promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission I may not re-enroll in the Stock Purchase Plan for a period of six (6) months after withdrawal. Dated:____________________________ ______________________________ Signature of Employee ______________________________ Social Security Number EX-5.1 4 OPINION OF COUNSEL AS TO LEGALITY OF SECURITIES 1 EXHIBIT 5.1 July 30, 1996 ReSound Corporation 220 Saginaw Drive Seaport Centre Redwood City, CA 94063 REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 Ladies and 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 July 31, 1996 (the "Registration Statement") in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a total of 1,400,000 additional shares of your Common Stock (the "Shares") reserved for issuance under the 1988 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Option Plan") and the 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the "Purchase Plan"). 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 Option Plan and the Purchase Plan. It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Option Plan and the Purchase Plan and pursuant to the respective agreement which accompanies each grant under the Option Plan and the Purchase Plan, 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, VENTURE LAW GROUP, A Professional Corporation EJB -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----