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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2007

Registration No. 333-            


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

California   77-0059951

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134-1706

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 


Options to purchase common stock granted under the Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, as amended,

and the Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan and assumed by the Registrant

(Full Title of the Plan)

 


John T. Chambers

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Cisco Systems, Inc.

300 East Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134-1706

(Name and Address of Agent For Service)

(408) 526-4000

(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Registered    Amount To Be
Registered (1)
    Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Unit (2)
   Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
   Amount of
Registration
Fee

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

   1,086,617 (3)   $ 10.12    $ 10,996,564.04    $ 337.60

(1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Registrant’s common stock that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant’s common stock.

(2) Calculated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of the outstanding options.
(3) Represents shares subject to issuance upon the exercise of stock options outstanding under the Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, as amended, and Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan and assumed by the Registrant on March 20, 2007 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Registrant, a wholly owned subsidiary of Registrant, Reactivity, Inc., and the Stockholders’ Agent.

 



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PART II

     

        Item 3.

   Incorporation of Documents by Reference    II-1

        Item 4.

   Description of Securities    II-1

        Item 5.

   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel    II-1

        Item 6.

   Indemnification of Directors and Officers    II-1

        Item 7.

   Exemption from Registration Claimed    II-2

        Item 8.

   Exhibits    II-2

        Item 9.

   Undertakings    II-3

SIGNATURES

  

EXHIBIT INDEX

  

EXHIBIT 5.1

  

EXHIBIT 23.1

  

EXHIBIT 99.1

  

EXHIBIT 99.2

  

EXHIBIT 99.3

  

EXHIBIT 99.4

  

EXHIBIT 99.5

  


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PART II

Information Required in the Registration Statement

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”):

 

  (a) The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2006 filed with the Commission on September 18, 2006 pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

 

  (b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant’s Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and

 

  (c) The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (No. 000-18225) filed with the Commission on January 11, 1990, together with Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on February 15, 1990, and including any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

As of the date of this Registration Statement, attorneys of Fenwick & West LLP beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 63,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a court to award or a corporation’s Board of Directors to grant indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Registrant’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the California Corporations Code. In addition, the Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its directors and officers, and maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance under which its directors and officers are insured against loss (as defined in the policy) as a result of certain claims brought against them in such capacities.

 

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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference    Filed
Herewith
      Form    File No.    Exhibit   

Filing Date

  

  4.1

   Restated Articles of Incorporation of Cisco Systems, Inc., as currently in effect.    S-3    333-56004    4.1    February 21, 2001   

  4.2

   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cisco Systems, Inc., as currently in effect.    8-K    000-18225    3.1    March 23, 2007   

  5.1

   Opinion and Consent of Fenwick & West LLP.                X

23.1

   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.                X

23.2

   Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).                X

24

   Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Page II-4 of this Registration Statement).                X

99.1

   Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, as amended.                X

99.2

   Form of Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan Notice of Stock Option Grant and Stock Option Agreement.                X

99.3

   Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan.                X

99.4

   Form of Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Stock Option Agreement.                X

99.5

   Forms of Cisco Systems, Inc. Stock Option Assumption Agreement.                X

 

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Item 9. Undertakings.

A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement—notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement; (2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on April 6, 2007.

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.
By:  

/s/ John T. Chambers

  John T. Chambers,
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officers and directors of Cisco Systems, Inc., a California corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint John T. Chambers, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Dennis D. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President, Legal Services, General Counsel and Secretary, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ John T. Chambers

   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and   April 6, 2007
John T. Chambers    Director (Principal Executive Officer)  

/s/ Dennis D. Powell

   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 6, 2007
Dennis D. Powell    (Principal Financial Officer)  

/s/ Jonathan Chadwick

   Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal   April 6, 2007
Jonathan Chadwick    Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)  

 

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   Lead Independent Director  
Carol A. Bartz     

/s/ M. Michele Burns

   Director   April 6, 2007
M. Michele Burns     

/s/ Michael D. Capellas

   Director   April 6, 2007
Michael D. Capellas     

/s/ Larry R. Carter

   Director   April 6, 2007
Larry R. Carter     

/s/ Brian L. Halla

   Director   April 6, 2007
Brian L. Halla     

/s/ John L. Hennessy

   Director   April 6, 2007
Dr. John L. Hennessy     

/s/ Richard M. Kovacevich

   Director   April 6, 2007
Richard M. Kovacevich     

/s/ Roderick C. McGeary

   Director   April 6, 2007
Roderick C. McGeary     

 

   Director  
Michael K. Powell     

/s/ Steven M. West

   Director   April 6, 2007
Steven M. West     

/s/ Jerry Yang

   Director   April 6, 2007
Jerry Yang     

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference    Filed
Herewith
      Form    File No.    Exhibit    Filing Date   

  4.1

   Restated Articles of Incorporation of Cisco Systems, Inc., as currently in effect.    S-3    333-56004    4.1    February 21, 2001   

  4.2

   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cisco Systems, Inc., as currently in effect.    8-K    000-18225    3.1    March 23, 2007   

  5.1

   Opinion and Consent of Fenwick & West LLP.                X

23.1

   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.                X

23.2

   Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).                X

24

   Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Page II-4 of this Registration Statement).                X

99.1

   Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, as amended.                X

99.2

   Form of Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan Notice of Stock Option Grant and Stock Option Agreement.                X

99.3

   Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan.                X

99.4

   Form of Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Stock Option Agreement.                X

99.5

   Forms of Cisco Systems, Inc. Stock Option Assumption Agreement.                X
EX-5.1 2 dex51.htm OPINION AND CONSENT OF FENWICK & WEST LLP Opinion and Consent of Fenwick & West LLP

Exhibit 5.1

April 6, 2007

Cisco Systems, Inc.

170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134-1706

Gentlemen/Ladies:

At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Cisco Systems, Inc., a California corporation (“Cisco” or the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about April 6, 2007 in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 1,086,617 shares of Cisco’s Common Stock (the “Shares”) subject to issuance by Cisco upon the exercise of stock options (the “Options”) granted under the Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan and the 2007 Option Plan (the “Plans”) and assumed by Cisco in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 20, 2007 by and among Cisco, Rioja Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco, Reactivity, Inc. and the Stockholders’ Agent (the “Merger Agreement”). In rendering this opinion, we have examined such matters of fact as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth herein, which included examination of the following:

 

  (1) the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, certified by the California Secretary of State on February 16, 2006;

 

  (2) the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed March 23, 2007;

 

  (3) the Registration Statement, together with the Exhibits filed as a part thereof or incorporated therein by reference;

 

  (4) the Prospectus prepared in connection with the Registration Statement;

 

  (5) resolutions that a representative of the Company has represented to us were adopted at a meeting of the Acquisition Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors on February 16, 2007, furnished to us by the Company;

 

  (6)

the stock records that the Company has provided to us (consisting of (i) a report from the Company’s transfer agent as of April 4, 2007 and (ii) a summary report from the Company as of April 3, 2007 of outstanding options to purchase the Company’s capital stock and stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of


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options to be granted in the future, and a written update from the Company to such report as of April 5, 2007);

 

  (7) the Merger Agreement and all exhibits thereto, as well as the Certificate of Merger filed with the California Secretary of State on March 20, 2007;

 

  (8) the Plans, and their respective forms of Stock Option Agreement; and

 

  (9) the forms of Cisco’s Stock Option Assumption Agreement.

In our examination of documents for purposes of this opinion, we have assumed, and express no opinion as to, the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals and completeness of all documents submitted to us as copies, the legal capacity of all persons or entities executing the same, the lack of any undisclosed termination, modification, waiver or amendment to any such document and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all such documents where due authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof. We have also assumed that the certificates representing the Shares have been, or will be when issued, properly signed by authorized officers of the Company or their agents.

As to matters of fact relevant to this opinion, we have relied solely upon our examination of the documents referred to above and representations made to us by representatives of the Company and have assumed the current accuracy and completeness of the information obtained from such documents and representations. We have made no independent investigation or other attempt to verify the accuracy of any of such information or to determine the existence or non-existence of any other factual matters.

We are admitted to practice law in the State of California, and we render this opinion only with respect to, and express no opinion herein concerning the application or effect of the laws of any jurisdiction other than, the existing laws of the United States of America and of the State of California.

Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the 1,086,617 Shares that may be issued and sold by the Company upon the exercise of the Options, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the applicable Plans and notices of stock option grant, stock option agreements and stock option assumption agreements entered into thereunder and in the manner and for the consideration stated in the Registration Statement and Prospectus will be 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 all references to us, if any, in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus constituting a part thereof and any amendments thereto. This opinion is intended solely for use


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in connection with issuance and sale of shares subject to the Registration Statement and is not to be relied upon for any other purpose. This opinion is rendered as of the date first written above and based solely on our understanding of facts in existence as of such date after the aforementioned examination. We assume no obligation to advise you of any fact, circumstance, event or change in the law or the facts that may hereafter be brought to our attention whether or not such occurrence would affect or modify the opinions expressed herein.

 

Very truly yours,

 

FENWICK & WEST LLP

By:   /s/ Daniel J. Winnike
  Daniel J. Winnike, a Partner
EX-23.1 3 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated September 15, 2006 relating to the consolidated financial statements, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders of Cisco Systems, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Cisco Systems, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 29, 2006. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated September 15, 2006 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California

April 5, 2007

EX-99.1 4 dex991.htm REACTIVITY, INC. 1998 STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED. Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, as amended.

Exhibit 99.1

REACTIVITY, INC.

1998 STOCK PLAN

ADOPTED ON MARCH 17, 1998

(AS AMENDED ON MARCH 30, 2000, JANUARY 14, 2002, FEBRUARY 5, 2002,

MAY 8, 2003, AUGUST 31, 2003, DECEMBER 17, 2003, OCTOBER 27, 2004,

FEBRUARY 10, 2006 AND JANUARY 4, 2007)


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     Page No.

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

   1

SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION.

   1

(a) Committees of the Board of Directors.

   1

(b) Authority of the Board of Directors.

   1

SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.

   1

(a) General Rule.

   1

(b) Ten-Percent Stockholders.

   1

SECTION 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

   2

(a) Basic Limitation.

   2

(b) Additional Shares.

   2

SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OR SALES.

   2

(a) Stock Purchase Agreement.

   2

(b) Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Rights.

   2

(c) Purchase Price.

   2

(d) Withholding Taxes.

   2

(e) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares and Minimum Vesting.

   3

(f) Accelerated Vesting

   3

SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

   3

(a) Stock Option Agreement.

   3

(b) Number of Shares.

   3

(c) Exercise Price.

   3

(d) Withholding Taxes.

   4

(e) Exercisability.

   4

(f) Accelerated Exercisability

   4

(g) Basic Term.

   4

(h) Nontransferability.

   4

(i) Termination of Service (Except by Death).

   4

(j) Leaves of Absence.

   5

(k) Death of Optionee.

   5

(l) No Rights as a Stockholder.

   5

(m) Modification, Extension and Assumption of Options.

   5

(n) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares and Minimum Vesting.

   6

 

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(o) Accelerated Vesting

   6

SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

   6

(a) General Rule.

   6

(b) Surrender of Stock.

   6

(c) Services Rendered.

   6

(d) Promissory Note.

   6

(e) Exercise/Sale.

   7

(f) Exercise/Pledge.

   7

SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

   7

(a) General.

   7

(b) Mergers and Consolidations.

   7

(c) Reservation of Rights.

   8

SECTION 9. SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENTS.

   8

(a) General

   8

(b) Financial Reports.

   8

SECTION 10. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

   8

SECTION 11. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

   8

(a) Term of the Plan.

   8

(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan.

   9

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination.

   9

SECTION 12. DEFINITIONS.

   9

 

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REACTIVITY, INC. 1998 STOCK PLAN

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

The purpose of the Plan is to offer selected individuals an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company, or to increase such interest, by purchasing Shares of the Company’s Stock. The Plan provides both for the direct award or sale of Shares and for the grant of Options to purchase Shares. Options granted under the Plan may include Nonstatutory Options as well as ISOs intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.

Capitalized terms are defined in Section 12.

SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Committees of the Board of Directors. The Plan may be administered by one or more Committees. Each Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board of Directors who have been appointed by the Board of Directors. Each Committee shall have such authority and be responsible for such functions as the Board of Directors has assigned to it. If no Committee has been appointed, the entire Board of Directors shall administer the Plan. Any reference to the Board of Directors in the Plan shall be construed as a reference to the Committee (if any) to whom the Board of Directors has assigned a particular function.

(b) Authority of the Board of Directors. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board of Directors shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Board of Directors shall be final and binding on all Purchasers, all Optionees and all persons deriving their rights from a Purchaser or Optionee.

SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.

(a) General Rule. Only Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants shall be eligible for the grant of Options or the direct award or sale of Shares. Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs.

(b) Ten-Percent Stockholders. An individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be eligible for designation as an Optionee or Purchaser unless (i) the Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, (ii) the Purchase Price (if any) is at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share and (iii) in the case of an ISO, such ISO by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant. For purposes of this Subsection (b), in determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.

 

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SECTION 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

(a) Basic Limitation. The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (upon exercise of Options or other rights to acquire Shares) shall not exceed 12,072,3411 Shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8. The number of Shares that are subject to Options or other rights outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares that then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

(b) Additional Shares. In the event that any outstanding Option or other right for any reason expires or is canceled or otherwise terminated, the Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or other right shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan. In the event that Shares issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to any forfeiture provision, right of repurchase or right of first refusal, such Shares shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan, except that the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs shall in no event exceed 12,072,341 Shares (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8).

SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OR SALES.

(a) Stock Purchase Agreement. Each award or sale of Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option) shall be evidenced by a Stock Purchase Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company. Such award or sale shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Purchase Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Purchase Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b) Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Rights. Any right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than an Option) shall automatically expire if not exercised by the Purchaser within 30 days after the grant of such right was communicated to the Purchaser by the Company. Such right shall not be transferable and shall be exercisable only by the Purchaser to whom such right was granted.

(c) Purchase Price. The Purchase Price of Shares to be offered under the Plan shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Purchase Price shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion. The Purchase Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7.


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Reflects the 3-for-1 stock split effective on March 20, 2000, the 3,327,999-share increase approved by the Board of Directors on March 30, 2000, the 1-for-3 reverse stock split effective on February 5, 2002 and the 4,247,953-share increase (post-reverse split) approved by the Board of Directors on January 14, 2002. Also reflects the 1-for-23 reverse stock split effective May 15, 2003, the 3,083,867-share increase approved by the Board of Directors on May 8, 2003, the 1,042,000-share increase approved by the Board of Directors on December 17, 2003, the 1,600,000-share increase approved by the Board of Directors on October 27, 2004, the 4,000,000-share increase approved by the Board of Directors on February 10, 2006, and the 2,026,592-share increase approved by the Board of Directors on January 4, 2007.

 

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(d) Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the purchase of Shares, the Purchaser shall make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such purchase.

(e) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares and Minimum Vesting. Any Shares awarded or sold under the Plan shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Purchase Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally. In the case of a Purchaser who is not an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant, any right to repurchase the Purchaser’s Shares at the original Purchase Price (if any) upon termination of the Purchaser’s Service shall lapse at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the date of the award or sale of the Shares. Any such right may be exercised only within 90 days after the termination of the Purchaser’s Service for cash or for cancellation of indebtedness incurred in purchasing the Shares.

(f) Accelerated Vesting. Unless the applicable Stock Purchase Agreement provides otherwise, any right to repurchase a Purchaser’s Shares at the original Purchase Price (if any) upon termination of the Purchaser’s Service shall lapse and all of such Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Purchaser’s Service terminates and (ii) the repurchase right is not assigned to the entity that employs the Purchaser immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary.

SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

(a) Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option.

(c) Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). The Exercise Price of a Nonstatutory Option shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding two sentences, the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7.

 

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(d) Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.

(e) Exercisability. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. In the case of an Optionee who is not an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant, an Option shall become exercisable at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the date of the grant. Subject to the preceding sentence, the exercisability provisions of any Stock Option Agreement shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion.

(f) Accelerated Exercisability. Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement provides otherwise, all of an Optionee’s Options shall become exercisable in full if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee’s Service terminates, (ii) such Options do not remain outstanding, (iii) such Options are not assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent and (iv) the surviving corporation or its parent does not substitute options with substantially the same terms for such Options.

(g) Basic Term. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the Option. The term shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant, and a shorter term may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Board of Directors at its sole discretion shall determine when an Option is to expire.

(h) Nontransferability. No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee other than by beneficiary designation, will or the laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or by the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative. No Option or interest therein may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during the Optionee’s lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

(i) Termination of Service (Except by Death). If an Optionee’s Service terminates for any reason other than the Optionee’s death, then the Optionee’s Options shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (g) above;

(ii) The date three months after the termination of the Optionee’s Service for any reason other than Disability, or such later date as the Board of Directors may determine; or

 

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(iii) The date six months after the termination of the Optionee’s Service by reason of Disability, or such later date as the Board of Directors may determine.

The Optionee may exercise all or part of the Optionee’s Options at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee’s Service terminated (or became exercisable as a result of the termination) and the underlying Shares had vested before the Optionee’s Service terminated (or vested as a result of the termination). The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee’s Service terminates. In the event that the Optionee dies after the termination of the Optionee’s Service but before the expiration of the Optionee’s Options, all or part of such Options may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee’s Service terminated (or became exercisable as a result of the termination) and the underlying Shares had vested before the Optionee’s Service terminated (or vested as a result of the termination).

(j) Leaves of Absence. For purposes of Subsection (i) above, Service shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service for this purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Company).

(k) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while the Optionee is in Service, then the Optionee’s Options shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (g) above; or

(ii) The date 12 months after the Optionee’s death.

All or part of the Optionee’s Options may be exercised at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee’s death or became exercisable as a result of the death. The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee dies.

(l) No Rights as a Stockholder. An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Optionee’s Option until such person becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of such Option.

(m) Modification, Extension and Assumption of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board of Directors may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may

 

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accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (whether granted by the Company or another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair the Optionee’s rights or increase the Optionee’s obligations under such Option.

(n) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares and Minimum Vesting. Any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally. In the case of an Optionee who is not an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant, any right to repurchase the Optionee’s Shares at the original Exercise Price upon termination of the Optionee’s Service shall lapse at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the date of the option grant. Any such repurchase right may be exercised only within 90 days after the termination of the Optionee’s Service for cash or for cancellation of indebtedness incurred in purchasing the Shares.

(o) Accelerated Vesting. Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement provides otherwise, any right to repurchase an Optionee’s Shares at the original Exercise Price upon termination of the Optionee’s Service shall lapse and all of such Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee’s Service terminates and (ii) the repurchase right is not assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary.

SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

(a) General Rule. The entire Purchase Price or Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.

(b) Surrender of Stock. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, all or any part of the Exercise Price may be paid by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares that are already owned by the Optionee. Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the Option is exercised. The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Exercise Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes.

(c) Services Rendered. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of services rendered to the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary prior to the award.

(d) Promissory Note. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Stock Purchase Agreement so provides, all or a portion of the Exercise Price or Purchase Price (as the

 

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case may be) of Shares issued under the Plan may be paid with a full-recourse promissory note. However, the par value of the Shares, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents. The Shares shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest thereon. The interest rate payable under the terms of the promissory note shall not be less than the minimum rate (if any) required to avoid the imputation of additional interest under the Code. Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors (at its sole discretion) shall specify the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions of such note.

(e) Exercise/Sale. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, and if Stock is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.

(f) Exercise/Pledge. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, and if Stock is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.

SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

(a) General. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of the Stock, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off, a reclassification or a similar occurrence, the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments in one or more of (i) the number of Shares available for future grants under Section 4, (ii) the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option or (iii) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option.

(b) Mergers and Consolidations. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation, outstanding Options shall be subject to the agreement of merger or consolidation. Such agreement, without the Optionees’ consent, may provide for:

(i) The continuation of such outstanding Options by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation);

(ii) The assumption of the Plan and such outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its parent;

(iii) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of options with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Options; or

 

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(iv) The cancellation of such outstanding Options without payment of any consideration.

(c) Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section 8, an Optionee or Purchaser shall have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend or (iii) any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

SECTION 9. SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS.

(a) General. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded.

(b) Financial Reports. The Company each year shall furnish to Optionees, Purchasers and stockholders who have received Stock under the Plan its balance sheet and income statement, unless such Optionees, Purchasers or stockholders are key Employees whose duties with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. Such balance sheet and income statement need not be audited.

SECTION 10. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Nothing in the Plan or in any right or Option granted under the Plan shall confer upon the Purchaser or Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Purchaser or Optionee) or of the Purchaser or Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.

SECTION 11. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. In the event that the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within 12 months after its adoption by the Board of Directors, any grants of Options or sales or awards of Shares that have already occurred shall be rescinded, and no additional grants, sales or awards shall be made thereafter under the Plan. The Plan shall terminate automatically 10 years after its adoption by the Board of Directors and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Subsection (b) below.

 

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(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that any amendment of the Plan which increases the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (except as provided in Section 8), or which materially changes the class of persons who are eligible for the grant of ISOs, shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. Stockholder approval shall not be required for any other amendment of the Plan.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option granted prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect any Share previously issued or any Option previously granted under the Plan.

SECTION 12. DEFINITIONS.

(a) “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

(b) “Change in Control” shall mean:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; or

(ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.

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

(d) “Committee” shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, as described in Section 2(a).

(e) “Company” shall mean Reactivity, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(f) “Consultant” shall mean a person who performs bona fide services for the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as a consultant or advisor, excluding Employees and Outside Directors.

 

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(g) “Disability” shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment.

(h) “Employee” shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.

(i) “Exercise Price” shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified by the Board of Directors in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

(j) “Fair Market Value” shall mean the fair market value of a Share, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

(k) “ISO” shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422(b) of the Code.

(l) “Nonstatutory Option” shall mean a stock option not described in Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code.

(m) “Option” shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

(n) “Optionee” shall mean an individual who holds an Option.

(o) “Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not an Employee.

(p) “Parent” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

(q) “Plan” shall mean this Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan.

(r) “Purchase Price” shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Board of Directors.

(s) “Purchaser” shall mean an individual to whom the Board of Directors has offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option).

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(u) “Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 8 (if applicable).

(v) “Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company, with a par value of $0.001 per Share.

(w) “Stock Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the Optionee’s Option.

(x) “Stock Purchase Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under the Plan which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares.

(y) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

 

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EX-99.2 5 dex992.htm FORM OF REACTIVITY, INC. 1998 STOCK PLAN Form of Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan

Exhibit 99.2

REACTIVITY, INC. 1998 STOCK PLAN

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

You have been granted the following option to purchase Common Stock of Reactivity, Inc. (the “Company”):

 

Name of Optionee:

   «Name»
Total Number of Shares Granted:    «TotalShares»
Type of Option:    «ISO» Incentive Stock Option
   «NSO» Nonstatutory Stock Option
Exercise Price Per Share:    $«PricePerShare»
Date of Grant:    «DateGrant»
Date Exercisable:    [This option may be exercised, in whole or in part, for 100% of the Shares subject to this option at any time after the Date of Grant.]
   [                         Shares subject to this option shall be exercisable on or after the Date of Grant. The remaining Shares subject to this option shall become exercisable on or after                         .]
Vesting Commencement Date:    «VestComDate»
Vesting Schedule:    The Right of Repurchase shall lapse with respect to [2.08333%] [the first 12.5%] [the first 25%] of the Shares subject to this option when the Optionee completes [each month] [6 months] [12 months] of continuous Service after the Vesting Commencement Date.
   [The Right of Repurchase shall lapse with respect to an additional 2.0833% of the Shares subject to this option when the Optionee completes each month of continuous Service thereafter.]
   [The Right of Repurchase may lapse on an accelerated basis under Section 7(c) of the Stock Option Agreement.]
Expiration Date:    «ExpDate»


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 1998 Stock Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

 

OPTIONEE:     REACTIVITY, INC.

 

    By:  

 

 

    Title:  

 

Print Name      


THE OPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

REACTIVITY, INC. 1998 STOCK PLAN:

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. GRANT OF OPTION.

(a) Option. On the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and this Agreement, the Company grants to the Optionee on the Date of Grant the option to purchase at the Exercise Price the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. The Exercise Price is agreed to be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant (110% of Fair Market Value if Section 3(b) of the Plan applies). This option is intended to be an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.

(b) Stock Plan and Defined Terms. This option is granted pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which the Optionee acknowledges having received. The provisions of the Plan are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Capitalized terms are defined in Section 14 of this Agreement.

SECTION 2. RIGHT TO EXERCISE.

(a) Exercisability. Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) below and the other conditions set forth in this Agreement, all or part of this option may be exercised prior to its expiration at the time or times set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Shares purchased by exercising this option may be subject to the Right of Repurchase under Section 7.

(b) $100,000 Limitation. If this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, then the Optionee’s right to exercise this option shall be deferred to the extent (and only to the extent) that this option otherwise would not be treated as an ISO by reason of the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Code, except that:

(i) The Optionee’s right to exercise this option shall in any event become exercisable at least as rapidly as 20% per year over the five-year period commencing on the Date of Grant, unless the Optionee is an officer of the Company, an Outside Director or a Consultant; and


(ii) The Optionee’s right to exercise this option shall no longer be deferred if (A) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee’s Service terminates, (B) this option does not remain outstanding, (C) this option is not assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent and (D) the surviving corporation or its parent does not substitute an option with substantially the same terms for this option.

(c) Stockholder Approval. Any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, no portion of this option shall be exercisable at any time prior to the approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders.

SECTION 3. NO TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF OPTION.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this option and the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment, levy or similar process.

SECTION 4. EXERCISE PROCEDURES.

(a) Notice of Exercise. The Optionee or the Optionee’s representative may exercise this option by giving written notice to the Company pursuant to Section 13(c). The notice shall specify the election to exercise this option, the number of Shares for which it is being exercised and the form of payment. The notice shall be signed by the person exercising this option. In the event that this option is being exercised by the representative of the Optionee, the notice shall be accompanied by proof (satisfactory to the Company) of the representative’s right to exercise this option. The Optionee or the Optionee’s representative shall deliver to the Company, at the time of giving the notice, payment in a form permissible under Section 5 for the full amount of the Purchase Price.

(b) Issuance of Shares. After receiving a proper notice of exercise, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate or certificates for the Shares as to which this option has been exercised, registered in the name of the person exercising this option (or in the names of such person and his or her spouse as community property or as joint tenants with right of survivorship). The Company shall cause such certificate or certificates to be deposited in escrow or delivered to or upon the order of the person exercising this option.

(c) Withholding Taxes. In the event that the Company determines that it is required to withhold any tax as a result of the exercise of this option, the Optionee, as a condition to the exercise of this option, shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy all withholding requirements. The Optionee shall also make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy any withholding requirements that may arise in connection with the vesting or disposition of Shares purchased by exercising this option.


SECTION 5. PAYMENT FOR STOCK.

(a) Cash. All or part of the Purchase Price may be paid in cash or cash equivalents.

(b) Surrender of Stock. All or any part of the Purchase Price may be paid by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares that are already owned by the Optionee. Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when this option is exercised. The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Purchase Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to this option for financial reporting purposes.

(c) Exercise/Sale. If Stock is publicly traded, all or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company.

(d) Exercise/Pledge. If Stock is publicly traded, all or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company.

SECTION 6. TERM AND EXPIRATION.

(a) Basic Term. This option shall in any event expire on the expiration date set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, which date is 10 years after the Date of Grant (five years after the Date of Grant if this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and Section 3(b) of the Plan applies).

(b) Termination of Service (Except by Death). If the Optionee’s Service terminates for any reason other than death, then this option shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (a) above;

(ii) The date three months after the termination of the Optionee’s Service for any reason other than Disability; or

(iii) The date six months after the termination of the Optionee’s Service by reason of Disability.

The Optionee may exercise all or part of this option at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable before the Optionee’s Service terminated. When the Optionee’s Service terminates, this option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which this option is not yet exercisable and


with respect to any Restricted Shares. In the event that the Optionee dies after termination of Service but before the expiration of this option, all or part of this option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable before the Optionee’s Service terminated.

(c) Death of the Optionee. If the Optionee dies while in Service, then this option shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (a) above; or

(ii) The date 12 months after the Optionee’s death.

All or part of this option may be exercised at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable before the Optionee’s death. When the Optionee dies, this option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which this option is not yet exercisable and with respect to any Restricted Shares.

(d) Leaves of Absence. For any purpose under this Agreement, Service shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service for such purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Company).

(e) Notice Concerning ISO Treatment. If this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, it ceases to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an ISO to the extent it is exercised (i) more than three months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than death or permanent and total disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), (ii) more than 12 months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee by reason of such permanent and total disability or (iii) after the Optionee has been on a leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Optionee’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or by contract.

SECTION 7. RIGHT OF REPURCHASE.

(a) Scope of Repurchase Right. Unless they have become vested in accordance with the Notice of Stock Option Grant and Subsection (c) below, the Shares acquired under this Agreement initially shall be Restricted Shares and shall be subject to a right (but not an obligation) of repurchase by the Company. The Optionee shall not transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Restricted Shares, except as provided in the following sentence. The Optionee may transfer Restricted Shares (i) by beneficiary designation, will or intestate succession or (ii) to the Optionee’s spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by


the Optionee for the benefit of the Optionee or the Optionee’s spouse, children or grandchildren, provided in either case that the Transferee agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement. If the Optionee transfers any Restricted Shares, then this Section 7 shall apply to the Transferee to the same extent as to the Optionee.

(b) Condition Precedent to Exercise. The Right of Repurchase shall be exercisable with respect to any Restricted Shares only during the 60-day period next following the later of:

(i) The date when the Optionee’s Service terminates for any reason, with or without cause, including (without limitation) death or disability; or

(ii) The date when such Restricted Shares were purchased by the Optionee, the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by bequest, inheritance or beneficiary designation.

(c) Lapse of Repurchase Right. The Right of Repurchase shall lapse with respect to the Shares subject to this option in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. [In addition, the Right of Repurchase shall lapse and all of the remaining Restricted Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee’s Service terminates and (ii) the Right of Repurchase is not assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary.]

[In addition, if the Optionee is terminated without Cause within 12 months after a Change in Control, then the Right of Repurchase shall lapse and the vested portion of the Restricted Shares shall be determined by adding 12 months to the Optionee’s actual Service.]

[In addition, the Right of Repurchase shall lapse and all of the remaining Restricted Shares shall become vested if the Company is subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee’s Service terminates and either of the following events occur:

 

  (i) Within 18 months after that Change in Control there is a Constructive Termination of the Optionee’s Service or the Optionee’s Service is terminated without Cause; or

 

  (ii) The Right of Repurchase is not assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary.]

[In addition, the following rules shall apply:

 

  (i) If the Optionee is terminated without Cause, then the Right of Repurchase shall lapse and the vested portion of the Restricted Shares shall be determined by adding 12 months to the Optionee’s actual service.


  (ii) If the Optionee is subject to an Involuntary Termination within 12 months after a Change in Control, then the Right of Repurchase shall lapse and all of the remaining Restricted Shares shall become vested in full.]

(d) Repurchase Cost. If the Company exercises the Right of Repurchase, it shall pay the Optionee an amount equal to the Exercise Price for each of the Restricted Shares being repurchased.

(e) Exercise of Repurchase Right. The Right of Repurchase shall be exercisable only by written notice delivered to the Optionee prior to the expiration of the 60-day period specified in Subsection (b) above. The notice shall set forth the date on which the repurchase is to be effected. Such date shall not be more than 30 days after the date of the notice. The certificate(s) representing the Restricted Shares to be repurchased shall, prior to the close of business on the date specified for the repurchase, be delivered to the Company properly endorsed for transfer. The Company shall, concurrently with the receipt of such certificate(s), pay to the Optionee the purchase price determined according to Subsection (d) above. Payment shall be made in cash or cash equivalents or by canceling indebtedness to the Company incurred by the Optionee in the purchase of the Restricted Shares. The Right of Repurchase shall terminate with respect to any Restricted Shares for which it has not been timely exercised pursuant to this Subsection (e).

(f) Additional Shares or Substituted Securities. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than stock, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as an ordinary cash dividend) which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Restricted Shares or into which such Restricted Shares thereby become convertible shall immediately be subject to the Right of Repurchase. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of the Restricted Shares. Appropriate adjustments shall also, after each such transaction, be made to the price per share to be paid upon the exercise of the Right of Repurchase in order to reflect any change in the Company’s outstanding securities effected without receipt of consideration therefor; provided, however, that the aggregate purchase price payable for the Restricted Shares shall remain the same.

(g) Termination of Rights as Stockholder. If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Restricted Shares to be repurchased in accordance with this Section 7, then after such time the person from whom such Restricted Shares are to be repurchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such Restricted Shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Restricted Shares shall be deemed to have been repurchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement.


(h) Escrow. Upon issuance, the certificates for Restricted Shares shall be deposited in escrow with the Company to be held in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property described in Subsection (f) above shall immediately be delivered to the Company to be held in escrow, but only to the extent the Shares are at the time Restricted Shares. All regular cash dividends on Restricted Shares (or other securities at the time held in escrow) shall be paid directly to the Optionee and shall not be held in escrow. Restricted Shares, together with any other assets or securities held in escrow hereunder, shall be (i) surrendered to the Company for repurchase and cancellation upon the Company’s exercise of its Right of Repurchase or Right of First Refusal or (ii) released to the Optionee upon the Optionee’s request to the extent the Shares are no longer Restricted Shares (but not more frequently than once every six months). In any event, all Shares which have vested (and any other vested assets and securities attributable thereto) shall be released within 60 days after the earlier of (i) the Optionee’s cessation of Service or (ii) the lapse of the Right of First Refusal.

SECTION 8. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

(a) Right of First Refusal. In the event that the Optionee proposes to sell, pledge or otherwise transfer to a third party any Shares acquired under this Agreement, or any interest in such Shares, the Company shall have the Right of First Refusal with respect to all (and not less than all) of such Shares. If the Optionee desires to transfer Shares acquired under this Agreement, the Optionee shall give a written Transfer Notice to the Company describing fully the proposed transfer, including the number of Shares proposed to be transferred, the proposed transfer price, the name and address of the proposed Transferee and proof satisfactory to the Company that the proposed sale or transfer will not violate any applicable federal or state securities laws. The Transfer Notice shall be signed both by the Optionee and by the proposed Transferee and must constitute a binding commitment of both parties to the transfer of the Shares. The Company shall have the right to purchase all, and not less than all, of the Shares on the terms of the proposal described in the Transfer Notice (subject, however, to any change in such terms permitted under Subsection (b) below) by delivery of a notice of exercise of the Right of First Refusal within 30 days after the date when the Transfer Notice was received by the Company. The Company’s rights under this Subsection (a) shall be freely assignable, in whole or in part.

(b) Transfer of Shares. If the Company fails to exercise its Right of First Refusal within 30 days after the date when it received the Transfer Notice, the Optionee may, not later than 90 days following receipt of the Transfer Notice by the Company, conclude a transfer of the Shares subject to the Transfer Notice on the terms and conditions described in the Transfer Notice, provided that any such sale is made in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and not in violation of any other contractual restrictions to which the Optionee is bound. Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions different from those described in the Transfer Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer by the Optionee, shall again be subject to the Right of First Refusal and shall require compliance with the procedure described in Subsection (a) above. If the Company exercises its Right of First Refusal, the parties shall consummate the sale of the Shares on the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice within 60 days after the date when the Company received the Transfer Notice (or within such longer period as may have been specified in the Transfer Notice); provided, however, that in the event the


Transfer Notice provided that payment for the Shares was to be made in a form other than cash or cash equivalents paid at the time of transfer, the Company shall have the option of paying for the Shares with cash or cash equivalents equal to the present value of the consideration described in the Transfer Notice.

(c) Additional Shares or Substituted Securities. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than stock, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as an ordinary cash dividend) which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to this Section 8 or into which such Shares thereby become convertible shall immediately be subject to this Section 8. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of the Shares subject to this Section 8.

(d) Termination of Right of First Refusal. Any other provision of this Section 8 notwithstanding, in the event that the Stock is readily tradable on an established securities market when the Optionee desires to transfer Shares, the Company shall have no Right of First Refusal, and the Optionee shall have no obligation to comply with the procedures prescribed by Subsections (a) and (b) above.

(e) Permitted Transfers. This Section 8 shall not apply to (i) a transfer by beneficiary designation, will or intestate succession or (ii) a transfer to the Optionee’s spouse, children or to a trust established by the Optionee for the benefit of the Optionee or the Optionee’s spouse, children or grandchildren, provided in either case that the Transferee agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement. If the Optionee transfers any Shares acquired under this Agreement, either under this Subsection (e) or after the Company has failed to exercise the Right of First Refusal, then this Section 8 shall apply to the Transferee to the same extent as to the Optionee.

(f) Termination of Rights as Stockholder. If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Shares to be purchased in accordance with this Section 8, then after such time the person from whom such Shares are to be purchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such Shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Shares shall be deemed to have been purchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement.

SECTION 9. LEGALITY OF INITIAL ISSUANCE.

No Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this option unless and until the Company has determined that:

(a) It and the Optionee have taken any actions required to register the Shares under the Securities Act or to perfect an exemption from the registration requirements thereof;


(b) Any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange or other securities market on which Stock is listed has been satisfied; and

(c) Any other applicable provision of state or federal law has been satisfied.

SECTION 10. NO REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, register or qualify the sale of Shares under the Securities Act or any other applicable law. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the sale of Shares under this Agreement to comply with any law.

SECTION 11. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.

(a) Securities Law Restrictions. Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Shares under the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act or have been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company at its discretion may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of such Shares (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates or the imposition of stop-transfer instructions) if, in the judgment of the Company, such restrictions are necessary or desirable in order to achieve compliance with the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or any other law.

(b) Market Stand-Off. In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, the Optionee shall not directly or indirectly sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, offer, grant or sell any option or other contract for the purchase of, purchase any option or other contract for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Shares acquired under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such restriction (the “Market Stand-Off”) shall be in effect for such period of time following the date of the final prospectus for the offering as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. In no event, however, shall such period exceed 180 days. The Market Stand-Off shall in any event terminate two years after the date of the Company’s initial public offering. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Shares thereby become convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market Stand-Off. In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares acquired under this Agreement until the end of the applicable stand-off period. The Company’s underwriters shall be beneficiaries of the agreement set forth in this Subsection (b). This Subsection (b) shall not apply to Shares registered in the public offering under the Securities Act, and the Optionee shall be subject to this Subsection (b) only if the directors and officers of the Company are subject to similar arrangements.


(c) Investment Intent at Grant. The Optionee represents and agrees that the Shares to be acquired upon exercising this option will be acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof.

(d) Investment Intent at Exercise. In the event that the sale of Shares under the Plan is not registered under the Securities Act but an exemption is available which requires an investment representation or other representation, the Optionee shall represent and agree at the time of exercise that the Shares being acquired upon exercising this option are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other representations as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Company and its counsel.

(e) Legends. All certificates evidencing Shares purchased under this Agreement shall bear the following legend:

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES (OR THE PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE SHARES). SUCH AGREEMENT GRANTS TO THE COMPANY CERTAIN RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL UPON AN ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SHARES AND CERTAIN REPURCHASE RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE WITH THE COMPANY. THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE.”

All certificates evidencing Shares purchased under this Agreement in an unregistered transaction shall bear the following legend (and such other restrictive legends as are required or deemed advisable under the provisions of any applicable law):

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

(f) Removal of Legends. If, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel, any legend placed on a stock certificate representing Shares sold under this Agreement is no longer required, the holder of such certificate shall be entitled to exchange such certificate for a certificate representing the same number of Shares but without such legend.


(g) Administration. Any determination by the Company and its counsel in connection with any of the matters set forth in this Section 11 shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and all other persons.

SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

In the event of any transaction described in Section 8(a) of the Plan, the terms of this option (including, without limitation, the number and kind of Shares subject to this option and the Exercise Price) shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 8(a) of the Plan. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation, this option shall be subject to the agreement of merger or consolidation, as provided in Section 8(b) of the Plan.

SECTION 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a) Rights as a Stockholder. Neither the Optionee nor the Optionee’s representative shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to this option until the Optionee or the Optionee’s representative becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Purchase Price pursuant to Sections 4 and 5.

(b) No Retention Rights. Nothing in this option or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Optionee) or of the Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.

(c) Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. Notice shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Optionee at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company.

(d) Entire Agreement. The Notice of Stock Option Grant, this Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.

(e) Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State.

SECTION 14. DEFINITIONS.

(a) “Agreement” shall mean this Stock Option Agreement.

(b) “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time or, if a Committee has been appointed, such Committee.


(c) “Change in Control” shall mean:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; or

(ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.

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

(e) “Committee” shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, as described in Section 2 of the Plan.

(f) “Company” shall mean Reactivity, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(g) “Consultant” shall mean a person who performs bona fide services for the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as a consultant or advisor, excluding Employees and Outside Directors.

(h) “Date of Grant” shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, which date shall be the later of (i) the date on which the Board of Directors resolved to grant this option or (ii) the first day of the Optionee’s Service.

(i) “Disability” shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment.

(j) “Employee” shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.

(k) “Exercise Price” shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of this option, as specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.

(l) “Fair Market Value” shall mean the fair market value of a Share, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.


(m) “ISO” shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422(b) of the Code.

(n) “Nonstatutory Option” shall mean a stock option not described in Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code.

(o) “Notice of Stock Option Grant” shall mean the document so entitled to which this Agreement is attached.

(p) “Optionee” shall mean the individual named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.

(q) “Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not an Employee.

(r) “Parent” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

(s) “Plan” shall mean the Reactivity, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, as in effect on the Date of Grant.

(t) “Purchase Price” shall mean the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which this option is being exercised.

(u) “Restricted Share” shall mean a Share that is subject to the Right of Repurchase.

(v) “Right of First Refusal” shall mean the Company’s right of first refusal described in Section 8.

(w) “Right of Repurchase” shall mean the Company’s right of repurchase described in Section 7.

(x) “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(y) “Service” shall mean service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant.

(z) “Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 8 of the Plan (if applicable).

(aa) “Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company, with a par value of $0.001 per Share.


(bb) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

(cc) “Transferee” shall mean any person to whom the Optionee has directly or indirectly transferred any Share acquired under this Agreement.

(dd) “Transfer Notice” shall mean the notice of a proposed transfer of Shares described in Section 8.

EX-99.3 6 dex993.htm REACTIVITY, INC. 2007 OPTION PLAN Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan

Exhibit 99.3

REACTIVITY, INC.

2007 OPTION PLAN

Effective as of March 19, 2007

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION.

The Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan became effective upon its adoption by the Company’s Board of Directors on the Effective Date, March 19, 2007, and must be approved by the shareholders of the Company, consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months following such date. If the Company’s shareholders do not approve this Plan, no Options will be granted under this Plan.

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of shareholder value by offering designated Employees and Consultants an opportunity to share in such long-term success by acquiring a proprietary interest in the Company. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for discretionary long-term incentive awards in the form of Options.

The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California (except its choice-of-law provisions). Capitalized terms shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 unless otherwise provided in this Plan or any related Stock Option Agreement.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) “Affiliate” means any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

(c) “Cashless Exercise” means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and as permitted by applicable law, a program approved by the Committee in which payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price and, if applicable, the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s withholding obligations at the minimum statutory withholding rates, including, but not limited to, U.S. federal and state income taxes, payroll taxes, and foreign taxes, if applicable.

(d) “Cause” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or option agreement, a conviction of a Participant for a felony crime or the failure of a Participant to contest prosecution for a felony crime, or a Participant’s misconduct, fraud or dishonesty (as such terms are defined by the Committee in its sole discretion), or any unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, in each case as determined by the Committee, and the Committee’s determination shall be conclusive and binding.

(e) “Change In Control” except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or Stock Option Agreement, means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) A change in the composition of the Board over a period of thirty-six consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination; or

 

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(ii) The acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing more than 35% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company’s shareholders which the Board does not recommend such shareholders accept.

(f) “Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock.

(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder.

(h) “Committee” means a committee described in Section 3.

(i) “Company” means Reactivity, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(j) “Consultant” means an individual who performs bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, other than as an Employee or Director or Non-Employee Director.

(k) “Corporate Transaction” except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or Stock Option Agreement, means the occurrence of any of the following shareholder approved transactions:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; or

(ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

A transaction shall not constitute a Corporate Transaction if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transactions.

(l) “Director” means a member of the Board who is also an Employee.

(m) “Disability” means that the Optionee is classified as disabled under a long-term disability policy of the Company or, if no such policy applies, the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

(n) “Effective Date” means March 19, 2007, the date the Plan was adopted by the Company Board of Directors.

(o) “Employee” means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate.

(p) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(q) “Exercise Price” means, in the case of an Option, the amount for which a Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

(r) “Fair Market Value” means the market price of a Share as determined in good faith by the Committee. The Fair Market Value shall be determined by the following:

(i) If the Shares were traded over-the-counter or listed with NASDAQ on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last transaction price quoted by the NASDAQ system for the date in question; or

(ii) if the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange on the date in question, the Fair Market Value is the closing selling price for the Common Stock as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on the exchange determined by the Committee to be the primary market for the Common Stock for the date in question.

If neither (i) or (ii) are applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate; provided, however, that if there is no such reported price for the Common Stock for the date in question under (i) or (ii), then if available such price on the last preceding date for which such price exists shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be based on the prices reported in the Western Edition of The Wall Street Journal. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

(s) “Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.

(t) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

(u) “Option” means a stock option granted under the Plan entitling the Optionee to purchase Shares.

(v) “Optionee” means an individual, estate or other entity that holds an Option.

(w) “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

(x) “Plan” means this Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan as it may be amended from time to time.

(y) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(z) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(aa) “Service” means service as an Employee, Director, Non-Employee Director or Consultant. A Participant’s Service does not terminate when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Committee determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan. Further, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant provides service to the Company, a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, or a transfer between entities (the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate); provided that there is no interruption or other termination of Service.

 

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(bb) “Share” means one share of Common Stock, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 8 and 9, and any successor security.

(cc) “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 6 evidencing each award of an Option.

(dd) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

(ee) “10-Percent Shareholder” means an individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) General. The Board or a Committee appointed by the Board shall administer the Plan. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.

(b) Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and sole discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Such actions shall include:

 

  (i) selecting individuals who are to receive Options under the Plan;

 

  (ii) determining the type, number, vesting requirements and other features and conditions of such Options and amending such Options;

 

  (iii) correcting any defect, supplying any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan or any Stock Option Agreement;

 

  (iv) accelerating the vesting, or extending the post-termination exercise term, of Options at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate;

 

  (v) interpreting the Plan; and

 

  (vi) making all other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan.

The Committee may adopt such rules or guidelines as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.

(c) Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Stock Option Agreement, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

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SECTION 4. GENERAL.

(a) General Eligibility. Only Employees, Directors, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants shall be eligible to receive Options under the Plan.

(b) Stock Options. No person shall be eligible for the grant of an Option so long as Section 260.140.41(b) of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations applies unless the requirements of such regulation are satisfied. No Option granted under the Plan is intended to qualify for the treatment afforded under Sections 421 and 422 of the Code

(c) Restrictions on Shares. Any Shares issued pursuant to an Option shall be subject to such rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion. Such restrictions shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally and shall also comply to the extent necessary with applicable law. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares under this Plan.

(d) Beneficiaries. Unless stated otherwise in a Stock Option Agreement, a Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries with respect to an Option by timely filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then after a Participant’s death any vested Option(s) shall be transferred or distributed to the Participant’s estate.

(e) No Rights as a Shareholder. A Participant, or a transferee of a Participant, shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Common Stock covered by an Option until such person has satisfied all of the terms and conditions to receive such Common Stock, has satisfied any applicable withholding or tax obligations relating to the Option and the Shares have been issued (as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).

(f) Termination of Service. Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement or, with respect to Participants who reside in the U.S., the applicable employment agreement provides otherwise, the following rules shall govern the vesting, exercisability and term of outstanding Options held by a Participant in the event of termination of such Participant’s Service (in all cases subject to the term of the Option): (i) upon termination of Service for any reason, all unvested portions of any outstanding Options shall be immediately forfeited without consideration; (ii) if the Service of a Participant is terminated for Cause, then all unexercised Options shall terminate and be forfeited immediately without consideration; (iii) if the Service of Participant is terminated for any reason other than for Cause, death, or Disability, then the vested portion of his/her then-outstanding Options may be exercised by such Participant or his or her personal representative within three months after the date of such termination; or (iv) if the Service of a Participant is terminated due to death or Disability, the vested portion of his/her then-outstanding Options may be exercised within eighteen months after the date of termination of Service.

(g) Information Delivery. When required to comply with Section 260.140.41(j) of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations, the security holders to whom such information is required to be provided shall be provided the information required by Section 260.140.46 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations not less frequently than annually.

SECTION 5. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN AND SHARE LIMITS.

(a) Basic Limitation. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares. The aggregate number of Shares reserved for Options under the Plan shall not exceed 10,663,780 Shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8 and, when required, compliance with the shareholder approval requirements of Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations.

 

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(b) Additional Shares. If Options are forfeited or are terminated for any other reason before being exercised, then the Shares underlying such Options shall again become available for Options under the Plan.

SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

(a) Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced and governed exclusively by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan and that the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement (including without limitation any performance conditions). The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall be subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8.

(c) Exercise Price. An Option’s Exercise Price shall be established by the Committee and set forth in a Stock Option Agreement.

(d) Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that the term of an Option shall in no event exceed nine years from the date of grant. Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement provides otherwise, each Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to 20% of the Shares subject to the Option upon completion of one year of Service measured from the vesting commencement date, the balance of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest and become exercisable in forty-eight equal installments upon completion of each month of Service thereafter, and the term of the Option shall be nine years from the date of grant. A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability, or other events. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Option can be exercised after the expiration date provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and no Option may provide that, upon exercise of the Option, a new Option will automatically be granted.

(e) Modifications of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify outstanding Options provided that no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his or her rights or obligations under such Option.

(f) Assignment or Transfer of Options. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and then only to the extent permitted by applicable law, no Option shall be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement, an Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or by the guardian or legal representative of the Optionee. No Option or interest therein may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES.

The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued upon exercise of Options shall be payable in cash at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as follows and only if so provided for in an applicable Stock Option Agreement:

(i) Surrender of Stock. Payment for all or any part of the Exercise Price may be made with Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee; provided that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, require that Shares tendered for payment be previously held by the Optionee for a minimum duration. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value.

 

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(ii) Cashless Exercise. Payment for all or any part of the Exercise Price may be made through Cashless Exercise.

(iii) Other Forms of Payment. Payment for all or any part of the Exercise Price may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules and approved by the Committee.

The Stock Option Agreement may specify that payment may be made in any form(s) described in this Section 7.

SECTION 8. PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION.

(a) Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make appropriate adjustments to the following:

(i) the number of Shares and the kind of shares or securities available for future Options under Section 5;

(ii) the number of Shares and the kind of shares or securities covered by each outstanding Option; or

(iii) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option.

(b) Participant Rights. Except as provided in this Section 8, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. If by reason of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8 a Participant’s Option covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares and the Option in respect thereof shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Option and the Shares subject to the Option prior to such adjustment.

(c) Fractional Shares. Any adjustment of Shares pursuant to this Section 8 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. Under no circumstances shall the Company be required to authorize or issue fractional shares and no consideration shall be provided as a result of any fractional shares not being issued or authorized.

SECTION 9. EFFECT OF A CORPORATE TRANSACTION.

(a) Corporate Transaction. In the event that the Company is a party to a Corporate Transaction, outstanding Options shall be subject to the applicable agreement of merger, reorganization, or sale of assets. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, for the assumption or substitution of outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its parent, or for the cancellation of outstanding Options, with or without consideration, in all cases without the consent of the Participant.

(b) Acceleration. The Committee may determine, at the time of grant of an Option or thereafter, that such Option shall become fully vested as to all Shares subject to such Option in the event that a Corporate

 

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Transaction or a Change in Control occurs. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement, in the event that a Corporate Transaction occurs and any outstanding Options are not assumed, substituted, or replaced, then such Options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.

(c) Dissolution. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

SECTION 10. LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS.

(a) No Entitlements. A Participant’s rights, if any, in respect of or in connection with any Option is derived solely from the discretionary decision of the Company to permit the individual to participate in the Plan and to benefit from a discretionary Option. By accepting an Option under the Plan, a Participant expressly acknowledges that there is no obligation on the part of the Company to continue the Plan and/or grant any additional Options. Any Option granted hereunder is not intended to be compensation of a continuing or recurring nature, or part of a Participant’s normal or expected compensation, and in no way represents any portion of a Participant’s salary, compensation, or other remuneration for purposes of pension benefits, severance, redundancy, resignation or any other purpose.

Neither the Plan nor any Option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain an employee, consultant or director of the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate. The Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate the Service of any person at any time, and for any reason, subject to applicable laws, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and a written employment agreement (if any), and such terminated person shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any claim to damages or specific performance for breach of contract or dismissal, compensation for loss of office, tort or otherwise with respect to the Plan or any outstanding Option that is forfeited and/or is terminated by its terms or to any future Option.

(b) Shareholders’ Rights. A Participant shall have no dividend rights, voting rights or other rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by his or her Option prior to the issuance of such Shares (as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date when such Shares are issued, except as expressly provided in Section 8.

(c) Regulatory Requirements. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, the obligation of the Company to issue Shares or other securities under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approval by any regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Shares or other securities pursuant to any Option prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such Shares or other securities, to their registration, qualification or listing or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing.

SECTION 11. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

(a) General. A Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with his or her Option. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

(b) Share Withholding. If a public market for the Company’s Shares exists, the Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering or attesting to all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired. Such Shares shall be valued based on the value of the actual trade or, if there is none, the Fair Market Value as of the previous day. Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the SEC. The Committee may, in its discretion, also permit a Participant to satisfy withholding or income tax obligations related to an Option through Cashless Exercise or through a sale of Shares underlying the Option.

 

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SECTION 12. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its approval by the Company’s shareholders in the manner required under Section 260.140.41(i) of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations. The Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date of approval by the Company’s shareholders and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to this Section 12.

(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not impair the rights or obligations of any Participant under any Option previously granted under the Plan without the Participant’s consent. No Options shall be granted under the Plan after the Plan’s termination. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders only to the extent such approval is otherwise required by applicable laws, regulations or rules.

 

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EX-99.4 7 dex994.htm FORM OF REACTIVITY, INC. 2007 OPTION PLAN Form of Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan

Exhibit 99.4

REACTIVITY, INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

Notice is hereby given of the following option grant (the “Option”) made to purchase shares of Reactivity, Inc. (the “Company”) Common Stock:

 

Optionee:  

 

Grant Date:  

 

Type of Option:   non-qualified stock options
Grant Number:  

 

Number of Option Shares:  

                         

 

shares

Exercise Price: $  

                         

  per share
Vesting Commencement Date:  

 

Expiration Date:  

 

Exercise Schedule

The Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to (i) twenty percent (20%) of the Option Shares upon Optionee’s completion of one (1) year of Service measured from the Vesting Commencement Date and (ii) the balance of the Option Shares in a series of forty-eight (48) successive equal monthly installments upon Optionee’s completion of each additional month of Service over the forty-eight (48)-month period measured from the first year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date. In no event shall the Option vest and become exercisable for any additional Option Shares after Optionee’s cessation of Service.

Should Optionee request a reduction to his or her work commitment to less than thirty (30) hours per week, then the Committee shall have the right, to extend the period over which the Option shall thereafter vest and become exercisable for the Option Shares during the remainder of the Option term. The decision whether or not to approve Optionee’s request for any reduced work commitment shall be at the sole discretion of the Company. In no event shall any extension of the Exercise Schedule for the Option Shares result in the extension of the Expiration Date of the Option.

Optionee understands and agrees that the Option is offered subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Reactivity, Inc. 2007 Option Plan (the “Plan”). Optionee further agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and the terms of the Option as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto.

No Employment or Service Contract. Nothing in this Notice or in the attached Stock Option Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) or of Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Optionee’s Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause.

Definitions. All capitalized terms in this Notice shall have the meaning assigned to them in this Notice, the attached Stock Option Agreement or the Plan.


By their signatures below, the Company and the Optionee agree that the Option is governed by this Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached and made a part of this document. The Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, represents that the Optionee has read and is familiar with their provisions, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

REACTIVITY, INC.

 

[NAME, TITLE]
OPTIONEE

 

[NAME OF OPTIONEE]

[Signature Page to Notice of Grant of Stock Option]


STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Recitals

A. The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of retaining the services of selected Employees, non-employee members of the Board or of the board of directors of any Parent or Subsidiary and Consultants and other independent advisors who provide services to the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

B. Optionee is to render valuable services to the Company (or a Parent or Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s grant of an option to Optionee.

C. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in this Agreement, the attached Notice of Grant of Stock Option (the “Notice”), or the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee, as of the Grant Date, an option to purchase up to the number of Option Shares specified in the Notice. The Option Shares shall be purchasable from time to time during the Option term specified in Paragraph 2 at the Exercise Price specified in the Notice.

2. Option Term. This Option shall have a maximum term of nine (9) years measured from the Grant Date and shall accordingly expire at the close of business on the Expiration Date, unless sooner exercised or expired as to all of the Option Shares in accordance with Paragraph 4 or unless sooner terminated in accordance with Paragraph 5 or 6.

3. Limited Transferability. This Option may, in connection with the Optionee’s estate plan and only to the extent permitted by applicable laws, regulations and rules, be assigned in whole or in part during Optionee’s lifetime to one or more members of the Optionee’s immediate family or to a trust established for the exclusive benefit of one or more such family members. The assigned portion shall be exercisable only by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the Option pursuant to such assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for this Option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Company may deem appropriate. Should the Optionee die while holding this Option, then this Option shall be transferred in accordance with Optionee’s will or the laws of descent and distribution.

4. Dates of Exercise. This Option shall vest and become exercisable for the Option Shares in one or more installments as specified in the Notice. As the Option becomes exercisable for such installments, those installments shall accumulate and the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the Expiration Date, (ii) March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such installment first becomes exercisable, and (iii) termination of the Option term under Paragraph 5 or 6. As an


administrative matter, the exercisable portion of this Option may only be exercised until the close of the Nasdaq National Market on the last trading day before the Expiration Date or earlier date of termination of the Option term under Paragraph 5. Any later attempt to exercise this Option will not be honored. For example, if Optionee ceases to remain in Service as provided in Paragraph 5(i) and the date three (3) months from the date of cessation is Monday, July 4 (a holiday on which the Nasdaq National Market is closed), Optionee must exercise the exercisable portion of this Option by 4 pm Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, July 1.

5. Cessation of Service. The Option term specified in Paragraph 2 shall terminate (and this Option shall cease to be outstanding) prior to the Expiration Date should any of the following provisions become applicable:

(i) Should Optionee cease to remain in Service for any reason (other than death, Disability or Cause) while this Option is outstanding, then Optionee’s right to exercise this Option shall lapse, and this Option shall cease to be outstanding, upon the earlier of (A) the date that is three (3) months following the date of such cessation of Service, (B) March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the right to exercise for a given Share first became exercisable or (C) the Expiration Date.

(ii) If Optionee dies while this Option is outstanding, then the personal representative of Optionee’s estate or the person or persons to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution shall have the right to exercise this Option. Such right shall lapse, and this Option shall cease to be outstanding, upon the earlier of (A) March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the right to exercise for a given Share first became exercisable or (B) the Expiration Date.

(iii) Should Optionee cease Service by reason of Disability while this Option is outstanding, then Optionee’s right to exercise this Option shall lapse, and this Option shall cease to be outstanding, upon the earlier of (A) March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the right to exercise for a given Share first became exercisable or (B) the Expiration Date.

(iv) Optionee’s date of cessation of Service shall mean the date upon which Optionee ceases active performance of services for the Company following the provision of such notification of termination or resignation from Service and shall be determined solely by this Agreement and without reference to any other agreement, written or oral, including Optionee’s contract of employment, and shall not otherwise include any period of notice of termination of employment, whether expressed or implied.

(v) During the limited period of post-Service exercisability, this Option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of vested Option Shares for which the Option is exercisable at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period or (if earlier) upon the Expiration Date, this Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any vested Option


Shares for which the Option has not been exercised. However, this Option shall, immediately upon Optionee’s cessation of Service for any reason, terminate and cease to be outstanding with respect to any Option Shares in which Optionee is not otherwise at that time vested or for which this Option is not otherwise at that time exercisable.

(vi) Should Optionee’s Service be terminated for Cause or should Optionee otherwise engage in activities constituting Cause while this Option is outstanding, then this Option shall terminate immediately and cease to remain outstanding. In the event Optionee’s Service with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether Optionee’s Service will be terminated for Cause, all Optionee’s rights under the Option, including the right to exercise the Option, shall be suspended during the investigation period.

6. Accelerated Termination of Option. This Option shall automatically terminate immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction; however no such termination of this Option shall occur if and to the extent: (i) this Option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction, either assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or (ii) this Option is replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the unvested Option Shares at the time of the Corporate Transaction (the excess of the Fair Market Value of those Option Shares over the aggregate Exercise Price payable for such Shares) and provides for subsequent pay-out in accordance with the same Exercise Schedule set forth in the Notice. The determination of option comparability under clause (i) of the preceding sentence shall be made by the Committee, and such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

7. Adjustment in Option Shares. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, appropriate adjustments shall be made to (i) the total number and/or kind of shares or securities subject to this Option and (ii) the Exercise Price in order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder.

8. Shareholder Rights. The holder of this Option shall not have any shareholder rights with respect to the Option Shares until such person shall have exercised the Option, paid the Exercise Price and become a holder of record of the purchased Shares.

9. Manner of Exercising Option.

(a) In order to exercise this Option with respect to all or any part of the Option Shares for which this Option is at the time exercisable, Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the Option) must take the following actions:


(i) Pay the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased Shares in one or more of the following forms:

(A) cash or check made payable to a Company-designated brokerage firm or the Company; or

(B) as permitted by applicable law, through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the Option) shall concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions (I) to a Company-designated brokerage firm (or in the case of an executive officer or Board member of the Company, an Optionee-designated brokerage firm) to effect the immediate sale of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for the purchased Shares plus, if applicable, the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s withholding obligations at the minimum statutory withholding rates and (II) to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction.

(ii) Furnish to the Company appropriate documentation that the person or persons exercising the Option (if other than Optionee) have the right to exercise this Option.

(iii) Make appropriate arrangements with the Company (or Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) for the satisfaction of all tax withholding requirements applicable to the Option exercise.

(b) As soon as practical after the exercise date, the Company shall issue to or on behalf of Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising this Option) the purchased Option Shares (as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

(c) In no event may this Option be exercised for any fractional Shares.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary, if at the time this Option is exercised, Optionee is indebted to the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for any reason, the following actions shall be taken, as deemed appropriate by the Committee:

(i) any Shares to be issued upon such exercise shall automatically be pledged against Optionee’s outstanding indebtedness; and

(ii) if this Option is exercised in accordance with subparagraph 9(a)(i)(B) above, the after tax proceeds of the sale of Optionee’s Shares shall automatically be applied to the outstanding balance of Optionee’s indebtedness.


10. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a) The exercise of this Option and the issuance of the Option Shares upon such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Optionee with all applicable laws, regulations and rules relating thereto, including all applicable regulations of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which the Shares may be listed for trading at the time of such exercise and issuance.

(b) The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares pursuant to this Option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Shares as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

11. Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3 and 6, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Optionee, Optionee’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Optionee’s estate.

12. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee at the address maintained for Optionee in the Company’s records. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

14. Construction. The Notice, this Agreement, and the Option evidenced hereby (a) are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan, and (b) constitute the entire agreement between Optionee and the Company on the subject matter hereof and supercede all proposals, written or oral, an all other communications between the parties related to the subject matter. All decisions of the Committee with respect to any question or issue arising under the Notice, this Agreement or the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in this Option.

15. Governing Law. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without resort to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

16. Excess Shares. If the Option Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the Grant Date, the number of Shares which may without shareholder approval be issued under the Plan, then this Option shall be void with respect to those excess shares, unless shareholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of Shares issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and all applicable laws, regulations and rules.

17. Leave of Absence. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the following provisions shall apply upon the Optionee’s commencement of an authorized leave of absence:

(a) The Exercise Schedule in effect under the Notice shall be frozen as of the first day of the authorized leave, and this Option shall not become exercisable for any additional installments of the Option Shares during the period Optionee remains on such leave.


(b) In no event shall this Option become exercisable for any additional Option Shares or otherwise remain outstanding if Optionee does not resume Service prior to the Expiration Date of the Option term.

18. Further Instruments. The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

19. Authorization to Release Necessary Personal Information.

(a) Optionee hereby authorizes and directs Optionee’s employer to collect, use and transfer in electronic or other form, any personal information (the “Data”) regarding Optionee’s employment, the nature and amount of Optionee’s compensation and the fact and conditions of Optionee’s participation in the Plan (including, but not limited to, Optionee’s name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social security number (or any other social or national identification number), salary, nationality, job title, number of Shares held and the details of all options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding) for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan. Optionee understands that the Data may be transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer to a broker or other third party assisting with the exercise of Options under the Plan or with whom Shares acquired upon exercise of this Option or cash from the sale of such shares may be deposited. Optionee acknowledges that recipients of the Data may be located in different countries, and those countries may have data privacy laws and protections different from those in the country of Optionee’s residence. Furthermore, Optionee acknowledges and understands that the transfer of the Data to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any third parties is necessary for Optionee’s participation in the Plan.

(b) Optionee may at any time withdraw the consents herein, by contacting Optionee’s local human resources representative in writing. Optionee further acknowledges that withdrawal of consent may affect Optionee’s ability to exercise or realize benefits from the Option, and Optionee’s ability to participate in the Plan.

20. No Entitlement or Claims for Compensation.

(a) Optionee’s rights, if any, in respect of or in connection with this Option or any other Award is derived solely from the discretionary decision of the


Company to permit Optionee to participate in the Plan and to benefit from a discretionary Award. By accepting this Option, Optionee expressly acknowledges that there is no obligation on the part of the Company to continue the Plan and/or grant any additional Awards to Optionee. This Option is not intended to be compensation of a continuing or recurring nature, or part of Optionee’s normal or expected compensation, and in no way represents any portion of a Optionee’s salary, compensation, or other remuneration for purposes of pension benefits, severance, redundancy, resignation or any other purpose.

(b) Neither the Plan nor this Option or any other Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to give Optionee a right to remain an Employee, Consultant or director of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate. The Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate the Service of Optionee at any time, with or without cause, and for any reason, subject to applicable laws, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and a written employment agreement (if any), and Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any claim to damages or specific performance for breach of contract or dismissal, compensation for loss of office, tort or otherwise with respect to the Plan, this Option or any outstanding Award that is forfeited and/or is terminated by its terms or to any future Award.

(c) Optionee agrees that the Company may require Options granted hereunder be exercised with, and the Option Shares held by, a broker designated by the Company. In addition, Optionee agrees that his or her rights hereunder shall be subject to set-off by the Company for any valid debts the Optionee owes to the Company.

EX-99.5 8 dex995.htm CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT Cisco Systems, Inc. Stock Option Assumption Agreement

Exhibit 99.5

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

Dear                                 :

As you know, on March 20, 2007, (the “Closing Date”) Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) acquired Reactivity, Inc. (“Reactivity”) (the “Acquisition”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cisco Systems, Inc., Rioja Acquisition Corp., Reactivity, Inc., and Ping Li, as Stockholders’ Agent, dated February 20, 2007 (the “Merger Agreement”). On the Closing Date you held one or more outstanding options to purchase shares of Reactivity common stock granted to you under either of the 2007 Stock Option Plan or the 1998 Stock Plan (herein referred to collectively as the “Plans”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, Cisco assumed all obligations of Reactivity under your outstanding option (or options). This Stock Option Assumption Agreement (the “Agreement”) evidences the terms of Cisco’s assumption of an option (or options) to purchase Reactivity common stock granted to you under either of the Plans (the “Reactivity Option(s)”), and documented by a stock option agreement (or stock option agreements) and any amendment(s) entered into by and between you and Reactivity (the “Option Agreement(s)”), including the necessary adjustments for assumption of the Reactivity Option(s) that are required by the Acquisition.

The table below summarizes your Reactivity Option(s) immediately before and after the Acquisition:

 

REACTIVITY OPTION

   ASSUMED REACTIVITY OPTION

 

Grant Date    Plan    No. of Reactivity Shares   

Exercise Price

per Share

   No. of Cisco Shares   

Exercise Price

per Share

              

The post-Acquisition adjustments are based on the Option Exchange Ratio of 0.0774163434 for stock options granted under the Plans (as determined in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) and are intended to: (i) assure that the total spread of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) (i.e., the difference between the aggregate fair market value and the aggregate exercise price) does not exceed the total spread that existed immediately prior to the Acquisition; and (ii) to preserve, on a per share basis, the ratio of exercise price to fair market value that existed immediately prior to the Acquisition. If applicable, and to the extent allowable by law, the adjustments are also intended to retain “incentive stock option” status under U.S. tax laws. The number of shares of Cisco common stock subject to your assumed Reactivity Option(s) was determined by multiplying the Option Exchange Ratio by the number of shares remaining subject to your Reactivity Option(s) on the Closing Date and rounding the resulting product down to the next whole number of shares of Cisco common stock. The exercise price per share of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) was determined by dividing the exercise price per share of


your Reactivity Option(s) by the Option Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting quotient up to the next whole cent.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any references in the applicable one of the Plans and the Option Agreement(s) to: (i) the “Company” or the “Corporation” means Cisco, (ii) “Stock,” “Common Stock” or “Shares” means shares of Cisco common stock, (iii) the “Board of Directors” or the “Board” means the Board of Directors of Cisco and (iv) the “Committee” means the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Cisco. All references in the Option Agreement(s) and the applicable one of the Plans relating to your status as an employee of Reactivity will now refer to your status as an employee of Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary.

The vesting commencement date, vesting schedule and expiration date of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement(s) (with the number of shares subject to each vesting installment and the exercise price per share adjusted to reflect the effect of the Acquisition). Vesting of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will be suspended during all leaves of absence in accordance with Cisco’s policies and, the only permissible methods to exercise your assumed Reactivity Option(s) are cash, check, wire transfer, or through a cashless exercise program with a Cisco-designated broker. All other provisions which govern either the exercise or the termination of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement(s), and the provisions of the Option Agreement(s) will govern and control your rights under this Agreement to purchase shares of Cisco common stock, except (i) no assumed Reactivity Option(s) may be “early exercised” (i.e., an assumed Reactivity Option may be exercised for shares of Cisco common stock only to the extent the assumed Reactivity Option is vested at the time of exercise pursuant to the applicable vesting schedule) and (ii) as expressly modified by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Acquisition. Upon termination of your employment with Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary, you will have the applicable limited post-termination exercise period specified in your Option Agreement(s) for your assumed Reactivity Option(s) to the extent vested and outstanding at the time of termination after which time your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will expire and NOT be exercisable for Cisco common stock.

To exercise your assumed Reactivity Option(s), you must utilize Cisco’s designated broker, the                          (the telephone number is                         ).

Nothing in this Agreement or the Option Agreement(s) interferes in any way with your right and your employer’s right, which rights are expressly reserved, to terminate your employment at any time for any reason. Future options, if any, you may receive from Cisco will be governed by the terms of the Cisco stock option plan under which such options are granted, and such terms may be different from the terms of your assumed Reactivity Option(s), including, but not limited to, the time period in which you have to exercise vested options after your termination of employment.

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Please sign and date this Agreement, as soon as possible, and either hand deliver your signed original or email a scanned copy (pdf file) to                      at                     .

Until your fully executed Acknowledgment (below) is received by Cisco’s Stock Administration Department your Cisco account will not be activated and your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will not be exercisable. If you have any questions regarding this Agreement or your assumed Reactivity Option(s), please contact                      at                     .

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
By:     
 

Mark Chandler

Corporate Secretary

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Stock Option Assumption Agreement and understands and agrees that all rights and liabilities with respect to the assumed Reactivity Option(s) listed on the table above are hereby assumed by Cisco and are as set forth in the Option Agreement(s) for such assumed Reactivity Option(s), the applicable one of the Plans and this Stock Option Assumption Agreement and agrees to the terms as set forth in such Stock Option Assumption Agreement.

 

DATED:                                      , 2007       
         - Optionee
    Address:     
      
    Cisco ID No.:

ATTACHMENTS

Exhibit A – Form S-8 Prospectus

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Dear _______________:

As you know, on March 20, 2007, (the “Closing Date”) Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) acquired Reactivity, Inc. (“Reactivity”) (the “Acquisition”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cisco Systems, Inc., Rioja Acquisition Corp., Reactivity, Inc., and Ping Li, as Stockholders’ Agent, dated February 20, 2007 (the “Merger Agreement”). On the Closing Date you held one or more outstanding options to purchase shares of Reactivity common stock granted to you under either of the 2007 Option Plan or the 1998 Stock Plan (herein referred to collectively as the “Plans”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, Cisco assumed all obligations of Reactivity under your outstanding option (or options). This Stock Option Assumption Agreement (the “Agreement”) evidences the terms of Cisco’s assumption of an option (or options) to purchase Reactivity common stock granted to you under either of the Plans (the “Reactivity Option(s)”), and documented by a stock option agreement (or stock option agreements) and any amendment(s) entered into by and between you and Reactivity (the “Option Agreement(s)”), including the necessary adjustments for assumption of the Reactivity Option(s) that are required by the Acquisition.

The table below summarizes your Reactivity Option(s) immediately before and after the Acquisition:

 

REACTIVITY OPTION

   ASSUMED REACTIVITY OPTION

 

Grant Date    Plan    No. of Reactivity Shares   

Exercise Price

per Share

   No. of Cisco Shares   

Exercise Price

per Share

              

The post-Acquisition adjustments are based on the Option Exchange Ratio of 0.0774163434 for stock options granted under the Plans (as determined in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) and are intended to: (i) assure that the total spread of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) (i.e., the difference between the aggregate fair market value and the aggregate exercise price) does not exceed the total spread that existed immediately prior to the Acquisition; and (ii) to preserve, on a per share basis, the ratio of exercise price to fair market value that existed immediately prior to the Acquisition. If applicable, and to the extent allowable by law, the adjustments are also intended to retain “incentive stock option” status under U.S. tax laws. The number of shares of Cisco common stock subject to your assumed Reactivity Option(s) was determined by multiplying the Option Exchange Ratio by the number of shares remaining subject to your Reactivity Option(s) on the Closing Date and rounding the resulting product down to the next whole number of shares of Cisco common stock. The exercise price per share of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) was determined by dividing the exercise price per share of


your Reactivity Option(s) by the Option Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting quotient up to the next whole cent.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any references in the applicable one of the Plans and the Option Agreement(s) to: (i) the “Company” or the “Corporation” means Cisco, (ii) “Stock,” “Common Stock” or “Shares” means shares of Cisco common stock, (iii) the “Board of Directors” or the “Board” means the Board of Directors of Cisco and (iv) the “Committee” means the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Cisco. All references in the Option Agreement(s) and the applicable one of the Plans relating to your status as an employee of Reactivity will now refer to your status as an employee of Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary.

The vesting commencement date, vesting schedule and expiration date of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement(s) (with the number of shares subject to each vesting installment and the exercise price per share adjusted to reflect the effect of the Acquisition). Vesting of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will be suspended during all leaves of absence in accordance with Cisco’s policies (to the extent permissible under applicable law) and, the only permissible methods to exercise your assumed Reactivity Option(s) are cash, check, wire transfer, or through a cashless exercise program with a Cisco-designated broker. All other provisions which govern either the exercise or the termination of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement(s), and the provisions of the Option Agreement(s) will govern and control your rights under this Agreement to purchase shares of Cisco common stock, except (i) no assumed Reactivity Option(s) may be “early exercised” (i.e., an assumed Reactivity Option may be exercised for shares of Cisco common stock only to the extent the assumed Reactivity Option is vested at the time of exercise pursuant to the applicable vesting schedule) and (ii) as expressly modified by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Acquisition. Upon termination of your employment with Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary, you will have the applicable limited post-termination exercise period specified in your Option Agreement(s) for your assumed Reactivity Option(s) to the extent vested and outstanding at the time of termination after which time your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will expire and NOT be exercisable for Cisco common stock.

Regardless of any action Reactivity, Cisco or your employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, national insurance contributions, payroll tax or other tax-related withholding related to your Reactivity Options (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and that Reactivity, Cisco and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Reactivity Option grant, including the grant, vesting, conversion into options over Cisco stock or exercise of the Reactivity Option, acceleration of vesting (if any), the subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not commit to structure the terms of the conversion of Reactivity Options into Cisco options, acceleration of vesting (if any) or any aspect of the Reactivity Option to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items.

 


Prior to exercise of any Reactivity Options (or conversion/acceleration of vesting of your Reactivity Options if the conversion/acceleration is a taxable event in your country), you agree to pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to Cisco and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of Cisco and/or the Employer. In this regard, you authorize Cisco and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by you from your wages or other cash compensation paid to you by Cisco and/or the Employer or from proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock. Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under local law, Cisco may (1) sell or arrange for the sale of shares of Common Stock that you acquire to meet the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, and/or (2) withhold in shares of Common Stock, provided that Cisco only withholds the amount of shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy the minimum withholding amount. Finally, you shall pay to Cisco or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that Cisco or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan or your purchase of shares of Common Stock that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. Cisco may refuse to honor the exercise, refuse to convert your Reactivity Options and/or refuse to deliver the shares of Common Stock if you fail to comply with your obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

If payment or withholding of the income tax due is not made within 90 days of the event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items (the “Due Date”) or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items shall constitute a loan owed by you to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. You agree that the loan will bear interest at the then-current Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) official rate, it will be immediately due and repayable, and Cisco or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to above. You also authorize Cisco to withhold the transfer of any shares unless and until the loan is repaid in full.

You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, Reactivity, the Employer, and Cisco and its present and future subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan.

You understand that Cisco and the Employer may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in Cisco, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of


implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom You may elect to deposit any shares of stock acquired upon exercise of the Reactivity Options. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

By signing below, you hereby acknowledge and agree as follows: (a) the terms of each of your Reactivity Options and this Agreement are governed by California law notwithstanding any choice of law provided in the Plans or Option Agreements; (b) all benefits arising out of the Reactivity Options arise outside the scope of your employment; (c) neither the grant of Reactivity Options nor this Agreement establish a working relationship between you and Reactivity or Cisco; (d) you understand that the conversion and adjustment of each of your Reactivity Options to Cisco options and/or acceleration of vesting (if any) may have adverse tax and social insurance contribution consequences, including but not limited to any loss of tax and social insurance qualified status and the inability to obtain a tax or social insurance refund for taxes or contributions already paid on such Reactivity Options and that neither Reactivity nor Cisco nor your Employer take any responsibility or assume any liability with respect to the loss of tax and social insurance qualified status of your Reactivity Options; (e) that you received information regarding the adjustment and conversion of your Reactivity Options for the purposes of disclosure under local securities laws (including European Union Directive No. 2003/71/EC on prospectuses for offering securities if you are located in an European Union country); and (f) you acknowledge that exercise of your Reactivity Options is contingent upon compliance with applicable local laws; in particular, if allowing you to exercise your Reactivity Option would not be compliant with applicable foreign securities laws, you will not be permitted to exercise the Reactivity Options.

Furthermore, you generally and completely release Reactivity, Cisco, and their successors, predecessors, subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective directors, officers and employees from all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct or omissions occurring at any time with respect to each of your Reactivity Options. This general release includes, but is not limited to, all claims arising from or related to the conversion of Reactivity Options, including but not limited to any loss of tax and social insurance qualified status of each of your Reactivity Options due to the conversion and adjustment into Cisco options and/or acceleration of vesting (if any) and/or any inability to obtain a refund with respect to taxes or social insurance contributions already paid on the Reactivity Options. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

 


To exercise your assumed Reactivity Option(s), you must utilize Cisco’s designated broker, the ___________________ (the telephone number is ______________).

Nothing in this Agreement or the Option Agreement(s) interferes in any way with your right and your employer’s right, which rights are expressly reserved, to terminate your employment at any time for any reason. Future options, if any, you may receive from Cisco will be governed by the terms of the Cisco stock option plan under which such options are granted, and such terms may be different from the terms of your assumed Reactivity Option(s), including, but not limited to, the time period in which you have to exercise vested options after your termination of employment.

As a condition of exercising your assumed Reactivity Option(s), you agree to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions (“Employer NICs”) which may be payable by Cisco, the Employer or any successor company or employer as a result of the exercise, assignment, release or receipt of any benefit in money or money’s worth with respect to your assumed Reactivity Option(s). To accomplish the foregoing, by signing below, you expressly agree to sign a joint election (the “Election”) in the form formally approved by HMRC and such further joint elections as may be required between you and any successor to Cisco. If you do not accept the Agreement, including the Election, prior to the exercise date, or if the Election is revoked at any time by HMRC, the assumed Reactivity Option(s) shall become null and void without any liability to Cisco and/or the Employer, may not be exercised and shall lapse with immediate effect.

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Please sign and date this Agreement, as soon as possible, and either hand deliver your signed original or email a scanned copy (pdf file) to                      at                     .

Until your fully executed Acknowledgment (below) is received by Cisco’s Stock Administration Department your Cisco account will not be activated and your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will not be exercisable. If you have any questions regarding this Agreement or your assumed Reactivity Option(s), please contact                      at                     .

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
By:     
 

Mark Chandler

Corporate Secretary

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Stock Option Assumption Agreement and understands and agrees that all rights and liabilities with respect to the assumed Reactivity Option(s) listed on the table above are hereby assumed by Cisco and are as set forth in the Option Agreement(s) for such assumed Reactivity Option(s), the applicable one of the Plans and this Stock Option Assumption Agreement and agrees to the terms as set forth in such Stock Option Assumption Agreement.

 

DATED:                                      , 2007       
         - Optionee
    Address:     
      
    Cisco ID No.:

ATTACHMENTS

Exhibit A – Form S-8 Prospectus

 


CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

FOR EMPLOYEES IN CANADA

Dear _______________:

As you know, on March 20, 2007, (the “Closing Date”) Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) acquired Reactivity, Inc. (“Reactivity”) (the “Acquisition”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cisco Systems, Inc., Rioja Acquisition Corp., Reactivity, Inc., and Ping Li, as Stockholders’ Agent, dated February 20, 2007 (the “Merger Agreement”). On the Closing Date you held one or more outstanding options to purchase shares of Reactivity common stock granted to you under either of the 2007 Option Plan or the 1998 Stock Plan (herein referred to collectively as the “Plans”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, Cisco assumed all obligations of Reactivity under your outstanding option (or options). This Stock Option Assumption Agreement (the “Agreement”) evidences the terms of Cisco’s assumption of an option (or options) to purchase Reactivity common stock granted to you under either of the Plans (the “Reactivity Option(s)”), and documented by a stock option agreement (or stock option agreements) and any amendment(s) entered into by and between you and Reactivity (the “Option Agreement(s)”), including the necessary adjustments for assumption of the Reactivity Option(s) that are required by the Acquisition.

The table below summarizes your Reactivity Option(s) immediately before and after the Acquisition:

 

REACTIVITY OPTION

   ASSUMED REACTIVITY OPTION

 

Grant Date    Plan    No. of Reactivity Shares   

Exercise Price

per Share

   No. of Cisco Shares   

Exercise Price

per Share

              

The post-Acquisition adjustments are based on the Option Exchange Ratio of 0.0774163434 for stock options granted under the Plans (as determined in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) and are intended to: (i) assure that the total spread of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) (i.e., the difference between the aggregate fair market value and the aggregate exercise price) does not exceed the total spread that existed immediately prior to the Acquisition; and (ii) to preserve, on a per share basis, the ratio of exercise price to fair market value that existed immediately prior to the Acquisition. If applicable, and to the extent allowable by law, the adjustments are also intended to retain “incentive stock option” status under U.S. tax laws. The number of shares of Cisco common stock subject to your assumed Reactivity Option(s) was determined by multiplying the Option Exchange Ratio by the number of shares remaining subject to your Reactivity Option(s) on the Closing Date and rounding the resulting product down to the next whole number of shares of Cisco common stock. The exercise price per share of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) was determined by dividing the exercise price per share of


your Reactivity Option(s) by the Option Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting quotient up to the next whole cent.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any references in the applicable one of the Plans and the Option Agreement(s) to: (i) the “Company” or the “Corporation” means Cisco, (ii) “Stock,” “Common Stock” or “Shares” means shares of Cisco common stock, (iii) the “Board of Directors” or the “Board” means the Board of Directors of Cisco and (iv) the “Committee” means the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Cisco. All references in the Option Agreement(s) and the applicable one of the Plans relating to your status as an employee of Reactivity will now refer to your status as an employee of Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary.

The vesting commencement date, vesting schedule and expiration date of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement(s) (with the number of shares subject to each vesting installment and the exercise price per share adjusted to reflect the effect of the Acquisition). Vesting of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will be suspended during all leaves of absence in accordance with Cisco’s policies (to the extent permissible under applicable law) and, the only permissible methods to exercise your assumed Reactivity Option(s) are cash, check, wire transfer, or through a cashless exercise program with a Cisco-designated broker. All other provisions which govern either the exercise or the termination of your assumed Reactivity Option(s) remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement(s), and the provisions of the Option Agreement(s) will govern and control your rights under this Agreement to purchase shares of Cisco common stock, except (i) no assumed Reactivity Option(s) may be “early exercised” (i.e., an assumed Reactivity Option may be exercised for shares of Cisco common stock only to the extent the assumed Reactivity Option is vested at the time of exercise pursuant to the applicable vesting schedule) and (ii) as expressly modified by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Acquisition. Upon termination of your employment with Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary, you will have the applicable limited post-termination exercise period specified in your Option Agreement(s) for your assumed Reactivity Option(s) to the extent vested and outstanding at the time of termination after which time your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will expire and NOT be exercisable for Cisco common stock.

Regardless of any action Reactivity, Cisco or your employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding related to your Reactivity Options (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and that Reactivity, Cisco and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Reactivity Option grant, including the grant, vesting, conversion into options over Cisco stock or exercise of the Reactivity Option, acceleration of vesting (if any), the subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not commit to structure the terms of the conversion of Reactivity Options into Cisco options, acceleration of vesting (if any) or any aspect of the Reactivity Option to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items.

 


Prior to exercise of any Reactivity Options (or conversion/acceleration of vesting of your Reactivity Options if the conversion/acceleration is a taxable event in your country), you agree to pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to Cisco and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of Cisco and/or the Employer. In this regard, you authorize Cisco and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by you from your wages or other cash compensation paid to you by Cisco and/or the Employer or from proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock. Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under local law, Cisco may (1) sell or arrange for the sale of shares of Common Stock that you acquire to meet the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, and/or (2) withhold in shares of Common Stock, provided that Cisco only withholds the amount of shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy the minimum withholding amount. Finally, you shall pay to Cisco or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that Cisco or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan or your purchase of shares of Common Stock that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. Cisco may refuse to honor the exercise, refuse to convert your Reactivity Options and/or refuse to deliver the shares of Common Stock if you fail to comply with your obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, Reactivity, the Employer, and Cisco and its present and future subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan.

You understand that Cisco and the Employer may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in Cisco, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom You may elect to deposit any shares of stock acquired upon exercise of the Reactivity Options. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in


the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

By signing below, you hereby acknowledge and agree as follows: (a) the terms of each of your Reactivity Options and this Agreement are governed by California law notwithstanding any choice of law provided in the Plans or Option Agreements; (b) all benefits arising out of the Reactivity Options arise outside the scope of your employment; (c) neither the grant of Reactivity Options nor this Agreement establish a working relationship between you and Reactivity or Cisco; (d) you understand that the conversion and adjustment of each of your Reactivity Options to Cisco options and/or acceleration of vesting (if any) may have adverse tax and social insurance contribution consequences, including but not limited to any loss of tax and social insurance qualified status and the inability to obtain a tax or social insurance refund for taxes or contributions already paid on such Reactivity Options and that neither Reactivity nor Cisco nor your Employer take any responsibility or assume any liability with respect to the loss of tax and social insurance qualified status of your Reactivity Options; (e) that you received information regarding the adjustment and conversion of your Reactivity Options for the purposes of disclosure under local securities laws (including European Union Directive No. 2003/71/EC on prospectuses for offering securities if you are located in an European Union country); and (f) you acknowledge that exercise of your Reactivity Options is contingent upon compliance with applicable local laws; in particular, if allowing you to exercise your Reactivity Option would not be compliant with applicable foreign securities laws, you will not be permitted to exercise the Reactivity Options.

Furthermore, you generally and completely release Reactivity, Cisco, and their successors, predecessors, subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective directors, officers and employees from all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct or omissions occurring at any time with respect to each of your Reactivity Options. This general release includes, but is not limited to, all claims arising from or related to the conversion of Reactivity Options, including but not limited to any loss of tax and social insurance qualified status of each of your Reactivity Options due to the conversion and adjustment into Cisco options and/or acceleration of vesting (if any) and/or any inability to obtain a refund with respect to taxes or social insurance contributions already paid on the Reactivity Options. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

To exercise your assumed Reactivity Option(s), you must utilize Cisco’s designated broker, the _____________________ (the telephone number is _____________).

Nothing in this Agreement or the Option Agreement(s) interferes in any way with your right and your employer’s right, which rights are expressly reserved, to terminate your employment at any time for any reason. Future options, if any, you may receive from Cisco will be governed by the terms of the Cisco stock option plan under which such options are granted, and such terms may be different from the terms of your assumed Reactivity Option(s), including, but not limited to, the time period in which you have to exercise vested options after your termination of employment.

 


If you are a resident of Quebec, by signing below, you hereby provide your consent to receive information regarding your Reactivity Option(s) in English. Specifically, you acknowledge as follows:

The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the present Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente convention.

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Please sign and date this Agreement, as soon as possible, and either hand deliver your signed original or email a scanned copy (pdf file) to                                          at                                         .

Until your fully executed Acknowledgment (below) is received by Cisco’s Stock Administration Department your Cisco account will not be activated and your assumed Reactivity Option(s) will not be exercisable. If you have any questions regarding this Agreement or your assumed Reactivity Option(s), please contact                                          at                                         .

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.    
By:  

 

 
  Mark Chandler  
  Corporate Secretary  

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Stock Option Assumption Agreement and understands and agrees that all rights and liabilities with respect to the assumed Reactivity Option(s) listed on the table above are hereby assumed by Cisco and are as set forth in the Option Agreement(s) for such assumed Reactivity Option(s), the applicable one of the Plans and this Stock Option Assumption Agreement and agrees to the terms as set forth in such Stock Option Assumption Agreement.

 

DATED:             , 2007      

 

   
                                              - Optionee  
   

Address:                                         

 
   

 

 
   

Cisco ID No.:

 

ATTACHMENTS

Exhibit A – Form S-8 Prospectus

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