-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TunJD8GMx98F6TTIAGOqyJ7NF+V3AOUbDNFPG4CdyXQ7czd7TQP6ZteO0Zwf507y AA/TIxB2MryMPH+I136gOA== 0001193125-07-013051.txt : 20070125 0001193125-07-013051.hdr.sgml : 20070125 20070125162210 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-013051 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070125 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070125 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000877212 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3560] IRS NUMBER: 366966580 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-140207 FILM NUMBER: 07553290 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 CORPORATE WOODS PKWY CITY: VERNON HILLS STATE: IL ZIP: 60061 BUSINESS PHONE: 7086346700 S-8 1 ds8.htm FORM S-8 Form S-8

Registration No.:                         


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   36-2675536
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

333 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061

(847) 634-6700

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan

(Full Title of the Plans)

Noel Elfant

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Zebra Technologies Corporation

333 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


Copies to:

Matthew S. Brown

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

525 West Monroe Street

Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693

(312) 902-5200

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title Of Each Class of

Securities To Be Registered

   Amount To Be
Registered (1)
  

Proposed Maximum Offering Price

Per Share (2)

   Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
   Amount Of
Registration Fee

Class A Common Stock of the

Company, par value $.01 per share

   132,542    $2.264    $300,075.09    $32.11

 

(1) This Form S-8 is registering 132,542 shares of Class A Common Stock of Zebra Technologies Corporation (“Zebra”) representing the number of shares to be issued upon the exercise of options outstanding under the WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “WhereNet 1997 Stock Option Plan”), after giving effect to the merger of Waldo Acquisition Corp. with and into WhereNet Corp. (“WhereNet”), pursuant to which such options were converted to be exercisable for shares of Zebra Class A Common Stock (“Zebra Common Stock”).

This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the WhereNet 1997 Stock Option Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction effected without the Company’s receipt of consideration which would increase the number of outstanding shares of Zebra Common Stock.

 

(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Offering Price for the 132,542 shares of Zebra Common Stock subject to outstanding options under the WhereNet 1997 Stock Option Plan are based on the weighted average exercise price for such options. Such estimate is used solely for the calculation of the registration fee.

 



EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This registration statement covers 132,542 shares of Class A Common Stock of Zebra Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Zebra” or the “Company”), available for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), which the Company assumed pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of January 11, 2007, by and between Zebra, Waldo Acquisition Corp., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Zebra (“Merger Sub”), WhereNet Corp., a California corporation (“WhereNet”), and each of Crosspoint Venture Partners 1996, LLP, a California limited liability partnership, and Daniel Doles acting solely in its/his capacity as the shareholders’ representative and not in its/his individual capacity.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into WhereNet, and at the effective time of the merger, each option to acquire shares of WhereNet common stock granted pursuant to the Plan that was outstanding and unvested immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was converted into the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock of Zebra, par value $0.01 per share (the “Zebra Common Stock”), as adjusted to reflect the exchange ratio.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 will be sent or given to the participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

The documents containing the information specified in Item 1 of Form S-8 and the statement of availability be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be and are not filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents previously filed by the Company with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:

The SEC allows the Company to incorporate by reference the information that the Company discloses in its filings with the SEC. Incorporation by reference means that the Company can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information that the Company files with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The following documents previously filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are incorporated herein by reference:

 

    The Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2006;

 

    The Company’s current reports on Form 8-K dated February 8, 2006, February 10, 2006, April 26, 2006, May 15, 2006, June 1, 2006, July 18, 2006, July 26, 2006, September 19, 2006, October 26, 2006, November 1, 2006, and January 11, 2007;

 

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    The Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended April 1, 2006, July 1, 2006, and September 30, 2006; and

 

    The description of the Company’s Class A Common Stock contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on July 15, 1991 pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

In addition, all documents that the Company files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all securities offered pursuant to this registration statement have been sold or deregistering all of the securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part of this registration statement from the date of filing of those documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement 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 herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Article Nine of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides that the Company shall indemnify its directors to the full extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law and may indemnify its officers to such extent, except that the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify any such person (1) with respect to proceedings, claims or actions initiated or brought voluntarily by any such person and not by way of defense, or (2) for any amounts paid in settlement of an action indemnified against by the Company without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company has also entered into indemnity agreements with each of its directors and certain of its officers. These agreements may require the Company, among other things, to indemnify such officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, to advance expenses to them as they are incurred, provided that they undertake to repay the amount advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court that they are not entitled to indemnification, and to obtain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance if available on reasonable terms.

In addition, Article Eight of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides that a director of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

Reference is made to Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware which provides for indemnification of directors and officers in certain circumstances.

The Company has an insurance policy which entitles the Company to be reimbursed for certain indemnity payments it is required or permitted to make to its directors and officers.

 

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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

   
4.1*   WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan.
4.2*   First Amendment to the WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan.
4.3   Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-33315).
4.4   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002).
4.5   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 2003).
4.6   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 3, 2004).
4.7   Bylaws of the Company (previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-41576, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.8   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.9   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2002).
4.10   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002).
4.11   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 2003).
4.12   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 2003).
5.1*   Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, as to the validity of the Class A Common Stock.
23.1*   Consent of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3*   Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1*   Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).

* Filed herewith.

 

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Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The Company 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 of 1933;

(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 the 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 percent 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 paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The Company hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to the Company’s directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC 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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Village of Vernon Hills, State of Illinois, on this 25th day of January, 2007.

 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Edward L. Kaplan

  Edward L. Kaplan
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Edward L. Kaplan, Charles R. Whitchurch and Noel Elfant, and each of them severally, acting alone and without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, to sign on his behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, all amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as each might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on January 25, 2007.

 

Signature

       

Title

/s/ Edward L. Kaplan

Edward L. Kaplan

     Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Gerhard Cless

Gerhard Cless

     Executive Vice President, Director

/s/ Charles R. Whitchurch

Charles R. Whitchurch

     Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Christopher G. Knowles

Christopher G. Knowles

     Director

/s/ Ross W. Manire

Ross W. Manire

     Director

/s/ Dr. Robert J. Potter

Dr. Robert J. Potter

     Director

/s/ Michael A. Smith

Michael A. Smith

     Director

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

   
4.1*   WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan.
4.2*   First Amendment to WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan.
4.3   Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-33315).
4.4   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002).
4.5   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 2003).
4.6   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 3, 2004).
4.7   Bylaws of the Company (previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-41576, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.8   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.9   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2002).
4.10   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002).
4.11   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 2003).
4.12   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 2003).
5.1*   Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, as to the validity of the common stock.
23.1*   Consent of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3*   Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1*   Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).

* Filed herewith.

EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm WHERENET CORP. 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan

Exhibit 4.1

WHERENET

1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

  1. ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN.

1.1     Establishment.   The WhereNet 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby established effective as of February 21, 1997 (the “Effective Date”).

1.2     Purpose.   The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Participating Company Group and its shareholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Participating Company Group and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Participating Company Group.

1.3     Term of Plan.   The Plan shall continue in effect until the earlier of its termination by the Board or the date on which all of the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on such shares under the terms of the Plan and the agreements evidencing Options granted under the Plan have lapsed. However, all Options shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or the date the Plan is duly approved by the shareholders of the Company.

 

  2. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

2.1     Definitions.   Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:

(a)     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. If one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, “Board” also means such Committee(s).

(b)     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

(c)     “Committee” means the Compensation Committee or other committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board granted herein, including, without limitation, the power to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable limitations imposed by law.

(d)     “Company” means WhereNet, a California corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.

(e)     “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by a Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee or a Director.

 

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(f)     “Director” means a member of the Board or of the board of directors of any other Participating Company.

(g)     “Employee” means any person treated as an employee (including an officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan.

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

(i)     “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, or by the Company, in its sole discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following:

(i) If on such date, there is a public market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing sale price of a share of Stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices of a share of Stock if the Stock is so quoted instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq Small-Cap Market or such other national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the Stock as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.

(ii) If, on such date, there is no public market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Board without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse.

(j)     “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to be (as set forth in the Option Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

(k)     “Insider” means an officer or a Director of the Company or any other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(1)     “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Option Agreement) or which does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(m)     “Option” means a right to purchase Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(n)     “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionee setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Option granted to the Optionee and any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof.

 

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(o)     “Optionee” means a person who has been granted one or more Options.

(p)     “Parent Corporation” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(q)     “Participating Company” means the Company or any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.

(r)     “Participating Company Group” means, at any point in time, all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.

(s)     “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

(t)     “Stock” means the common stock, without par value, of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2.

(u)     “Subsidiary Corporation” means any present or future “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(v)     “Ten Percent Owner Optionee” means an Optionee who, at the time an Option is granted to the Optionee, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of a Participating Company within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

2.2     Construction.  Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

  3. ADMINISTRATION.

3.1     Administration by the Board.   The Plan shall be administered by the Board. All questions of interpretation of the Plan or of any Option shall be determined by the Board, and such determinations shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such Option. Any officer of a Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election.

3.2     Administration with Respect to Insiders.   With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of Rule 16b-3.

 

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3.3     Powers of the Board.   In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have the full and final power and authority, in its sole discretion:

(a) to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Options shall be granted and the number of shares of Stock to be subject to each Option;

(b) to designate Options as Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options;

(c) to determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock or other property;

(d) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Option (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof including, without limitation, (i) the exercise price of the Option, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased upon the exercise of the Option, (ii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with the Option or such shares, including by the withholding or delivery of shares of stock, (iv) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability of the Option or the vesting of any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof, (v) the time of the expiration of the Option, (vi) the effect of the Optionee’s termination of employment or service with the Participating Company Group on any of the foregoing, and (vii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Option or such shares not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;

(e) to approve one or more forms of Option Agreement;

(f) to amend, modify, extend, or renew, or grant a new Option in substitution for, any Option or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Option or any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof;

(g) to amend the exercisability of any Option or the vesting of any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof including with respect to the period following an Optionee’s termination of employment or service with the Participating Company Group;

(h) to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt supplements to, or alternative versions of the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Board deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to accommodate the tax policy or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose citizens may be granted Options; and

(i) to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Option Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Option as the Board may deem advisable to the extent consistent with the Plan and applicable law.

 

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  4. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.

4.1     Maximum Number of Shares Issuable.   Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be Seven Million Nine Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty (7,939,930) and shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof. If an outstanding Option for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled, or if shares of Stock acquired, subject to repurchase, upon the exercise of an Option are repurchased by the Company, the shares of Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or such repurchased shares of Stock shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.

4.2     Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure.   In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Options and in the exercise price per share of any outstanding Options. If a majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding Options are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event, as defined in Section 8.1) shares of another corporation (the “New Shares”), the Board may unilaterally amend the outstanding Options to provide that such Options are exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares subject to, and the exercise price per share of, the outstanding Options shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number, as determined by the Board, and in no event may the exercise price of any Option be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Option. The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

  5. ELIGIBILITY AND OPTION LIMITATIONS.

5.1     Persons Eligible for Options.   Options may be granted only to Employees, Consultants, and Directors. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, “Employees,” “Consultants” and “Directors” shall include prospective Employees, prospective Consultants and prospective Directors to whom Options are granted in connection with written offers of employment or other service relationship with the Participating Company Group. Eligible persons may be granted more than one (1) Option.

5.2     Option Grant Restrictions.   Any person who is not an Employee on the effective date of the grant of an Option to such person may be granted only a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option granted to a prospective Employee upon the condition that such person become an Employee shall be deemed granted effective on the date such person commences service with a Participating Company, with an exercise price determined as of such date in accordance with Section 6.1.

5.3     Fair Market Value Limitation.   To the extent that options designated as Incentive Stock Options (granted under all stock option plans of the Participating Company Group, including the Plan) become exercisable by an Optionee for the first time during any calendar year for stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such amount shall be

 

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treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 5.3, options designated as Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of stock shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such stock is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in this Section 5.3, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with respect to such Options as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section 5.3, the Optionee may designate which portion of such Option the Optionee is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Optionee shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Separate certificates representing each such portion shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option.

 

  6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

Options shall be evidenced by Option Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock covered thereby, in such form as the Board shall from time to time establish. Option Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

6.1     Exercise Price.   The exercise price for each Option shall be established in the sole discretion of the Board; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per share for an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option, (b) the exercise price per share for a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option, and (c) no Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner Optionee shall have an exercise price per share less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option) may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner qualifying under the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.

6.2     Exercise Period.   Options shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terns, conditions, performance criteria, and restrictions as shall be determined by the Board and set forth in the Option Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however, that (a) no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of such Option, (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner Optionee shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of grant of such Option, and (c) no Option granted to a prospective Employee, prospective Consultant or prospective Director may become exercisable prior to the date on which such person commences service with a Participating Company.

6.3     Payment of Exercise Price.

(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased

 

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pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check, or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company of shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Company without regard to any restrictions on transferability applicable to such stock by reason of federal or state securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than the exercise price, (iii) by the assignment of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (a “Cashless Exercise”), (iv) by the Optionee’s promissory note in a form approved by the Company, (v) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (vi) by any combination thereof. The Board may at any time or from time to time, by adoption of or by amendment to the standard forms of Option Agreement described in Section 7, or by other means, grant Options which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.

(b) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock to the extent such tender of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s stock. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.

(c) Cashless Exercise. The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise.

(d) Payment by Promissory Note. No promissory note shall be permitted if the exercise of an Option using a promissory note would be a violation of any law. Any permitted promissory note shall be on such terms as the Board shall determine at the time the Option is granted. The Board shall have the authority to permit or require the Optionee to secure any promissory note used to exercise an Option with the shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of the Option or with other collateral acceptable to the Company. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if the Company at any time is subject to the regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other governmental entity affecting the extension of credit in connection with the Company’s securities, any promissory note shall comply with such applicable regulations, and the Optionee shall pay the unpaid principal and accrued interest, if any, to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable regulations.

6.4     Tax Withholding.   The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the shares of Stock issuable upon the exercise of an Option, or to accept from the Optionee the tender of, a number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all or any part of the federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, required by law to be withheld by the Participating Company Group with respect to such Option or the shares acquired upon the exercise thereof. Alternatively or in addition, in its sole discretion, the Company shall have the right to require the Optionee, through

 

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payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, including by means of a Cashless Exercise, to make adequate provision for any such tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group arising in connection with the Option or the shares acquired upon the exercise thereof. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock or to release shares of Stock from an escrow established pursuant to the Option Agreement until the Participating Company Group’s tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Optionee.

6.5     Repurchase Rights.   Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to a right of first refusal, one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, at the time the Option is granted. The Company shall have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company. Upon request by the Company, each Optionee shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.

 

  7. STANDARD FORMS OF OPTION AGREEMENT.

7.1     Incentive Stock Options.   Unless otherwise provided by the Board at the time the Option is granted, an Option designated as an “Incentive Stock Option” shall Comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the form of Immediately Exercisable Incentive Stock Option Agreement adopted by the Board concurrently with its adoption of the Plan and as amended from time to time.

7.2     Nonstatutory Stock Options.   Unless otherwise provided by the Board at the time the Option is granted, an Option designated as a “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the form of Immediately Exercisable Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement adopted by the Board concurrently with its adoption of the Plan and as amended from time to time.

7.3     Standard Term of Options.   Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.2 or by the Board in the grant of an Option, any Option granted hereunder shall have a term of ten (10) years from the effective date of grant of the Option.

7.4     Authority to Vary Term.   The Board shall have the authority from time to time to vary the terms of any of the standard forms of Option Agreement described in this Section 7 either in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Option or in connection with the authorization of a new standard form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Option Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. Such authority shall include, but not by way of limitation, the authority to grant Options which are not immediately exercisable.

 

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  8. TRANSFER OF CONTROL.

8.1     Definitions.

(a) An “Ownership Change Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:

(i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company;

(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party;

(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(b) A “Transfer of Control” shall mean an Ownership Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the “Transaction”) wherein the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company’s voting stock immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the “Transferee Corporation(s)”), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which, as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(c) Effect of Transfer of Control on Options.   In the event of a Transfer of Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiring Corporation”), may either assume the Company’s rights and obligations under outstanding Options or substitute for outstanding Options substantially equivalent options for the Acquiring Corporation’s stock. For purposes of this Section 8.2, an Option shall be deemed assumed if, following the Transfer of Control, the Option confers the right to purchase in accordance with its terms and conditions, for each share of Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the Transfer of Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Transfer of Control was entitled. The Board may, in its sole discretion, provide in any Option Agreement that all or a part of the unexercisable or unvested portion of the outstanding Option shall be immediately exercisable and vested as of a specified date prior to the date of the Transfer of Control. The exercise or vesting of any Option that was permissible solely by reason of this Section 8.2 and the provisions of such Option Agreement shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Transfer of Control. Any Options which are neither assumed or substituted for by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with the Transfer of Control nor exercised as of the date of the Transfer of Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the date of the Transfer of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares

 

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acquired upon exercise of an Option prior to the Transfer of Control and any consideration received pursuant to the Transfer of Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of the Option Agreement evidencing such Option except as otherwise provided in such Option Agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject to the outstanding Options immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event described in Section 8.l(a)(i) constituting a Transfer of Control is the surviving or continuing corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock is held by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the outstanding Options shall not terminate unless the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.

 

  9. PROVISION OF INFORMATION.

At least annually, copies of the Company’s balance sheet and income statement for the just completed fiscal year shall be made available to each Optionee and purchaser of shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option. The Company shall not be required to provide such information to persons whose duties in connection with the Company assure them access to equivalent information.

 

  10. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS.

During the lifetime of the Optionee, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee or the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative. No Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Optionee, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

  11. TRANSFER OF COMPANYS RIGHTS.

In the event any Participating Company assigns, other than by operation of law, to a third person, other than another Participating Company, any of the Participating Company’s rights to repurchase any shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of an Option, the assignee shall pay to the assigning Participating Company the value of such right as determined by the Company in the Company’s sole discretion. Such consideration shall be paid in cash. In the event such repurchase right is exercisable at the time of such assignment, the value of such right shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock which may be repurchased under such right (as determined by the Company) minus the repurchase price of such shares. The requirements of this Section 11 regarding the minimum consideration to be received by the assigning Participating Company shall not inure to the benefit of the Optionee whose shares of Stock are being repurchased. Failure of a Participating Company to comply with the provisions of this Section 11 shall not constitute a defense or otherwise prevent the exercise of the repurchase right by the assignee of such right.

 

  12. INDEMNIFICATION.

In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or officers or employees of the Participating Company Group, members of the Board

 

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and any officers or employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for the Board or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

 

  13. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF PLAN.

The Board may terminate or amend the Plan at any time. However, subject to changes in applicable law, regulations or rules that would permit otherwise, without the approval of the Company’s shareholders there shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Section 4.2), (b) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options, and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Company’s shareholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule. In any event, no termination or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any then outstanding Option or any unexercised portion thereof, without the consent of the Optionee, unless such termination or amendment is required to enable an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option or is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.

 

  14. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.

The Plan or any increase in the maximum number of shares of Stock issuable thereunder as provided in Section 4.1 (the “Maximum Shares”) shall be approved by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months of the date of adoption thereof by the Board. Options granted prior to shareholder approval of the Plan or in excess of the Maximum Shares previously approved by the shareholders shall become exercisable no earlier than the date of shareholder approval of the Plan or such increase in the Maximum Shares, as the case may be.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company certifies that the foregoing WhereNet 1997 Stock Option Plan was duly adopted by the Board on February 21, 1997.

 

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EX-4.2 3 dex42.htm FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE WHERENET CORP. 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN First Amendment to the WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan

Exhibit 4.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

WHERENET 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN

WHEREAS, WhereNet Corp. (the “Company”) maintains the WhereNet 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”); and

WHEREAS, Zebra Technologies Corporation will acquire all of the common stock of the Company and, therefore, it is necessary and desirable to amend the Plan; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 13 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company desires to amend the Plan effective as of the Closing Date set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 11, 2007, by and among Zebra Technologies Corporation, Waldo Acquisition Corp. and WhereNet Corp.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended, effective as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

  1. Section 1.1 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

“1.1     Establishment and Assumption.   The WhereNet 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) was established effective as of February 21, 1997 (the “Effective Date).” The Plan and any underlying option agreements are assumed by Zebra Technologies Corporation as of the Closing Date, as defined in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 11, 2007, by and among Zebra Technologies Corporation, Waldo Acquisition Corp. and WhereNet Corp. (“Closing Date”).”

 

  2. Section 1.4 of the Plan is added to the Plan to read as follows:

“1.4     No New Grants.   No Options shall be granted on or after the Closing Date.”

 

  3. Section 2.1(d) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

“(d) “Company” means Zebra Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.”

 

  4. Section 2.1(t) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2.”

 

  5. Sections 3.1, 3.3 and 7.4 of the Plan are amended by changing all references to “the Board” therein to “the Committee.”

 

  6. The first sentence of Section 4.1 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

“Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Two (132,542) and shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof.”

 

  7. Section 5.1 of the Plan shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

“Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, no Options shall be granted to Employees, Consultants or Directors on or after the Closing Date.”


  8. The first sentence of Section 6.3(a) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

“Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check, or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company of shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Company without regard to any restrictions on transferability applicable to such Stock by reason of federal or state securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than the exercise price, (iii) by the assignment of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (a “Cashless Exercise”), or (iv) by any combination thereof.”

 

  9. Section 6.3(d) of the Plan is deleted in its entirety.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this First Amendment to be executed on its behalf as of the      day of                     , 2007.

 

WHERENET CORP.

By:

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

EX-5.1 4 dex51.htm OPINION OF KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Exhibit 5.1

January 25, 2007

Zebra Technologies Corporation

333 Corporate Woods Parkway

Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Zebra Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), of an aggregate of 132,542 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The Shares may be issued pursuant to the WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.

We have examined and relied upon originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents and corporate and public records as we deemed necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In connection with this opinion, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents and records that we have reviewed, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of the documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or reproduced copies.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, when certificates representing the Shares have been manually signed by an authorized officer of the transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock or registered and issued electronically through The Depository Trust Company, and when such Shares are issued and delivered by the Company (and, to the extent applicable, paid for) in accordance with the terms of the Plan, up to 132,542 Shares issuable under the Plan and covered by the Registration Statement will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Our opinion expressed above is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting such laws, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other laws. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to advise you of changes that may hereafter be brought to our attention. In connection therewith, we hereby consent to the use of this opinion for filing as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the related rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP
EX-23.2 5 dex232.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Zebra Technologies Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 of Zebra Technologies Corporation pertaining to the WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan, of our reports dated February 24, 2006, with respect to the December 31, 2005 consolidated financial statements and schedule of Zebra Technologies Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Zebra Technologies Corporation, included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
January 25, 2007
EX-23.3 6 dex233.htm CONSENT OF KPMG LLP Consent of KPMG LLP

Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Zebra Technologies Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 of Zebra Technologies Corporation pertaining to the WhereNet Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan, of our reports dated March 2, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Zebra Technologies Corporation, as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

January 25, 2007

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