-----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, StJI7RMkbWcnIqmrsdx1m/sn3HFn376TtWJqj9HFy/gxtbK5nAaxUkOFjCqjdjYy xOA9/zsO8XZALNOr1fOddg== 0001047469-99-027100.txt : 19990713 0001047469-99-027100.hdr.sgml : 19990713 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-99-027100 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990712 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19990712 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HYBRID NETWORKS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000900091 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 770250931 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-82659 FILM NUMBER: 99662735 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6409 GUADALUPE MINES ROAD CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95120 BUSINESS PHONE: 4083236500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6409 GUADALUPE MINES ROAD CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95120 S-8 1 FORM S-8 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July ___, 1999 Registration No. 333-______ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 HYBRID NETWORKS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 77-02520931 (State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 6409 GUADALUPE MINES ROAD SAN JOSE, CA 95120-5000 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN 1999 OFFICER STOCK OPTION PLAN (Full Title of the Plans) CARL S. LEDBETTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HYBRID NETWORKS, INC. 6409 GUADALUPE MINES ROAD SAN JOSE, CA 95120-5000 (408) 323-6255 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service) COPIES TO: Edwin N. Lowe, Esq. Fenwick & West LLP Two Palo Alto Square Palo Alto, CA 94306 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
- ---------------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- --------------- PROPOSED PROPOSED AMOUNT MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TO BE OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING REGISTRATION TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED SHARE PRICE FEE - ---------------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- --------------- Common Stock, $0.001 par value 614,045 (1) $ 2.50 (2) $1,535,113 (2) $427 Common Stock, $0.001 par value 1,885,955 (3) $ 0.50 (4) $ 942,978 (4) $262 - ---------------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- --------------- TOTAL 2,500,000 $689 - ---------------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------
(1) Shares available for grant as of July 9, 1999 under the 1999 Stock Option Plan and the 1999 Officer Stock Option Plan. (2) Estimated as of July 8, 1999 pursuant to Rule 457(a) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. (3) Shares subject to outstanding options as of July 9, 1999 under the 1999 Stock Option Plan and the 1999 Officer Stock Option Plan. (4) Weighted average per share exercise price for such outstanding options pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1). HYBRID NETWORKS, INC. REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference: (a) The Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, that contains audited financial statements of the Registrant for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996. (b) The Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1999. (c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. All documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. Not applicable. ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by Fenwick & West LLP, Palo Alto, California. ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of its directors to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide that: (i) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law; (ii) the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify other officers, employees and agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law; (iii) upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such advances if indemnification is determined to be unavailable, the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors in connection with defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding (except if the agent is a party to an action, suit or proceeding brought by the corporation and approved by a majority of the Board of Directors which alleges willful misappropriation of corporate assets by such agent, disclosure of confidential information in violation of such agent's fiduciary or contractual obligations to the corporation or any willful and deliberate breach in bad faith of such agent's duty to the corporation or its stockholders); and (iv) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and employees and agents. The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnity agreements provide that directors and executive officers will be indemnified and held harmless to the fullest possible extent permitted by law including against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in any action, suit or proceeding, including any derivative action by or in the right of the Registrant, on account of their services as directors or officers of the Registrant or as directors or officers of any other company or enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the agreements to indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnified party with respect to proceedings or claims (i) initiated by the indemnified party and not by way of defense, except with respect to a proceeding authorized by the Board of Directors and successful proceedings brought to enforce a right to indemnification under the Indemnity Agreement, the charter documents or any other statute or law or otherwise although indemnification may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors finds it appropriate, (ii) for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Registrant consents in advance in writing to such settlement, (iii) on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against the indemnified party for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by the indemnified party of securities of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and related laws, (iv) on account of conduct by a director which is finally adjudged to have been in bad faith or conduct that the director did not reasonably believe to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant, (v) on account of any criminal action or proceeding arising out of conduct that the director had reasonable cause to believe was unlawful or (vi) if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. The indemnity agreement requires a director or executive officer to reimburse the Registrant for all expenses advanced only to the extent it is ultimately determined that the director or executive officer is not entitled, under Delaware law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, the indemnity agreement or otherwise, to be indemnified for such expenses. The indemnity agreement provides that it is not exclusive of any rights a director or executive officer may have under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, other agreements, any majority-in-interest vote of the stockholders or vote of disinterested directors, the Delaware law or otherwise. The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements entered into between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers, may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's executive officers and directors for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As authorized by the Registrant's Bylaws, the Registrant, with approval by the Board, expects to purchase director and officer liability insurance. ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. Not applicable. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT TITLE - -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 4.01 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.03 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-36001 originally filed with the Commission on September 19, 1997, as subsequently amended (the "Form S-1")). 4.02 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.05 of the Form S-1). 4.03 Registrant's 1999 Stock Option Plan. 4.04 Registrant's 1999 Officer Stock Option Plan. 5.01 Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP. 23.01 Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01). 23.02 Consent of Independent Auditors. 23.03 Consent of Independent Accountants. 24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 6).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (a) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (b) 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; and (c) 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 (1)(a) and (1)(b) above 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 Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof. 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 provisions discussed in Item 6 hereof, 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 hereby, 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. 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 this 9th day of July, 1999. HYBRID NETWORKS, INC. By: /s/ CARL S. LEDBETTER ------------------------ Carl S. Ledbetter Chief Executive Officer and Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl S. Ledbetter and Judson W. Goldsmith, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, 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 to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: /s/ CARL S. LEDBETTER Chief Executive Officer and Chairman July 9, 1999 - ------------------------------------ of the Board of Directors Carl S. Ledbetter PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER: /s/ JUDSON W. GOLDSMITH Vice President, Finance and July 9, 1999 - ------------------------------------ Administration, Treasurer and Judson W. Goldsmith Chief Financial Officer and Secretary PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER: /s/ THARA EDSON - ------------------------------------ Corporate Controller July 9, 1999 Thara Edson ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS /s/ JAMES R. FLACH - ------------------------------------ Director July 9, 1999 James R. Flach /s/ STEPHEN E. HALPRIN - ------------------------------------ Director July 9, 1999 Stephen E. Halprin /s/ GARY M. LAUDER - ------------------------------------ Director July 9, 1999 Gary M. Lauder /s/ DOUGLAS M. LEONE - ------------------------------------ Director July 9, 1999 Douglas M. Leone
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT TITLE - -------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.01 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.03 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-36001 originally filed with the Commission on September 19, 1997, as subsequently amended (the "Form S-1")). 4.02 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.05 of the Form S-1). 4.03 Registrant's 1999 Stock Option Plan. 4.04 Registrant's 1999 Officer Stock Option Plan. 5.01 Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP. 23.01 Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01). 23.02 Consent of Independent Auditors. 23.03 Consent of Independent Accountants 24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 6).
EX-4.03 2 EX-4.03 1999 STK. PLAN EXHIBIT 4.03 HYBRID NETWORKS, INC. 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN AS ADOPTED AS OF MAY 5, 1999 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company's future performance through awards of Options. CAPITALIZED TERMS NOT DEFINED IN THE TEXT ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 20 HEREOF. 2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. 2.1 NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 15 hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be 1,500,000 Shares. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 15 hereof, Shares will again be available for grant and issuance in connection with future Awards under this Plan to the extent such Shares: (a) cease to be subject to issuance upon exercise of an Option, other than due to exercise of such Option; or (b) are subject to an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued. At all times the Company will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as will be required to satisfy the requirements of all Awards granted under this Plan. 2.2 ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. In the event that the number of outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, then (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan and (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, however, that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be paid in cash at Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee. 3. ELIGIBILITY. Awards may be granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company who meet the suitability standards set forth below in this Section 3. A person may be granted more than one Award under this Plan. To be eligible to receive options under this Plan, a person must meet the following suitability standards: Such person must either (a) be an officer or director of the Company, (b) have a pre-existing personal or business relationship with the Company or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons or (c) by reason of such person's business or financial experience or the business or financial experience of such person's professional advisor who is unaffiliated with and who is not compensated by the Company or any affiliate or selling agent of the Company, directly or indirectly, could be reasonably assumed to protect such person's own interests in connection with the Options. The foregoing suitability standards are intended to comply, and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with, the excemption from qualification under the California securities laws provided by Section 25102(f) of the California Corporations Code and the regulations thereunder. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 4.1 COMMITTEE AUTHORITY. This Plan will be administered by the Committee or by the Board acting as the Committee. Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan. Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to: (a) construe and interpret this Plan, any Stock Option Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan; (b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan or any Award; (c) select persons to receive Awards; (d) determine the form and terms of Awards; (e) determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards; (f) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or awards under any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; (g) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions; (h) determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards; (i) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award, any Stock Option Agreement or any Exercise Agreement; and (j) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. 4.2 COMMITTEE DISCRETION. Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award will be made in its sole discretion at the time of grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of this Plan or Award, and subject to Section 5.8 hereof, at any later time, and such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan. The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant an Award under this Plan. 5. OPTIONS. The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons and will determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code ("ISOs") or Nonqualified Stock Options ("NQSOs"), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period during which the Option may be exercised and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following: 5.1 FORM OF OPTION GRANT. Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO and will be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. 5.2 DATE OF GRANT. The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option, unless otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option. 5.3 EXERCISE PERIOD. Options may be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date the Option is granted and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company ("TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDER") will be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee determines. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options to Participants who are not officers, directors or consultants of the Company, or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, must become exercisable at a rate of at least 20% per year over five years from the date the Option is granted, subject to earlier termination of the Option pursuant to Sections 5.6 and 15. 5.4 EXERCISE PRICE. The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option is granted, provided that: (i) the Exercise Price of an ISO will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; and (ii) the Exercise Price of any Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased must be made in accordance with Section 6 hereof. 5.5 METHOD OF EXERCISE. Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise agreement (the "EXERCISE AGREEMENT") in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements regarding Participant's investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price, and any applicable taxes, for the number of Shares being purchased. 5.6 TERMINATION. Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 15 hereof and notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following: (a) If the Participant is Terminated for any reason except death, Disability or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such Participant's Options only to the extent that such Options are exercisable upon the Termination Date and such Options must be exercised by the Participant, if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date, within three months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than 30 days, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five years, as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond three months after the Termination Date deemed to be an ISO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. (b) If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant's death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three months after a Termination other than because of Participant's death or Disability), then Participant's Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable by Participant on the Termination Date and must be exercised by Participant (or Participant's legal representative or authorized assignee), no later than 12 months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than six months, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five years, as may be determined by the Committee, with any such exercise beyond (i) three months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant's death or Disability or (ii) 12 months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for the Participant's death or Disability, deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph 5.6(a) above, if a Participant is terminated for Cause, neither the Participant, the Participant's estate nor such other person who may then hold the Option shall be entitled to exercise any Option with respect to any Shares whatsoever, after termination of service, whether or not after termination of service the Participant may receive payment from the Company or Subsidiary for vacation pay, for services rendered prior to termination, for services rendered for the day on which termination occurs, for salary in lieu of notice, or for any other benefits. In making such determination, the Board shall give the Participant an opportunity to present to the Board evidence on his behalf. For the purpose of this paragraph, termination of service shall be deemed to occur on the date when the Company dispatches notice or advice to the Participant that his service is terminated. 5.7 LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE. The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable. 5.8 LIMITATIONS ON ISOs. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed $100,000. If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, then the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and the Options for the amount in excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs. In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date of this Plan to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment. 5.9 MODIFICATION, EXTENSION OR RENEWAL. The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without the written consent of a Participant, impair any of such Participant's rights under any Option previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code. The Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without the consent of Participants affected by a written notice to them; provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 5.4 hereof for Options granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price. 5.10 NO DISQUALIFICATION. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to an ISO will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under Section 422 of the Code. 6. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES. 6.1 PAYMENT. Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the Participant by the Committee and, where permitted by law, by any of the means set forth below: (a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant; (b) by surrender of shares that: (i) either (A) have been owned by Participant for more than six months and have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares) or (B) were obtained by Participant in the public market and (ii) are clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests; (c) by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate sufficient to avoid imputation of income under Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code; provided, however, that the portion of the Exercise Price equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law (Participants who are not employees or directors of the Company will not be entitled to purchase Shares with a promissory note unless the note is adequately secured by collateral other than the Shares); (d) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered; (e) with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and provided that a public market for the Company's stock exists: (1) through a "same day sale" commitment from the Participant and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an "NASD DEALER") whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or (2) through a "margin" commitment from the Participant and an NASD Dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or (f) by any combination of the foregoing. 6.2 LOAN GUARANTEES. The Committee may help the Participant pay for Shares purchased under this Plan by authorizing a guarantee by the Company of a third-party loan to the Participant. 7. WITHHOLDING TAXES. 7.1 WITHHOLDING GENERALLY. Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under this Plan, payments in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash, such payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements. 7.2 STOCK WITHHOLDING. When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may in its sole discretion allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose will be made in accordance with the requirements established by the Committee for such elections and be in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee. 8. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. 8.1 VOTING AND DIVIDENDS. No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares. The Company will comply with Section 260.140.1 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations with respect to the voting rights of Common Stock. 8.2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Company will provide financial statements to each Participant prior to such Participant's purchase of Shares under this Plan, and to each Participant annually during the period such Participant has Options outstanding, or as otherwise required under Section 260.140.46 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to provide such financial statements to Participants when issuance is limited to Participants whose services in connection with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. 9. TRANSFERABILITY. Options granted under this Plan, and any interest therein, will not be transferable or assignable by Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Stock Option Agreement with respect to Options that are not ISOs. During the lifetime of the Participant an Option will be exercisable only by the Participant or Participant's legal representative, and any elections with respect to an Option may be made only by the Participant or Participant's legal representative unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Stock Option Agreement with respect to Options that are not ISOs. 10. CERTIFICATES. All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted. 11. ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES. To enforce any restrictions on a Participant's Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates. Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full consideration for the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares so purchased as collateral to secure the payment of Participant's obligation to the Company under the promissory note; provided, however, that the Committee may require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment of such obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of the Participant's Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form as the Committee will from time to time approve. The Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro rata basis as the promissory note is paid. 12. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding Awards. The Committee may at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, shares of Common Stock of the Company or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the Participant may agree. 13. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable, and/or (b) compliance with any exemption, completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the exemption, registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. 14. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY. Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company to terminate Participant's employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause. 15. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. 15.1 ASSUMPTION OR REPLACEMENT OF AWARDS BY SUCCESSOR OR ACQUIRING CORPORATION. In the event of (a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor or acquiring corporation, which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants), (c) a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger (other than any stockholder which merges with the Company in such merger, or which owns or controls another corporation which merges, with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interests in the Company, (d) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or (e) the acquisition, sale or transfer of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company by tender offer or similar transaction, any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor or acquiring corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the successor or acquiring corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards). The successor or acquiring corporation may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participant, substantially similar shares or other property subject to repurchase restrictions and other provisions no less favorable to the Participant than those which applied to such outstanding Shares immediately prior to such transaction described in this Section 15.1. In the event such successor or acquiring corporation (if any) refuses to assume or substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in this Section 15.1, then notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, such Awards will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board will determine; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that the vesting of any or all Awards granted pursuant to this Plan will accelerate. If the Committee exercises such discretion with respect to Options, such Options will become exercisable in full prior to the consummation of such event at such time and on such conditions as the Committee determines, and if such Options are not exercised prior to the consummation of the corporate transaction, they shall terminate at such time as determined by the Committee. 15.2 OTHER TREATMENT OF AWARDS. Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 15.1 hereof, any outstanding Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation or sale of assets. 15.3 ASSUMPTION OF AWARDS BY THE COMPANY. The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by either (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company's award or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price. 16. ADOPTION OF PLAN. This Plan will become effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board (the "EFFECTIVE DATE"). If any Options are ISOs, this Plan will be approved by the stockholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant to this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within 12 months after the Plan is adopted by the Board (if such approval is not obtained, the Options will be NQSOs). Upon the Effective Date, the Committee may grant Options pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the following requirements will be met for any Option that is an ISO (otherwise the Option will be an NQSO): (a) the Option may not be exercised prior to initial stockholder approval of this Plan, and (b) any Option granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares subject to this Plan approved by the Board may not be exercised prior to approval of such increase by the stockholders of the Company. 17. TERM OF PLAN/GOVERNING LAW. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate ten years from the Effective Date or, if earlier, the date of stockholder approval. This Plan and all agreements hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California excluding that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws. 18. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may at any time terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any form of Stock Option Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the Board will not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such stockholder approval. 19. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and other equity awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 20. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings: "AWARD" means any award of Options under this Plan. "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company. "CAUSE" means Termination because of (a) any willful material violation by the Participant of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, the Participant's conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, any willful perpetration by the Participant of a common law fraud, (b) the Participant's commission of an act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with the Company or any other entity having a business relationship with the Company, (c) any material breach by the Participant of any provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and the Participant regarding the terms of the Participant's service as an employee, director or consultant to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or refusal of the Participant to perform the material duties required of such Participant as an employee, director or consultant of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, other than as a result of having a Disability, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between the Company and the Participant, (d) Participant's disregard of the policies of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company so as to cause loss, damage or injury to the property, reputation or employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or (e) any other misconduct by the Participant which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "COMMITTEE" means the committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, or if no committee is appointed, the Board. "COMPANY" means Hybrid Networks, Inc., or any successor corporation. "DISABILITY" means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as determined by the Committee. "EXERCISE PRICE" means the price at which a holder of an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option. "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company's Common Stock determined as follows: (a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, its closing price on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of determination as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; (b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; (c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted on the Nasdaq National Market nor listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, and if current information about the Company is publicly available so as to comply with SEC Rule 144(c), the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported by THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by any newspaper or other source as the Board may determine); or (d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good faith. "OPTION" means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 5 hereof. "PARENT" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of such 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 "PARTICIPANT" means a person who receives an Award under this Plan "PLAN" means this Hybrid Networks, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission. "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "SHARES" means shares of the Company's Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 15 hereof, and any successor security. "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT" means, with respect to each Option, the signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award. "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. "TERMINATION" or "TERMINATED" means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide substantial services as (a) an employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, or (b) as a consultant, independent contractor or advisor to the Board of Directors of the Company. A Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days unless reinstatement upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company and issued and promulgated in writing. In the case of any Participant on (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave or (iii) an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company as it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the "TERMINATION DATE"). EX-4.04 3 EX-4.04 1999 OFFICER STOCK PLAN EXHIBIT 4.04 HYBRID NETWORKS, INC. 1999 OFFICER STOCK OPTION PLAN AS ADOPTED JANUARY 26, 1999 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company's future performance through awards of Options. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 20 hereof. 2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. 2.1 NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 15 hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be 1,000,000 Shares. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 15 hereof, Shares will again be available for grant and issuance in connection with future Awards under this Plan to the extent such Shares: (a) cease to be subject to issuance upon exercise of an Option, other than due to exercise of such Option; or (b) are subject to an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued. At all times the Company will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as will be required to satisfy the requirements of all Awards granted under this Plan. 2.2 ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. In the event that the number of outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, then (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan and (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, however, that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be paid in cash at Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee. 3. ELIGIBILITY. Awards may be granted only to officers of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A person may be granted more than one Award under this Plan. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 4.1 COMMITTEE AUTHORITY. This Plan will be administered by the Committee or the Board acting as the Committee. Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan. Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to: (a) construe and interpret this Plan, any Stock Option Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan; (b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan or any Award; (c) select persons to receive Awards; (d) determine the form and terms of Awards; (e) determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards; (f) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or awards under any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; (g) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions; (h) determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards; (i) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award, any Stock Option Agreement or any Exercise Agreement; and (j) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. 4.2 COMMITTEE DISCRETION. Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award will be made in its sole discretion at the time of grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of this Plan or Award, and subject to Section 5.8 hereof, at any later time, and such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan. The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant an Award under this Plan. 5. OPTIONS. The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons and will determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code ("ISOs") or Nonqualified Stock Options ("NQSOs"), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period during which the Option may be exercised and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following: 5.1 FORM OF OPTION GRANT. Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or a NQSO and will be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. 5.2 DATE OF GRANT. The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option, unless otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option. 5.3 EXERCISE PERIOD. Options may be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date the Option is granted and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company ("TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDER") will be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee determines. 5.4 EXERCISE PRICE. The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option is granted and may not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant, provided that: (i) the Exercise Price of an ISO will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; and (ii) the Exercise Price of any ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased must be made in accordance with Section 6 hereof. 5.5 METHOD OF EXERCISE. Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise agreement (the "EXERCISE AGREEMENT") in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements regarding Participant's investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price, and any applicable taxes, for the number of Shares being purchased. 5.6 TERMINATION. Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 15 hereof and notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following: (a) If the Participant is Terminated for any reason except death, Disability or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such Participant's Options only to the extent that such Options are exercisable upon the Termination Date and such Options must be exercised by the Participant, if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date, within three months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than 30 days, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five years, as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond three months after the Termination Date deemed to be an ISO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. (b) If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant's death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three months after a Termination other than because of Participant's death or Disability), then Participant's Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable by Participant on the Termination Date and must be exercised by Participant (or Participant's legal representative or authorized assignee), no later than 12 months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than six months, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five years, as may be determined by the Committee, with any such exercise beyond (a) three months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant's death or Disability or (b) 12 months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for the Participant's death or Disability, deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph 5.6(a) above, if a Participant is terminated for Cause, neither the Participant, the Participant's estate nor such other person who may then hold the Option shall be entitled to exercise any Option with respect to any Shares whatsoever, after termination of service, whether or not after termination of service the Participant may receive payment from the Company or Subsidiary for vacation pay, for services rendered prior to termination, for services rendered for the day on which termination occurs, for salary in lieu of notice, or for any other benefits. In making such determination, the Board shall give the Participant an opportunity to present to the Board evidence on his behalf. For the purpose of this paragraph, termination of service shall be deemed to occur on the date when the Company dispatches notice or advice to the Participant that his service is terminated. 5.7 LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE. The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable. 5.8 LIMITATIONS ON ISOs. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed $100,000. If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, then the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and the Options for the amount in excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs. In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date of this Plan to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment. 5.9 MODIFICATION, EXTENSION OR REMOVAL. The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without the written consent of a Participant, impair any of such Participant's rights under any Option previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code. The Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without the consent of Participants affected by a written notice to them; provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 5.4 hereof for Options granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price. 5.10 NO DISQUALIFICATION. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to an ISO will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under Section 422 of the Code. 6. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES. 6.1 PAYMENT. Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law: (a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant; (b) by surrender of shares that: (i) either (A) have been owned by Participant for more than six months and have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares) or (B) were obtained by Participant in the public market and (ii) are clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests. (c) by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate sufficient to avoid imputation of income under Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code; provided, however, that the portion of the Exercise Price equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law; (d) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered; (e) with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and provided that a public market for the Company's stock exists: (1) through a "same day sale" commitment from the Participant and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an "NASD DEALER") whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or (2) through a "margin" commitment from the Participant and an NASD Dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or (f) by any combination of the foregoing. 6.2 LOAN GUARANTEES. The Committee may help the Participant pay for Shares purchased under this Plan by authorizing a guarantee by the Company of a third-party loan to the Participant. 7. WITHHOLDING TAXES. 7.1 WITHHOLDING GENERALLY. Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under this Plan, payments in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash, such payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements. 7.2 STOCK WITHHOLDING. When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may in its sole discretion allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose will be made in accordance with the requirements established by the Committee for such elections and be in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee. 8. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. 8.1 VOTING AND DIVIDENDS. No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares. The Company will comply with Section 260.140.1 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations with respect to the voting rights of Common Stock. 8.2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The company will provide financial statements to each Participant prior to such Participant's purchase of Shares under this Plan, and to each Participant annually during the period such Participant has Options outstanding, or as otherwise required under Section 260.140.46 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to provide such financial statements to Participants when issuance is limited to Participants whose services in connection with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. 9. TRANSFERABILITY. Options granted under this Plan, and any interest therein, will not be transferable or assignable by Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Stock Option Agreement with respect to Options that are not ISOs. During the lifetime of the Participant an Option will be exercisable only by the Participant or Participant's legal representative, and any elections with respect to an Option may be made only by the Participant or Participant's legal representative unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Stock Option Agreement with respect to Options that are not ISOs. 10. CERTIFICATES. All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted. 11. ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES. To enforce any restrictions on a Participant's Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates. Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full consideration for the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares so purchased as collateral to secure the payment of Participant's obligation to the Company under the promissory note; provided, however, that the Committee may require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment of such obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of the Participant's Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form as the Committee will from time to time approve. The Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro rata basis as the promissory note is paid. 12. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding Awards. The Committee may at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, shares of Common Stock of the Company or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the Participant may agree. 13. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable, and/or (b) compliance with any exemption, completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the exemption, registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. 14. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY. Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company to terminate Participant's employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause. 15. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. 15.1 ASSUMPTION OR REPLACEMENT OF AWARDS BY SUCCESSOR OR ACQUIRING CORPORATION. In the event of (a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor or acquiring corporation, which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants), (c) a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger (other than any stockholder which merges with the Company in such merger, or which owns or controls another corporation which merges, with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interests in the Company, (d) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or (e) the acquisition, sale or transfer of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company by tender offer or similar transaction, any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor or acquiring corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the successor or acquiring corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards). The successor or acquiring corporation may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participant, substantially similar shares or other property subject to repurchase restrictions and other provisions no less favorable to the Participant than those which applied to such outstanding Shares immediately prior to such transaction described in this Section 15.1. In the event such successor or acquiring corporation (if any) refuses to assume or substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in this Section 15.1, then notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, such Awards will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board will determine; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that the vesting of any or all Awards granted pursuant to this Plan will accelerate. If the Committee exercises such discretion with respect to Options, such Options will become exercisable in full prior to the consummation of such event at such time and on such conditions as the Committee determines, and if such Options are not exercised prior to the consummation of the corporate transaction, they shall terminate at such time as determined by the Committee. 15.2 OTHER TREATMENT OF AWARDS. Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 15.1 hereof, any outstanding Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation or sale of assets. 15.3 ASSUMPTION OF AWARDS BY THE COMPANY. The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by either (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company's award or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price. 16. ADOPTION OF PLAN. This Plan will become effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board (the "EFFECTIVE DATE"). If any Options are ISOs, this Plan will be approved by the stockholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant to this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within 12 months after the Plan is adopted by the Board (if such approval is not obtained, the Options will be NQSOs). Upon the Effective Date, the Committee may grant Options pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the following requirements will be met for any Option that is an ISO (otherwise the Option will be an NQSO): (a) the Option may not be exercised prior to initial stockholder approval of this Plan, and (b) any Option granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares subject to this Plan approved by the Board may not be exercised prior to approval of such increase by the stockholders of the Company. 17. TERM OF PLAN/GOVERNING LAW. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate ten years from the Effective Date or, if earlier, the date of stockholder approval. This Plan and all agreements hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California excluding that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws. 18. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may at any time terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any form of Stock Option Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the Board will not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such stockholder approval. 19. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and other equity awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 20. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings: "AWARD" means any award of Options under this Plan. "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company. "CAUSE" means Termination because of (i) any willful material violation by the Participant of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, the Participant's conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, any willful perpetration by the Participant of a common law fraud, (ii) the Participant's commission of an act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with the Company or any other entity having a business relationship with the Company, (iii) any material breach by the Participant of any provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and the Participant regarding the terms of the Participant's service as an employee, director or consultant to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or refusal of the Participant to perform the material duties required of such Participant as an employee, director or consultant of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, other than as a result of having a Disability, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between the Company and the Participant, (iv) Participant's disregard of the policies of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company so as to cause loss, damage or injury to the property, reputation or employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, or (v) any other misconduct by the Participant which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "COMMITTEE" means the committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, or if no committee is appointed, the Board. "COMPANY" means Hybrid Networks, Inc., or any successor corporation. "DISABILITY" means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, as determined by the Committee. "EXERCISE PRICE" means the price at which a holder of an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option. "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company's Common Stock determined as follows: (a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, its closing price on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of determination as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; (b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; (c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted on the Nasdaq National Market nor listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the closing bid price on the date of determination as reported by THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by any newspaper or other source as the Board may determine); or (d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good faith. "OPTION" means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 5 hereof. "PARENT" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of such 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 "PARTICIPANT" means a person who receives an Award under this Plan "PLAN" means this Hybrid Networks, Inc. 1999 Officer Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission. "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "SHARES" means shares of the Company's Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 15 hereof, and any successor security. "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT" means, with respect to each Option, the signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award. "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. "TERMINATION" or "TERMINATED" means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide substantial services as (i) an employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, or (ii) as a consultant, independent contractor or advisor to the Board of Directors of the Company. A Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days unless reinstatement upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company and issued and promulgated in writing. In the case of any Participant on (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave or (iii) an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company as it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the "TERMINATION DATE"). EX-5.01 4 EX-5.01 F&W LETTER EXHIBIT 5.01 [Fenwick & West LLP Letterhead] July 9, 1999 Hybrid Networks, Inc. 6409 Guadalupe Mines Road San Jose, CA 95120-5000 Gentlemen/Ladies: At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-9 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on or about July 12, 1999 in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of your Common Stock (the "Stock"), subject to issuance by you upon the exercise of stock options granted or to be granted by you under your 1999 Stock Option Plan and your 1999 Officer Stock Option Plan. (The plans referred to above are collectively referred to in this letter as the "Plans.") In rendering this opinion, we have examined the following: (1) your annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and your quarterly report on Form 10-K for the three months ended March 31, 1999, both of which were filed with the Commission on June 14, 1999, together with the exhibits filed as a part thereof; (2) your registration statement on Form 8-A (File Number 000-23289) filed with the Commission on October 30, 1997; (3) the Registration Statement, together with the Exhibits filed as a part thereof, including the Plans. (4) the stock option grant and exercise agreements under the Plans; (5) the Prospectuses prepared in connection with the Registration Statement; (6) the minutes of meetings and actions by written consent of the stockholders and Board of Directors that are contained in your minute books that are in our possession; (7) the stock records that you have provided to us; and (8) a Management Certificate addressed to us and dated of even date herewith executed by the Company containing factual and other representations. 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 of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies the legal capacity of all natural persons executing the same, the lack of any undisclosed terminations, modifications, waivers or amendments to any documents reviewed by us and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof. As to matters of fact relevant to this opinion, we have relied solely upon our examination of the documents referred to above and have assumed the current accuracy and completeness of the information obtained from records included in the documents referred to above. We have made no independent investigation or other attempt to verify the accuracy of any of such information or to determine the existence or nonexistence of any other factual matters; HOWEVER, we are not aware of any facts that would lead us to believe that the opinion expressed herein is not accurate. Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the 2,500,000 shares of Stock that may be issued and sold by you upon the exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Plans, when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable plan and stock option agreements to be entered into thereunder, and in the manner referred to in the relevant Prospectus associated with the Registration Statement, 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 speaks only as of its date and is intended solely for your use as an exhibit to the Registration Statement for the purpose of the above sale of the Stock and is not to be relied upon for any other purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ Fenwick & West LLP FENWICK & WEST LLP EX-23.02 5 EX-23.02 AUDITORS CONSENT EXHIBIT 23.02 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Hybrid Networks, Inc., of our report dated April 23, 1999, except for the last two paragraphs of Note 16 which are as of May 5, 1999, relating to the balance sheets as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and financial statement schedule for the years then ended, which reports appear in the December 31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K of Hybrid Networks. /s/ HEIN + ASSOCIATES LLP HEIN + ASSOCIATES LLP Certified Public Accountants Orange, California July 8, 1999 EX-23.03 6 EX-23.03 ACCOUNTANT'S CONSENT EXHIBIT 23.03 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 28, 1997 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 1998 Annual Report to Stockholders of Hybrid Networks, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Hybrid's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated August 28, 1997 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Jose, California July 7, 1999 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----