-----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, JkDvcaukqHPwOVOvH9b1q6UREKf2S6jqL2itKswtQF2pdzUwCbtGrsw00L1l47IW f0IYHl4ZOytS+NYdIT4XPw== 0001193125-05-163651.txt : 20050810 0001193125-05-163651.hdr.sgml : 20050810 20050810140226 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-05-163651 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050810 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050810 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050810 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MACROMEDIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000913949 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 943155026 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-127392 FILM NUMBER: 051012948 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 TOWNSEND ST STREET 2: STE 310 W CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94103 BUSINESS PHONE: 4152522000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 TOWNSEND ST STREET 2: STE 310W CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94103 S-8 1 ds8.htm FORM S-8 Form S-8

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2005

Registration No. 333-            


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

MACROMEDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   94-3155026

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

 

601 Townsend Street

San Francisco, California 94103

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


 

Macromedia, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan

Macromedia, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Non-Plan Employee Stock Option Grants

(Full Title of the Plan)

 


 

Elizabeth A. Nelson

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Macromedia, Inc.

601 Townsend Street

San Francisco, California 94103

(415) 832-2000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)

 


 

Copies to:

Robert A. Freedman, Esq.

801 California Street

Mountain View, California 94041

 


 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of Securities to be

Registered

  

Amount

to be
Registered

   

Proposed
Maximum Offering

Price Per Share

  Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
  Amount of
Registration Fee

Common Stock, par value $0.001

   1,500,000 (1)(2)   $36.56(3)   $54,832,500(3)   $6,454(3)

Common Stock, par value $0.001

   727,632 (1)(4)   $36.56(3)   $26,598,588(3)   $3,131(3)

Common Stock, par value $0.001

   415,000 (1)(5)   $33.12(6)   $13,744,815(6)   $1,618(6)

Total Fee:

                 $11,203  

(1) Represents additional shares which may become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any similar transaction without receipt of consideration.
(2) Represents additional shares available for awards under the Macromedia, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, approved by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 18, 2005.
(3) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of Registrant’s Common Stock on August 8, 2005 as reported on The NASDAQ Stock Market.
(4) Represents shares that became available for issuance on January 2, 2005 under the Macromedia, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) pursuant to the evergreen provision of the ESPP, which provides that the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock for issuance under the ESPP will be increased automatically on each January 1 until January 1, 2010 by the number of shares equal to one percent (1%) of the total number of outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock on the immediately preceding December 31.
(5) Represents shares subject to outstanding options under non-plan stock option grants.
(6) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Act solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the weighted average exercise price per share of the outstanding options.

 



PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated herein by reference:

 

  (a) The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 (the “Form 10-K”) filed on June 15, 2005 pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

 

  (b) All other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K;

 

  (c) The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on October 22, 1993, as amended on the Registrant’s Form 8-A/A filed on October 5, 1995, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

 

  (d) The description of the Registrant’s Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on October 26, 2001, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All documents subsequently filed by the 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 offered 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. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of its directors to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:

 

    for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;

 

    for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

    under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

    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, as amended, provide that:

 

    the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law;

 

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    the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify or advance expenses to persons whom it is not obligated to indemnify or advance expenses under the Bylaws;

 

    the Registrant is required to pay all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any such proceeding as they are incurred in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the Registrant is not required to advance expenses if a director or officer acted, with regard to matters raised in the proceeding for which advance of expenses is sought, in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant;

 

    the rights conferred on any person under the Bylaws are not exclusive of any other right that such person may have or acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw, agreement, vote or consent of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise;

 

    the Board of Directors is authorized to cause the Registrant to enter into indemnification contracts with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or any person serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing indemnification rights to such person; and

 

    any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of the Bylaws relating to indemnity will be prospective only, and will not adversely affect any right or protection conferred on a person pursuant to any provision of the Bylaws relating to indemnity and existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.

 

The Registrant’s policy is to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers. The indemnification agreements provide that directors and officers will be indemnified and held harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law including against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts paid or 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, officers, employees or agents of the Registrant or as directors, officers, employees or agents 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:

 

    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 indemnification agreement;

 

    for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Registrant consents to such settlement;

 

    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 Exchange Act and related laws;

 

    on account of conduct by a director that 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;

 

    on account of any criminal action or proceeding arising out of conduct that the director had reasonable cause to believe was unlawful; or

 

    if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

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The indemnification agreements also provide for contribution in certain situations in which the Registrant and a director or officer are jointly liable but indemnification is unavailable, such contribution to be based on the relative benefits received and the relative fault of the Registrant and the director or officer. Contribution is not allowed in connection with a Section 16(b) judgment, and adjudication of bad faith or conduct that a director or officer did not reasonably believe to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Registrant, or a proceeding arising out of conduct a director or officer had reasonable cause to believe was unlawful.

 

The indemnification agreements require a director or officer to reimburse the Registrant for all expenses advanced only to the extent it is ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled, under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws, as amended, an indemnification agreement or otherwise to be indemnified for such expenses. The indemnification agreements provide that they are not exclusive of any rights a director or officer may have under the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, Bylaws, as amended, other agreements, any majority-in-interest vote of the stockholders or vote of disinterested directors, Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise.

 

The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, as amended, and the indemnification agreements entered into between the Registrant and its directors and officers, may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant’s directors and officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).

 

As authorized by the Bylaws, as amended, the Registrant, with approval by the Board, has purchased director and officer liability insurance.

 

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Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


4.01    Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (a)
4.02    Certificate of Amendment of Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (a)
4.03    Certificate of Amendment of Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (a)
4.04    Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as adopted by the Registrant’s Board of Directors on October 18, 2004. (b)
4.05    Rights Agreement between Macromedia, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC, dated as of October 25, 2001. (c)
4.06    Amendment No.1 to the Rights Agreement between Macromedia, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC, dated April 17, 2005. (d)
4.07    Certificate of Designations specifying the terms of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 26, 2001. (c)
4.08    Macromedia, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. *
4.09    Form of Macromedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement. *
4.10    Form of Revised Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement. (e)
4.11    Macromedia, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Option Plan. (f)
5.01    Opinion and Consent of Fenwick & West LLP. *
23.01    Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01). *
23.02    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. *
24.01    Power of Attorney (see signature pages). *

(a) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-67960) filed with the Commission on August 20, 2001.
(b) Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 22, 2004.
(c) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 26, 2001.
(d) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 17, 2005.
(e) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-120712) filed with the Commission on November 23, 2004.
(f) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-107478) filed with the Commission on July 30, 2003.
* Filed herewith.

 

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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:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement;

 

  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.

 

Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) 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 the 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 that 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered 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.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco, State of California, on this 9th day of August, 2005.

 

MACROMEDIA, INC.
By:  

/s/ Elizabeth A. Nelson


    Elizabeth A. Nelson
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Clint N. Smith and Elizabeth A. Nelson, 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 U.S. 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 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 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, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature


  

Title


 

Date


/s/ Stephen A. Elop


Stephen A. Elop

  

Chief Executive Officer and a Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  August 9, 2005

/s/ Elizabeth A. Nelson


Elizabeth A. Nelson

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and a Director (Principal Financial Officer)   August 9, 2005

/s/ David C. Bernstein


David C. Bernstein

   Vice President, Finance (Principal Accounting Officer)   August 9, 2005

/s/ Robert K. Burgess


Robert K. Burgess

   Executive Chairman and a Director   August 9, 2005

/s/ Charles M. Boesenberg


Charles M. Boesenberg

   Director   August 9, 2005

/s/ John (Ian) Giffen


John (Ian) Giffen

   Director   August 9, 2005

/s/ Steven Gomo


Steven Gomo

   Director   August 9, 2005

/s/ William H. Harris, Jr.


William H. Harris, Jr.

   Director   August 9, 2005

 

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Signature


  

Title


 

Date


/s/ Donald L. Lucas


Donald L. Lucas

   Director   August 9, 2005

/s/ Timothy O’Reilly


Timothy O’Reilly

   Director   August 9, 2005

/s/ William B. Welty


William B. Welty

   Director   August 9, 2005

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


4.01    Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (a)
4.02    Certificate of Amendment of Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (a)
4.03    Certificate of Amendment of Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (a)
4.04    Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as adopted by the Registrant’s Board of Directors on October 18, 2004. (b)
4.05    Rights Agreement between Macromedia, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC, dated as of October 25, 2001. (c)
4.06    Amendment No.1 to the Rights Agreement between Macromedia, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC, dated April 17, 2005. (d)
4.07    Certificate of Designations specifying the terms of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 26, 2001. (c)
4.08    Macromedia, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. *
4.09    Form of Macromedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement. *
4.10    Form of Revised Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement. (e)
4.11    Macromedia, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Option Plan. (f)
5.01    Opinion and Consent of Fenwick & West LLP. *
23.01    Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01). *
23.02    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. *
24.01    Power of Attorney (see signature pages). *

(a) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-67960) filed with the Commission on August 20, 2001.
(b) Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 22, 2004.
(c) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 26, 2001.
(d) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 17, 2005.
(e) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-120712) filed with the Commission on November 23, 2004.
(f) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-107478) filed with the Commission on July 30, 2003.
* Filed herewith.

 

 

EX-4.08 2 dex408.htm 2002 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 2002 Equity Incentive Plan

EXHIBIT 4.08

 

MACROMEDIA, INC.

 

2002 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

As Adopted June 6, 2002 and Amended

 

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, its Parent and Subsidiaries, by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through awards of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Appreciation Rights. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 24.

 

2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

 

2.1 Number of Shares Available. Subject to Sections 2.3 and 19, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be 5,000,000 Shares plus Shares that are subject to: (a) issuance upon exercise of an Option or settlement of a SAR but cease to be subject to such Option or SAR for any reason other than exercise of such Option or settlement of such SAR; (b) an Award granted hereunder but are forfeited or are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; and (c) an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued. No more than 30,000,000 shares shall be issued as ISOs. Awards issued as an Option or a SAR shall reduce the number of Shares available for issuance by the number of Shares underlying the Award, regardless of the number of Shares actually issued upon exercise of the Award. At all times the Company shall reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as shall be required to satisfy the requirements of all outstanding Options granted under this Plan and all other outstanding but unvested Awards granted under this Plan.

 

2.2 Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units. The number of Shares that may be issued and outstanding at any point during the term of this Plan pursuant to Awards granted under Sections 6 and 7 of this Plan shall not exceed 600,000 in the aggregate.

 

2.3 Adjustment of Shares. In the event that the number of outstanding shares 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 or there is a change in the corporate structure (including, without limitation, a spin-off), then (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, (b) the number of Shares that may be granted pursuant to Sections 3 and 10 below, (c) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options, and (d) the number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards may, upon approval of the Board in its discretion, be proportionately adjusted in compliance with applicable securities laws with respect to price and number and kind of securities; provided, however, that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be replaced by a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded up to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee.

 

3. ELIGIBILITY. ISOs 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. All other Awards may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants, independent contractors and advisors of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; provided such consultants, contractors and advisors render bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction. No person will be eligible to receive more than 2,000,000 Shares in any calendar year under this Plan, pursuant to the grant of Awards hereunder, of which no more than 400,000 Shares shall be covered by Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, other than new employees of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (including new employees who are also officers and directors of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company), who are eligible to receive up to a maximum of 3,000,000 Shares in the calendar year in which they commence their employment, of which no more than 600,000 Shares shall be covered by Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. For purposes of these limits, each Restricted Stock Unit settled in Shares (but not those settled in cash), shall be deemed to cover one Share. 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 by the Board acting as the Committee. Except for automatic grants to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and 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. Except for automatic grants to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 10 hereof, the Committee will have the authority to:

 

(a) construe and interpret this Plan, any Award 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 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 or any Award Agreement;

 

(j) determine whether an Award has been earned; and

 

(k) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.

 

4.2 Committee Discretion. Except for automatic grants to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 10 hereof, 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, 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 to Participants who are not Insiders of the Company.

 

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 (“ISO”) 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 an Award Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO (“Stock Option Agreement”), and, except as otherwise required by the terms of Section 10 hereof, 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 (10) 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 ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (“Ten Percent Stockholder”) will be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) 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 (including, without limitation, the attainment during a Performance Period of performance goals based on Performance Factors), 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 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; provided that 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 may be made in accordance with Section 9 of this Plan.

 

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 for the number of Shares being purchased.

 

5.6 Termination. 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 or Disability, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable upon the Termination Date no later than ninety (90) days after the Termination Date (or such shorter or longer time period not exceeding five (5) years as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond ninety (90) days after the Termination Date deemed to be an NQSO), 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 ninety (90) days after a Termination because of Participant’s 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 twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or such shorter or longer time period not exceeding five (5) years as may be determined by the Committee, with any such exercise beyond (a) three (3) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s death or disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, or (ii) twelve (12) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for Participant’s disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options.

 

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 ISO. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISO 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 ISO 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 ISO 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 ISO, 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 not reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding options under this Plan or under any other plan maintained by the Company or otherwise reprice or exchange options pursuant to an option exchange program without the consent of the Company’s stockholders.

 

5.10 No Disqualification. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to 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. RESTRICTED STOCK. A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that are subject to restrictions. The Committee will determine to whom an offer will be made, the number of Shares the person may purchase, the price to be paid (the “Purchase Price”), the restrictions to which the Shares will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the following:

 

6.1 Form of Restricted Stock Award. All purchases under a Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (“Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. The offer of Restricted Stock will be accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days from the date the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is delivered to the person. If such person does not execute and deliver the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement along with full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days, then the offer will terminate, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

6.2 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award will be determined by the Committee on the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted. Payment of the Purchase Price may be made in accordance with Section 9 of this Plan.

 

6.3 Terms of Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose. These restrictions may be based upon completion of a specified number of years of service with the Company or upon completion of the performance goals as set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. Restricted Stock Awards may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants. Prior to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for the Restricted Stock Award; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares that may be awarded to the Participant. Prior to the payment of any Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such Restricted Stock Award has been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to Restricted Stock Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and having different performance goals and other criteria. Restricted Stock Awards that are based only on continued service may not vest in full for at least three years from the date of grant. Restricted Stock Agreements that are based on satisfaction of Performance Factors may not vest in full for at least one year from the date of grant.

 

6.4 Termination During Performance Period. If a Participant is Terminated during a Performance Period for any reason, then such Participant will be entitled to payment (whether in Shares, cash or otherwise) with respect to the Restricted Stock Award only to the extent earned as of the date of Termination in accordance with the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, unless the Committee will determine otherwise.


7. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. A Restricted Stock Unit (or RSU) is an award covering a number of Shares that may be settled in cash, or by issuance of those Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock). A RSU may be awarded for past services already rendered to the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to an Award Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the following:

 

7.1 Terms of RSUs. RSUs may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants, and may be based upon the achievement of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary and/or individual performance factors or upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine. The Committee will determine all terms of each RSU including, without limitation: the number of Shares subject to each RSU, the time or times during which each RSU may be exercised, the consideration to be distributed on settlement, and the effect on each RSU of its holder’s Termination. A RSU may be awarded upon satisfaction of such performance goals as are set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Award Agreement (the “Performance RSU Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. If the RSU is being earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance RSU Agreement, then the Committee will: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for each RSU; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure the performance, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares deemed subject to the RSU. Prior to settlement of any RSU earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance RSU Agreement, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such RSU has been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to RSUs that are subject to different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other criteria. The number of Shares may be fixed or may vary in accordance with such performance goals and criteria as may be determined by the Committee. The Committee may adjust the performance goals applicable to the RSUs to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships. RSUs that are based only on continued service may not vest in full for at least three years from the date of grant. RSUs that are based on satisfaction of Performance Factors may not vest in full for at least one year from the date of grant.

 

7.2 Form and Timing of Settlement. The portion of a RSU being settled may be paid currently or on a deferred basis with such interest or dividend equivalent, if any, as the Committee may determine. Payment may be made in the form of cash or whole Shares or a combination thereof, either in a lump sum payment or in installments, all as the Committee will determine.

 

8. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. A Stock Appreciation Right (or SAR) is an award that may be settled in cash, or Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock), having a value equal to the value determined by multiplying the difference between the Fair Market Value on the date of settlement over the Exercise Price and the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is being settled. A SAR may be awarded for past services already rendered to the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to an Award Agreement (the “SAR Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the following:

 

8.1 Terms of SARs. SARs may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants, and may be based upon the achievement of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary and/or individual performance factors or upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine, provided, that, the term of any SAR shall not exceed ten (10) years. The Committee will determine all terms of each SAR including, without limitation: the number of Shares deemed subject to each SAR, the time or times during which each SAR may be settled, the consideration to be distributed on settlement, and the effect on each SAR of its holder’s Termination. A SAR may be awarded upon satisfaction of such performance goals as are set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Award Agreement (the “Performance SAR Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. If the SAR is being earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance SAR Agreement, then the Committee will: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for each SAR; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure the performance, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares deemed subject to the SAR. Prior to settlement of any


SAR earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance SAR Agreement, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such SAR has been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to SARs that are subject to different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other criteria. The number of Shares may be fixed or may vary in accordance with such performance goals and criteria as may be determined by the Committee. The Committee may adjust the performance goals applicable to the SARs to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships. The Committee may not reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding SARs under this Plan or under any other plan maintained by the Company or otherwise reprice or exchange SARs pursuant to an exchange program without the consent of the Company’s stockholders.

 

8.2 Form and Timing of Settlement. The portion of a SAR being settled may be paid currently or on a deferred basis with such interest or dividend equivalent, if any, as the Committee may determine. Payment may be made in the form of cash or whole Shares or a combination thereof, either in a lump sum payment or in installments, all as the Committee will determine.

 

9. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES.

 

9.1 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 either: (1) have been owned by Participant for more than six (6) 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 (2) were obtained by Participant in the public market;

 

(c) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered;

 

(d) 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 a 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

 

(e) by any combination of the foregoing.

 

10. AUTOMATIC GRANTS TO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS.

 

10.1 Types of Options and Shares. Options granted under this Plan and subject to this Section 10 shall be NQSOs.

 

10.2 Eligibility. Options subject to this Section 10 shall be granted only to Outside Directors.

 

10.3 Initial Grant. Each Outside Director who becomes a member of the Board on or after the Effective Date will automatically be granted an option for 60,000 Shares (the “Initial Grant”) on the date such Outside


Director first becomes a member of the Board. Each Outside Director who became a member of the Board on or prior to the Effective Date and who did not receive a prior option grant (under this Plan or otherwise and from the Company or any of its corporate predecessors) will receive an Initial Grant on the Effective Date.

 

10.4 Succeeding Grant. Each Outside Director who is a member of the Board on or after the Effective Date will be granted an option for 60,000 Shares, reduced by the number of Shares subject to options that remain unvested as of the date of such grant (a “Succeeding Grant”), immediately following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders that occurs on or after the third anniversary of Outside Director’s last preceding Succeeding Grant, or in the absence of a Succeeding Grant, Outside Director’s Initial Grant.

 

10.5 Committee Grants. Each Outside Director who serves as a member of either the Audit Committee of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board will receive an additional option grant immediately following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders as follows:

 

(a) Audit Committee. If the Outside Director is serving as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, the Outside Director will be granted an option for 10,000 Shares (the “Audit Committee Grant”). If the Outside Director is serving as the chairman of the Audit Committee, the Outside Director will be granted an additional option for 5,000 Shares (the “Audit Committee Chairman Grant”).

 

(b) Compensation Committee. If the Outside Director is serving as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Outside Director will be granted an option or 7,500 Shares (the “Compensation Committee Grant”). If the Outside Director is serving as the chairman of the Compensation Committee, the Outside Director will be granted an additional option for 5,000 Shares (the “Compensation Committee Chairman Grant”).

 

10.6 Vesting and Exercisability. The date an Outside Director receives an Initial Grant, a Succeeding Grant, or Committee Grant is referred to in this Plan as the “Start Date” for such option.

 

(a) Initial Grant. Each Initial Grant shall vest as to 16.67% of the Shares subject to it on the date six months after the date of such grant and shall vest as to an additional 2.7778% of the Shares each calendar month thereafter, so long as the Optionee continuously remains a director or consultant of the Company.

 

(b) Succeeding Grant. Each Succeeding Grant shall vest as to 2.7778% of the Shares each calendar month, so long as the Outside Director continuously remains a director or consultant of the Company.

 

(c) Committee Grants. Each Audit Committee Grant and each Compensation Committee Grant will vest as to 8.33% of the Shares each calendar month, so long as the Outside Director continuously remains a member of the respective Committee. Each Audit Committee Chairman Grant and each Compensation Committee Chairman Grant will vest as to 8.33% of the Shares each calendar month, so long as the Outside Director continuously remains chairman.

 

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in the event of a Corporate Transaction described in Section 19.1, the vesting of all options granted to Outside Directors pursuant to this Section 10 will accelerate and such options will become exercisable in full prior to the consummation of such event at such times and on such conditions as the Committee determines, and must be exercised, if at all, within six (6) months after the consummation of said event. Any options not exercised within such six-month period shall expire.

 

10.7 Exercise Price. The exercise price of an option pursuant to an Initial Grant and Succeeding Grant shall be the Fair Market Value of the Shares, at the time that the option is granted.

 

10.8 Termination. Except as provided below in this Section, the options granted under this Section 10 shall terminate and may not be exercised if the Outside Director ceases to be a member of the Board or a consultant of the Company. The date on which the Outside Director ceases to be a member of the Board or ceases to remain a consultant of the Company shall be referred to as the “Termination Date.”


(a) Termination Generally. If Outside Director ceases to be a member of the Board or a consultant of the Company for any reason except death or disability (as defined below), the options granted under this Section 10, to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by such Outside Director on the Termination Date, may be exercised by the Outside Director within six (6) months after the Termination Date, but in no event later than the expiration date.

 

(b) Death or Disability. If the Outside Director ceases to be a member of the Board or a consultant of the Company because of the death of the Outside Director or the disability of the Outside Director within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the options granted under this Section 10, to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by the Outside Director on the Termination Date, may be exercised by the Outside Director within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date, but in no event later than the expiration date.

 

11. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

 

11.1 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.

 

11.2 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 and be in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee.

 

12. TRANSFERABILITY.

 

12.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Section 12, Awards 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 Award Agreement with respect to Awards that are not ISOs.

 

12.2 All Awards other than NQSOs. All Awards other than NQSOs shall be exercisable: (i) during the Participant’s lifetime, only by (A) the Participant, or (B) the Participant’s guardian or legal representative; and (ii) after Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the Participant’s heirs or legatees.

 

12.3 NQSOs. Unless otherwise restricted by the Committee, an NQSO shall be exercisable: (i) during the Participant’s lifetime only by (A) the Participant, (B) the Participant’s guardian or legal representative, (C) a Family Member of the Participant who has acquired the NQSO by “permitted transfer;” and (ii) after Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the Participant’s heirs or legatees. “Permitted transfer” means, as authorized by this Plan and the Committee in an NQSO, any transfer effected by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime of an interest in such NQSO but only such transfers which are by gift or domestic relations order. A permitted transfer does not include any transfer for value and neither of the following are transfers for value: (a) a transfer of under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights or (b) a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent of the voting interests are owned by Family Members or the Participant in exchange for an interest in that entity.

 

13. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES.

 

13.1 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; provided, that if such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock; provided, further, that the Participant will have no right to retain such stock dividends or stock distributions with respect to Shares that are repurchased at the Participant’s Purchase Price or Exercise Price pursuant to Section 13.

 

13.2 Restrictions on Shares. At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement a right to repurchase a portion of or all Unvested Shares held by a Participant following such Participant’s Termination at any time within ninety (90) days after the later of Participant’s Termination Date and the date Participant purchases Shares under this Plan, for cash and/or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness, at the Participant’s Exercise Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be.

 

14. 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.

 

15. 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.

 

16. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with prior stockholder approval and 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, with prior stockholder approval, at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares (including Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the Participant may agree.

 

17. 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) 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 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.


18. 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.

 

19. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.

 

19.1 Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor. Except for automatic grants to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 10 hereof, 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 corporation, which assumption 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 that merges, or which owns or controls another corporation that merges, with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interest in the Company, (d) the sale of 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 (each, a “Corporate Transaction”), any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the successor 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 corporation may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participants, substantially similar shares or other property subject to repurchase restrictions no less favorable to the Participant. In the event such successor corporation (if any) refuses to assume or substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in this Subsection 19.1, such Awards will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Committee will determine. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that the vesting of any or all Awards granted pursuant to this Plan will accelerate upon a transaction described in this Section 19. If the Committee exercises such discretion with respect to Awards, such Awards 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 Awards are not exercised prior to the consummation of the corporate transaction, they shall terminate at such time as determined by the Committee.

 

19.2 Other Treatment of Awards. Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 19, in the event of the occurrence of any Corporate Transaction described in Section 19.1, any outstanding Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, or sale of assets.

 

19.3 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.

 

20. ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. This Plan shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant to this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months before or after the date this Plan is adopted by the Board. This Plan will become effective on the date on which the stockholders of the Company approve the Plan (the “Effective Date”). Upon the Effective Date, the


Committee may grant Awards pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that: (a) no Option may be exercised prior to initial stockholder approval of this Plan; (b) no Option granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares subject to this Plan approved by the Board will be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by the stockholders of the Company; (c) in the event that initial stockholder approval is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards granted hereunder shall be cancelled, any Shares issued pursuant to any Awards shall be cancelled and any purchase of Shares issued hereunder shall be rescinded; and (d) in the event that stockholder approval of such increase is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards granted pursuant to such increase will be cancelled, any Shares issued pursuant to any Award granted pursuant to such increase will be cancelled, and any purchase of Shares pursuant to such increase will be rescinded.

 

21. TERM OF PLAN/GOVERNING LAW. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate ten (10) years from the date it was last approved by the stockholders. This Plan and all agreements thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 

22. 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 Award 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.

 

23. 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 bonuses otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

24. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings:

 

Award” means any award under this Plan, including any Option, Restricted Stock, SAR or RSU.

 

Award Agreement” means, with respect to each Award, the signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award.

 

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

 

Company” means Macromedia, Inc. or any successor corporation.

 

Disability” means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, as determined by the Committee.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exercise Price” means the price at which a holder of an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option, and in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right the value specified on the date of grant that is subtracted from the Fair Market Value when such Stock Appreciation Right is settled.

 

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 average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported in The Wall Street Journal; or

 

(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good faith.

 

Family Member” includes any of the following:

 

(a) child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of the Participant, including any such person with such relationship to the Participant by adoption;

 

(b) any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the Participant’s household;

 

(c) a trust in which the persons in (a) and (b) have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest;

 

(d) a foundation in which the persons in (a) and (b) or the Participant control the management of assets; or

 

(e) any other entity in which the persons in (a) and (b) or the Participant own more than fifty percent of the voting interest.

 

Insider” means an officer or director of the Company or any other person whose transactions in the Company’s Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

Option” means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 5.

 

Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.

 

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.

 

Performance Factors” means the factors selected by the Committee from among the following measures to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied:

 

(a) Net revenue and/or net revenue growth;

 

(b) Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth;

 

(c) Operating income and/or operating income growth;

 

(d) Net income and/or net income growth;

 

(e) Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth;

 

(f) Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth;


(g) Return on equity;

 

(h) Operating cash flow return on income;

 

(i) Adjusted operating cash flow return on income;

 

(j) Economic value added; and

 

(k) Individual confidential business objectives.

 

Performance Period” means the period of service determined by the Committee, not to exceed five years, during which years of service or performance is to be measured for Awards.

 

Plan” means this Macromedia, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

Restricted Stock Award” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 6.

 

Restricted Stock Unitor RSUmeans an Award, granted pursuant to Section 7.

 

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 19, and any successor security.

 

Stock Appreciation Rightor SAR means an Award, granted pursuant to Section 8.

 

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 services as an employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor, or advisor to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. An employee 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 not more than a period pursuant to a formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company and issued and promulgated to employees in writing, provided further, however that, for purposes of ISO status for a Participant’s Options, any leave that is more than 90 days must have a guarantee of reemployment by a written contract or statute. In the case of any employee on an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary 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 Option agreement. The Committee shall determine whether any corporate transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or a business unit, or a joint venture, shall be deemed to result in a Termination. 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”).

 

Unvested Shares” means “Unvested Shares” as defined in the Award Agreement.

 

Vested Shares” means “Vested Shares” as defined in the Award Agreement.

EX-4.09 3 dex409.htm MACROMEDIA, INC. STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT Macromedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement

EXHIBIT 4.09

 

Macromedia, Inc.

Stock Option Agreement

 

This Stock Option Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date of grant set forth in the Certificate of Stock Option Grant above (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Macromedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the participant named in the Certificate of Stock Option Grant (“Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the plan under which your option was granted Plan (the “Plan”).

 

1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Company hereby grants to Participant an option (the “Option”) to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock $0.001 par value, of the Company set forth in the Certificate of Stock Option Grant above (the “Shares”) at the Exercise Price Per Shares set forth above (the “Exercise Price”), subject to all of t he terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. If designated as an Incentive Stock Option above, the Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” (“ISO”) within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

2. EXERCISE PERIOD.

 

2.1 Vesting and Exercise Periods of Option. Provided Participant continues to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary, Parent or Affiliate of the Company throughout the specified period, the Option shall become exercisable according to the terms set forth in the Certificate of Stock Option Grant above until this Option is exercisable with respect to 100% of the Shares.

 

2.2 Expiration. The Option shall expire on the Expiration Date set forth above and must be exercised, if at all, on or before the Expiration Date.

 

3. TERMINATION.

 

3.1 Termination for Any Reason Except Death or Disability. If Participant is Terminated for any reason, except death or Disability, the Option, to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable by Participant on the date of Termination, may be exercised by Participant no later than ninety (90) days (three months for options granted under either the Andromedia, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan, Allaire 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, Allaire 1998 Stock Incentive Plan or Allaire 2000 Stock Incentive Plan) after the date of Termination, but in any event no later than the Expiration Date.

 

3.2 Termination Because of Death or Disability. If Participant is Terminated because of death or Disability of Participant, the Option, to the extent that it is exercisable by Participant on the date of Termination, may be exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal representative) no later than twelve (12) months after the date of Termination, but in any event no later than the Expiration Date (this provision does not apply to options granted under the Andromedia, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan).

 

3.3 No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to terminate Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 

4. MANNER OF EXERCISE.

 

4.1 Stock Option Exercise Agreement. To exercise this Option, Participant (or in the case of exercise after Participant’s death, Participant’s executor, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) must deliver to the Company an executed stock option exercise agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”), which shall set forth, inter alia, Participant’s election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares being purchased, any restrictions imposed on the Shares and any representations, warranties and agreements regarding Participant’s investment intent and access to information as may be required by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws. If someone other than Participant exercises the Option, then such person must submit documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company that such person has the right to exercise the Option.


4.2 Limitations on Exercise. The Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise.

 

4.3 Payment. The Exercise Agreement shall be accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased in cash (by check), or where permitted by law:

 

(a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant;

 

(b) by surrender of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that either: (1) have been owned by Participant for more than six (6) 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 (2) were obtained by Participant in the open public market; and (3) are clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests;

 

(c) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to Participant for services rendered;

 

(d) provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists, (1) through a “same day sale” commitment from Participant and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (a “NASD Dealer”) whereby 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 Participant and a NASD Dealer whereby 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

 

(e) by any combination of the foregoing.

 

4.4 Tax Withholding. Prior to the issuance of the Shares upon exercise of the Option, Participant must pay or provide for any applicable federal or state withholding obligations of the Company. If the Committee permits, Participant may provide for payment of withholding taxes upon exercise of the Option by requesting that the Company retain Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld. In such case, the Company shall issue the net number of Shares to the Participant by deducting the Shares retained from the Shares issuable upon exercise.

 

4.5 Issuance of Shares. Provided that the Exercise Agreement and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, the Company shall issue the Shares registered in the name of Participant, Participant’s authorized assignee, or Participant’s legal representative, and shall deliver certificates representing the Shares with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

 

5. NOTICE OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION OF ISO SHARES. If the Option is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date two years after the Date of Grant, and (2) the date one year after transfer of such Shares to Participant upon exercise of the Option, Participant shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Participant agrees that Participant may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Participant from the early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current wages or other compensation payable to Participant.

 

6. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS. The exercise of the Option and the issuance and transfer of Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.


7. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. The Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by Participant. The terms of the Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of Participant.

 

8. TAX CONSEQUENCES. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the Date of Grant of some of the federal and California tax consequences of exercise of the Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PARTICIPANT SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THE OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

 

8.1 Exercise of ISO. If the Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be no regular federal or California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as a tax preference item for federal income tax purposes and may subject the Participant to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise.

 

8.2 Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option. If the Option does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal and California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. Participant will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. The Company will be required to withhold from Participant’s compensation or collect from Participant and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise.

 

8.3 Disposition of Shares. If the Shares are held for more than twelve (12) months after the date of the transfer of the Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option (and, in the case of an ISO, are disposed of more than two years after the Date of Grant), any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long term capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within one year of exercise or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. The Company will be required to withhold from Participant’s compensation or collect from Participant and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise.

 

9. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. Participant shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares until Participant exercises the Option and pays the Exercise Price.

 

10. INTERPRETATION. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Company and Participant.

 

11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

12. NOTICES. Any notices required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the employee’s home address or to such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed to have been given or delivered upon: personal delivery; three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested); one (1) business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid) or any nationally recognized overnight courier service; or one (1) business day after transmission by facsimile or telecopier.


13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 

15. ACCEPTANCE. Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the Shares and that Participant should consult a tax adviser prior to such exercise or disposition.

EX-5.01 4 dex501.htm OPINION AND CONSENT OF FENWICK & WEST LLP Opinion and Consent of Fenwick & West LLP

EXHIBIT 5.01

 

OPINION AND CONSENT OF FENWICK & WEST LLP

 

August 9, 2005

 

Macromedia, Inc.

601 Townsend Street

San Francisco, CA. 94103

 

Gentlemen/Ladies:

 

At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Macromedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about August 9, 2005 in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 2,642,632 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Stock”), subject to issuance by the Company upon the exercise of (a) stock options granted under the Macromedia, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2002 Plan”), (b) stock options subject to outstanding options under non-plan stock option grants (the “Non-Plan Options”) or (c) purchase rights granted or to be granted under the Macromedia, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “Purchase Plan”). The plans referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above are collectively referred to in this letter as the “Plans”. In rendering this opinion, we have examined such matters of fact as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth herein, which included examination of the following.

 

  (1) the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the Delaware Secretary of State on August 17, 1994; the Company’s Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the Delaware Secretary of State on September 21, 1995; and the Company’s Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the Delaware Secretary of State on August 11, 2000.

 

  (2) the Company’s Bylaws, certified by the Company’s Secretary on October 18, 2004.

 

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

 

  (4) the Prospectuses prepared in connection with the Registration Statement.

 

  (5) the minutes of meetings and actions by written consent of the stockholders and Board of Directors that are contained in the Company’s minute books.

 

  (6) the stock records that the Company has provided to us (consisting of a certificate from the Company’s transfer agent of even date herewith verifying the number of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of capital stock as of the date hereof and a list of option and warrant holders respecting the Company’s capital and of any rights to purchase capital stock that was prepared by the Company and dated August 9, 2005 verifying the number of such issued and outstanding securities).

 

  (7) a Management Certificate addressed to us and dated of even date herewith executed by the Company containing certain factual representations (the “Management Certificate”).

 

In our examination of documents for purposes of this opinion, we have assumed, and express no opinion as to, the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals and completeness of all documents submitted to us as


copies, the legal capacity of all persons or entities executing the same, the lack of any undisclosed termination, modification, waiver or amendment to any document reviewed by us and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents where due authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof. We have also assumed that the certificates representing the Stock have been, or will be when issued, properly signed by authorized officers of the Company or their agents.

 

As to matters of fact relevant to this opinion, we have relied solely upon our examination of the documents referred to above and have assumed the current accuracy and completeness of the information obtained from the documents referred to above and the representations and warranties made by representatives of the Company to us, including but not limited to those set forth in the Management Certificate. We have made no independent investigation or other attempt to verify the accuracy of any of such information or to determine the existence or non-existence of any other factual matters.

 

We are admitted to practice law in the State of California, and we render this opinion only with respect to, and express no opinion herein concerning the application or effect of the laws of any jurisdiction other than, the existing laws of the United States of America, of the State of California and of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions relating thereto.

 

Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the 2,642,632 shares of Stock that may be issued and sold by the Company upon the exercise of (a) stock options and purchase rights granted or to be granted under the 2002 Plan, (b) the Non-Plan Options and (c) purchase rights granted or to be granted under the Purchase Plan, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the applicable plan and purchase agreements to be entered into thereunder and in the manner and for the consideration stated in the Registration Statement and the relevant Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us, if any, in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus constituting a part thereof and any amendments thereto. This opinion is intended solely for use in connection with issuance and sale of shares subject to the Registration Statement and is not to be relied upon for any other purpose. We assume no obligation to advise you of any fact, circumstance, event or change in the law or the facts that may hereafter be brought to our attention whether or not such occurrence would affect or modify the opinions expressed herein.

 

Very truly yours,
FENWICK & WEST LLP
By:  

/s/ Fenwick & West LLP


    FENWICK & WEST LLP

 

EX-23.02 5 dex2302.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.02

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors

Macromedia, Inc.:

 

We consent to the use of our reports dated June 14, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Macromedia, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of March 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, cash flows and comprehensive income for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2005, and the related financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2005, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2005, incorporated herein by reference.

 

Our report dated June 14, 2005, on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2005, expresses our opinion that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2005 because of the effect of a material weakness on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria and contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company’s policies and procedures did not include adequate management oversight and review of the Company’s accounting for income taxes. This lack of adequate management oversight and review resulted in errors in the Company’s income tax expense and the corresponding deferred tax assets and liabilities. Because of this deficiency, there is more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement in the Company’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements would not be prevented or detected.

 

 

/s/    KPMG LLP

 

Mountain View, California

August 5, 2005

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