As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
PIXELWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in charter)
Oregon
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91-1761992
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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8100 SW Nyberg Road
Tualatin, Oregon 97062
(503) 454-1750
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Equator Technologies, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan,
as amended
Christopher H. Basoglu Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Christopher H. Basoglu Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Christopher H. Basoglu Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Richard E. Christopher Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Richard E. Christopher Stand-Alone Stock
Option Agreement
Richard E. Christopher Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Richard E. Christopher Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Michael Myhre Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Ted Niday Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Ted Niday Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
Ted Niday Stand-Alone Stock Option
Agreement
John ODonnell Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
John ODonnell Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
John ODonnell Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
John ODonnell Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement
(Full title of the Plan)
Allen H. Alley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pixelworks, Inc.
8100 SW Nyberg Road
Tualatin, Oregon 97062
(503) 454-1750
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Alice Cuprill-Comas, Esq.
Ater Wynne LLP
222 S.W. Columbia, Suite 1800
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 226-1191
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities to Be Registered
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Amount to Be
Registered(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share(2)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Common Stock,
$0.001 par value per share
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1,264,213 shares
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$8.75
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$11,061,864
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$1,302.00
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(1) This Registration Statement shall also
cover any additional shares of Common Stock which may become issuable under the
plans being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction
effected without receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the
number of the Registrants outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high and low
sales prices of the Registrants Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market System on June 13, 2005.
This
Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan
Information
The documents containing
the information specified in Part I, Item 1 of Form S-8 have been or
will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b) under
the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
The documents containing
the information specified in Part I, Item 2 of Form S-8 have been or
will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b) under
the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission)
requires the Registrant to incorporate by reference certain of its publicly filed
documents into this prospectus, which means that information included in those
documents is considered part of this prospectus. Information that Registrant
files with the Commission after the effective date of this prospectus will
automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by
reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the
Commission under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the Exchange Act), until we terminate the
effectiveness of this Registration Statement.
The following
documents filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a) Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as filed on March 15, 2005 (File
No. 000-30269), which contains audited financial statements for its latest
fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b)(1) Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2005, as filed on May 9, 2005
(File No. 000-30269).
(b)(2) Registrants Current Reports on Form 8-K
as filed on April 28, 2005, May 3, 2005, May 13, 2005 and June 14,
2005.
(c) The description of Registrants Common Stock contained in
its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on April 10,
2000.
(d) All documents filed by Registrant with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the date of this Registration Statement and before the date of filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement stating that all
securities offered have been sold or deregistering all securities that remain
unsold.
Registrant will furnish
without charge, on written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the
documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to those documents. You
should direct any requests for documents to Investor Relations, Pixelworks, Inc.,
8100 SW Nyberg Road, Tualatin, Oregon 97062.
Item 4. Description
of Securities
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
As an Oregon corporation the Registrant is subject to
the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the OBCA) and the exculpation from
liability and indemnification provisions contained therein. Pursuant to Section 60.047(2) of
the OBCA, Article V of the Registrants Sixth Restated and Amended
Articles of Incorporation (the Restated Articles) eliminates the liability of
the Registrants directors to the Registrant or its shareholders, except for
any liability related to breach of the duty of loyalty, actions not in good
faith and certain other liabilities.
Section 60.387 et seq. of the OBCA allows
corporations to indemnify their directors and officers against liability where
the director or officer has acted in good faith and with a reasonable belief
that actions taken were in the best interests of the corporation or at least
not adverse to the corporations best interests and, if in a criminal
proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct in
question was unlawful. Under the OBCA, corporations may not indemnify against
liability in connection with a claim by or in the right of the corporation but
may indemnify against the reasonable expenses associated with such claims.
Corporations may not indemnify against breaches of the duty of loyalty. The
OBCA mandates indemnifications against all reasonable expenses incurred in the
successful defense of any claim made or threatened whether or not such claim
was by or in the right of the corporation. Finally, a court may order
indemnification if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant
circumstances, whether or not the director or officer met the good faith and
reasonable belief standards of conduct set forth in the statute.
The OBCA also provides that the statutory
indemnification provisions are not deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which directors or officers may be entitled under a corporations articles of
incorporation or bylaws, any agreement, general or specific action of the board
of directors, vote of shareholders or otherwise.
The Registrant has entered
into indemnity agreements with each of its executive officers and directors.
Each agreement provides for indemnification of the indemnitee to the fullest
extent by law.
Item 7. Exemption
From Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
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5.1
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Opinion of Ater Wynne LLP as to the legality of the
securities being registered
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23.1
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Consent of Ater Wynne
LLP (included in legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
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23.2
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Consent of KPMG LLP
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney
(included in signature page of the Registration Statement)
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99.1
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Equator
Technologies, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended
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99.2
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Christopher H. Basoglu
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99.3
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Christopher H. Basoglu
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99.4
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Christopher H. Basoglu
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99.5
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Richard E. Christopher
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99.6
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Richard E.
Christopher
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99.7
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Richard E. Christopher
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99.8
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated September 15, 2004, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Richard E. Christopher
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99.9
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Michael Myhre
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99.10
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated July 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Tedford Niday
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99.11
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Tedford Niday
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99.12
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Tedford
Niday
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99.13
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated March 29, 2001, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and John ODonnell
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99.14
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated July 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and John ODonnell
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99.15
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and John ODonnell
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99.16
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
John ODonnell
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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 of
1933;
(ii) to reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee
table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii) to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for
the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the 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 a director, officer or controlling person in connection with securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the 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 authorized, in the City
of Tualatin, State of Oregon, on June 17, 2005.
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PIXELWORKS,
INC.
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By
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/s/ ALLEN H. ALLEY
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Allen H. Alley
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints Allen H. Alley and Jeffrey B.
Bouchard, and each of them singly, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign the registration
statement filed herewith and any or all amendments to said registration
statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Witness our hands on the date set forth below.
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 indicated as of June 17, 2005.
/s/ ALLEN H. ALLEY
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Allen H. Alley
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/s/ JEFFREY B. BOUCHARD
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Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
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Jeffrey B. Bouchard
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/s/ MARK CHRISTENSEN
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Director
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Mark Christensen
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/s/ FRANK GILL
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Director
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Frank Gill
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/s/ C.
SCOTT GIBSON
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Director
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C. Scott Gibson
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/s/ BRUCE WALICEK
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Director
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Bruce Walicek
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
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5.1
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Opinion of Ater Wynne LLP as to the legality of the
securities being registered
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23.1
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Consent of Ater Wynne
LLP (included in legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
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23.2
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Consent of KPMG LLP
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney
(included in signature page of the Registration Statement)
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99.1
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Equator
Technologies, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended
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99.2
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Christopher
H. Basoglu
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99.3
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Christopher H. Basoglu
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99.4
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Christopher H. Basoglu
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99.5
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Richard E. Christopher
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99.6
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Richard E. Christopher
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99.7
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Stock Option Agreement, dated
November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Richard
E. Christopher
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99.8
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated September 15, 2004, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Richard E. Christopher
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99.9
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
Michael Myhre
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99.10
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated July 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Tedford Niday
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99.11
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Tedford Niday
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99.12
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and Tedford Niday
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99.13
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated March 29, 2001, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and John ODonnell
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99.14
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated July 18, 2002, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and John ODonnell
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99.15
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated April 8, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and John ODonnell
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99.16
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Stock Option Agreement,
dated November 11, 2003, between Equator Technologies, Inc. and
John ODonnell
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Exhibit 5.1
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Suite 1800
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222
S.W. Columbia
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Portland,
OR 97201-6618
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503-226-1191
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Fax
503-226-0079
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www.aterwynne.com
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June 17, 2005
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In
connection with the registration of 1,264,213 shares of common stock (the Common
Stock), of Pixelworks, Inc., an Oregon corporation (the Company), under
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005, and the proposed
offer and sale of the Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Equator Technologies, Inc. 1996 Stock
Option Plan, as amended; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated April 18,
2002, by and between Equator Technologies, Inc. (Equator) and Christopher H. Basoglu; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
April 8, 2003, by and between Equator and Christopher H. Basoglu; Stand-Alone
Stock Option Agreement, dated November 11, 2003, by and between Equator
and Christopher H. Basoglu; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
April 18, 2002, by and between Equator and Richard E. Christopher; Stand-Alone
Stock Option Agreement, dated April 8, 2003, by and between Equator
and Richard E. Christopher; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
November 11, 2003, by and between Equator and Richard E. Christopher; Stand-Alone
Stock Option Agreement, dated September 15, 2004, by and between Equator
and Richard E. Christopher; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
November 11, 2003, by and between Equator and Michael Myhre; Stand-Alone
Stock Option Agreement, dated July 18, 2002, by and between Equator
and Ted Niday; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
April 8, 2003, by and between Equator and Ted Niday; Stand-Alone
Stock Option Agreement, dated November 11, 2003, by and between Equator
and Ted Niday; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
March 29, 2001, by and between Equator and John ODonnell; Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated July 18,
2002, by and between Equator and John ODonnell;
Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
April 8, 2003, by and between Equator and John ODonnell; Stand-Alone
Stock Option Agreement dated November 11, 2003, by and between Equator
and John ODonnell, (taken
together, the Plans), we have examined such corporate records, certificates
of public officials and officers of the Company and other documents as we have
considered necessary or proper for the purpose of this opinion.
Based
on the foregoing and having regard to legal issues which we deem relevant, it
is our opinion that the shares of Common Stock to be offered pursuant to the
Plans have been duly authorized and when such shares have been delivered
against payment therefor as contemplated by the Plans, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
MENLO PARK
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PORTLAND
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SEATTLE
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June 17, 2005
We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
above-mentioned Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not
hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
to be filed pursuant to Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the rules thereunder.
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Very
truly yours,
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ATER
WYNNE LLP
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Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Pixelworks, Inc.:
We consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8
of Pixelworks, Inc. of our reports dated March 15, 2005, with respect
to the consolidated balance sheets of Pixelworks, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2004, managements assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2004, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2004, which reports appear in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K
of Pixelworks, Inc.
Our report
dated March 15, 2005, on managements assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, expresses our opinion
that Pixelworks, Inc. did not maintain effective internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 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 management identified a
material weakness in internal control over financial reporting which resulted
from the inadequate design of internal control related to managements review
of the Companys accounting for income taxes and related disclosures.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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Portland, Oregon
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June 17, 2005
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Exhibit 99.1
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
ADOPTED OCTOBER 13, 1996
As Amended on September 11, 1997
As Amended on April 3, 2000
As Amended on September 1, 2000
As Amended on March 20, 2003
As Amended on June 20, 2003
As Amended on March 18, 2004
As Amended September 15, 2004
1. PURPOSES.
(a) The
purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which selected Employees and
Directors of and Consultants to the Company, and its Affiliates, may be given
an opportunity to purchase stock of the Company.
(b) The
Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of persons who are
now Employees or Directors of or Consultants to the Company or its Affiliates,
to secure and retain the services of new Employees, Directors and Consultants, and
to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success
of the Company and its Affiliates.
(c) The
Company intends that the Options issued under the Plan shall, in the discretion
of the Board or any Committee to which responsibility for administration of the
Plan has been delegated pursuant to subsection 3(c), be either Incentive
Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options.
All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and in such form as issued
pursuant to Section 6, and a separate certificate or certificates will be
issued for shares purchased on exercise of each type of Option.
2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Affiliate means any parent corporation, or subsidiary
corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f) respectively, of the Code.
(b) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as mended.
(d) Committee means a Committee appointed by the Board in
accordance with subsection 3(c) of the Plan.
(e) Company means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California
corporation.
(f) Consultant means any person, including an advisor, engaged
by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting services and who is
compensated for such services, provided
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that
the term Consultant shall not include Directors who are paid only a directors
fee by the Company or who are not compensated by the Company for their services
as Directors.
(g) Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant
means that the service of an individual to the Company, whether as an Employee,
Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. The Board, in its sole discretion, may
determine whether Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant
shall be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence
approved by the Board, including sick leave, military leave, or any other
personal leave; or (ii) transfers between the Company, Affiliates or their
successors.
(h) Director means a member of the Board.
(i) Employee means any person, including Officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of
a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute employment
by the Company.
(j) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(k) Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the value of the
common stock of the Company determined as follows and in each case in a manner
consistent with Section 260.140.50 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations:
(1) If
the common stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap, the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such system or exchange (or the exchange with the
greatest volume of trading in common stock) on the last market trading day
prior to the day of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Board deems reliable;
(2) In
the absence of an established market for the common stock, the Fair Market
Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(l) Incentive Stock Option means an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(m) Non-Employee Director means a member of the Board who
either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or any
Affiliate, does not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the
Company or any Affiliate for services rendered as a Consultant or in any
capacity other than as a member of the Board (except for an amount as to which
disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (Regulation S-K), does not
possess an interest in any other transaction as to which disclosure would be
required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a
business relationship as to which disclosure would be required under Item
404(o) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a non-employee
director for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
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(n) Nonstatutory Stock Option means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(o) Officer means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(q) Option Agreement means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual
Option grant. Each Option Agreement
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(r) Optionee means a person who holds an outstanding Option.
(s) Plan means this 1996 Stock Option Plan.
(t) Rule 16b-3 means Rule I6b-3 of the Exchange Act
or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being
exercised with respect to the Plan.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The
Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the Board delegates
administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection 3(c).
(b) The
Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the
express provisions of the Plan:
(1) To
determine from time to time which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall
be granted Options; when and how each Option shall be granted; whether an
Option will be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option; the
provisions of each Option granted (which need not be identical), including the
time or times such Option may be exercised in whole or in part; and the number
of shares for which an Option shall be granted to each such person.
(2) To
construe and interpret the Plan and Options granted under it, and to establish,
amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may
correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option
Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient
to make the Plan fully effective.
(3) To
amend the Plan or an Option as provided in Section 11.
(c) The
Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee composed of one (1) or
more members (the Committee), all of which may be Non-Employee
Directors. If administration is
delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the
administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board (and
references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee),
subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of
the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board.
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The
Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the
administration of the Plan.
4. SHARES
SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 10 relating to adjustments upon changes in
stock, the stock that may be sold pursuant to Options shall not exceed in the
aggregate Nine Million Thirty Thousand, Nine Hundred Forty (9,030,940)
shares of the Companys common stock. If
any Option shall for any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in
part, without having been exercised in full, the stock not purchased under such
Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(b) The
stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought
on the market or otherwise.
5. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Incentive
Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted only to Employees, Directors
or Consultants.
(b) No
person shall be eligible for the grant of an Option if, at the time of grant,
such person owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of
the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates
unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the Fair Market Value of such stock at the date of grant and the
Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the
date of grant.
6. OPTION
PROVISIONS.
Each Option shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall
deem appropriate. The provisions of
separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through
incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the
substance of each of the following provisions:
(a) Term. No Option shall be exercisable after the
expiration of ten (10) years from the date it was granted.
(b) Price. The exercise price of each Incentive
Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is
granted; the exercise price of each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less
than eighty five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to
the Option on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option) may
be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the preceding
sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution
for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of
the Code.
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(c) Consideration. The purchase price of stock acquired
pursuant to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable
statutes and regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the Option is
exercised; or (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, at the
time of the grant of the Option, (A) by delivery to the Company of other
common stock of the Company, (B) according to a deferred payment or other
arrangement (which may include, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the use of other common stock of the Company) with the person to
whom the Option is granted or to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to subsection 6(d),
or (C) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to
the Board. In
the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be payable at
least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of interest necessary
to avoid the treatment as interest, under any applicable provisions of the
Code, of any amounts other than amounts stated to be interest under the
deferred payment arrangement.
(d) Transferability. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be
transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Option is
granted only by such person. A Nonstatutory Stock Option may be
transferred to the extent provided in the Option Agreement; provided that if
the Option Agreement does not expressly permit the transfer of a Nonstatutory
Stock Option, the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be transferable except by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic
relations order satisfying the requirements of Rule 16b-3 and the rules thereunder,
and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Option
is granted only by such person or any transferee pursuant to such domestic
relations order. The
person to whom the Option is granted may, by delivering written notice to the
Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in
the event of the death of the Optionee, shall thereafter be entitled to
exercise the Option.
(e) Vesting. The total number of shares of stock
subject to an Option may, but need not, be allotted in periodic installments
(which may, but need not, be equal). The Option Agreement may provide
that from time to time during each of such installment periods, the Option may
become exercisable (vest) with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to
that period, and may be exercised with respect to some or all of the shares
allotted to such period and/or any prior period as to which the Option became
vested but was not fully exercised. The Option may be subject to such
other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which
may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Board may deem
appropriate. To
the extent required by then applicable law, the vesting provisions of
individual Options may vary but in each case will provide for vesting of at
least twenty percent (20%) per year of the total number of shares subject to
the Option. The
provisions of this subsection 6(e) are subject to any Option
provisions governing the minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be
exercised.
(f) Securities
Law Compliance. The Company may
require any Optionee, or any person to whom an Option is transferred under subsection 6(d),
as a condition of exercising any such Option, (1) to give written
assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Optionees knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser
representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and
experienced in financial and business matters, and that he or she is capable of
evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and
risks of exercising the Option; and (2) to give written
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assurances
satisfactory to the Company stating that such person is acquiring the stock
subject to the Option for such persons own account and not with any present
intention of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. The foregoing requirements, and
any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (i) the
issuance of the shares upon the exercise of the Option has been registered
under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or (ii) as to any particular
requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such
requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable
securities laws. The
Company may require the Optionee to provide such other representations, written
assurances or information which the Company shall determine is necessary,
desirable or appropriate to comply with applicable securities and other laws as
a condition of granting an Option to such Optionee or permitting the Optionee
to exercise such Option. The Company may, upon advice of
counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the
Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with
applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting
the transfer of the stock.
(g) Termination
of Employment or Relationship as a Director or Consultant. In the event an Optionees Continuous Status
as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates (other than upon the Optionees
death or disability), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option (to the
extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it as of the date of
termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the
date thirty (30) days after the termination of the Optionees Continuous Status
as an Employee, Director or Consultant (or such longer specified in the Option
Agreement) or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth
in the Option Agreement. If, after
termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time
specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate, and the shares
covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance
under the Plan.
(h) Disability
of Optionee. In the event an
Optionees Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates
as a result of the Optionees disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her
Option (to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it as of the
date of termination), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier
of (i) the date six (6) months following such termination (or such
longer specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the
term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, at the date of termination,
the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares
covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to and again
become available for issuance under the Plan. If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert
to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(i) Death
of Optionee. In the event of the
death of an Optionee during, or within a period specified in the Option
Agreement after the termination of, the Optionees Continuous Status as an
Employee, Director or Consultant, the Option may be exercised (to the extent
the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option as of the date of death) by
the Optionees estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the
Option upon the Optionees death pursuant to subsection 6(d), but only
within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months
following the date
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of
death (or such longer or shorter period, which in no event shall be less than
six (6) months, specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the
expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement. If, at the time of death, the
Optionee was not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares covered
by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to and again become
available for issuance under the Plan.
If, after death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall
revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(j) Early
Exercise. The Option may, but need
not, include a provision whereby the optionee may elect at any time while an
Employee, Director or Consultant to exercise the Option as to any part or all
of the shares subject to the Option prior to the full vesting of the Option. Any unvested shares
so purchased shall be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company,
with the repurchase price to be equal to the original purchase price of the
stock, or to any other restriction the Board determines to be appropriate;
provided, however, that (i) the right to repurchase at the original
purchase price shall lapse at a minimum rate of twenty percent (20%) per year
over the five (5)-year period measured from the date the Option was granted (or
such other period as required by then applicable law); (ii) such right
shall be exercisable only within (A) the ninety (90)-day period following
the termination of employment or the relationship as a Director or Consultant,
or (B) such longer period as may be agreed to by the Company and the
Optionee (for example, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 1202(c)(3) of
the Code (regarding qualified small business stock)); and (iii) such
right shall be exercisable only for cash or cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness for the shares. Should the right of repurchase be
assigned by the Company, the assignee shall pay the Company cash equal to the
difference between the original purchase price and the stocks Fair Market
Value if the original purchase price is less than the stocks Fair Market
Value.
(k) Right
of Repurchase. The Option may, but
need not, include a provision whereby the Company may elect, prior to the date
of the first registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12
of the Exchange Act, to repurchase all or any part of the vested shares
exercised pursuant to the Option; provided, however, that (i) such
repurchase right shall be exercisable only within (A) the ninety (90)-day
period following the termination of employment or the relationship as a
Director or Consultant (or such other period as required by then applicable
law), or (B) such longer period as may be agreed to by the Company and the
Optionee (for example, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 1202(c)(3) of
the Code (regarding qualified small business stock)), and (ii) such
right shall be exercisable only for cash or cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness for the shares at a repurchase price equal to the greater of (A) the
stocks Fair Market Value at the time of such termination, or (B) the
original purchase price paid for such shares by the Optionee.
(l) Right
of First Refusal. The Option may,
but need not, include a provision whereby the Company may elect, prior to the
date of the first registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12
of the Exchange Act, to exercise a right of first refusal following receipt of
notice from the Optionee of the intent to transfer all or any part of the
shares received pursuant to exercise of the Option. Such right of first refusal must
be exercised by the Company no more than thirty (30) days following receipt of
notice of the Optionees intent to transfer shares and must be exercised as to
all the shares the Optionee intends to transfer unless the Optionee consents to
exercise for less than all the shares offered. The purchase of the shares
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following
exercise must be completed within sixty (60) days of the Companys receipt of
notice of the Optionees intent to transfer shares or such longer period of
time as has been offered by the person to whom the Optionee intends to transfer
the shares.
(m) Withholding. To the extent provided by the terms of an
Option Agreement, the Optionee may satisfy any federal, state or local tax
withholding obligation relating to the exercise of such Option by any of the
following means or by a combination of such means: (1) tendering a cash
payment; (2) authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of
the common stock otherwise issuable to the Optionee as a result of the exercise
of the Option; or (3) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered
shares of the common stock of the Company.
(n) Re-Load
Options. Without in any way limiting
the authority of the Board or Committee to make or not to make grants of
Options hereunder, the Board or Committee shall have the authority (but not an
obligation) to include as part of any Option Agreement a provision entitling
the Optionee to a further Option (a Re-Load Option) in the event the Optionee
exercises the Option evidenced by the Option Agreement, in whole or in part, by
surrendering other shares of Common Stock in accordance with this Plan and the
terms and conditions of the Option Agreement. Any such Re-Load Option (i) shall
be for a number of shares equal to the number of shares surrendered as part or
all of the exercise price of such Option; (ii) shall have an expiration
date which is the same as the expiration date of the Option the exercise of
which gave rise to such Re-Load Option; and (iii) shall have an exercise
price which is equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock subject to the Re-Load Option on the date of exercise of the
original Option. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Re-Load Option which is an Incentive Stock Option and which is
granted to a 10% stockholder (as described in subsection 5(b)), shall have
an exercise, price which is equal to one hundred ten percent (l10%) of the Fair
Market Value of the stock subject to the Re-Load Option on the date of exercise
of the original Option and shall have a term which is no longer than five (5) years.
Any such Re-Load
Option may be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option, as the
Board or Committee may designate at the time of the grant of the original
Option; provided, however, that the designation of any Re-Load Option as an
Incentive Stock Option shall be subject to the one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000) annual limitation on exercisability of Incentive Stock Options
described in subsection 9(e) of the Plan and in Section 422(d) of
the Code. There
shall be no Re-Load Options on a Re-Load Option. Any such Re-Load Option shall be
subject to the availability of sufficient shares under subsection 4(a) and
shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Board or Committee
may determine which are not inconsistent with the express provisions of the
Plan regarding the terms of Options.
7. COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY.
(a) During
the terms of all outstanding Options under the Plan, the Company shall keep
available at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such
Options.
(b) The
Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having
jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to issue and sell
shares of stock upon exercise of the Options; provided, however, that this
undertaking shall not require the
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Company
to register under the Securities Act either the Plan, any Option or any stock
issued or issuable pursuant to any such Option. If, after reasonable efforts, the
Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the
authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance
and sale of stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any
liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such Options
unless and until such authority is obtained.
8. USE
OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.
Proceeds from the
sale of stock pursuant to Options shall constitute general funds of the
Company.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The
Board shall have the power to accelerate the time at which an options may first
be exercised or the time during which an Option or any part thereof will vest
pursuant to subsection 6(e), notwithstanding the provisions in the Option
stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it
will vest.
(b) Neither
an Optionee nor any person to whom an Option is transferred under subsection 6(d) shall
be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with
respect to, any shares subject to such Option unless and until such person has
satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms.
(c) Throughout
the term of any Option, the Company shall deliver to the holder of such Option,
not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each of the
Companys fiscal years during the Option term, a balance sheet and an income
statement. This
subsection shall not apply: (i) when
issuance is limited to key employees whose duties in connection with the
Company assure them access to equivalent information or (ii) upon
registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act.
(d) Nothing
in the Plan or any instrument executed or Option granted pursuant thereto shall
confer upon any Employee, Director, Consultant or Optionee any right to
continue in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate (or to continue acting
as a Director or Consultant) or shall affect the right of the Company or any
Affiliate to terminate the employment of any Employee, with or without cause,
to remove any Director as provided in the Companys Bylaws and the provisions
of the California Corporations Code, or to terminate the relationship of any
Consultant in accordance with the terms of that Consultants agreement with the
Company or Affiliate to which such Consultant is providing services.
(e) To
the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of
grant) of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable
for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year under all plans of
the Company and its Affiliates exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000),
the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order
in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock options.
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(f) The
Board or the Committee shall have the authority to effect, at any time and from
time to time (i) the repricing of any outstanding Options under the Plan
and/or (ii) with the consent of the affected holders of Options, the
cancellation of any outstanding Options and the grant in substitution therefor
of new Options under the Plan covering the same or different numbers of shares
of common stock, but having an exercise price per share not less than
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value (one hundred percent (100%)
of the Fair Market Value in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or, in the
case of a ten percent (10%) stockholder (as described in subsection 5(b)),
not less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value) per
share of common stock on the new grant date.
10. ADJUSTMENTS
UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
(a) If
any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any option
(through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock
dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating
dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate
structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by
the Company), the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and
maximum number of shares subject to the Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a),
and the outstanding Options will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and
number of shares and price per share of stock subject to such outstanding
Options. Such
adjustments shall be made by the Board or Committee, the determination of which
shall be final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible
securities of the Company shall not be treated as a transaction not involving
the receipt of consideration by the Company.)
(b) In
the event of: (1) a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or (2) a
reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares
of the Companys common stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are
converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of
securities, cash or otherwise; or (3) the acquisition by any person,
entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of
the Exchange Act, or any comparable successor provisions (excluding any
employee benefit plan, or related trust, sponsored or maintained by the Company
or any Affiliate of the Company) of the beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Company
representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled
to vote in the election of directors, then to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law: (i) any surviving
or acquiring corporation shall assume any Options outstanding under the Plan or
shall substitute similar Options (including an option to acquire the same
consideration paid to the stockholders in the transaction described in this subsection 10(b))
for those outstanding under the Plan, or (ii) such Options shall continue
in full force and effect. In the event any
surviving or acquiring corporation refuses to assume such Options, or to
substitute similar options for those outstanding under the Plan, then, with
respect to Options held by persons then performing services as Employees,
Directors or Consultants, the time during which such options may be exercised
shall be accelerated, and such Options shall be terminated if not exercised
prior to such event. In the event of a
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Options outstanding under the
Plan shall terminate if not exercised prior to such event.
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11. AMENDMENTS
OF THE PLAN AND OPTIONS.
(a) The
Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan and/or some or all
outstanding Options granted under the Plan. However, except as provided in
paragraph 12 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall
be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent
stockholder approval is necessary for the Plan to satisfy the requirements of Section 422
of the Code, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any Nasdaq or securities
exchange listing requirements.
(b) The
Board may in its sole discretion submit any other amendment to the Plan for
stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan
intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder regarding the exclusion of performance-based
compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to
certain executive officers.
(c) It
is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the
Board deems necessary or advisable to provide Optionees with the maximum
benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options and/or
to bring the Plan and/or Incentive Stock Options granted under it into
compliance therewith.
(d) Rights
and obligations under any Option granted before amendment of the Plan shall not
be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (i) the Company requests
the consent of the person to whom the Option was granted and (ii) such
person consents in writing.
(e) The
Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or
more Options; provided, however, that the rights and obligations under any
Option shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the Company
requests the consent of the person to whom the Option was granted and (ii) such
person consents in writing.
12. TERMINATION
OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.
(a) The
Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless sooner terminated, the Plan
shall terminate on October 30, 2006, which shall be within ten (10) years
from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by the stockholders
of the Company, whichever is earlier. No
Options may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it
is terminated.
(b) Rights
and obligations under any Option granted while the Plan is in effect shall not
be impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan, except with the written
consent of the person to whom the Option was granted.
13. EFFECTIVE
DATE OF PLAN.
The Plan shall
become effective as determined by the Board, but no Options granted under the
Plan shall be exercised unless and until the Plan has been approved by the
stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve (12) months
before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, and, to the extent
required, an appropriate permit has been issued by the Commissioner of
Corporations of the State of California.
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Exhibit 99.2
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Christopher Basoglu
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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April 18, 2002
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Vesting Commencement
Date
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April 1, 2002
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Exercise Price per
Share
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$0.25
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Total Number of Shares
Granted
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124,400
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Total Exercise Price
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$31,100.00
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Type of Option:
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o Incentive
Stock Option
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ý Non-statutory
Stock Option
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Term/Expiration Date:
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April 18, 2012
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
(25%) of the Shares
subject to the Option shall become exercisable six months after the Vesting
Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional one forty-second (1/42) of
the Shares shall become exercisable on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter, until all such shares are exercisable based upon the Optionees
continued employment with the corporation.
Termination Period
This
Option may be exercised for three (3) months after Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee,
this Option may be exercised for one year after the Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement. In no event shall this Option be exercised
later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
AGREEMENT
Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
Agreement means this stock option
agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions
of this Option.
Applicable Laws means the
requirements relating to the administration of stock options under U.S. state
corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock
exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and
the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction that may apply to
this Option.
Board means the Board of Directors
of the Company or any committee of the Board that has been designated by the
Board to administer this Agreement.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
Common Stock means the common stock
of the Company.
Company means Equator Technologies, Inc.,
a California corporation.
Consultant means any person,
including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to
render services to such entity.
Director means a member of the
Board.
Disability means total and permanent
disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
Employee means any person, including
Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company. A Service Provider shall
not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence
approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company
or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. Neither service as a Director nor payment of
a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute employment
by the Company.
Exchange Act means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Fair Market Value means, as of any
date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system
for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported
in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Administrator deems reliable;
If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common
Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Board.
Nonstatutory Stock Option means an
Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Notice of Grant means a written
notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing certain the terms and
conditions of this Option grant. The
Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
Officer means a person who is an
officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Option means this stock option.
Optioned Stock means the Common
Stock subject to this Option.
Optionee means the person named in
the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
Parent means a parent corporation,
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
Service Provider means an Employee,
Director or Consultant.
Share means a share of the Common
Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.
Subsidiary means a subsidiary
corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of
the Code.
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Grant of Option. The Board hereby grants to the Optionee named
in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Agreement the Option to
purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the
exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the Exercise Price),
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Exercise of
Option.
Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of an
exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the Exercise
Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of
Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised Shares),
and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
Legal Compliance. No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the
exercise of this Option unless such issuance and exercise complies with
Applicable Laws. Assuming such
compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered
transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to
such Exercised Shares.
Buyout Provisions. The Board may at any time offer to buy out
for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted based on such
terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and communicate to the
Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
Optionees Representations. In the
event the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required
by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this
Option, deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Method of Payment. Payment of
the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination
thereof, at the election of the Optionee:
cash or check;
consideration received by the Company under a
cashless exercise program implemented by the Company; or
surrender of other Shares which (i) in
the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
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Non-Transferability of Option. This
Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws
of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee
only by the Optionee. The terms of this
Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs,
successors and assigns of the Optionee.
Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or Disability),
this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months after the
date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of
this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option
is vested on the date of such termination.
To the extent that the Optionee does not exercise this Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
Disability of Optionee. If the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees
Disability, this Option may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee does not exercise
this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
Death of Optionee. If the
Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time
within twelve (12) months following the date of death (but in no event later
than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant),
by the Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
this Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by this
Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common
Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company;
provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company
shall not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of consideration. Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided
herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
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Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify Optionee as soon as
practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Board in its discretion may provide for
the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option until fifteen (15)
days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby,
including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be
exercisable. To the extent it has not
been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed
Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger
of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Company, the Option shall be assumed or an equivalent
option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of
the successor corporation. In the event
that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option,
the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as
to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not
otherwise be vested or exercisable. If
the Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or
substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify
the Optionee in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully
exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and
the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the
Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets,
the option confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned
Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets,
the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each
Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were
offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if
such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may,
with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to
be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock
subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation
or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration
received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.
Lock-Up Period. Optionee hereby agrees that, if so requested
by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing
by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set
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forth beneath his signature
hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may hereafter designate to the
Company by notice as provided herein. A
notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or
mailed by registered or certified mail to the party entitled to receive it.
Tax Consequences. Some of
the federal tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this
Option, are set forth below. THIS
SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
Exercising the Option. The Optionee may incur regular federal income
tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be treated as having
received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to
the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the
date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
Disposition of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO Shares for at least
one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as
long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
Entire Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE. OPTIONEE
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF
IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY
(AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING
SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH
OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS
A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations
of the Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company
upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
CHRISTOPHER
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE
NOTICE
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, 20 ,
the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc.
(the Company) under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated April 18,
2002 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers
to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the
Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(h) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE
EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A
COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(i) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may
make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(j) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns.
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Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In connection with
the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Optionee
represents to the Company the following:
Optionee is
aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if
Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
Optionee is familiar with the
provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the
Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of
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restricted securities acquired, directly or
indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety
(90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement
may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject
to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the event that the
Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the
Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances
subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the resale to
occur not less than one year after the later of the date the Securities were
sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an affiliate of the
Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of acquisition
of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who subsequently holds
the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately
above.
Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Christopher
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/s/ Christopher
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Exhibit 99.3
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Christopher
Basoglu
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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April 8, 2003
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Vesting Commencement
Date
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April 8, 2003
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Exercise Price per
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$0.008
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Total Number of Shares
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150,000
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Total Exercise Price
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$1,200.00
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Term/Expiration Date:
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April 8, 2013
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Forty-one
percent (41%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become immediately
exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional
one twenty-eighth (1/28) of the remainder of the Shares shall become
exercisable on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all
shares are exercisable, provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service
Provider on such dates.
Termination Period
This
Option may be exercised for three (3) months after Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee,
this Option may be exercised for one year after the Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement. In no event shall this Option be exercised
later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
(1) If the
Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market
system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq
SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If the
Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the
high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading
day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement,
evidencing certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
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2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company. The Exercise Notice shall
be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on
the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
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6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised
during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible
securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without
receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this
Option.
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(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be exercisable. To the extent
it has not been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately
prior to the consummation of such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If the Option becomes fully
vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing
by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set
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beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company
upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
Christopher Basoglu
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE
NOTICE
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc.
(the Company) under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated April 8,
2003 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall offer the
Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that
Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE
EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A
COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may
make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote
or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall
have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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1300 White Oaks
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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Christopher Basoglu
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Equator Technologies, Inc.
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shares @ $0.008/share =
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In connection with
the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Optionee
represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable state
securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the
satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act. In the event
the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter
(or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the
Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the
satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the event that the
Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the
Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances
subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the resale to
occur not less than one year after the later of the date the Securities were
sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an affiliate of the
Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of acquisition
of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who subsequently holds
the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately
above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.4
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Christopher
Basoglu
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date
of Grant
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November 11,
2003
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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November 11,
2003
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Exercise
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$0.008
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Vesting Schedule:
This
Option shall vest and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule:
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of the Shares
subject to the Option shall become immediately exercisable on the Vesting
Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional one twentieth (1/20) of
the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable on the first day of each
calendar month thereafter, until all shares are exercisable, provided that the
Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on such dates.
Termination Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
(1) If the
Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market
system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq
SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If the
Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the
high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading
day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice of
Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
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2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company. The Exercise Notice shall
be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised
with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees Representations. In the event the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this
Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company,
concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to
the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall
be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:
(a) cash or
check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on
the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
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6. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any
manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding
upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
Optionee.
7. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination of Relationship as a Service
Provider. If the Optionee ceases to
be a Service Provider (other than for death or Disability), this Option may be
exercised for a period of three (3) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that the Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
9. Disability of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option may be exercised
for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such termination (but in
no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in the
Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of such
termination. To the extent that Optionee
does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option
shall terminate.
10. Death of
Optionee. If the Optionee dies while
a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12)
months following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionees
estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest
or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise the Option at the date of death.
If, after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the
right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the
Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this
Option.
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(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock
covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be
exercisable. To the extent it has not
been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed
(c) Merger or
Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If the Option becomes fully
vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject
to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set
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forth beneath his
signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may hereafter
designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this
Agreement. Optionee further agrees to
notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
Christopher Basoglu
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator
Technologies, Inc.
1300
White Oaks Rd.
Campbell,
CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase shares
(the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated November 11,
2003 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall offer the
Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer
Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company
may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent, if
any, and that, if the Company transfers
its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect
in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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Christopher Basoglu
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Equator
Technologies, Inc.
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety
(90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement
may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject
to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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/s/ Christopher Basoglu
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Exhibit 99.5
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE
OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Richard
Christopher
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date
of Grant
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April 18,
2002
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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April 1,
2002
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Exercise
Price per Share
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$0.25
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Total
Number of Shares Granted
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229,558
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Exercise Price
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$57,389.50
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Incentive Stock Option
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Non-statutory Stock Option
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Term/Expiration
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2012
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule:
(25%) of the Shares
subject to the Option shall become exercisable six months after the Vesting
Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of
the Shares shall become exercisable on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter, until all such shares are exercisable based upon the Optionees
continued employment with the corporation.
Termination Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall this
Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
(j) Employee means any person, including
Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company. A Service Provider shall
not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved
by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or
between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. Neither service as a Director nor payment of
a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute employment
by the Company.
(k) Exchange Act means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair Market Value means, as of any
date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
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(1) If the
Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market
system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq
SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If the
Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the
high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading
day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory Stock Option means an
Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice of Grant means a written
notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing certain the terms and
conditions of this Option grant. The
Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
(o) Officer means a person who is an
officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock means the Common
Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee means the person named in
the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent means a parent corporation,
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
(t) Service Provider means an Employee,
Director or Consultant.
(u) Share means a share of the Common
Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant of Option. The Board hereby grants to the Optionee named
in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Agreement the Option to
purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the
exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the Exercise Price),
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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3. Exercise of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company. The Exercise Notice shall
be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees Representations. In the event the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this
Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company,
concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to
the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall
be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:
(a) cash or
check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on
the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any
manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding
upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
Optionee.
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7. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination of Relationship as a Service
Provider. If the Optionee ceases to
be a Service Provider (other than for death or Disability), this Option may be
exercised for a period of three (3) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that the Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
9. Disability of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option may be exercised
for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such termination (but in
no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in the
Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee does not exercise
this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death of Optionee. If the Optionee dies while a Service
Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months
following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of
this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionees estate or
by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise
the Option at the date of death. If,
after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option within
the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except
as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of
any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall
affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the
number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If the Option becomes fully
vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation,
provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option,
for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to
the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger
or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities
subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff
Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY
INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER
BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations
of the Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company
upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
RICHARD
CHRISTOPHER
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/s/ Richard
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator
Technologies, Inc.
1300
White Oaks Rd.
Campbell,
CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, 20 ,
the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase shares
(the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated April 18, 2002 (the Option Agreement).
The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company
the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has
received, read and understood the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and
be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or
any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Optionee or any
transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the Holder) may be
sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law),
the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase
the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section (the Right
of First Refusal).
(a)
Notice of Proposed Transfer. The
Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall offer the
Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b)
Exercise of Right of First Refusal.
At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the
Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder,
elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be
transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase
price determined in accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c)
Purchase Price. The purchase
price (Purchase Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its
assignee(s) under this Section shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration
other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall
be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d)
Payment. Payment of the Purchase
Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash
(by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness
of the Holder to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to
the assignee), or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of
the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e)
Holders Right to Transfer. If
all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed
Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided
in this Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to
that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided
that such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date
of the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance
with any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f)
Exception for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g)
Termination of Right of First Refusal.
The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the
first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a
registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may
suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers purchase or
disposition of the Shares. Purchaser
represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser
deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer
Orders.
(a)
Legends. Optionee understands and
agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends
substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s)
evidencing ownership of the Shares together with any other legends that may be
required by the Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b)
Stop-Transfer Notices. Optionee
agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to
herein, the Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its
transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make
appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c)
Refusal to Transfer. The Company
shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have
been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of
this Exercise Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord
the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom
such Shares shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights
under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and this Exercise
Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
Company. Subject to the restrictions on
transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Optionee
and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Option Agreement is incorporated herein
by reference. This Agreement, and the
Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchasers
interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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Richard Christopher
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Equator Technologies, Inc.
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650 Page Mill Road
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1300 White Oaks Rd.
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Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Campbell, CA 95008-6723
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Date Received:
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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Richard
Christopher
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COMPANY:
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Equator
Technologies, Inc.
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SECURITY:
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act. In the event
the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter
(or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the
Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the
satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Richard Christopher:
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/s/ Richard Christopher
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Exhibit 99.6
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Richard
Christopher
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date
of Grant
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April 8,
2003
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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April 8,
2003
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Exercise
Price per Share
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$0.008
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Total
Number of Shares Granted
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942,075
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Total
Exercise Price
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$7,536.60
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Term/Expiration
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April 8,
2013
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Forty-one
percent (41%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become immediately
exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional
one twenty-eighth (1/28) of the remainder of the Shares shall become
exercisable on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all
shares are exercisable, provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service
Provider on such dates.
Termination Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement means this stock option
agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions
of this Option.
(b) Applicable Laws means the
requirements relating to the administration of stock options under U.S. state
corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock
exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and
the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction that may apply to
this Option.
(c) Board means the Board of Directors
of the Company or any committee of the Board that has been designated by the
Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common Stock means the common stock
of the Company.
(f) Company means Equator Technologies, Inc.,
a California corporation.
(g) Consultant means any person,
including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to
render services to such entity.
(h) Director means a member of the
Board.
(i) Disability means total and permanent
disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(j) Employee means any person, including
Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company. A Service Provider shall
not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence
approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company
or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. Neither service as a Director nor payment of
a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute employment
by the Company.
(k) Exchange Act means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair Market Value means, as of any
date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
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(1) If the Common Stock is listed on any
established stock exchange or a national market system, including without
limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The
Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for
such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the
last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Administrator deems reliable;
(2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for
the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of
determination; or
(3) In the absence of an established market for
the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good
faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory Stock Option means an
Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice of Grant means a written
notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing certain the terms and
conditions of this Option grant. The
Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
(o) Officer means a person who is an
officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock means the Common
Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee means the person named in
the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent means a parent corporation,
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the
Code.
(t) Service Provider means an Employee,
Director or Consultant.
(u) Share means a share of the Common
Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary means a subsidiary
corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f)
of the Code.
2. Grant of Option. The Board hereby grants to the Optionee named
in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Agreement the Option to
purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the
exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the Exercise Price),
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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3. Exercise of Option.
(a) Right to Exercise. This Option is exercisable during its term in
accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and
the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of an
exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the Exercise
Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of
Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised Shares),
and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal Compliance. No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise
of this Option unless such issuance and exercise complies with Applicable
Laws. Assuming such compliance, for
income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered transferred to the
Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to such Exercised
Shares.
(d) Buyout Provisions. The Board may at any time offer to buy out
for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted based on such
terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and communicate to the
Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees Representations. In the event the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this
Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company, concurrently
with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company
his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall
be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:
(a) cash or check;
(b) consideration received by the Company under a
cashless exercise program implemented by the Company; or
(c) surrender of other Shares which (i) in the
case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender
equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any
manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding
upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
Optionee.
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7. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination of Relationship as a Service
Provider. If the Optionee ceases to
be a Service Provider (other than for death or Disability), this Option may be
exercised for a period of three (3) months after the date of such termination
(but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in
the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of
such termination. To the extent that the
Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.
9. Disability of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option may be exercised
for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such termination (but in
no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in the
Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of such
termination. To the extent that Optionee
does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option
shall terminate.
10. Death of
Optionee. If the Optionee dies while
a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months
following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of
this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionees estate or
by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise
the Option at the date of death. If,
after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
this Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by this
Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or
any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however,
that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be
deemed to have been effected without receipt of consideration. Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided
herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify Optionee as soon as
practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Board in its discretion may provide for
the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option until fifteen (15)
days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby,
including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of
a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Option shall be assumed or
an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation.
In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or
substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right
to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to
which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If the Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities
subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff
Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising the Option. The Optionee may incur regular federal income
tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be treated as having
received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to
the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the
date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO Shares for at least
one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as
long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this
Agreement. Optionee further agrees to
notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
Richard Christopher
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator
Technologies, Inc.
1300
White Oaks Rd.
Campbell,
CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase shares
(the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated April 8, 2003 (the Option Agreement).
The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company
the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has
received, read and understood the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and
be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or
any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Optionee or any
transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the Holder) may be
sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law),
the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase
the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section (the Right
of First Refusal).
(a) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the
Company a written notice (the Notice) stating: (i) the Holders bona fide intention to sell
or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser or
other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the number of Shares to be
transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or
other consideration for which the Holder proposes to transfer the Shares (the Offered
Price), and the Holder shall offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the
Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. At any time within thirty (30) days after
receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving
written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of
the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed
Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with subsection (c)
below.
(c) Purchase Price. The purchase price (Purchase Price) for the
Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice
to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the
Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section, then the Holder may
sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the
Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer
is consummated within 120 days after the date of the Notice, that any such sale
or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws
and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section shall
continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as
to any Shares upon the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general
public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
6. Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may
suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers purchase or
disposition of the Shares. Purchaser
represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser
deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer
Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer Notices. Optionee agrees that, in order to ensure
compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue
appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and
that, if the Company transfers its own
securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its
own records.
(c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to
transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred
in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise Notice or (ii) to treat
as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any
purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so
transferred.
8. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights
under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and this Exercise
Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
Company. Subject to the restrictions on
transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Optionee
and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Option Agreement is incorporated herein
by reference. This Agreement, and the
Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchasers
interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee is aware of the Companys business
affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about
the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the
Securities. Optionee is acquiring these
Securities for investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view
to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee acknowledges and understands that
the Securities constitute restricted securities under the Securities Act and
have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific
exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona
fide nature of Optionees investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, Optionee understands
that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory
basis for such exemption may be unavailable if Optionees representation was
predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the
minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale,
for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or
for a period of one year or any other fixed period in the future. Optionee further understands that the
Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered
under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
available. Optionee further acknowledges
and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the
Securities. Optionee understands that
the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted with a legend which
prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are registered or such
registration is not required in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Company, and any other legend required under applicable state securities laws.
(c) Optionee is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701
and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in
substance, permit limited public resale of restricted securities acquired,
directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering
subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to
the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any
market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701
may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions
specified by Rule 144, including: (1)
the resale being made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction
or in transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2)
the availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee further understands that in the
event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not
satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A,
or some other registration exemption will be required; and that,
notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the
Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that
persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered
offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will have a
substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration
is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their
respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own
risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.7
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Richard Christopher
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a Nonstatutory Stock Option to
purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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2003
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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November 11,
2003
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Exercise Price
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Total Number of
Shares Granted
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Vesting
Schedule:
This
Option shall vest and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule:
Fifty-seven
percent (57%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become immediately
exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional
one twentieth (1/20) of the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable on
the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all shares are
exercisable, provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on
such dates.
Termination
Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i)
any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If the Common
Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system,
including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap
Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing
sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as
quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the
time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal
or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(2) If the Common
Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices
are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid
and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior
to the day of determination; or
(3) In the absence
of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof
shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice of
Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e)
of the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant of Option. The Board hereby grants to the Optionee named
in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Agreement the Option to
purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the
exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the Exercise Price),
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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3. Exercise of Option.
(a) Right to
Exercise. This Option is exercisable
during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the
Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method of
Exercise. This Option is exercisable
by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company. The Exercise Notice shall
be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised
with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees Representations. In the event the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this
Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company,
concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to
the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall
be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:
(a) cash or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender of
other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an
option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the
date of surrender, and
(ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any
manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding
upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
Optionee.
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7. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination of Relationship as a Service
Provider. If the Optionee ceases to
be a Service Provider (other than for death or Disability), this Option may be
exercised for a period of three (3) months after the date of such termination
(but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in
the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of
such termination. To the extent that the
Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.
9. Disability of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option may be exercised
for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such termination (but in
no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in the
Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of such
termination. To the extent that Optionee
does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option
shall terminate.
10. Death of Optionee. If the Optionee dies while a Service
Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months
following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of
this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionees estate or
by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise
the Option at the date of death. If,
after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes in
Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this
Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger or
Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If the Option becomes fully
vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following
the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to purchase or
receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately
prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash,
or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by
holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the
transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of
consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares);
provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of
assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent,
the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide
for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each
Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the
successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of
assets.
12. Lock-Up Period. Optionee hereby agrees that, if so requested
by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any securities
of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not sell or
otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during the
180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities
subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff
Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax Consequences. Some of the federal tax consequences relating
to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND
THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER
BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. This Agreement constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the
Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be
modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by means of a writing
signed by the Company and Optionee. This
agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of
law rules, of California.
16. NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE. OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE
VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY
BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH
THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES
HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH
OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS
A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By
your signature and the signature of the Companys representative below, you and
the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
Optionee has reviewed this Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity
to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully
understands all provisions of this Agreement.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all
decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this
Agreement. Optionee further agrees to
notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
Richard Christopher
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator Technologies,
Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase shares
(the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated November 11,
2003 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company
the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has
received, read and understood the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and
be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or
any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Optionee or any
transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the Holder) may be
sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law),
the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase
the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section (the Right
of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and
(iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder
proposes to transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers. Anything
to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding, the transfer of
any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on the Optionees
death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or a trust for
the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from the
provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may
suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers purchase or
disposition of the Shares. Purchaser
represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser
deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer
Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company
transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations
to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights
under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and this Exercise
Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
Company. Subject to the restrictions on
transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Optionee
and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a dispute
by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Option Agreement is incorporated herein
by reference. This Agreement, and the
Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchasers
interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee is
aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee is
familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90)
days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may
require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to
the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate,
(2) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (3)
the amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding
the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a
Form 144, if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of
Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act,
compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be
required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not
exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed
its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other
than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701
will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.8
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Richard
Christopher
Equator Technologies,
Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date
of Grant
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2004
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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September 15,
2004
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Exercise
Price per Share
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Number of Shares Granted
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Seventy-seven
percent (77%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become immediately
exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional
one eleven (1/11) of the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable on
the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all shares are
exercisable, provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on
such dates.
Termination Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i)
any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e)
of the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit
A (the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the
Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised
(the Exercised Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may
be required by the Company. The Exercise
Notice shall be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the
date of surrender, and
(ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be
exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled
to exercise the Option at the date of death.
If, after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the
right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the
Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If the Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option
(an NSO). The Optionee will be treated
as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates)
equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares
on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this
Agreement. Optionee further agrees to
notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
Richard Christopher
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator
Technologies, Inc.
1300
White Oaks Rd.
Campbell,
CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2004, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated September 15, 2004 (the Option Agreement).
The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and
(iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder
proposes to transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company
transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations
to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not be
required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns.
9. Interpretation.
Any dispute regarding the interpretation
of this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company
forthwith to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next
regular meeting. The resolution of such
a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90)
days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may
require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to
the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate,
(2) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (3)
the amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding
the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a
Form 144, if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of
Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act,
compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be
required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not
exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed
its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other
than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701
will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.9
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Michael
Myhre
Equator Technologies,
Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date
of Grant
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2003
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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November 11,
2003
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Exercise
Price per Share
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Number of Shares Granted
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Exercise Price
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2013
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Sixty-two percent (62%) of the Shares
subject to the Option shall become immediately exercisable on the Vesting
Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional one eighteenth (1/18) of
the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable on the first day of each
calendar month thereafter, until all shares are exercisable, provided that the
Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on such dates.
Termination Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i)
any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e)
of the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit
A (the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the
Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised
(the Exercised Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may
be required by the Company. The Exercise
Notice shall be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised
Shares. This Option shall be deemed to
be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice
accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the
date of surrender, and
(ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be
exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months after
the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of
this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option
is vested on the date of such termination.
To the extent that the Optionee does not exercise this Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification
of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of
the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of
consideration. Such adjustment shall be
made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding
and conclusive. Except as expressly
provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If the Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen
(15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the
expiration of such period. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company
upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
Michael Myhre
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator
Technologies, Inc.
1300
White Oaks Rd.
Campbell,
CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated November 11,
2003 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and
(iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder
proposes to transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the
Company for any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT
OR, IN THE OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE
SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN
COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS
ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE
ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE
PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF
THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may
make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this
Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith to
the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90)
days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may
require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to
the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate,
(2) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (3)
the amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding
the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a
Form 144, if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate
who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of
the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph
immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of
Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act,
compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be
required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not
exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed
its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other
than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701
will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.10
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Ted Niday
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date
of Grant
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July 18,
2002
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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April 1,
2002
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Exercise
Price per Share
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$0.25
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Number of Shares Granted
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Exercise Price
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
(25%) of the Shares
subject to the Option shall become exercisable six months after the Vesting
Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of
the Shares shall become exercisable on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter, until all such shares are exercisable based upon the Optionees
continued employment with the corporation.
Termination Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider in
accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement. In no event shall this Option be exercised
later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i)
any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such
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exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Administrator deems reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e)
of the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit
A (the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the
Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised
(the Exercised Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may
be required by the Company. The Exercise
Notice shall be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised
Shares. This Option shall be deemed to
be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice
accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the
date of surrender, and
(ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be
exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this
Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option
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would not otherwise be
exercisable. To the extent it has not
been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If the Option becomes fully
vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER
BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this
Agreement. Optionee further agrees to
notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator
Technologies, Inc.
1300
White Oaks Rd.
Campbell,
CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today,
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purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated July 18, 2002 (the Option Agreement).
The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and
(iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder
proposes to transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any time
within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its
assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all,
but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or
more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of the
Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any
applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing
that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the Shares
in the hands of such Proposed Transferee.
If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the
Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the
Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right
of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise
transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may
make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE: Ted
Niday
COMPANY: Equator
Technologies, Inc.
SECURITY: COMMON
STOCK
AMOUNT:
DATE:
In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90)
days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may
require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to
the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate,
(2) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (3)
the amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding
the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a
Form 144, if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of
Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act,
compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be
required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not
exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed
its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other
than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701
will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.11
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Tedford
Niday
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date
of Grant
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April 8,
2003
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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April 8,
2003
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Exercise
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$0.008
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April 8,
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Sixty-three
percent (63%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become immediately
exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional
one seventeenth (1/17) of the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable
on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all shares are
exercisable, provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on
such dates.
Termination Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement,
evidencing certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant of Option. The Board hereby grants to the Optionee named
in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Agreement the Option to
purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the
exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the Exercise Price),
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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3. Exercise of
Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company. The Exercise Notice shall
be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and exercise
complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming
such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be
considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with
respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees Representations. In the event the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this
Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company,
concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to
the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method of
Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on
the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination of
Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
9. Disability of
Optionee. If the Optionee ceases to
be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option may
be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death of Optionee. If the Optionee dies while a Service
Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months
following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of
this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionees estate or
by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise
the Option at the date of death. If,
after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this
Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses
to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and
have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If the Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up Period. Optionee hereby agrees that, if so requested
by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing
by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities
subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff
Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax Consequences. Some of the federal tax consequences relating
to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND
THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER
BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire Agreement;
Governing Law. This Agreement
constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and
agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO GUARANTEE OF
CONTINUED SERVICE. OPTIONEE
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF
IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY
(AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING
SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH
OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS
A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company
upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
Tedford Niday
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator
Technologies, Inc.
1300
White Oaks Rd.
Campbell,
CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc.
(the Company) under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated April 8,
2003 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall offer the
Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the
Company for any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company
transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations
to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee is aware of the
Companys business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient
information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision
to acquire the Securities. Optionee is
acquiring these Securities for investment for Optionees own account only and
not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution
thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act).
(b) Optionee acknowledges and
understands that the Securities constitute restricted securities under the
Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in
reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon,
among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment intent as
expressed herein. In this connection,
Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if
Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee is familiar
with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under
the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of restricted
securities acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a
non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction
of certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety
(90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement
may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject
to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate
who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of
the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the
paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee further
understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.12
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Tedford Niday
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You
have been granted a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the
Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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2003
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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Exercise Price
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Total Number of
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Vesting
Schedule:
This
Option shall vest and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule:
Sixty-three
percent (63%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become immediately
exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional
one seventeenth (1/17) of the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable
on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all shares are
exercisable, provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on
such dates.
Termination
Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If the
Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market
system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq
SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If the
Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the
high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading
day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice of
Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant of
Option. The Board hereby grants to
the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. Exercise of
Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company. The Exercise Notice shall
be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method of
Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash or
check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on
the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term of
Option. This Option may be exercised
only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised
during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not exercise
this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death of
Optionee. If the Optionee dies while
a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12)
months following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionees
estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest
or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise the Option at the date of death.
If, after death, the Optionees estate or a person who acquired the
right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the
Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If the Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities
subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff
Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to the
party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By
your signature and the signature of the Companys representative below, you and
the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
Optionee has reviewed this Agreement in its entirety, has had an
opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement
and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding,
conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any
questions relating to this Agreement.
Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the
residence address indicated below.
Tedford Niday
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EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc.
(the Company) under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated November 11,
2003 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall offer the Shares
at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company
transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations
to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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Tedford Niday
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Equator Technologies, Inc.
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1300 White Oaks Rd.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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Tedford Niday
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COMPANY:
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Equator
Technologies, Inc.
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SECURITY:
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COMMON STOCK
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shares @ $0.008/share = $
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety
(90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement
may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject
to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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/s/ Tedford Niday
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Exhibit 99.13
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
John ODonnell
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell Ca 95008-6723
You
have been granted a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the
Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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March 29,
2001
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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November 10,
2000
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Exercise Price
per Share
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$0.70
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Total Number of
Shares Granted
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800,000
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Total Exercise Price
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$560,000.00
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Term/Expiration
Date:
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March 29,
2011
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Vesting
Schedule:
This
Option shall vest and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule:
One-fourth
(1/4) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become exercisable 6 months
after the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional one
forty-eighth (1/48) of the Shares subject to the option shall become
exercisable on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all such
shares are exercisable based upon the Optionees continued employment with the
corporation.
Termination
Period
This Option may be exercised for three (3) months
after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Section 8
of this Agreement. Upon the death or
Disability of the Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after the
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10
of this Agreement. In no event shall
this Option be exercised later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement,
evidencing certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is exercisable
during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the
Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on
the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be
exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such termination
(but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as set forth in
the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of
such termination. To the extent that
Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this
Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option
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would not otherwise be
exercisable. To the extent it has not
been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If the Option becomes fully
vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities
subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff
Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be treated
as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates)
equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares
on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By
your signature and the signature of the Companys representative below, you and
the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
Optionee has reviewed this Agreement in its entirety, has had an
opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement
and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding,
conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any
questions relating to this Agreement.
Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the
residence address indicated below.
JOHN ODONNELL
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE NOTICE
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, April ,
2001, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase 800,000
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc.
(the Company) under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated March 29,
2001 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $560,000.00,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall offer the
Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered
the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or
otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company
transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations
to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee further
acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety
(90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement
may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject
to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of
grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited
circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the
date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were
sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and,
in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a
non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of
the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.14
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
John ODonnell
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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Vesting Commencement
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Exercise Price per
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This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
(25%) of the Shares
subject to the Option shall become exercisable six months after the Vesting
Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of
the Shares shall become exercisable on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter, until all such shares are exercisable based upon the Optionees
continued employment with the corporation.
Termination Period
This
Option may be exercised for three (3) months after Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee,
this Option may be exercised for one year after the Optionee ceases to be a
Service
Provider in
accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement. In no event shall this Option be exercised
later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction
that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such
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or system for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination,
as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement,
evidencing certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11
of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set
out in the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A
(the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the Option,
the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the Exercised
Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company. The Exercise Notice shall
be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised
upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied
by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on
the date of surrender, and (ii) have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise
Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns
of the Optionee.
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7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be
exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date
of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected
without receipt of consideration. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to this
Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option
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not otherwise be exercisable. To the
extent it has not been previously exercised, the Option will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable. If the Option becomes fully
vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities
to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public
offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities
subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff
Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER
BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUES
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this
Agreement. Optionee further agrees to
notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
JOHN ODONNELL
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EXHIBIT A
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE
NOTICE
Equator Technologies, Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today,
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purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc.
(the Company) under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated July 18,
2002 (the Option Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the
bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to
transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall offer the
Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section shall
be the Offered Price. If the Offered
Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding,
the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on
the Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or
a trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that
Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE
EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A
COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company
transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations
to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
Submitted by:
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In connection with
the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Optionee
represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted securities
under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act
in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon,
among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment intent as
expressed herein. In this connection,
Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if
Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
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satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the
grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety
(90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement
may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject
to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being
made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in
transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the
availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the
limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144,
if applicable.
In the event that the
Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the
Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances
subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the resale to
occur not less than one year after the later of the date the Securities were
sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an affiliate of the
Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of acquisition
of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who subsequently holds
the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately
above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701
or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance
with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive,
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion
that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a
registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will
have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.15
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
John ODonnell
Equator Technologies,
Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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Vesting Commencement
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April 8, 2003
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Exercise Price per
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$0.008
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Total Number of Shares
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Total Exercise Price
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Fifty-five
percent (55%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become immediately
exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth above, and an additional
one twenty-first (1/21) of the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable
on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until all shares are
exercisable, provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on
such dates.
Termination Period
This
Option may be exercised for three (3) months after Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee,
this Option may be exercised for one year after the Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement. In no event shall this Option be exercised
later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock
is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i)
any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 11 of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice
of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the
Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in
the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit
A (the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the
Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised
(the Exercised Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may
be required by the Company. The Exercise
Notice shall be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised
Shares. This Option shall be deemed to
be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice
accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the
date of surrender, and
(ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be
exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the extent
that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification
of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of
the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of
consideration. Such adjustment shall be
made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding
and conclusive. Except as expressly
provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To
the extent it has not been previously exercised, the Option will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If the Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the Securities
Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public
in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER
AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING
GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING
SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF
CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY
PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS
RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME,
WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel
prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this
Agreement. Optionee hereby agrees to
accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company
upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
John ODonnell
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EXHIBIT
A
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE
NOTICE
Equator Technologies,
Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated April 8, 2003 (the Option Agreement).
The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and
(iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder
proposes to transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this
Section shall be the Offered Price. If
the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent
value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good
faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding, the
transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on the
Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or a
trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that
Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may
make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
Submitted by:
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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In connection with
the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Optionee
represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the
satisfaction of certain conditions.
Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701
at the time of the grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to
the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any
market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under
Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of certain of the
conditions specified by Rule 144, including: (1) the resale being made through a
broker in an unsolicited brokers transaction or in transactions directly
with a market maker (as said term is defined under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the availability of
certain public information about the Company, (3) the amount of Securities
being sold during any three month period not exceeding the limitations
specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if
applicable.
In the event that the
Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the
Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances
subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the resale to
occur not less than one year after the later of the date the Securities were
sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an affiliate of the
Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of acquisition
of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who subsequently holds
the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of
Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act,
compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be
required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not
exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed
its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other
than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701
will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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Exhibit 99.16
EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC
STAND-ALONE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
John S.
ODonnell
Equator Technologies,
Inc.
1300 White Oaks Road
Campbell, CA 95008
You have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant
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November 11, 2003
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Vesting Commencement
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November 11, 2003
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Exercise Price per
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$0.008
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Total Number of Shares
Granted
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5,020,865
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Total Exercise Price
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$40,166.92
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Term/Expiration Date:
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November 11, 2013
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall vest
and may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Seventy-two percent (72%) of the Shares subject to the Option
shall become immediately exercisable on the Vesting Commencement Date set forth
above, and an additional one thirteenth
(1/13) of the remainder of the Shares shall become exercisable on the first
day of each calendar month thereafter, until all shares are exercisable,
provided that the Optionee continues to be a Service Provider on such dates.
Termination Period
This
Option may be exercised for three (3) months after Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee,
this Option may be exercised for one year after the Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement. In no event shall this Option be exercised
later that the Term/Expiration Date provided.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Agreement
means this stock option agreement between the Company and Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of this Option.
(b) Applicable
Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock
options under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities
laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction that may apply to this Option.
(c) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board that
has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.
(d) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Common
Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(f) Company
means Equator Technologies, Inc., a California corporation.
(g) Consultant
means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(h) Director
means a member of the Board.
(i) Disability
means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code.
(j) Employee
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i)
any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or
any successor. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute employment by the Company.
(k) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) Fair
Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
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(1) If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(2) If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last
market trading day prior to the day of determination; or
(3) In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market
Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m) Nonstatutory
Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Notice
of Grant means a written notice, in Part I of this Agreement, evidencing
certain the terms and conditions of this Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option
Agreement.
(o) Officer
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(p) Option
means this stock option.
(q) Optioned Stock
means the Common Stock subject to this Option.
(r) Optionee
means the person named in the Notice of Grant or such persons successor.
(s) Parent
means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code.
(t) Service
Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(u) Share
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 11 of this Agreement.
(v) Subsidiary
means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
2. Grant
of Option. The Board hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement the Option to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of
Grant (the Exercise Price), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Right
to Exercise. This Option is
exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in
the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Method
of Exercise. This Option is
exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit
A (the Exercise Notice), which shall state the election to exercise the
Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised
(the Exercised Shares), and such other representations and agreements as may
be required by the Company. The Exercise
Notice shall be completed by the Optionee and delivered to Secretary of the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised
Shares. This Option shall be deemed to
be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice
accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price.
(c) Legal
Compliance. No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and
exercise complies with Applicable Laws.
Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
(d) Buyout
Provisions. The Board may at any
time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Board shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
4. Optionees
Representations. In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at
the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash
or check;
(b) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company; or
(c) surrender
of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of
an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the
date of surrender, and
(ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.
6. Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the Optionee.
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7. Term
of Option. This Option may be
exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be
exercised during such term only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8. Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider.
If the Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider (other than for death or
Disability), this Option may be exercised for a period of three (3) months
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
9. Disability
of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, this Option
may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of this Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant) to the extent that the Option is vested on
the date of such termination. To the
extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
10. Death
of Optionee. If the Optionee dies
while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve
(12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionees estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionees estate or a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes
in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this Option, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by this Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification
of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of
the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of
consideration. Such adjustment shall be
made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding
and conclusive. Except as expressly
provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of shares of Common Stock subject to this Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for the Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be
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exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed
(c) Merger
or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If the Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen
(15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the
expiration of such period. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if,
following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right to
purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger
or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
12. Lock-Up
Period. Optionee hereby agrees that,
if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing
Underwriter) in connection with any registration of the offering of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during
the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the
Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the Market
Standoff Period) following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
13. Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Company. at its
then current principal executive office or to such other address as the Company
may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided in this
Section. Any notice to be given to the
Optionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth
beneath his signature hereto, or at such other address as the Optionee may
hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to
the party entitled to receive it.
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14. Tax
Consequences. Some of the federal
tax consequences relating to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are
set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A
TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising
the Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option (an NSO). The Optionee will be
treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or a former
Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation
or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount
in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of
exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if
such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition
of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO
Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares
will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
15. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. This
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionees interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
16. NO
GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.
OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER
AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING
GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING
SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF
CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY
PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEES RIGHT OR THE COMPANYS
RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEES RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME,
WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
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By your signature and the
signature of the Companys representative below, you and the Company agree that
this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed this
Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions
of this Agreement. Optionee hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board upon any questions relating to this Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company
upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
John S. ODonnell
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/s/ John S. ODonnell
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/s/ Equator
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EXHIBIT
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EQUATOR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXERCISE
NOTICE
Equator Technologies,
Inc.
1300 White Oaks Rd.
Campbell, CA 95008-6723
Attention: Secretary
1. Exercise
of Option. Effective as of today, ,
2003, the undersigned (Purchaser) hereby elects to purchase
shares (the Shares) of the Common Stock of Equator Technologies, Inc. (the Company)
under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated November 11, 2003 (the Option Agreement).
The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery
of Payment. Purchaser herewith
delivers to the Company the full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations
of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges
that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Option Agreement and
agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights
as Shareholder. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to the
Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except
as provided in Section 11 of the Option Agreement.
5. Companys
Right of First Refusal. Before any
Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to
herein as the Holder) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including
transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the Right of First Refusal).
(a) Notice
of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of
the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the Notice)
stating: (i) the Holders bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (Proposed Transferee); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and
(iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder
proposes to transfer the Shares (the Offered Price), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise
of Right of First Refusal. At any
time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or
its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one
or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in
accordance with subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (Purchase
Price) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this
Section shall be the Offered Price. If
the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent
value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good
faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made,
at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holders
Right to Transfer. If all of the
Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this
Section, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that
Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that
such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of
the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with
any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in
writing that the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply to the
Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall
be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be
sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception
for Certain Family Transfers.
Anything to the contrary contained in this Section notwithstanding, the
transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionees lifetime or on the
Optionees death by will or intestacy to the Optionees immediate family or a
trust for the benefit of the Optionees immediate family shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Section. Immediate
Family as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent,
father, mother, brother or sister. In
such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
(g) Termination
of Right of First Refusal. The Right
of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the first sale of Common
Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
6. Tax
Consultation. Purchaser understands
that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchasers
purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with
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the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that
Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
7. Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially
equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership
of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the
Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COMPANY
COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may
make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal
to Transfer. The Company shall not
be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or
otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise
Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to
vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares
shall have been so transferred.
8. Successors
and Assigns. The Company may assign
any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees,
and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be
binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.
9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a
dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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10. Entire
Agreement; Governing Law. The Option
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Purchasers interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Purchaser. This agreement is governed by
the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.
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John S. ODonnell
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Equator
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1300 White Oaks
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
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John S. ODonnell
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COMPANY:
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Equator Technologies,
Inc.
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SECURITY:
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AMOUNT:
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shares
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DATE:
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In connection with
the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Optionee
represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee
is aware of the Companys business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for
investment for Optionees own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(b) Optionee
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute restricted
securities under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionees investment
intent as expressed herein. In this
connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable
if Optionees representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed
period in the future. Optionee further
understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of restricted securities acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to
the
satisfaction of certain conditions.
Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701
at the time of the grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to
the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any
market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under
Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions
specified by Rule 144, including:
(1) the resale being made through a broker in an unsolicited brokers
transaction or in transactions directly with a market maker (as said term
is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an
affiliate, (2) the availability of certain public information about the
Company, (3) the amount of Securities being sold during any three month period
not exceeding the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely
filing of a Form 144, if applicable.
In the event that the
Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the
Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances
subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the resale to
occur not less than one year after the later of the date the Securities were
sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an affiliate of the
Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of acquisition
of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who subsequently holds
the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Optionee
further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of
Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act,
compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be
required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not
exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed
its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other
than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701
will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from
registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and
their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their
own risk. Optionee understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be
available in such event.
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John S.
ODonnell
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/s/ John S.
ODonnell
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